Our stole ceremony was an unforgettable emotionally charged celebration filled with joy, pride, and reflection. Each of your teachers shared heartfelt memories, painting vivid portraits of your growth, your perseverance, and your unique contributions to our community. You were seen, honored, and celebrated—both as individuals and as a powerful collective.

Your tribute to your advisor, Bailey Field, was a beautiful testament to the relationships you’ve built and the impact you've made. The love and gratitude in the room were undeniable.

The Class of 2025 will not be forgotten. You have left a legacy that will inspire future PBL students.

We are so proud of you. Congratulations, graduates!

12th grade students spent the last 8 weeks working in groups to research a topic of interest that answers the essential question of the project: How can I, as a statistician and economist, uncover and analyze the factual data of current federal government actions to inform others about the economic effects and motivate my peers to take action?

Then, students researched, wrote, recorded, and edited a podcast series that informs, persuades, entertains, and/or motivates a chosen audience about the selected topic.

Original artwork, show notes, timestamps, and data are all posted on Inkwire along with the recordings of all episodes.

🎧 Click on the links below to listen 🎧

Last week’s community meeting was a blast, pun intended, as advisories faced off in the PBL Advisory Olympics. Each group brought their A-game, working together through a variety of fun and competitive challenges—from heated debates (Is cereal a soup?) and PBL trivia to high-energy capture the flag and relay races.

It all came down to a tight race between our juniors and seniors, but in the end, the seniors clinched the final Advisory Trophy of the year!

A huge shoutout to all advisories for showing teamwork, and spirit! 🏆

Click on the images for the PDF End of Year Schedule

POLs offer students a meaningful opportunity to share their learning and the progress they have made on their independent projects. Each POL is unique and personalized just like our students. Parents and guardians are invited and welcome to attend. We encourage you to speak with your child to find out the specific date and time of their POL.

If you would like to attend, feel free to RSVP.

An RSVP is required as we need to add your name to the Samohi Visitor List (7th and Michigan Gate Entrance).

Drop by the PBL Office before or after the POL to pick up some PBL Pathway GEAR...

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Key Dates:

• Monday, June 9th - 9th grade POLs - SAMOHI per 1 + 2 FINALS
• Tuesday, June 10th - 9 + 11th grade POLs
• Wednesday, June 11th - Graduation! - SAMOHI per 5 + 6 FINALS
• Thursday, June 12th - L2L: Community Bonding @ the beach

Thursday, June 12, 2025 8:30 - 1:24pm

Students remain at the beach until school ends at 1:24pm. Students will be released from the beach - Life Guard Station #25.

If a parent/guardian wants to check them out earlier than 1:24pm, we MUST receive an email to attendancePBL@smmusd.org before we depart at 9:15 am for the beach in the morning!

WHAT TO BRING:

• sand games. 🪣
• Bring a snack, sack lunch , and water 💧. We will have cafeteria sack lunches for those order in advance.
• Apply sunscreen 🧴 and wear your swimsuit 👙 under your clothes.
• Bring a towel and a change of clothes.

Students may NOT bring Boogie Boards or Surf Boards prior to 1:24pm. We have a lifeguard permit for this school event and this is the guidance of the lifeguards during a big group event.

Students MAY go get food at Perrys - go in pairs or groups and bring the food back to the beach!

School starts at SAMOHI at 8:30am.

We will be leaving Samohi for Life Guard Station #25 beginning at 9:15 a.m. Stay together on the walk/ bus ride down to the beach.

PBL students, staff, (and parents who decide to join us) will “camp” on the sand—sit together, please, and take care of your stuff!

• No going in the water until the lifeguard tells us about water conditions and the boundaries.
• In the water, stay between the cones and only go in as far as the lifeguard allows. Swim with friends!
• Go to the bathroom in pairs. Tell a teacher before you go and tell that same teacher when you return.

Keep safe beach play, be respectful of the people and environment around us, and Have fun!

Seniors! After cap and gown pick-up on Monday, June 9th, head to your elementary school to visit your childhood, say hi to your former teachers, and get clapped out by some excited little ones. Please wear your cap and gown to the schools.

Meeting times and locations are as follows for Monday, June 9th:

• Edison Language Community: 1:30 pm enter through the front office and meet in La Plazita
• Franklin Elementary: 1:15 pm at the front office
• Grant Elementary: 12:45 pm in front of the school
• McKinley Elementary: 12:45 enter through the kinder yard (please note that the school is under construction)
• Roosevelt Elementary: 12:45 pm in the auditorium
• SMASH: 1:30pm sign in at the SMASH at Obama Center front office
• Will Rogers Learning Community: 1:15 pm in front of the school
• ** Muir Elementary: Please visit teachers Wheeler, Toapanta, and Ramirez at Grant Elementary or teachers Miller, Bozin, Prevett, Trubo, Hill, Benitez, Brizuela, and Griffin at Will Rogers**

Please sign up to let us know which school you will be visiting with this link. (Here is the long form in case that link didn't work: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScICs-sl42bnM8HpAeWM3Ni8gV0zv9kM0t4Cu1tY-QEIWY1WA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=108583689403232712968)

If you have any questions, please reach out to Ms. Chapman (achapman@smmusd.org)

Camp Invention is coming back to Community Magnet Charter School serving as a 5-day (June 23-June 27) non-profit summer camp for students K-5. We have Leadership Intern roles for high school students grades 10-12, that allow students to develop and build leadership skills through hands-on, practical experience working with elementary students.

Students earn:

• Up to 40 Volunteer Service Hours and a personalized letter of completion from the United States Patent and Trademark Office

• Obtain valuable experience to build resume for colleges, universities, scholarships, and/or future employment

• Foster leadership and classroom management skills by mentoring younger students and facilitating activities

• Develop professional relationships and network with local educators

https://www.invent.org/programs/leadership-intern

College Essay Writing Class

To report a student’s absence, please send an email to:

AttendancePBL@smmusd.org

or call Crystal Griffis at 310.395.3204 ext. 71-177

Please include your student’s first and last names, student ID numbers, and the reason they are absent (illness, family matter, medical or dental appointment, etc.).

• Students who become ill at school need to go to the nurse’s office to be released from school

• If a students leaves at lunch, we MUST have an email from you IN THE MORNING, asking for an early dismissal pass…if we receive an email AFTER they have already left, the absence will not be excused

• Students can pick up their early leave pass from the PBL house office after the 1st period of the day

• These passes CANNOT be delivered to their class

• When students leave early for a doctor’s appointment, they must bring a note back from the doctor so we can clear their absence…if we don’t receive a note, it is marked as a cut.

• All absences must be cleared in 3 days…please email the PBL house office if your child is out sick…after 3 days, it is an unexcused absence

• After a student has had 5 full day absences in the school year for illness, any further absence for illness must be verified by a physician

• Attendance for athletic participation is cleared through the athletics office

• This can take a few days to be corrected. Thank you for your patience.

• Questions about attendance procedures, please go to our website: https://www.smmusd.org/domain/3026

In AD 103- Across the hall from the nurse’s office,

Open on Tuesday from 1 to 3:45 pm and on Thursdays from 8:30 to 11:45 am!

• Immunizations

• Physicals

• Medical Care

• And so much more

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