Monday, April 1, 2019

MLM 04/01/2019

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Principal's Message

Good evening Mountain Lion family,

Happy Monday and welcome to AZ Merit Assessments. The next three weeks we will be administering the AZ Merit tests.

These are very important to our school and to our school district. The results from these assessments play a key role in determining the overall state school letter grade. We ask that you share with your child the importance of the next three weeks and ensure that they have a good breakfast and are well rested each day. We thank you in advance for your support of the AZ Merit test.

Last week we celebrated the success of so many of our Mountain Lions. When we speak about our great students and all of their accomplishments we beam with pride. These are the things that really separate Mountain View but are also the things that, unfortunately, are not measured by the letter grades. Yet, it is in our Fine Arts performances and activities, the athletic prowess our teams demonstrate, the continued success on Advanced Placement tests and the results by our students on their ACT and SAT tests – that is what we are most proud of and will continue to celebrate.

And, we want to recognize the incredible hard work that our teachers put in every day to help our students achieve at high levels, through collaboration and deeper learning, innovation and the relationships they build – that is where we feel the greatest impact happens for our students.

Our seniors our on a countdown – 35 days. As I shared with them last week, this is not the end but merely the beginning. I asked them to take every single moment in over the next seven weeks. Meet new people. Spend more quality time with their friends. Attend a game, a performance, volunteer and be present in the moment. These seven weeks will go by quickly but graduation is not the end; graduation is the beginning and we are so excited to watch our Class of 2019 and the impact they have on our community, our state and our country. To borrow a line, "What happens here changes the world." We want our seniors to understand that they really can change the world.

Have a great week and thank you.

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

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Things to Know

From the MVHS Front Office,

AzMERIT and AIMS testing begin Monday April 1st. Please see the attached class schedule.

Parents and Students,
There will be some new requirements for parking permits and off-campus passes for next year, please see below:

Parking Permits:

  • To be eligible for a parking permit for the 2019-2020 school year:  1) Meet all parking privilege expectations; 2) Have no more than 10 tardies in your first scheduled class of the day during the 4th quarter.
  • Students who are not initially eligible for a 2019-2020 parking permit due to tardies, may become eligible by demonstrating on-time behavior during the first quarter of the school year.
  • Any students who has 10 or more tardies during the during the first quarter, will have their parking permit revoked.

Off-Campus Passes:

  • To be eligible for an off-campus pass for the 2019-2020 school year:  1) Meet all off-campus pass expectations; 2) Have no more than 10 tardies in periods 2-6 during the 4th quarter.
  • Students who are not initially eligible for a 2019-2020 off-campus pass due to tardies, may become eligible by demonstrating on-time behavior during the first quarter of the school year.
  • Any students who has 10 or more tardies during the during the first quarter, will have their off-campus pass revoked for three-weeks.

 

Elevate Announcement:

Attention: Families of Students Entering Mountain View High School in August 2019

 Mountain View High School is offering a free summer transition camp, Elevate, for freshmen who are entering Mountain View in August, 2019.   Camp will be held on Monday, July 29 and Tuesday, July 30, from 8:15 to 11:30 am. The purpose of Elevate is to welcome new students to our campus and to give them an opportunity to have fun, meet new friends and teachers, and learn what it's like to be a Mountain Lion.
On Monday, April 22, an email with the brochure and a link to the registration form will be sent to the families of all newly registered freshmen.  If you do not receive the email, and your student will be a freshman and is registered for next school year, please contact Lois Sims in the counseling office.  Registration will open on Tuesday,  April 23.  


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 and Parents - The D-wing gate is now open in the morning, please pull forward to drop off your student. 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. 

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.

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College, Career, Counseling  
 

Dear MVHS Parent(s)/Guardian(s),

In an effort to help students better understand their graduation status, the MVHS Counseling department is in the process of meeting with or has met with all of our Junior, Sophomore, and Freshmen students who are considered at-risk to not graduate on time. We have talked with your student(s) about the importance of passing all their current classes and what it will take for them to be able to graduate on time.

For the class of 2020: An advisement letter was mailed in January to all juniors, containing your student's post-high school plan and a credit recovery plan if needed.

For the class of 2021 and 2022: A letter will be mailed home for students who need a credit recovery plan.

Summer School information can be found in your student's graduating Google Classroom, or at https://www.maranausd.org/summersuccess.  Please do not hesitate to contact your student's counselor if you have any questions in regards to their graduation status or for further summer school information 520-579-4450.

Reminder, all students are encouraged to make an appointment to meet one-on-one with their counselor in regards to their post-high school plan.

Additionally, parent(s)/guardian(s) of 12th graders please see attached newsletter on "Making a Decision."

Thank You

 

College and Career Center (4/1/2019)

UA Admitted Student Day!  April 13th  FREE!  https://goingto.arizona.edu/

Scholarship deadlines

The Trico Electric Cooperative-April 15
The Scott Howard Memorial Scholarship-April 25th
Greater Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce Foundation Steve Engle Memorial Scholarship-5:00 P.M. local time on Friday, May 17, 2019.

Summer Job Opportunities

Saguaro National Park is looking for teens 16-18 Click here for their website

YMCA is offering training and jobs!
https://tucsonymca.org/about/employment/

Pima Community College Applied Technology Presentation

April 12th during 3rd and 4th periods.

The list of programs includes Automotive, Aviation, Building & Construction, Computer-Aided Design, Energy Technology, Machining, Mechatronics/Robotics, and Welding.

They will speak about PCC competencies, program advisors that are well versed in our program pathways and logistics for attending Pima, and lab specialists will bring a welding simulator and hands-on activities. They will give an overview of the programs and the new Center of Excellence and ties to employers.

CCC Events

CIEE-Travel Abroad Opportunities April 2nd during lunch in the CCC
https://www.ciee.org/

Pima Community College Applied Technology Presentation April 12th 3rd and 4th periods.

Cottey College April 19th at 12:19 http://www.cottey.edu/

UA Admissions presentation to Juniors April 23 3rd period

University of Massachusetts Boston April 26th during 4th period

GCU May7th 2nd period

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Clubs & Athletics

Boys Volleyball
Congratulations to the Boys Volleyball team who is ranked #1 in the 5A rankings. They have a big match against #2 ranked Rincon this Tuesday at Rincon. 

Student Council
Please see the flyers about upcoming Student Council activities. 

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Grad Night Info

Grad Night 2019

Attention all Mountain View families! 

Can you believe Grad Night 2019 is just 9 weeks away!? It's time to get busy and we could use your help. Please take a look at the signup.com signups for supply donations and shifts and let us know if you can help!

Grad Night snacks, drinks, and prizes:
http://signup.com/go/hSUGuYJ

Grad Night Help:
http://signup.com/go/mCsOGSc 

If your senior still hasn't signed up, be sure to head into see Ms. Sims in the counselor's office to register (form attached).

April 1st, 2019
Upcoming Events

Mon. April 1st
Varsity Softball vs Sahauro

Tue. April 2nd
Girls Tennis @ Sahuaro
Boys Tennis vs. Sahuaro
Varsity Baseball vs Cholla
JV Basebll @ Cholla
Varsity Softball vs Cholla
JV Softball at Cholla
Boys Volleyball @ Rincon

Wed. April 3rd
Boys Volleyball JVB & JV vs Cienega
Varsity vs Palo Verde
Home Track Meet

Thur. April 4th
Girls Tennis @ CDO
Varsity Baseball @ Flowing Wells
JV Baseball vs Flowing Wells
JVB Volleyball vs Flowing Wells

Fri. April 5th
Varsity Baseball at Empire
JV Baseball vs Empire
Boys Volleyball @ Lancer Classic

Sat. April 6th
Track at Marana Invitational
JVB Baseball @ Cienega
Boys Volleyball @ Lancer Classic

Mon. April 8th
Girls Tennis vs Cat. Foot.
Boys Tennis @ Cat. Foot.
Varsity Softball @ Desert View
JV Softball vs Desert View

Tue. April 9th
Varsity Baseball vs Rincon
JV Basebll @ Rincon
Varsity Softball vs Rincon
JV Softball at Rincon
Boys Volleyball JVB & JV vs IRHS
Varsity vs Sunnyside

Wed. April 10th
Boys Volleyball JVB vs Tucson

Thur. April 11th
Stagelings production of Trap 7pm Little Theater
Girls Tennis vs IRHS
Boys Tennis @ IRHS
JVB Baseball vs IRHS
Varsity Softball @ Flowing Wells
JV Softball vs Flowing Wells
Boys Volleyball vs Sahuaro

Fri. April 12th
Stagelings production of Trap 7pm Little Theater
Girls Tennis @ Sunnyside
Boys Tennis vs. Sunnyside
Varsity Baseball @ Desert View 6pm
JV Baseball vs Desert View

Sat. April 13th
Stagelings production of Trap 7pm Little Theater Baseball vs Sauharita

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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:
Prom_2019_Flyer.pdf (145.6 KB)
Grad_Night_Reservation_Form19_PDF.pdf (247.1 KB)
18-19_AIMS_AzMERIT_Bell_Schedule.pdf (440.0 KB)
Prom_Spirit_week_flyer.pdf (494.8 KB)
Prom_Ticket_Info.pdf (144.6 KB)
April_Newsletter.pdf (259.9 KB)

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