| A Community of Empowered, Innovative and Engaged Citizens |  |
 | Good evening Mountain View family, As I often share quotes, I came across this one last week, "Sometimes the best way to appreciate something is to be without it for a while." Although the quote did not have a citation on who said it, I am sure that most of us in education would echo that sentiment. Each day we walk the halls of Mountain View and it still is, after 6 months, very strange not hearing the sound of students and teachers and bells. Schools are an amazing place. Learning takes place here. Growing takes place here. Overcoming challenges takes place here. Living takes place here. For now, it remains a very quiet place and we have a greater appreciation now more than ever for the sounds of Mountain View and the incredible learning environment created by our teachers here. I would imagine there will be quite a bit of nerves for everyone on October 19th when we return to school but I also think there will be an excitement. It will feel like so much more than the first day of school when students and teachers return to campus and we embark on this new journey. However, before we get to that point, it is imperative that our students finish this quarter strong. As we have reached an important juncture in the school year, a time for academic progress checks, please look at ParentVue and encourage your child to finish this quarter with all their effort. This is the time to be engaged in learning. If you have questions about grades, please reach out to your child's teacher for more information. Open lines of communication are vital during remote learning. Up to now, teachers have been responsible for marking attendance as present based on their class attendance. Students are marked present when they engage with the content or show in the Zoom meetings. They are marked absent when they do not engage. The change we have made is to allow parents to verify attendance by filling out the form below. Note that if your child is marked present, there is no reason to complete this form. However, if you notice that your child was marked absent, but was engaged with school work, once this is submitted our attendance team will take care of updating attendance records. We hope the addition of this option provides flexibility for families and helps to increase accuracy of our attendance records for secondary students. In Short: - If your child is marked present for class, there is nothing to do.
- If your child is marked absent, and you can verify that s/he did engage with school work, complete and submit the form so we can reflect that in Parent and Student Vue.
- The form must be completed for each child separately.
- The form can be re-used, and must be submitted for each day that you wish to correct.
Parent Attendance Form: https://forms.gle/VXecea9BBftfxHJF9 Protecting Zoom Classrooms Given the open availability of our Google Classroom Codes, we have set rules for entry. We have asked teachers to limit classroom entry to only students who are on their class list. We do however recognize that some of our students for a variety of reasons go by nicknames or other selected names. If a student is more comfortable with the nickname or selected name, we want them to use that name. We recommend that students in this situation, email their teacher to let the teacher know the preferred screen name. By receiving this email, the teacher will be able to officially connect the nickname/selected name to the student on the roster. Remote Learning & Support Services As we continue our school year through Remote Learning, I want to remind parents and guardians that our school, along with all school districts in Pima County, are not able yet to reopen to in-person classroom learning. Our Superintendent continues to work closely with health officials, County Administrators, and other school superintendents to identify appropriate local benchmarks and indicators with the goal of returning us to school safely as soon as possible. Our teachers and students will continue their Remote Learning work as we wait for the County to meet benchmarks for reopening, as directed in the Governor's Executive Order. The Governor has also directed schools to provide free learning opportunities and on-site support services for students who need a place to go during the day. These support services are intended to serve our more vulnerable students, including those with special education services, English learners, and those in care of the Arizona Department of Child Safety, including Foster Care, beginning Monday, August 17. If you believe your student is in need of these targeted support services, please visit the District's support services webpage. Todd Garelick
Principal
Mountain View High School
(520) 579-4427 |  | Things to Know From the MVHS Front Office, Drive-Thru Back-to-School Health and Resource Fair: Thur., Oct. 8th MUSD Health and Students Services will host a Drive-Thru version of our traditional Back-to-School Health and Resource Fair offering backpacks full of school supplies, swag, and resource information for MUSD families on October 8 from 4-7pm at the Early Learning Resource Center (ELRC) located at 7651 N. Oldfather Rd. Tucson, Arizona 85741 (cross streets are Oldfather and Ina or Oldfather and Cortaro). Please pull into the front parking lot of the ELRC and stay in your car. An employee will meet you at your car in the loop. Masks are required for safety. Arizona is Seeking Poll Workers: Age 16 and Up Can Participate! Local election officials are seeking poll workers to ensure a smooth voting process for Arizonans. Becoming a poll worker is a great way to participate in the civic process of voting! Learn more at https://bit.ly/2Rlb37S Wellness Workshops, Support Groups & Parenting Classes Student Services is here to support you, your family, and your student. MUSD is offering: Please join us at any or all events. For more information on these classes, please follow the links above for all of the information you need to join. Zoom links will be updated regularly. Topics missing a Zoom Link will be added prior to the session. If you are unable to open the links above, please visit the Family Wellness webpage at https://www.maranausd.org/familywellness. School Meals To Go Students may stop by a school or along a bus route, Monday – Friday, to receive a hot lunch and a breakfast meal to go for the following morning. Students DO NOT need to be present to take a meal. Student/parent/guardian may pick up meals for all eligible students in their household. To view details and a list of locations and times, please visit our School Meals To Go webpage at www.maranausd.org/schoolmealstogo. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Arizona Department of Education regulate the District's food service program. Regulations prohibit the District to continue to offer our Grab & Go free meal program beyond August 4. Beginning August 5, the District is required to charge meals to the student's meal account according to the student's Free/Reduced or Paid eligibility. Chromebook Login Information
All student passwords were reset during the summer. Please use the following steps in order to log into your Google Account: Freshmen, please note: Your user name has changed now that you are at MVHS. You must have mv after the @ to log into your account. - Password: Student's First Initial + Student's Last Initial + Full Perm ID (i.e., ab123456789). You will then be prompted to create a new password.
- If you have any problems with your Google account (forgotten passwords, etc.), or technical issues with the Chromebook, please email technicalsupport@maranausd.org or call the Chromebook Helpline (520)682-4799.
For all other questions, please email parentsupport@maranausd.org. |  | College, Career, Counseling MVHS Parent(s)/Guardian(s), On September 2nd and 3rd during your student's Senior English Flipped Learning day, Seniors participated in Senior Advisement. Senior Advisement included a video produced by the College and Career Center with important information about student's senior year and post-high school plans. It also included an Exit Ticket which students are required to complete for both their ECAP and their Senior English course. Students have the opportunity to schedule a Zoom appointment with their counselor or the College and Career Center to talk about their post-high school plan or any other questions. This appointment can be made after they complete their Senior Exit ticket. If your Student did not complete this exit ticket, please have them log into their Senior English Google classroom to do so. Counselors will be mailing home a letter via USPS with each student's progress towards graduation, this letter will include a copy of the student's transcript. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns 520.579.4450 September 14th, 2020
The College and Career Center is open and ready to help you and your students plan for post high school.
Please contact Lori Wray
579-4400 ext. 4474
l.a.wray@maranausd.org The 9th Annual Youth & Peace Conference is scheduled to take place on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 (8 AM to 1 PM). This year, due to COVID-19 safety issues, all aspects of the 2020 conference are happening virtually, including the resource fair, workshops, dialogue circles and the opening and closing ceremonies! This is a great opportunity to work with community leaders, improve leadership skills and participation in this event would look good on a resume. Here is a link for more information on the conference. 9th annual youth and peace conference. To complete your Youth Registration for the conference, use this link. Please register by Sept. 18th. Please check with your students' teachers as they will be missing school on September 25th. Sept. 23rd at 6:00 Cash for College Night! Calculating the cost of College/FAFSA information.
MHS is inviting parents and students from MVHS to participate in this informational night! Use link to attend.
https://bit.ly/33hMtdI Saturday, Sept. 19th!
Arizona College Consortium Virtual Fair
To register and to see which colleges/universities will be participating, use this link. The HEFAR Group
With $140B available in aid each year, it's easy to assume there is plenty of money available to help pay for your student's college education…until you do the math. Most parents are not aware that financial aid is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis and that doing some planning to lower your EFC can position you better for more grants and scholarships for college. Let us help!
Financial Aid Mini Workshop
Click here to view workshop
You can also click here to see what others are saying about The HEFAR Group. Parents of Seniors! Let's get ready to FAFSA.
Step 1: Get your FSA ID.
See this video for instructions
Use this link to create your FSA ID College Visits/Informational Meetings
Open to parents and students! University of Advancing Technology
Virtual Presentation-Sept. 14th at 2:10pm
Join Zoom Meeting
https://uatedu.zoom.us/j/96173811726
Meeting ID: 961 7381 1726 Embry Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott, AZ
See the links to make an appointment with the ERAU rep., to sign up for the live virtual tour of campus or to see the list of majors.
make an appointment
live virtual tour of campus hosted by a current student.
Embry-Riddle's major
They will be hosting a Zoom Meeting for all those interested on Sept. 21st at 9:25.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://erau.zoom.us/j/96156253689?from=msft
Meeting ID: 961 5625 3689 |  | Clubs & Athletics Fall sports
We have opened registration for fall sports (Cross Country, Golf, Girls Volleyball, Football, and Swim) at www.registermyathlete.com. Though we are hopeful for a Fall sports season, there are currently no concrete plans for starting up. As soon as plans are fully finalized, we will let you know.
Registermyathlete
Please use this extra time to get fully cleared on www.registermyathlete.com. New Students
If you are new to MVHS and attended a different high school last year (so not a freshman), please go to aiaonline.org and fill out the Student Transfer Form. Authorized Workouts
We are excited to announce that we have been given clearance to begin the high school voluntary low-impact/non-contact authorized conditioning workouts for the fall sports. At this time the following sports are following this protocol: Football - Matt Johnson m.g.johnson@maranausd.org Girls volleyball - Jose Robles j.a.robles@maranausd.org Boys and Girls Cross Country - Adam Vargas a.d.vargas@maranausd.org Boys Golf - Stephen Ambuehl Stephen.Ambuehl@fwusd.org Girls Golf - Earl Armstrong e.f.armstrong@maranausd.org Cheerleading - Taylor Robertson t.m.robertson@maranausd.org Danceline - Audra Kariolich a.a.kariolich@maranausd.org or Rebecca Reza r.e.reza@maranausd.org
Please email the coaches for more information. You will need the attached waiver to participate.More sports to be added soon. | | | Stay Connected
Get Involved | | | | 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 | |
Updated-_Marana_Unified_School_District-_Program_Participation_Assumption_of_Risk,_Waiver,_and_Release_of_Liability.pdf (57.6 KB)
