<div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-cb0dd754-7fff-dd40-9394-56822ca59c6a"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Prospective Families,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Welcome to the 2026-2027 school year at Independence High. The first day of school is Wednesday, August 17, 2026. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">New student Orientation for first time Freshman </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">will be held on </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Monday, August 10 from 1:00-3:00 p.m</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Please arrange time off from work to attend this Orientation. All new students must complete an Orientation before starting classes at Independence High. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The student and at least one parent/guardian must be present at Orientation to sign enrollment paperwork.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Orientation is two hours long. Please arrive on time because we have lots of materials to cover. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Independence High is located at 1350 7th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94122. Please enter the building from 6th Ave. parking lot. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Take care,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Independence High School</span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:x-small">Independence High School</span><br></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><font size="1">1350 7th Avenue  San Francisco, CA 94122</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><font size="1">415-242-5000  |  415-242-2655 fax </font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:x-small"><a href="http://SFIndependence.weebly.com" target="_blank">SFIndependence.weebly.com</a> .| </span><span style="font-size:x-small">@SFIndependence </span><font size="1"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B1WS0C79I6BwRTBUczhTaXhOVTg&revid=0B1WS0C79I6BwdnlvSXhKekV1MU8xaFNuNFg2S09WTmpJa2pRPQ" width="96" height="82" style="font-size:12.8px"></div></div><div dir="ltr"></div></div></div></div></div>