Monday, February 10, 2020

MLM 02/10/2020

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Good evening Mountain Lion family,

We are entering our sixth week of the third quarter. Each week as I write a message to you I reflect on how fast the weeks and quarters pass us by and it seems that we cannot get time to slow down enough for us to enjoy the moment. As Ralph Marston asked, "When was the last time you spent a quiet moment just doing nothing…" I encourage everyone to take a few moments this week and relax, reflect on the year so far and spend a moment doing nothing.

With the semester nearing a half-way point, our students feel a little more stressed and concerned about grades. It is important that our students learn to advocate for themselves and have quality conversations with their teachers. Advocating is a very difficult skill for many of us to demonstrate. However, it is also a very powerful tool that can be used for great things. Encourage your child to talk to their teachers and ask for help when they need it and to ask for supports as are necessary.  We want our students to believe in themselves and to speak up, take risks and be uncomfortable in their learning and growth. There are tremendous payoffs in learning. An education is the greatest tool they will acquire.

We also would like to offer a big congratulations to our Academic Decathlon students for their success in Yuma for the Region 3 competition:

Lydia Snyder

    -Gold in Literature

Sydney Reinert

    - Silver in Interview

Brody Knutson

    - Bronze in Science

Devin Ackermann

    - Gold in Economics

Trevor Chrismer

    - Bronze in Science (Scholastic Category)

    - Gold in Speech

Victoria King

    Bronze in Speech

Jose Cocio

    - Bronze in Literature

    - Bronze in Science (Varsity Category)

    - Silver in Essay

I would also like to take a moment to recognize the Auto Zone at Tangerine and Thornydale for graciously donating cleaning supplies for our school vans.

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Have a great week. Rodeo Break is on the horizon.

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

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Things to Know   

From the MVHS Front Office,

Your Road to College Event
FREE event for students and families 8th – 11th grades! Get a head start on college planning. Learn about how to pay for college, financial literacy, interview skills, and college application essentials! Special guest: Associate Dean of Admissions from Duke University will be the keynote. This informative, interactive, and engaging opportunity is hosted by CAR (College Application Resource) and will be held 9:00am – 12:30pm on March 7, 2020 at Marana High School. Register today at https://tinyurl.com/vrkhkah and please plan to arrive at 8:45am.

BreakDown Tucson

Attn:  Parents of Juniors

On February 13, we are hosting a special Junior assembly from BreakDown Tucson.  BreakDown is a group of local teens who bring a powerful, dynamic message to their peers. The organization presents relevant drama scenes. BreakDown Tucson educates by promoting personal health and proposing ways to prevent health problems. Parents are encouraged to attend this amazing performance. If you would like to learn more about BreakDown Tucson, please follow the enclosed link. The presentation will begin at 11:30. Juniors will be dismissed to the auditorium at 11:15a.m and will remain there until lunch, which is at 12:46p.m. If you have, questions or concerns please contact Associate Principal Robin Meece R.C.Meece@maranausd.org, or Prevention Wellness Coach Dennise Ballesteros D.L.Ballesteros@maranausd.org .

https://breakdowntucson.com

 

 

Parents and Students, 

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

Students and Parents - The D-wing gate will be the only gate 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 Parent(s)/Guardian(s),

MVHS 9th-11th graders should have returned home to you last week with their hard copy course request selection form. Students that were absent can pick up this form in Counseling. Course Books can be view online in their graduating google classroom. We encourage you to talk to you student(s) about their plans for their 2020-2021 courses, post-high school plan and their graduation progress.

The course request selection form is due by February 13th to student's summit teachers. The form must be completed and signed by both the student and their parent/guardian. In addition, students must enter their course request selections online into StudentVUE no later than February 13th. Students will be reminded how to enter courses online during summit on February 12th and have time to complete entry during summit as well.

Students who have questions in regards to course request selection are advised to attend speed advising in Counseling during lunch on February 5th-7th. This is a great opportunity to ask quick questions about course selection. For more in-depth question, (example: 4 year planning, credit recovery, post-high school questions, etc.) students can make an appointment with their Counselor in counseling or visit the College and Career Center.

Upcoming Dates and Deadlines:

January 27th : First Day to turn in 0 hour/TA/Internship Contracts

January 30th (Ms. Dutson/Ms.Subic) : Junior Advisement

February 5th (Ms. Curtis)- Junior Advisement

February 6th (Ms. Almeida)- Junior Advisement

February 10th : First day students can enter courses into StudentVUE

February 12th : Reminder on how to enter courses requests through StudentVUE

February 13th : Hard copy course selection form turned into summit teacher and input into StudentVUE deadline

February 24th : 0 hour/TA/Internship Contract submittal Deadline (must turn into Counseling)

If you have any questions or concerns in regards to your student(s) plan or graduation progress, please do not hesitate to contact us at 520.579.4450

-MVHS Counseling

PSAT/NMSQT Scores

If your student took the PSAT in October, please have them pick up their paper score reports and their test books in the Counseling Office.

Feb. 10th
College and Career Center
Lori Wray
Please feel free to stop by, call-5794400 ext4474, or email l.a.wray@maranausd.org.

*Important
Sophomores and Juniors who are interested in taking the dual enrollment math classes next year!!
Step 1-apply to PCC and get an A#
Step 2-take and pass the Accuplacer math test
PCC will be on campus to help you take care of both steps
Stop by the CCC to sign up to get help!

Scholarships-Please continue checking Google Classroom!

The Valley Foundation Scholarship-Due Feb. 28th

The  2020 James Madison Essay Competition.   If only 15 students submit essays from Mountain View High School, one of your students will win a $500.00 local scholarship.   

The final deadline for essays (800 words) is next week, February 18, 2020.   Students who submit an application on the Students page of the website www.jmscholar.org will receive a passcode to view the Rubric and submit their essay.     

https://www.hughesfcu.org/scholarship-application

Hughes Federal Credit Union Scholarship-Due March 1st

Community Events

Thinking about attending UA?  Sign you and your families up for the Arizona Experience.

Designed for prospective undergraduate students and their families, we invite you to join us for a full day, open-house-style event. You will learn more about Arizona academics, financial aid, student services, housing, and more! You'll also meet current students, hear from our academic colleges, make valuable campus connections, and enjoy lunch on us.

The best thing about Arizona Experience? You get to decide what information YOU want to learn about, by attending sessions that are of interest to you.  One session for current juniors!

Please see link to register.

https://admissions.arizona.edu/visit/freshman-events/arizona-experience

ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION NIGHT!

  1. NCAA Clearinghouse and Transcript Info
  2. SAT / ACT INFO
  3. Recruiting Services / Making Contact
  4. Club Sports

April 9th at 6:30pm in the Lecture Hall

Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Junior and Senior women who are interested in STEM majors are invited to the UA campus to follow SWE members to their classes for the day to see what life is like for a college engineering student.
March 2
Please register as soon as possible.
Contact Ms. Bonny with questions.  mackenziebonny@email.arizona.edu


SUMMER OPPORTUNITY
for sophomores and juniors!

UA Eller Business Careers Awareness Program-Please see link for details
https://eller.arizona.edu/departments-research/schools-departments/accountancy/bcap


2020 Joaquin Bustoz Math-Science Program at ASU

An intense academic program allowing student participants to reside on the ASU Tempe campus while enrolled in a university-level mathematics course for credit.
Please see link for more information. https://jbmshp.asu.edu/


The César E. Chávez Leadership Institute seeks to improve access to higher education for Arizona high school students entering their junior and senior year by providing, at no cost to students, a variety of enriching experiences emphasizing leadership development and civic engagement, while advocating for the completion of high school, attending college and educational opportunities at Arizona State University. Since 1995 more than 1,300 students have benefited from participating in the program. https://eoss.asu.edu/access/cesar-e-chavez-leadership-institute

JOB OPPORTUNITY FOR 14-21 YEAR OLDS
Pima County Summer Youth Programs
Make some money, gain valuable work experience, earn high school elective credit!
Deadline to apply is 3/6/2020
Please see link for details https://summeryouth.pima.gov/

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Clubs & Athletics

Spring Sports practice starts February 10th. Baseball, Softball, Boys Volleyball, Beach Volleyball (girls only), Boys and Girls Tennis, and Boys and Girls Track & Field. Be sure you are fully cleared on RegisterMyAthlete.com. Contact the Athletic Office for assistance.

 

Parents of students who participated in a Fall Sport, please take a moment to fill out this survey.

St. Baldrick's
Please see the attached flyers for two upcoming St. Baldrick's events.

Drama Club is holding a clothing drive to benefit Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Southern Arizona. Students who bring in new or gently used clothing items receive community service credit, aide Big Brothers/Big Sisters in raising money for their organization, and help Drama Club achieve its community service goal for 2020. Please bring clothing items to the Little Theater by February 11th.

GRAD NIGHT 2020

Attention Parents: Grad Night Meeting this week!

Grad Night is a jam-packed, fun-filled "lock-in" style, safe party for Mountain View grads just after graduation. In order for this event to be successful, we need your help. Please come to the meeting on Thursday, February 13th at 6:30 p.m. in the Mt. View Library. Parents with students in all grade levels are welcome.

Seniors: Win a pair of Apple Air Pods!

** Register for Grad Night before Rodeo Break (2/20) to be entered to win your choice of a pair of Apple Air Pods or a free Grad Night registration. ** Already registered? Encourage a friend to register, print and sign your name at the bottom of their registration form, and you'll receive an extra raffle entry.

On-line payment is available! Visit https://mvhsgradnight2020.square.site to pay for your registration with a credit or debit card. You will still need to print and fill out the form and turn it in to Mrs. Sims. 

Stay up-to-date on what's happening with Grad Night:
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Email Us: mvgradnight@hotmail.com
Sign up for our Email List: https://mailchi.mp/25ee21190221/mvhsgradnightemaillist
   
February 10th, 2020
Upcoming Events

Mon. February 10th
Spring Sports practice starts. Be sure you are fully cleared on RegisterMyAthlete.com

Tue. February 11th
Boys Basketball vs Flowing Wells
Girls Basketball @ Flowing Wells

Wed. February 12th

Thur. February 13th
Girls Soccer Play-in game vs TBD 5pm 
Boys Soccer Play-in game vs TBD 7pm
Grad Night parent meeting 6:30pm Library

Fri. February 14th

Sat. February 15th

Mon. February 17th

Tue. February 18th

Wed. February 19th

Thur. February 20th
Rodeo Break-No School

Fri. February 21st
Rodeo Break-No School

Sat. February 22nd

Stay Connected
Get Involved
 
 
Contact Us
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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


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