Ormina Naveed for HOSA State Officer

One of our very own Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) members, Ormina Naveed, has completed the application and testing process to be considered as a State Officer in the HOSA organization.  HOSA is a club for all of our Biomedical Science Students and is a national student organization that promotes career opportunities in the health care industry and enhances the delivery of quality health care to all people.  Congratulations to Ormina.  Take a look at her candidate video HERE: 

Junior Achievement Innovation Day

Several of our MHHS students had the opportunity to participate in Junior Achievement's first annual Tech and Innovation day.  Junior Achievement is an organization established to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.  Their first annual Tech and Innovation day focused on partnering high school students in the East Bay Area with some of the region's leading professionals in technology for an inspiring day of hands-on workshops and career mentorship.  Participating in this year's event were volunteer professionals from AT&T, Robert Half, Intel, Cisco, Capital One and SAP.  Students attended workshops on design thinking, project management, and took part in coding activities.  Three of our students, Carla Contreras, Adya Mishra, and Preeti Juturu, were featured in the first annual event's promotional video.  Check it out: 

Early College Pathway Wins National School Board Association Magna Award

The 24th annual Magna Awards program sponsored by the National School Boards Association’s flagship magazine, American School Board Journal (ASBJ) has recognized school districts and their leaders for their efforts to bring educational equity to their students.
The Magna Awards, honor districts across the country for programs that break down barriers for
underserved students. A panel of school board members, administrators, and other educators selected the winners from more than 100 submissions.  “Educational equity is a crucial issue today,” said Thomas J. Gentzel, National School Boards Association.  “These Magna Award winning districts are examples of how public schools all over the country are making sure each of their students gets the support and services they need to succeed in school and in life.”

Lammersville Unified School District and Mountain House High School is a first place winner of the Magna award this year, and is featured in the American School Board Journal magazine.  CLICK HERE to read the full article published in this national magazine. 

National Volunteer Week, Community Service, JUST SERVE

COMMUNITY SERVICE ALERT FOR STUDENTS! 

Did you remember that you need to have 40 hours of community service logged by the time you graduate.  That's 10 hours of community service for each year that you attend MHHS!

Did you know that National Volunteer week is April 15th through the 21st?

Did you know that MHHS uses the website justserve.org to post and direct students to community service opportunities in our area? 

Did you know that coming up on April 21st there's an opportunity for you to get 4 hours of community service all in one day through the Love Tracy campaign?

Go online RIGHT NOW to sign up for this community service opportunity, and other opportunities that are posted on a regular basis.  Here's how:

1. Go to justserve.org
2. Click "sign in/register" at the top of the screen to create your account of sign in.
3. Search for our zip code "95391" in the search bar
4. Change the search radius to 25 miles to get the best results for our area.
5. Click on the volunteer opportunity that interests you most.
6. Click Learn More, and then click "Volunteer"

Sign up with your friends and family, or sign up with your club or school organization, and make a community service day out of it.  

Reading Contest Winners

In February 15 MHHS students participated in our first ever "Beyond the Classroom" reading contest.  This first contest was in honor of Black History Month and students read the book "To Kill a Mockingbird."  While reading the book the students were asked to become forensic library scientists, paying attention to small details of the written plot, and answering questions as they read the book.  Of the 15 students who participated, 5 students were finalists and won prizes like a Starbucks gift card, and Subway Sandwich certificates.  All 15 participants were treated to a Pizza party to promote the reading contest. 
Thanks to our Learning Commons Learning Director Mrs. H for coordinating this event and Congratulations to our finalists and winners!

Student Free Speech

As you are probably aware, there is a nationwide effort to encourage students to walk-out of school on March 14th as a way to recognize and honor the lives of the 17 people killed in Florida some weeks ago.  The remembrance is scheduled from, 10:00 a.m. to 10:17 a.m. to recognize the need for school safety.  We know you entrust us with your child's safety.  Your child's safety is our first priority. While we honor and respect the thoughts and ideas of our students, we also expect all students to remain on campus and not miss their educational day. Those who choose to leave campus or not return to class are subject to an unexcused absence.

For those students who are interested, Mountain House High School will provide a forum to express concerns related to the incident in Florida. As is always the case, students are expected to be respectful of each other's opinions and adhere to school rules.  This is an opportunity for all of us to recognize recent tragedies and work together to honor those lost in an educational and positive way.  Students at MHHS will have the opportunity to gather in the Learning Commons during the school day to discuss their feelings and opinions.  We believe that the nationally advertised walk-out is an effort for students to stand in solidarity with students across the nation to share their opinions about a political issue, and we want them to be a part of that conversation.  We will have opportunities during the day for students to share their opinions on a free speech wall in the College and Career center room, and an opportunity to express their opinions verbally after school in an open forum. 

We encourage all of our students to participate throughout their day during Brunch, Lunch, and Flex Periods, and for the open forum after school.

Science Olympiad WINS!

Mountain House High School is PROUD our of Science Olympiad team!  More than 600 students participated in the 32nd Annual San Joaquin County Science Olympiad Competition, and Mountain House High School's team qualified to move forward to the NorCal State Finals in Turlock on April 14th! 
Our team placed 3rd overall and many of our students took 1st place prizes in many of the events at the competition. 

Congratulations to our team, and GOOD LUCK!

State Testing--NEW Science Testing resources

Our state standardized testing will be fast approaching in the weeks following our Spring Break.  New for this year is the fact that testing results will now be included on student transcripts for colleges and universities to see when students apply.  Students should prepare for these tests and be ready to do their best so that they can demonstrate their academic abilities through this important assessment.  

In addition to the testing resources recently sent home in the past couple of weeks, new resources have become available for test preparation on the new Science testing that all Juniors and Seniors will take this year.  Grade level specific practice for the science CAST testing are available now for use at the following link:  http://www.caaspp.org/practice-and-training/index.html 

If you'd like the information an links for practice and information about the other state tests please CLICK HERE.  

Student Poll Worker--GET PAID!

Will you be 16 or older by June 5th?  Are you interested in getting paid to become a poll worker during the June election?   You can earn $165 for one day of work, and a short training class. Students who apply must have a 2.5 GPA or higher to qualify.   See the librarians in the Learning Commons for an application to work as a Poll Worker this summer.  You must provide personal information, as well as verify your GPA with the school.  Application deadline for student poll workers is April 9, 2018.

MHHS--Project Lead the Way Distinguished School

Mountain House High School is proud to announce that it is been recognized by Project Lead the Way (PLTW) as a Nationally Distinguished High School.  PLTW is PLTW's mission is a national organization that prepares students for the global economy by providing K-12 Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs to public, private, and charter schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in rural, urban, and suburban districts.  Each year, PLTW recognizes districts and schools that are empowering students to thrive in an evolving world and achieving exemplary results from their PLTW programs. 

Mountain House High School is proud to participate in the PLTW project based curriculum, and offers 10 courses in 3 ccourse pathways in the following areas:

Biomedical Sciences
Engineering
Computer Science

If you are interested in the PLTW curriculum, visit their website HERE:  www.pltw.org