SD Met Family Updates

We wish every Met family a wonderful Winter Break and a happy holiday season full of memorable moments!

Highlighting student learning through internships!

We ended our fall semester with a busy five days filled with Exhibitions, which were an opportunity for students to tell their internship story in a personal way, both in terms of content and structure. The goals of these Exhibitions were to celebrate each student’s achievements, provide space for each student to reflect on their growth and learning and then be assessed authentically by a panel of teachers and students on their presentation skills.

GoCar Internship with Mohammad

Innovations Academy Internship with Aviva

Moxie Theatre Internship with Gray

Start of Spring Semester - We're back to school in January!

Spring Semester starts on January 20, 2026! Here is what to expect when your students return from Winter Break:

Tuesday, Jan. 20, is an internship day. Students who are continuing their current internships or have finalized a new internship for Semester 2 should plan to attend their internship on Jan. 20 per their designated schedule.

Students who do not have an internship should work on their internship search from home. Students do not attend school on Jan. 20 because Met staff will be having professional development in the morning. Advisors will reach out to their students regarding expectations and support for internship search.

Wednesday, Jan. 21, is the first day of Met classes for ALL students, starting at 8:30 AM.

Thursday, Jan. 22, is the first day of internship support classes for any students who do not have a Spring Semester internship lined up. If your student does not have an internship, they are REQUIRED to attend school on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30-11:30, beginning on Jan. 22, to work with their advisors on finding an internship.

Semester 1 Grades

Congratulations to all of our students for completing their first semester of the 2025-2026 school year! Parents will receive a notification email when all Semester 1 grades are finalized and available in the PowerSchool Parent Portal in early January.

If you need access to your Parent Portal, please reach out to Ms. Mihoko. Thank you for supporting your students in their academic journey this semester!

Mesa Spring Semester 2026

Students have successfully enrolled in their Mesa College classes for the Intersession and Spring semester! Intersession begins Monday, January 5, 2026, and runs through January 30, 2026. The spring semester at Mesa College will begin on Monday, February 2, and end on Friday, June 1. To view their course schedule, students can log into their Mesa Student Portal (mySDCCD).

Please encourage your student to confirm their enrollment and review their class schedule prior to the start of the semester. Some students have short term (12-week or 8-week) courses. In these cases, students must be aware of start and end dates so that they do not miss the start of the classes.

Additionally, students should regularly check their Mesa College email account for any important updates and communications regarding their upcoming classes.

If your student has any questions or requires assistance, feel free to reach out to Mr. Moravec. For more information on procedures and updates, students can refer to the Met/Mesa College Students Google Classroom.

Support the Class of 2026!

At San Diego Met High School Foundation, our goal is to support all our students in not only academics but in having the best experiences and creating the most fulfilling memories!

Please use the following donation link to support our Senior Class of 2026: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/senior-class-2026-grad-nite

With these donations, you will support our seniors in a variety of ways, and specifically with the following events:

Grad Nite!
Senior Breakfast!
Prom!

The ideal donation per student is a $120 to support all events but any amount helps and is greatly appreciated!

How you can continue to help power our mission:

Donate: Every dollar counts. Contribute now to help us reach our goal.
Share: Share our campaign with your friends, family, and on social media. Your advocacy can amplify our impact.
Volunteer: Your time and skills can make an impact too.

Thank you for supporting our mission. Your support is invaluable.

Complete the 2025–26 Impact Aid Survey Today!

The annual Impact Aid Survey is now open in the PowerSchool Parent Portal. Families are asked to complete the form by Friday, December 19, 2025. This supports us in providing essential federal funding that supports all students across San Diego Unified — including those living on or near federal property such as military bases.

How to complete the form:

Log in to your PowerSchool Parent Portal.
Select Forms.
Choose 2025–26 Impact Aid Program Survey Form.
Sign and submit.

If you cannot access the Parent Portal, a paper version will be available in January.

If you need help accessing the Parent Portal or setting up an account, visit the Parent Portal resource webpage or contact Ms. Mihoko at mikeuchi@sandi.net.

Every completed survey helps bring valuable resources to our schools — thank you for your participation!

Please note that this new survey is different from the LCFF form you already completed earlier this year. We’re excited to share that SD Met collected 100% of the LCFF forms. Thank you to all parents and guardians for your outstanding cooperation and support!

Thank you! SD Met Amazon Wish List

A huge thank you to our generous SD Met families who have already purchased items from our Amazon Wish List! Your support makes a real difference for our students and staff.

We’ll continue to keep our Amazon Wish List updated throughout the school year with items that support classroom learning, student projects, and campus activities. If you’d like to contribute, please visit the link or scan the QR code. Thank you for helping us keep SD Met a thriving and well-supported learning community!

Please Review the Family Resource Guide

Families are asked to log in to the PowerSchool Parent Portal to review the 2025-26 Family Resource Guide and to complete the Family Resource Guide Survey Form. This guide includes important updates, family resources, and district policies for the new school year.

Need support with Parent Portal? Visit the Parent Portal resource webpage or contact Ms. Mihoko at mikeuchi@sandi.net.

You can also check out the following video for help completing the forms: How to Complete and Submit the Family Resource Guide Survey Form

Thank you for taking this important step to support your student’s success!

Yearbooks!

It's not too early to order your 2025-26 Met Yearbook! Celebrate every moment by ordering your Yearbook now!

Online Ordering Links:

Yearbooks: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01101979

Senior Ads: https://www.jostens.com/apps/jcom/router.mvc?affiliateId=1713358

Financial Aid and Scholarships!

It’s time for our senior students and families to apply for Financial Aid and Scholarships for the 2026-2027 school year! The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and California Dream Act Application (CADAA) are now open.

Our Senior Advisors and Mr. Moravec have already assisted students with setting up their FSA ID for the FAFSA application. Parents/Guardians will also need to create their own FSA ID in order to help complete the application for their student. For more information and support, please visit this site and use this application link to access the FAFSA application.

No matter what pathway your student is pursuing, there is financial aid available to help. We strongly encourage all families to apply for financial aid, regardless of income. Completing the FAFSA or CADAA is a requirement for many higher education institutions, especially if your student is seeking merit-based scholarships. Additionally, submitting the FAFSA or CADAA is necessary to be considered for the California Promise Grant at California Community Colleges.

Scholarship Opportunities: Mr. Moravec regularly posts scholarship search links and information for seniors in the Class of 2026 College and Postsecondary Info Google Classroom. Check the top post for the latest links. Don’t miss out on these important opportunities to support your student’s future!

Senior Portrait Sessions - schedule your session now!

Parents/Guardians of San Diego Met Seniors: our school's “Class of 2026” Prestige Photography sessions have started! Please visit https://local.prestigeportraits.com/ca/san-diego/9889-hibert-street.html to schedule your session. Tips & ideas to get prepared for your session with Prestige!

(Note: Senior Portraits are separate from the photos that were taken on campus for ID cards).

2025-2026 Academic Calendar

The Academic Calendar for 2025-2026 is linked here. Please refer to this for holidays, grading periods, Exhibition and Student-Led Conference dates, and other important information. Here are some important upcoming dates:

- January 20 - Spring Semester begins (internship day, no students on campus because of staff development)
- January 21 - First day of in-person classes for Spring Semester for ALL students
- February 2 - Mesa College Spring Semester begins
- February 6 - Met Recruitment Tour
- February 13 - Lincoln Day - No School
- February 16 - President’s Day - No School
- February 20 - MetUp Service Learning Day
- February 20 - Grading Period Progress 3 Ends

Attendance Reporting Form

Regular and timely attendance at school and internships is one of the most important factors for your student’s success! Students who are regularly tardy or absent from one or more classes are missing valuable learning time and are much more likely to fall behind and struggle in their studies. As such, we will be contacting parents/guardians for your support if your student is struggling with attendance.

This year, we are implementing an Attendance Reporting Google Form linked here. This will allow parents to quickly and simply report a student absence. Please use this form any time your student will be absent for any part of the day (including whole day absences, as well as late arrival and early dismissal), as well as for multi-day absences (e.g., vacations, illness).

If you have any questions about attendance, please contact us at sdmet@sandi.net.

CaliforniaColleges.edu - Check it out!

The Met is proud to be part of SDUSD’s partnership with CaliforniaColleges.edu, which is California’s official college, career, and financial aid planning and application platform. It provides lessons and tools to help students discover goals for life after high school, and make plans to achieve them. It provides a system for students to launch and manage California State University (CSU), University of California (UC), Community College (CC) and financial aid applications. Counselors and families will be able to monitor and support student’s college and financial aid application progress and completion.

The Met's implementation plan will begin with the class of 2026 where students will register and launch their California State University (CSU), University of California (UC) and Community College (CC) applications through CaliforniaColleges.edu. The Met's Counseling Team will work with staff and students to introduce and educate students on how to launch their financial aid (FAFSA or CADAA) and college applications in the fall of 2026.

We encourage all Met students and parents to register for an account (parents can add multiple SDUSD students to monitor their progress) and view the tutorials for college and career planning tools for all grade levels. Students will need to register through their district Clever account, by clicking on the CCGI Tile.

You can find more information about this amazing CaliforniaColleges.edu tool and how to utilize its platform. Learn more here.

Food on Campus - FREE School Meals for All Students!

All Met students are eligible to receive free school meals, including breakfast and lunch every day! We encourage students to eat well so they can stay focused and healthy! Students simply need to come to our office at the designated service times to pick up a meal. We do require students to sign our log when they pick up a meal so that we are keeping accurate counts. Meal times are as follows:

School breakfast is available in the office from 8:00am – 8:25am daily.
M/W/F lunch from 12:15pm – 12:45pm
T/Th lunch available at 11:30am dismissal

In addition, we always have fresh fruit and snacks on hand in the office for students to pick up for a quick energy boost throughout the day. Please encourage your students to take advantage of FREE food on campus!

Students are always welcome to bring lunch from home as another option.

Please note: Mesa College is now back in full session. Students purchasing food in the Mesa Commons need to be mindful of the longer wait times for food so they will not be tardy to their classes, especially Period 4 after lunch. Waiting for Mesa Commons lunch service is NOT A VALID EXCUSE for being tardy to class!

Students are NOT allowed to have food delivered from delivery services (such as DoorDash, GrubHub, Uber Eats, and similar apps). Though we are located on a college campus, the Met is a CLOSED campus, and students are not allowed to leave campus during school hours without permission, nor are food deliveries or other unauthorized visitors allowed. Please ensure that your students bring food or lunch money so that they can eat well, be healthy, and stay focused on their studies!

Chromebooks

Please remind your students to bring their FULLY CHARGED Chromebooks to school every day! Our district’s 1-to-1 Chromebook policy enables every student to have a Chromebook checked out to them exclusively. This means that every student can take their Chromebook home every day, and it is their responsibility to bring them back to school charged and ready to work on every day. If your student forgets to bring their Chromebook, we unfortunately do not have extras to loan out. Your student will be asked to call home to ask for their Chromebook to be brought to school. If it cannot be brought to school by parent/guardian, the student will be able to work on assignments in an alternative format.

Daily Schedule

Please review the regular daily schedule for the school year. All students will attend classes on campus from 8:30am to 3:15pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Tuesdays and Thursdays are dedicated to internships, and ALL students must attend school on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30am to 11:30am. NEW students will participate in the Met Gateway Program on Tuesdays and Thursdays, while RETURNING students will work with their advisor on finding an internship placement. As soon as a student has secured an internship, including a signed contract with the mentor, the student may start attending internship on Tuesdays and Thursdays instead of coming to campus. Our Gateway students are eligible to begin their internships after the conclusion of Gateway, as soon as September 23.

Drop-Off and Pick-Up Information

Student drop-off and pick-up is allowed in Lot 1 in the pull-out area in front of I-400, near the bottom of the main staircase. You may also use other areas along Mesa College Circle where there are curb cuts to allow cars to pull off the road. Please DO NOT attempt to drive up to the SD Met building for drop-off or pick-up. If you plan to park and visit the Met, you may park in a 1-hour visitor spot (limited) or use pay stations to purchase an hourly parking permit in Lot 1.

Student Parking Permits

For students who drive to campus and wish to have a parking permit for the semester, the application form is available in the front office. Please bring the completed form with the payment of $40 cash (no card payments are accepted at this time) to the Mesa College police office at Q-100 between 8am and 5pm Mon-Thurs (closed Fridays). The Mesa College is no longer issuing a physical parking permit to keep in your vehicle. Instead, your vehicle will be registered virtually in their new online system for the semester.

PowerSchool Parent Portal

The PowerSchool Parent Portal provides you with access to your student’s grades and current progress. If you need support with setting up your PowerSchool Parent Portal access, please contact Mr. Moravec at jmoravec@sandi.net for support.

PowerSchool Access

For questions about PowerSchool access for students and parents

Mihoko Ikeuchi at mikeuchi@sandi.net

School Tours

We are continuously enrolling new students. Please share this tour schedule with interested families. Encourage them to visit our school website to sign up for the next tour.

Senior Early Dismissal Policy

As part of supporting our 12th graders in having diverse opportunities for success, the Met has an early dismissal policy for qualified seniors. Students and parents/guardians must submit this Senior Early Dismissal application and await approval by the principal before any early dismissal can begin. Please note that the earliest that seniors may be dismissed is 12:10pm, and early dismissal does not apply on MetUp days (one Friday a month) or other special events that require student attendance until the end of the school day. Please refer to this Senior Early Dismissal Policy document for more details.