The mission of West Hills High School is to graduate critical thinkers and problem-solvers who contribute positively to society as productive, responsible citizens.
Welcome to Distance Learning week 7!
WE DID IT...our last week with students for the 2019-20 school year is here....and what a YEAR it has been!
Thank you to all for your grace, adaptability, patience, creativity, and CONTINUING ON in the face incredible adversity, challenges, and hopefully, many successes! Although this is ¨Finals Week¨, this really means ¨our final formal week with students¨. A few key reminders:
(1) Teachers: Please prepare your classrooms for SUMMER CLEANING. Please remove personal items from your shelves / desk / classroom so when custodians come to deep clean floors, windows, counters, desks etc, they do not bump or accidentally damage any of your cherished items. Also removing as many items from surface areas allow for additional cleaning if at all possible. If you have too many textbooks or items on the counters--don´t fret! Your classroom will still be cleaned and sanitized. Friday June 5 is a contractual work day and this might be the perfect day to come to campus to get this done.
Final Grades for Seniors are critical to Graduation. Please notify Guidance and Carrie Gaeir ASAP for any Senior who earns an "F".
All Final Grades for all students are due to Bert Novicio by Friday, June 5 at 3:00 p.m. No final grade may be lower than grades on Friday, March 13. It can be higher of course and NO CITIZENSHIP grades need be entered.
Please also remember to check into Destiny any textbooks checked out to students they might have been left in your room on Friday, March 13.
(2) Classified Staff: clean and move personal items off of your personal space (Admin. building exception--we are cleaning out the entire building as we prepare to move to the B-Building) so custodial can conduct their deep cleaning of floors, windows, and desks as much as possible this summer.
(3) Summer School: April Baker is the AP in charge of summer school. All of summer school will continue in an online format June 9-30. Students have been notified and teachers are in place. Thank you to all willing to continue to work in this online environment!
Reminders for Everyone:
Please keep our Admin Cell phones in your phone. This is the best way to communicate with us in the next few weeks as we are in the process of moving to the B-Building after around June 10. Renovation time lines are always guesstimates¨ and we expect to be out of this building through the first 5-8 weeks into the Fall semester. (But hopefully not....we will see!)
Robin Ballarin: 619-571-7871
April Baker: 619-944-1146
Carrie Gaeir: 619-249-6033
John Hoadley: 619-672-7890
https://www.remind.com/join/westhillsh: cell phone or laptop. We use this in our distance learning world to remind you of important events / messages in your work emails.
Events for June 1-12, 2020:
Monday, June 1: Instructional Materials return continues; 11:00-2:30 pm in the Gym
Thank you to all who assisted / continues to assist with this. To date we have collected 88% of all checked out material--our best collection return in several years!
Tuesday June 2 / Wednesday June 3: Senior Cap and Gown and everything else pick up, Gym Foyer, 9-3 p.m. All WH Awards, Honors, and Diplomas are being handed out this day as well.
See Senior Events Guide for details; Teachers: Please consider volunteering to help for an hour or more each day if you can. See email from April Baker.
Thursday, June 4: All Faculty and Staff: Please join us in the Senior Parade from 10-12 on our Access Road. Details:
(a) Park in the back of campus on the empty lot next to baseball field. (Leave ¨reserved¨ parking spots for those staff members please)
(b) 9:30 a.m. Everyone check in at the West Parking lot (junior lot by tennis courts)
(c) Teaching faculty, please wear your Graduation Robes and Regalia to honor the Class of 2020.
(d) Classified: Please wear WHHS wear / colors.
(e) WH Facemasks will be distributed at this event to wear. If you want to wear your own, that is fine too.
(f) Bring an umbrella for portable shade and water for yourself--it is predicted to be sunny and warm.
(f) We are asking everyone to be on both sides of the access road spread far apart and across from one another so seniors can slowly drive through and keep moving. If we are bunched up...so will they. We have PTSA and US Army volunteers helping to stage the Seniors in our lots and to keep them from pulling off into empty areas and running back to hug you!
(g) If anyone has a photographer friend or spouse who would like to have a reason to get out of the house and take candid photos of this event, we have a WH Facemask for them and our eternal thanks! They can just check in with you so we know about them.
Monday, June 8-Friday, June 26: Summer School; All online: April Baker, AP of Summer School.
Food services continues at Santana HS through Summer School, daily, 10:30-12:30 p.m.
Monday, June 8, Tuesday, June 9, Wednesday, June 10: Courtesy of the Class of 2020, Seniors may make individual appointments to come to campus in their Cap and Gowns and walk a stage with their diplomas and take a photo in front of our WH backdrop. Boyd Anderson will take photos and every Senior will get one free photo with an additional $20 credit towards additional photo purchases.
Theatre Foyer, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. See Senior Events Guide for more information.
Tuesday, June 9: WH Graduation Movie; Santee Drive In; Gates open at 7 p.m., Movie starts at 8:30 p.m.; See the Senior Events Guide for details. Due to limited parking, we are asking WH Faculty and Staff to watch via our YouTube Channel unless you are a parent of a senior or are particularly passionate about attending. If you would like a ticket, please complete this form by Wednesday, June 3 and we will do our best to get you one.
Thank you to Faculty and Staff who made 10 sec. videos to wish the Class of 2020 well. You may still add yours through Monday, June 1 at mid-night to this folder.
Senior Breakfast at Chik-Fil-A....thank you to all who came to cheer on the Seniors!
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| Senior Class Officers got their early to decorate |
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| About 200 Seniors turned out for drive through breakfast Many decorated their cars and were smiling as they got to sit and eat with their peers. |
Videos--Videos
Thank you to ASB, Faculty and Staff who were able to participate!
Great job Natalie Reiderer (2020) and Kyle Hammond (2021) in editing this!
No matter what...¨We are One, We are the Pack!"
And another huge THANK YOU to ALL Department Chairs, Program Coordinators / Teachers,
GIS Victoria Catlett and GIS Breezy Svacina as well as the Counselors
for all of their work with our Seniors Awards. HUGE kudos and thanks
to Asst. Principal Carrie Gaeir for her iMovie skills!
Way to go for the Class of 2020!!
The GUHSD has created a 2020-21 Committee to evaluate our plan for Fall 2020. Principals and one A.P. were asked to serve along with District Staff and representatives from all three labor union leadership. Sub-Committees include Instruction and Learning; Physical Health and Safety with Facilities; and Co-Curricular programs, transportation, and food services. We are asked to meet over the next 4 weeks and present a plan to the Board for the July Board meeting for their approval. Two resources below were given to us (as well as others) as we look at the local conditions in the East County regarding when and how we might come back together in person. More information to come.
LACOE Releases Strict Guidelines for Reopening
Education leaders from the state’s most populous county have developed a framework for reopening classrooms in the fall — and the details are stunning.
School Districts Will Decide When to Re-Open Schools
Teachers,
We are pleased to share this year’s Bright Bytes survey with you. If you’ve been with us for a while, you will recognize this annual survey related to technology and learning in our district. Technology is a critical component of a student’s learning landscape and we strive to use it purposefully and in a way that creates meaning for our learners. Your input helps us to determine how effectively the tools we offer are being used, what we should celebrate, and where we can continue to grow.
Please take a few moments to complete the survey. Once you click the link, you will be asked to identify your role (Student, Teacher, Parent) and then to indicate your school site. The rest is anonymous. Data from this survey has been used to inform instructional shifts, purchasing decisions, Professional Development offerings for teachers, programs of interest, and more. This year, we have added several custom questions related to your Distance Learning Experience. Your responses will be used to help us continue to improve our Instructional Technology program and we appreciate your time and thoughtfulness in responding.
If you have any questions related to this survey, please contact tiffanibrown@guhsd.net.
If you have any questions related to this survey, please contact tiffanibrown@guhsd.net.
Articles
- Curbing Teacher Burnout During a Pandemic - Please, take care of yourself too.
- Teaching Strategies of Award-Winning Online Instructors
Benefit Eligible Employees:
*THE BENEFITS OFFICE IS OPEN DURING SUMMER RECESS*
Family Status Changes
If you (or an eligible family member) have an IRS-qualified family status change and need to make a change to your benefits, please contact the Benefits Office within 31 days of the date of the event (i.e., marriage, newborn, divorce, loss of coverage, etc).
Do not wait until you return from summer recess as you may be beyond the IRS 31 day deadline.
Secure Travel (Automatic Enrollment for Benefit Eligible Employees)
Will you be traveling this summer?? If you are traveling 100 or more miles from your home for pleasure or work, benefit-eligible employees can take advantage of CIGNA's Secure Travel progr
On the second page of the brochure is a wallet ID card that you can cut out and keep with you. The card has relevant contact information regarding Secure Travel.
The Secure Travel benefit applies only to benefit eligible employees and enrollment is automatic. Spouses are not eligible unless enrolled in the voluntary term life accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) plan.
Medical Coverage While Traveling
If you and your dependents (if any) are enrolled in a Kaiser, United Healthcare or SIMNSA's medical plan with the District, you are covered for urgent care, emergency room services and/or hospitalization outside of the San Diego service area (including international) for covered services per the carrier contract. You will need to notify your primary care physician and/or medical plan within 24 hours of visit. If you are hospitalized, please contact the medical carrier for additional information. Routine follow-up services are not covered unless provided by your primary care physician.
If you have to pay out of pocket for medical services (usually international medical care), keep itemized receipts and copies of doctor's notes as this information will need to be provided to the medical insurance carrier when the claim is filed. Reimbursement is based on covered benefits and applicable co-payments.
Address Change
If you have a change of address during the summer (or anytime), please complete the Change in Personnel Records May 2018.pdf form and submit to the Human Resources Department.
Have a wonderful and safe summer!!
Stay Healthy,
Debbie Bryant
Benefits Specialist - Confidential
Business Services Division
Grossmont Union High School District
P.O. Box 1043
La Mesa, CA 91944-1043
Grossmont Union High School District
P.O. Box 1043
La Mesa, CA 91944-1043
