MHHS Congratulates early-grad Dominic Childress for both graduating early, and being accepted and recruited to play football at Cal Poly. Dominic becomes the second in our future line of Division 1 athletes from Mountain House High School. Congratulations Dominic on finishing strong, and moving on to the next level!
Your Mountain House Mustangs Newsletter for all of the up-to-date information.
Friday, December 18, 2020
Monday, December 14, 2020
2021 Student Leaders Program
Who: Current Juniors and Seniors
Deadline: January 29, 2021
Link: https://tinyurl.com/BofA-Application
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation’s Student Leaders® Program is accepting applications for the 2021 Student Leaders® program. Since its inception in 2005, the Bank of America Student Leaders Program has recognized more than 2,500 exemplary high school juniors and seniors who have a passion for improving their communities. The program helps students gain a greater understanding of how nonprofits create impact in the community and helps develop them as the next generation of community leaders through two components:
- A summer eight-week paid internship with a nonprofit organization selected by the bank. This internship is designed to provide opportunities for the students to develop and apply leadership skills through hands-on work experience, while raising their awareness of community issues addressed by their Host Organization.
- A week-long, all-expense paid Student Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C. from July 12-17, 2021. This week will be part of the 8‐ week experience.
*In-person events will be in line with local and national guidelines around gatherings and travel and may be subject to change.
Friday, December 11, 2020
Aloha Mustang Ohana
We are coming to the end of an interesting semester and a crazy year. We never would have anticipated something like a pandemic occurring and never would have known how it would affect all of us.
As we head into finals week, we hope you have been reading the messages from the counseling department this week. The end of a semester can bring many emotions to the surface, and we want you to know we care about you! We have been so proud to see your resilience and ability to take the "lemons" this year and turn them into "lemonade". We are definitely proud you are part of our Mustang Ohana.
Here is a link to a video message from your principal, Ben Fobert.
Always remember that you are an important and valuable member of Mountain House High School and your teachers, staff, and community are here to support you. Good luck next week and we will see you in the new year!
Sincerely,
Mountain House High School Administration
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Science Olympiad Transcontinental Inivitational
Please help us congratulate the following students who received awards at this competition:
3rd Place in Experiment & Data Analysis: Erin Su, Elizabeth Varghese, and Pavana Bathula
9th Place in Anatomy: Ashlyn Roice & Alicia Roice
9th Place in Protein Modeling: Alicia Roice, Sree Subramanian, and Aarush Maddela
10th Place in Protein Modeling: Mehar Pelia, Ryan Alex, & Swetha Nattu
Blue Team: 15th place
Silver Team: 33rd place
White Team: 50th place
Red Cross Blood Donations
What: Red Cross Blood Drive
When: January 13, 2021
Where: Mountain House High School
Time: Appointments available between 8:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M.
Who: Students or parents 16 years old and up
Shortly after winter break we have our blood drive on January 13th!
The blood drive will be held at MHHS from 8:15am - 2:00pm.
Central Valley California blood donations have reached critically low numbers. It is important to donate blood so you can save lives — every 2 seconds a person is in need of blood. Just one donation can save 3 lives! Also for students, you can obtain community service hours from donating and saving lives. Get yourself and everybody you know to donate at the school on January 13th!
Student donor sign ups (must be 16): https://forms.gle/5GVHN6s2aCXAiDGK8
Adult donors (18 and above) sign ups: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time (Simply enter “95391” in the search bar and scroll down until you find Mountain House High School. You may be required to create an account.)
Eligibility Requirements: https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/info-for-student-donors.html
Coronavirus Information
https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/dlp/coronavirus--covid-19--and-blood-donation.html
Monday, December 7, 2020
Hybrid Students Medication Reminder
If your student will be attending campus classes and has a medical condition that requires medication, please be sure to complete the required Medication at School form prior to our return.
Any medication(s) can be kept in the Health Office or with
the student, please sure to designate as such at the bottom of the form. If the
medication(s) are to be kept in the Health Office, please provide the
medication(s) along with the completed Medication
at School form prior to our return.
Friday, December 4, 2020
Spirit of Community Awards Winners
By selecting these students as its top youth volunteers, Mountain House High School has advanced their applications for state-level judging in the 2020 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program. Prudential will announce California's top youth volunteers of the year on February 4, 2020.
All three students were involved in efforts to provide PPE for hospitals, shelter, schools, and other organizations in need during the pandemic. We congratulate these students and wish them well as they move on to the state level.
Off the Beaten Path: Careers Behind the Music
Community Service Opportunity: Tutoring
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Mid-Year Program Change Survey and Petition
McKee Student Art Exhibition
We highly encourage our students who are interested in having their art exhibited this year to visit the website for submission guidelines. The art will be exhibited at the Haggin Museum in Stockton from February 25, 2021 through April 18, 2021.
See the full list of exhibit submission guidelines by clicking here: tinyurl.com/art-exhibition-2021
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Seal of Biliteracy
MHHS partners with the San Joaquin County Office of Education and the State of California to offer the "Seal of Biliteracy" as a special recognition on our seniors' diplomas. It is time to apply for this honor! The link to apply is listed below and the deadline is 2/19/2021 at 5:00pm.
Listed here are the criteria for receiving this seal on your diploma:
1. Students must have completed all English-language arts (ELA) requirements for graduation with an overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or above in those classes.
2. Students must demonstrate proficiency in one or more languages other than English through one of the following methods:
a) Pass a foreign language Advanced Placement (AP) exam with a score of three or higher.
b) Pass an International Baccalaureate (IB) examination with a score of four or higher.
c)If AP does not offer the world language AP exam you need, to pass the National Examinations in World Languages (NEWL)
d) Successfully complete a four-year high school course of study in a foreign language and attain an overall grade point average of 3.0 or above in that course of study, and demonstrate oral proficiency in the language comparable to that required to pass an AP or IB examination.
e) If no AP examination or off-the-shelf language test exists and the district uses its own language examination, a student seeks to qualify for the SSB through a language that is not characterized by listening, speaking, or reading, or for which there is no written system, the student must pass an assessment on the modalities that characterize communication in that language at the proficient level or higher.
f) Pass the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) II foreign language exam with a score of 600 or higher.
3. If English was not your primary language:
a) Attain the level demonstrating English language proficiency on the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC), or any successor English language proficiency assessment, in transitional kindergarten or kindergarten through grade twelve, inclusive.
b) Meet the academic requirements 1 and 2 as stated above.
Here is the link to apply for the seal of biliteracy on your diploma: Seal of Biliteracy
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
UC and CSU Deadlines EXTENDED--Application Lab
UC (University of California) applications are now due this Friday, December 4th.
CSU (California State University) applications are now due Tuesday, December 15th.
Even though deadlines were extended- we hope that students are working EARLY on their application specifically because December 15th is the start of semester one finals at MHHS!
We have one last College Application Help Lab On Wednesday December 1st at 12:30 P.M. for students that need more support before they submit. Please plan on attending if you have questions or would like to review your application with a counselor before you submit. More information about accessing this event is HERE: https://tinyurl.com/
This is a reminder that seniors have until this Friday to update their list of "Colleges I'm Applying To" schools in Naviance. Students must add ALL schools they are applying to into this list by Friday (including community colleges, career education schools, and international schools). If you need support with this process please refer to the step-by-step guide HERE: https://tinyurl.com/
Coffee with the Counselor
Who: MHHS Parents
When: December 2, 2020
Time: 8:00 A.M.
Come join our counselors On Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 8:00 A.M. to learn more about how classes and degrees from the California Community College system transfer to UC and CSU campuses through the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) and about the Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) from community colleges can guarantee acceptance to six of the UC campuses in the state of California.
Drama Performance ONLINE!
When: Saturday, December 5th
Time: 7:00 P.M.
Link: www.twitch.tv/MHHSDrama
The show must go on!
Hello to all the hunkered down Mustangs! We at the MHHS drama department know that the year could not be complete unless we have some live entertainment. Come join us for an evening of some much needed laughs on Friday, December 5th at 7:00 P.M.
We will be broadcasting a live show of "10 Ways to Survive a Life in a Quarantine" by Don Zolidis on our twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/MHHSDrama
The cost for all this? Nothing! That's right, Mustangs, FREE admission. Just log on and join us. See you there!
NEW!!!! Updated Athletics information
THIS MESSAGE IS BEING SENT OUT AS THE GUIDANCE FROM CIF HAS CHANGED OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS.
Mustang Athletes!
As soon as we receive more information, we will communicate with everyone involved via email, the MHHS athletic website, and through Remind groups.
Meanwhile, if you have any questions, please contact Mr. Galindo at gugalindo@lammersvilleusd.net .
Music Industry Masterclass
Mustang Students, we are excited to share that Interscope Records is hosting a series of webinar masterclasses on careers in the music industry. Our friends in the Los Angeles Unified School District shared this information with us, and we want to pass it on to any student who may be interested
Each webinar features a panel of Interscope insiders from one department who discuss their role in the music industry, how they went about breaking into the music industry, and take questions from students. Additionally, a different signed recording artist at Interscope Records will sometimes pop into the session to talk about how their career is helped by the department presenting that day.
The next session is this Friday, December 4th at 4pm PST.
This week's panel will have members of the Radio and Promotions Department at Interscope. Their job is to connect with radio stations around the country to get their artists on the play rotation and coordinate events to promote the artist/s and his, her, or their work.
This is sure to be an amazing event that we hope will inspire you to look at a future career in the music or entertainment industry.
Interested students can join the Zoom webinar at http://smarturl.it/IGAMasterclass
Athletics Update
MHHS is currently waiting on guidance from California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) and California Department of Public Health (CDPH) as to the projected start date to our 1st Season which is scheduled to start as early as December 7th. At this time we have not been given any guidance as to moving forward with official practices. Until we receive more information we will continue to hold the voluntary conditioning workouts ensuring that we are following the most current guidelines regarding youth sports.
As soon as we receive more information, we will communicate with everyone involved via email, the MHHS athletic website, and through Remind groups.
Meanwhile, if you have any questions, please contact Mr. Galindo at gugalindo@lammersvilleusd.net .
Friday, November 20, 2020
New High School Opening Date COVID Guidance
November 18, 2020
Dear All Lammersville Unified Staff and Families,
Earlier this week, San Joaquin County public health officials announced a change in San Joaquin County’s status based on the Health Equity Metric. The county moved to the purple tier from the red tier under California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy due to a COVID-19 case rate increase throughout the county. While this new designation directly impacts many local businesses and commercial operations, all schools follow the K-12 reopening school sector framework from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). Direction from public health to school districts in the process of reopening is as follows:
San Joaquin County Press Release Regarding the California Department of Public Health Announcement on November 16, 2020 states (attached):
“Schools that were open prior to today for in person learning, will remain open following State Guidance… Any schools that have reopened for in-person learning while San Joaquin County was in the Red Tier, or with an approved waiver, are not required to close and can remain open.”
Regarding in person learning tied to the hybrid model, LUSD has been implementing a phased rollout plan which includes Special Education (start date 10/19/2020), Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten (start date 11/3/2020), and first and second grade (start date 11/9/2020). The phased rollout will continue with third through fifth grade starting on 11/30/2020 and sixth through eighth grade starting on 1/4/2021. The change to the Health Equity Metric does not impact the LVLA program.
The change to purple status does impact plans for the hybrid model at Mountain House High School. Based on the CDPH guidelines, any individual school that has not begun the process of reopening at the time of a Metric change in status to purple cannot begin reopening until the status changes back to the red tier. As a result of this week’s change, the start date for reopening the high school to hybrid model students is in a state of flux. In order to move to the red tier, San Joaquin County case rate and case rate per 100,000 individuals needs to be in the red tier. This process, based on the shortest period of time, would take 21 days. Because LUSD has no way of knowing when the County will be placed back into the red tier, the start date for hybrid students at Mountain House High School has been moved back tentatively to January 25 from January 4. Plans for reopening MHHS will be announced as soon as red tier status is confirmed by CDPH. The change to the Health Equity Metric does not impact the MHHS Online Pathway program.
Although San Joaquin County has returned to the purple tier, LUSD is prepared to continue to have students on campus in a safe and controlled environment. Additionally, CDPH guidance includes smaller class sizes, students and staff wearing face coverings, appropriate social distancing, and hand sanitization as mitigation measures. Additionally, once schools have resumed in-person instruction, the framework outlines criteria to address school and class incidences of COVID-19 cases. LUSD has six nurses to assist our schools in this effort.
Part of our mitigation plan is preparedness to quarantine individual students/staff, small groups, and classrooms if necessary. Close contacts will be quickly identified and notified with further health and possible quarantine instructions from an LUSD school nurse or administrator. If a student presents symptoms while on campus, each school has a protocol in place and a dedicated health/isolation room for student/staff assessment. We ask that any individual, student or staff, who does not feel well or exhibits symptoms of COVID-19, to please stay home.
Members of the public can view a weekly updated, 14-day dashboard consisting of current and confirmed LUSD COVID-19 cases organized by location. See this public notification dashboard anytime at: https://www.
We understand that each family faces unique challenges and that this tier movement can be difficult for many. We want to stress that each school site, as well as the LUSD Student Services Department, is prepared to assist students in overcoming mental health-related barriers to learning. We are here to help. Counselors and psychologists are accessible to students. Visit: https://www.
The San Joaquin County’s Public Health Officer encourages everyone to continue doing their part— now more than ever— including getting tested for COVID-19. Click this link for free testing locations throughout the county.
We want to thank each member of our staff and faculty for their continued mitigation efforts for the virus. As well, thank you to our families for continuing to stay home if they or someone they know is ill. We are all doing our best to navigate these times in the best interest of students and our educational community.
Dr. Kirk Nicholas, Superintendent
This announcement included a file attachment. Click the link below to view.
SJC_Purple_Tier_11_16_Final.Smoking and COVID
November has seen a steady rise in COVID-19 cases AND it is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month, so it only seems natural to discuss the correlation. As the saying goes, “Smoking is bad for you”, but what does that really mean for you and your health as a smoker during a lung affecting pandemic?
In short,
nothing good.
According to a recent study by the Stanford University School of Medicine, smokers are 5 to 7 times more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 verses non-smokers. Furthermore, smokers are 2.4 times more likely to experience serious COVID-19 symptoms such as intubation, mechanical ventilation, or even death.
If those
numbers did not deter you from vaping, let’s fundamentally break it down. The vaping
aerosol is inhaled by the user, that aerosol then travels to the lungs causing
harm at a cellular level just after 20 puffs, and as the deterioration
progresses so does the decline of your immune system response…so, what could
that mean for the user? A momentary sense of gratification with a side of fried
lungs? Sounds great, right? No, the answer is no, not great. A weakened immune
system leaves your body vulnerable and susceptible to infections like COVID-19.
Quitting is
considered the only true health benefit to come from smoking or vaping. Some health
benefits can be seen in as little as 2 weeks after quitting.
So what’s stopping people from quitting? Well, it is hard. There is no easy
road to progress, but anything worth having in life is worth the effort,
quitting is no different. If you need help quitting there are many resources
to help you.
Be
smart. Stay Healthy.
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Return to School Safety and Sanitization Meeting
When: Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Time: 7:00 P.M.
Where: YouTube Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt6pOo5fsBE
Mountain House High School Administration will be holding a virtual information night on Wednesday, November 18th, at 7:00pm. The purpose of the meeting is to review the safety protocols and procedures related to returning to in-person instruction for Hybrid Students on January 4th, 2021.
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
School Newspaper is LIVE!
The Newspaper is always looking for articles and volunteers to help out with the newspaper. If you are interested, contact Mrs. Nunn at rnunn@lammersvilleusd.net
Senior Cap and Gown Orders
While we have had a unique start to your Senior year MHHS is committed to helping make your Senior year special! It is the time of year for Seniors to purchase their cap and gown for Graduation. Please note that we are now using Herff Jones as our Senior item vendor. Due to this change in vendor our cap and gowns have also changed from prior years, please keep this in mind as you will not be able to wear cap and gowns from previous years' Graduation Ceremonies.
To purchase your cap/gown/tassel please click here. The cap/gown/tassel early bird price of $34.95 will end on 1/15/21, prices will increase after this date.
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
January Return to School Information
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
MHHS March For Our Lives
MHHS March For Our Lives hosting a voter registration event! Join them on October 31, 2020 from 12:30-2:30PM for a Halloween-themed civic advocacy presentation and games, a voting preregistration session, and a phone banking session to remind friends, family, and other citizens to vote. Their goal is to get every student at MHHS preregistered! Sign up at: tinyurl.com/mhhsmfolprereg Thank you!
Safety and Sanitization Update
The administration will be holding our student safety protocol meeting for parents, students, and the community during the regularly scheduled School Site Council Meeting on November 18, 2020, at 7:00 P.M. This meeting will be held virtually, and links to the meeting will be sent out at a later date. During that meeting, administrators will be available to answer questions. Mr. Kamal Pannu will lead the discussion.
To best prepare and address any questions you may have at this meeting, please complete this survey. This survey’s responses will allow us to design our presentation to cover as many concerns you may have as possible. Please complete the survey by November 3rd by 5 pm. In filling out the survey, please make sure to review the items listed below. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact me at kpannu@lammersvilleusd.net.
Safety and Sanitation Information
County Public Health Department has moved us to “Red” and allows us to return to campus with safety and sanitization measures in place.
LUSD has decided to take a measured approach to the hybrid cohort model until further notice.
Students will return to school on 01/04/2021
MHHS COVID-19 Document has specifics about health and safety protocols.
Pay special attention to mask expectations and self-screening guidelines.
The student population will be split in half using ID numbers with Group A (even) and Group B (Odd)
The same bell schedule established during distance learning will be followed.
Group A will come to school on Monday (Period 1-4) and Thursday (Period 5-7)
Group B will come to school on Tuesday (Period 1-4) and Friday (Period 5-7)
Student and Parent Safety meetings will be held during the School Site Council on 11/18/2020 at 7:00 P.M.
PSAT Test takers in top 2.5%
Please congratulate the following students: Aarush Maddela, Isaac Anchanattu, Sahityasree Subramanian, Megha Nagaram, Anisha Yeddanapudi, Adithi Varma, Daren Nguyen, Erin Su
Monday, October 26, 2020
Halloween Adventures
The yearbook always has a spread dedicated to covering our Halloween adventures. We would like to do the same this year. Please send your Socially Distanced Halloween pictures to Mrs. Nunn at rnunn@lammersvilleusd.net, or post to Social Media with the hashtag #MHHSHalloween. If the pictures need an explanation please add it to the email. We look forward to seeing what you all do during our Quarantine Halloween!
Ivy League Info session for Black/African American Students
This message is going out to all of our Black/African American students at MHHS. The College Board is running a workshop on October 28th at 4 P.M. where admissions representatives from the 8 Ivy League Schools are speaking to African American students who are considering applying to any of the Ivy League Schools. All students, regardless of GPA or SAT/ACT test scores, are encouraged to apply.
- Brown
- Columbia
- Cornell
- Dartmouth
- Harvard
- Princeton
- University of Pennsylvania
- Yale
School Day Shift
Tuesday 11/3: Periods 1, 2, Advisory, 3, 4
Wednesday 11/4: Periods 1, 2, Advisory, 3, 4
Thursday 11/5: Periods 5, 6, Advisory, 7
Friday11/6: Periods 5, 6, Advisory, 7
Check out page 4 of our Bell Schedule Document for the specific bell schedule for the week.
There will be no asynchronous day for that week of school due to the Monday off. While students are off on Monday the 2nd, teachers will be engaging in professional development during the day, so teachers will not be available. We suggest that students use the day to catch up on work if they are behind, or to rest if they are on-track or ahead.
Friday, October 23, 2020
Red Ribbon Week 10/26 - 10/30
If you haven’t heard, next week is Red Ribbon Week (10/26-10/30)!!! MHHS Leadership has made two fun activities for everyone to participate in all next week! We know everyone is concerned about the pandemic, but drug and alcohol abuse is especially important in times like these where anyone may feel more vulnerable. Leadership has taken into thought how we can still be safe while participating in red ribbon week so don't worry!
RED RIBBON WEEK COLLAGE
From Monday through Wednesday, dress up and post a picture of you in ALL RED to show your support to be drug-free! When everyone submits their pictures we are going to create a MHHS Red Ribbon week collage to show MHHS supporting the importance of Red Ribbon week and its cause to be drug-free! Make sure to tag the MHHS Leadership social media accounts (instagram or twitter) and use your class hashtags to receive 5 class points!
#MHHSCLASS2024
#MHHSCLASS2023
#MHHSCLASS2022
#MHHSCLASS2021
OR DM your picture to the leadership accounts so we can include each and every one of you in the MHHS Red Ribbon week collage!
TYING RED RIBBONS AROUND THE COMMUNITY
On Wednesday, you will have the opportunity to come to the MHHS front office from 8am to 12pm to pick up your red ribbon to tie around the community!
Procedure for picking up Red Ribbon Material
- Students/Parent will enter through the main gate and park their vehicles in the parking lot
- All individuals are required to wear a mask
- Students will wait in line prior to entering the office and will wait 6 ft apart. Please refer to the markers on the ground to remain socially distant
-Once allowed in, students will give their first and last name and be given red ribbon items
- To minimize the number of individuals on campus and to promote social distancing, parents please remain in your vehicle
- Once you have picked up your items, you will return to your vehicle
- For any students who are unable to attend the designated pick times this week, please contact Mr. Pannu via email at Kpannu@lammersvilleusd.net.
On Thursday and Friday, tie your red ribbon around the community to show your support and spread awareness about Red Ribbon week! For example, you can tie it on your doorknob, your car, your mailbox, around a tree, or even a pole in front of your house. Make sure to take a picture, post it on social media using the class hashtags to receive 5 class points!
By participating in both activities next week, not only can you earn up to a total of 10 class points per person and also show your support for Red Ribbon week!!!
Always remember who you are, what you represent, and to show your Mustang Pride!!