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!
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.
Please congratulate the following students: Aarush Maddela, Isaac Anchanattu, Sahityasree Subramanian, Megha Nagaram, Anisha Yeddanapudi, Adithi Varma, Daren Nguyen, Erin Su
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!
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.
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!!
With teens stuck at home, more than two-thirds of their waking hours are spent looking at a screen, whether it’s on their computer for distance learning, or on their phone watching the newest Tik-Tok challenges, or even their
How is the cycle
broken? Meditation or Yoga could be the answer.
Meditation and Yoga are known to relieve the body of stressors
thereby creating a state of mindfulness. Yoga’s predetermined
poses and mediation’s focused breathing activate the relaxation response of the
vagus nerve , which then
signals to the parasympathetic
nervous system to engage, causing your body to conserve energy, decrease heart
rate, increase intestinal and gland activity, and then finally the relaxation
of the sphincter muscles in the gastrointestinal tract; basically taking your
body to its happy place.
Additionally, yoga increases the production of Gamma
aminobutyric acid (GABA), an inhibitory neurotransmitter of the brain known for producing
a calming effect to assist in decreasing stress, anxiety, and fear, so GABA is
good! Then there’s the breathing exercises, these
exercises are a must when performing your mediation or yoga routine but they
can also be an effective tool for teens to use independently when feeling
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Even in the darkest of days, there is light. Do not give up, hope is all around you.
If you or someone you know is struggling with their mental health, please visit these resources:
6th place in Helicopters: Elizabeth Varghese & Tina Le
8th place in Dynamic Planet: Jacqueline Prawira & Sakina Muckadam
10th place in Protein Modeling: Alicia Roice, Aarush Madella, and Sree Subramanian
12th place in Geologic Mapping: Jacqueline Prawira & Cindy Ta
Honorable Mention goes to the following students for their noteworthy performances:
Erin Su, Tina Le, and Pavana Bathula in Experiment & Data Analysis
Jacqueline Prawira & Cindy Ta in Water Quality
Jacqueline Prawira & Sree Subramanian in Fossils
Additional thanks goes out to our new coach, Lisa Boulais!
Being a member of our journalism club and newspaper is an activity that looks great on college applications, and can provide you with a creative outlet to inform readers about the things that impact the students here on our campus. Visit our current newspaper website here: https://themustangwriter.org/
Students who are interested in being a part of the The Mustang Writer should contact Mrs. Nunn at rnunn@lammersvilleusd.net
Ashley earned a spot in the front ensemble and Aldrich earned overall 1st Chair on Flute and a coveted Marimba 1 part in the front ensemble.
These students competed against students throughout the state of California, Arizona, and Nevada for these spots.
We are so proud of our students who continue to distinguish themselves and our school even during the pandemic.
Our district has been in consultation with the County Department of Public Health {CDPH} to determine reopening our schools. With the downgrade in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in San Joaquin County, the County Department of Public Health has deemed it safe to begin a return to in-person instruction. While the direction from the county office actually allows us to return to campus without any reduced number of students, our board of trustees and district administration has decided to take a slower approach out of an abundance of caution.
Prior to the student's return to campus on January 4th, faculty and staff will return to campus before Winter Break to collaborate around the new format and schedule for in-person instruction, and to walk through safety and sanitation protocols.
For more information about health and safety protocols in relation to the return to school, we encourage our students and families to refer to the MHHS COVID-19 Guidance document. Please also pay special attention to the mask expectations for all students, faculty, and staff. Parents will also be required to self-assess their child’s health every morning before sending them to school by using the Daily Screener tool.
In addition, we encourage our families to visit our COVID-19 Guidance webpage on our website.
In preparation for students’ return to campus, we want to go through basic safety and sanitization protocols with our community so that we follow the precautionary measures needed to minimize potential exposure, and to talk about effective sanitization procedures that will be in place for all students, faculty, and staff. 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 administrators will be available for questions and answers at this time. Links to this meeting will be available at a later date.
When students return to campus, MHHS will be splitting our campus into two different cohorts based on their ID number. Our goal is to minimize the number of students on campus and in classrooms during the school day. Students with even ID numbers will be in Group A and Students with odd ID numbers will be in Group B. Students in the same family will be placed in the same cohort group regardless of their ID number.
Our bell schedule will remain the same, however, students will only come to campus 2 days each week depending on their cohort group. Students in group A will attend periods 1-4 on Monday, and periods 5-7 on Thursday. Students in group B will attend periods 1-4 on Tuesday, and periods 5-7 on Friday. Wednesday will be a distance learning day.
We are excited to welcome our students back to campus this year. We want to be open, transparent, and collaborative as we develop plans and procedures moving forward. If you have questions, concerns, or ideas, we welcome your input, and will do our best to actively solicit feedback.
Sincerely,
MHHS Administration
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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 come back with 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
Student population will be split in half using ID numbers with Group A (even) and Group B (Odd)
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 meeting will be held during School Site Council on 11/18/2020 at 7:00 P.M.
The end of the first quarter is upon us, which means parent-student-teacher conferences are coming up. Due to the unique circumstances of this school year, our traditional drop-in conferences held in the large gym will not be possible. Our focus for parent-student-teacher conferences will be focused on students who have fallen far behind, and are receiving failing grades in their classes. During these meetings parents, students, counselors, and teachers will discuss strategies for success and grade improvement. The focus of this meeting will be to come up with solutions on how to better support the student.
Please read below for more information about the type of meeting parents and students will be asked to attend:
Students receiving multiple failing grades--Intervention Meetings
Counselors will schedule an intervention meeting for these students during the week of conferences. Students who are invited to a counselor meeting will not receive an invitation to a conference with specific teachers.
Students with fewer failing grades--Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences
These students and parents will meet individually with each teacher on parent-teacher-student conference day, October 21st. Teachers will schedule these meetings via email. Please look for conference invitations in your email in the coming week.
All meetings this year will be virtual over Zoom or Google Meetings.
Parents of students who do not have failing grades, but wish to contact the teacher to discuss student progress, should email the teacher directly.
We look forward to communicating about student progress and working together with students and their families to ensure student success.
Check out our new Honors and Awards Webpage on the Mountain House High School Website for more information.
SENIORS! Don't forget that Wednesday 10/13 is your Senior ID picture day. All seniors are REQUIRED to take an ID picture.
Since your official yearbook photo is your formal senior photo, we get to have a little fun with your ID picture. If you choose to do so, your ID card picture can be a themed, or silly picture. Come up with some silly costumes, zany ideas, and have some fun with your senior year ID picture. If you don't know what we're talking about, take a look at this link for some ideas: CLICK HERE
REMEMBER, you cannot wear a mask, and the picture is only a headshot, so we'll only see your face and shoulders in the picture. If you're not into the silliness, that's fine, you still need an ID picture for when we return to campus.
We're going to do a spread in the yearbook of the funniest pictures, so get creative and have some fun!
