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IRVINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
41800 Blacow Road
Fremont, CA 94538 | |
Principal
Sarah Smoot
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Vice Principal
Bob Moran
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Asst. Principal 9 & 11
Jana Holmes
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Asst. Principal 10 & 12
Kristina Palos
School SecretaryDonna Hartigan
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Counselors
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Leticia Velazco
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H-O
Natalie Mintey
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P-Z
Veronic Serrano
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510-656-5711
Fax
510-623-9805
Fremont Unified School District
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Reminders from the Attendance Office If your student is absent or will be absent from school please provide the following information in a note or a phone call to the attendance office; ¨ Student's last name ¨ Date of Absence ¨ Reason for Absence Only parents or guardians who have a signature on the student emergency card are authorized to sign absence notes. Students are not to leave campus during class time without receiving an "Off-The Grounds" pass from the attendance office. Students can obtain passes from the attendance office prior to the start of the school day with a note from their parent/guardian. I.H.S. Attendance Clerks: Stacy Yin (A-G) x46472 Dana Kleinsasser (H-O) x46460 Sharon Flores (P-Z) x46315 |
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On campus the Second Wednesday of the Month. 9:00 - 1:30
12/14, 1/11, 2/8, 3/14, 5/9, and 6/13 |
Difficult Time during the Holiday Season?
2-1-1 is a free, non-emergency, confidential, 3-digit phone number and service that provides easy access to housing information, and critical health and human services.
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Important Dates in December and January!
December 21 - Minimum Day
December 22 - January 4, Winter Break - No school
January 25 - 27, Semester Finals - Minimum Days
Please check the ASB Master Calendar for additional events at Irvington High School! |
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Caring during the Holiday Season
The holidays are right around the corner. Once again, we'd like to help our Irvington students who may not be so fortunate this time of year.
For the December holidays, if you would like to help out, please purchase a gift card for groceries or clothing and hand it to one of the Irvington attendance clerks or counselors by Friday, December 16. We accept gift cards of any amount; last year, amounts typically ranged between $10 and $25.
Target, Walmart, and grocery stores are best because they offer the most options (food, clothing, and toiletries). Please no gift cards to restaurants. Also, tax-deductible receipts for your donations are available from the office.
Irvington counselors will distribute gifts confidentially throughout the month. If you have any questions, please contact Veronica Serrano, Counseling Department Chair @ vserrano@fremont.k12.ca.us
Any leftover gift cards are used throughout the year for families in need. Thank you for continuing to help our Irvington families!
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 SIGN UP EARLY FOR GRAD NIGHT!!
GRAD Night 2012 |
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Minimum Day Schedule
December 21
Period 1 7:30-8:11
Period 2 8:16-8:57
Period 3 9:02-9:43
Lunch 9:43-10:13
Period 4 10:18-10:59
Period 5 11:04-11:45
Period 6 11:50-12:31
Semester Finals Schedule
January 26, 27, 28
Final 1 8:00-10:05
Lunch 10:05-10:30
Final 2 10:30-12:35
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PTSA Update
Hello,
It is three months since the school has started and we at PTSA have been as busy as everyone else at the school. Just to recount our activities so far - we held two teacher appreciation events, helped with food at two social dances, hosted two parent information events (Navigating Irvington High School and Meet the Shadow Staff at IHS) and sponsored a Practice SAT test. We helped the school at MAZE, helped with parent donation letters, re-stocked the emergency bags for each classroom, and helped with the Great Shake Out drill. As a liaison of CA PTA, we informed the teachers, counselors, and nurse about the CA PTA CE scholarships. Our own 'Teacher Classroom Grant' was awarded to three IHS teachers. Our newly formed Technology committee is also taking shape. Please contact us if you would like to help this committee. Our webpage has a new look and it is now enabled with interactive forms to sign up for volunteering, for your suggestions and for members to update their contact information. Our attempt is to move towards functioning in a 'paperless' mode. In addition to our on-going 'School supplies' donation drive, in the month of November we have launched another donation drive to collect 'Used test prep and college prep books'. Please drop off your donations with your school counselor. In December, we are hosting a Parent information event 'Life after High-school'. We have many more events planned for the rest of the year. Stay tuned and visit our webpage (www.irvington.org/PTSA) for PTSA news and information about upcoming events.
As always, your active participation is crucial for our success in delivering the BEST to our students, our school and our community.
Thank you,
Ujjwala Gadgil
IHS PTSA President 2011-12 |
Vocal Music Notes
Once again, we are off to a terrific start! Chamber Choir, Treble Choir, Concert Choir, Viking Jazz and Fresco Femme are ready to start a new year !! Last year was a HUGE success with Treble Ensemble taking 4th place at the ACDA Women's Festival last year which features the best Women's Choirs in Northern California. Our program is growing and we are so excited about this year!! If you would like to be in choir, please see Mrs. Olson in 123 to start singing with us!!!
FREE HOLIDAY CONCERT: Join us December 13 at 7 p.m. in Valhalla for our annual Winter Holiday concert. A family fun event to kick off the holiday season.
SINGING BIRTHDAY TELEGRAMS: Do you have someone special you would like to receive a singing birthday telegram? The IHS Chamber Chorale will visit a classroom on campus or call if off campus and sing them Happy Birthday Irvington style for only $5!! For more info, email or call Mrs. Olson jolson@fremont.k12.ca.us or 510-656-5711 x 46423.
CARAMEL APPLES COMING AGAIN!! Due to VERY popular demand, we will be selling hand dipped caramel apples from DeBrito Brothers this January for Valentine's Day delivery. Contact Mrs. Olson or a choir member to order. Don't miss out!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR - Dates for IHS Vocal music
December 2: Delivery of Holiday Greens
December 13: Winter Concert 7 p.m. in Valhalla
January 9-24: Gourmet Caramel Apple Sale (delivery for Valentine's Day)
February 15: CSUEB Chamber Festival 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Feb 18: ACDA Women's Festival (Treble & Chamber Women)
March 15: Spring Musical Opens!
April 16-30: Mother's Day Cheesecake fundraiser
June 5: Spring Concert 7 p.m. "It's All Kids' Stuff"
June 14 - Graduation (All Seniors)
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DEC. 8-10 IS THE FINAL WEEKEND!!!
Irvington High School Proudly Presents Ken Ludwig's
Charlotte and George Hay, an acting couple are on tour in Buffalo in 1953 with a repertory consisting of Cyrano de Bergerac "revised, one nostril version" and Noel Coward's Private Lives. This backstage farce by the author of Lend Me a Tenor brought Carol Burnett back to Broadway. Fate has given these thespians one more shot at starring roles in The Scarlet Pimpernel. Will Charlotte appear or run off with their agent? Will George be sober enough to emote? Hilarious misunderstandings pile on madcap misadventures, in this valentine to Theatre Hams everywhere.
Playing December 4th at 2:00PM and December 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 at 7:30PM.
Ticket prices are... General Admission: $15 Students, Children & Senior Citizens: $12 High School Students With ASB Sticker: $10 Thursday Shows: $8 Moon Over Buffalo will be performed at Valhalla Theatre 41800 on Blacow Road in Fremont CA 94538.
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STEM for Girls
A team of librarians, teachers, and parents are working on a grant to improve our library's Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Health collection and encourage more young women to become involved in these fields where they are traditionally underrepresented. We realize that many of you are professionals in these fields. If you have suggestions for STEM-related books, multimedia materials, guest speakers, or field trips, please contact Library Media Teacher Allyson McAuley at: allyson.mcauley@gmail.com or 510-656-5711 extension 46376.
We accept donations as well. Thank you!"
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ATTENTION PARENTS of 9th Grade Students:
"Secrets" is an award winning HIV/AIDS live-action prevention program presented by Kaiser Permanente. Secrets will be presented to 9th grade students on Thursday, February 2nd. There will be a PARENT PREVIEW of the play on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 @ 7pm at the District Office in the Board Room 4210 Technology Dr., Fremont
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SENIOR FAMILIES
Check out the new SE NIOR link on the IHS Main Website under Students tab.
The IHS Grad Night 2012 Committee also has a email database that you can sign-up to join to get relevant Senior information at ihsgradnight2012@gmail.com.Thank you to all of the families that attended Grad Night's Silent Tea e vent. Your donation is greatly appreciated. It's not too late to attend, please send back your RSVP with your tax-deductible contribution to support a fun, safe-sober graduation event! If each IHS family donated $10 our fundraising goals would be met. IHS Grad Night 2012, 41800 Blacow Road, Fremont, CA 94538. .
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News from the Career Center
Governor's Scholarship Info*:
We received notice from the Governor's Scholarship Program that a large number of our students have not claimed their eligible awards from the 2000, 2001 and 2002 program years. If your student earned a Governor's Scholarship and has not yet claimed it, please visit the website at:
www.scholarshare.com You may also call toll free (877) 728-4338. You will need a social security number and "Qualifying Score Notice" to claim the awards. Once claimed, the student has until their 30th birthday to use the funds.
If you are not sure whether or not your student claimed their award, contact Linda Kimmel in the College/Career Center @ (510) 687-6377.
*Awards for the fiscal year 2003-2004 were not funded. Awards will not be granted for exams taken in 2003.
Financial Aid for College:
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be completed between January 1, 2004-March 2, 2004. This form and the GPA verification are both required for all types of Federal and State scholarships, grants, work study programs and loan.
Visit the FAFSA website at www.fafsa.ed.gov and for more information on Cal Grants
www.calgrants.org
Qualified students can be awarded Cal Grants up to $9,700 a year to attend almost any college in California. If your student has a GPA of 2.0 or higher, they may be eligible for a Cal Grant. Remember-Cal Grants is money that never has to be paid back.
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IHS Alumni News
USU Football: Robert Turbin named WAC Player of the Year
By Tony Jones
The Salt Lake Tribune
First published Dec 05 2011 05:56PM
Updated Dec 5, 2011 10:55PM
Logan * With Utah State's 7-5 success this season come the accolades. And there were plenty of them to go around Monday.
Junior running back Robert Turbin was named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year, the first time an Aggie has won that award. As the 10th leading rusher in the country, Turbin led the way for several USU players who made the all-WAC team.
Senior linebacker Bobby Wagner was named first team all-league. Offensive linemen Tyler Larsen, a former star at Jordan High, and Phil Gapelu made the first-team offense. Senior defensive end Levi Koskan and senior tight end Tarren Lloyd, out of Davis High, were named second-team all-WAC.
But the day belonged to Turbin, who has dominated this season from USU's opening loss at Auburn, where he scored a pair of touchdowns. Turbin this season rushed for a career-high 1,416 yards and 19 TDs while playing in and starting every game a year removed from a torn ACL.
He ran for a season-high 208 yards in a 49-42 win over Idaho, scored four touchdowns against Colorado State and did it while taking just 40 percent of USU's total carries this year.
Tony Jones
Robert is a 2007 graduate of Irvington High School. We congratulate him for his hard work and dedication. Watch Robert as Utah State takes on Idaho in the "Idaho Potato Bowl", Decembe 17th.
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IHS Students Compete With Technology
Congratulations to David Keller and Eric Liu who competed in the U.S. Cyber Challenge. The competition consisted of three components; Networking, Operating Systems and System Administration. Of more than 1200 entrants, they placed 156 and 159 respectively in the national competition. As last minute entrants, they more than adequately represented themselves and IHS. Well done David and Eric! |
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The Viking Explorer is produced to provide information to the Irvington Community. Although we make every effort to provide you with the most accurate and complete information, please be aware that some mistakes can happen. We combine information from different sources as they may be pertinent to you.
Sarah Smoot
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Happy Holiday and Best Wishes for the New Year! |
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