MLM 10/28/2019

A Community of Empowered, Innovative and Engaged Citizens Mountain Lion Monday Principal's Message Good evening Mountain Lion family, The temperatures this week will finally feel like Fall. And, with Halloween coming up on Thursday it's nice that kids can wear their costumes and not feel too hot. Or, as I have experienced in other places I have lived, kids can wear their costumes without a jacket over them as well. Congratulations to the Pride of Mountain View Band on their performance at the University of Arizona Band Day. And, a congratulations to our Cheer program and their awards from their event at Amphitheatre on Saturday. This Friday is Senior Night for Band, Cheer, Sports Medicine and Football. Come join the festivities at Wayne Jones Field. We also will be hosting our Mountain View Meet Yourself event in the service drive prior to the game. In case you missed it, we had a great live performance by Mr. Armstrong's band last Friday – great job Mr. Armstrong! This Friday we are doing a "Data Dive" with our staff as we reflect on the 1st quarter. I wanted to share a few of the things that certainly got our attention as we prepared for this week: Our attendance has gone up from the beginning of the school year – this is significant, we feel, as it is hard to move that needle and we feel that more kids are coming to school because of Hope and Optimism. Our failure rates are significantly lower when compared to the last two school years. This year we are only assessing students on standards and not compliance. We are producing more valid and accurate grades. The increased passing rates are a positive sign to be sure. Our overall discipline has decreased. There are a few blips that are moving up, and as we have shared on numerous occasions, these are related to vaping and other similar items. This epidemic is one that we will continue to confront and one that we truly want to help our students and families overcome. This week we will start sharing messages through our Facebook and Twitter regarding these items and the dangers they have created. Finally, and maybe most importantly, our Grad Night program is in dire need of help. Unfortunately, our Grad Night chair had to step down and we are concerned about losing this great event. This is our call for help. If you can organize, plan and have a heart for this event, PLEASE reach out to Anne Abel at abelfamily7@outlook.com or Angela Chintis at achintis@gmail.com for more information. And, thank you in advance for any and all help. Have a great week! Todd Garelick Principal Mountain View High School (52) 579-4427 Things to Know    From the MVHS Front Office, Teen Maze – information for parents! On Tuesday, October 29th, all students in world history classes will be participating in the Teen Maze program.  Teen Maze is a drug and alcohol awareness prevention program sponsored by the Marana Prevention Alliance.  Students will begin in a staged area as they enter the library.  At that point they will be given a passport with will take them to three different scenario/consequence tables in the library.  Students will be in small groups, meeting with an adult community member representing their respective agency function – for example – the emergency room, a police officer, a treatment program, seeing a judge or probation officer.  We have offered this program the last two years and it was both well-done and well-received by students.  If you don't want your student to participate, please contact their work history teacher and an alternate setting will be provided. 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. College, Career, Counseling   MVHS Parents, On Tuesday, October 22nd, MVHS Counselors and Student Support Staff met with all of our freshmen students in Bio/Bio-Med. Students were introduced to the differences between MVHS graduation requirements and In-State University "Sweet 16" entrance requirements, national and school specific risk factors that can cause them to be at-risk for on time graduation, and what they can do to remain on track/get back on track for graduation. Risk factors for not graduating on-time include: Missing 20 days or being absent 10% of total school days in a year At MVHS, 10 or more absences (even excused) in any 1 class each semester, puts your student at risk 2 or more mild or serious behavior infractions GPA less than 2.0, and/or 1 or more failures in core classes (failure to accumulate 5 credits freshman year) You will receive a letter via USPS, completed by your student(s) that outlines whether or not they have any of the risk factors that can contribute to not graduating on-time. We encourage you to talk to your student, to see if they have identified themselves as having any of the above risk factors. With or without these risk factors, students still have time to make a positive change to their grades and graduation progress before the end of the semester. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to your student graduation status, please do not hesitate to contact their school counselor  at 520-570-4450 Important PSAT Information For Registered Students: Test Date: October 30th starts promptly at 8:30 am in MVHS New Gym What to Bring: Number 2 Pencil, Photo Identification, Approved Calculator- To find out if your calculator is approved, please reference page 31 of the student guide PSAT Student Guide: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/psat-nmsqt-student-guide.pdf College and Career Center Lori Wray and David Barnes Please feel free to stop by, call-5794400 ext4474, or email l.a.wray@maranausd.org. FAFSA IS OPEN! Step 1!  You and your student need the FSA ID number.  This will be your signature. https://fsaid.ed.gov/npas/index.htm Step 2!  Do the FAFSA.  Please see link for more information. https://fafsachallenge.az.gov/fafsa-toolkit FAFSA Night in the CCC on Oct. 23rd at 6:00 but you are welcome to stop by any time.  We are open 8:30-3:30 M-F. MORE FAFSA HELP Ask Benji is here! Benji, our new FAFSA chatbot powered by AI, is just a text message away, no downloaded app or online signup required. Text in your FAFSA questions and Benji will give you real time, expert FAFSA help 24-7 (Did we mention this tool is free?). Benji will ask you some initial questions like your name, high school, etc., to best support you through the FAFSA process. Starting Oct 1st, text Benji at 602-786-8171. Don't forget to save his number for future questions! 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 James Madison Award-See google classroom or stop by the CCC 2340 – Due Jan. 10th! The Valley Foundation Scholarship-Due Feb. 28th-See google classroom or stop by the CCC Marana Chamber Health Education Scholarship-Due at NOON on March 27th. EVENTS Tucson College Night-Oct. 22nd 6:30-8:30 @TCC – org or call 225-6211 Arizona Teaching Fellows Program-Oct. 23rd 4:00 at Coyote Trail Elementary Library Christian College Fair Oct. 24th 6:00pm at Pusch Ridge Christian Academy AZ College Consortium Fair-Oct. 25th 10:58am-Please see Google Classroom for more information. 3rd Annual Emergency Services Career Fair for high school students- 25th 9-11:30 at Kino Sports Complex  Contact Matt McGlone, 520-724-9309 or matt.mcglone@pima.gov Southern Arizona Construction Career Days-Nov. 6th and 7th 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. A Navy recruiter will be on campus during lunch every Thursday. An Army recruiter will be on campus during lunch every Wednesday. An Army National Guard recruiter will be on campus during lunch every Thursday. Parents are invited to attend college visits!  Students are encouraged to sign up ahead of time, but may come to college visits/events as long as they have teacher/parent permission. FAFSA Night Oct. 23 6:00pm in the CCC 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! ARMY Presentation-Nov. 7th SUMMIT-Please sign up ahead of time! ASVAB –Nov. 26th-8:30am Naval Academy-Nov. 27th-3rd period Clubs & Athletics Winter Sports The winter sports season is fast approaching. The first day of tryouts/practice is November 4th. Now is the time to get registered. All student athletes must be fully cleared at www.RegisterMyAthlete.com in order to tryout and participate. Sports offered in the winter season are: boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer and boys and girls wrestling.  Boys Golf Congratulations to Devin Ackermann who qualified for the State Golf Tournament. Good luck Devin!  Movie Night Please see the attached flyer for our upcoming movie night featuring Beetlejuice.  GRAD NIGHT 2020 Do you know about MVHS Grad Night? Grad Night is a jam-packed, fun-filled "lock-in" style, safe party for Mountain View grads just after graduation. They spend the whole night in the gym and outdoor plaza with a DJ, casino tables, hypnotist, inflatables, and more. Plus, tons of food and games and prizes!  Register your Senior now to take advantage of limited-time reduced pricing. Download the form attached and turn it in to Mrs. Sims in the counselor's office. Or, visit her for a form.  Here are some ways to stay up-to-date on what's happening with Grad Night:  Follow us on Facebook: https://bit.ly/2lKYiqH Email Us: mvgradnight@hotmail.com Signup for our Email List: https://mailchi.mp/25ee21190221/mvhsgradnightemaillist Board Members and Committee Chairs Needed!  With the turnover of "graduated" parents on our board, we are currently seeking to fill 3 out of 4 of our Board positions. MVHS PRO/Grad Night is a 501c3 organization and as such we are required to maintain an official board. If you're interested, please email Angela Chintis at mvgradnight@hotmail.com.  We are also currently seeking a Chairperson to head up the execution of Grad Night. This would entail organizing build days and overseeing decoration of the event. We currently have a great team you'd be working with and many details already taken care of. Please email Angela Chintis for more info: mvgradnight@hotmail.com

October 28th, 2019 Upcoming Events  Mon. October 28th Girls Volleyball vs Cholla Tue. October 29th Girls Volleyball @ Flowing Wells Wed. October 30th Haunted House 5pm Trunk or Treat 6pm Movie Night 7pm  Thur. October 31st FR/SO Football vs Flowing Wells Fri. November 1stl Varsity Football vs Flowing Wells Sat. November 2nd Mon. November 4th Tue. November 5th Wed. November 6th Cross Country Sectionals @ Rio Rico Thur. November 7th Stagelings Fall Production of Closed for the Holidays 7pm Little Theater Fri. November 8th Stagelings Fall Production of Closed for the Holidays 7pm Little Theater Sat. November 9th Stagelings Fall Production of Closed for the Holidays 7pm Little Theater 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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