A PLACE OF EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

Sonora Staff Spotlight Award We are proud to announce our first Staff Spotlight Award Recipient, Kelly Virden. She came to us hitting the ground running and has not stopped. She has grown our ASB to over 50 students. The dances, the pep rallies, and everything in between have been a tremendous amount of work that she has completed with a positive disposition. She is also working with our Yearbook Staff to create an outstanding book for this school year. Kelly is also working to ensure that 30 of our students graduate with the credits that they need. This award is only a small token of appreciation for all that you do for our Raider Family. We are proud to have you onboard.  Congratulations Kelly for earning our Staff Spotlight Award!! FJUHSD Superintendent Communication Click Here for our FJUHSD Newsletter FJUHSD COVID-19 Updates Safety Procedures All students and staff will complete a Qualtircs COVID Safety Survey each morning (the survey will be sent to your school email). Before entering campus, students will show their green checkmark from the completed survey permitting them to be on campus. Students will walk through the thermo-imaging temperature cameras after showing their green checkmarks.  Masks are required inside and will be optional while outside.  In accordance with the Center for Disease Control (CDC), CA Dept. of Public Health (CDPH), and Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA), we ask that you complete the Qualtrics survey each morning prior to arriving on campus. However, please do not attend school if you have experienced any COVID-related symptoms: Flu-like symptoms such as fever of 100.4 or greater  Chills  Cough  Sore throat Runny or stuffy nose that is not associated with a pre-existing condition or other chronic health condition.  Further, following the recommendations issued by the CDC, the CDPH has issued guidance in support of full in-person instruction and to as much instructional time as possible.   Please note that masks will be required by all staff and students while indoors regardless of vaccinated status. As an extra precaution, FJUHSD is committed to continuing the enhanced cleaning procedures established to ensure that our schools are clean, sanitized, and safe. Further, temperatures will continue to be taken each morning.  If you do not receive the Qualtrics Link, then please click here: Daily Symptom Qualtrics Survey (Paper Form).docx. Please look here to check for your symptoms: Symptom Checker. Golden Apple Award  We are pleased to announce our first Golden Apple Recipient of the school year, Mr. Steven Nguyen. Mr. Nguyen came to us three years ago as our Computer Science Teacher after working at Imperial Middle School. He was also a student teacher for Mr. Russ Moreno. Our program has grown to approximately 180 students, with approximately 140 out of 140 eligible students taking a concurrent enrollment college course. It has been a true joy to see the students learning and growing in technology while in the program. We were able to see our youngest CTE program, Gaming, alongside our oldest CTE program, Agriculture. Sonora High School is a special place when you can have cows next to computers to showcase all the types of students whom we serve. Thank you Steven Nguyen for being such an important piece to our Raider Family. Mental Health The 2021/22 school year is off to a great start with students and staff members excited to see each other, reconnect with a more normal routine, and celebrate together at Sonora.   That being said, we also understand there continues to be an increased need of mental health services due to continued concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, re-acclimating to the school environment, and other events happening throughout the country and world. FJUHSD recognizes that these world dynamics may bring up uncomfortable emotions, questions, concerns, or directly impact their personal environments. If you or your student are experiencing difficulties affecting your wellness, please note that FJUHSD has partnered with Care Solace for this exact reason.  Care Solace is committed to helping our students, families, and staff connect with mental health services in the community. They are experts at navigating the mental health systems so that you can access support quicker and easier. Please consider contacting Care Solace if you or your loved ones are in need of support.  If your student’s performance is being impacted by these world dynamics, we have a document on our district website that outlines How To Access School-Based Mental Health Services at Sonora High. Please review the information and consider if this may be of benefit to you.  Lastly, our district's main webpage has a Mental Health tab for your reference. The tab has our Virtual Calming Room where anyone can have access to healthy coping skills and mental health resources for both students and parents.  As we continue to work with our students and families transitioning back to campus, we wanted to remind you that FJUHSD is committed to supporting our students and staff holistically.  Thank you for taking the time to read this important message, and for ensuring every member of the FJUHSD community feels supported and cared for during these unprecedented times. Thank you so much to our students and advisors for an outstanding Fall Sports Pep Rally on Friday. We will be sure to include pictures in our newsletter next week. We had performances by our award-winning Dance Production, Drill Team, Cheerleaders, and Band. We had our JROTC and Staff participate as well. Most importantly, thank you to our ASB for their masterful coordination of it all for us.

Latest COVID Vaccination Requirements

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ASB News

PTSA

PTSA is a volunteer association where parents, educators, students, and other stakeholders become active in their schools and communities. PTSA members are advocates for all children through active participation in a variety of schoolwide events. We invite you to our meetings to become active participants in your student’s welfare. We meet on the fourth Monday of the month at 6 p.m in the Sonora Staff Lounge.

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Care Solace

Daily COVID Survey

Here are the ways you can take your Quatrics Survey:  The email that you receive in the mornings. There is a link on our website as pictured below. There are QR Codes here and as you walk to the front doors. Please have your devices charged and ready. You do not need a phone to take this survey because you can use your Chromebook.

Community News

This section is dedicated to general Orange County/La Habra information that may apply to our students and families.

Here is a decision tree that all families should use with regard to COVID as it relates to school.

FJUHSD FOOD SERVICES

Meals will be provided to ALL students free of charge again this school year and for the foreseeable future! While families are not required to complete the FJUHSD Income Data Form to access these free meals, they are encouraged to complete one to qualify for the additional benefits associated with this eligibility (P-EBT card, reduction in fees for bus passes, home internet access, utilities, and AP/SAT/PSAT testing). The FJUHSD Income Data form is in Data Confirmation or you can come into the office to pick up a hard copy. Please click the link below to read all of the benefits. We WILL be using the POS computer system. Students will sanitize their hands and then proceed thru service lines (speed lines or kiosks) as they have prior to COVID. They will make their food selections and then enter their student ID number into a pin pad to be processed. Breakfast will be served at the morning snack break and lunch at lunch break. We will not be selling any items a la carte.

More than a Meal

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Master Calendar for 2021-2022 We understand that planning is important for all of our Raider Families. We have included an academic calendar for the school year below. There will be additional extra-curricular events that are not included in the calendar below. CHANGE OF DATE!! Change in date notice!! We will have our annual Open House on January 5, 2022 beginning at 6:00 pm in the large gym. This means that our minimum day will also change to January 6, 2022. We will post our new calendar next week. Sonora Campus Tours Please share the link below with any family who may have an interest in making Sonora High School their academic home. We even have a special evening set up for families who are not able to attend any of the daytime tours. Please feel free to check out some of the videos that provide a glimpse into the life of a Sonora Raider. Click here for a Campus Tour Perspective Students

Access your grades 24/7

Please keep in mind you can access grades all day, every day by clicking here: Aeries Parent Portal. If you have any trouble accessing your Aeries account, please contact Elizabeth Moreno or Monica Lopez. Please remember that we will begin the second quarter of school on Monday, October 18th.

Academic Assistance

We encourage our students to use any of the following academic interventions to support their learning while at SOHS. We want you to stay connected to your learning.

Raider Revolution This week you will move into a new Raider Revolution based on your progress report grades. If you need assistance in a subject, then you will be moved into that tutorial (20 minutes Monday through Thursday) starting tomorrow. If you would like to discuss your Raider Revolution placement, then please contact Mr. D'Amelia at jdamelia@fjuhsd.org

Math Tutoring

Academic Saturday School We have Academic Saturday School whereby NHS peer tutors will work with students from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm on any subject they need assistance in. For more information, please contact jjackon@fjushd.org

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Writing Center

We have the Writing Center that is open to all of our students in the Garage Monday through Thursday from 3:15 until 4:15. This is to help you with any reading/writing assignment that you may have in any of our subject areas. All are welcomed to attend. If you have any questions, then please feel free to email jjackson@fjuhsd.org.

College Colors Day

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Athletics

Here is a sports weekly wrap-up from our Athletic Director: Football: They have one more game remaining against Buena Park at Buena Park this Friday at 7:00 pm. We hope that you will join us because we are headed for a strong finish. Cross Country: Having a great season again! They are competed at Mt. SAC and honored to be asked to move up to later races with higher competition. This is a big thing in cross country running at later events. op Teams Division 3,4,5 in State and a few out-of-state schools. Sonora Boys finished in 7th place and our Girls 10th place. League finals will take place next week. Boys Water Polo: Finished 3rd in round play but now into the carousel league play. This will determine the final standings and boys are determined to finish strong and head to playoffs. Girls' Golf: The team battled all year. They just completed the season with league finals.   Girls' Volleyball: FInished the season last week by taking on Downey High School. Our team played so well and fought to the end taking them to five games. GOOD JOB!

Fall Seniors Please let us show some love for our Class of 2022 participating in our fall activities. Thank you for showing Raider Pride!!

THANK YOU

Thank you to our Raider Family who came to support all of our Fall activities. Next up, our Winter Sports. Let us keep the Raider spirit going!!

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ATHLETIC CLEARANCE PROCESS ALL Sports Including Cheer, Dance, JROTC & Band Must Register 1) Go to AthleticClearance.com Create an account and complete all sections: Watch the video on by clicking here: AthleticClearance.com for detailed instructions.    **Very Important** Choose “Sonora” (CIF-SS)” on the list and the School Year "2021/2022" 2) Print out Confirmation Page from AthleticClearance.com Print & Fill Out (Both parent & student signature is required) Please be advised that each sport/activity will require a separate confirmation page. 3) You must complete all 4 pages of the Physical Evaluation Forms  Please Click Here for Downloadable Physical Forms Print & Fill Out all 4 pages (Both Parent & Student signature is required) Pages 1-2 are filled out by the Parent(s) and Student  Page 3-4 MUST be COMPLETED, SIGNED, and DATED by PHYSICIAN.  Only the Signature from an MD, DO or PA will be accepted. Signatures from Chiropractors and Nurse Practitioners are NOT accepted.  NO PHOTOCOPIES will be accepted.  Student's Physical & Physical Form Must be Completed After May 15th   4) Athletic clearance paperwork will be collected by sport. Check with your coach to find out when your sport will be turning in their athletic clearance paperwork.     5) Athletic Waivers Athletic Waivers must be turned in with Athletic Clearance. View and download Waiver HERE   If you have questions, please contact Mr. Cazares at scazares@fjuhsd.org

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Important Dates Please click here for FJUHSD Important Dates: FJUHSD Important Dates November 1, 2021 (No Student Day) June 2, 2022 (Graduation) June 2, 20 Office Hours Monday through Friday 6:45 am until 4:00 pm

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