October 2010 Newsletter
 Calendar
- October 14 - Back to School Night - 6:30pm - Please come and visit us!
- November 9 & 10 – CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam) testing for 11th & 12th graders who have not yet passed
- November 10 - End of first quarter
- November 11 & 12 - Veterans' Day & California Admission Day Observances - NO SCHOOL
- November 15 - Second quarter begins
- November 22 - 24 - Furlough Days - NO SCHOOL
- November 25-26 - Thanksgiving Holiday - NO SCHOOL
- December 9 - Red Cross Blood Drive
- December 20-31 - Winter Recess - NO SCHOOL
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  Silverado & Mira Monte Back-to-School Night
Please join us on Thursday, October 14, 6:30pm for Back-to-School Night. Meet Silverado teachers and administrators and enjoy a barbeque dinner in the quad. We look forward to seeing all of you.
 Welcome to Our New Principal
Silverado and Mira Monte High Schools welcome our new principal, Mr. David Gordon. Mr. Gordon has worked for 20 years in education, 17 years in alternative education and 13 years as an administrator. Most recently he served as the principal of Alta Vista Continuation High School and Palomar Independent Study Program in Vista, California. Mr. Gordon offered these words of advice to Silverado students: "Come to school, be on time, do what your teachers say, and I guarantee you a high school diploma."
 Catch-UP Time - After School Tutoring
Students who need to make up or "catch-up" on missing assignments or who need extra help in classes can get it now on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school in the Silverado Media Center, 1:00 - 2:00pm. Textbooks are available for use in the Media Center during that time. Parents and students can check grades online on the Silverado website. Click on "grades & attendance" button. You will need a student ID number to access the information; you can get that number from the Silverado office or from one of the Silverado teachers. If students are missing assignments, they should check with the teacher and then come to afternoon tutoring to make up the work.
Silverado School Rules
Students and parents should be aware of all school rules and follow them...
- No food or drinks in buildings
- No gum
- No cell phones
- No headphones/IPods
- No hats or hoods
- No sleeping in class
- No smoking
Also, please be aware that the regulation against smoking extends a thousand (1,000) feet outside a school grounds for all attending students. That means that you cannot smoke anywhere on this block or you risk getting a citation.
 Silverado Yearbook 2010-11
We're pleased to announce that Silverado will be having a yearbook this year! Yearbook staff is working to put together a beautiful hard-cover, color book to hold the memories to come for this school year. Online sales of the book will begin soon. Contact Ms. Aldemir for details: aldemirc@svusd.org.
 ASB News
We are happy to introduce our new ASB (Associated Student Body) advisor, Mrs. Kelly Tombleson. The Silverado ASB is Silverado High School's student leadership group. We have a great group of kids in ASB this year and already have several activities planned. They have already held a t-shirt design contest, with the winning design to be put on the 2010-2011 Silverado T-shirt. They are also planning a Red Ribbon Week Homeroom Competition, Halloween Costume Contest and a dodgeball tournament. Along with these activities, they manage weekly food sales, recycling and are already planning out activities for second quarter.
 SHS Academy News
The theme for this semester is: Building Blocks of Character. The students will be engaged in a project producing a presentation board of 4 exemplary persons of character in the fields of Science, Social Science, Literature and an additional contemporary figure in any field. The fieldtrips for the month of October for academy students include:
- Getty Museum with the Art Production Pathway
- Fullerton Justice Center with the Street Law Pathway
- Job shadowing at Saddleback Memorial Medical Center with the Health Careers Pathway
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