Upcoming News & Events
Here’s the latest news, updates, school board meetings and events happening at HSHMC.
Weekly Bulletin – September 27, 2021
September 27th, 2021- Weekly School Bulletin This Wednesday, September 29 at 5:00 pm is our first Virtual Parent Advisory Group meeting of the year. We hope to increase our membership each year and invite you to join this wonderful group of parents partnering with us to make HSHMC the best school in the universe. Our Parent Advisory Group helps to plan programs and activities that support our HSHMC students and families. If you would like to attend, please join us using the link on our website. https://hshmc.zoom.us/j/85822899664 Meeting ID: 858 2289 9664 This Wednesday at lunch there is a college information meeting for seniors to help them start the application process for CSU and UC schools and the FAFSA which opens on October 1st. Our Virtual College Knowledge night for families is on October 6 at 5:30 pm. Our free trip for students to Knott’s Berry Farm is scheduled for Saturday November 13 from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. Students must be fully vaccinated and have turned in proof to HSHMC. For students to reserve their spot, they need to pick up a permission slip from the front desk and return it along with proof of vaccination. If you have already turned in a copy of their card, we have that on file. It’s not too late to get vaccinated! Sharp HealthCare will be here on campus October 4 from 10:00 to 2:00 pm. The clinic is open to all HSHMC students, families and community members 12 years and older. Make an appointment now at MyTurn.ca.gov. Walk-ins are welcome but for the least amount of wait-time, please make an appointment. Two more clinics have been set up as well on October 25 and November 15. Each year HSHMC families are required to complete an Income Eligibility Form (similar to the lunch application). By completing the form you are taking part in an important process that that helps us secure critical funding so we can continue to meet the needs of all our students and families. If we have not yet received the form for your family, a notice with a link to the form was sent to your email. If you have more than one student at HSHMC, only one form is required. If you have questions please contact the school at 619-528-9070, or email me any time at sjohnson@hshmc.org. Have a great week. Thank you
September 21, 2021 COVID Exposure Notice
We were notified today that an individual at our school has tested positive for COVID-19. Due to procedures related to privacy laws, we are limited in what we can say. We urge you to also respect the privacy of our students and staff. HSHMC works with the San Diego Public Health Department to follow up with all cases and symptomatic contacts to identify all exposed persons and recommend home quarantine and testing. If you or your child are not contacted, it means that we have no evidence of direct exposure to you or your child. Our advice and practice has not changed since the beginning of the pandemic. That is, if your child is feeling ill or has a fever or symptoms of COVID-19, even if symptoms are very minor, please do not send your child to school and consider getting your ill child tested for COVID-19. Students should remain home until a return date is determined in consultation with school personnel based on test results and symptom improvement, and following all applicable state and county health guidelines. They can return immediately if they have a documented chronic illness that explains their current symptoms. Remember, symptoms may appear in as few as two days or as long as 14 days after exposure, can range from mild to severe, and could include fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, sore throat, muscle or body aches, headache, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, and new loss of smell or taste. Anyone with COVID-19 symptoms should be tested. However, many infected people do not develop symptoms, which is why it is recommended that exposed people be tested whether they have symptoms or not. If your child is well and without any symptoms, please remind them to use their face covering, and wash their hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. We know this information is concerning for our students and families. Ensuring the health and safety of our students, teachers, and staff members is of the utmost importance to us, and we will continue to follow all public health guidelines strictly.
Weekly Bulletin – September 20, 2021
September 20th, 2021- Weekly School Bulletin Calling all HSHMC parents/guardians! Next Wednesday, September 29 at 5:00 pm is our first Virtual Parent Advisory Group meeting of the year. We hope to increase our membership each year and invite you to join this wonderful group of parents partnering with us to make HSHMC the best school in the universe. Our Parent Advisory Group helps to plan programs and activities that support our HSHMC students and families. If you would like to attend, please join us using the link on our website. https://hshmc.zoom.us/j/85822899664 Meeting ID: 858 2289 9664 Passcode: Parents For those of you who have not yet been vaccinated, we are excited to share that we have set up 3 more vaccination clinics with Sharp HealthCare here on campus at HSHMC. The first clinic is on October 4 from 10:00 to 2:00 pm. The clinic is open to all HSHMC students, families and community members 12 years and older. Make an appointment now at MyTurn.ca.gov. Walk-ins are welcome but for the least amount of wait-time, please make an appointment. If your child is already fully vaccinated, please remember to provide the school with a copy of the vaccination card for our records. Feel free to take a picture of the card and email it to gortega@hshmc.org, mail it in, or drop it by. Any way that is easiest for you to get it to us as soon as possible. In addition to our weekly Covid testing on Tuesdays, we are now also Covid testing students when they return to school after an absence. If your child needs to be absent for any reason, please call the school at 619-528-9070 to report the absence. Save the date for our Virtual Parent Advisory College Knowledge Night scheduled for Wednesday, October 6 at 5:30 pm. All are welcome, however this session will be geared towards our current 12th grade students and their parents as we focus on the fall college application process and financial aid. The link for the session will be located on our website. We will hold a second College Knowledge Night in the Spring for families of our juniors. If you have questions please contact the school at 619-528-9070, or email me any time at sjohnson@hshmc.org. Have a great week. Thank you
September 15, 2021 COVID Exposure Notice
We were notified today that an individual at our school has tested positive for COVID-19. Due to procedures related to privacy laws, we are limited in what we can say. We urge you to also respect the privacy of our students and staff. HSHMC works with the San Diego Public Health Department to follow up with all cases and symptomatic contacts to identify all exposed persons and recommend home quarantine and testing. If you or your child are not contacted, it means that we have no evidence of direct exposure to you or your child. Our advice and practice has not changed since the beginning of the pandemic. That is, if your child is feeling ill or has a fever or symptoms of COVID-19, even if symptoms are very minor, please do not send your child to school and consider getting your ill child tested for COVID-19. Students should remain home until a return date is determined in consultation with school personnel based on test results and symptom improvement, and following all applicable state and county health guidelines. They can return immediately if they have a documented chronic illness that explains their current symptoms. Remember, symptoms may appear in as few as two days or as long as 14 days after exposure, can range from mild to severe, and could include fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, sore throat, muscle or body aches, headache, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, and new loss of smell or taste. Anyone with COVID-19 symptoms should be tested. However, many infected people do not develop symptoms, which is why it is recommended that exposed people be tested whether they have symptoms or not. If your child is well and without any symptoms, please remind them to use their face covering, and wash their hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. We know this information is concerning for our students and families. Ensuring the health and safety of our students, teachers, and staff members is of the utmost importance to us, and we will continue to follow all public health guidelines strictly.
Weekly Bulletin – September 13, 2021
September 13th, 2021- Weekly School Bulletin We are excited that our students will begin their College and internship classes this week on either Monday or Wednesday. If your child is fully vaccinated, please provide the school with a copy of the vaccination card for our records. Feel free to just take a picture of the card and email it to gortega@hshmc.org, mail it in, or drop it by. Anyway that is easiest for you to get it to us as soon as possible. For those of you who have not yet been vaccinated, we are working to set up another clinic with Sharp HealthCare here at HSHMC in the next few weeks. We will provide the date of clinic as soon as it is confirmed. We are asking that every family create a parent account on PowerSchool in order to track your child’s grades and attendance. Access codes were mailed home to you last week in a letter to families. Directions on how to create your account can also be found on our website here: https://hshmc.org/creating-powerschool-parent-account/ If you have questions please contact the school at 619-528-9070, or email me any time at sjohnson@hshmc.org. Have a great week. Thank you!
Creating Powerschool Parent Account
If you need assistance you can contact our HSHMC Tech Team at hshmctech@hshmc.org or (619) 528-9070 Option 3 To create your PowerSchool Parent Account follow these steps: Navigate to our HSHMC PowerSchool Page. Click on the "Create Account" tab then the "Create Account" button Fill out the information, including your email address (Parent's personal email), desired username, and create your password. In the second section fill in your student's name and the provided Access ID and Access Password associated with their account.