Trojan Scoop

Greetings Catalina Community!

I hope you are in good health and enjoying the cold weather.

I am pleased to share with you that we have earned a solid letter B grade from the state. Catalina has never earned a B letter grade until now. Our teachers and students are doing awesome learning, which is now evident in our letter grades. Thank you to our fantastic faculty of teachers for all they do to make teaching relevant and engaging. I am so proud of our students who are in their classes daily, on time, and engaged! All of our collective work has paid off. Our commitment to academic excellence starts with being in class on time and ready to engage in the day's work. Congratulations Catalina!

If you need extra tutoring, remember to come to the library on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 3:30-5:00 for one-on-one tutoring.

I enjoyed seeing many of you at our Fourth Annual Truck or Treat! Thank you for coming out in costume, getting candy, and building community. We are thankful to the many groups and individuals who donated candy. Our newly reconnected partner, the Palo Verde Neighborhood Association, graciously donated candy. Thank you! Also, thanks to our AVID team for making our Fourth Annual Trunk or Treat a reality. This year, the haunted house was a popular addition. In collaboration with our science department, our theater class did an outstanding job creating our first haunted house.

We have had an excellent fall season in sports, and we look forward to our winter sports, which are already starting to practice. Come out and play Winter sports. Students remember that all athletes must always uphold the athletic code of conduct. Failing to do so could result in sitting out games.

Let's have an incredible second quarter, Catalina Trojans!

The Tucson Unified School District and El Rio Health are excited to offer the Teen Telehealth program for your Student, on campus, at Catalina High School. The Teen Telehealth program is offered through a private and secure computer kiosk operated by El Rio Health and the Catalina Success Center to provide students with real-time, face-to-face medical services via video appointments. This Teen Telehealth program will make healthcare for students more convenient and accessible. Easy access to healthcare helps students stay or become healthy and focus on learning by not needing to leave campus for appointments.

Parental consent forms are available in Student Services, the Health Office, and the Success Center with Mrs. Schull. Please contact Mrs. Schull with questions at 520-232-8438 or by email

Students can receive medical consultation for

• Health screenings

• Consult for colds, cough, runny nose, pink eye, allergies, urinary tract infection, asthma, acne, etc.

• Sexual and reproductive health services (like counseling on birth control methods and testing or treatment for sexually transmitted infections) • Consult for laboratory/diagnostic testing

• Prescriptions for medications

• Referrals to an El Rio Health specialist for further care or treatment (e.g., diabetes or mental health services).

*** Reproductive health services are provided for free or low cost. Some other preventative care services may be billed to insurance. IF your student is uninsured, please contact El Rio Health at 520-670-3909. We can help you get insurance.

Library Databases: Ms. Fox’s ELD students learned about the Britannica Databases for their State research project. Way to go student scholars! These databases are free to any Arizona resident and are full of reliable, accurate, relevant articles for academic research. Try them out using the link above!

Mr. Blankfield and Ms Bernal collaborated on their 2nd digital literacy lesson, thanks to CommonSense Media. 9th and 10th graders learned about Design Tricks and how companies keep them hooked on their devices.

The Library Practice Aides: Xzavier and Rachel created a great “Fall into a Good Book” display for the front of the library, and Tianna and Isabella had fun putting together our Thrillers, Mysteries and Horror Books display! Madix put together a beautiful LGBTQ+ History display for the month of October.

The annual Piñata Contest in collaboration with the Art department is in full swing! The contest ends November 4th and a winner will be announced!

Our Library Media Website is the best place to get the most updated information about what’s going on in the Media Center as well as information on our books, research, events, and digital citizenship. ➔ Contact me at karin.bernal@tusd1.org if you have any questions or concerns. My office hours are: Monday - Friday 7:40AM to 3:30PM Office phone: 520-282-8424.

Hola From the Success Center!

This is a reminder that students can visit the Success Center during lunch, passing period, or after school if they need School Supplies, Personal Hygiene items, or food to bring home from the Food Pantry. If you are in need of something specific or would like to connect about your Student, feel free to email me at amy.schull@tusd1.org

Fall sports are underway and the competitive seasons have begun. Below are the schedules of competition for cross country, football and girls volleyball. The upcoming winter season will include boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, and boys and girls wrestling. If you are interested in joining those teams, go see coach Duran in student services for physical packets and clearance information. The winter season starts on November 4 and many teams have started preseason training.

Cross country

Date Location

11/2 State Meet

Football

Date Location

11/1 @ Wilcox High School

Boys Soccer:

• November 25 @ Rio Rico

Boys Basketball:

• November 15 @ Santa Rita (Scrimmage)

• November 20 vs. Palo Verde

• November 26 @ San Tan Foothills

• November 29-30 @ Coolidge (Tournament)

Girls Basketball

• November 20 vs. Palo Verde

• November 26 vs. San Tan Foothills

Wrestling

• November 26 @ Sahuaro

Yearbooks are on sale in the Finance office, Get yours today. The price will increase in January.

School Picture Day is November 7, 2024. There will be only 1 makeup day this year, if your student misses both days, they will not be pictured on their class page in Synergy.

Senior parents: If you would like to include a shoutout or recognition page in the yearbook for your graduating senior, please reach out to Melissa Kornmuller for more Information.

Starting today you can buy Meal Deal codes to help us raise money. Click the link below to support us in our fundraising efforts: https://fundraising.littlecaesars.com/fundraiser/meal-deal/fc5c2354-4af5-467f-9d71-4dbe9c376ee2/products. Every Meal Deal we sell makes an impact!