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Weekly Community Updates - February 3, 2023
OSPTO Lasagna Night - Tonight!
Enjoy a delicious homemade lasagna dinner (with garlic bread and salad with croutons) with your family at Oceana on next Friday, February 3rd, starting at 5:30 pm in the band room. The prom committee will be selling desserts too.
Share great food while watching basketball games on senior night! You can buy the individual meals and eat them in the band room or gym (or take them home). $15 per vegetarian meal. Cash, check, or PayPal accepted.
Intersection of Oceana Boulevard and Paloma Avenue
School and community members have shared their concerns about cars not allowing students to fully cross the street while in the crosswalks of the Oceana Boulevard and Paloma Avenue intersection, especially at the end of the school day. We ask that all drivers take a moment to pause and allow for our students to safely cross the street; We thank you for your support of this.
Black History Month Figure Highlight
Shirley Chisholm was the first African-American woman elected to congress (1969-1983), was a founding member of both the Congressional Black Caucus and the National Women's Political Caucus, and was the first African-American woman to campaign for the Democratic Party presidential nomination.
"I am and always will be a catalyst for change."
- Shirley Chisholm
Oceana Wrestling - Go Jalen!
Take a look at this article highlighting Oceana's Varsity Wrestling team and Senior Jalen Arceo!
Prom Donations
Prom Committee is planning a very fun, eventful night for our Juniors & Seniors at prom this year. Prom Committee is requesting for any contributions to support these efforts. Kindly consider donating by visiting the Student Store site for a direct donation. We appreciate any and all donations!
Course Request Information Meetings for Parents and Guardians
Come and hear about the course request process for the 2023-24 school year, the choices for students, and considerations when requesting courses. The meetings are offered at 3 different times for your convenience:
Morning meetings:
- Tuesday, 2/7, from 8:00 - 9:00 am
- Wednesday, 2/8 from 7:45 - 8:45 am
We will meet in the Library. Light refreshments will be served.
Spring Dance!
Successful Coat Drive!
Our incredible ASB Service Committee collected a little over 100 coats for the coat drive!
They are already organizing for the canned food drive that begins on February 13th!
SamTrans Feb. 5 Schedule Changes
On Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, SamTrans will adjust several local and school route schedules to improve the consistency of buses arriving on-time for riders. SamTrans reviews and adjusts its schedules four times a year to keep up with the needs of the community and improve performance for riders. The next schedule change will occur in June 2023.
The changes to your SamTrans school service effective Feb. 5 are as follows:
Route 40 – To improve the speed of service in the afternoon, wait time will be removed from route 40. All bus stops will continue to be served. Please check the new schedule for more information.
New schedules are available at www.samtrans.com/scheduleupdates starting Wednesday morning. Please inform your community of this change through your usual channels of communication. For any questions, please refer them to me at youthmobility@samtrans.com.
Staff Shout Out
Senior Families: Financial Aid and Scholarship Application Night
A message from Skyline College's Financial Aid Program Service & Scholarship Coordinator:
We are excited to share that the San Mateo County Community College District- Financial Aid Offices will be hosting a Virtual Financial Aid and Scholarship Application Night on Monday, February 6th from 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM. We encourage all students and community members to join us virtually in receiving one-on-one help in starting and completing their Financial Aid Application. Students will learn about Scholarships opportunities available to them and how to apply.
All attendees can register here to reserve their spot.
Our event will be conducted in the same manner as we have for our individual Cash for Colleges, but we will also be hosting a Scholarship Application for students to receive the one on one help on how to apply.
Upcoming Sports Games (2/6 - 2/10)
Tuesday, February 7th
Basketball: Jefferson @ Oceana
JVB - 4:30pm
BV - 6:00pm
GV - 5:30pm (Oceana @ Jefferson)
Soccer: Oceana @ Jefferson
GV - 3:00pm
Wednesday, February 8th
Basketball: Oceana @ El Camino
JVB - 4:30pm
BV - 6:00pm
GV - 6:00pm (El Camino @ Oceana)
Soccer: Terra Nova @ Oceana
BV - 3:00pm
Thursday, February 9th
Soccer: Mills @ Oceana
GV - 3:00pm
Academic Council is the shared governance body at OHS that is responsible for policies and decision-making. AC is made up of students, teachers, parents, and administrators. We meet each week on Thursday from 3:20-5:20 pm in Room 207. Meetings are open to all OHS community members. So that everyone is in-the-know, we also share weekly meeting summaries here. Hope to see you at a future AC meeting!
Oceana High School
Website: https://www.juhsd.net/ohs
Location: 401 Paloma Avenue, Pacifica, CA, USA
Phone: 650-550-7300