Thursday, September 27, 2018

MUSD Survey Letter from Superintendent

September 27, 2018

To MUSD Parents/Guardians:

Over the past several years, the Marana district has worked diligently to strengthen our curriculum and instructional model to meet the needs of our 21st century learners. To continue to meet these needs, MUSD is excited to further enhance our curricular both within and between grade levels. This vertical alignment will allow us to embed particular 21st century skill development at each grade level, ensuring each student the opportunity to achieve curriculum standards and greater success in college, career, and life.

As part of this process, we want to hear from you. I am inviting you to participate in our Portrait of a MUSD Graduate survey to be launched on Tuesday, October 2, 2018. On that day, you will receive an email invitation to participate in a short survey regarding what you consider to be the most valuable overarching goals for student success.

This information will guide MUSD in goal development to ensure when every student graduates and leaves our District they will be prepared with the skills, knowledge, and values necessary for success in an ever-changing society.

Everyone in our community has a voice and we hope you will participate in this exciting process.

Thank you in advance for your time; your contribution and participation is greatly valued.

Pursuing Excellence,

Doug Wilson, Ed.D.
Superintendent

Inspiring students to learn today and lead tomorrow.
11279 W. Grier Road • Marana, Arizona 85653 • (520) 682-3243 • www.maranausd.org

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Error email from Titan School Solutions

Lunch account balance EMAIL sent in error

At approximately 8:50am, this morning Thursday September 27, you received an email from Titan School Solutions - the vendor for managing your child's school lunch account. The email referenced a Negative Food Service Account Balance. Please know this email was sent in ERROR. Please disregard the email. The Food Services Department is currently working with the vendor to resolve the issue. Only those families with a negative lunch balance will receive a corrected email on Friday, September 28.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused, and thank you for your continued support of the Marana district.

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

FREE Meals Fall Break Oct. 8-12

Free Meals - Fall Break

Mark Your Calendar! Marana Cares Mobile will be on the streets again during Fall Break. Serving FREE, nutritious and delicious meals to all children. More Info

Wi-fi, Chromebooks, and literacy encouragement for children.

Monday – Friday: October 8- 12, 2018

11:00AM-12:00PM
Sandario Road and Anthony Road (southeast corner next to the Marana Congregation of Jehovah's Witness Church)

12:30-1:30PM
6560 W. El Tiro Road (at the Marana Domestic Water Improvement District).

Monday, September 24, 2018

MLM 09/24/2018

A Community of Empowered, Innovative and Engaged Citizens

Mountain Lion Monday

Principal's Message

Good evening Mountain View family,

We are heading into the eighth week of the quarter. Next week our students will be taking their mid-term assessments.

In reflecting on that thought, I recalled the Navy Seal quote, "In times of adversity you don't rise to the occasion, you fall to the level of your training." I think about that in the sense that we hope our teachers have done a great job preparing our students for these assessments and the training they have had will be reflected in their performance next week.

I also have spoken often about grit. I read an article that shared the key ingredients for developing grit, and they are:

Passion
Focus
Discipline
Determination
Resilience
Dealing with Failure and Rejection

A good way to think of this for our students might be this quote from Robert Strauss, "Success is a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired." We want our students to keep pushing and overcome the challenges presented and achieve their goals.

Have a great week and thank you for your support our your children and our school.

Todd Garelick
Principal
Mountain View High School
(520) 579-4427

Things to Know

Special Presentation – Teaching Fellows

Looking for a New Purpose? Career? Recently Retired? Marana Unified School District is looking for energetic people interested in becoming a teacher in our District. If you have a student-centered philosophy and want to inspire, motivate, and make a difference in students' lives, then this is the career for you!

Marana and the University of Arizona have partnered to create a unique opportunity, through the Teaching Fellows Program, to support you in reaching this goal!

Representatives from the University of Arizona and Marana Unified School District will discuss incentives for becoming a Marana Teaching Fellow on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 5:30pm at Coyote Trail Elementary (Library), 8000 N Silverbell Tucson, AZ 85743.

RSVP to reserve your spot today at (520) 682-4745 (Pizza will be provided) or visit https://www.maranausd.org/teachingfellows to learn more about the program.

From the MVHS Front Office,

All students should have their student ID with them at all times. If your student needs one, they can get one in the Bookstore.

Office Hours for Mountain View are 7:00 AM to 3:45 PM

Students - please enter campus through the Main Gate at the service drive. Students without a Zero Hour will be allowed on campus at 8:00 AM. Students arriving late after last bell will need to go to the front office to enter campus.

With our increased security measures, students being picked up early need to enter the office near the library rather than the back office doors.

Please do not park in the first 10 stops in front of the JTED building. Those are reserved for the preschool. Also, please do not make any U-turns in that area.

Parents:
Just a friendly reminder that any ill student that needs to go home must report to the health office before calling a parent. They can call their parent from the office.
We will not send passes up if parent arrives before the student reports to the health office.
Student may ask their teacher for a health office pass.

Parents, if your child is ill and you call them out as such, please keep them home. This will keep the germs from spreading.

Chromebook Insurance

There is still time to purchase Chromebook Insurance. If interested, please contact Mrs. Ketchum in the Bookstore to purchase insurance. The cost is $30.00. Chromebook Insurance covers accidental damage to the device for the initial occurrence. Insurance does not, however, cover the replacement of a device charger. Insurance is not required, but it can provide peace of mind.

A Note from the Attendance Office

When a student's absence or late arrival may be excused, the parent/guardian should communicate with the Attendance Office so that the absence or late arrival will be appropriately recorded.

"STUDENT ABSENCES"

In order to request that an absence be excused, the parent/guardian must call and leave a message on the Attendance Line within 24 hours of the absence. The Attendance Line voicemail is available 24/7 at 520-579-4444. If a "request to excuse" message is not received, the attendance clerks will attempt to contact the parent/guardian so they may properly record the student's absence(s). If no response is received from the parent/guardian the absence(s) will be recorded as unexcused.

"STUDENT LATE ARRIVALS"

Unless excused, a student's late arrival(s) are recorded as "Unexcused Tardy/Late". If a parent/guardian would like to request that the late arrival(s) be excused, the parent/guardian must either come into the school with the student and provide the late excuse to the Front Office staff, or call the Attendance Line voicemail at 520-579-4444 and leave a "request to excuse" message for the late arrival. Please note: the Attendance Office does not contact parents/guardians regarding late arrivals.

College, Career, Counseling

MVHS Parents/Guardians and Students,

MVHS Parent(s)/Guardian(s),

If your 10^th or 11^th grade student signed up for the PSAT on October 24^th, please make sure they have signed up for the Remind app using the code on the attached flier. This is where they will receive messages and reminders for the test. Students should have also received a study guide to prepare for the test. In case they did not receive the study guide or misplaced it, the link for the study guide is listed below.

https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/psat-nmsqt-student-guide.pdf

Parent(s)/Guardian(s) of students who have signed up to take the PSAT

We will be holding Pre-Administration sessions (bubbling personal information) during Summit on Wednesday, September 26^th. Please have your student check their google classroom on Tuesday, so that they know where to go for the Pre-Administration session.

Parent(s)/Guardian(s) of Senior Students

Counseling will be meeting with all Senior English classes, this Thursday, to go over the importance of FAFSA (Federal Application for Free Student Aid). On Monday, October 1^st, students will be asked to create their FSA ID in summit. In order to complete this, students will need to know their social security number. Please talk to your student in regards to this information, so that they are able to complete this task. In addition, please see attached newsletter about the importance of the FAFSA.

CCC (College and Career Center) Announcements

Youth Volunteers Needed.
The Pima County Workforce Investment Board (WIB) Youth Council has selected TWO projects for youth who want to volunteer for the United Way "Days of Caring 2018":

Youth Volunteers Receive:
• A leadership development opportunity that adds community service to a resume/college application
• Pima County WIB Certificate of Participation
• Unique opportunity to increase network
• Refreshments (light breakfast snacks, lunch & water dependent on project selected)
Register by email. REGISTRATION@TUCSONYOUTH.ORG

The University of Arizona's School of Theatre, Film & Television is once again proud to offer our FREE Behind The Scenes Experience to high school students and their families and teachers. This year's event will take place Saturday, November 3, 9am-1pm, and will feature a tour of the set of a current theatre production, a demonstration of how film sound gets created, a behind-the-scenes look at how films are produced, and an acting & audition workshop. All this plus a chance to hear about career opportunities, meet with current students and professors, and see our facilities. After a lunch break, an optional tour of the UA campus begins. See Google Classroom to register.

High School Students! Do you enjoy exploring stuff about outer space? If so, you are cordially invited to the free Teen Astronomy Café on Saturday, October 6, the first café of the academic year. The café, "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" with Dr. Chien-Hsiu Lee, is hosted by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory. To reserve your spot, please sign up in advance at http://www.teenastronomycafe.org for the cafés that interest you. We look forward to seeing you there.
Opportunity for Latino and/or Jewish Students!
Jewish-Latino Teen Coalition-four months of cultural exchange, leadership training, social action and advocacy training.
Stop by CCC for application or email sharigootter@comcast.net
Due 10/19/18

Do you need help planning for college? College Camp Oct. 13 Open to all students and their families! Don't miss out on this informative day! It's never too early to start planning!
https://ee.hsf.net/en/events/college-camp-tucson
See Students' Google Classroom for more information.

Does your student need help preparing for the ACT or SAT? UA is offering tutoring. Follow the link. prep.arizona.edu See Google Classroom for flyer.

College Night-Tuesday, October 24, 2017
6:30 to 8:30 PM
Tucson Convention Center
FREE
See Google Classroom for flyer

CCC Events-Parents/Guardians are welcomed to attend the events during the school day.

Sept. 26 11:34 ASU Barrett Honors College
Sept. 27 8:20 Embry-Riddle
Sept. 27 9:23 NAU
Oct. 1st FAFSA opens
Oct 2 UA and Honors College 11:34 4th period
Oct. 3 6:30PM HEFAR Group&NCAA w/ Coach McRae
Oct. 13th College Camp-Please register
Oct. 17 FAFSA Night 6:00 pm-Come to the Library to get help completing the FAFSA!
Oct. 23rd Vanderbilt 11:34
Oct. 24 CSU-Pueblo 11:34
Oct. 24 Tucson College Night 6:30-8:30
Oct. 24th PSAT-8:30
Oct. 30th ASVAB 8:30
Nov 1 Fort Lewis 9:23-10:25
Nov 6 UA 11:34
Nov.15 ASU 9:23
Dec 4 UA 11:34

Clubs & Athletics

Winter Sports

It is never too soon to start thinking about Winter Sports. Now is the time to get registered on Registermyathlete.com and get cleared to practice. Practice for all Winter Sports start Monday October 29th. Winter Sports include Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys and Girls Soccer, and Wrestling.

Grad Night Info

Grad Night 2019

Attention all Mountain View families!

We are gearing up for this year's Grad Night for the Class of 2019! We provide an all night celebration for the Seniors the night of graduation. It is a fun-filled all night celebration that lets the Seniors celebrate their graduation with their friends in a fun and safe way that is drug and alcohol free!

Grad Night 2019 admission can be purchased at the counseling office. See Lois Sims for registration and payment. Register before the end of the first quarter to have your name entered into a drawing for a FREE Grad Night!

Want to be involved in helping in the planning and implementation of Grad Night? All grade level families are encouraged to help make this night a memorable one for our Grads. Join us for our first meeting of the year, Monday 9/24 at 5:30 pm in the MVHS library.

September 24th, 2018

Upcoming Events

Mon. Sept. 24th

Tue. Sept. 25th
Boys Golf vs Salpointe @ Randolph GC

Wed. Sept. 26th
Girls Golf vs IRHS @ Omni Tucson National GC

Thur. Sept. 27th
Boys Golf vs Buena @ Pueblo del Sol
Swim Meet vs Marana @ NWYMCA
Girls Volleyball vs Empire
Freshman Football @ Cholla
JV Football vs Cholla

Fri. Sept. 28th
Varsity Football vs Cholla
Boys Golf Tournament @ Silverbell GC

Sat. Sept. 29th
Boys Golf Tournament @ Silverbell GC

Mon. Oct. 1st
Girls Golf vs Cholla @ El Rio GC

Tue. Oct. 2nd
Boys Golf @ Sliverbell
Girls Volleyball @ Rincon

Wed. Oct. 3rd
Girls Golf vs Salpointe @ Crooked Tree GC
Cross Country vs IRHS
Girls Volleyball vs Desert View

Thur. Oct. 4th
Girls Volleyball vs Cholla
Swim Meet vs Cat. Foot. @ NWYMCA
JV Football @ Empire
Freshman Football vs Walden Grove

Fri. Oct. 5th
Varsity Football vs Empire
MVHS Meet Yourself 5pm-7pm in Service Drive before football game

Sat. Oct. 6th

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Phone: (520) 579-4400

9th & 10th Grade Attendance: (520) 579-4443

11th & 12th Grade Attendance: (520) 579-4405

Counseling: (520) 579-4450

Athletics: (520) 579-4428

Bookstore: (520) 579-4422

Monday – Thursday
8:20am to 3:10pm

Friday
8:20am to 1:55pm

3901 W. Linda Vista Blvd

Tucson, AZ 85742

Attachments:

Remind_app_code_for_PSAT_2018.pdf (52.6 KB)

Grad_Night_Reservation_Form19_PDF.pdf (247.1 KB)

September_2018-2019_Newsletter.pdf (411.7 KB)

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Thursday, September 20, 2018

Reminder: Sept 22 Employment & Education Fair Sept. 22

Career & Education Fair Sept. 22

The Marana Momentum Alliance is hosting an Employment & Education Fair on September 22nd for those seeking information on job training, employment, scholarships, schools, and more. Haircuts and clothing will also be provided to those in need. The purpose of this event is to provide connections to education, skill training, and employment opportunities leading to self-sufficiency.

DATE/TIME: Saturday September 22/2018, 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
PLACE: Marana Middle School Cafeteria
11285 W. Grier Rd., Marana, AZ 85653 (Easy access off 1-10)

FREE TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE
Buses run every ½ hour, beginning at 8:30am, from Roadrunner Elementary and from Picture Rocks Elementary

The alliance brings together the unique strengths and talents of the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, Marana Schools 2340 Foundation, MHC Healthcare, and Town of Marana to increase the beneficial power of their efforts through a series of one-stop shop events.

https://www.maranamomentum.org/employment-and-education

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Bio/Bio-Med Intro 1 S1: End Quarter 1 update

Dear Parents- We are 2 weeks from the end of first quarter. We will be completing a final unit on organic molecules ( proteins, carbohydrates, fats) and their role in living things. Please check your student's grade book to see how they are doing. Excessive absences account for many low grades and keeps students constantly working from behind to catch up. My room is open for study and work every day at lunch. We have a unit test on Periodic table and basic chemistry concepts on Friday 9/21. Your student has 2 practice quizzes, videos and the power points for all notes in their classroom stream to help them prepare. Please encourage them to seek help and do these practice items as well as review the note taker, bell works and labs. Thank you.

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Theatre Arts 5 Technical S1: NYC - Interested? Please reply to be put on the email list!

Parents,

If you'd like to be kept in the loop about all things NYC Trip, please reply to this email with "Yes, send me updates" or something to that effect and I'll put you in the email list.

If you DO NOT want to receive future emails about our NYC Trip this spring, then you do not need to do anything. Non-response means your email address will not be added to the list.

Thank you,

Ms.Kerstetter

Monday, September 17, 2018

MLM 09/17/2018

A Community of Empowered, Innovative and Engaged Citizens

Mountain Lion Monday

Principal's Message

Good evening Mountain View family,

We want to start with a recognition this week that makes all of us very proud. Ms. Jill Hurt was recognized on Saturday night at the University of Arizona football game as one of nine finalists for the Circle K/U of A Teacher of the Year Award. Ms. Hurt is a tremendous teacher that gives so much of herself every single day and we wish her the very best as she moves forward in the teacher of the year program.

This is Homecoming week. On Friday, the football team will face Cienega. We also welcome our newest member to the Mountain View Hall of Fame. Dr. Thomas Desmaris will be inducted into this prestigious club and we are very proud of him and his accomplishments. He truly embodies what it means to be a Lion!

We also have the many other Homecoming activities this week, including the Pep Assembly on Friday and Dance after the game.

As we move into the seventh week of school it is important that our students stay on top of their assignments and work hard as we head toward the end of this quarter. Please remember to look at ParentVue for more information regarding your child's grade. This is the time of year that our teachers focus heavily on one of our Continuous Improvement Goals – Demonstration of Learning – and this may take many different iterations. When we discuss student engagement and demonstration of learning we want our teachers to be informed on what their students know. We may have been accustomed to paper and pencil tests. However, there has been a shift in thinking and we understand that students can demonstrate their knowledge in many ways. Our goals is that all students learn each day and can demonstrate that learning on an assessment.

Have a great week and Happy Homecoming.

Todd Garelick
Principal
Mountain View High School
(520) 579-4427

Things to Know

Special Presentation – Teaching Fellows

Marana and the University of Arizona have partnered to create a unique opportunity, through the Teaching Fellows Program, to support you in reaching this goal!

RSVP to reserve your spot today at (520) 682-4745 (Pizza will be provided) or visit https://www.maranausd.org/teachingfellows to learn more about the program.

From the MVHS Front Office,

All students should have their student ID with them at all times. If your student needs one, they can get one in the Bookstore.

Office Hours for Mountain View are 7:00 AM to 3:45 PM

With our increased security measures, students being picked up early need to enter the office near the library rather than the back office doors.

Please do not park in the first 10 stops in front of the JTED building. Those are reserved for the preschool. Also, please do not make any U-turns in that area.

Parents, if your child is ill and you call them out as such, please keep them home. This will keep the germs from spreading.

Chromebook Insurance

College, Career, Counseling

MVHS Parents/Guardians and Students,

MVHS Parent(s)/Guardian(s),

https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/psat-nmsqt-student-guide.pdf

CCC (College and Career Center) Announcements

Opportunity for Latino and/or Jewish Students!
Jewish-Latino Teen Coalition-four months of cultural exchange, leadership training, social action and advocacy training.
Stop by CCC for application or email sharigootter@comcast.net
Due 10/19/18

Don't miss ARIZONA INSIDER-An all-day event JUST for AZ high school seniors!

Saturday, September 22.

9:30 (check-in starts at 8:30)

RSVP go.arizona.edu/Arizona-insider

Do you need help planning for college? College Camp Oct. 13 Open to all students and their families! Don't miss out on this informative day! It's never too early to start planning!
https://ee.hsf.net/en/events/college-camp-tucson
See Students' Google Classroom for more information.

Does your student need help preparing for the ACT or SAT? UA is offering tutoring. Follow the link. prep.arizona.edu See Google Classroom for flyer.

College Night-Tuesday, October 24, 2017

6:30 to 8:30 PM

Tucson Convention Center

FREE

See Google Classroom for flyer

CCC events-Parents/Guardians are welcome to attend the events during the school day!

Sept. 26 11:34 ASU Barrett Honors College

Sept. 27 8:20 Embry-Riddle

Sept. 27 9:23 NAU

Oct. 1^st FAFSA opens

Oct 2 UA and Honors College 11:34 4^th period

Oct. 3 6:30PM HEFAR Group/NCAA w/ Coach McRae

Oct. 13^th College Camp-Please register

Oct. 17 FAFSA Night 6:00 pm-Come to the Library to get help completing the FAFSA!

Oct. 23^rd Vanderbilt 11:34

Oct. 24 CSU-Pueblo 11:34

Oct. 24 Tucson College Night 6:30-8:30

Oct. 24^th PSAT-8:30

Oct. 30^th ASVAB 8:30

Nov 1 Fort Lewis 9:23-10:25

Nov 6 UA 11:34

Clubs & Athletics

Homecoming

Please join us for Homecoming festivities this Friday September 21st.

September 17th, 2018

Upcoming Events

Mon. Sept. 17th
Girls Golf vs Catalina Foothills @ Crooked Tree GC

Tue. Sept. 18th
Girls Volleyball vs Cienega
Boys Golf vs Sunnyside @ Crooked Tree GC

Wed. Sept. 19th
Girls Golf vs CDO @ Crooked Tree GC

Thur. Sept. 20th
Boys Golf vs Catalina Foothills
Swim Meet vs Casa Grande @ Palm Island Aquatic Center
JV Football @ Cienega
Frosh Football vs Cienega

Fri. Sept. 21st
Varsity Football vs Cienega (Homecoming)
Boys Golf Mustang Round up @ Coldwater GC Avondale

Sat. Sept. 22nd
Boys Golf Mustang Round up @ Coldwater GC Avondale

Sat. Sept. 22nd
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