Dear Falcon Families,
I’m excited to share some great news with our school community: Scripps Ranch High School has been recognized as a 2026 California Distinguished School in the category of “Achievement Gap Closers” by the California Department of Education. The recognition is based on performance data from the 2025 California School Dashboard.This honor reflects the hard work and dedication of our entire staff, students, families and community. Thank you all for your commitment and support of SRHS.
The coming week also marks two weeks until the end of the second progress report grading period, and two weeks until spring break (March 30). Students should take a moment to review their grades and follow up with teachers as needed. There are many opportunities for students to improve their grades and finish this semester strong. Students can take advantage of peer tutoring, SR6 (Saturday School), and individual teacher tutoring. Please encourage your students to check their grades and make a plan if they find they need help.
We are so proud to recognize and congratulate our JROTC Leadership Academic Bowl Team! They will be heading to Nationals in Washington DC June 12-16. Check out the @srhsfalconpride Instagram post or this picture to see our amazing cadets!
Spring sports are underway, as are rehearsals for our final Falcon Playhouse production, 12 Angry Men. For all the latest updates on our Falcon athletics, including game times, scores, rosters, and other information, and all our other amazing programs at Scripps Ranch, follow the links: Falcon Athletics go HERE, Falcon Playhouse go HERE, Music Program (marching band in the fall) go HERE, ASB updates go HERE, and AFROTC program go HERE.
The Scripps Ranch Foundation is excited to once again host the WACAC College Fair. On April 18th , the SRHS Foundation will host this event in the SRHS gym; see below for details about this upcoming event.
To be on top of all school events, students should continue to check their grade level Google classroom for updates on events and deadlines. Springtime brings many activities students will want to be a part of. Please remind your students to check in and find all the great events the Falcon community has to offer!
Senior families, don’t forget to review the Graduation information and Grad Nite website. In addition, below you'll find information about “Super Saturday” for seniors at Miramar, where students and families can learn about how community college can support students (details below).
In this week’s update, you’ll find updates and reminders about Miramar’s “Super Saturday” for future students, the SR6 (Saturday School), the Summer School sign up deadline, the upcoming College Fair, Grad Nite and Graduation Information, Attendance Protocol Reminders, details on the upcoming state testing, and more.
See below for the latest updates as of 3-15-26.
Upcoming Calendar Events for Semester 2
- 3/16 - Early out Modified Monday (8:35-2:29pm)
- 3/23 - Early out Modified Monday (8:35-2:29pm)
- 3/27 - Second Grading Period of S2 Ends (S2P4)
- 3/30-4/3 - No School, Spring Break
- 4/6 - Early out Modified Monday (8:35-2:29pm)
- 4/13 - Library closed after lunch and after school
- 4/14-4/17 - CAASPP Testing (Block Schedule schoolwide)
- 4/20 - Early out Modified Monday (8:35-2:29pm)
- 4/27 - Early out Modified Monday (8:35-2:29pm)
- 5/4 - Early out Modified Monday (8:35-2:29pm)
- 5/4-5/15 - AP Testing
- 5/11 - Early out Modified Monday (8:35-2:29pm)
- 5/18 - Early out Modified Monday (8:35-2:29pm)
- 5/18-5/20 - Senior Finals
- 5/25 - No School, Holiday, Memorial Day
- 5/26-5/28 - 9-11th grade Final Exam Days
- 5/28 - Last day of school for students, graduation 5:30pm at SRHS stadium
New Information
SRHS is a 2026 CA Distinguished School!
We have been recognized as a 2026 California Distinguished School in the category of “Achievement Gap Closers” by the California Department of Education. This honor reflects the hard work and dedication of our entire staff in supporting all students while accelerating progress for historically underserved groups. The recognition is based on performance data from the 2025 California School Dashboard and highlights schools that are demonstrating strong academic outcomes for all students. Thank you to all of our teachers, staff and families for your continued commitment to our students and for the important role you played in earning this statewide recognition.
Modified Mondays
As a reminder, every Monday is a modified Monday with school ending at 2:29pm. During the 2:29 - 3:23pm time window, teachers will be either (1) offering revision/reassessments for students or (2) will be meeting with their fellow colleagues to collaborate on instructional practices. Those teachers who are offering revision/reassessment opportunities will have communicated with their students. We encourage all students who have scheduled revision/reassessment opportunities to take advantage of this time to hone their learning.
Wednesday Career Series
The Scripps Ranch High School Foundation is excited to announce the Wednesday Career Series continues! The next presentation on March 18th will focus on Careers in the Comic Book Industry presented by Chris Ryall, Writer & Publisher, Comic Books and TV Series. All presentations will be held in person in the library from 12:55-1:25pm and are open to all students. Please note that on April 22nd, as part of the series, 30 colleges will be presenting during lunch in the library. Here is the link to the Wednesday Career Series (at Scripps Ranch High School Foundation’s College Corner): LINK
Counseling
Reminder, the deadline to sign up for summer school is less than two weeks away on Wednesday, March 25th. This is for students who previously earned a D or F or are currently earning a D or F. It is recommended students sign up with low progress grades; if the student ends up passing the class, they won’t need to attend. See info about summer school below in the reminder section.
Information For All Senior Families
Grad Nite Update - A message from the Foundation Grad Nite Committee
Sponsored and hosted by the Foundation, Grad Nite tickets are now on sale for all senior students. Go to this link for more information: https://srhsfoundation.org/grad-nite
Graduation Information
The Class of 2026 graduation website is now live. Please check the school website at https://scrippsranch.sandiegounified.org/ and select the Graduation 2026 tab for details.
Upcoming Event for Seniors Planning to Attend Miramar
Miramar College is hosting a "Super Saturday" event to provide hands-on support for incoming students and their families. Staff will be available to assist with college applications, Financial Aid, the San Diego Promise program (free college tuition info!), and educational planning. Free breakfast will be provided while supplies last!
- Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026
- Time: 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM (Check-in begins at 8:20 AM)
- Location: Campus Library (LRC)
- RSVP: tinyurl.com/MiraSS26
Early Dismissal - Attendance Reporting Protocol
We want to make sure your student is ready for pickup without delay. To allow our staff enough time to process requests, please submit the Google Form at least 24 to 48 hours before their early dismissal. Submissions made within minutes of departure may result in delays at the attendance office. Please see our A Quick Guide for Families for a printable flyer to keep at home.
Important Reminders:
- Students leaving early must sign out at the attendance office and collect their blue slip before departing.
- Parent or guardian must use their email listed in Powerschool to use the google forms
Reminders
CAASPP Information - Reminder
The CAASPP parent notification letter was sent out by the district in the family newsletter this past Saturday, February 28th. If you have a student in 11th grade please take time to read and review with your student. SRHS will administer to all 11th grade students during the block schedule days, April 14th through April 17th. As the letter states, these statewide assessments in English, Math, and Science are valuable data for both individual students and provide schoolwide results as well.
SR6 Semester Two - Reminder
Our next session will be held Saturday March 21st, hosted by Ms. Smith (Social Science & English) and Coach Camp (ASB hosted Campus Clean Up). The flyer is updated with S2 dates and scheduled teachers. SR6 (Scripps Ranch 6) is an academic support available to all students. It is a 6th day of school hosted on select Saturdays for four hours, 8am-12pm. A breakfast and lunch meal is available for all students attending Core Academy at no charge. Signing up by the Wednesday prior, and selecting “yes” to breakfast and lunch guarantees it will be available for your student. SR6 is also an avenue for students to recover their attendance (AZTWs in PowerSchool) to remain eligible for school events. View Semester 25-26 SR6 Dates or flyer with all sign up forms.
Summer School 2026 Academic Programs - Reminder
Click here for district information on summer school dates, times, and locations. At this time, the website lists credit recovery options only. Scripps Ranch High School will be one of the in-person summer school sites. Please note that no online credit recovery options will be available this summer in the district. Students who would like to remediate a D or F earned in a graduation-required course should submit the summer school form to their counselor by March 25.
Save the date! Western Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC) College Fair coming to SRHS! - Reminder
Save the date for Saturday, April 18th from 1-3pm in the SRHS Gym where SRHS Foundation and Explore Solutions will be hosting the WACAC Fair featuring 100 colleges. For more information and to get an update on the colleges that have registered, follow this LINK
That’s all for today. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Sincerely,
Matt Lawson, Ed.D
Principal
Scripps Ranch High School