Mrs. Hellstrom--ACSA Region 7 Co-Administrator of the Year

Please join us in Congratulating Mrs. Joni Hellstrom on being recognised as the Association of California School Administrators as the Region 7 Co-Administrator of the year.  Mrs. Hellstrom has served as a Vice Principal and most recently as the Associate Principal of Curriculum and Instruction at Mountain House High School.  Her passion and dedication have led to increased student outcomes, positive culture, and effective collaboration at Mountain House High School.  Congratulations Mrs. Hellstrom.  

Science Olympiad--Aggie Invitational

Last weekend, all three of the MHHS Science Olympiad teams competed in the UC Davis Aggie Invitational.  This virtual competition included 70 teams from across the United States.  

Please help us in congratulating our medal winners:

1st Place in Experiment & Data Analysis:  Erin Su, Tina Le, and Pavana Bathula
1st Place in Water Quality:  Jacqueline Prawira & Cindy Ta
2nd Place in Agri Bio:  Erin Su & Pavana Bathula
2nd Place in Dynamic Planet:  Jacqueline Prawira & Sakina Muckadam
2nd Place in Protein Modeling:  Aarush Maddela, Alicia Roice, & Sree Subramanian
4th Place in Geo Mapping:  Jacqueline Prawira & Cindy Ta

The following students came very close to winning a medal and should be recognized for their strong performances given the large field of competitors:

7th Place in Digital Structures:  Ashley Varghese & Hasan Chharawalla
7th Place in Chem Lab:  Ryan Huang & Arnav Srivastava
8th Place in Machines:  Ryan Huang
10th Place in Dynamic Planet:  Jordan Prawira & Tia Abraham

A First for Mountain House DECA Team

In the past week, one of our DECA students, Rishabh Rai, placed 6th overall in the Western Region of the United States for competing in the Stock Market Game.  This is a DECA competitive element where DECA students from all over the country compete in a game where they need to make money by investing in a virtual stock market.  They are given $100,000 virtually to invest in the stock market. They have requirements to meet with investing in a variety of stocks, bonds, and other commodities and maintain a minimum balance in each.  The winners are determined by how much they grow the $100,000.  

The top 25 in each region in the country get to attend the International DECA Competition to present their portfolios for awards and recognition.  Rishabh placed 6th out of 25 in our region. Only 15 students in California placed.  The states in the region are CA, WA, OR, and CO.

This is a first for our DECA chapter - our first student to place in the Stock Market Game and our first winner to go to DECA international competition!  Our DECA chapter just keeps getting better. 

Join us in congratulating Rishabh Rai, and our DECA team for all of the great work they are doing!

 

National School Counseling Week

National School Counseling Week will be celebrated next week, from Feb 1-5th, 2021.  The purpose of this week is to focus attention on the unique contribution of school counselors and how students are different as a result of what school counselors do.

MHHS school counselors actively:

Help students examine their abilities, strengths, interests and talents.  

Partner with parents/guardians as they encounter the challenges of raising children in today's world

Focus on positive ways to enhance students' academic, postsecondary, and social/emotional development

Work with teachers and other educators to provide an educational system where students can realize their potential and set healthy, realistic, and optimistic aspirations for themselves.

School counselors are certified, experienced educators with a master's degree in counseling.  The combination of their training and experience makes them an integral part of the total educational program.

Next week, MHHS will be highlighting and honoring one of our school counselors each day.  Please join us in celebrating the immeasurable impact our school counselors have on our students' achievement and development. 

Softball Pre-Season Workouts

 

Curriculum Fair 2021

What: MHHS VIRTUAL Curriculum Fair and Parent Meeting
Who: All MHHS Students and incoming Freshmen and their families

It's that time of year where we typically hold our annual Curriculum Fair on campus.  Due to the pandemic, our plans have changed, and we're holding our curriculum fair ONLINE.  Instead of coming to the gym and visiting our booths and meeting teachers and department chairs, we've created an online image of the booths where you can watch videos and presentations about each of our departments and programs at MHHS.  We encourage you to "visit" and click on the links for more information.

Specific Sports Information

Now that you are aware that sports are resuming. Please read below for details in regards to the projected start dates.  Each high school sport has been tied directly to a specific tier within our county, once the county reaches a particular tier status, additional sports may resume.   Please note that at this time students may only participate in one team to avoid mixing of student/sport cohorts.  Please stay tuned for additional announcements in regards to sports for the remainder of the school year.

The following sports have been cleared and are scheduled to begin practice/tryouts on Monday, Feb. 1:

• Cross Country - 3:45-5:30 pm (M-F) meet at the MHHS stadium
• Girls Tennis - 3:45-5:15 pm (M-Th) meet at the MHHS courts
• Boys and Girls Golf - 4:00-5:30 (M-F) meet at Tracy Golf Course
• Swimming - Girls at 3:45, Boys at 4:45 meet at the MHHS pool

Updates for additional sports, additional information will be sent as we approach the start of the seasons below:

• Track & Field is able to start 2 weeks after the end of Cross Country  
• Baseball and Softball will begin 2 weeks after the county moves into the Red Tier
• Football, Soccer, Volleyball & Waterpolo is able to begin in the Orange Tier
• Basketball, Competitive Cheer, Wrestling is able to begin in the Yellow Tier

Please make sure that all of your paperwork has been uploaded to athleticclearance.com

If you are a transfer (new to Mountain House High School) and this is your first time playing a sport here, please email Mr. Galindo at gugalindo@lammersvilleusd.net Freshmen are an exception unless you started your freshman year at a different high school.

If you have any questions, please email Mr. Galindo.

Thank you,
MHHS Athletics 

If you are interested in a sport, you can join the Remind group for updates or contact the head coach:

Football - Coach Carr, jcarr@lammersvilleusd.net

Remind - text @mhhsfoo to 81010

Cross Country - Coach Goh, hgoh@lammersvilleusd.net

Remind - text @mhhscr to 81010

Boys Water Polo - Coach Ordner, aordner@lammersvilleusd.net

Remind - text @aordne to 81010

Girls Water Polo - Coach Bauer, pbauer@lammersvilleusd.net

Remind - text @mhhsgirlwp to 81010

Girls Volleyball - Coach Laban, mlaban@lammersvilleusd.net

Remind - text @mhhsgirlvb to 81010

Boys Basketball - Coach Lim, alim@lammersvilleusd.net

Remind - text @mhhsboysb to 81010

Girls Basketball - Coach Ursal, rursal@lammersvilleusd.net

Remind - text @mhhsgbball to 81010

Boys Soccer - Coach Soto, fsotobecerra@lammersvilleusd.net

Remind - text @mhbsoccer to 81010

Girls Soccer - Coach Melena, emelena@lammersvilleusd.net

Remind - text @bhcaf473 to 81010

Boys Tennis - Coach Su, asu@lammersvilleusd.net

Remind - text @mhhsboyste to 81010

Girls Tennis - Coach Su, asu@lammersvilleusd.net

Remind - text @mhhsgirlst to 81010

Boys Golf - Coach Davis, gdavis@lammersvilleusd.net

Remind - text @mhhsboysgo to 81010

Girls Golf - Coach Davis, gdavis@lammersvilleusd.net

Remind - text @mhhsgirlsg to 81010

Wrestling - Coach Cantu, tcantu@lammersvilleusd.net

Remind - text @mhhswr to 81010

Baseball - Coach Gatehouse, sgatehouse@lammersvilleusd.net

Softball - Coach Noble, anoble@lammersvilleusd.net

Remind - text @mhhssoftb to 81010

Swimming - Coach Ordner, aordner@lammersvilleusd.net

Remind - text @aordn to 81010

Track and Field - Coach Goh, hgoh@lammersvilleusd.net

Remind - text @g4k8h8g7 to 81010

Boys Volleyball - Coach Laban, mlaban@lammersvilleusd.net

Remind - text @mhhsboysv to 81010

Return to Sports Practice and Competition

Mountain House High School (MHHS) is working with the California Interscholastic Federation(CIF,) the Sac-Joaquin Section (SJS,) and the County Department of Public Health (CDPH) to respond to the decision to allow outdoor, low-contact sports to begin full practices, try-outs, and competition.  According to the direction of these organizations, MHHS will start on February 1, 2021.  The school and the district will continue to follow all safety protocols, preventative measures, and cohorting rules established by the CDPH to maintain student and coach safety and health.  We will continue to follow any updated guidance from these governing bodies as the season progresses, the following sports are able to resume practices and play during California's Purple Tier:

Purple Tier Sports
Cross Country
Girls and Boys Golf
Swimming
Girls and Boys Tennis
Track and Field  
Sideline Cheer (no contact)

Specific dates and times for practices, try-outs, and competition dates will be published in the next several days.

We encourage all students interested in playing in these sports to complete their Physical Clearances if they have not already done so through our online clearance process at the following web address:  athleticclearance.com 

All other sports are currently able to continue conditioning using CDPH guidelines and will begin practice and play during the appropriate tier.  Below is a list of sports that can be played in each of the corresponding tiers.

Red Tier Sports
Baseball
Softball

Orange Tier Sports
Football
Girls and Boys Soccer
Girls and Boys Volleyball
Girls and Boys Water Polo

Yellow Tier Sports
Basketball
Competitive Cheer
Dance
Wrestling

Students and parents who have specific questions regarding our sports teams, practices, contest dates, clearances, etc. they should contact Athletic Director, Guadalupe Galindo at gugalindo@lammersvilleusd.net.

 

Coffee With The Counselors--Scheduling Information

What: Coffee With The Counselors--Scheduling Info
When: January 28th, 2021
Time: 8:00 A.M.
Link: CLICK HERE

The counseling department will be hosting a coffee with the counselor session Thursday, January 28th. During Thursday's session Mrs. Friesen will be discussing scheduling information. This will be our only presentation on scheduling for parents of current MHHS students. To access the meeting, please click HERE. All of our coffee with the counselor sessions will be held virtually from 8am-8:45am.  

2021-2022 Course Selection Window Opening

Yes, it is that time of year again! Soon you will be logging into your Aeries accounts to choose courses for the 2021-2022 school year during the Aeries scheduling window Jan 28th - Feb 3rd. Counselors will be creating and sending virtual presentations to help you review all the necessary information before making these decisions. Please stay tuned or check the Course Selection page for updated materials here: https://tinyurl.com/CourseSelectMHHS

There are various supports available to students and parents during this time. 

From HERE you will find scheduling resources that include:

• Grade level presentations for students and parents

• The four-year planning worksheet

• The 2021-2022 anticipated course list

• Transcript review presentations

Student and parent questions?

• Students please join one of the Zoom Scheduling Support sessions advertised in Flex Time Manager or directly by using this schedule of events. 

• Parents please join our counseling team for a live presentation about scheduling and some Q & A time during our Coffee with the Counselor series on January 28th @ 8:00 AM: Google Meet Link: https://tinyurl.com/CWCScheduling

Trouble logging on to Aeries?

In order to submit course requests in Aeries, students must be able to log into their Aeries portal. All current students, should have active student Aeries accounts. Please make sure you are using the Lammersville login page HERE.
If you need help with the course selection process in Aeries, this video can be a helpful guide. 

Teacher Feature--Mr. Bob Boyle

 

Science Olympiad Competes

Last weekend, the MHHS Blue & Silver teams competed in the Mira Loma Science Olympiad Invitational.  Historically, this is the toughest competition of the year and this year proved to be no different!  This competition included 62 of the strongest high school teams from across the country.

Please help us in congratulating Jacqueline Prawira & Sakina Muckadam on their 1st place win in Dynamic Planet!

Additional strong performances were:

8th place in Geologic Mapping:  Jacqueline Prawira & Cindy Ta
9th place in Fossils:  Erin Su & Sree Subramanian.

Thank you for your continued support of this team of hard working students.

MHHS Academic Block

Many of you are familiar with the Block Letter Patch that is obtained by students after they are involved in participating in a Varsity Sport at our High School.  These patches are typically sewn onto a letterman jacket or sweater so that students can show their school pride, and show the pride of their accomplishments that include other pins, patches and awards they receive throughout high school. 

What you probably don't know is that students can also receive a Block Letter Patch for their academic achievements.  Students who consistently obtain a 3.5 GPA or higher and participate in other activities like leadership, community service, sports, or academic teams can be eligible for this award as well.  Obtaining a Block Letter during high school represents a significant achievement on one or more areas of curricular, co-curricular and extracurricular activities. 

Students who wish to obtain their Academic Block Letter should review the criteria for the block letter and determine if they meet all of the criteria for the block letter.  The criteria for the block letter can be found on our website under the "Academics" heading.  For your convenience, the link can be found HERE. https://tinyurl.com/mhhsacademicblock 

Once you review the criteria, please follow the link on the web page to fill out the application to receive your block letter.

The first time students are eligible to apply for the academic block letter is after their Sophomore (10th grade) year.   

New Transcript View in Aeries

Your Aeries Parent and Student Portals now have a new way of viewing your high school transcripts.  Your transcript is a record of all of the classes you've taken and the grades you've received during your high school years.  The new view of your transcripts is much easier to view, and is very similar to the official transcript.  Check out our video above that walks you through how to access the new transcript view.  

Esports Possibility at MHHS

This year, the governing body of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) approved its first ever electronic competitions( ESports) .  What this means is that it would be possible to start our first ESports team here on our campus. Some of the games that are played include:  League of Legends, Smite, and Rocket League.  Before we officially look into getting Esports going I want to know what the interest in participating in Esports is on our campus. 

Before we officially begin an ESports team at MHHS, we need feedback from our students to see if there is an interest in this activity.  If you would be interested in being a part of the ESports team here at MHHS, please fill out the following interest form:

 ESport Interest Form

If you would like additional information about the CIF ESports initiative, we encourage you to visit the CIF ESports website here:  https://cifstate.org/esports/index 

Testing Center Improvements

Students and parents will notice something new about our testing center, and virtual testing protocols with your teachers this semester.  In an effort  to improve security of our tests, and to increase the integrity of our online and distance learning programs this year and in the future, you'll find that there are some changes in the remote testing protocols this semester:

• Students will need the use of an external camera so that proctors can see the student, their workspace and the screen of the computer they are using (cell phone, tablet, etc.)
• Students MUST use their school issued Chromebook to take all tests
• As soon as ID cards are distributed, students will be required to show the proctor their ID card.

We appreciate your help as we implement these new procedures.

DECA Judges Needed--NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

Mountain House High School DECA chapter is very pleased to be sending 97 DECA students to the NorCal regional competition this year. This is exciting for our chapter since it is the largest field of competitors since the inception of DECA at Mountain House. To help support our students, we are in need of at least 10 judges for the competition.  The NorCal competition this year is virtual; therefore, all judging will be virtual.  Being a judge includes the following:

• Reviewing student-submitted business proposals and evaluating them using a points system
• Providing feedback to the students regarding strengths and opportunities for growth regarding their business proposal plans
• Reviewing student-submitted role play videos where students present a business proposal on a selected scenario

Judges will receive information prior to judging on the criteria that they need to be looking for and strategies for judging effectively.  If you are interested in being a judge and supporting our DECA students, please contact Dr. Kerry Moquett at kmoquett@lammersvilleusd.net with your name and contact information.

Biomedical Innovations Student Project--Carpal Tunnel

 Each year our fourth year Biomedical Innovations students are required to choose a biomed related issue and create a plan to inform and educate people about that issue.  Due to distance learning, our students this year are using our newsletter to communicate this information with our community.   

Here's some information about our first related issue, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome:

Science Olympiad Yosemite Invitational

Over the holiday break, all three of the MHHS Science Olympiad teams competed in the Yosemite Invitational.  This virtual competition included 70 teams from across the US.

Please join us in congratulating the following medal recipients:

2nd place in Dynamic Planet:  Jacqueline Prawira & Sakina Muckadam
3d place in Helicopters:  Cera-Jane Ho & Raihan Wicaksono
4th place in Experiment & Data Analysis:  Erin Su, Pavana Bathula, & Elizabeth Varghese
5th place in Geo Mapping:  Jacqueline Prawira & Cindy Ta
5th place in Helicopters:  Elizabeth Varghese & Tina Le
6th place in Helicopters:  Ashley Varghese
6th place in Fossils:  Erin Su & Sree Subramanian

With 70 teams competing, the following students deserve recognition for their strong performances:

7th place in Dynamic Planet:  Jordan Prawira & Tia Abraham
7th place in Gravity Vehicle Design:  Hasan Chharawalla & Swetha Nattu
9th place in Designer Genes:  Aarush Maddela & Roya Rejaly
9th place in Expirment & Data Analysis:  Ashley Varghese, Elyse Low, and Isha Suba
10th place in Protein Modeling:  Aarush Maddela, Alicia Roice & Sree Subramanian

The Science Olympiad team's next competition will be the Mira Loma invitational on January 9th. Good Luck Mustangs!