MHHS Partnership with San Francisco Public Library

MHHS is proud to announce that we have created a partnership with the San Francisco Public Library to gain access to their online databases and the materials and resources of this world class library system.  Last week and this week, students have been going online during their Advisory class to fill out the application for the San Francisco Public Library.  Students will be bringing home a signature form that must be signed by the student and the parent to receive their public library card.  This card and account will allow students access to research databases, online learning resources, and information that will help them as they become college and career ready during their high school years. 

Our new librarian Mrs. Hecht has forged this partnership, and will be working to process the paperwork and obtain the library cards for students.  Please look for the form to come home this week, sign the form, and have your student return it to their Advisory teacher, or in to the main office for our librarian to process.

Trunk or Treat Community Service Opportunity

Did you remember that ALL MHHS students are required to log 40 hours of community service during the time that they attend our school.  If you have not done ANY community service, it's time to start.  Many of our students did service in Tracy a couple of weeks ago painting fire hydrants in the city of Tracy.  Together we painted over 1500 fire hydrants!

Now there is another community service opportunity.  A local car dealership is running a "Trunk-or-Treat" event at their car dealership to provide a safe Halloween activity for children in the Tracy and Mountain House areas.  They need 32 volunteers for this event.  So sign up, please visit the JustServe.org website to sign up.  Here is a direct link:  CLICK HERE

Students and their parents are welcome to come serve together.

As always, ALL community service opportunities for our students are posted on the JustServe.org website.  Please visit the site frequently to look for opportunities to serve your community.

NAMI Club at MHHS

Mountain House High School is thrilled to announce that we are forming a NAMI on Campus
High School (NCHS) Club! NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and NCHS is a program designed by NAMI California (NAMI CA). NAMI CA provides support, advocacy, education and services to families and loved ones whose lives are touched by mental illness. NCHS is a mental health awareness club for students and teachers on high school campuses. The purpose is to create a dialogue on campus about mental health and well-being to help eliminate the stigma of mental illness. It is not a support or therapy group.  Students are encouraged to join and learn more about mental health, warning signs of mental illness, how to seek help for themselves or others, and how to be a supportive friend to someone experiencing a mental illness.

Research shows that 1 out of every 5 U.S. adults have a diagnosable mental illness, and that 50% of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14 and 75% by age 24. With this in mind, we would like to, draw your attention to the fact the NAMI website posts information about specific mental illnesses, their signs and symptoms and how those suffering can get help.  Please visit https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions for more information.

Each Mind Matters (EMM) is California’s mental health movement and another organization that NAMI CA has partnered with to help spread mental health awareness. Their goal is to unite people wanting to stand up to stigma and create a community that feels safe and supported in reaching out for help. For information about EMM, please visit www.eachmindmatters.org

 

For local resources and support, your local NAMI Affiliate can help connect you to services in your community.   NAMI San Joaquin County (209) 468 -3755

 

If you have any questions about NCHS, NAMI CA or FEP, please contact NAMI California at (916) 567-0163.

Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences

Sign up for your conference time slot here:  http://tinyurl.com/MHHSConf1718

Monday October 16th is the date for this year’s Parent-Teacher-Student conferences.  This will be an opportunity for parents and students to come to the school and sit down for brief conferences 

with your child’s teachers.  We recommend that if your student is struggling with their grade in any of their classes that you plan on attending this conference.  

We would like to take this opportunity to provide information to you regarding the format of our Parent-Teacher-Student conferences.  The format for these conferences is different than what parents may be familiar with at the elementary school level.  Conferences begin at 1:00pm on Monday the 16th in the Large Gym.  We require that parents sign up for a time-slot to come to conferences.  We encourage you to bring your student with you so that when you conference with the teacher, all individuals involved in the success of the student are present.  THERE WILL BE NO CONFERENCES ON TUESDAY THE 17TH.  Tuesday is an early release day where all students and teachers go home early due to the conferences on Monday night.

When you arrive to conferences at your predetermined time, conferences will be on a first-come, first-served basis.  Teachers will will be sitting at individual tables around the Large Gym.  Parents and students will line up behind the teachers they want to conference with.  Conferences in this format are brief 3-5 minute conversations with your child’s teacher in regards to their progress in the class.  Your child’s report card will have been mailed home and available on Aeries Parent Portal previous to parent-teacher conferences, so you may want to focus on the courses where your child struggles the most.  Some things you may want to address in these brief conferences include the following:

Assignments/Missing assignments

Assessments/Tests

Student in-class participation/behavior

Strengths

Areas for improvement

If your brief conference is not enough time to address all of the concerns you may have with your child’s teacher, you may need to schedule a longer conference with your child’s teacher in order to discuss strategies and solutions for your students.  Our aim is to answer as many questions about your child’s progress as possible during the parent-teacher-student conference.  

Administrators and Counselors will also be available during Parent-Teacher-Student conferences to discuss your child’s progress and answer any questions you may have about your student’s education here at Mountain House High School.  To sign up for your conference time please visit our sign-up link at http://tinyurl.com/MHHSConf1718 

Girls Basketball is starting

Girls Basketball conditioning for all levels begins Tuesday October 17, 2017, 7 - 8:30 PM. Please meet in the main gym lobby at 7:00 PM. Athletic wear and athletic shoes. No Jeans! Bring enough water to last for 1.5 hours. Cardio workouts will be emphasized. We will use the gym, track or weight room on any given session. Girls Basketball Conditioning Schedule
10/17/17 - Tuesday - 7:00 - 8:30 PM - all levels first day of conditioning.
The exact times for the following days for each level will be announced after we know the student headcount after the first day.
10/18/17 - Wednesday
10/19/17 - Thursday
10/24/17 - Tuesday
10/25/17 - Wednesday
10/26/17 - Thursday
10/30/17 - Monday
11/01/17 - Wednesday
11/02/17 - Thursday
11/03/17 - Friday
11/06/17 - Monday - First day of tryouts!
YOU MUST BE CLEARED THROUGH, WWW.ATHLETICCLEARANCE.COM, TO PARTICIPATE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT RENO URSAL AT rursal@lammersvilleusd.net
http://mountainhouseathletics.com/girls_basketball

Boys Basketball is Starting

Conditioning will start Oct. 3, 2017,  at 6pm meet. Interested students should meet in the lobby of the gym.  Mandatory conditioning  will be held every day for one month leading up to tryouts. If you are involved in an MHHS Fall team, you are exempt from conditioning. We will see you at the conclusion of your season. Good Luck and Stay Healthy!!!

Please NOTE that in order to participate, you must have Athletic Clearance and be wearing the appropriate athletic attire. NO JEANS!!!

Weight room Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Tuesday and Thursday we will be conditioning either in the gym or out on the track.

Try-outs begin on November 6- 8, 2017

There will be a Parent Meeting 11/3.

For additional information regarding Boys Basketball, please contact the Varsity Head Coach, Nolan Dixon via email at ndixon@lammersvilleusd.net.

http://mountainhouseathletics.com/boys_basketball

You must have Athletic Clearance in order to participate.  Please visit https://www.athleticclearance.com/  to complete the clearance.

Girls Soccer is Starting

Preseason conditioning starts October 16th. Soccer Try-outs for the 2017-18 season will be held on November 6th-8th, and practice will begin on November 9th. If you are involved in an MHHS Fall team, you are exempt from conditioning. We will see you at the conclusion of your season. Good Luck and Stay Healthy!!! Please NOTE that in order to participate, you must have Athletic Clearance and be wearing the appropriate athletic attire. NO JEANS!
For additional information regarding Girls Soccer, please contact the Varsity Head Coach, Ben Lopez via email at blopez@lammersvilleusd.net.
http://mountainhouseathletics.com/girls_soccer

You must have Athletic Clearance in order to participate.  Please visit https://www.athleticclearance.com/  to complete the clearance.

Wrestling Season is Beginning for Boys and Girls

Wrestlers Hit the Weight Room Wrestlers & Parents, MHHS Boys/Girls Wrestling will begin mandatory conditioning on Monday, October 2nd from 4pm – 5:30 pm. We will be lifting weights and conditioning prior to the start of the season in November. Mandatory conditioning will be Monday–Friday for the entire month of October.   Athletic Clearance is required to participate.

1. MANDATORY Conditioning starts Monday 10/2 and will be from 4-5:30 every day in the weight room! We will lift M, W, Th and condition on the track T/F. You NEED to be athletically cleared before you can begin conditioning with us!
2. There is a PARENT MEETING Thursday 10/12 in the MPR from 6-7. Make sure your parents come to this and that you come too. We will be reviewing the season and all necessary information.
3. We will be having a Famous Dave’s Drive-In Fundraiser on Monday, 10/16 from 4:30-6:30 Each wrestler NEEDS to sell 5 dinners. Come pick up a flyer from me when you can today! Dinners will be sold for $15 (pork sandwich, wilbur beans, mashed potatoes, cornbread, water or soda).
4. First day of practice is Monday, November 6th! We will practice every day from 3:45-5:30
5. Join the remind group (text @mhswr to 81010) and have your parents join the parents group (text @8h37f6 to 81010) as that will be how we will communicate during the season and share announcements.
6.  FYI, we have a full staff this year: I am the Varsity Head Coach, Coach Lloyd is the JV Head Coach, and Coach Cantu is the all around beast and will help both squads (We all will coach girls) “Once you’ve wrestled, everything else in life is easy” lloya@lammersvilleusd.net http://mountainhouseathletics.com/wrestling

You must have Athletic Clearance in order to participate.  Please visit https://www.athleticclearance.com/  to complete the clearance.

For additional questions, please contact the Varsity Head Coach Logan Loya at lloya@lammersvilleusd.net.

Boys Soccer

Preseason conditioning starts October 16th. Soccer Try-outs for the 2017-18 season will be held on November 6th-8th, and practice will begin on November 9th. If you are involved in an MHHS Fall team, you are exempt from conditioning. We will see you at the conclusion of your season. Good Luck and Stay Healthy!!! Please NOTE that in order to participate, you must have Athletic Clearance and be wearing the appropriate athletic attire. NO JEANS!!!
For additional information regarding Boys Soccer, please contact the Varsity Head Coach, Francisco Soto  via email at fsotobecerra@lammersvilleusd.net.
http://mountainhouseathletics.com/boys_soccer

You must have Athletic Clearance in order to participate.  Please visit https://www.athleticclearance.com/  to complete the clearance.

Painting Fire Hydrants--Community Service Opportunity

Did you know that all students at MHHS have to complete 40 hours of community service before they graduate high school?!  Well, if you haven't got started yet, there is a great opportunity for community service coming up.  The city of Tracy got behind on their painting of their fire hydrants, and needs your help.  On October 14, 2017 from 8am to 12pm, you have the opportunity to participate in a hydrant painting party.  To sign up follow the link to our service posting website at justserve.org.  Volunteers from Mountain House will be assigned to paint hydrants in the area around Art Freiler School in Tracy.  It's not just students, parents and younger siblings are encouraged to participate too.  This is a perfect opportunity for families to work together to provide service to our local community.  CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP!

Student Poetry Contest

The following is a poetry contest available to students with cash prizes for the winners.  Enter if you are interested!

Creative Writing Contest

See below for a creative writing contest that you can participate in!

Biomedical Science Students Visit Delta College

On September 12, 2017 the Principles of Biomedical Science class took advantage of an opportunity to visit the Delta College Campus in Stockton.  Students experienced a guided tour with hands on activities within Health Science (Nursing, Psychiatric Technician and Speech Pathology) and the Electron Microscopy labs.  After these exciting activities they enjoyed a lunch in the school cafeteria.  Marisol Hernandez, Delta College Outreach and Marketing Specialist, then presented information about post high school education and Delta College opportunities including the Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG)  programs with CSU-Sacramento, UC Davis, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Santa Cruz.  The day was rounded out with  a campus tour where students were able to see the other academic areas and extracurricular activities offered by Delta College.   It was an amazing day organized by MHHS teacher, Kris Olson in conjunction with  Delta College Outreach Specialist, Marisol Hernandez.  One student reflection on the day is included below:

“I saw several interesting things during the field trip in Delta College. One of the interesting things I saw in Delta College was a mannequin that doctors use for simulations. The interesting thing about this mannequin is that it can breathe, talk, have a pulse, and actually be treated. This mannequin makes it easy for doctors, future doctors, or other occupants in the medical field to perform simulations of various types of treatments. This also gave me an idea of how many doctors, future doctors, and occupants in the medical field prepare themselves for treatments and operations.

Another interesting thing I saw in Delta was videos of actual vocal chords in motion. I got to see different types of vocal chords such as regular vocal chords, vocal chords with cancer, and vocal chords with nodes. The class and I discussed the differences in how the person in each video sounds and how the vocal chords looked.

In addition to these two things, I also learned how to wash my hands. First, I put this liquid called, "Glo Germ", which basically shows you how germs spread. Afterwards, I lathered and rinsed the "Glo Germ" off my hands. Next, I saw how clean my hands were with a black light which shows the area your hand has germs in and the results were that my hands needed to be a bit more cleaner. Finally, I went back to the sink to wash my hands. These were some of the interesting things I saw in Delta College.” (MHHS student)