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Granada community,

Get ready to show off your creativity and school pride—Spirit Week is just around the corner! We have an exciting lineup of daily themes, and we can't wait to see everyone participate. Here is the schedule for the week:

• Monday – Cozy Sweater Day: Kick off the week by wearing your favorite cozy fall sweater.

• Tuesday – Rhyme Without Reason Day: Pair up with a partner or go solo in outfits that rhyme but make no sense together (think: rockstar and lobster, or chef and ref)!

• Wednesday – Meme Day: Dress up as your absolute favorite internet meme.

• Thursday – Throwback Thursday (2016 Edition): Travel back ten years and break out your best 2016 fashion trends.

• Friday – Halloween Costume Day: Show up in your Halloween costume to wrap up the week! Please ensure all costumes align with our standard school dress code and safety guidelines (see below).

Let’s make this a fun, vibrant, and memorable week.

Go mats!

Principal Conover

With Halloween approaching, I wanted to send a quick reminder about our District's Halloween costume protocols. If you haven't already done so, please share these guidelines with your families, along with any school-specific information regarding Halloween parades, celebrations, or other activities.

District Halloween Costume Protocols:

• No weapons or replica weapons

• No blood or gore

• No skates or roller blades

• Costume masks may be worn during parades only

In addition, all costumes must comply with the District's student dress code policy (AR 5332), which states:

"Clothing, accessories, and jewelry shall be free of writing, pictures, symbols or any other insignia which are crude, vulgar, profane, obscene, libelous, slanderous, or sexually suggestive. Clothing, accessories, or jewelry that degrade any cultural, religious, or ethnic values, that advocate racial, ethnic, or religious prejudice or discrimination, or that promote sex, the use of tobacco, drugs, or alcohol, or any unlawful acts are prohibited."

Our Granada High School staff is doing great work. We have Granada High School staff members that deserve some recognition. Please take a few minutes to give some recognition to some of our amazing Granada HS staff. Click here to complete the form.

Mrs. Sira-Graham's class is creating some awesome projects.

Beginning Monday, September 14, students enrolled in AP classes will begin registering for AP exams. The fee for each AP exam is $130.00.

Registration is a two-step process:

1. Register and purchase the exams through the Total Registration website (www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/051423). Exam fees will be paid online during the registration process so be sure to have a debit card or credit card available beforehand. Total Registration will provide the course specific join code and directions on how to complete step 2 at the completion of the registration process.
2. If you have not already done so, join the class in College Board using the join code provided by Total Registration or your teacher. Students must be enrolled in AP Classroom for an exam to be ordered for them. It is required. Students may have completed this step already with the teacher so please double check that the student is enrolled in every course that they are purchasing an exam for.

There will be two ordering windows based on when your AP course starts (semester 1 or semester 2):

• For courses beginning in semester 1, the exam ordering window is September 14 - October 30, 2026 at 11:59 pm. A late fee of $40, per exam, will be applied to semester 1 orders placed between October 31 - February 26, 2027. This includes all “Exam Only” exams.
• For courses beginning in semester 2, the ordering window is September 14, 2026 - February 26, 2027.
• The final deadline to order any exams is February 26, 2027. Students will not be able to order exams after this date.

For additional information regarding the 2027 exam administration and exam schedule, please visit the AP Exam Overview on College Board.

If you have any specific questions, please email the GHS AP Coordinator at ghsapcoordinator@lvjusd.org.

Who Should Register?

Students should register for an IB exam only if they are currently enrolled in:

• An SL course that will have an IB exam in 2027

• SL Math Analysis & Approaches, Year 2

• An HL course, Year 2

Students in their first year of an HL course or their first year of SL Math Analysis & Approaches should NOT register for an exam this year. These are two-year courses, and students will take their IB exam at the end of their second year.

2027 IB Exam Fees

Each IB exam costs $140.

Important Registration and Payment Dates

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 12:00 AM
IB exam registration opens.

Monday, November 9, 2026
Last day to cancel an exam and receive a full refund.

Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Regular registration deadline. Registrations made after this deadline will incur a $41 late fee per exam.

Thursday, January 7, 2027 at 11:59 PM
Second late fee deadline. After this deadline, the late fee increases to $160 per exam.

Monday, February 1, 2027
All exam registrations must be paid in full. Unpaid registrations will be cancelled and exams will not be ordered.

Monday, March 8, 2027 at 11:59 PM
Final registration deadline. No registrations will be accepted after this date.

Registration

Students will complete their registration online through Total Registration:

Total Registration: Granada High School IB Exams

We strongly recommend that students and parents/guardians complete the registration process together to ensure that the correct exams are selected.** Please make sure students provide a personal email to register. If they have previously created a Total Registration account, they can use the same email address and password. If they forgot their password, use the "Reset Password?" option.

Students must answer all required questions during registration and should save or print the confirmation page once registration is complete.

See the Granada Music Parents website at www.granadamusic.net for more information.

Click on the pictures below for additional pictures.

The High School Hygiene Closet: Supporting Student Wellness.
Give to my students by October 27 and your donation will be doubled thanks to DonorsChoose. Just enter the code LIFTOFF on the payment page and you'll be matched dollar for dollar (up to $50).

Please consider volunteering for Bingo. Your time will provide funding to a classroom, academic program, sports, or other school activities for your student.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A45AEA92BA1FE3-64307685-july/3534961#/

Granada spirit wear is for sale in student services at Granada High School or online. If shopping online go to the site below and navigate to the "Granada HS Student Store" then "GHS Spirit Store".

https://lvjusd.graystep.com//Index.aspx#/

We are sharing an optional travel opportunity with our school community so that all

interested students and families have equal access to the information.

Martha Gracia is organizing an educational trip to Spain in Summer 2027 in

partnership with EF Educational Tours. Students interested in learning more about the

opportunity are invited to attend an upcoming informational meeting with their families.

During the meeting, families will have an opportunity to learn more about the proposed

itinerary, experiences in Spain, program costs and payment options, safety, enrollment,

and other trip details.

If you are interested in learning more, please register for the informational meeting here:

https://rsvp.eftours.com/me8re2m

Participation is entirely optional. Sharing this information school-wide is intended to

ensure that the opportunity to learn about the program is available to all interested

students and families.

Important Non-School-Sponsored Program Disclaimer:

This trip is an independently organized, optional travel opportunity and is not sponsored,

organized, operated, funded, or administered by Granada High School or Livermore

Valley USD. Participation is voluntary and is not part of the school's academic program

or a requirement for any class, course, grade, or school activity. Families who choose to

participate are responsible for reviewing the program details, costs, terms, travel

arrangements, and other requirements directly with the trip organizer and/or EF

Educational Tours. The school is sharing this information as a courtesy so that families

have access to the opportunity and does not require or expect students to participate.

Families with questions about the trip should contact Martha Gracia at

mgracia@lvjusd.org