08.21.20

Schedule Reminders

Dear Sweetwater High School families:

We hope that you are adjusting well to distance learning. Thank you for all your efforts to do your best in school.

Our daily bell schedule is posted below:

Daily Student Schedule
2020-2021

Office Hours TBD
by Teachers and communicated to the principal and students.
Block A Block B
Mon / Wed Tues / Thurs
8:20AM-8:50AM Office Hours Office Hours
9:00AM-10:30AM Period 1 Period 2
10:40AM-12:10PM Period 3 Period 4
12:20PM-12:50PM Lunch Lunch
1:00 PM-2:30 PM Period 5 Period 6
2:40PM-4:10PM Period 7
Fridays
Friday attendance is mandatory. The emphasis for Friday instruction is to review content presented earlier in the week to further student learning.

Teacher PLC time will be scheduled on Fridays from 8:20AM – 9:20AM

9:25AM-10:05AM Period 1
10:10AM-10:50AM Period 2
10:55AM-11:35AM Period 3
11:40AM-12:20PM Period 4
12:25PM-12:55PM Lunch
1:00PM-1:40PM Period 5
1:45PM-2:25PM Period 6
2:30PM-3:10PM Period 7

As a reminder, the expectation during distance learning is that all students attend synchronous instruction with their teachers Monday through Friday. All teachers are providing 30-45 minutes of synchronous instruction Monday through Thursday, where students and teachers have direct face-to-face time for instruction and learning. The remainder of the period is asynchronous learning, where students are completing assignments and teachers are available for help and support. On Fridays, all students must attend classes and attendance is taken. Teachers will use this time to review material, and provide additional support. Please note that even if students are completing all assignments independently, attendance during daily synchronous instruction is still required.

If students have not completed residency requirements, they can continue to attend classes until residency requirements are cleared. Please continue to work with our Registrar, Ms. Puga, to submit residency clearances at your earliest convenience. She can be reached at sarai.puga@sweetwaterschools.org.

We hope that you and your families continue to be safe and well.

Thank you,

SUHi Administration

08.21.20

Student Video Conferencing Guidelines

DISTANCE LEARNING
STUDENT VIDEO CONFERENCING GUIDELINES
Your actions in an online synchronous (live) class meeting are governed by all the same rules that exist when attending school in person. These guidelines are produced for all students’ safety and well-being in an online environment.


You have the right to keep your video camera off during synchronous (live) instruction.


You do not have the right to record any teacher or student image, video, name, or personal information with school or personal equipment.


You do not have the right to take screenshots of any teacher or student image, name, or personal information with school equipment, with your cell phone, or with any other equipment.


You do not have the right to post teacher or student video, images, voice, or personal information on social media.


All chat (text) on video conference is monitored and subject to school and district rules.


08.07.20

Start a Club!

Interested in starting a club?
HERE’S HOW:

#1

You need members!
Reach out to your friends and acquaintances who may be interested!

#2

Look for an advisor!
This could be one of your former and/or current teachers or another staff member. Make sure to ask them first!

#3

Club Advisor Meeting!
Have your advisor attend the advisors meeting August 17th at 3PM.

#4

Turn in a club charter!
Turn in a charter to ASB! Find it here. Submit it to ASB’s virtual inbox.

#5

Wait for approval!
After the charter gets approved by ASB cabinet, your club is official! Congratulations!

08.05.20

Barcode/Meal Services 2020-2021

The student barcode is being used as the student ID while we are delivering instruction through distance learning. Picking up a mobile device, meal benefits, library books, etc. will require this barcode, which was emailed to each student and parent one time but can also be accessed via student and parent portals.

Please CLICK HERE for full instructions on how to access your student barcode.

 

08.05.20

Compact for Success 2020-2021

For the past 20 years, San Diego State University (SDSU) and Sweetwater Union High School District (SUHSD) maintained a long time commitment to a historic partnership that allows access and success for our students to be admitted to SDSU through the Compact for Success program.

SDSU has provided an update for the Class of 2021 to measure the readiness benchmarks that will allow the university to appropriately project admission and enrollment. SDSU’s goal is to provide the historical levels of access and support so that students may reach their personal and academic career goals. This update contains new information that will impact eligibility for Compact for Success readiness for the Class of 2021.

For more details, please CLICK HERE.

07.29.20

Welcome to the 2020-2021 School Year!

Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year!  As you are probably aware, we will begin the school year on Distance Learning.  The Daily Schedule is shown below.  School begins on Monday, August 3rd at 9:00 a.m.  This Friday, July 31st students will be able to log onto the Infinite Campus portal to check their schedules. Instructions will be sent home and posted on our website on how to access their account. All students will be receiving an email from their teachers with information on how to join their Google Classroom and on how to log into a Video Conference through Google Meets. Office hours TBD by teachers and communicated to the Principal and students.  Fridays will be devoted to helping our struggling students.  Teachers will assist students who have demonstrated a need for additional support and interventions.  Teacher PLC time will be scheduled on Friday from 1:30pm to 3:00pm.

  • Counselors are working on scheduling and balancing of classes.  Please go to our SUHI Counseling website, twitter (@SUHIcounseling), or instagram to stay updated.
  • Textbook distribution begins August 10.  Be on the lookout for an email from Assistant Principal Nathan Horner with more information.  Students will be assigned a date and time to pick up their textbooks. NOTE: you will need to know your ID# in order to check out books.
  • 9th Grade Student Device Distribution:   Laptop distribution/pick up will take place on Friday, July 31st at Chula Vista Middle School. The distribution of laptops will take place between 8 am – 2 pm. This will be done in alphabetical order. Click HERE for details. There is a distribution schedule on the second page.
  • 10th – 12th Grade Student Device Distribution:  10th, 11th, and 12th students who are newly enrolled, or who do not have a laptop should have received an email invitation with a specific time, date, and location for device pick up. If you are a 10th – 12th-grade student who does not have a laptop and has yet to receive an invitation to pick up a laptop, please contact our Information Technology Department at 619-585-7995 (option #5) or email them at studenttechsupport@sweetwaterschools.org. When sending an email, please provide the student’s first and last name, student ID number, school site information. Information Technology hours are from 7:30 am – 4:00 pm. For more information and resources, please visit www.sweetwaterschools.org/students-parents/.
  • Student Laptop Repair or Support:  If you have a laptop that needs repair, click HERE to review the details on drop off and repair.  It includes an online form that will need to be filled out prior to dropping off your laptop.
  • There will be a new student orientation video posted on our school website on July 31.  Please visit this site for a virtual tour and welcome from our Link Crew leaders.
  • Every student has an assigned counselor and assistant principal.  Click HERE to find your counselor and AP’s email address in case you have any questions. Click HERE to review student roles during Distance Learning.
  • Athletics facilities remain closed until further notice.  Click HERE for a memo with the most recent communications from CIF.
  • If you had PE last school year, your PE teachers will be sharing information about retrieving items when you meet with them in class.
  • If you have not yet completed registration, please do so immediately.  Click HERE for more information on how to complete online registration.
  • We are asking all families to take a few minutes to fill out a Free and Reduced Meal Application through the Infinite Campus parent portal HERE.  You can get more information regarding Free and Reduced Lunch program by visiting our Nutrition Services website.  We also have meal application tutorial HERE for your support.
  • The community service for the senior class of 2021 has been waived.  Seniors will not be required to complete community service in order to graduate