We have 40 student spots available. If you would like to be a part of this field trip:
Turn in the attached Permission Slip by January 13 (to Science Teacher, or Mrs. Barrón room 803 or office 127)
Make sure you have turned in the School photo permission slip
Attend the mandatory meeting during lunch on Wednesday, January 18th in room 802
*If you have any questions, see Mrs. Barrón (room 803 periods 1&2; office 127 periods 3-6)
Official District Letter to SUHSD Staff
TO: All SUHSD Employees
DATE: August 11, 2017
RE: Solar Eclipse on August 21, 2017
A partial eclipse of the sun will be visible from San Diego County on August 21, 2017 (https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/san-diego) from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
A total eclipse of the sun will be visible from other parts of the country; which NASA will livestream on its website.
In the strictest sense, the eclipse is not dangerous, but looking at the sun without proper protection is always harmful. The primary safety issue during an eclipse is that curiosity regarding the phenomena makes it more likely people, especially children, will try to glimpse the eclipse without proper eye protection.
The risk is great. People who look at an eclipse without proper protection, even glimpses, are likely to suffer burns which damage the light sensitive cells that give them the ability to see. People with these burns don’t notice an immediate loss of vision. They generally experience a loss of vision the next day, which looks to them like a black hole in the center of their sight. In some cases, people regain some of their vision over a period of several months, but in many cases the loss is permanent.
SUHSD Curriculum & Instruction, Grants & Communications, and Student Support Services departments are strongly encouraging schools, classrooms and individuals to watch the eclipse via NASA’s live stream or it can also be viewed indirectly using pinhole viewers that project the image of the sun on a screen; again this should be done with the individual’s back towards the sun and never looking at the sun through the pinhole. This is to prevent harm to students who surreptitiously view the eclipse without preventative precautions. The District cannot allow any glasses to be donated or non-district glasses be purchased for classrooms because product liability cannot be assured.
Moreover, SUHSD is not supporting the use of manufactured eclipse glasses for our students. Please know that traditional sunglasses will not prevent the type of injury associated with the direct viewing of solar eclipses. Only specially manufactured eclipse glasses will prevent potential harm and there are already reports of counterfeit glasses being sold.
Lastly, Manny Rubio, the Director of Grants and Communications, will send a message/guidance regarding the solar eclipse to all district parents. It is also important for principals and teachers to remind district parents and students of the potential dangers of not adhering to this guidance. Thanks, in advance, for ensuring that students are supervised during district-related eclipse viewing activities in a manner that will prevent injuries.
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On behalf of the Sweetwater Union High School District, please join us for a presentation on facility master plans. School Site Master Plans identify facility needs, and assist in developing the future of our campuses. A presentation of the master plan will be followed by community engagement focus groups, for each campus. Thank you for the opportunity to collaborate with your community.
Date: May 30, 2018
Location: Southwest Middle, Library
Time: 6:00pm – 7:30pm
For more information please contact: 619-585-6003 or planning2@sweetwaterschools.org
Students! We need to have your voice heard! If you have not already, please take the survey HERE by this Thursday, April 12, 2018. This will allow the Restorative Practices conference committee to focus the learning on student voice and need. 
Click on link below!
https://sweetwaterschools.illuminatehc.com/login
Student login information is as follows:
Username: Student ID number
Password: 8 digit birthdate Ex. 05011988 (no spaces in between)
*Please remember that students will access most of their finals through the ORANGE APP (WITH THE WHITE LOCK) on their iPads.
For Science Finals, Teachers will direct students to access their finals either through Canvas or Juno.
Helpful EOC Info for SOM Staff
