Raider Reporter Staff Edition

Wonderful, Raider families,

“I never teach my students, I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.” ~Albert Einstein~

Welcome back, families! I am looking forward to the 2024-2025 school year and learning together with you. I hope that you had a restful and relaxing summer, which has invigorated to you be back on campus and to give it your all. The question that will guide us this year is the same as the district's learning goal: How do we build a culture of learning that ensures each student has access to the disciplinary knowledge, literacy and life skills to be college and career ready? The only way that we can accomplish this goal is if our systems are working in sync to create conditions that provide the optimal learning environment for our students. This means that we might have to unlearn some things in order to embrace new ideas that move our goal forward. This past Thursday, our MTSS team met and we discussed in length about what will it take for our to learn something new. This idea of unlearning kept repeating in the conversations. APE Teacher, Ms. Grady-Romero. shared with us that at a certain time of the morning, she automatically sends herself this quote: "Progress requires unlearning." What a profound statement.

Parents and students, I ask you these three questions?

• What habits should you keep so that you develop a culture of learning?
• What habits should you unlearn that is preventing you from developing a culture of learning?
• What habits should you learn and embrace so that you are always in a state of learning?

Introducing our Newest Staff Members

As of Monday, we have four new staff that have accepted positions at SOH. Please help them feel welcomed by saying hello to them.

• Eleina Vallejo-Paez, Counselor
• Yessica Gomez, Librarian
• Jerald Kumagai, English/Prep for Success Teacher & Girls Basketball Head Coach
• Neennah Neuman, Chemistry Teacher
• Francine Moreno, MTSS Coordinator/RP Teacher/APEX Teacher

First Day Procedures

• The first day of school will be on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Students will receive a phone message to look at their class schedules on Infinite campus. There will also be posters around the school campus where students can locate their period 1 class. Students will be directed to report to their period 1 class where each student will receive a locator card/class schedule.

• There will be posters in the main office, Gym and quad area with the student's name and their period 1 class. Main office, Counseling Center and Categorical Office will also have a PDF copy of students period 1 class. Administration, categorical office and campus assistants will assist students as they enter campus directing them to the correct rooms. Students who do not have a period 1 class on their schedule will report to the counseling office so that you can get into a classroom.

Immunization Requirement Will be Enforced

Families, NO IMMUNIZATION RECORDS, NO SCHOOL. You have two days to submit your records, IF you have not given us a copy yet. There are only 22 students who fall in this category. Our office has been calling you these last two weeks. Please make this happen.

Class Change Requests

Note that class changes will not be changed in the first three days. Our primary goal is to ensure that all students have 6-8 classes depending on the grade level. On Monday, July 29, 2024, the counselors will send out a google form that you will complete. Your counselor will call you out with pass if the change is possible. Be advised that we are not changing classes due to teacher preferences unless there is evidence of prior conflict with teacher.

Main Office Entrance Has been Relocated

In an effort to increase our safety measures, the main office door has been relocated to the side door next to my office. You will see the signage as you enter. The old entrance will remain locked. A work order has been entered to install a fob there so that we can add it to our fobs. Thank you for your support in this matter.

All Visitors Must Check In the Main Office First

Parents/Guardians, to ensure the safety of our school, it is required that you check in via our Raptor system BEFORE you can step on to campus. There is no exception to this rule.

Main Office is Closed Monday, July 22, 2024

The school is closed on Monday, July 22, 2024 from 8:00am - 12:00pm due to staff professional development. School will reopen right after that.

Raider families, let's have an amazing start to the school year!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Finley

Parents,

Please note the return of the mandated immunization requirements for all students. Click below to read the letter from the district regarding the immunization requirement mandate. This letter was sent back in May 2024. This means if you are missing any immunizations, your child will NOT be able to go to classes on the first day.

Click the English version of the letter.

Click the Spanish version of the letter.

24-25 Registration Information

Families, every year students must be registered to attend school. Here are some important information regarding registration

• Transfer Request are open January 29th – March 1st: Parent MUST have their student enrolled at Home School and create an OLR Parent Portal Account. Request must be completed online through the Parent Portal. Any questions regarding their requests need to be emailed to Student.services@sweetwaterschools.org,
• Returning students from SOH: Everyone is required to complete online registration. Proof of residency is ONLY required if they have moved. If a parent has forgotten their username or password, you can reset it in the “Guardian Account Password Reset” tab.
• Incoming 9th grader from SOM, MVA etc. you will need to make sure you are in the 2024-2025 school calendar to access the username or reset the password.
• New students out of the district (Nestor, Hawking charter, out of state, country etc.) All need to fill out the registration packet and provide proof of residency dated within 60 days and be cleared by the nurse prior to enrollment.
• Any incoming 12th grader must meet with an AP to have their credits reviewed prior to enrollment.