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Principal's Message

Happy Friday Cougar Families!


I hope you have all had a great week!


College and Career Week has been a success and we featured our career fair, college application workshops, and site visits from multiple colleges. The week culminates with Future Fest, a college and career fair at Grossmont College. The event is open to all students.


End of Quarter 1

Next week is the last week of the first quarter and grades close on Thursday. This can be a stressful week for students and staff. Please check in with your Cougars, offer words of encouragement, and give them a big hug. They have worked hard and deserve to be as relaxed as possible for their end of quarter assessments. There is no school for students next Friday, October 13. We hope it is a day of celebration and relaxation after a quarter of hard work.


Governing Board Election

The Ballots have been printed, stuffed, and mailed. I would like to offer a big thank you to the three candidates who are vying for our vacant community governing board seat. I would like to thank (in alpha order) Nicole Hall, Jerry Lancaster, and Susanna Martin for their interest in contributing to our community through school governance. Operating as an independent charter school is a major responsibility to our community of families and all three are deserving of our consideration. The ballots have been mailed and the voting period opens Monday and concludes on October 23 at 3:30 PM. Ballots can be returned by mail or in person in our front office.

Our PTO is hosting a community forum next Thursday, October 12 at 6:00 PM. Please attend and get to know the candidates.


Parent Engagement Survey

Partnering with our parents is vital to the success of our students and our organization. We host a variety of public opportunities to engage our families but know many are unable to attend. We are always looking for new ways to engage our families and hope that you will help us better facilitate parent & family involvement by taking this brief, 3 question survey. Click HERE


Thank you for choosing Steele Canyon and making our school a great place to work and learn.

Have an awesome weekend!

Rah! Rah! Cougars!

Upcoming Events

  • Saturday, October 7th: Future Fest @ Grossmont College
  • Tuesday, October 10th: Start Smart @ 5:45pm
  • Wednesday, October 11th: Governing Board Meeting @ 5pm in the Library
  • Thursday, October 12th: End of Quarter 1 - Final grades
  • Friday, October 13th: Quarter 1 Break - No School
  • Friday, October 13th: Home football game vs. Granite Hills
  • Saturday, October 14th: PSAT for 10th & 11th Graders
  • Monday, October 16th: Quarter 2 Begins
  • Thursday, October 19th: Orchestra Concert
  • Wednesday, October 25th: ASVAB test starts at 7:30am in the staff lounge

Attendance Matters

Showing up for school has a huge impact on student success. Even in high school, families play a key role in making sure students get to school every day, and on time. Daily and timely attendance is important for school and on the job.


You can monitor your student's attendance in Aeries. Daily notifications regarding attendance are sent out through ParentSquare. If you have not downloaded the App yet, we encourage you to do so, as this is where all important school announcements are sent.


Please review our Attendance Procedures and Policies on our website and reach out to your student's grade level team with any questions or concerns.

Athletic Boosters


Families, Do you have a student who is or will be involved in a sport? If so, then we are the club for you! Come find out how Athletic Boosters helps all of our teams have a successful season and how you can help.


We are looking for general members as well as Board members. Open positions include Social Media, Treasurer, Secretary, Membership, Fundraising. Meetings are the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 6:30 pm in the Staff Lounge. Next meeting is Tuesday, October 17th. Questions? Email Vice-President Claudia Kirisimasi at ckirisimasi@gmail.com.


Stop by the Athletic Boosters table next Friday during the JV and Varsity home football games for more information!

Free Online Tutoring for You!

Hey Cougars,

Your school has purchased the TutorMe program to support you whenever you need help. You can get live tutoring help or writing lab support. For the writing lab you submit your piece of writing in .docx format and get feedback within 12 hours.


How do I access this program?

  1. Just click on "TutorMe" from any course in Canvas
  2. Start a live session or submit to the writing lab
  3. For math use this key: Math 1 = "pre-algebra", Math 2 = "geometry", Math 3 = "algebra"


That's it! We hope you use this resource and it helps you perform better in your classes.

If you need help there are lots of videos and a how-to guide to support you.

Parent Workshop Opportunity

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All SCHS parents are invited to participate in our 8-week program workshop “How Parents Can Support Social-Emotional Learning at Home” in English presented by the Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE).


When: Every Wednesday starting Oct 11th, 2023

Time: 6 p.m.-7:15 p.m. through December 6th, 2023 (8 weeks program)

Where: Via Zoom (Zoom link to follow)

Contact Adrianne Shaw via email at ashaw@piqe.org if you have any questions.


Space is limited. Please RSVP here -HOW PARENTS CAN SUPPORT SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING AT HOME


Hope to see you there.

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Atencíon Padres: El Director Scott Parr los invita a talleres gratuitous para conocer los servicios y recursos que las colegios y universidades ofrecen. Acompañenos a el taller "Puente Familiar a la Universidad" Todos los miercoles del 15 de noviembre al 13 de Diciembre a la 10:15 am. en el Staff Lounge de SCHS.

Algunos Temas

  • Comprender la solicitud de ingreso y el proceso de transicíon a la universidad.

  • El paquete de ayuda financiera y otros gastos.

  • Las habilidades necesarias para cumplir con las exlpectativas académicas.

  • Los diversos servicios y recursos para los estudiantes y familias.

Reserve su espacio aquí Reserve su espacio aquí -Taller Puente familiar a la Universidad

Sports, Sports, and More Sports!

Here are the sports for next week! Red = away, Blue = home, and Pink = Team Event!

Girls Tennis

9/28 we played defending league champion Santana. After 2 rounds we were down by 4 games. All nine of our varsity players played exceptionally well coming back to beat Santana by 1 game. Very strong performance by double team Allie Glovinsky and Sarah Carreno who won all three rounds. SCHS is still in first place for this year. GO COUGARS

Comedy show event - Mitochondrial Club

Hey Cougars! Steele Canyon’s Mitochondrial Club is preparing for its annual Comedy show event on November 18th in Alpine, California!


With all funds raised for UCSD’s Mitochondrial Disease Research, we feature stand-up comedians for the entirety of the night, live performances by the Sonjorombe band, food/dessert, and amazing prizes raffled throughout the night!


Tickets are currently being sold and we need your help! It would be amazing if you, a parent, friend, or even a family member could attend or simply donate to this event which serves an amazing cause!


Lastly, as mentioned above, we are raffling prizes all night! Mitochondrial Club receives donations to support our raffle every year. We encourage you to help us in any way possible collect more raffle items! Whether it may be from a well-known friend who is willing to donate gift cards, or even contacting well-known companies like Starbucks it would be very much appreciated! Thank you for all your support and hope to see you at SCHS Mito Clubs 2023 Laugh for MITO Comedy Show!

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Sports Photos

Photos provided by Eric Hima. Got sports photos you want to share?

Email cturrubiartes@schscougar.org

Drive Safe - the Cougar Way

Friendly reminder to drive cautiously as you enter and exit the campus. Campus Supervisors are here to keep the traffic moving - please follow all traffic directions from security personnel. Reminder that we do not provide access for cars at the back of the school during the school day.

Steele Canyon High School
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Location: 12440 Campo Road, Spring Valley, CA, USA
Phone: 619-660-3500