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Thank you!
PTO MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
We are thrilled to retire our weekly membership drive thermometer after this week, as we've reached our goal of raising $6,000!! Thank you to all of the parents, grandparents, teachers, school administrators and local community for your part in making our first-time-ever, virtual membership drive a success. We’d also like to give a special shout out to the Schowengerdt Family for their generous donation of $215 that took us over our $6,000 goal!
If you didn't get a chance to submit your PTO membership dues, don't fret. The link to donate and sign up as a PTO member will remain on this weekly newsletter (see below).
This year the PTO has already funded some un-budgeted expenses that have come up. We'll do our best with the dues we've received so far to make fiscally responsible choices on how to best serve the Saguaro students and teachers.
Thank you again for your support! If you have interest in joining this group of parents in making sure these students have the best COVID-year we can possibly give them, please reach out to President, Calvin Lowrie at clowrie.saguaropto@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you.
Please see your email for information from Saguaro and SUSD, as well as visit the SUSD website for more information.
Returning
On September 15, 2020, Dennis Roehler, SUSD's Director of Building Services, led a presentation to the Governing Board. It contains a detailed rundown of all of the things you'll want to know. View all of those details and more in the presentation at http://bit.ly/0915PPT and catch a replay of the presentation on video here: http://bit.ly/0915Video.
October 12: We Welcome Back Grades 6 - 12 From Ms. Achtziger:
Commitment Form - Due Wednesday, Sept 30 by 9am
Belowis the link to the commitment form where both options, In Person Learning and Enhanced Distance Learning, are explained. Please read the introductory portion to the form, there is vital information. Our team wants to take care of our Sabercats. We will be setting up intervention and other tutoring times once we get our return to learn rolling. Thank you for your patience.
Nurse Forms (COVID-19 Disclosure and Health History)
If your student will be returning to in-person learning next week or after Fall Break, we need your action to help us ensure campuses can remain open and to safeguard everyone's health.
Log into ParentVue and complete the COVID-19 Parental Acknowledgment and Disclosure portion of the Uniform Code of Conduct. This acknowledgement must be completed before students can attend class on campus. You can also print the acknowledgement form and have your student bring it to school, if needed. Find the form in English here and in Spanish here.
Tuesday, Sept 29: Periods 4 -7 (period 8 will also meet as normally scheduled)
Wednesday, Sept. 30: Periods 1-3 (0 hour will also meet as normally scheduled)
Thursday, October 1: Periods 4 -7 (period 8 will also meet as normally scheduled) This day was announced as asynchronous, but your teachers can plan anything they need to from a one on one meeting to a test! Students and parents please plan ahead to be present and by your computers on this day.
Friday, October 2: Periods 1-3 (0 hour will also attend as normally scheduled) This day is asynchronous, but your teachers can plan anything the need to from one on one meeting or testing for our students. Please plan ahead to be present and by your computers on this day. This is the end of the quarter.
News from Marilyn Berg, Student Services
UPDATE!! CLASS T-SHIRTS - $ DONATIONS NEEDED!
In anticipation of kids returning to campus soon, we want to make sure to welcome everyone and have a strong sense of connectivity. The student services office is requesting donations for student class t-shirts. We would like every student on our campus to receive a class t-shirt to be worn the first week back. If you would like to make a donation, please make checks payable to Saguaro High School, Attn: Kandie Donda and specify which class you would like to receive the donation.
Thank you for your continued support of Saguaro High School and our wonderful students!
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PARENTS, IF YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED YOUR MANDATORY PARENT VUE PACKET, PLEASE LOG INTO PARENT VUE AND COMPLETE THE PACKET A.S.A.P. WE HAVE SENT OUT MORE THAN 7 REMINDERS TO GET THIS DONE. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE IF YOU COMPLETED THIS PACKET JUST CALL 480-484-7100 AND WE CAN CHECK.
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPLETE THE PARENT VUE PACKET:
Click on icon ParentVue/StudentVue – choose parent vue
Log-in using your credentials - if you do not have a ParentVue account call Linda Chapple at 480-484-7105
Once logged into ParentVue – top right hand corner click on “ online registration tab”
Click on drop down bar and choose 1st choice “annual verification – current student”. This step is very important please choose the correct packet.
Follow along complete and submit the packet.
FRESHMAN ORIENTATION!
We are so excited to have the class of 2024 on our campus, Thursday, October 1st!
To reduce the number of people on our campus, this will be a student only event.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Katie Pena at kpena@susd.org.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM...Guidance Counseling
DEADLINE APPROACHING!
AP Exam Registration/Payment is now open and the deadline to pay is October 2nd. The cost per exam is $95. Please make your payment by credit card online (instructions on how to pay are listed below). Exam Registration payments that are made after October 2nd will incur an additional $55 late fee per exam. Please email Mrs. Wittwer (AP Exam Coordinator) at dwittwer@susd.org if you have questions or need financial assistance. Thank you!
Paying for AP Tests Online (Non-Tax Credit)
Go to the Saguaro website from the SUSD webpage (susd.org/saguaro)
Select “Online Payments”
Click on “Fees and Athletics”
User name (Student ID Number)
Password (Student’s last name- Capitalize 1st letter)
Click on student name tab
Under “Make a Purchase”, click on “Items at Student’s School: Registration Payment”
Next to “Categories”, click on “Fees and Club Activities” (in blue)
Click on “AP Exams (Non- Tax Credit)”
Select items + buy (you will need to “buy” each exam you plan to take)
Follow prompts to check out
Paying for AP Tests Online (Tax Credit)
Go to the Saguaro website from the SUSD webpage (susd.org/saguaro)
Select “Online Payments”
Click on “Tax Credit”
Under “School” Select “Saguaro High School”
Under “Item” Select the name of the AP exam you wish to put tax credit funds towards (you will need to do a separate form for each exam you wish to put tax credit funds towards, up to the entire allowable amount)
Under “Memo/Student Name” type in the name of the student you wish to put tax credit funds towards
Choose an amount of money to put towards the tax credit/exam fees (you will need to do a separate form for each exam you wish to put tax credit funds towards, up to the entire allowable amount)
Follow prompts to check out
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GET YOUR GAME ON, CATS! News from Matt Harris, Athletic Director
Last week was a special one for Sabercat Athletics. On Tuesday, Coach Bailey and the Cross Country team honored our Seniors Ethan Rodriguez-Story, Nico Carceller, Broc Berg, & Aranea Dunckley, and on Thursday night Coach Church and our Volleyball team honored our Seniors Emma White, Evelynn Ramirez, and Nanette Smith. This week all of our fall sports teams will be competing. We will finish the week with Coach Mohns and the Sabercat Varsity Football team hosting Chaparral in their home opening game of the season.
Sabercat Athletics Schedule
Monday, Sep-28
3:30pm: Girls Golf vs. St. Mary’s & Prescott @ Encanto Golf Course
Wednesday, Sep-30
2:30pm: Girls Golf vs Marcos de Niza & Westview @ Shalimar Golf Course
4pm/5pm/6pm: Girls Volleyball vs. Apache Junction @ Saguaro
6pm: Frosh Football vs. Chaparral @ Saguaro
Thursday, Oct-1
3pm: Boys Golf vs. Corona Del Sol & McClintock @ McCormick Ranch
4pm: Swim & Dive vs. Desert Mt. @ McDowell Mountain Ranch
4pm/5pm/6pm: Girls Volleyball vs. ALA-QC
5pm: Cross Country at Nike Desert Twilight XC Festival @ Links Golf Club Queen Creek
6pm: JV Football @ Chaparral
Friday, Oct-2
7pm: Varsity Football vs. Chaparral @ Saguaro
AIA365 will be streaming this game live – click here to watch!
*Parents of participants (football players/cheerleaders) and Staff (w/ IDs) only.
**Parents must prepay $60 through Intouch for season tickets to all home games.
Sabercat home Football and Volleyball games season tickets will be limited to two family members per participant for safety reasons. Band, pom, and cheer participants will also have an opportunity to purchase season tickets for the events at which they perform. To purchase those season tickets, you will need an account in Touchbase. Athletic fees must be paid prior to purchasing season tickets. SUSD and Saguaro Employees are allowed to attend with school ID.
With limited spectators due to COVID-19, home games will be live-streamed by the NFHS Network, allowing those who cannot attend to watch games remotely. Find NFHS subscription information here.
For those who are able to attend home games, the following safety protocols will be in place:
Pre-sale tickets will not be sold and tickets will not be available at the gate or door for football games or volleyball matches.
Masks are mandatory for everyone as soon as they exit a vehicle and must be worn until they reenter a vehicle.
Social distancing needs to be observed, with space on all sides and in front/back of all spectators.
Bring plenty of water, as drinks and food cannot be brought into game sites and concession stands will not be open. • Spectators must stay in the stands unless they need to use the restroom and they must exit the facility immediately after the game.
Mr. Crose started teaching at Saguaro High in 2002. He graduated from Northern Arizona University with a BS in Social Studies Secondary Education and a Masters in Educational Leadership. He loves to learn and teach and has extended that love into becoming a National Board Certified Teacher in 2016. He has holds a certificate in Gifted Education from Arizona State University. Most recently, Ashley became a Museum Teacher Fellow for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Mr. Crose is also currently an Instructional Leader for Saguaro High and is the Social Studies Dept. Lead and looks forward to continuing Scottsdale Unified's commitment of excellence in education.
Student winners will have gift cards mailed to their homes while we are on Enhanced Distance Learning. Once we reconvene in the schools, all winners will pick up their gift cards from Mrs. Bergs office.
Congrats and keep up the great work!
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Monday, September 28 - District Recess - NO SCHOOL Mon - Fri, October 5 - 9 - Fall Break - NO SCHOOL
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