Enrollment Docs (must sign!) and First Days of School
prin...@sethigh.org
Dear Students, Parents, and Guardians:
- School starts on Monday!
- Orientation documents that need to be reviewed and signed
- Link to orientation video in case you missed it
- First Days of School schedule
- Details about class retreats
- Removing SMS (Text Messaging) support from SET High communication after this email
School starts on Monday!
Woot! Woot! New students please arrive no earlier than 8:20 AM so that you can avoid that uncomfortable new school feeling. We have plans for you the whole day that start at 8:30 so we promise to be there for you from 8:30 on, but it can feel a little awkward if you arrive at school early. I know that this advice might feel like it's the opposite of what you'd want to do if you're new and you want to make a good impression by being on time! I promise that everything will be fine even if you wind up being a couple of minutes late!
Returning students, there is nothing scheduled for you until 9:30, but we'd like you to come hang out with your friends and tell your summer stories during that first hour of school.
Orientation documents that need to be reviewed and signed
Parents and students, you have some homework over the next few days. The following orientation documents need to be reviewed and signed. Please start with the Google Form which will ask you some questions and serve as your acknowledgement signature. If you need to reference these documents in the future, they can be found on the Parent Portal on the sethigh website. The direct link is here.
Start here: Acknowledgment Form
The documents referenced in the form are all found at the link I gave you above. Here it is again.
Link to orientation video in case you missed it
This is a must watch (or must skim, at least) video to get all of your questions answered. Returning families should watch it as well, please.
https://youtu.be/V7eJpC5ywCA
First Days of School schedule
Monday
- 8:30 - 9:30 : New students in den and returning students meeting with their friends
- 9:30 - 10:30 : All students meet in the den for an All ROAR (We are the Lions so we call our whole school gatherings All ROARs. The acronym used to mean something long ago, but no longer does). New students will already be in the den so you get to just stay where you are.
- 10:30 - 11:30 : All students will go to Advisory. New students, your advisors will stay in the den with you and walk you to advisory. New students will receive computers and logins during this time.
- Lunch and then shortened versions of periods 1 through 5 (we will figure out the exact schedule when we know what time the computer checkout finished)
- Release at 3:30 PM
Tuesday and Wednesday
- Normal days of school except with a visit to advisory before 2nd period to take roll and say hello to your advisor.
Thursday
- Our first minimum day so school will be out at 1:25 PM
- 9th grade retreat will start at 5:00. Students are welcome to stay after school until the retreat begins, but there will not be any official activities starting until 5:00.
Friday
- 9th graders will wake up at school and will be ready for pick-up at 12:00
- 10th, 11th, and 12th graders will all be on class retreats. Details below.
Details about class retreats
9th Grade Retreat
Location: SET High
Time: 5pm Thursday- 12pm Friday
Date: Thursday 8/14-Friday 8/15
Transportation: Parent/Guardian responsibility
Cost: Free (dinner on Thursday and breakfast on Friday will be provided)
Supplies Needed:
- Something for your student to comfortably sleep on/in.
- Pajamas/ sleepwear
- Personal hygiene products (deodorant, toothbrush, toothpaste, etc.)
- Clothes to change into on Friday
Important Information:
- For any further information please contact any of the Freshman Advisory teachers: rachel....@sethigh.org, ryan.o...@sethigh.org, rober...@sethigh.org
10th Grade Retreat: Belmont Park
Location: Belmont Park, 3100 Mission Blvd, San Diego, CA 92109
- If students need a ride from school to the park or back to school afterward, please email grace.e...@sethigh.org
Date: August 15, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Permission Slip
11th Grade Retreat
Location: South Mission Beach (Pick-up and drop-off at the parking lot next to Mission Beach Basketball Courts)
- If your student needs a ride to and/or from school, please email leslie...@sethigh.org
Date: August 15, 2025
Time: 9:30am - 1:00pm
12th Grade Retreat
Location:
- IHOP - 8440 Mira Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92126
- Mira Mesa Lanes - 8210 Mira Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92126
Date: August 15, 2025
Time: 10:00am - 2:30pm
Removing SMS (Text Messaging) support from SET High communication after this email
Verizon is about to break (or may have already broken) the method that we use for text messaging, so since it's been hit or miss ever since we implemented it, I'm going to deactivate SMS support across the board after this message. Please check your email going forward (make sure to check spam if you don't see a message from me every couple weeks!). You can always find the messages on the Core Competency dashboard, too, in case you think you missed something.
Thanks everyone! Looking forward to having everyone back on Monday! The AC is working, by the way, so no worries there.
Dr. McCurdy
