Panther Press

May 13 - Prom

May 29 - Memorial Day - No School

June 7 - Last Day of School/Graduation

2022-2023 District Calendar

VUSD Community Update

Please see attached letters from VHS Administration regarding the Head Varsity Football Coach.

VHS Letter - Head Varsity Football Coach Announcement

VHS Letter - Head Varsity Football Coach Announcement SPANISH

CAASPP Testing begins next week for Juniors and Seniors, so there is an bell alternate schedule for all students. Please see below for schedule.

• MONDAY is a normal schedule
• FRESHMAN and SOPHOMORES will report At 10:45 Tuesday through Friday
• SENIORS test Tuesday and Wednesday ONLY
• JUNIORS test Tuesday through Friday

See attached chart for information regarding all the Senior Events for the Class of 2023!

VHS Senior Events 2022-2023

Congrats to all our awesome VHS students who did an amazing job on the first progress report of second semester! Well done, Panthers! The students below all received a 3.5 GPA or greater!

3.5 GPA or Greater

Grad Bash tickets sales will end on Friday, April 28th, so be sure to get your tickets early. GRAD BASH will be at Universal Studios on Friday, June 9th. Tickets are $155 with a Panther Pass and $160 without. Buy them HERE or at our Finance office!

This year VUSD will produce the second annual Vista’s Art Under the Stars event. There are two events: A Visual Arts component that will run in the Civic Center gallery from April 5-28, 2023. The second component features the district performing arts in a show at the Moonlight Amphitheatre on April 11 and 12! See below for more information!

Art Under The Stars (Spanish).pdf

Performing Art Under the Stars (Spanish).pdf

Our VHS students shined bright at the opening of the Art Under the Stars Event at the Civic Center. The Award recipients were Maricela Herrera with the Principal's Award and Eva Majeska with 3rd place in Most Original Artwork. We also had Jenny Ortega who was selected by Councilman Joe Green as best 3d Art.

Here is the link to send the students to submit their entries! Good Luck! 2023 Vista Strawberry Film Festival .

Panther Families,

We have elected a Nominating Committee and they are hard at work working on filling the board for 2023-2024 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!

With the year coming to a close and students promoting and new families coming in we have a few openings on our PTSA board and would love for you to nominate yourself or a close friend for any of the following positions:

• VP of Membership
• Historian
• Volunteer Coordinator
• Reflections

Job Descriptions Link

If you are interested please contact us one of the members for the Nominating Committee: Michael Fowlkes, Amanda Remmen or Mindy Shouler. Or fill out our online Board Interest Form.

Thank you so much and stay healthy and well!

Sincerely,

VHS High PTSA Nominations Committee

Familias Panther,

Hemos elegido un Comité de Nominaciones y están trabajando arduamente para llenar la junta para el año escolar 2023-2024.

Nuestro objetivo declarado es hacer realidad el potencial de cada niño al involucrar y empoderar a las familias y comunidades para abogar por todos los niños. ¡Nuestra misión es que los padres, maestros y estudiantes trabajen junto con nuestra escuela para ayudar a proporcionar programas y actividades de enriquecimiento que mejoren el ambiente de aprendizaje de su hijo!

Con el año llegando a su fin y la promoción de estudiantes y la llegada de nuevas familias, tenemos bastantes vacantes en nuestra junta de PSTA y nos encantaría que se nominara a sí mismo o a un amigo cercano para cualquiera de los siguientes puestos:

• Vicepresidente de Membresía
• Historiador
• Coordinador de Voluntarios
• Reflexiones

Enlace de descripciones de puestos de trabajo

ReflexionesSi estás interesado, contáctanos con uno de los miembros del Comité de Nominaciones: Michael Fowlkes, Amanda Remmen o Mindy Shouler. O complete nuestro Formulario de interés de la Junta en línea.

¡Muchas gracias y mantente saludable y bien!

Sinceramente

Comité de Nominaciones de VHS High PTSA

Hello Students and Parents,

As a friendly reminder, the counseling staff is here for you! As a student, you can visit the counseling office as early as 8:15AM, nutrition, lunch, after school (no later than 3:45PM) and during Panther Time, no appointment required. You can also visit our counseling website to find your counselor's email, phone number and locate additional information related to academic, college/career, and social-emotional resources. You can even follow us on IG: VHS_Counselors for the most up to date information, workshops and upcoming events! (Almost) Every Friday your counseling staff is out in the quad at lunch, stop by and meet us! :)

As we mentioned during our grade level class presentations, all students have access through Canvas their grade level presentation, clickable links such as scheduling an appointment with your counselor, searching for scholarships, our course catalog, and more!

In addition to your counseling staff, we have the Wellness Center and our wonderful college/career technician Mr. Soderback, emails linked if you wish to connect with them.

VHS Counselor Caseload by Student Last Name:

Mr. Magana: A-Co

Ms. Pinedo: Cr-G

Ms. Olguin: H-Mar

Mr. Santana: Mas-N

Ms. Jones: O-Sh

Mr. Murtalla: Si-Z, ELD & Foreign Exchange

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.

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! Unlimited checkouts means no waitlists or holds.

Teen Book of the Month (Mar 1-31)

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

A National Book Award Winner! • "All My Rage is a love story, a tragedy and an infectious teenage fever dream about what home means when you feel you don’t fit in." — New York Times Book Review

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

The VIC is open M-F from 8am-5pm and Saturdays from 10am-3pm. They will no longer be conducting any Covid Testing at VHS or at RBV.

Vista Innovation Center(VIC)

836 Olive Ave.

Vista, CA 92083

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!

Purchase them online using this QR Code!

This week in sports, today varsity baseball plays S. Pasadena. Tomorrow, Boys Golf vs Oceanside, Baseball - Varsity vs Bakersfield, Softball vs Sage Creek. Thursday, Track & Field vs Carlsbad. Friday, Track & Field Arcadia Invitational, Baseball - Frosh vs Carlsbad, Swimming vs Beckman. Saturday, Baseball - JV vs SDA, Track & Field Arcadia Invitational.

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

College Lab is open Tuesday and Wednesday all day long in the College & Career Center. If you need help completing your UC, CSU application or FAFSA - come grab a pass and come over to the center.

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

Applications for next year’s ASB program are now available online at https://vhs.vistausd.org/student_life/ASB. Applications for class officers or class members are due April 7th.

Prom will be May 13 and the Westin Carlsbad. Tickets will go on sale next week. Tickets will start at $100 with a Panther Pass and $105 without and will increase every week. Guest passes are available in Counseling and due Wednesday, May 3.

Grad Bash tickets sales will end on Friday, April 28th, so be sure to get your tickets early. GRAD BASH will be at Universal Studios on Friday, June 9th. Tickets are $155 with a Panther Pass and $160 without.

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