Every year, 10th graders across California take the California High School Exit Exam. Unity 10th graders take the exam in March. Once again, our 10th graders have improved their passing rates for both Math and English Language Arts (ELA). For the March 2010 test administration, 84% of students passed the ELA exam, and an astounding 91% passed the Math exam. Congratulations to you, and thank you for your hard work!
Unity 9th graders visited the Lawrence Hall of Science “RACE: Are We So Different” exhibit on Friday, April 30, 2010. The exhibit is currently on a nationwide tour. More information about the exhibit can be found at http://www.understandingrace.org/home.html. Unity students also spent time with CA Assemblymember Sandre Swanson during their visit. Thanks to the 9th grade team for organizing this important “study tour”.
Fecha: Lunes, 26 de abril del 2010
Para familias y la comunidad de Unity:
Estudiantes de secundaria (grados 9-11) tendrán la prueba STAR el Lunes 17 de mayo 2010 – Jueves, 20 de mayo 2010. La prueba comenzará a las 8:10 en punto, por favor asegúrense de que sus hijos lleguen a tiempo. Todos los estudiantes saldrán a las 12 del día todos los días durante los exámenes del STAR. Todas las estudiantes en el 12 grado tendrán un día corto pero tendrán que reportarse a la escuela en preparación para sus proyectos finales. No habrá programa después de clases durante las pruebas STAR, incluyendo el Viernes, 21 de mayo 2010. El programa después de clases reanudara el Lunes, 26 de mayo 2010.
No hay escuela el viernes, 28 de mayo y Lunes, 31 de mayo 2010. No habrá clases y la escuela estará cerrada en estos días.
Aquí hay alguna información importante con respecto a los resultados de las pruebas en Unity High School:
La puntuación de Unity de API fue 595 para el año escolar 2006-2007
La puntuación de Unity de API fue 624 (crecimiento de 29 puntos) para el año escolar 2007-2008
La puntuación de Unity de API fue 677 (crecimiento de 53 puntos!) para el año escolar 2008-2009
Por favor anime a su hijo a hacer bien en los exámenes STAR. Los maestros de Unity han estado preparando a los estudiantes para estos exámenes importantes y estamos muy seguros de que nuestros estudiantes obtendrán buenas calificaciones.
Éstos son algunas sugerencias para apoyar a los estudiantes durante las pruebas STAR:
Date: Monday, April 26, 2010
Unity Families and Community:
Unity High School students (Grades 9 – 11) will be STAR testing Monday May 17, 2010 – Thursday, May 20, 2010. Testing will begin at 08:10 am sharp, so please ensure that students arrive on time. All students will be released at 12 noon on all testing days. All 12th grade seniors will have minimum days as well, but do have to report to school in preparation of their final projects. There will be no after school program during STAR testing, including Friday, May 21, 2010. The 9th grade after school program will resume on Monday, May 26, 2010.
There is no school on Friday, May 28 and Monday, May 31, 2010. No classes will be held and the school will be closed on these days.
Here is some important information regarding test scores at Unity High School:
Unity’s API score was 595 for the 2006-2007 school year
Unity’s API score was 624 (growth of 29 points) for the 2007-2008 school year
Unity’s API score was 677 (growth of 53 points!) for the 2008-2009 school year
Please encourage your student to do well on STAR exams. Unity teachers have been preparing students for these important exams and we are very confident that our students will excel.
Here are some important reminders to help support students during STAR testing:
Unity 9th grade students presented their Global Warming projects at California State University, East Bay. The project was a 9th grade collaboration led by Ms. Grant. Students are presenting their projects to a variety of audiences over the next few weeks. The group did an amazing job today, and the graduate students (teachers and administrators) were impressed. Great job Unity students!
Pictures can be viewed here: Smugmug
Oakland Unity High School Spring Break es de Lunes, 5 de abril – Viernes, 9 de abril 2010 (escuela cerrada). Las clases se iniciarán de nuevo Lunes, 12 de abril 2010. Disfrute de un descanso seguro y tranquilo!
Oakland Unity High School Spring Break is from Monday, April 5 – Friday, April 9, 2010 (school closed). Classes resume Monday, April 12, 2010. Have a safe and restful break!
The “Class of 2010″ are college bound! Many students are still waiting to hear back from a few of their schools. Here is a list of colleges and universities that Unity seniors have been accepted to:
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Merced
University of California, David
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Riverside
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Irvine
Sonoma State
Sacramento State
San Francisco State University
San Jose State University
California State University, East Bay
California State University, Stanislaus
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
California State University, Northridge
Humboldt State University
Chico State University
Long Beach State
California State University, Monterey Bay
University of San Francisco
University of the Pacific
Dominican University
Notre Dame De Mur
Kentucky State
Lincoln University
Morehouse College
Claflin University
Tuskegee University
25 de marzo del 2010
Padres de estudiantes anticipados del noveno grado:
Primeramente gracias por su interés en Oakland Unity High School. La escuela Unity va llevar a cabo una lotería el miercoles, 14 de abril del 2010, para llenar los espacios disponibles en el noveno grado para el año escolar 2010-2011. La lotería empezará a las 5 PM en el auditorio de la escuela. Todos los aplicantes y sus familias están invitados atender. los aplicantes no necesitan estar presentes para ser incluidos. Escogeremos 70 estudiantes para el noveno grado. Los aplicantes que no fueron seleccionados recibirán un número en lista de espera en la orden que fueron seleccionados. los aplicantes con hermanos ya inscritos en Unity serán aceptados a la escuela y no serán incluidos en la lotería.
Si hay preguntas favor de llamar (510) 635-7170
Gracias,
David Castillo
Principal
Oakland Unity High School
6038 Brann Street
Oakland, CA 94605
March 25, 2010
To Prospective Unity 9th graders and Parents/Guardians:
First off, thank you for your interest in Oakland Unity High School. Oakland Unity High School will hold a lottery on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, to fill the available spaces in the ninth grade for the 2010-2011 school year. The lottery will begin promptly at 5 PM in the auditorium of the school. All applicants and their families are invited to attend. (Applicants need NOT be present to be included.) We will choose 70 applicants for the ninth grade. The additional applicants will be given a number and placed on a waiting list in the order they are selected. Per our charter, applicants with siblings already enrolled at Unity will be accepted and will not be included in the lottery.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to call the school at (510) 635-7170.
Thank You,
David Castillo
Principal
Oakland Unity High School
6038 Brann Street
Oakland, CA 94605