COVID-19 Updates & Information - Updated 5/18/20

++ Please note that meal distribution at Mira Monte High School has been suspended effective Monday, May 18, 2020. Eligible students can pick up meals from any of the KHSD campuses listed below OR Zephyr Lane Elementary and Shirley Lane Elementary in the Fairfax School District ++ This is effective until further notice. Due to warm weather predictions, effective Monday, May 4, 2020, meal distribution times will be from 10:00am-11:30am. The Kern High School District will discontinue its Wi-Fi bus routes effective Monday, April 27, 2020 due to extremely low usage by students. If you are one of the students that did use the Wi-Fi bus route, please contact us at Schoolclosure@kernhigh.org or call 661-827-3149. **Please note that Wi-Fi connectivity is still available from the parking lots of all KHSD school sites. Wi-Fi access is also available at most elementary, middle school, & junior high campuses to make access available in local neighborhoods. Because of the COVID-19 health crisis, Kern High School District school sites will be closed to students for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. Please note the following schools will provide "grab & go" meals. Meal Distribution Sites as of Tuesday, April 14, 2020, Monday-Thursday Arvin High School Bakersfield High School Frontier High School Golden Valley High School Highland High School Independence High School Kern Valley High School North High School Nueva High School Shafter High School South High School Stockdale High School West High School Students need to be present to receive their meals. School site offices will also be closed through the remainder of the school year & will be very minimally staffed. Please call the school site number available on the KHSD website if you need to request assistance. This number is also posted on the front entry to the school site. If you have questions concerning current school closures, please email them to SchoolClosure@kernhigh.org. We will continue to keep you updated as new information comes in.

Summer School and Canvas (instructions)

Kern High School District will be using Canvas as the platform to deliver instructions for summer school classes. Click on the headline of this article to get instructions about how to get started with Canvas.

Escuela de Verano y Canvas (instrucciones)

Kern High School District usará Canvas como la plataforma para impartir instrucción para las clases de la escuela de verano. Haga clic en el título de este artículo para obtener instrucciones sobre cómo comenzar a usar Canvas.

Information for Incoming Freshmen

Click on the headline to get the latest information for incoming freshmen registration.

Graduation Information

The Kern High School District has set tentative dates for graduation ceremonies for the classes of 2020. Foothill High School will be graduating on June 25th at 7:30pm on the Mira Monte football field. Each graduate will be limited to 2 guests. We will get more information out as it becomes available.

Resources for keeping busy while stuck at home.

Our awesome librarian, Ms. Stevenson, has collected and will continue to update a page with info for all of us while we are stuck at home for the next few weeks. There are resources for all ages and some of these will be especially helpful for our students who will be helping with their younger siblings in this time. Click on the headline for a link to the Library Page.

Parent and Family Engagement Policy

The Parent and Family Engagement Policy describes the way Foothill’s Title I program works to involve parents in activities which support the academic success of their children. This policy is developed jointly with students and reviewed annually. Click on the headline to view the policy.

Póliza de participación de los padres y la familia

La Póliza de participación de los padres y la familia describe la forma en que funciona el programa Título I de Foothill para involucrar a los padres en actividades que apoyan el éxito académico de sus hijos. Esta póliza se desarrolla conjuntamente con los estudiantes y se revisa anualmente.

Want to earn your California Seal of Biliteracy?

Students have the chance to earn the state seal of Biliteracy in Spanish or French while attending Foothill. Click the title to get a document explaining the process.

Find the Daily Bulletin Here on the Web

The FHS Daily Bulletin is read during 2nd period every day. For students who are off campus in the morning or cannot hear the announcements in their class, as well as for parents/guardians, the bulletin can also be found here on the FHS Website. Click on the headline to take you there OR find it under the "About" tab on the top of the page.

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