Tuesday, September 3, 2019

MLM 09/03/2019

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Principal's Message
 

Good evening Mountain View family,

I hope you had a great Labor Day holiday and some much needed rest. It is always a frenetic start to the school year and it seems that once we get through August we all start to settle in and become accustomed to our post-summer schedules.

This past week we hosted Tom Schimmer at Mountain View. We had all of the secondary teachers in our district in attendance as Tom spoke about Hope and Efficacy and the impact they both have on student achievement. He also stressed the need to have accurate measurements of student knowledge and our assessment and grading practices must be aligned to ensure that what we are reporting to our parents in a grade is truly a student's understanding of standards. Our staff at Mountain View then had meetings with their Professional Learning Communities and Mr. Schimmer. Those were powerful meetings and teachers were able to interact and seek professional guidance from Tom. Overall, a great day.

Josten's will be on campus tomorrow to meet with our Class of 2020. This is our second Senior meeting of the school year. We will continue to meet with the Senior class throughout the school year as they prepare for graduation on May 19th!

Josten's will return to campus to take graduation invitation orders on September 12th at lunch and again that evening.

We held our first fire drill last week. Although it was extremely hot on the field our students performed very well. We will continue to practice and monitor our safety drills throughout the year to help ensure our systems our both understood and in place. The safety of our students is extremely important. We also include Pima County Sheriff's office in our activities as their professional understanding is invaluable.

This year Mountain View students will participate in the High School Health and Wellness (HSHW) program survey from the Arizona Governor's Office of Youth, Faith and Family.  ​Students in grades 9-11 will take the survey during Summit on September 11. Please see the attached document for details or questions.

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,

Legendary Teacher Tributes

Who is that one teacher in the Marana district that has made a significant difference for you?  Legendary Teacher Day is fast approaching and you can pay tribute to your special teacher for their efforts over and above, resulting in great student success!  

As part of the Legendary Teacher Day Recognition Award Program sponsored by Pima Federal Credit Union, a Marana teacher (current or retired) will be honored and receive an honorarium at the 2019 Legendary Teacher Day Kick-Off Reception at the Pima County School Superintendent's Office.

Join in to celebrate Legendary Teachers…share your tribute now at https://www.legendaryteacher.com/Tribute.  Deadline for tributes is September 30!

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 first quarter, will have their off-campus pass revoked for three-weeks.

 
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 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. 

"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  

MVHS Parents/Guardians and Students,

As counselors at Mountain View High School, we understand the importance of a high school diploma and want all students to graduate and continue on to their post-high school plan. In an effort to help students better understand their graduation status, MVHS Counselors and the College and Career Center met with each of our senior students to discuss: important dates and deadlines, their credits, GPA, graduation requirements, and post-high school plan. Any student who was absent during last week's meeting will be called in and met with individually.

During this meeting, we talked with your student about their post high school plan and what it will take to graduate in May of 2020. Letters will be mailed home via USPS which will show your student's graduation status and post high school plan. In addition, your student also took a copy of this letter and a to-do list home with them.

To be on track to graduate, students must complete all 22 required credits, pass the civics test (students who have not passed/not tested will receive an invitation to test from Mr. Tidwell), and be trained in CPR (training will take place at MVHS).

If your student is off track for any reason, we met with them to determine a plan to get back on track.

If you have any questions in regards to your student's graduation status, please do not hesitate to contact your student's counselor at 520-579-4450.

 

PSAT

Parents of 10th and 11th grade students: Is your student planning on attending college after high school? Please have them sign up for the PSAT taking place this October. The PSAT is a preliminary test to prepare students for the SAT college entrance exam. Juniors should take the PSAT this year in order to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship.

The PSAT will be held here at MVHS on October 30th during the school day. Registration for the test is $25.00 and starts Tuesday, September 3rd. Students can sign up in the Bookstore bringing cash or check. When they register they will receive a study guide to help them prepare for the test and an information page with directions for them to sign up for the Remind so they can receive notifications regarding the test. The deadline to register is September 18th. Please see the PSAT attachment for more details.

 

College and Career Center
Lori Wray and David Barnes
We look forward to meeting with you.  Please feel free to stop by, call-5794400 ext4474, or email l.a.wray@maranausd.org.

Scholarships
Voice of Democracy VFW Scholarship
What makes America Great?  Audio Essay Competition-Open to 9-12 grades
Grand Prize $30,000
Come into the CCC for the application!  Due Oct. 31, 2019

EVENTS
CAR (College Application Resource) Sept. 7th 9-2:00 at Tucson High School
https://tinyurl.com/CARfallreg

Five College Visits, One Local Stop.  Wednesday, Sept. 18th   exploringeducationalexcellence.org
Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Rice University, The University of Chicago

The HEFAR Group-Sept. 24th 6:00pm in the College/Career and Life Skills Center

3rd Annual Emergency Services Career Fair for high school students-Oct. 25th 9-11:30 at Kino Sports Complex  Contact Matt McGlone, 520-724-9309 or matt.mcglone@pima.gov

TriUniversity Event Sept.11th 6:00

Southern Arizona Construction Career Days-Nov. 6th and 7th www.saccd.org Come to the CCC for more information

CCC Events

An Air Force recruiter will be on campus during lunch the 3rd Monday of each month

A Marine recruiter will be on campus during lunch every Tuesday.

An Army recruiter will be on campus during lunch every Wednesday.

An Army National Guard recruiter will be on campus during lunch every Thursday.

UA-Sept. 5th-SUMMIT-Please sign up ahead of time!

TriUniversity Event-Sept. 11 6:00 in the Auditorium

Application workshop Sept. 12th-SUMMIT-Please sign up ahead of time!

Embry Riddle-Sept. 18th 1st period

NAU-Sept. 18th 2nd period

NROTC Scholarship Presentation-Oct. 3rd – SUMMIT Please sign up ahead of time!

Dartmouth Sept. 30  10:30

The HEFAR Group  Sept. 24th 6:00.  In the College/Career Life Skills Building (This event was originally scheduled on the 10th)

FAFSA Night Oct. 23 6:00pm in the Library

AZ College Consortium Fair-Oct. 25th 10:58am

Southern Arizona Construction Career Days-Nov. 6th and 7th www.saccd.org Come to the CCC for more information

FIDM-Nov. 7th SUMMIT-Please sign up ahead of time!

ASVAB –Nov. 26th-8:30am
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Clubs & Athletics

Please help support our Marching Band. Visit the Chick-fil-a at Ina & Thornydale on Wednesday from 4pm-8pm and a portion of sales will be donated to the band. Please see the attached flyer.  
   
September 3rd, 2019
Upcoming Events

Mon. September 2nd
Labor Day
No School

Tue. September 3rd
Girls Volleyball @ Salpointe

Wed. September 4th
Boys Golf @ Fred Enke
Freshman Football @ Higley

Thur. September 5th
Boys Golf @ Crooked Tree
Girls Volleyball vs Casteel
JV Football vs Higley

Fri. September 6th
Boys Golf Tournament @ Canoa Ranch
Desert Solstice Cross Country Meet @ Crooked Tree
Varsity Football @ Higley

Sat. September 7th
Boys Golf Tournament @ Canoa Ranch

Mon. September 9th
Girls Golf vs Rincon @ Crooked Tree

Tue. September 10th
Girls Golf vs Cholla @ Crooked Tree
Girls Volleyball vs IRHS

Wed. September 11th
Girls Golf vs Amphi @ Silverbell
Freshman Football vs Casteel
Tri-University Event 6-8pm auditorium

Thur. September 12th
Swim Meet @ Buena
Boys Golf vs Amphi @ Silverbell
Girls Volleyball @ Pueblo
JV Football @ Casteel
Josten's 5-7pm auditorium

Fri. September 13th
Girls Volleyball @ FW Tournament
Varsity Football vs Casteel

Sat. September 14th
Girls Volleyball @ FW Tournament
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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:
HSHW_Survey.pdf (381.0 KB)
PSAT_2019.pdf (302.5 KB)
chick-fil-a_2019.pdf (66.7 KB)
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