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Look here for December events, vacation dates, upcoming soccer and basketball games, fundraising events, Counseling Dept. news, to see which students received special recognition, and more...
UPCOMING EVENTS
CHOIR PERFORMANCES
*The Soquel High Concert Choir will perform with the Cabrillo Women’s Choir on Dec. 2nd at 3:00 Cabrillo Theater.
*The Soquel Choir’s Winter Concert is Dec. 12th at 7:30pm in the MPR.
DUI PREVENTION PROJECTThe Santa Cruz County Office of Education in partnership with law enforcement, county drug and alcohol, the judicial system, and community partners will present a curriculum with various workshops designed to inform parents and youth about drugs and alcohol on the body and the legal ramifications for receiving a DUI citation. The first series is scheduled from 5:15pm – 8:30pm Wednesday, December 5th and again on Wednesday, December 19th. It will be held at the Santa Cruz County Office of Education in Capitola. Youth attendees will receive community service hours. Please see our web site to get the registration form.
Contact:
Martine Watkins, Teen Peer Court Coordinator
Santa Cruz County Office of Education
809-H Bay Ave, Capitola, Ca, 95010
Phone: (831) 479-5325, Fax: (831) 479-5312
Email:
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GRAD NIGHTTickets for Grad Night 2008 are currently on sale for only $80.00 on November 30th,and on December 7th, 14th, and 20th at the entrance of the main quad at noon. Students and Parents may also contact Juli Smith to purchase tickets at 476-8074 or email at
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Mark your calendars now for Grad Night’s Wine Tasting and Silent Auction Extravaganza at Michael's on Main. Join us February 3rd from 2 pm. to 6 pm. for our main Grad Night 2008 fundraising event. Tickets sales will be announced when available.
DECEMBER DATES TO REMEMBERMon. 12/17 – B day
Winter Break begins Friday, Dec. 21
School begins again Mon., Jan 7th.
PARENT MEETINGSSoquel Sports Foundation – Mon. 12/3 at 6:30. Call Kathy 439-2441/475-8884 or
Dena 234-6196 for location
Humanities Academy – Tues. Dec. 4 Frosh-4:30, Soph-5:15 in room 222
Grad Night – Thurs., Dec. 13 at 6:30 in the library
Site Council – Tues., Dec. 18 at 3pm
STUDENTSAP STUDENTS - We are now taking deposits for the AP exams. The deposit is a minimum of $15 per exam. All deposits are due to the Finance Office by Friday, December 7, 2007. Your AP teacher should have given you your payment form. Final payments for the exams will be due by Friday, March 14, 2008. Each exam costs $84 so please start planning your payment schedule.
WINTER DANCE - Friday, December 7th. To be admitted, students must fulfill the following requirements: All library and textbook fees must be paid, all Saturday School time must be completed, no unexcused absences for the entire week of Dec. 3rd., and no suspensions for the year. Have fun kids!
HELP WANTEDWe’re still looking for a few food donations for the Staff Appreciation lunch on Tuesday, Dec. 4th. We especially need more cold cuts, cheeses and breads, but any and all donations will be appreciated. The food may be dropped off that day before 11:30. If you’re able to donate an item, please contact Laurel at
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FUNDRAISERSIt’s not too late to donate to your favorite academic, art, or athletic program, or to a teacher, coach, staff member, or club. Please make your checks out to Soquel High Fund, and mail them to P.O. Box 1700 Soquel, CA 95073, or deliver them to the SHF box in the front office. If you have a preference, remember to write down where you want your donation to go. We greatly appreciate your help!
COAT DRIVE FOR KIDS – It’s getting chilly and kids need coats!
Soquel High NHS has teamed up with Classic Cleaners in its annual coat drive for kids. Simply drop any gently used jackets or coats by Mr. Siddens room (206) and NHS (National Honor Society) will take them to Classic Cleaners to be cleaned and distributed to children in need. Any questions, please contact Hannah Passafuime 818-6520 or Marina Rosenthal 239-6916.
SOQUEL SPORTS FOUNDATION NEWS
How can you help us raise funds for athletes at SHS and/or raise funds for new restrooms/snack bar/entrance? There are many ways:
* Log on to the following website and shop for the holidays!! Go to the following website: i-give.com Register, Search by K-12 and city of Soquel and Soquel Sports Foundation will appear - click and select: Soquel Sports Foundation and complete registration and begin shopping. It's that easy. There are over 600 stores!!
* SHOPPING FUNDRAISER AT PARADISE PARTY STORE
Shop now to Dec 31, 2007 - 10% of sales at Paradise Party Store will be donated to Soquel Sports Foundation for your sports team, or if no designation is made, for restrooms/snack bar/entrance at Soquel High! You must turn a
form in for us to get credit for purchase. Get form from SHS website or send an email to
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If we purchase $5k during this time, we will get a bonus donation! Questions: Kathy 475-8884.
SPORTSCongratulations to the following girls water polo players for being selected to the All-CCS team: Carey Faber-1st team, Rachel Henry- honorable mention. Carey Faber was also selected to play for the Division II team in the CCS all-star game at noon on Sat. 12/1 at Sacred Heart Prep in Menlo Park. Well done ladies!
Football recap: Our varsity team lost in a defensive battle to Pacific Grove 21-7 in the 1st round of the CCS play-offs. Our JV team tied with SLV for the league title, and our Frosh team ended their season in a 3-way tie for first place with SLV and Scotts Valley.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Tues. 12/4 Soquel at Santa Catalina JV-5pm, Varsity-6:30
Fri. 12/7 Carillo High at Soquel Varsity-7pm
12/6-12/8 JV Tourney at Santa Cruz TBA
BOYS BASKETBALL
11/29-12/1 Varsity Lake Tahoe Tourney
12/6-8 Dads Club Varsity Tourney at the SC Civic-TBA
12/5-7 Scotts Valley JV Tourney TBA
12/5-7 SLV Frosh Tourney TBA
GIRLS SOCCER
Tues. 12/4 Soquel vs Watsonville Time/location TBA
Thurs. 12/6 San Benito at Soquel Varsity 6pm, JV 4pm
*Rescheduled from 12/1 WATSONVILLE VARSITY TOURNEY-12/8 Time/opponent TBA
BOYS SOCCER
VARSITY HOMESTEAD TOURNEY
Sat. 11/24 – Dec. 1 JV Watsonville Tourney
Fri. 11/30 King City at Soquel Varsity 6pm, JV 4pm
Thurs. 12/6 Soquel at St. Francis, Mtn View Varsity 6:30pm
Wrestling tournament schedules will be posted as soon as they are available.
Basketball and Soccer game schedules are available on the web site under Athletics, Winter sports, sport of your choice.
FROM THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENTLAST DAY TO DROP COURSES – Friday, Nov. 30, is the last day to drop a course without an automatic “withdraw failure” being posted on the transcript for that class.
ALL SENIORS – All seniors should have had a graduation contracted signed by now. If you were somehow missed, see your counselor immediately.
ACT/SAT TESTS
Registration deadline for Feb. 9 ACT is Jan. 4, for April 12 is Mar. 7, and for June 14 is May 9.
Registration deadline for Jan. 26 SAT is Dec. 26, for March 1 is Jan. 29, for May 3 is April 1, and for June 7 is May 6.
Interested in being a 5th grade science camp counselor? Harbor High/ROP is offering an outdoor school counselor course from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 1. The course is worth one high school elective credit, and being a camp counselor earns up to three credits. For information, email
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, or call 479 5396.
The ROP program is offering new courses next semester – culinary arts, interior design and bike shop. The culinary arts class will be offered from 330-6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at a site yet to be determined. The interior design course will be offered from 6-8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Santa Cruz High School. The bike shop class will be from 1-3 p.m. at Harbor High.
Please check the scholarship page of our web site for new listings.
CONGRATULATIONSWe are proud to acknowledge the exceptional performance of our students who have been recognized by the College Board for their achievements in the AP Program. Although most of the following graduated last year, we still want to honor their academic achievements.
*AP Scholar: these students have received grades of 3 or higher on three or more exams:
Zachary Crocker, Matt Curry,Joel Franceschi, Hannah Globus, Heddy Hill, Patrick Kingston, Ethan McSpadden, Jacob Scruggs, and Ari Warren
*AP Scholar with Honor: these students have received an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken (and 3 or higher on four or more Exams)
Brandon Aiono, Georgi Dinolov, Catherine Viglienzoni
*AP Scholar with Distinction: these students have received an average grade of at least 3.50 on all AP Exams taken (and 3 or higher on five or more exams)
Kevin Chapman, Madalee Gassaway, Casidhe Lee
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