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We wish all our Vista High School Families a wonderful holiday break! See you back on Nov. 28. Classes will be EVEN that day.

Nov. 21-25 - Thanksgiving Break - No School

Dec. 22 - Jan. 10 - Winter Break - No School

Feb. 17-21 - No School

2022-2023 District Calendar

Our Culinary students took a field trip to Black Rail, Tinleaf Fresh Kitchen, and La Cocina Mesa restaurants in Carlsbad. Students toured each, made fresh pasta, made focaccia bread and fresh tortillas and ate so much.

Please join us for the next English Learner Advisory Committee meeting on Nov. 29!

Spanish Agenda

PSST World is an on-line platform that allows students to report anything worrisome without fear. Using PSST World, students can report any range of concerning behaviors and incidents that they have seen, heard, or experienced. When a report is made, a message is immediately sent to our safety team and they will reach out to site administration for follow up.

Go HERE to check it out or to make a report.

Good evening Panther families,

We are reaching out on behalf of the Vista High School (VHS) PTSA about a new fundraising opportunity: As we move into the Holiday Season, Do you use Amazon? Switch to AmazonSmile and designate Vista High School (VHS) PTSA as your charity!

As we move into the 2022/2023 school year, our stated goal is to make every child's potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children. Our mission is for Parents, Teachers and Students to work together with our school to help provide programs and enrichment activities which enhance your child's learning environment!

By switching to AmazonSmile and designating Vista High School (VHS) PTSA as your charity, the VHS PTSA will be able to provide even more amazing opportunities for the school we all love so much!

Thank you in advance for your generosity. Click HERE to join the PTSA!

For current updates on the VHS PTSA, follow us on VHS PTSA on Facebook. Stay Connected!!!

Spanish Version

Our VHS Band & Color Guard had another 1st place finish last night at the Westview Gold field tournament. So far we've had an undefeated season and hope to keep that trend alive this weekend! Let’s congratulate their wins and cheer them on at RBV’s marching tournament this Saturday! VHS performs at 6:45pm.

RBV Tournament Schedule linked here:

https://schedules.competitionsuite.com/0482a92d-fb58-45bb-a10c-5f05a287dfe0_logistical.htm

VHS Band and Pageantry Corps

Friends and Family Night Performance

Friday, November 18th. Gates open at 6:15pm

Performance at 7pm

See’s Candy Fundraiser for Band and Colorguard! Going on now through December 2nd.

Benefits the Band Program at VHS

Order online using this link:

https://www.yumraising.com/secure/vhsrb_vista_high_school_band_boosters44/pamcha1015/

Or scan the QR Code HERE>

The San Diego County Library has made its digital and audio books available to thousands of local students throughout the county. Any student in Vista USD, using just their student IDs, may check out the library’s collection of age-appropriate digital materials via Sora, an app used by school districts.

Additionally, every VHS student can check out the San Diego County Library’s Teen Book of the Month with their student ID through the Sora app— the ebook and the audiobook! There are unlimited checkouts for this month only.

Teen Book of the Month (Nov 1-30)

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

A breathtaking debut novel featuring an asexual, Apache teen protagonist, Elatsoe combines mystery, horror, noir, ancestral knowledge, haunting illustrations, fantasy elements, and is one of the most-talked about debuts of the year.

Other Book of the Month titles available:

Students! Do not add any stickers to the outside of your Chromebook. There is a white card in a plastic sleeve to use for personalizing your Chromebook. Chromebooks returned with stickers will be charged $3 per sticker.

Through the North County Transit District all youth under 18 can ride our public transportation for free! Click on the link for more information!

Youth Free Pronto Pass

Please click the picture to read the latest update.

Spanish Version

Check out the VHS Official Instragram account @OfficialVistaHS

*Testing Centers at VHS and RBV will NOT be open during the Thanksgiving Break week. The Vista Innovation Center will remain open.

Covid 19 Decision Tree

Covid 19 Decision Tree SPAN

Guess what, Panthers! The Library is now open for one hour before school and two hours after school to provide you a place to get homework done and get prepared to ace your classes! There are also teachers and tutors available to help you in any subject you need help with. So, see you in the library! Open everyday until 5:30 and in the mornings one hour before school starts!

Miss Janet's Panthers After Hours cooking class makes delicious foods with our PAH Students. Classes are every Monday and Thursday, and the first 15 students to arrive can cook and then eat these great meals!

Boys cross country is sending a full team to CIF state, over Thanksgiving break, for the first time since 2015! The qualifying girls are Melissa Estrada and Lauren Peacher. We wish them all luck.

• Winter sports have officially begun. This week in sports, on Tuesday, Girls Water Polo plays San Marcos, and boys water polo plays in CIF open state quarterfinals against Mt. Carmel at 5pm at El Corazon aquatics center. On Thursday, Boys Basketball plays Temecula Valley. On Friday, Wrestling has Frosh/Soph Duals, and girls water polo has an SD scrimmage. On Saturday, boys and girls soccer face Hoover, and wrestling duals continue.
  

Purchase them online using this QR Code!

Here are the sports events for this week!

Coach Bobby is looking for Boys interested in starting up a Boys Tennis Team! He now coaches the girls team and they have had an AMAZING season! Interested? Contact Coach Bobby at robertwilcheriii@vistausd.org!

Attention Gamers: The Panthers After Hours Esports/Video Gaming program has started and is open to all students Monday thru Friday from 3:30 to 5:00pm in room M14. Gaming includes Fortnite, Madden, FIFA, Apex, Smash Bros, and More! For questions contact Mr. Murphy at owenmurphy@vistausd.org

Want to play a sport? You will need to fill out this packet and get it signed by a doctor. When you have it complete turn it in to your Coach or the Athletic Trainer.

Athletic Clearance Packet

Seniors, if you are thinking about community college as your next step - Community College Week is coming up Dec 5-9th. Sign ups for MiraCosta Day and Palomar Day start this week in the College & Career Center and online. You can get signed up for each college for free as well as learn about all their support programs. The Community College Fair will be in the main quad on Dec 7th during Panther Time so you can talk to all the programs and departments. Get ready for community college and everything taken care of before the winter break.

College Visits to the College and Career Center(CCC) have started. College admissions officers will be visiting our campus in person until the end of November. Please check the CCC canvas for the schedule. Passes are on the back table in the library. All students are welcome. Remember seniors - you should be shopping for colleges NOW.

MiraCosta College will be here to help seniors every Tuesday and Thursday during panther time in the College & Career Center. Passes are in the center on the main table.

Are you going to college? FAFSA application opens October 1st. Make sure you're applying! It's free money! Any questions or unsure how to fill out the application, drop into the counseling center!

Follow @vhs_counselors for all Counseling Updates.

Check out our Linktree for all college/career, financial aid, and mental health resources!

https://linktr.ee/vhscounselors

Please help share to our Class of 2023 senior students and parents. Starting this week, EVERY WEDNESDAY during lunch AND after school in CLC3 seniors can get support with their college & financial aid applications!

In addition, we will be hosting a financial aid workshop Saturday November 5th from 9-12PM. The flyer attached currently does not have the time, we are working with CALSOAP for an updated flyer. In addition to our workshops, we are also setting up a schedule to utilize Panther Time.

Deadlines:

UC Application: Closes Nov. 30

CSU Application: Closes Nov. 30

Private/Out of State Schools: VARY

Community College: Open Enrollment

FAFSA/CADAA: Closes March 2

We are encouraging students to FIRST visit California Colleges, create an account and there they can sync their Academic Transcript to their College applications! Saves SO MUCH TIME! We are also able to monitor our student progression and track where our students are applying to.

Students can also follow us on IG to stay up to date: VHS_Counselors

Any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us counselors :)

Senior yearbook photos are taken through Keane Photography. All seniors should have received an email from Keane with information on packages and sessions. If you connect through the link sent it will direct you to Vista High School options.

For more information on taking your Senior picture please go to www.keaneseniors.com

Seniors, your last on-campus makeup day for your yearbook portrait will be Tuesday, November 29. Check your email for a booking link from Keane, or go to https://www.keaneseniors.com/. If you don’t take a portrait through Keane, you will NOT be in the yearbook.

Seniors! If you ordered a senior hoodie/shirt before September 17th, it has arrived in the finance office. Please be sure to bring your student ID to pick up. You can still place an order by November 18th.

VHS CLUBS 2022-2023

All the information on the clubs we have here at VHS is in this document!

Parent and Family Digital Learning Guide

Parent and Family Digital Learning Guide Spanish

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

Please click HERE to view this document.

The purpose of the School Accountability Report Card (SARC) 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.

The SARC includes:

• 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

Community Resources

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

The Importance of Community Engagement

The work we do as Community Liaisons is built on interactive methods that bridge communication between our school and the community. Our culturally rich experiences serve as our foundation for helping our students and their parents in a safe and loving environment. Based on the demographics of our community, Spanish is the home language for many of our families and for this reason we provide bilingual support while also acknowledging and honoring all languages, backgrounds, and narratives. We assist in facilitating families with access to communication and resources. In our mission, we strive to make our greatest efforts to preserve our connections and encourage learning and education for both our students and their families. -Dalia R. Hipolito Martinez

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