| Welcome to the High School Family Updates! This newsletter is sent out every week to high school parents, students and Education Advisors with important news, reminders and upcoming events. Look for it every week! |
| 🌳 News & Updates |
| CLOSES OCT 3 Sacramento Civics & Cal State Sacramento Tour: **NOTE: We need to sell 14 more tickets for this trip to run! Get yours ASAP!** Join us for a day trip up as we fly up to Sacramento to see visit the capitol, explore old town Sacramento, tour California State University Sacramento, and check out museums! February 26, 2025 5am-11pm. $547 with IFs or $564 out-of-pocket. Ticket sales will close October 3rd 11:59PM. Sign up HERE. How to Access Tutor.com: If you qualified for intervention support with Tutor.com, you should be able to find the Tutor.com icon at the bottom of your Clever dashboard. Then follow these directions to find a tutor for your subject and start your session! Tutor.com offers drop-in support in over 250 subjects! Start Your Own Clubs: If you didn’t see one of our 24/25 HS Clubs that was a fit for you, you can start your own! Check out the requirements for starting your own Sage Oak club HERE. Student Poll Workers: Working as a High School Student Poll Worker is a great opportunity to learn about the democratic process while serving your community and earning money! Check out this flyer to find out if you are eligible to serve. If you qualify, fill out the Student Poll Worker Interest Form and our Government teacher will send you more details. New Student Resources: If you just enrolled in the last few weeks, we want to make sure you are prepared with the resources you need to be successful at Sage Oak! Click HERE to access all the resources from our BTS Bootcamp from HS Counselor Ms. Coral including: Bootcamp Day 1 – How to use Google Drive and Calendar, Canvas and CamScanner Bootcamp Day 2 – How to manage your time and assignments with printable schedules and digital planners Bootcamp Day 3 – Learn practical skills for note-taking, studying and memory tricks Sage Oak Student Resource Links – school calendar, field trips, clubs, course catalog and more! 🎓 CLASS OF 2025 🎓 We are so excited to start sharing information for our Class of 2025 graduates! We have booked the beautiful Fullerton High School Auditorium again for our graduation ceremony on Wednesday, June 4th, 2025. 🎓 Graduate Central: Grads and their families should bookmark Graduate Central for all things graduation related including: Class of 2025 Digital Grad Swag Grad Webinars Graduate Events and Socials Valuable post-high school planning links! More details such as graduate to-dos, cap and gown links and Disney Grad Night tickets will be added as they become available! LAST DAY Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship: The Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to students in their final year of high school. Students are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, as well as their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities. Each year 150 Coca-Cola Scholars are selected to receive this $20,000 scholarship. Apply HERE by September 30, 2024! |
| 📆 Events & Activities |
| IN-PERSON PE EVENTS Come get your PE minutes done in person! Join our monthly in-person PE opportunities for fun, fitness and finishing those PE logs. All high school students welcome!Disc Golf: Foooour! Come play a round of disc golf on October 11th, 10am-12pm at Ford Park Redlands. Sign up HERE. Eaton Canyon Hike: Dust off your hiking boots and join us on a 3.5-mile out and back hike in Eaton Canyon November 8th, 10am. Meet at Eaton Canyon Trailhead. Sign up HERE.Pickleball: Details coming soon! HS EVENTS 🎃 HS October Hangout: Join us on Friday, October 18th from 4-7PM at the Live Oak Canyon Pumpkin Farm in Redlands for out October HS Hangout! Tickets are $25 at the gate and include attractions such as pumpkin picking, hayride, tractor and more! NOTE: Food, rides, and games cost extra. Student Sign Up Homecoming 2024: HoCo is a go! 🎉 Thank you to all the students who encouraged their friends and classmates to attend! The Homecoming dance will be Saturday, October 26th 7pm – 11pm at Chaffey College Chino Community Center. All students who purchased a ticket will receive an email with more information including guest permission forms. You’re Invited – Life Hacks: All students are invited to our weekly Life Hacks sessions, every Friday at 12pm on Zoom to learn tips and tricks to help navigate high school life with HS Counselor Ms. Coral. All are welcome – no sign up needed! HS FIELD TRIPS Garner Holt Field Trip: Garner Holt Productions in Redlands is the world’s largest manufacturer of animatronics & animatronic figures, special effects, and ride elements! All students are welcome to join our CTE classes for a tour and interactive workshop on Friday, October 25th from 9-12pm. Students will observe engineers, artists, manufacturers, and technicians performing jobs in STEAM fields and create their very own projects in the maker space. Cost $88 (IFs ok) Flyer | Sign up HERE. Chicago Cultural & College Tour: Our March 31-April 3 Spring Break trip to Chicago is now open for reservations! There are only 30 spots for this exciting trip where we will tour historic Wrigley Field, take an Architecture Boat River tour, tour Northwestern University, museums and much more! Preview the full itinerary here. Total trip costs $2149 per students. Initial deposit due at time of reservation $150 in IFs/$156 out of pocket. Sign up HERE. |
| 🎓 College & Career Corner |
| Check out these upcoming college and career opportunities! 💰Webinar – How to Make College More Affordable: College can be a major expense, but there are options families can explore to bring higher education within reach. Check out this recording of financial aid specialist and author of College Essay Guy’s free guide Paying for College in Four Steps, Amanda Miller as she explains: The Umbrella of Financial Aid: a clear framework to understand the money that’s out there and where it comes from The 3 Types of Scholarships (a.k.a. Merit Aid) and when and where to find them How to use your Financial Fit Quadrant to determine which of the 5 college types are most likely to be financially friendly 4 ways students make out-of-state public universities affordable: Watch the recording HERE. ☕ Coffee with the Counselor: Have questions for our HS Counselor? Grab your coffee and hop on Zoom October 3rd at 10AM for Coffee with the Counselors! Colleges & Programs for Healthcare Careers: Interested in pursing a career in healthcare? Explore the TeenLife 2024 Your Future in Healthcare to read more about… Prepping for Healthcare Careers in High School Your Future in Healthcare: What Can You Earn? Healthcare Scholarships & Resources What to Know About Choosing a Career in Mental Health Have a wonderful week! |