CSArts-SGV Weekly Wrap - January 27, 2023

January 27, 2023

2023-2024 ACADEMIC COURSE SELECTION

High school students: This month, the school counselors will be visiting your History/Social Science classes to assist with the selection of your academic courses for the 2023-2024 school year. They are excited to meet with you!

High school parents/guardians: Please keep an eye out for the drafted version of your student’s 2023-2024 Grade Level Course Request Form, which will be sent home over the next few weeks. Please note, the official Google form will need to be submitted online with both student and parent electronic signatures. The link to the specific Grade Level Google Form can be found on the drafted hardcopy. Additional course selection resources can be found on the Counselor’s Corner website.

Parents and students are encouraged to consider work/life balance when selecting academic courses. Honors classes, Early College (CCC) classes, and AP classes include college-level workloads and expectations, as well as a substantial amount of independent work. It is not recommended that any student take more than three of these classes per year.

ONCE UPON A SPIRIT WEEK

The CSArts-SGV Leadership class would like to invite high school students, teachers, and staff to dress up and participate in the Once Upon a Spirit Week festivities to be held from Monday, January 30 to Friday, February 3. See below for more details about each day’s theme and click here for outfit inspiration!

Monday, January 30: Midnight Monday

Pulling up to the kitchen for a midnight snack? What are you wearing?

Tuesday, January 31: Two-of-a-Kind Tuesday

Who’s Tweedledee and who’s Tweedledum? Twin with a friend!

Wednesday, February 1: Woodland Wednesday

Break out your elf ears, mushroom hats, and fairy wings – dress as a woodland creature!

Thursday, February 2: Anything but a Backpack Day

Leave the backpack at home! Bring a tote, stroller, or even a laundry basket?

Friday, February 3: Four Kingdoms Friday

Wear your class colors as a proud member of your kingdom! Seniors wear magenta, juniors wear blue, sophomores wear red, and freshmen wear yellow.

The week culminates with the Enchanted Festival & Pep Rally to be held on Friday, February 3 from 2:45-5:30 p.m.! See the image below for more information.

GET YOUR WINTER FORMAL TICKETS

Hey, high school students! Be sure to get your tickets on MySchoolBucks for the “Enchanted Evening” Winter Formal, to be held on Saturday, February 4 from 7-11 p.m. at Spring Field Banquet Hall (501 N. Harbor Boulevard, Fullerton). Also, don’t forget that TODAY, Friday, January 27, is the deadline to submit guest passes to Room 111. We hope to see you there!

STUDENT DESIGN CONTEST FOR APPAREL

Attention students in all conservatories and grade levels: Are you interested in having your design skills showcased on a limited-edition CSArts-SGV apparel item? We are currently accepting student design submissions to be featured on the front of a t-shirt or sweatshirt in an upcoming schoolwide online apparel sale. Don’t miss your chance to create a new spirit look that all your peers can be proud of, including our newest group of CSArts-SGV students being admitted this spring!

To be considered, please submit your design through this form by Tuesday, February 28 at 11:59 p.m. Be sure to review and follow all design guidelines listed on the Google form.

Once all submissions have been received, a panel of administrators and staff will be reviewing the designs to select a small group of finalists. Then these final designs will be shared on the @WeAreCSArts Instagram account so our CSArts-SGV community can vote and determine the winning design for inclusion in our next sale! Stay tuned for a future newsletter notifying the CSArts-SGV community of how and when to vote.

If you have any questions about this student design contest, please email communications@sgv.csarts.net. Good luck and happy designing!

GALA TABLE SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE

Table sponsorships are still available for Gala 2023: Fanfare in the French Quarter, which will take place at Le Méridien Pasadena Arcadia on Saturday, March 4! Click here to reserve your table for this unforgettable journey through New Orleans, featuring an artfully plated dinner, live and virtual auctions, and a stunning performance by our students and guest artist Terron Brooks. A limited quantity of individual tickets will be available soon – stay tuned for more details!

To donate an auction item or to learn more about Gala, please visit www.sgv.csarts.net/Gala. All proceeds from this event will support the talented student artists in all of the school’s donation-dependent arts conservatory programs.

SCHOOL ACKNOWLEDGED BY COLLEGE BOARD

We are pleased to announce that CSArts-SGV has been awarded the College Board's Female Diversity Award for expanding young women's access to AP Computer Science Principles (CSP) for the second year in a row! This award acknowledges schools for their work toward equal gender representation during the 2021-2022 school year.

JANUARY SENIOR BULLETIN

Class of 2023 families: Please click here to access the January edition of the Senior Bulletin, with new information on all things related to graduation and end-of-year activities. Be sure to check the Senior Updates page of our website often to receive the latest updates! Additionally, please consider joining the CSArts Seniors - 23: A Parent Page on Facebook – an unofficial resource for senior parents, by senior parents – in order to get involved with parent-planned activities and senior-support initiatives.

SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT CSARTS-SGV

Do you know a student who may be interested in joining our welcoming, creative, and unique school community? Help us recruit the next CSArts-SGV class! If you have friends or family with students entering grades 7-12 next fall, please encourage them to visit www.sgv.csarts.net/ApplyNow to learn more and apply before the deadline on Sunday, February 5. Thank you for helping spread the word about our amazing school!

Please note that the above application deadline is for incoming students only. The deadline for current students to apply for a conservatory transfer for next fall has already passed. Transfer applications for the 2024-2025 school year will be available early in the fall.

HEALTH & SAFETY REMINDERS

Please take the time to review our COVID-19 Information page for the most current COVID-19 policies and procedures. On this page, you can also access the COVID-19 Reporting Form in order to report a positive test, symptoms, or exposure.

Free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests are available through Heluna Health to CSArts-SGV students and staff who have symptoms that correlate with active COVID-19 or who have had a known close contact with a COVID-19 positive individual. Tests will be administered in the Health Office by one of our school nurses, and results will be recorded in Primary Health, a secure online database. All students and staff should register for Primary Health using this link. Advanced notice of the need for COVID-19 testing is appreciated and can be requested by contacting the Health Office at 657.321.4000 ext. 60401 or health.office@sgv.csarts.net.