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There will be no school on Friday Feb. 12 and Monday Feb. 15 in observance of Lincoln's birthday and President's Day respectively. Those weeks will follow the bell schedule below:

• All High School students will remain Virtual until further notice from the District. Check the District website at vistausd.org for further information.

Student Calendar 2020-2021

Students will receive more information through their English classes.

Click on the photo below for more information regarding class choices, course catalogs, course selection forms and more.

Semester 1 report cards are now ready to view in Parent Portal and Student Portal. Click the link below to access your portal now!

Parent Portal

Please click picture to see the latest update!

Spanish Version

This is an important tool to assist teachers with digital citizenship and classroom management. It is important that parents are aware of the privacy policy and our adherence to the ethical monitoring policy.

Hapara Parent Letter English

Hapara Parent Letter Spanish

The Vista High Golf Team will be starting up for both boys and girls on Tuesday, February 16th. Anyone can join regardless of experience. Practices and matches are held at the Golf Club of California Monday-Thursday. To sign up or get more info please email Coach McGregor: aaronmcgregor@vistausd.org or check out the flyer.

Please congratulate the following Vista High School CTE Photography students for their recognition in this year's regional Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards:

Gold Key Recipient:

Berenice Bolanos Flores

Silver Key Recipient:

Emilio Gutierrez

Honorable Mention Recipients:

Adriana Roque

Anthony Mercado Valdovinos

Kayle Carachure

Myangela Pruitt

Akzayakatl (Aky) Morales

Philip Gomez Tejeda

Hayley Garcia

To view the photographs, click on this link Scholastic 2021

See below for new guidelines on when to send students to school.

Decision Tree Guidelines SPANISH

For further information on Isolation Timelines based on this Decision Tree, click this link:

Isolation Timelines

Click HERE for more information

Next week is Valentine's week! Please join us on social media this week as we celebrate! We will host challenges, have a contest, and share out teacher, staff, and student-shared photos. Follow us on Instagram@vhsasb.

Attached is a Google Form to nominate students for the annual yearbook Senior Superlatives (awards). Seniors can nominate their classmates for awards, and the students with the most nominations will be selected as the winner. You can only nominate one person per award, but you do not have to complete the entire form.

Please complete your form by Friday, February 5th. As long as we have enough participation, the winners will be notified the following week. Each student can only "win" one category.

Seniors, the FINAL order deadline for Senior Hoodies will be Friday, March 19, 2021. Get them at Finance or the school’s VHS Webstore.

Seniors, Be sure to check our Senior Information page on our website. We will continue to add important dates, announcements, and news as we get closer to graduation. https://vhs.vistausd.org

Any LGBTQ students who would like to join a supportive group, please contact Ms. Al-Shamma in the counseling office.

Please help us complete our yearbook. Click https://vhs.vistausd.org/student_life/yearbook to submit pictures and quotes for our Winter Section.

College Visits

Visits by college admissions reps are still taking place before and after school. This is a great opportunity for juniors to start their college exploration process so that they can select next year where to apply. All visits are open to any grade level. No sign up is needed, just click on the zoom link at the time of the visit and you're good to go.

College Visits

Scholarships

From now until the end of April is peak Scholarship season. Seniors need to be searching for and applying for scholarships dollars. There is a scholarship for just about everyone. Make sure your senior is checking the Scholarship Bulletin on a regular basis and checking the College & Career Center google classroom. Many local scholarships will be coming up over the following months and local and regional scholarships are ones our seniors win each year.

Scholarship Bulletin

Are you interested in starting your own scholarship or have one to promote to our students? Please contact Mr. Soderback (stephensoderback@vistausd.org).

Employment

Students who are looking for a job can join us every other Tuesday after school for JOB LAB online. The next session will be on February 9th at 2:45 PM - please register here.

Students who do get a job and are under 18 will need to have a work permit application signed by one of their parents, the new employer and Vista High School. The entire process is done online via email this year. This is the work permit application that needs to be filled in and emailed to Mr. Soderback (stephensoderback@vistausd.org).

Click on the VIP link above for more information on navigating the Vista Unified School District's virtual world! Get help with Canvas, Academics, Social/Emotional issues and more!

Are you interested in viewing your student's grades, attendance, demographic information and more? Log on to your Parent Portal by clicking above if you already have an account or create a new account! Directions for Parent Portal linked here!

Parent Portal Directions - English

Parent Portal Directions - Spanish

If you would like help with any of these Computer Based school applications, fill out the Computer Based Learning Appointment form below and we will contact you to set up an on campus appointment to walk you through!

First in the series begins on January 19, 2021.

On Saturday, February 27, 2021 all 6th-11th grade parents/legal guardians and students are invited to participate in UCSD's Annual Conference ~ It Begins with a Dream: Celebrate your culture and prepare for the university ~ This FREE event will be presented in English and Spanish. Click on the flyer below to register.

Please click on the links below for more information!

Vista High PTSA

Panthers After Hours

Vista High Library

Wellness Center

PASS Americorps

College and Career Center

College Workshop Sign Ups

Counseling Newsletter

2021 Counseling Senior Year Roadmap

Please click on the link below to view Vista High School's policy on Parent and Family Engagement.

Title 1 School-Level Parent and Family Engagement Policy

State law requires all public schools receiving state funding to prepare and distribute a SARC. The purpose of the report card is to provide parents and the community with important information about each public school. A SARC can be an effective way for a school to report on its progress in achieving goals. The public may also use a SARC to evaluate and compare schools on a variety of indicators. A hard copy will be made available upon request at the school site.

The SARC contains all of the following:

• Demographic data
• School safety and climate for learning information
• Academic data
• School completion rates
• Class sizes
• Teacher and staff information
• Curriculum and instruction descriptions
• Postsecondary preparation information
• Fiscal and expenditure data

SARC Report/SARC Report Spanish

Vista High School is committed to the Social and Emotional needs of all students.

Social/Emotional Supports & Links

https://vhs.vistausd.org/counseling

Vista Virtual Wellness Center:

https://sites.google.com/view/vhswellnesscenter/home

Wavecrest Cafe Meals

San Diego Food Bank

Brother Benno Oceanside Services

Vista Teen Outreach

Vista Community Clinic

North County LGBTQ Resource Center

North County Lifeline Community Resources

Please call: (760) 726-5611 Extension: 71007 or 71008

Email: almapena@vistausd.org, leahpower@vistausd.org

If you have questions, comments, concerns or requests for information you would like to see in the newsletter, please let us know by clicking on the link above. We appreciate your input!

Email: teachername@vistausd.org
Website: http://vhs.vistausd.org
Location: 1 Panther Way, Vista, CA, USA
Phone: (760) 726-5611
Twitter: @VHSPanthers

Couple things to note:

1) Students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. An older sibling does not work!

2) Paperwork should be pre-filled (minus the Physician Exam Portion) before going to the office.

3) Cash/Credit ONLY!