Upcoming News & Events
Here’s the latest news, updates, school board meetings and events happening at HSHMC.
Weekly Bulletin – February 7, 2022
February 7th, 2022- Weekly School Bulletin Tomorrow, Sharp HealthCare will be on campus from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm to provide Covid-19 booster shots for our staff, students, and family members. If your child is booster eligible, and you have not already signed them up for tomorrow, please do so now using use this special LINK. The link is also available directly from our website at www.hshmc.org. As a reminder, students who are booster eligible (2nd vaccine was at least 5-6 months ago) must provide documentation that they have received their booster by March 1 in order to remain on campus at HSHMC. Semester 1 grades were mailed home last week. If your child is holding an incomplete in any course from Semester 1 they now have a contract created with their teacher with a plan outlined to clear their incomplete. They will also be assigned to an Academic Intervention class on Fridays from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Attendance is mandatory at this class until all incompletes are cleared. It is also expected that any student who holds an incomplete in any course is actively taking advantage of teachers' office hours and resources we have put in place to support their academic efforts. Students who do not make an effort to clear their incompletes are at risk of failing the course. If you have any questions, please contact the school at 619-528-9070 or email me directly anytime at sjohnson@hshmc.org. Thank you. Have a great week.
Weekly Bulletin – January 30, 2022
January 30th, 2022- Weekly School Bulletin Tomorrow is the start of Semester 2. Your child’s new semester courses are listed on their PowerSchool account. Semester 1 grades will be mailed home towards the end of this week. If your child is holding an incomplete in any course from Semester 1 they now have a contract created with their teacher with a plan outlined to clear their incomplete. They will also be assigned to an Academic Intervention class on Fridays from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Attendance is mandatory at this class until all incompletes are cleared. It is also expected that any student who holds an incomplete in any course is actively taking advantage of teachers' office hours and resources we have put in place to support their academic efforts. Students who do not make an effort to clear their incompletes are at risk of failing the course. We will have senior picture make-ups for those that missed the other days this Thursday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Photos will be taken upstairs on the 3rd floor in the Tech Department. This will be the last make-up day for seniors. 9th-11th Make-up picture day is being arranged and we will notify you as soon as we have more details. If your child is booster eligible, don’t forget to sign up for our next vaccination/booster clinic with Sharp HealthCare which will be held on campus on Monday, February 7 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. This clinic is only open for our staff, students, and family members. Appointments are required. Please use this special LINK to sign up now! Thank you. Have a great week.
Weekly Bulletin – January 24, 2022
January 24th, 2022- Weekly School Bulletin This week is the last week of the first semester! Students will be in their regular classes. As a reminder, our schedule has been modified. Students will have minimum days every day this week with early release at 12:30 pm. However, if a student has one or more incompletes, they will be required to stay for Academic Recovery until 3:00 pm each day on Monday through Thursday until all incompletes are cleared. There will not be academic recovery this Friday and all students will be released at 12:30 after finals. There is a New Student Orientation for new families interested in applying to HSHMC this Wednesday at 5:00 pm. If you know other families interested in applying, we appreciate you letting them know they can join in using the link available on our website. By now you should have received a letter in the mail from our leadership team with information about our updated Covid-19 policies. (The letter, along with updated policies are attached in the email version of this message and also available on our website.) On January 13, 2022, our Board of Directors extended vaccination requirements to include booster shots for all eligible students and staff to remain part of the HSHMC community. HSHMC students eligible for COVID-19 booster shots must receive those shots and provide documentation of the Booster Shot. Students will be given a grace period of 30 days from when their eligibility begins to allow time to schedule appointments. If your child has already received their booster, please provide documentation to the school. Currently eligible students will need to provide documentation on or before March 1, 2022. To support this, our next vaccination/booster clinic with Sharp HealthCare will be held on campus on Monday, February 7 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. This clinic is only open for our staff, students, and family members. Appointments are required. If you or your child are booster eligible, please use this special LINK to sign up now! Also, if you have not already heard, the government is now issuing free at home COVID tests. You can order for your household using this LINK. (https://www.covidtests.gov/) If you have any questions, please contact the school at 619-528-9070 or email me directly anytime at sjohnson@hshmc.org Stay well and have a great week – Thank you!
From the Leadership Team
January 18, 2022 (traduccion abajo) Dear HSHMC Families, Happy New Year! As we approach the beginning of our Spring semester, we know these remain uncertain times and the COVID pandemic continues to challenge so many decisions we need to make as individuals, as organizations, and as a community. Nobody seems to have a crystal ball that can predict how these challenges will resolve or what challenges lie before us. We are encouraged by the advice we have received from medical experts predicting that the current COVID-19 surge is a temporary situation. However, the current surge reminds us we must continue to be prepared and act to safely offer educational services. And we will do everything possible to continue to keep our school and classrooms open. Currently, we are experiencing a high number of absences of both staff and students. This in part is a result of our strict quarantine procedures. Your patience and support during this time has been amazing. There are some certainties, however. HSHMC will continue to take every step we can to provide a quality and safe learning experience. The vaccination mandate, passed on 10/12/21, by the HSHMC Board of Directors added to the safety and welfare of our students, staff, and community. The plan has been highly successful. More recently, on January 13, 2022, the Board extended vaccination requirements to include booster shots for all eligible students and staff to remain part of the HSHMC community. Our next vaccination/booster clinic will be held on campus on February 7, and we encourage any, and all, family members to come in for their shots. These measures are complemented by our mask enforcement policy, ongoing testing, and strict adherence to stay at home and quarantine guidelines. All these decisions follow guidelines and recommendations from various local, state, and national school, public and health organizations, including the CDC. Our policies and practices will continue to be updated based on the guidelines and requirements of these organizations. At this time the science is in and the use of three-ply masks, including N95s, have proven to be much more effective than cloth masks. We encourage you to make that switch. We have been advised that San Diego Unified School District has not ruled out declaring COVID Impact Days in specific situations and if it was absolutely necessary, we might follow suit. However, our goal is to stay open and stay safe. We might also limit certain extra-curricular activities and events during high surge times. We will do what we need to be responsive and responsible. In the meantime, we are so proud of the staff and students who show up here each day to share in teaching and learning. Witnessing their efforts and accomplishments makes all this work worth it. Every day, exciting things are happening, and our staff and students are going above and beyond to make that happen. We know from talking with our educational colleagues and parents from other schools that what is happening here remains unique. We want [...]
Weekly Bulletin – January 18, 2022
January 18th, 2022- Weekly School Bulletin This week is our last week of college and internship classes for the first semester. Students will be in their regular classes all next week which is the last week of Semester 1. As a reminder, next week's schedule has been modified. Students will have minimum days every day next week with early release at 12:30 pm. However, if a student has one or more incompletes, they will be required to stay for Academic Recovery until 3:00 pm each day on Monday through Thursday until all incompletes are cleared. There will not be academic recovery on Friday 1/28 and all students will be released at 12:30 after finals. Please check your child's grades now to be sure they are not carrying any incompletes for semester 1. You can check grades 24/7 through our PowerSchool Parent portal. If you need help setting up your account or accessing grades, there are directions on our website or you can contact our tech team at hshmctech@hshmc.org for assistance. If you have any questions, please contact the school at 619-528-9070 or email me directly anytime at sjohnson@hshmc.org. Stay well and have a great week – Thank you!
January 24-28 Now Minimum Days
HSHMC has modified our schedule for the week of January 24-28, which is the last week of Semester 1. During the week of January 24-28, students will have minimum days with early release at 12:30 pm. However, if a student has one or more incompletes, they are required to stay for Academic Recovery until 3:00 pm each day on Monday through Thursday until all incompletes are cleared. There will not be academic recovery on Friday 1/28 and all students will be released at 12:30 after finals. If you have any questions, please contact the school at 619-528-9070.