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Since its beginning in 1985, the Red Ribbon has touched the lives of millions of people around the world. In response to the murder of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena, angered parents and youth in communities across the country began wearing Red Ribbons as a symbol of their commitment to raise awareness of the killing and destruction cause by drugs in America. - National Family Partnership

Club Ignite is excited to kick off Red Ribbon week on Monday. Along with a spirit week, there is a wellness fair and RED OUT on Wednesday, the 30th; We will see you at lunch in the quiet study for mindfulness truth or dare, Natural High poster contest, photo booth, goodies, red vines and red awareness bracelets.

The Pool Quad will be fenced off again as contractors pour concrete under the new blue awning between the main building and the pool. This phase of the project will begin Monday, October 28th and should be completed by the end of November.

ASB is hosting a Costume Contest in the Thunderdome during lunch on Thursday, October 31st. Please review Valhalla's Costume Guidelines when planning your outfit during the school day.

Next Friday marks the end of the 12-week grading cycle. These academic and citizenship grades will be used for Athletic Eligibility; please remind your students to have all of their work turned in to have the highest GPA possible.

Anticipating the piles of late work, Valhalla will have a minimum bell schedule on this day to help teachers update their grade books.

The San Diego County Office of Education and Computers2Kids are hosting an event for families to purchase affordable computers on Saturday, November 2, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Morse High School, 6905 Skyline Drive, CA (Drive Thru Event).

See attached flyer or on this link for details.

Since the beginning of the 2023-24 academic year, the partnership between SDCOE and Computers2Kids has provided refurbished computers to San Diego families. As of March 2024, they have provided approximately 3000 refurbished computers to over1,300 San Diego families. We hope your families are able to benefit from this event.

AP Exam ordering begins this week and ends on November 4th!

• Order forms are available from your AP teacher as well as the Finance Office.
• Students must be registered in AP Classroom in order to purchase an exam. Ask your AP Teacher to verify AP Classroom registration.
• Exam payment must be submitted in person at the Finance Office before 4:00pm on November 4th to avoid the $40 late fee (per exam). Checks can be made out to Valhalla High School.
• Additional details can be found on the AP page of the VHS website.

Students and parents/guardians with questions related to exam registration should contact Assistant Principal Kuhlken at vkuhlken@guhsd.net. Questions about Valhalla's Honors/AP program and/or AP Classroom registration should be addressed to Bill Lourey, Valhalla's GATE Coordinator, at blourey@guhsd.net.

Stay up to date with everything Valhalla sports; How to Contact Coaches, Clearance Forms and other important information by visiting GoValhalla.org

Winter Sports start in NOVEMBER - all winter athletes must complete the Clearance Process, even if they participated in a fall sport.

• Boys Basketball – Saturday, November 9 1pm-5pm in the Thunderdome
  Contact Coach Jackson –kjackson@guhsd.net
  Instagram @Valhallabasketball
• Girls Basketball –Saturday November 9th @ 8AM – 12:30 pm in the Thunderdome. Contact Coach Sledge –dlsledge42@gmail.com
  Instagram @Valhallagirlsbasketballl
• Girls Soccer – November 12th-15th in the stadium at 3:45pm-5pm.
  Contact Coach Sandoval – jisandoval@guhsd.net
  Instagram @Valhalla_soccer
• Boys Soccer – November 12th-18th in the Stadium at 3:45pm
  Contact Coach Baughn at socrprobb@aol.com
  Instagram @valhallamenssoocer
• Wrestling – Saturday, November 9th at 9:00am in the Wrestling Room.
  Contact Coach Kenley –ckenley@guhsd.net
  Instagram: @valhalla_wrestling
• Girls Water Polo – Tuesday, November 12th at 3:45pm
  Contact Coach Vizcarra –priscilla.vizcarra4@gmail.com
  Instagram @valhallaaquatics

If you are involved in athletics at Valhalla and are interested in competing at the college level, I highly recommend clicking the NCSA - College Recruitment link for information about the NCAA Eligibility Center process.

This is a great opportunity to create a profile to plan and prepare for this possibility; there's a place for you to play.

Parent Portal is your access to the district's school information system. An account was created for you when you completed your registration. If you need support using the portal, check out these resources:

• English - Parent Portal Information Sheet

• Spanish - Parent Portal Information Sheet

• Arabic - Parent Portal Information Sheet

Seniors, are you applying to private or out-of-state colleges and need a letter of recommendation? Make sure you request one as soon as possible and provide your recommenders with a brag sheet. We also have an optional parent brag sheet available if you would like to use it. Deadlines are coming up quickly, so don’t wait!

On Common App, you can find the recommendation section under “My Colleges” and then click on a specific school. Please make sure to follow up with your teachers and counselor to provide them with a deadline and all necessary information. Even if you do not need a letter, counselors still need to provide certain documents if you are applying on Common App, but we can only do that once students invite us on their application. Come see us in counseling if you have questions.

We are excited to announce a new college and career planning platform to all of our Valhalla students called CaliforniaColleges.edu (CCGI). We will be using this tool with all grade levels to help students explore their options after high school. Please read this letter for more information.

Seniors, if you are currently applying to four year universities, we highly encourage you to register your account if you have not already. CCGI will allow you to link all of your academic data, saving you a lot of time! Come see us in the counseling office for help or see the tutorial videos linked below.

Registering Your Account

Launching Your CSU Application through CCGI

Importing Course Info- CSU Application

Launching Your UC Application through CCGI

Importing Course Info- UC Application

Throughout the semester, we will have a variety of college representatives visiting Valhalla to meet with our students. Visits are held in the counseling office and students of all grade levels are welcome to attend. Just visit our College and Career Reps Visit page and fill out a quick Google Form to sign up. Sign up forms will close one hour before the event (unless specified). Students will be sent a pass to attend and are responsible for communicating with teachers regarding any missed class time/work. See below for upcoming visits this week!

• University of California, Riverside: Wednesday, October 30th @ 9:30am Sign Up Here