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I hope everyone enjoyed Back to School Night last night. We loved meeting the families of our students! If you missed it, we have the 10th, 11th and 12th grade presentations linked below and they will be on our website by next week. You are also more than welcome to contact your student's school counselor with any questions.

Today marks the end of the first six weeks of school! Teachers will be posting grades in ParentVUE by the end of day Wednesday. This will be a snapshot of how your student is doing in their classes. After Wednesday of next week, click "Report Card" on ParentVUE to view their grades. If you have any questions about your student's grade, please reach out to your student's teachers.

Have a great weekend!

Take care,

Maritza Torres

Oceana has been enforcing parking regulations in the staff and student parking lots this week. Vehicles without a parking permit have been issued a pink warning notice. Students who wish to park in the student lot must check in at the attendance office to obtain a parking permit. Please bring your driver's license, vehicle registration, and proof of insurance. Failure to display a parking permit may result in a call to guardians, loss of privileges, and potential citations.

Starting October 2nd, Oceana will be serving breakfast to students on Wednesdays from 8:10 am until 8:25 am. We hope students enjoy!

For additional information about the food services, please click here.

New date for Trivia Night! Please note that Trivia Night changed to October 8th from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm in Oceana's cafeteria. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Please RSVP here or through QR code for Oceana High School's Annual Trivia Night! The night is hosted by the OSPTO as a fundraiser for the school. We will provide pizza and soda (including a vegan option) with a suggested donation of $5 per person or $20 per family (pay with cash or check at the door). Please RSVP so that we know how much pizza to buy! Hope to see you there!

Oceana's Annual Hygiene Drive begins on Monday, September 23rd! We encourage students and staff to bring unused hygiene products to their advisory's collection bin every Friday until October 25th. All donations will be brought to the Pacifica Resource Center and distributed among community members in need. Remember, the advisory with the most donations will receive a pizza party, so donate for a chance to celebrate!

If you have any questions, contact ASB Secretary Benny Manio (stu.bmanio42@jeffersonunion.net)!

The City of Pacifica is issuing a second extension for applications for the Library Advisory Committee.

The application deadline is 5 PM on Monday, September 30, 2024. Please apply via https://tinyurl.com/PacificaCommittee.

More information can be found on the City of Pacifica website via http://www.cityofpacifica.org/committees.

This year's coastal cleanup day will be TOMORROW, September 21st 2024 from 9AM to 11AM! We are extremely excited to bring back Coastal Cleanup Day as over the years, this event gives Earth and Ocean lovers from around the globe the opportunity to clean up their neighborhoods and beloved places. Join us and help us remove the trash and plastic pollution from our streets, parks, and beaches before the rain arrives. Last year, for Coastal Cleanup Day 2023, we had the pleasure to welcome 739 volunteers who removed 2,057 pounds of landfill trash, 322 pounds of recyclables, and 14,793 cigarette butts.

On October 12th, there is a Second Harvest Food distribution at Jefferson High School from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. Daniel Hagen will be there to help students at the event. Students should contact Laurie at lhughe@jefffersonunion.net if they are planning on attending.

Ms. Owyang will be hosting a CSU application workshop on October 3rd during flex time. Be sure to sign up with her through Teachmore!

Need support on college applications? Here is a great place to start!

Check out these workshops if you want info/support with Skyline College!

Questions? Email Ms. Owyang at aowyang@jeffersonunion.net

Juniors will all be receiving the 4 year Grad Plan lesson with Mr. Johansson over the next few weeks. Students will be pulled during flex time and learn how to plan classes to meet graduation requirements and requirements to apply to college.

Click on the image for the slides.

We encourage all students to review the attached flyer and take advantage of these resources. Mental health is an important aspect of your overall well-being, and we are here to support you every step of the way.

The JUHSD Wellness Page also has many additional support resources.

Wellness Counselor and School Social Worker can provide support with short-term mental health, stress management/mindfulness, grief/loss, anxiety/depression, health appointments, crisis, referrals to community resources/outside counseling, and more! No question or concern is too small!

Click here for the request form!

Alyssa Owyang (she/her), aowyang@jeffersonunion.net, School Counselor, is on campus on Monday, Wednesday & Thursday supporting the 12th grades

Mattias Johansson (he/him), mjohansson@jeffersonunion.net, School Counselor is on campus Monday - Friday supporting 9th-11th graders

Jeannette Herbert (she/her), jherbert@jeffersonunion.net, Wellness Counselor is on campus Monday - Friday

Liberty Cajayon (she/they/siya), lcajayon@jeffersonunion.net, Wellness Counselor II/School Social Worker is on campus Monday - Friday

Website: https://www.juhsd.net/ohs
Location: 401 Paloma Avenue, Pacifica, CA, USA
Phone: 650-550-7300