COMMUNITY SCHOOLS NEWSLETTER MAY 2022

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. During the second week of May, Ganesha HS commits to raise awareness about mental health. We will use this time to amplify the message of "Together for Mental Health" to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness, educate the Ganesha community on the importance of mental health and wellness and provide resources to support families and individuals affected by mental health issues. We will be sharing information and resources via social media, student videos, posters and resource fair. To learn more about: Why is mental health important for teens? What are the warning signs? and What can you do to help? Click on the button below.

Teen Mental Health

IMPORTANT DATES

May 10: Virtual Parent Workshop - Different Learning Styles: Capitalizing on Your Child's Strengths at School and at Home May 11: Virtual PUSD Parent Workshop - Mental Health Awareness May 12: Coffee with School Leaders May 17: Virtual Parent Workshop - Homework Strategies for ELL Parents May 24: Virtual Parent Workshop - Improving Literacy Skills May 27: Last Day of School For detailed information of Ganesha events and activities, click on the centralized calendar button below.

GHS Centralized Calendar

CLASS OF 2022 SENIOR ACTIVITIES

May 3: Powder Puff May 18 and 19: Senior Final Exams May 20: Senior Goodbye Rally May 21: Grad Nite May 23: Senior Check Out May 24: Senior BBQ May 25: Senior Awards May 26: Graduation Practice May 27: Graduation

Click on the button below to access detailed calendar Senior Activities

SUMMER SCHOOL

Dates: June 2 - July 1 Time: 7:45 am - 2:00 pm Days: Monday - Friday IN PERSON at Ganesha High School Summer School Principal: AP, Luis Lemus Luis.Lemus@pusd.org MSAC Coordinator: Resource Teacher, Erin Lariviere Erin.Lariviere@pusd.org Summer School Applications are available in the Google Classrooms for each grade level: C/O 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 & 2026 Students can also schedule a meeting with his/her counselor in order to discuss graduation plans and decide which class needs to be taken during the summer.

COUNSELING TEAM

Grades and credits for first semester are posted and should be available for review through your Parent Connect. As a reminder, if you are having trouble logging on to your Parent Connect, please contact the main office for assistance.

Credits Towards Graduation At the completion of each semester students should be earning 30 credits. If your student has earned less than 30 credits for the fall semester, it could be because they did not pass a class. Counselors are available to discuss classes, credits and graduation plans as they pertain to your student.

RESOURCE CENTER RESOURCE CENTER CLOSURE: RC is closed EVERY Friday so that we can provide targeted lessons to students who need the extra support. If you are interested in getting extra support, please let your teacher know to contact Mrs. Lee or Ms. Lariviere. 

Tutoring Services are held in room 22 M - Th - 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 12:05 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Friday - 8:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. 12:20 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. For more information contact: YoungJi Lee, Intervention Teacher youngji.lee@pusd.org Ext. 30022 Erin Lariviere, Resource Teacher Erin.Lariviere@pusd.org Ext. 30154

EVENING TUTORING HOURS Ganesha is now offering tutoring in the evening for students who cannot attend after school. Evening tutoring is offered via Zoom by classroom teachers from 6 pm - 8 pm, Tuesday - Thursday. You do not need to be a student in that teacher's class in order to attend the tutoring sessions. Links can be found on Google Classroom - Class of 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

COLLEGE AND CAREER CollegeBoard Opportunity Scholarship $500 to $40,000 scholarship https://opportunity.collegeboard.org/

WORK PERMITS You can pick up a work permit request in room 45 and once completed return it to room 1 to be able to receive you actual Work Permit. Limited amount of requests are also available in the front office. CSU Applications still OPEN The following link has a list of all the campuses still currently accepting applications https://www.calstate.edu/apply/Pages/application-dates-deadlines.aspx Please visit the Career Center for assistance. FAFSA and DREAM ACT  Application Opened October 1st Priority Deadline March 2nd!!! Seniors are highly encouraged to visit their counselor or career center to get assistance with their applications.

For more information contact: Janette Magallon, College and Career Tech Career Center Location: Room 45 Ext. 30131

COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Are you in need of food, clothing or other resources? The community schools team can connect students and families to school and community resources. You can also visit our Food Pantry/Clothing Closet by scheduling an appointment with Teresa Murillo at 562-390-6159. You can also visit us at Ganesha HS in room 42.

PARENT WORKSHOPS

Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Tuesday, May 17, 2022 Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Time: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Zoom ID: 867-9780-3401 Password: Ganesha

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