ID Card Expectations

ID cards are our first line of defense in identifying who is on our campus.  With safety being a hot-button issue in our schools today, it is essential that we be able to identify our students at our school quickly and efficiently.  As a result, we are emphasizing the expectation for ALL of our students, faculty, and staff to wear their ID cards ALL of the time.

ID cards are also the method we use to identify where students should be at all times of the day.  Identifying information like Flex period, Senior Off Campus Lunch, and ASB discounts are all a part of the ID here at MHHS.

We continue to emphasize the importance of wearing ID cards while on campus at all times.  The ID card must be worn and visible all day on the upper part of a student's body.  We continue to make this a huge school wide effort as the importance of being able to identify anyone one campus at all times helps keep our campus safe.

If you have lost your ID, or it has been broken, please visit the ASB Bank in the main office to obtain a new copy of your ID.

Vaping--The New Tobacco and Drug Epidemic

Educators nationwide have seen a huge epidemic rise in teen use of e-cigarettes, or vaping.  If you haven't had a discussion in your family about vaping and the effects it has to health and well-being, its time to do it now.  Administration an MHHS have observed the epidemic hit MHHS with both nicotine and THC cartridges being used and sold among students.  We are doing our best to stem the tide of this new epidemic, but we need parent and student help.  What can you do?  Educate yourself about the signs and dangers of e-cigarette use, and start a conversation at home.

Here are two great resources to start the conversation:

Know The Real Cost

How To Talk With Your Kids About Vaping

Happy Holi

We would like to wish all of our students and their families who celebrate Holi in the Mustang and Mountain House Community a Happy Holi celebration.
This time of year our Hindu students and their families celebrate Holi.  This spring festival is also known as the "festival of colors" and it celebrates the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, and the end of winter.  Happy Holi to our students and families!

EPIC Academy at MHHS

The Alternative Education Department at Mountain House High School is launching a new program next year called EPIC Academy (Empower, Personalize, Innovate, Collaborate,) for students at-risk of not graduating on time and/or students that are struggling with the traditional school model.
Beginning next fall our “Alt Ed students” (as they are now referred to,) will be “EPIC students.” They will be on campus with us 3 days a week, engaging in face to face instruction with our dedicated teachers. The other two days, (and this is where I am looking for networks with YOU,) we will be matching students up with community partners to do job shadowing, internships, service learning, and work experience. Students will earn academic credit by using the “community as a classroom” and learning valuable 21st century skills to help them succeed beyond high school.

Our teachers will be assisting in transportation and our goal is to match students up with job sites that reflect their own personal strengths, interests, and values. Job shadows can be from 2-4 hours and internships can last between 6 weeks through an entire semester.

Please let me know if you’d be willing to have one of our students shadow you at your job site. They are all wonderful kids.

We are also accepting donations of new or gently used professional clothing for our students to access and seeking monetary sponsorship from community members. Please contact me at kperez@lammersvilleusd.net if you have any questions or would like to make a donation or provide a job shadow or work experience opportunity.

Spring Rally and Spirit Dress-up Days

Next week is our Spring Rally on Friday 3/22, and all week is spirit week.  Come dressed up for dress-up days and get into the Mustang Spirit!

Monday (3/18)--Suit Up!  (Camo Printed Clothes, Army Green, Gloves, Boots, etc.)
Tuesday (3/19)--Marvel v. DC (Go all out in either Marvel:  Blue or DC:  Silver
Wednesday (3/20)--Be Your Own Hero (Dress up as an existing hero, or make up your own)
Thrusday (3/21)--Bruce Wayne v. Clark Kent (Fancy Attire, Suits, Dresses, professional wear)
Friday (3/22)--Complete White Out (Dress up in White head-to-toe)

SENIORS! Community Service Hourse DUE SOON!

What: SUBMISSION DEADLINE for all Senior Community Service Hours
When:  April 5, 2019

All students at MHHS are required to complete 40 hours (or 10 hours for every year a student is enrolled at MHHS) of supervised community service in order to graduate. 

Students are now responsible for logging their completed service hours in their Aeries portal under “Service Learning”. This is a TWO step process. Please review ALL the instructions available HERE for support in navigating the logging process. 

If you need ideas for service hours- please see our website HERE.

Seniors must have all hours APPROVED in Aeries by April 5th, 2019. The approval process can take time, so we recommend submitting your service log in Aeries no later than April 1st, 2019. We encourage students to use spring break as a great time to get caught up on their missing hours! Start planning this now!

MHHS offers community service awards to seniors that go above and beyond the required hours. To be considered for one of the awards, you also must have your hours APPROVED in Aeries by April 5th, 2019. This is a firm deadline for award consideration. Please see the website HERE for more information about the types/ levels of awards MHHS offers for community service hours.

Help Beat Pediatric Cancer

Cancer is the number one cause of death by disease among children. Since 1980, fewer than 10 drugs have been developed for use in children with cancer. Further, only three drugs have been approved for use in children and four additional new drugs have been approved for use by both adults and children. Donating to the National Pediatric Cancer Research helps fund clinical trials to find faster cures specifically for pediatric cancer.

Please donate today and help support the cause. Whether you donate $5 or $500, every little bit helps. Your contribution and support is greatly appreciated.

Click here to donate: www.tinyurl.com/yc7c2y9m

Spring Musical: Freaky Friday

What:  Freaky Friday--Spring Musical
When:  April 12, 13, 14, 19, 20
Where:  MHHS Theater
Cost:  Between $7 and $15
Tickets:  PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

Come be a part of history and buy your tickets to our very first Spring Musical!  Freaky Friday is a story about a mom and daughter who magically switch bodies, and are forced to masquerade as one another until a solution can be found.  In the process they develop a new sens of respect and understanding for one another.  Based on the recent Disney Channel Movie-Musical, this production of Freaky Friday is certain to delight audiences both young and old.  Reserved seating applies, so go online and purchase your tickets today! 

VAPA Benefit Concert--Ascension by Jason Hale

What:  Visual and Performing Arts Department Benefit Concert--Ascension by Jason Hale
When:  Friday, March 15th at 7:00 P.M.
Where:  MHHS Theater
Cost:  $10 and Children 8 and Under are FREE
Tickets:  CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS or buy at the door

Did you know that MHHS has a student who is an up-and-coming concert pianist?  Jason Hale, a Sophomore at MHHS, will be giving a concert entitled Ascension, as a benefit to the MHHS Visual and Performing Arts Department.  This concert will include songs from the Batman trilogy, popular music, and classical music.  You'll even see a vocal trio that includes principal Ben Fobert!  Come support our VAPA department next weekend.  Great date night opportunity!

Black Student Union Conference

Students from Mountain House High School's Black Student Union attended the regional BSU conference held at CSU Monterey.  The conference focuesd on the history of African American students, professors, doctors, lawyers, teachers, philosophers and engineers, that have left their mark on the world. The conference was amazing and the students learned so much on how to "Learn it, Live it, Love it," and how to become more of a voice in their community. There were 76 schools at the conference 367 students. Our Mountain House students were among only 75 students selected to go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.  Mountain House students also won a prize for having the best "vision board."  Students were given the challenge to create the board in only 10 minutes and came out as winners!

Academic Decathalon Winners

Mountain House High School is proud of our Academic Decathalon Winners.  These students have worked hard to be recognized in multiple areas of Academics, led by their teacher-coach Mrs. Surekha D'Souza.  Congratulations to the following students:

Gurkiran Bain--3rd place in Economics

Nikhita Nair--3rd place in Social Sciences

Jacqueline Prawira--2nd place in Economics, 2nd place in Social Studies, 1st place in Science, 2nd place in Music, 3rd place in Literature, 1st place overall (top alternate)

Great job Mustangs!

Host an Exchange Student

Cultural Homestay International has been working with families in our community to host exchange students from around the world.  They are looking for families interested in hosting students to come stay in Mountain House for the next school year.  If you are interested in becoming a host family who can share experiences, bring people together from across the globe, and change the world, consider contacting our local coordinator.

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Call your Area Coordinator for more information:

Ceci Haas - 209-787-0305

Speech and Debate is going to STATE!

Mountain House High School Speech and Debate team continues to rake in the awards in multiple categories.  Our team has performed so well that 17 of our students will be moving on to the state competition in May.  We are so proud of our Speech and Debate team, and wish them luck as they compete at the state level.

Mock Trial Results

A big congratulations goes to our Mock Trial team this school year.  The competition came to a close on February 23rd as our varsity and JV team helped MHHS finish in the top 4 in the entire competition! Since we are such a new team, this win is huge, and we are on the heels of the perpetual winners.
Please join us in congratulating our Mock Trial team.  They all have worked so hard for the entire year!
Special congratulations to Dominion Aiku, Oliver Luong, Charlee Evans, Katie Flanagan, Avni Singh, Lena Kameda, Max Reyes, Nicole Bittar, and Sarah Amir for all winning individual awards.
And give an extra special congratulations to Sarah Amir as she not only won an award, she also was awarded a 500 dollar scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to a student who embodies what a Mock trial competitor should be in every aspect. What that really means is she was the best competitor in the entire competition. It is extremely hard to do, it is quite the honor and very well deserved.

Early College Pathway Meeting

Attention all 8th grade students and parents!

The MHHS Early College Program is a partnership between Delta College and Mountain House High School. This program will help our students gain experience in taking college level courses, earn dual credit for classes taken at Delta, earn a high school diploma, and earn either the IGETC transfer pattern of courses for a state university or an associate's degree while in high school. 

MHHS is hosting an information meeting on March 12, 2019, at 6:30pm, in the MHHS theater for any 8th grade student/parent interested in this program.  At the meeting you will learn about the program, receive application materials, and learn about the expectations of being an Early College student.  Attached is a flyer for the meeting.

Here are the requirements to apply to the Early College Program at MHHS:
Students must apply during their 8th grade year
Score of 230 or above on the Winter MAP Math Test
Score of 220 or above on the Winter MAP ELA Test
3.0 GPA on 2nd trimester report card
Recommendation form from two current core teachers
Student and Parent Essays
Students must be enrolled in Math 2 or Math 2H in 9th grade
Students must identify a professional pathway to pursue at MHHS
We look forward to seeing you on March 12th.

Science Fair Winners

Following the great successes of many of our other academic and sports teams at MHHS, several of our students participated in the SJCOE Science and Engineering Fair and won awards.  Please help me in congratulating the following students:

Jacqueline Prawira--1st place in Science AND "Best of Show" award.

Alicia and Ashlyn Roice--2nd place in Science in the 9-12 grade division.

Isaac Anchanattu--2nd place in the Engineering category.

All four of these students will be competing in the State Science Fair in April.  Congratulations to these students, and good luck at the state fair.

Science Olympiad WINS BIG

This past weekend, MHHS took two teams to the San Joaquin Regional Science Olympiad Competition. We have been practicing all year long for this competition. Each team of 15 students competes in 23 different events: some are tests, some are labs, some are build events.

This year, the Mountain House Blue Team walked away with 9 1st place medals, 5 2nd place medals, 1 3rd place medal, 4 4th place medals, 3 5th place medals, and 1 6th place medal. Overall, the Blue team came in FIRST place.

SJCOE also awards the Meredith Davis Perpetual Award to the first place Division C team every year. This year, MHHS Blue team will be bringing home this trophy, breaking an EIGHTEEN YEAR winning streak for Tokay HS. That is quite the upset!

Our team has also been featured in the MH Matters! newspaper.  Check out their article HERE

Seriously, y'all. Our kids are amazing!  

MHHS will continue this EPIC streak of excellence when we compete at CSU Stanislaus at the State Competition on April 6th.

MHHS Winter Percussion UNDEFEATED

Join us in congratulating out MHHS Winter Percussion team who took 1st this past Saturday at Enochs High School in Modesto.  The Winter Percussion team is now undefeated for the season!  Our amazing students have worked hard at their performances, and we are proud of their accomplishments!

Ohlone College Quiz Bowl

Ohlone College Quiz Bowl

The Mountain House High School Biomedical Innovation (BI) class has an articulation agreement with Ohlone College.  Students may take the Ohlone College Biotechnology 105 test and receive 4 transferrable credits if they achieve an 80% or higher and a B or higher in the BI class.  In conjunction with the agreement Ohlone College sponsors a pizza and quiz bowl competition for high school students who are studying the biotechnology content. On February 21st two teams of students  from MHHS competed against teams from Mission Valley ROP and Castro Valley HS. It was a fun night with a few pop culture questions thrown in. Mountain House team Tanaya Kollipara, Ormina Naveed and Sriya Sriya Chilukuri finished in second place after three rounds and team Nabil Mohammed, Hussain Chharawalla, Manal Rasheed and Taylor Chin finished in third place after two rounds.  Students in the second place team received $30 Amazon gift cards. Students in the third place team received $20 gift cards. We look forward to a rematch next year.

HOSA Future Health Professionals Area Leadership Conference

HOSA Future Health Professionals

Area Leadership Conference

On February 21, 2019 the MHHS HOSA Future Health Professional Team traveled to the Area Leadership Conference in Stockton, CA.  It was an amazing day filled with fun and learning. Below is one of the teamwork activities at the event.

The day was not all about fun in games.  Students completed in a wide variety of competitive events.  Mountain House High School placed in all but two of the events that students were registered for.   All students who competed are champions in our eyes as they have gone above and beyond to improve their Health Science / Biomedical Skills. Below is a list of the students who placed first, second or third in the competition.   The students will compete at the HOSA State Leadership Conference in Sacramento March 28-30.

ALC Winners

CPR/First Aid

1st place: Avani Maddipatla & Hamsa Parab

2nd place: Jannat Ashfaq & Sriya Chilukuri

Medical Math

1st place: Cindy Ta

2nd place: Bernice Lozada

Extemporaneous Poster Making

3rd place: Ruksaar Mohammed

Hosa Bowl

2nd place: Hussain Chharawalla, Manal Rasheed, Nabil Mohammed

3rd place: Snehal Chopra, Harika Kovvuri, Erin Su, Kanditha Venkata

Job Seeking Skills

1st place: Ormina Naveed

2nd place: Balreet Deol

Medical Photography

1st place: Bhanu Upadhyayula

2nd place: Parinita Jithendra

3rd place: Gabriella Siaton

Research Prepared Speaking

1st place: Tanaya Kollipara

2nd place: Harjap Sandhu

3rd place: Alicia Roice