Dear Dragon Family:

Thank you for another excellent week at SVHS! On Wednesday, April 24 we had an amazing job fair for students put together by Wendy Swanson. Huge thanks to Wendy and all those organizations and businesses that participated in tabling at the job fair. Friday, April 26 was an exciting day with our Author’s Day at SVHS. Huge shout out to Janet Hansen who helps organize this day along with the Sonoma Valley Author’s Festival which provides us with these impressive guests and new books for our students. The speakers included: Luis Miranda Jr. (pictured to the right), Wade Davis, Jeffrey Rosen, Alex Filippenko, Anita Gail Jones in conversation with Julia Flynn Seiler, Arthur Benjamin, and Craig Frazier. For more information on the speakers you can check out the Author’s Festival website here. We are so proud of our students who attended the sessions for demonstrating our behavior expectations by being respectful audience members and attentive listeners. 

As we approach this last stretch of the end of the school year, it is imperative we revisit our expectations regarding behavior. We urge our students to carefully consider any actions that would jeopardize their participation in end-of-year events including prom, senior week activities, and the graduation ceremony. Any non-school-sponsored, student-initiated activities that involve trespassing, cause damage to school property, or violate behavioral guidelines, will be met with disciplinary action and the potential involvement of law enforcement to ensure the safety of both students and the community. This includes but is not limited to, Fugitive Night and any senior pranks. As a school community, we do not condone these events and discourage participation for all students in these types of student-initiated activities. Administrators will be visiting senior classes during the month of April to discuss senior activities, graduation, and review behavior expectations. We encourage families to engage in conversations with their students regarding end-of-year events and appropriate conduct. Your cooperation and ongoing support are greatly appreciated.

Just a reminder that only our final grading period remains, with finals and the end of the semester fast approaching. We encourage all students to put their best foot forward in this last part of the semester and take advantage of the Empowerment Academy, Office Hours, and Dragon Time to ask questions and get homework help.

Dragon Strong, We All Belong!

Ms. Kiss, Ms. Dowdy, Mr. Schloesser, & Mr. Snow

 SVUSD would like input from our community (students, families, staff, and community members) on our proposed goals and actions for our 2024-2027 LCAP. Please join us!

The Returning Student Registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now open. Please log onto your PowerSchool parent portal and complete it as soon as possible. This is a requirement for all students.

In Good Standing/Off Campus:  Off-Campus and In Good Standing will be updated soon as the grading period just ended.  If your student has any detentions to clear, detentions are offered weekly Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Students can come see Leonela in the office if they want help creating a plan to clear their detentions or if they have any questions. We check detentions weekly so that students can get back “in good standing.” If a student doesn’t qualify for off-campus due to grades, they’ll need to work on their grades so they can get off-campus back for the next grading period. The grade requirement  is each grading period a student must have a 2.0 with no more than 1 F to go off campus.

• Please take a look at the linked document for all the necessary information regarding graduation and senior week activities.  Senior Communication 2024 

• If you still need to order your graduation cap and gown, orders can be placed through Jostens. Caps and Gowns will be distributed on Tuesday, May 28 before the senior walkabout.  If you have any questions about ordering, the Jostens representative contact information is on the website.

SONOMA VALLEY GRAD NIGHT 2024

Attention Seniors! We are excited to announce that planning for Grad Night is underway. Grad Night is a safe and sober non-school sponsored event scheduled for May 31, 2024, from 9 PM to 5 AM. To register, click on the attached link and complete the required form. Payment options include Square, Apple Pay, Google Pay, or you can choose to pay cash or send a check by clicking on this link. 

Buy your grad tickets now! Unfortunately, we have not had enough ticket sales and Grad Night is in danger of being canceled. Please purchase your ticket ASAP (ideally by May 1). If we haven’t sold enough tickets by May 1 Grad Night may be canceled.

Seniors - check out Naviance for local scholarships.

The last in our Medical Careers series is Tuesday, April 30th during Dragon Time in the CCC, when professionals from Sonoma Valley Hospital speak about Non-Clinical Careers (administration, accounting, patient access and human resources) at the hospital! 

The application is now open (as of April 1st) for the SRJC Summer Health Careers Institute!  Earn 3 units of SRJC credit while learning about careers in Nursing, Dental Hygiene & Assisting, Pharmacy Tech, Radiology Tech., Medical Assisting and more.  Open to current Juniors and Seniors.  Applications due by April 30th, but spots fill up fast!  More information and application can be found here.

The last SRJC workshop to enroll seniors is Wednesday, May 1st from 10:00 am -12:00 pm in the CCC. Admissions officers can help seniors enroll for the fall AND help them register for classes. Stop by the CCC to pick up a pass.

Seniors attending SRJC in the fall are invited to Connect for Success (open house) on Saturday, May 11th from 9am to 1pm on the Santa Rosa campus. Please use the link to register and learn more about the fun day with loads of opportunities.

Seniors wanting to spend the summer doing conservation?  The Point Blue Community College Conservation Internship is a paid opportunity that will focus on conservation, restoration science & creating a community for environmentalists of color to explore the field Open to Fall 2024 community college students from Sonoma and Marin county. Interns earn a stipend of up to $1400 for an 8-week program. Internship is twice a week, once for a seminar and another for a field day beginning June 6th and concluding on July 24th. For more information about the program, please watch this 18 minute webinar. 

Looking for a part-time job? Keep an eye on the "Job Opportunities" page on the CCC page of the website if you're looking for a part time job.

It's not too early to start thinking about Summer Internships or Camps!  Check out our Summer Opportunities page on the website.  More will be added as they become available!

Want to keep up-to-date on what's happening in the CCC, like colleges coming, application workshops, guest speakers? Make sure you follow the CCC on Instagram @svhscollegeandcareer!

For information, eligibility and registration requirements for sports, please visit our SVHS Athletics web page. 

Athletic Clearances for 2023-24 -  All students need to create an application for the 23-24 year as signatures/forms may have changed. Follow the steps below to get started: Go to Athleticclearance.com to start the sign up process. You will receive an email when your clearance is complete. *** Athletic Clearance must be completed & approved before a student may participate in any sport

Go Fan Digital Ticketing - Tickets for home games can be purchased using this link. In addition, all VVAL schools use Go Fan and tickets for away games. To purchase tickets, go to this link.

We invite you to #BeTheChange! Sportsmanship is simple, treat others how you would want to be treated. Respect the game and everyone participating including student-athletes, coaches, officials, and spectators. Education-based athletics is more than winning, it’s about academic development, equity, and character. Be Responsible, Be Respectful, 

#BeTheChange! #BenchBadBehavior

SonomaTV YouTube - Exciting news! Thanks to Sonoma TV and Boosters Club, we now have the ability to LIvestream ALL our home games via YouTube using our HUDL Focus Cameras. Please share with family and friends who are unable to attend in person. Sonoma TV

Sports Parent Resource - Understanding the High School Sports Landscape