Thor's Report
Oct. 22, 2023
Norseplayers Present... And Then There Were None!
Tickets can be purchased on GoFan; $10 for adults, $7 for students and senior citizens.
Career Education Parent Engagement Night
Topics covered in this interactive webinar:
GUHSD Pathways
College & Career Exploration Tool
Hear from a Panel of Industry Experts in the Fields of:
Advanced Manufacturing
Education
Healthcare
Information & Communication Technologies
When: Oct 24, 2023 5:00 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Parent Access Night - October 24th
GUHSD will be hosting a Parent Access Night event on Tuesday, October 24 from 5:30-8:00 PM at El Cajon Valley High School. This event will provide families with an overview of the technology tools available to help support GUHSD students.
Senior Portraits
Senior portraits must be taken by DECEMBER 29 @ the Cherished Memories Studio in El Cajon. Please scan the QR code on the attached flyer to be directed to the website to reserve your session.
When you make your appointment, please make sure you choose the TRADITIONAL sitting. You will be charged a $30 fee for the sitting. This fee is refundable at the time of your portrait if you ask for a refund. The $30 can also be credited to any portraits that you choose to purchase.
Seniors who do not take their portraits WILL NOT BE featured in the senior section. Please book your appointment ASAP! If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Stagg at sstagg@guhsd.net
Cap and Gown Info
Monday morning, October 30th, you will receive an extremely important email and text message from Jostens regarding the order process for graduation items.
This week is the group order time to get the best prices of the school year. The graduation items include graduation announcements, class jewelry, senior keepsakes, senior apparel, and most importantly your cap and gown. Jostens has opened up the option to order online, or through the local office they have in Poway.
If you have any questions once you review the information from Jostens, or if you do not receive the information Monday morning, please call their local Jostens office at 858-486-2020, or email our Jostens rep at mark.boyer@jostens.com.
Career Weeks: Nov 6 - 17
Career will be November 6th through November 17th during lunch in room 606.Please encourage your students to come to sessions they might enjoy!
Winter Sports
Below are the current practice dates & tryout times for our Winter sports. Please complete the athletic clearance process by clicking HERE.
*This page will be updated as needed. Please check back for updates as the Winter Sports season approaches.
- Boys Basketball – Contact Coach Jackson for more information – kjackson@guhsd.net –
- Girls Basketball –Saturday November 4th @ 7AM – 11:30am in the Thunderdome (Gym). Instagram: Valhallagirlsbasketball2022
- Girls Soccer – Tryouts – Monday November 7th-12th in the stadium. Contact Coach Sandoval for specific times – jisandoval@guhsd.net -Instagram: Valhalla_soccer
- Boys Soccer – Tryouts – Nov. 6th Varsity- 3:30pm, JV-4pm – Contact Coach Baughn at socrprobb@aol.com for more details.
- Wrestling – Varsity tryouts (no 1st year wrestlers) Sat 11/4 9am-11am. JV tryouts (any experience level + those who did not selected for Varsity) -Mon. 11/6 2:45am-4:45pm Instagram: @valhalla_wrestling Remind: @valwrestle
- Girls Water Polo – Contact Coach Gatavasky at bgatavasky@guhsd.net for practice information. Instagram: @valhallaaquatics Remind: @VHSGWP
- ALL SPORTS – Before students can participate, ALL students must provide the following documents:
1. Signed online clearance confirmation page
2. Completed Athletic Physician’s Physical form
3. COVID Waiver
SDCOE Computers2Kids Event- Register by November 2nd
The San Diego County Office of Education and Computers2Kids are hosting an event for families to purchase affordable computers on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at East County Regional Education Center, 924 E Main Street, El Cajon CA 92021 (Drive Thru Event).
More details about registration available on this flyer (English and Spanish).
College Representative Visits
Throughout the semester, we will have a variety of college representatives visiting Valhalla to meet with our students. Visits are held in the counseling office and students of all grade levels are welcome to attend. Just visit our College and Career Reps Visit page and fill out a quick Google Form to sign up. Students will be sent a pass to attend and are responsible for communicating with teachers regarding any missed class time/work. See below for upcoming visits!
University of San Francisco: Monday, October 23rd @ 11:00am
Sign Up Here
San Diego State University: Tuesday, October 24th @ 8:30am
Sign Up Here
SDSU Student Nurses Association: Wednesday, October 25th @ Student Lunch Time
Sign Up Here
University of Denver: Thursday, October 26th @ 8:30am
Sign Up Here
California Lutheran University: Thursday, October 26th @ 9:30am
Sign Up Here
Click HERE to see the full schedule of College Rep Visits