PARENT MEETINGS
- 9th grade parent orientation is Wednesday, August 20th 6:30-8:00 p.m.
- Grade Level Parents' Nights are earlier this year to accommodate activities such as course changes, academic testing, college consideration, etc. Please note the change of date from the August mailing for the 12th grade meeting.
12th Grade Parent Night -- Wednesday, Sept. 3rd, 6:30-8pm
11th Grade Parent Night -- Wednesday, Sept. 10th, 6:30 8pm
10th Grade Parent Night -- Thursday, Sept. 11th, 6:30-8pm
- Drive For School Fundraiser – Monday, Aug. 25 at 10am (details below)
- Soquel High Fund – Tuesday, Sept. 9th at 7pm in the school library. If you’re interested in making Soquel High a better place for your student and want to meet the principal and other Soquel High parents, and get involved, please join us.
- School Site Council – Mon. Sept. 22 at 3pm in the MPR conference room.
FYI
- A good place to check for all information regarding Soquel High, including calendars, is our website at www.soquelhs.net. If it’s not totally current right now, check back soon.
- The Welcome Back all school dance will be on Friday, Sept. 19th
SPORTS
Family Passes are available for $90 and will let two adults and two children into all home games throughout the year. You may purchase them at home football games, or from Ron Myers, Soquel High Athletic Director.
Please join us for the first games of the season.
FOOTBALL
- Thursday 8/28 at 6pm JV Football Jamboree at Aptos High
- Friday 8/29 at 6pm Varsity Football Jamboree at Cabrillo College
- Saturday 8/30 at 10am Freshman Football Jamboree at SLV High
- Thursday 9/4 at 6pm Freshman Football at Watsonville
- Friday 9/5 at 4:30 and 7pm JV and Varsity Football at Watsonville
For a complete schedule, please check out the Soquel High website.
FROM THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT
The 9th grade/new student orientation is Wednesday, August 20th 9:00-11:00am.
Students who need schedule changes/fixes:
- 12th grade Thursday, Aug. 28th
- 11th grade Friday, Aug 29th
- 10th grade Tuesday, Sept. 2nd
- 9th grade Wednesday, Sept. 3rd
FAQ's ABOUT SCHEDULES
"Why didn’t I get all the classes I wanted?"
Please read through the following explanation before seeing your counselor…
Math Classes
* Depending on the grades you received last year, you may not qualify for the next class in sequence
* There may have been more sign-ups than space available
* You may have signed up for numerous ‘singleton’ (singletons are classes that are limited in the number of sections offered) classes and were not able to take all of them
Science Classes
* Depending on the grades you received last year, you may not qualify for the next class in sequence
* You may have signed up for numerous ‘singleton’ classes and were not able to take all of them
* You may not have been in the appropriate math level for the science course you want
World Language Classes
* If you signed up for French I, we had more sign-ups than space available (1 section only)
* You may not have received the grades necessary to move on to the next level
* Some of our language classes are ‘singletons’ and may have conflicted with another class you want
P.E.
* All students need to pass P.E. 9; if you did not pass, we placed you back into the class
* Due to when various P.E. classes are offered, we may have changed your class due to your other sign-ups
* The class you sign-ed up for may be full
Various Courses
* As Soquel High School is a small school, we have limited sections to offer
* Due to the number of ‘singletons’ offered we cannot accommodate all requests that we receive, nor can we avoid conflicts among all of our ‘singletons’
* If we could not accommodate all of your first choice requests, we tried to place you into your second choice requests
* In evaluating transcripts, we may have decided that there were graduation requirements that you needed to meet and therefore placed you into one of those courses
* Some classes have pre-requisites and you may not have met those conditions
* We do not schedule students for a 7 period day (there are some exceptions with performing arts, leadership and CAHSEE tutorials).
* If you took a course at SHS and failed, we may not be able to offer that course to you a second time (students who are in a course for the 1st time have priority)
* There are limited 1st period courses and not all students who requested a 1st period may be placed into one
* School is a student’s number one priority; if there is a conflict with your work schedule, your job will have to make the adjustment, not your schedule
SAT Registration and Test Dates:
Register by Sept. 9th for the Oct. 4th SAT
Register by Sept. 26th for the Nov. 1st SAT
Register by going to CollegeBoard.com
SENIORS
If you haven’t already do so, please call to schedule an appointment with Larry’s Photography to get your Senior Portraits taken. (423-2815)
SOQUEL SPORTS FOUNDATION NEWS
BINGO NEWS - will be starting in late September. Sports teams - register now to earn money! We have partnered with Santa Cruz Elks Club who is eager to help us make this successful. Bingo will be Tuesday nights at the SC Elks Lodge. More to follow. Contact Kathy if you want to sign up 831-475-8884.
FOOTBALL PROGRAM - Help support our Knights - buy an add for the football program. Flyer will be posted downloadable soon. Hurry and communicate with us if you want a full-page color add - front inside and back page and inside back page. This year, we want to have 'wishing statements' and senior pictures - but need good turnout for ad purchases.
FOOTBALL Game Day Sponsorship Opportunities - Sponsor a home football game and enjoy many perks and benefits. Call Kathy 475-8884 day 439-2441 eve or Dena 234-6196 to hear more!
SCHOOL-WIDE FUNDRAISER (All groups invited to participate. Ticket Coordination with each group being organized by Kathy Grant - Each group wanting to participate will need to provide one contact to be that group’s coordinator with Kathy.) TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID CAR DRAWING!!! Toyota of Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk are again hosting the 'DRIVE FOR SCHOOL' drawing. Grand prize winner will receive a 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID including tax and license. Many groups will sell tickets. Anyone wanting to sell tickets for any school event, plan on attending an informational meeting on Monday, 8/25, at 10am in the Library. If you want to purchase tickets, they will be on sale at home football games after 9/24 and with each group that agrees to sell them. Check with your group. The tickets are $5 each. This fundraiser begins 9/24 and ends 10/19. The drawing held on 10/26.
