Class of 2026 Newsletter
March 2023
Q4 Math Shakeups
If your student is currently enrolled in COLLEGE PREP Algebra 1, you might notice a change in their schedule for Spring Semester 2.
There are currently 4 potential options your student can be moved to:
1) Honors Prep
2) Algebra 1C-1 Remediation
3) Algebra 1C-2 Remediation
4) Commonn Core Review
These schedule changes will be based on teacher recommendation and will occur during Spring Break. It is very important that students double check their schedule on StudentVue on the first day of Spring Semester 2 for the most accurate, up-to-date version of their schedule.
Course Request Updates
Check Out Your Student's 10th Grade Courses on ParentVue
Placements/Auditions for Next Year
Language Placement
Placement testing for Spanish will take place 1/12-3/2:
Spanish SPEAKER placement testing: Thursdays 2:54-3:35 in room 400
Regular Spanish placement testing (non-Spanish speakers, those hoping to enter Spanish 120 or 3/4C): Thursdays 2:54-3:35 in room 430
Students who have a background in a language are highly encouraged to take these placement exams in order to accurately assess their level.
If you are a student who has taken an AP Language test, please send the score report to Mr. Gonzalez and Ms. Lopez-Barajas in order to update your transcript. Make sure your name is visible on this report.
Show Choir Auditions
Do you have the desire to sing, dance and perform onstage? Try out for one of the Helix award winning show choirs! Auditions will be Saturday, May 13, 2023.
Click on the images below to learn about our different dance levels.
Tutorial Reminders
Finals week is quickly approaching! Finals for Spring Semester 1 will be taking place March 6th-9th. It is very important that students take advantage of tutorial opportunities as we approach these dates.
More information regarding tutorials can be found below.
Student Safety Hotline
As a friendly reminder, the student safety hotline is available 24/7 online for any students who have a safety concern to report.
A link to our hotline is located on the first page of the Helix website, in the "Find It Fast" section.
Technology Safety Video-- Watch!
If you have not already, we highly reccomend you watch this 55 minute information video on safety related to social media, especially if you want to better understand how children are using social media. Not all teenagers are getting into trouble via there phones, however, some of these strategies presented in this video can help caring adults teach their own Helix students how to safely navigate social media.
Summer School- More Info to Follow
Summer school is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, June 7th- Wednesday, June 28th. More information regarding whether or not you student will be recommended for summer school will be given within the next couple of months.
Food Services Available
FREE Food is available to students after school from 3:01-3:45pm at the cafeteria.
Freshman Places 5th at Masters!
Congratulations to Ames-Michael Hoevker on earning 5th place at the San Diego Section Masters Tournament! Ames finished one spot below the State qualifying places (top 4 go to State). To our knowledge, Ames is the first freshman to place at the Masters tournament for Helix.
FIRST EVER Appearance!
Huge shoutout to Girls Varsity Water Polo team for playing in our school's first ever appearance at the Southern California Regional Tournament game in Tustin to play the nations top ranked team Orange Luthern! Although the team unfortunately lost, their season was definitely one to remember!
Special shoutout to our very own freshman players, Lauren Strocco, Avery Mann, Lucinda Anderson, and Mia Hamilton who took part of this historic season!
Interested in Healthcare? NEW Teen Advisory Group
I’m excited to share a new teen advisory group Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego has started for local kids who have experience or interest in healthcare and want to advocate for their peers. This group will be a resource for feedback on educational and other materials that need to appeal to teens. If you are interested and are in, 7th to 12th grade, please email ican@rchsd.org.
This is a great group to join for resume-building experience and fun with friends!
Helix high school students are invited to PISA’s Annual High School Conference that will be hosted at San Diego State University’s Conrad Prebys Student Union on Sunday March 5th, 2022 from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.
High School Conference serves to promote higher education and introduce resources and services to high school students aspiring to continue their education. The theme of this year’s event is Mālama which means to “take care of.” We will have various academic and cultural workshops that encompass this theme hosted by the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), Admissions, and more as well as an exciting keynote speaker! Lunch will be provided for high school attendees. Following lunch, high schoolers will have the opportunity to participate in an exhibition performance where they can showcase their groups’ Polynesian dances, talents, and celebration of culture. They can register to perform here.
To sum it up, PISA’s High School Conference strives to promote higher education among the underrepresented students of the Pacific Islander community by supplying them with resources they may need in a culturally reaffirming way in order to ease their transition into college.
Please do not hesitate to email pisa.academic.sdsu@gmail.com should any questions or concerns arise.
SAVE THE DATE! Grossmont College Family College Nights
This year Grossmont College is hosting four Family College Nights for prospective students' families. In addition, they have decided to host various Family Heritage College Nights, which are as follows:
· Latinx Heritage Family College Night – April 27, 2023, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
· AAPI Heritage Family College Night – May 17, 2023, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
· Family College Night (Open to all) – April 25, 2023, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The goal is to build community and support for their future students and their families. These events will include a department fair, how to pay for college, student services available, GCCCD College Promise, and a student panel. They are also providing dinner to all family members in attendance.
Journalism Opportunity!
Do you have a student thinking about a career in communications or enjoy writing? Check out the Boston University Summer Journalism Academy, hosted by Boston University College of Communication.
For 13 years, their program has taught high school students in-person and virtually core skills in news reporting, interviewing, and writing, focusing on hands-on experience in and around Boston and their home communities. Taught by award-winning working journalists such as Pulitzer Prize winner Lara Salahi and Rochelle Sharpe, students learn how to follow facts and get to the heart of stories affecting communities.
They challenge students to step outside their comfort zone – and experience life as a working journalist. In the past, their students spoke with policymakers, reported from a massive immigration march, and highlighted issues affecting teens during the pandemic. They learned how to interview strangers, ask probing questions and assemble it in a concise story on deadline.
Students learn practical skills during their sessions and will receive a taste of how a newsroom operates.
The academy now offers two options: an on-campus residential program over three weeks for students with journalism experience and a learn-from-home program over two weeks for all experience levels. For students interested in photography, they offer a special photojournalism track for both.
Applications for the on-campus session June 26 to July 14 are due on April 14. Applications for learn-at-home sessions starting June 19, July 3, and July 17 are due on May 5.
Best of all, students will save $400 off the full fee for the on-campus academy or $200 off the full fee of the learn-from-home academy if they apply, are accepted, and registered in full by March 3.
EMAIL
- Mrs. Trevino, Grade Level Principal - trevino@helixcharter.net
- Mr. Gonzalez, Counselor - gonzalez@helixcharter.net
Counselors help you with your academic, college & career goals, but they also help out when life happens too - arguments, family stuff, relationship stuff, etc.
- Ms. Lopez-Barajas, Academic Advisor - lopez-barajas@helixcharter.net
Academic advisors help you with your academic, college & career goals.
Schedule changes, course requirements, college admission requirements, athletic eligibility requirements, etc.
- Mrs. Urich, Administrative Assistant - urich@helixcharter.net
- Mrs. Melendez, Attendance Clerk - amelendez@helixcharter.net
- Mr. Smith, Social Worker- ksmith@helixcharter.net
- Ms. Smith, Social Worker- rsmith@helixcharter.net
- Helix Class of 2026 - @helix.2026
- Helix College Center - @helixcollegecenter
- Helix ASB - @helixasb
- Helix ASPIRE - @helixaspire
- Helix PTSA - @helix.ptsa
- Helix EDGE - @helix.edge