Congratulations to Dominic Childress--Cal Poly Recruit

 

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!  

2021 Student Leaders Program

What:  Student Leaders Program Application
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.

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  

Science Olympiad Transcontinental Inivitational

The MHHS Science Olympiad teams recently competed in the Transcontinental Science Olympiad Tournament.  This virtual competition included 1200 students from 80 teams hailing from 18 different states across the United States.

Please help us congratulate the following students who received awards at this competition:

1st Place in Fossils:  Erin Su & Sree Subramanian

3rd Place in Dynamic Planet:  Jacqueline Prawira & Sakina Muckadam
3rd Place in Experiment & Data Analysis:  Erin Su, Elizabeth Varghese, and Pavana Bathula

Additional noteworthy performances include:

8th Place in Experiment & Data Analysis:  Isha Suba, Ashley Varghese, & Elyse Low
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

The overall team placements are as follows:
Blue Team:  15th place
Silver Team:  33rd place
White Team:  50th place

For some of our students on the Silver & White teams, this was their very first competition at the HS level.  We still have work to do, but we have a strong foundation!  Congratulations to all of our Science Olympiad competitors.  

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 

Hybrid Students Medication Reminder

Our highest priority at MHHS is the health and safety of our students as we prepare for their return in January 2021.

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.

Please contact Nurse Christina if you have any questions or concerns at (209) 836-7460, extension 3007 or at cstevenson@lammersvilleusd.net. Further information can also be found on the Lammersville Unified School District website, under Health Services, or click here. 

Spirit of Community Awards Winners

MHHS congratulates Shay Samat, Jordan Prawira and Jacqueline Prawira for being honored as local winners of the Spirit of Community Awards.  The honor was granted as part of the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide youth volunteer recognition program sponsored by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals.

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

What:  Off the Beaten Path: Careers Behind the Music

Discussion led by: Amanda Back, Ali Dee Theodore, Aiyisha Obafemi, Kirt Mosier, and Sergio Cabral

Date and time: Tuesday, December 8 at 2:00 p.m. 

Register here:  https://tinyurl.com/webinar-music

WorldStrides Performing arts is offering an opportunity to learn more about careers in the music industry through their Teacher's Lounge Webinar Series.  During this webinar, students will learn more about the careers that are behind the production of the music we listen to.  While we all may not be destined to be a famed solo artist or in a renowned rock band, there are plenty of exciting careers in the performing arts. In next week's webinar, we'll sit down with five professionals who chose alternative futures in the field of music. We'll discuss what makes their field unique, how to get started in the industry, and how their love of music continues to fuel their passions.

Community Service Opportunity: Tutoring

There is an opportunity for students to participate in community service online by tutoring students at the K-5 level.  Educational Pathways for Impoverished Children (EPIC) Northern California chapter is looking for High School students to join their organization in providing tutoring services for children Reading, Writing, Grammar, Science, Math, and Social Studies.  

This opportunity is a great way to get community service hours during this time of distance learning.  Interested tutors should fill out the form online here:  bit.ly/norcal-tutor 

After on-boarding, tutors will give us their preferred timings and dates along with their zoom link.  Tutors will be matched with elementary students based on timing and subjects.  

Mid-Year Program Change Survey and Petition

As we approach the end of the semester, Mountain House High School is gathering information in regards to instructional format changes at the semester.  With the high school planning to partially reopen in an Cohort Model starting on January 25, 2021, families have expressed an interest in requesting a format change from their currently selected instructional model.  

It is important to note that the current format selection was selected for the entire school year, and a format change may not be available at this time due to staffing and master-scheduling issues.  The information we are gathering at this time is informational only.  In the event that a format change is possible, this survey and petition will be used as our way to potentially provide that change. Filling out this petition DOES NOT GUARANTEE a format change for the 2nd semester.  

Families who are interested in submitting a format change must submit it for each student who attends Mountain House High School, and must submit it by 11:55 P.M. on December 9, 2020 at the link below:

https://tinyurl.com/format-change

McKee Student Art Exhibition

We are pleased to invite our students to participate in the longest continuously running student art exhibition in the country. All K – 12 students, ages 5-20, currently enrolled in public, private, charter, homeschool, or parochial multi-subject academic schools in San Joaquin County are eligible. Thousands of visitors come to the museum to see the show each year.  

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

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

UC and CSU Deadlines EXTENDED--Application Lab

What:  College Application Help Lab

When:  Wednesday, December 2nd

Time:  12:30 P.M.-1:00 P.M.

Link:  https://tinyurl.com/AppHELPmhhs

Seniors!  Did  you know that several college application deadlines have been extended?

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/AppHELPmhhs 
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/NavianceApplyingTo . After this deadline students must email their counselor with any late additions. 

Coffee with the Counselor

What:  Coffee with the Counselor--Community College Transfer Programs
Who:  MHHS Parents
When:  December 2, 2020
Time:  8:00 A.M.

Link:  http://meet.google.com/jzj-uqto-xue

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!

What:  FREE!  Drama Performance
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!

The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) has just released updated guidance for our Season 1 of sport that was scheduled to begin as early as December 7th.  Due to the current surge in Covid- 19 cases the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has not updated athletic participation to include anything beyond conditioning. 

At this time CIF has made the decision to postpone official practice start dates until sometime after January 1, 2021. To accommodate the postponement CIF has also decided to remove all Regional and State Championship events from the Season 1 sports calendar. In addition to this they have also moved boys volleyball to Season 2 to accommodate for the cancellation of their season last Spring.  

At this time MHHS will move forward with sports conditioning only until further notice. As soon as we receive more information this will be communicated out. 

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

What:  Music Industry Masterclass

When:  Friday December 4, 2020

Time:  4:00 P.M.

Link:  http://smarturl.it/IGAMasterclass

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

As we draw closer to the scheduled start of the 2020-2021 Mustang Athletic season, we want to provide an 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 .