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 10th or 11th grade student signed up for the PSAT on October 24th, 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 26th. 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 1st, 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 Stay Connected Get Involved   MVHS Website MVHS Facebook MVHS Twitter Handbooks: District & School  MUSD Connection/ParentVue Online Payment System   My Lunchtray Menus Food Service Online Payment MVHS PRO   Let's Talk! Counseling Newsletters Community Flyers Az Tax Credit Donation   Get our free App!   Get Away Today     Contact Us 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

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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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