Dear Parents and Guardians,
It is hard to believe that we have already completed the first grading period of the school year. The first grading period closed on Friday September 24. Progress grades will be posted this Friday October 1 , by the end of the day.
Parents and students will receive an email when progress grades are posted and they should login to PCR to view these progress reports.
As a reminder, Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Thursday October 14 over Zoom from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. These conferences are optional and are most helpful for parents to attend with their students, if they are struggling in their classes. Parents will receive an email with signup instructions on Saturday, October 9.
Have a nice week!
Sincerely,
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Charlie McGrath
Principal
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Feeling Sick? Here's what you should do -- Covid Symptom Checklist |
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Attention Freshman Parents: Day of Service in October
Freshman Day of Service and Camino de Padre are coming up on Wednesday and Thursday, October 13 and 14 from 8:45 to noon each day. Please see the chart for homeroom breakdown:
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We are requesting donations of hygiene items for the Kino Border Initiative as part of the Freshman Day of Service on October 13 or October 14. These items will be collected in homeroom tomorrow, Oct. 6 and Oct 11 . If you would like to contribute monetarily to KBI, checks can be made out to Kino Border Initiative and turned into Campus Ministry. In addition if you are interested in helping with the Freshman Day of Service, please contact Meave Ward.
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Freshman College Night on October 4 |
All freshman students and parents are encouraged to join lower division counselors Ms. Hanson and Mr. Quiery for our annual Freshman Family Information Night on Monday, October 4 beginning at 6:45 p.m. on Zoom.
The focus of the one-hour presentation will be on how to create a great freshman year and launch into high school successfully. There will also be some discussion on how Serra High School's programming begins the road to college in ninth grade, helping students scaffold new abilities that will guide them to successes beyond high school.
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Testing Available On Site at Serra on Tuesdays and Fridays by Virus Geeks |
Testing for unvaccinated students is required on a weekly basis and highly encouraged for vaccinated students as well. Testing is being offered on campus as a courtesy to Serra families.
Virus Geeks will be testing every Tuesday and Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. All results from testing done on Serra’s campus will be available to Serra before school begins the following Monday.
Drive thru testing is also available at Mercy High School in Burlingame every Saturday from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. If your son tests at Mercy, he will need to let the testing facility know that the results are for Serra.
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Beach Volleyball Club Meets at NDB
Did you know that beach volleyballs are softer, lighter and a bit bigger than indoor volleyballs? It's true! In fact, the lighter weight allows them to float more in the air, allowing players to use the weather to their advantage.
Learn more about beach volleyball through the Serra Beach Volleyball Club! The club trains at the sand courts at Notre Dame High School in Belmont on Tuesdays and Fridays from 3 p.m. . to 4:30 p.m. Interested in getting involved? Contact Mrs. Hanson via email to receive an invitation to the Beach Volleyball Google Classroom.
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Behind-the-Scenes Peek at the Serra High School Stage
If you take a peek behind the curtain on Visual Arts Director Lawrence Long’s stage, you will see a lot of action.
Auditions for the fall play are over and The Alibis has it’s cast! Students will perform in the first production back on the stage at the Gellert Auditorium since fall 2019’s Lord of the Flies. Thirteen Serra boys help round out the cast of 29, along with the girls of Mercy and Notre Dame. Rehearsals began on September 20 with the cast diving into character work and improvisation. Three freshmen are among the cast, including Mason Jang, Dev Suraj, and Dimitri Dogodkin. We are happy to welcome these young men to Tri School Productions.
In Drama 1, students are using pantomime to explore how western theatre evolved from ritual and myth. Next, the students will take what they learn and perform collaborative group ceremony presentations of their own creation
In Advanced Drama, students are performing group improvisation to hone skills that make performance more natural and create moments of discovery onstage.
Stage Crew began on September 19 with more than 35 tri-school students who showed up to the first stage crew build day in a year and a half! Students organized and pulled set pieces, furniture, and props from storage as they prepare to begin construction and painting next week. It is very exciting to know that live performances are back!
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Advertise Your Business On Serra's Beautiful Campus! |
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Advertise your business with a creative sponsorship opportunity!
Add your company logo and information on a custom-fitted barricade cover that will be placed around Brady Family Stadium and Freitas Field for the entire 2021-2022 athletic season! This includes football, soccer, lacrosse and track & field seasons.
These covers are created with double-sided print and stretchy mesh fabric on perimeter barriers.
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Serra Global Speaker Series To Host Virtual Event Featuring Brett Kopf |
On October 6, the Creative Solutions for the Global Good class will launch the Serra Global Speaker Series with Silicon Valley success story Brett Kopf. Featured in John Doerr's book, Measure What Matters, Kopf was a co-founder of Remind, a web-to-text communication tool for school groups which has been described as the most successful educational technology app in history.
Kopf will speak to the Serra community about what helped him succeed, how to think about one's opportunities, and his new venture, Omella.
Please join us on Zoom on the evening of October 6 at 7 p.m. Please click HERE to register for this free event.
Our second speaker in the 2021-2022 series will be on Wednesday, November 17, with Azure Grimes of Libraries Without Borders USA.
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Common Ground Speaker: The Essentials of Executive Functioning |
Dr. Adele Diamond in conversation with Dr. Vivien Keil will discuss via Zoom The Essentials of Executive Functioning: Building the Skills to Flourish on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 from 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
Planning, organizing, focusing and juggling tasks — are the executive functions (EFs) we and our students need at school, work and home to flourish. Dr. Adele Diamond’s research examines fundamental questions about how EFs are influenced by biological and environmental factors and improved by creative interventions and programs. Her discoveries have improved treatment for medical disorders and impacted early education, improving millions of children’s lives. In conversation with clinical psychologist, Vivien Keil.
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Padre Sporting Line Up
Water Polo
Serra Water Polo will play Bellarmine today at Bellarmine. Games begin at 4 p.m. with Frosh/Soph. Junior Varsity plays at 5 p.m. and Varsity at 6:30 p.m.
Cross Country
Serra Varsity Cross Country will compete at the Serra XC Invitational on Saturday beginning at 8 a.m. at Crystal Springs.
Football
The Freshmen Padres take on the Bellarmine Bells on Thursday at 3 p.m. Junior Varsity and Varsity play Bellarmine on Saturday. Kick off for JV is 11 a.m. and Varsity plays at 2:30 p.m. at Freitas Field.
GO PADRES!
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Shop Padre Family Businesses! |
If you would like to add your Padre-family business to our list, email us here.
Thank you for your community support and remember to shop small, shop local and shop Padre!
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Download our free Serra App TODAY!
Select your mobile app store below and download directly to your device. Or, search for the app on your phone. Once you download the app, you can log in with your last name and email address.
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Enjoy a fantastic week!
Aimee Lewis Strain
Director of Marketing and Communications
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Junipero Serra High School | 451 West 20th Avenue | San Mateo, CA 94403 | serrahs.com
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