FIRST PROGRESS REPORTS AVAILABLE | |
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Please be aware that progress reports are available for viewing starting today, Friday, September 30 on Aeries. To assist students and families in better understanding their progress report, please review the following information.
High School Families: The Aeries portal provides students and parents with progress reports every six weeks. A progress report is a snapshot in time and not a final grade. A student’s official report card or transcript is made up of end-of-semester grades.
CSArts-SGV progress reports are viewable in the Aeries portal at familysis.sgv.csarts.net under “Grades.” If you do not yet have an Aeries account or have forgotten your password, please contact CSArts-SGV Tech Support at techsupport@csarts.net. Next week, report cards will be generated and can be accessed on ParentSquare so that families can see how their students are doing on specific standards within their classes.
With the transfer of gradebooks from Schoology to Aeries Gradebooks, please utilize the resources below to navigate how to view gradebook information.
Please note that Aeries will now house progress reports (under “Grades”), gradebook details (under “Gradebook”), and assignment information (under “Gradebook Details”) for all high school students. Google Classroom will continue to house instructional resources and digital assignments, but will not include overall classroom grades. In order to encourage students to self-advocate, they should ask their teachers any questions about grades first before parents get involved.
Middle School Families: The Duarte Unified School District (DUSD) Aeries Parent Portal is the official communication tool for progress reports and grades for middle school students. DUSD will upload conservatory grades to their Aeries portal by early next week at the latest. Google Classroom houses instructional resources and digital assignments and also communicates overall classroom grades for middle school students. In order to align with CSArts-SGV’s grading timeline, middle school grades will be exported from Google Classroom and imported into DUSD Aeries grade reports. Please refer to the Middle School Technology Packet for more information about logging into these portals.
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CONGRATULATIONS CSARTS-SGV | |
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We are proud to share that the 2023 Niche rankings have been announced and that CSArts-SGV has done incredibly well! We would like to express our gratitude to all the students, teachers, and staff who continue to make CSArts-SGV exceptional. Without you, none of this would be possible.
Please see below for a sampling of the impressive rankings CSArts-SGV received:
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Best Charter High Schools: #1 in LA County & #3 in California
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Best Public High Schools: #7 in LA County & #201 in America (out of more than 20,000!)
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Most Diverse Public High Schools: #4 in LA County
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Best High Schools for the Arts: #4 in America
Please click here to view all of CSArts-SGV’s 2023 Niche rankings.
If you have not already left a review for our school on Niche, we encourage anyone from the CSArts-SGV community to do so! Every positive review will help our future rankings. To submit a review, please click here.
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HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEEK NEXT WEEK | |
Hey high school students, teachers, and staff! Show your school spirit by dressing up and participating in next week’s spirit week festivities, which ramp up the excitement for Homecoming 2022, “Neon Nights,” next Saturday, October 8. Check out the image below for each day’s theme and be sure to tag your awesome photos with #WeAreCSArts! | |
LAST CHANCE: HOMECOMING TICKETS | |
High school students: Don’t forget the deadline to purchase your tickets for Homecoming is this coming Wednesday, October 5. Get your tickets now to save money before prices go up on Monday, October 3! Homecoming 2022, “Neon Nights,” will be held on Saturday, October 8 from 7-11 p.m. at Almansor Court in Alhambra. Get ready to shine brightly under the neon lights! If you have any questions, please email sgv.leadership@sgv.csarts.net. We hope to see you there! | |
TWO-SENTENCE HORROR STORY SUBMISSIONS | |
Spooky season is here and we want to celebrate with some creative, spine-tingling scary stories written by CSArts-SGV students! Spot a ghost on the Metro on your way to school? Rehearsed in a haunted theater? Come up with your best two-sentence horror story, real or not, and share it with us! Click here to submit your story no later than Friday, October 21 for a chance to be featured on the CSArts-SGV Instagram. | |
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Attention all CSArts-SGV students: Acting, Creative Writing, Production & Design, and the School of Dance are collaborating to host the first-ever, cross-conservatory haunted house! Students from all conservatories and grade levels are invited to participate in “Tick or Treat,” an immersive experience that combines the talents of students from all ten conservatories, resulting in an unforgettable haunted house in October!
Students will be divided into teams and each team will be responsible for writing, directing, choreographing, designing, building, supplying music for, and performing in an original haunted house experience. The process of creating the show will begin at 5 p.m. on Friday, October 21 and each team will perform on the evening of Sunday, October 23. It's sure to be a whirlwind of a good time, with only three days to fully produce the performance! Tick, tock!
In order to participate, please be sure to fill out this form by Sunday, October 9 at 11:59 p.m. Please note: Students must be available for the full weekend (Friday, October 21 – Sunday, October 23) to participate.
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Middle school students: Ready for some fall fun? On Friday, October 14, please join us on the CSArts-SGV campus for Golden Autumn Day, the first Middle School Social of the year hosted by our very own Leadership class. This autumn-themed event will feature food, music, games, a Halloween make-up station, and more! Tickets will be sold at the door, but please RSVP so we can provide additional details regarding transportation, as needed. We hope to see you there!
Date: Friday, October 14
Time: 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Location: CSArts-SGV Cafeteria
Price: $15 per ticket (cash only); ticket price includes special fall treats and drinks
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FIRST PREVIEW DAY COMING UP | |
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CSArts-SGV’s first Preview Day is next Saturday, October 8! Invite your friends who are passionate about the arts to register now to attend a Preview Day session to learn about our award-winning arts and academic programs, hear about admissions processes for the 2023-2024 school year, and experience the magic of CSArts-SGV firsthand!
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SENIOR PACKAGE DEADLINE APPROACHING | |
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Class of 2023 families: Don’t forget to purchase a senior package before the final deadline tomorrow, Saturday, October 1! Please visit MySchoolBucks to purchase senior items or to check your order status by clicking on your account details once you log in. More information about Senior Packages can be found here. If you plan to purchase or already purchased Senior Package A, please be sure to make your class ring selections here.
To purchase the cap and gown or ring individually, please go to the SoCalGrad website. Please note that if you already purchased a package during Online Registration, you will not need to purchase a cap and gown as they are already included in the package.
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SAVE THE DATE: COLLEGE FAIR 2022 | |
CSArts-SGV’s College Fair will be held entirely on campus this year, reinforcing our commitment to helping our students find the right postsecondary fit! College Fair will take place on Wednesday, October 19 and Thursday, October 20 and will include a full lineup of master classes, workshops, panels, booths with college representatives, and more! On Friday, October 21, seniors will have the additional opportunity to visit Citrus Community College for an informative field trip. Please refer to the Schedule of Events for more details and keep an eye out next week for a link to register! | |
CARVED AT DESCANSO GARDENS | |
Descanso Gardens has generously gifted CSArts-SGV with discounted tickets to their annual spooktacular Halloween event, CARVED! A limited number of tickets are available on select dates in October for our CSArts-SGV families who are interested in attending. As an added benefit, all proceeds from your ticket purchase are tax deductible and will directly support the CSArts-SGV experience for our talented student artists. Click here to secure your ticket today! | |
HEALTH & SAFETY REMINDERS | |
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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.
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Homecoming Dance: Saturday, October 8
Indigenous Peoples’ Day (CSArts-SGV Closed, DUSD in session): Monday, October 10
Middle School Social: Friday, October 14
College Fair 2022: Wednesday, October 19 – Thursday, October 20
No Conservatory for Middle School (DUSD Staff Professional Development Day): Monday, October 31
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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES & EVENTS | | | | | |
