CHS Islander News

Dec 4 NHS Tutoring at 3:30 in room 603

Dec 5 11th grade counseling Assembly (Xello roll-out) -

Dec 6

Dec 7 NHS Tutoring at lunch in room 603

Dec 8 Term 1 Semester 2 Progress Report

CoSA Dance Presents Peripheral 7 PM

Dec. 9 Saturday School 8am-12pm

CoSA Dance Presents Peripheral 2 PM and 7 PM

Dec 10 CoSA Dance Presents Peripheral 2 PM

Semester 2 Progress Report: Progress report grades will be available for viewing on Synergy on Dec. 15th. Note: this is a progress report; these are not grades that are on a student's transcript. The end of Term 1 is Jan. 25th.

Creative Writing Club is hosting its 5th annual short story competition and it's open to any student at CHS.For details, click on this link: Creative Writing Club Short Story Competition 2023

• The deadline for submission is Dec 12th.

Bike Safety: Bikes and E-Bikes: Please remind your student to wear their helmet and follow all traffic laws and "Walk Your Wheels" zones while riding their bikes to school. Our top priority is to keep our students and community safe at all times.

Lunch Reminder- Closed Campus for Freshmen: All Freshman students are REQUIRED to remain on campus during lunch. Should your freshman leave campus, parents/guardians will be contacted and consequences will be given.

Has your child been absent or tardy? Detentions & Saturday School:

• Detentions are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school from 3:30-4:30pm in Room 411. Students must attend detentions to clear tardies and absences

• Students may also attend Saturday School to clear tardies and absences. December Saturday School will be held on Saturday, December 2nd from 8:00am-12:00pm.

Attendance and Absences: In the event of an absence, it is imperative that you contact Attendance Technician, Doris Ricks, at (619) 522-8907 (2094). Unverified absences will be considered truant after 24 hours.

Last week, juniors and seniors participated in this important program funded by a grant from the California Highway Patrol. This emotional, two day program that highlights the dangers of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs was a powerful message for our students.

Thank you to our CHS ASB who coordinates this biennial event because we care so deeply about our students and want them to make safe decisions. As we just finished this program, now is the perfect time to have a conversation with your children about safety and making good choices. Have a plan for what to do if your child ever finds themself in a situation where they feel unsafe. Let them know that you would pick them up from the moon at 3 am if they needed a safe ride home, even if they shouldn’t have been on the moon, or out at 3 am…

The Every 15 Minutes event would not be possible without the commitment of so many different community organizations including the Coronado Police Department, the Coronado Fire Department, the City of Coronado, Sharp Coronado Hospital, the California Highway Patrol, Featheringill Mortuary, Essex Sound Production, Tripoint Productions, San Diego District Attorney’s office, San Diego Superior Court, and the CHS PTO. A very special thank you to all of the students and parents who participated in the simulation and helped to make this event such a success.

Our production video can be viewed below.

New College and Career Readiness Platform - xello

The counseling team is excited to be rolling out a new comprehensive college and career readiness platform for all grades. This will be implemented with 9th/10th/11th graders within the next week. The students will be able to engage in the platform in the following ways:

• A-G tracking for students

• Career assessments, career exploration and matches, college research, college and career lessons

• Develop 4 year plans

• Course planning and selection (will replace student vue with course selection)

• Parent portal and component (more information coming soon)

• College applications (beginning in fall 2024)

New! Junior Counseling Assembly - Period 2 December 5th

The juniors will have a counseling assembly on Tuesday December 5th during period 2 to roll-out the new college and career platform xello. The students will be released from class at 10:25am, will bring their device but leave their backpacks and phones in the classroom, then return at 11:30am.

Seniors! Please make sure you are adding your colleges in SCOIR! Mark each college under the applying or applied categories and link your common app schools by inputting your ID. Please reach out to your counselor if you have any questions on this process or come to a workshop on Wednesdays at lunch. CHS communicates to all common app schools (and others) through SCOIR so it is essential your information is accurate.

Military Options WorkshopThis Wednesday on December 6th!

• Come learn about all of the ways to enter into the military from academies, ROTC programs or direct enlisting.

Financial Aid for Seniors!

The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and CA Dream Act are not opening this year until sometime in December due to changes with the application. We will keep you updated with the information as soon as it is available. CHS will be holding our Funding College Night on January 10th so save the date.

Scholarship Bulletin - New San Diego Salute to Education Scholarship announced!

Access the new CHS Scholarship Bulletin on the CHS website at HERE or on the Counseling Center Canvas Page. This will be updated weekly with new scholarships to apply for! Scholarships = Free Money for college!

CAREER EVENTS:

New! Coronado Times INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

The Coronado Times is looking for two new journalism interns starting in January/February 2024. We are looking for Coronado High School interns to increase our CHS coverage that includes: students, clubs, teachers, campus news, sports and school issues. This is a great opportunity to gain real-world experience related to journalism, photography and using online tools like Wordpress, Monday.com and Google Workspace. Send samples of 2-3 stories and the CHS topics you want to cover to manager@coronadotimes.com. Check out additional details HERE.

Current Job Openings in Coronado: Indeed Job Postings

CHS Counseling Website

ASB: ALL CHS students are invited to attend our Winter Formal Dance! The dance will be Friday January 19th from 7:30-10 pm at the Coronado Marriott. Tickets will go on sale Monday December 18th, and will be sold until Tuesday January 16th. Ticket prices are as follows:

• Week 1: $40 for ASB Card Holders, $50 for non ASB Card Holders
• Week 2: $45 for ASB Card Holders, $55 for non ASB Card Holders
• Week 3: $45 for ASB Card Holders, $55 for non ASB Card Holders

Tickets can be purchased at the student store at lunch each day.

• All students who would like to attend need to have a signed dance contract on file. The dance contract from Homecoming is good for all dances this year. If you need a contract GET IT HERE.

Do you love Krispy Kreme Donuts? The sophomore class is hosting a fundraiser with Krispy Kreme. You can purchase a dozen donuts for $17 on the student store website now through 12/13 and your donuts will be delivered right to your doorstep. The delivery can only be made to homes in Coronado.

LIBRARY UPDATES:

Make Book Art for the Holidays

• Join us in the CHS Library on Tuesday, December 7th, during lunch for the opportunity to create and take home festive book art for the holidays! Open to all CHS students and staff! (Event Flyer)

• Happy Holidays, CHS! Celebrate at the CHS Library all month long! Browse our holiday book display, play holiday bingo, and enter our December book drawing. The winner of the book drawing will receive a Holiday Cookbook!

Visit the CHS Library desk for more details on our holiday activities!

YEARBOOK:

Class of 2024 - please complete the linked survey NO LATER than Nov. 17 at 5pm.

https://tinyurl.com/SRYbkSurvey24

This survey includes your senior superlative voting, wills and MUCH more.

ISLANDER INSIDER BROADCAST:

• CLUB/SPORTS/SPECIAL EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Club Presidents and Sports Captains - If you would like your meetings/matches announced please reach out to us using the email on the Islander Insider Canvas Page or email michelle.evenson@coronadousd.net

ISLANDER INSIDER NEWS:

• Tune into our live broadcast each Wednesday at 11:07: http://coronadotv.me/pages/kchs-live/
• If you missed an episode check out Islander Insider YouTube

CA STATE SEAL OF BILITERACY: Learn about it HERE and Watch the Video

Seniors! Please make sure you are adding your colleges in SCOIR! Mark each college under the applying or applied categories and link your common app schools by inputting your ID. Please reach out to your counselor if you have any questions on this process or come to a workshop on Wednesdays at lunch. CHS communicates to all common app schools (and others) through SCOIR so it is essential your information is accurate.

NEW: Did your student apply to a military academy/institute or for a ROTC scholarship? Does your student plan to do ROTC in college? Does your student plan to enlist? Please fill out this brief form. Thank you.

SENIOR PORTRAITS Senior Portrait Appointments now ONLY available at the Cherished Memories Studio. Call 951.304.4133 to schedule a sitting. Call or go online to schedule ASAP, as your portraits are due THIS WEEK. See Ms. Evenson in 311 should you have an issue.

• All senior portraits must be taken by our professional photographer no later than Dec. 4. 2023.

Coronado High School Yearbook Senior Portrait Clothing Information

This is the LAST yearbook photo of your high school career. It is not an ID photo - it is the senior portrait and will appear in the SENIOR section of the yearbook. Dress in a manner that shows your individuality, but makes that as professional as it can be. Seniors not wearing appropriate attire for YEARBOOK portraits will be given a black wrap or jacket to wear.

Here are some suggestions:

• Professional style tops:

• Collared button downs

• Sweaters

• Dresses

• Blouses

• Suit jackets / sport coats / vests

• Ties

• JROTC Dress Uniform

Students MAY NOT wear:

• Logo t-shirts

• Hoodies

• Baseball, cowboy, or other non-religious hats/head coverings

• Plunging necklines

2024 Senior YEARBOOK AD SALES

Order your 2024 Coronado High School Senior a recognition ad now.

Full Page: $325; Half Page $175 and Quarter Page: $110. Deadline: Jan. 12, 2024

Jostensyearbooks.com

2023-2024 YEARBOOK

Order your 2024 Beachcomber now Jostensyearbooks.com. $85 until Jan. 26. Be sure you are ordering the Coronado High School Beachcomber for the Coronado High in California.

UPDATES TO THE 2024-2025 FAFSA EXPERIENCE

Big changes to the 2024-2025 FAFSA form are being made to create a better experience for students and families. Changes include:

• expanded eligibility for federal student aid
• a more streamlined application process, and
• a better user experience for the FAFSA form.

US Department of Education offer resources to help you understand the changes, and additional resources and updated information continue to be pushed out. Check out helpful webinar video recordings at https://www.youtube.com/@FSAOutreach.

CALSOAP COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAMS 2023-2024

CALSOAP provides information about postsecondary education and financial aid to elementary through high school students while raising their academic achievement levels. Programs include: JumpStart Senior Year, Cash for College 1:1 Workshops, College Bound Webinars, a College Fair, 1:1 College Advising, and College Make It Happen middle school webinars. For full details visit https://calsoapsandiego.org.

MILITARY CHILD OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN

Nominations due December 3, 2023

Now in its 16th year, the Military Child of the Year® Award reflects the positive impact these impressive young people have made on their military families, their schools, and their communities. The annual awards recognizes seven outstanding young people ages 13 to 18 for their scholarship, volunteerism, leadership, extracurricular involvement, and other criteria while facing the challenges of military family life. Award recipients receive $10,000, a laptop computer, a trip to Washington, D.C. to be recognized at the 2024 gala, and more.

Apply: https://operationhomefront.org/military-child-of-the-year/

AFTER SCHOOL TEEN PROGRAM NOW AVAILABLE

Monday-Friday, 2-6 pm

Teens (12*-18 yrs.) are encouraged to participate in Silver Strand Youth Center’s Teen Program! Come for the games, snacks, activities, music and fun….stay for the friends, field trips and leadership opportunities. *12 years old and in 7th grade.

Questions: 619-435-5056

Navy School Liaison Officer: Mindy Hayes mindy.e.hayes.naf@us.navy.mil 619.991.2509

December

Dec 14 CUSD Board meeting 4 PM

Canvas: Be sure to frequently check Canvas and your student's grade. For login directions: https://bit.ly/CUSDCanvasparent

Technology Help: Please use this resource when you have questions about technology. Student and Parent Technology.

Attendance and Absences: it is imperative that you contact Attendance Technician, Doris Ricks, at (619) 522-8907 (2094). Unverified absences will be considered truant after 24 hours.

• Tardies: Thank you for continuing to remind your student about the importance of getting to class on time.
• Email Notification: Students will receive detention notification to their CUSD email accounts. Student should check their email weekly for all notifications.

• Early Release: If your student needs to leave school early, it's imperative you contact the attendance clerk as early as possible. This will help with releasing your student on time.

• Independent Study Contracts: Students who have a planned absence of five or more consecutive days may complete an Independent Study Contract. Parents must complete the “Request for Independent Study” form (available in the front office) at least one week/5 school days prior to the absence date.

If Your Student Becomes Ill During the School Day: Students who feel ill MUST report to the nurse’s office. The nurse’s office will call the parent, and only then will the student be released to go home. If a student leaves school without checking out of the health office first, the absence will remain unexcused. The health and safety of every student is our top priority.

Campus Pride: Please help us remind students about the importance of taking pride in our school by picking up their trash, refraining from vandalizing school grounds and restrooms, and helping to keep our beautiful campus clean!

Freshman Lunch: All Freshmen are REQUIRED to remain on campus during lunch. Freshmen who leave campus will receive detention and parents/guardians will be contacted.

Campus Safety: Guests are required to always check in at the front office. ALL visitors must present their identification when visiting campus.

Detention: Detention will be held weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:40 - 4:40pm

Student IDs: Please remind your student to always have their student ID.

COVID Protocols: The health and safety of our students and staff is the district’s highest priority. We know that our communities are still experiencing cases of COVID and want to inform you of the most current protocols if you or your students contract COVID.

If students test positive for COVID, they may return to school as early as Day 6 if they meet all of the following criteria.

• Must feel well.
• Symptoms must be improving.
• The individual has been free of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications for at least 24 hours.

If they return, students should wear a mask on Days 6-10. They may remove their masks sooner than Day 10 with two sequential negative tests one day apart. Per Cal/OSHA, workers must wear masks on Days 6-10 if they return to work.

For your information, the latest decision tree can be found here.

Please do not hesitate to contact your health office if you have further questions.

CHS ADMINISTRATION:

Karin Mellina, Principal

Rikki Betancourt, Assistant Principal -Student Alpha (A-K) rikki.betancourt@coronadousd.net

Craig Collins, Interim Assistant Principal - Student Alpha (L-Z) craig.collins@coronadousd.net

Devices:

• As part of this program, all Coronado High School students are required to bring a fully charged device to school daily. Students who need a device will have the opportunity to check-out a Chromebook during schedule pick-up.
  

Students Using Personal Devices

CHS students who have personal devices at home may use their own device as an alternative to a CUSD Chromebook. If your student chooses to use a personal device, however, please note that it will not have specific CUSD features, such as testing lockdown browsers and content filters. If your student chooses to use their own device for daily school work, they may still be issued a CUSD Chromebook for state testing in Spring 2024 to meet secure browser requirements.

Students Using CUSD Devices

CHS families who choose to check-out a CUSD Chromebook for their student’s daily school work may keep the device for the duration of their student’s enrollment at CHS, including summers. Students will practice responsibility for operating and maintaining their individual CUSD devices throughout their time at CHS. We also encourage families to purchase the OPTIONAL Mobile Device Protection Plan for CUSD Chromebooks for just $20 a year to limit any fines due to accidental damage. The Protection Plan must be purchased annually within two weeks of the beginning of the school year in order to be valid. A new Protection Plan must also be purchased if a student is provided with a replacement device due to damage/loss of their previous device.

For more information about this program, please visit the links below:

• 1:1 Student Device Program FAQs

• Mobile Device Protection Plan FAQs

• Mobile Device Protection Plan Payment Instructions

Email: karin.mellina@coronadousd.net
Website: https://chs.coronadousd.net/
Location: 650 D Avenue, Coronado, CA, USA
Phone: 619.522.8907
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoronadoIslanders