LETTER FROM THE DIRECTORS

Dear Shasta Families,

Happy summer! Today marks the end of Summer of Summit and an incredible moment of learning for the many, many students who attended over the last four weeks. The campus was buzzing with learning for all. If this summer is any indication of what the school year will be like, we are all in for a treat. This is one incredible community poised for greatness.

As you learned in our summer mailing, we are incredibly excited about the upcoming school year. Over the coming weeks we will keep you up to date with need to know information including introductions to our new faculty members, school year events, updates to the schedule, and progress on our campus expansion and beautification.

Here's to a wonderful school year!

Best,
Caitlyn & Wren

p.s. Please remember to fill out our summer forms. Click on the green link for a downloadable version of the forms.

UPCOMING EVENTS -- PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS

click here for the school year events calendar (this is updated regularly)
click here for our Shasta Parent Organizational Team agenda and notes (updated post meetings)

7/29	3:00-4:30pm	Registration Day	Come get help filling out your paperwork. Please find a scanned version of the paperwork below in this newsletter if you need additional copies
8/1-8/5	ALL DAY	New faculty orientation	New faculty members will begin their Summit training. Limited hours. Please call.
8/8-8/12	ALL DAY	All faculty orientation	All faculty training. Limited hours. Please call.
8/13	12-2:00pm	Facility work day	Join us in sprucing up our space as we get ready for the school year. All are welcome.
8/15	8:20am	First day of school- 9th grade	Orientation for 9th grade students only.
8/16	8:20am	First day of school 10-12 First day for sports (orientation meeting)	All students report to school Students interested in sports will sign up on the 16th. Practice will begin on Wednesday, August 17
8/22-8/23	7:00am- 4:00pm	Camping trip	4th annual camping trip. Volunteers needed! See summer mailing for details
8/24		Picture day	9-11th grade students will have their pictures taken and receive a school ID. Details to follow.
8/25-8/26		Senior portrait day	12th grade students will have their senior portraits taken. Details to follow.
8/25	6:00pm	Back to school night	All families are invited to attend our back to school night. Meet your child's mentor, learn about the PLP and classes for the year!
8/25	7:30pm	Pathways to College presentation	Come learn about the college process and support available at Summit Shasta
8/29-9/9		Expeditions #1	Students explore their passions
8/30	6:00pm	SPOT meeting	First parent meeting of the year. Agenda coming
8/30	7:00pm	Recruitment event	First recruitment event for 8th grade families

Summit shasta team 2016-2017

Math (assignments pending):
Offered classes- Math I, Math II, Math III, AP Calculus, AP Statistics
Hsiao Yang (returning)
Lena Jones (new)
Jackie O'Connor (returning)

English:
Offered classes- English I, English II , AP Language, AP Literature
Adelaide Giornelli (returning)- English I, tutor coordinator/coach
Chelsea Watts (new)- English II, AP English Literature
Kelley Nugent (new)- English II, AP English Language

History:
Offered classes- Modern World History I, Modern World History II, AP US History, AP Goverment
Roy Welsh (returning)- Modern World History I, Modern World History II
Sarah Day Dayon (new)- Modern World History I, AP US History
Colin Dalton (returning)- AP Government

Science:
Offered classes- Biology, Physics, Chemistry, AP Environmental Science
Bradley Davey (returning)- Biology, Chemistry
Andrew McCarty (returning)- Biology, Physics
Mary Kircher (returning)- AP Environmental Science

Spanish:
Offered classes- Spanish I, Spanish II, Spanish III, AP Spanish Language
Michelle Gross (new)- Spanish I, Spanish III
David Brefini (returning)- Spanish II, AP Spanish

Special Education:
Learning Center
Hillary Odom (new to Shasta)
Synclair Young (new)

Habits, Culture and Community:
New program for the 2016-2017 school year. HCC teachers will support the development and growth of students in their habits of success. HCC teachers will also support our school culture through program oversight of clubs and sports as well as restorative justice and school spirit.
Shanel Daines (returning)
Lisa Vocker (new)

Tutors:
New program for the 2016-2017 school year. Tutors will be a part of our community! Tutors will run our Summit Reads and Summit Solves programs, support personalized learning time and support students in office hours while working to decide if they are interested in becoming teachers! We are excited to have these new team members!
Sayra Chansomebath (new)
Timothy Holmes (new)
Arsalan Khan (new)
Fuchsia Spring (new)
Gemma Yob (new)

Administrators:
Caitlyn Herman (returning)- Executive Director
Wren Maletsky (new to Shasta)- Assistant Director
Ana Lara (returning, currently on maternity leave)- Operations Manager
Delvy Escobar (returning)- Office Assistant
Sarah Biklen (temp)- Office Assistant

save the date: annual shasta camping trip

Save the date to join us on our annual fall tradition: The School-wide Camping Trip! We have reserved a new larger campsite this year (Boulder Creek Scout Reservation) and we will hold our camping trip on Mon-Tues August 22nd and 23rd. The dates are slightly earlier this year due to Expeditions #1 falling early along with other constraints, but we are excited to have access to a large campground with a hiking trail and large amphitheater with lots of seating!

11th grade parents Ofelia Lee (2leeboys@sbcglobal.net) and Christina Solomon (solomonboys@sbcglobal.net) will lead the parent team to coordinate food. Reach out to them if you are interested in helping.

If you are interested in volunteering to drive and/or chaperone, please return the forms included in your summer mailer.
sports and clubs 2016-2017

At Summit Shasta we are excited to offer many sports and clubs. This year we look forward to having a more established and organized program. Information on sports and clubs will be kept on our school calendar and updated regularly. Please check out the website for more information and to add the sports calendar to your Google account.

Where do I go to check out information on upcoming events?
sports: Shasta.summitps.org/athletics (click for more information)
clubs: shasta.summitps.org/clubs (click for more information)

What do I need to do to sign up for sports or clubs?
sports: On August 16 Ms. Herman will hold an orientation meeting at lunch for all sports and all seasons to go over the sports program, hand out paperwork and to introduce our norms around participation. Students interested in joining a sports team must attend the meeting.
clubs: Our HCC teachers will help coordinate a club fair at the beginning of the school year. During this club fair students may sign up for clubs they are interested in joining. Meetings will begin shortly after the club fair. A list of clubs for the 2016-2017 school year will be available for review at Personalized Learning Plan meetings and on our website.

What can I be doing now to get ready for the upcoming sports season?
- Review the available sports for the school year.
- Get your physical! All students need a physical to participate in sports. If you have gotten a physical within the last year, you may request paperwork to be filled out by your doctor without making an office visit (this may vary depending upon your provider)

I am a parent/guardian interested in helping out with clubs or sports. Who do I speak with? What do you need help with?
Yea!! We would be really excited to have you help out with sports or clubs. Please email: cherman@summitps.org and let Ms. Herman know about your interests. Alternatively, you can speak with your child's mentor at the personalized learning plan meeting in September.
Areas we need support:
Donations: Do you have time or resources to support our school? You can contact Ms. Herman and let her know.
Drivers: If your child joins a sports team, we always need families who are able to help drive our student-athletes to their competitions. Please fill out a driver packet (included in the summer mailer) to be eligible
Assistant coaches: While we have most of our head coaches identified, we can always use additional helping hands. If you are interested in helping to coach, please email cherman@summitps.org

STUDENT ATHLETE PAPERWORK
(Click to download- Copies available at the front desk and on the website)

2016-2017 School year calendar

We have officially published the 2016-2017 master calendar on our website! It includes first/last day of school, holidays and Expeditions. You can also find it in PDF form here.

Please note that the first day of school for new students is on August 15th (for New Student Orientation) and for all students on August 16th. Since strong student attendance is a predictor of academic success, we intentionally overlap with JUHSD holidays when possible, so please use the calendar to plan family vacations during non-school days. Stay tuned for a more detailed events calendar in the summer mailing.

College corner

We are excited to welcome our new Black Bears onto campus and to work with our seniors as they find their best fit colleges. This year we will have a number of events for families in grades 9-12 to learn about our college process. If you have any college related questions, please feel free to reach out to Ms. Maletsky, our assistant director, or your child's mentor. More information will also be available for families during the fall personalized learning plan meetings.

This year's college events:

1. Pathway to College (August 18th)- 9th-12th graders welcome. Learn about our college support program and how we support all students in meeting our mission.

2. FAFSA Night (October 18th)- 12th grade students. Families will learn about the FAFSA and start the process of filling out forms with help from experts.

3. College Day (October 19th)- 9th-11th grade students will take PSATs. 12th grade students will take practice AP tests.

4. Application Night (November 17th)- 12th grade students work to get their applications finished and submitted!

5. Testing and Scholarship Night (January 10th)- 11th graders welcome. Learn about our work in the college bound course and how to navigate the world of scholarships and standardized tests.

6. Personalized Path to College Night (April 18th)- 9-11th grade families welcome. Come learn about the college process from the experts!

For more on our college programs, please visit our college website: college.summitps.org. (click to be taken to the page).

LETTER FROM THE DIRECTORS

UPCOMING EVENTS -- PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS

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