 MAY EVENTS
4/28 - 5/9, STAR Testing Going on NOW
5/5-5/15 AP (Advanced Placement) EXAMS - US Government, Spanish, Statistics, Calculas AB, English Literature, US History, Biology, Physics B, Chemistry, English Language, Microeconomics. (Note by gettig a grade 3 or higher score, the students could earn college credit or placement or both )
5/2, Friday, Powder Puff Game
5/7, Wednesday, 3:00PM, SLT Meeting, Library
5/7, Wednesday, 7:15PM, PTSA Meeting, Library
5/7, Wednesday, 7:00PM, Safe Grad Meeting, Counseling Office.
5/8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 Drama Play, the Stage Door, Emily Gates Student Center
5/9, Friday, Last day for NUSD Parent Survey (One per Student)
5/21, Wednesday, 7:00PM, Parents, Teens and the Law, Hollis Hall, Marin County Office of Education |
 MR. SPINRAD, GOLDEN BELL AWARD WINNER
Mike Spinrad has always enjoyed teaching and came to San Marin after years of teaching private drum lessons, Sunday School, and serving as assistant band director at Kent Middle School.
The classroom feels quite natural to him since it is the "family business." His father and sister are both professors. Always pursuing a rich and varied life, before entering the teaching profession Spinrad worked as a marketing professional for Bay Area engineering firms, served as a marriage, family, and child counselor intern, and toured the United States as a professional musician.
In five years he has worked on raising the number of social studies honors and AP offerings at San Marin from one to four, strived to incorporate professional learning community concepts in his department, and helped support the community with his musical talents.
A born performer, Spinrad played rock music on Gary Gates field to raise money for the music department and emceed at a San Marin event benefiting San Diego fire victims.
Last year he received a Certificate of Recognition at a lunch hosted by the Novato Rotary Club. The luncheon honored a teacher from each of Novato's schools. He was also nominated by two class of 2006 students and recognized by UC San Diego's Teacher Recognition Program. He received an Award of Excellence certificate from UCSD for academic year 2006-2007.
As part of a three-year Teaching American History program, Spinrad and another teacher presented at the California Conference for the Social Studies conference March, 2007 in Oakland.
Spinrad's work has been published in Percussive Notes and his jazz is quite popular in Japan. |
 UNDER THE SPOT LIGHT
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 DRAMA DEPARTMENT ACCEPTED TO THE EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL FOR AUGUST, 2009
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 GREEN WEEK BIG SUCCESS AT SMHS!
To celebrate Earth Day and bring sustainable practices to our school, the Leadership class, College and Career Center and Counseling Department produced a week of educational events and activities. The nonprofit groups Next Generation and Youth Leadership Institute provided key coordination, resources and assistance.
* Classroom Presentations on Recycling
* "Green" Career Presentations by over 50 Local Professionals
* Expert Panels on Sustainable Food, Green Schools and The Economy
* Lunch Fair with Healthy Meals and Community Resources
We got great feedback from our students and teachers about the variety of experiences and information presented during the week, and many students stayed on campus for our lunch fair.
Thanks to all who participated and made this possible! |
MUTIMEDIA / VIDEO PRODUCTION ELECTIVE
San Marin High School is proud to offer new Multimedia and Video Production electives for next year. It is expected that by the end of these three courses, students will gain strong visual and media literacy for life-long use; graphic related vocabulary and skill; aesthetics perception and analysis skills; historical and cultural awareness as related to multimedia; and awareness of career and high education choices in the multimedia field.
The course prepares students for college study in multimedia-related majors; employment in a communication or arts-related field; and/or personal digital communication. Students completing the Video Production course will satisfy the 1-year Visual Performing Arts requirement for University of California and Cal State University admission requirements. Please see your child's counselor if you are interested in the courses.
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SITE LEADERSHIP TEAM MEETING
Meeting Agenda Items for 3:00PM, Wednesday, May 7, 2008
3:00 Refreshments, Introductions, Call to order, Adoption of agenda and minutes,
Public Comment (non-agenda items)
NEW BUSINESS
3:05 1. SLT Parent Election Results information Dr. Vieth
2. Recommendations from WASC discussion Dr. Vieth
- Developing teacher leadership capacity-possible courses of action
- Developing a longer term plan than one year for WASC
- Prioritizing the Single Plan
3. Consideration of possible bell schedules
for next year discussion Dr. Vieth
- Advisory
- After school tutorial
- Common Planning time
- Block schedule
4. Budget cuts and the master schedule discussion Dr. Vieth
- The Academy
- Class sizes
- Possible funding for priorities like AVID and after school tutorial
STANDING REPORTS
4:30 Student Leadership Updates information Student Reps
PTSA information as available
Booster Groups information as available
Academy information Dr. Vieth
School Fuel information Christine Koenig
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for June 4, 2008. Denise Smith has generously offered snacks.
ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS:
Please contact Nancy two weeks prior to each meeting if you have agenda items to add.
ALL MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND, WITH AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT.
CALL 898-2121 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. |
 SAN MARIN STUDENTS WON ROTARY CLUB LAWS OF LIFE ESSAY CONTEST AWARDS
San Marin students won 5 out of 10 awards at the 2008 Laws of Life Essay Contest. The contest is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Novato Sunrise and the award ceremony was held at Hill Middle school on April 16th and attended by Novato City Mayor, City Manager, NUSD Superintendent, Jan Derby, School Board Member, Tom Cooper and Rotary Club District 5150 Governor.
The winners are 1st place, Molly Doherty, 3rd place, Julie Herbstman and Honorable Mentions, Ryan Barry, Anthony Cheung, Claudia Luna. Students are awarded $50 (Honorable Mention), $100, $200, $300 (3rd, 2nd, 1st respectively) scholarship.
Many thanks to the English teachers who encouraged their students to participate in the contest and Mr. Adam Williams for taking time out from his busy schedule to coordinate the efforts. |
CELL PHONES FOR SOLDIERS
The following is from San Marin Student, Angela Tessin, Please support her (the student body) if you can.
Cell Phones for Soldiers!
Cell Phones for Soldiers is an organization that collects and recycles old cell phones, chargers and other phone accessories. The money made from the recycling of the plastic and metal in these devices is put onto phone cards which are sent to soldiers overseas who can use them to call home without receiving a large phone bill. Please help this cause by turning in any unused cell phones at the front office by next Friday, May 9th. Thank you! |
 DRAMA DEPARTMENT
Come see the drama department's production of Stage Door at the Emily Gates Student Center. Performances are Thursday, May 8, Monday, May 12, and Tuesday May 13 at 7:00; Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10 at 7:30; and Sunday, May 11 at 2:00. Tickets are $8 and are on sale in the school office. They can also be purchased at the door.
Drama boosters is having a fundraiser at Chevy's May 6. Chevy's gives the boosters 25% of each lunch or dinner check when the attached flyer is presented at time of payment. Please come and support the drama boosters who fund the drama program at San Marin.  Fourteen Advanced Drama students and one Tech Theatre sudent hada wonderful time in England over spring break.
The students saw Wicked, 39 Steps and Lord of the Rings on the London Stage. They got a tour of the Globe and a workshop with a Shakepearean actor, a back stage tour of the National Theatre and a theatre workshop at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
They saw all the sights in London and visted Stratford Upon Avon, Salisbury, Stonhenge, Bath, Hampton Court and Jane Austen's House in Chawton. What a trip!!!!!
Alumni Update
Heather Gordon, a former San Marin Drama student, has just been accepted into the prestigious Harvard Masters in Fine Arts program. Only 23 students are accepted each year. The program will also allow Heather to train for three months with Moscow Theater Company. Congratulations to our San Marin grad.
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 VISUAL ARTS DEPARTMENT
Spring Art Fair
There will be a big Spring Art Fair held here at San Marin in the quad on Saturday May 31st. There will be chalk painting for all. It will be ongoing all day. Come early to start drawing your square. There will also be a booth with artwork for display and purchase. Support your local art students! There will be music and dance and food!!
Art Students to Paint Northgate Mall Mural
San Marin Art Students will be working with Youth in Arts and a muralist from Oaxaca, Mexico (He did the huge mural on the side of the MacArthur Bart station, along with many other) to create a mural for the Northgate Mall. The mural will be painted towards the end of May and will be up for at least six months while the mall's remodel takes place.
 Italy and Greece trip planned for Spring Break 2009.
For more information or to sign up please contact Ms. Mozzetti in room 802.
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MUSIC DEPARTMENT
 On Saturday, April 19th, The San Marin Music Department will host our 2nd Annual N.E.W.S. Show Choir Festival. This is an all-day event, including a barbecue, whose success depends upon the time and efforts of parent and students volunteers!! If you are a parent who has been waiting for an opportunity to jump-in and get involved, this is your chance!we had a great time last year getting to know other music parents, as well as the many talented San Marin music students! To date, nine schools have signed-up to participate in this event.
Coming April 22. . .Our last Mary's Pizza Fundraiser of the year!! Mark your calendars and
invite your friends to participate to raise money for the San Marin Music Department! 20% of all sales on April 22nd will be donated to the San Marin Music Department. Eat lunch, eat dinner, or purchase Mary's gift cards on this date, and the music department will benefit!! You MUST present the flyer Music Department to receive credit.
April 25, Friday, and April 27, Saturday, 7:30PM, the Music Department wil present "Being Alive - A sondheim Salute", Emily Gates Student Center. This is a selection of Stephen Sandheim's scores. The performances are put on due to requests by our talented music students This promises to be two emtertaining evenings.
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Three San Marin Choir students performed with the All State Honor Choir March 15 in
Sacramento. They are among the top students from the three Regional Honor Choirs that were chosen earlier in the year. This year's choir was led by Jin-Ling-Tam, noted composer and director. The girls sang literature in Spanish, Mandarin, and English. Isabel Block, a 9th grader enrolled in Concert Choir, Christine Chong, 11th grader, and Emily Randall, 12th grader, are members of the Jazz Choir. They rehearsed with the group on Thursday and Friday, and performed on Saturday. |
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 BASEBALL - Coach Mark Whitburn
05/06, 4:3oPM, Tuesdy, Drake @ Drake
05/08, 4:30PM, Thursday, Redwood @ San Marin
MCAL Tourney, Week of 05/12
NCS Tourney, Week of 05/19
Championship, Week of 5/26
Frosh BASEBALL - Coach Dan Hickey
05/03, Saturday, 12:00PM, Redwood @ San Marin (Gomez)
05/02, Friday, 4:00PM, Marin Catholic @ Marin Catholic
MCAL Tourney, 05/07, Wednesday
NCS Tourney, 05/14, Wednesday
04/18, Friday, 6:00PM, 4:30PM, Drake @ San Marin
MCAL Toruney, Week of 05/05
NCS Tourney, Week of 05/12
SOFTBALL, JARSITY GIRLS - Coach David Bynum
05/05, Monday, 4:30PM, Drake @ Drake
05/08, Thursday, 6:300PM, Redwood @ San Marin
MCAL Playoffs, 5/12, Monday
NCS Playoffs, 5/19, Monday
05/05, TBD
05/08, Thursday, 4:30PM, Redwood @ Redwood
MCAL Playoffs, 5/12, Monday
NCS Playoffs, 5/19, Monday
05/02, Friday, 4:00PM, Redwood @ Novath High
05/09, Friday, 4:00PM, Tamalpais @ Tamalpais MCL Tourney, Week of 05/12
NCS Tourney, Week of 05/19
NCS Singles and Doubles. 05/02-05/03
NCS Toruney / Team, Week of 05/05
CIF Norcals, Week of 05/12
TRACK AND FIELD - Varsity Coach - Art Marthiusen
MCAL Trials, 05/08, San Rafael
MCAL Finals, 05/10, San Rafael
NCS, 05/17, Saturday
05/02, Friday, 5:00PM, Tam @ Tam
MCAL Playoffs, Week of 05/05
NCS Playoffs, Week of 05/12 |
| 2008 SPRING SPORT AWARDS NIGHT
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 ROBOTICS CLUB NEWS
San Marin Robotics Club wowed the audiance at the April 22, NUSD Board meeting. See video clips of the Board meeting - we look forward to start working with our middle school students.
The club also attended the Green School Luncheon Fair as well as the School Fuel Cycling for Schools event. The students had a great time operating and presenting Aurora, much to a lot of younger kids' delight.
 Oh, by the way, just found out the Official Penguin Empire Website won the FIRST Website Excellence Award (FIRST is a comprehensive competition, one of the competition we entered into is the website competition
UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS:
* Presentation at NUSD School Board Meeting. 04/22 at 7:00PM.
* Green School Luncheon Fair, encourage your students to check it out and sign up
for next year!
San Marin Robotics team, the Penguin Empire, competed in the NASA Sponsored First Robotics Competition (FRC) Regional Event at U.C. Davis from 3/20 to 3/22.
After 6 weeks of intensive work (two hours weekdays and six hours both Saturdays and Sundays), Penguin Empire team did amazingly; went beyond our wildest dream and placed 2nd Place overall among 38 teams, won the Highest Seed Rookie award, and 2nd place as the Captain Team of the Alliance team at the Finals.
 As a Rookie team, our standing is way beyond what we have ever imaged. The competition was fierce with 38 teams from various parts of California as well teams from Oregon and Idaho.
Students learned programming, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, designing, video filming, 3D Animation, planning, organization, problem solving, working under stress, team work (both internal and alliance forming and cooperation with external teams) and much more.
SEE VIDEOfor one of the matches. In this film, Aurora (Penguin Empire 2008 Robot) is part of the blue team with blue flag and holding the blue ball Each robot is approximately 120LBs and 6 ft tall folded. This is an amazing experience for all, students and mentors alike, and we are looking forward to the next year's competition.
Watch for San Marin Robotics, the Penguin Empire, Team and Aurora's outreach / ambassador work; coming soon to Sinaloa, Hill, School Fuel events, NUSD Board meeting, Rotary Clubs. etc. The Penguin Empire Team would like to thank our Principal, Dr. Robert Vieth, for his support from day one, San Marin Autoshop, San Marin Staff, our Robotics mentor team at Sonoma State Tech High School, our dedicated mentors and supportive parents.
email Sylvia Barry for details or join the Robotics Club Yahoo Discussion Group (Students and Parents are welcome) |
 CLASS OF 2008 INFORMATION
Note the Date/Time Changes
Even if you are not a Senior Parent, you are going to have one soone enought, so find out -
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Yearbooks are $75.00 and can be purchased anytime from Mrs. Herrmann.
Senior Prom will be May 25, 2008 at the Regency Center in San Francisco, price TBA.
Senior Breakfast on June 4, 2008 7:00 am in the Student Center
Senior Awards Night on June 4, 2008 6:30 pm in the Emily Gates Student Center
Senior Slide Show June 5, 2008 in the gym before Senior Disneyland Trip
Senior Dissneyland Trip leave June 5th at 12:00 return around 3:00 on June 6th
Graduation practice June 13th, Friday time TBA
Graduation Ceremony Friday, June 13th 7:00 pm. On the football field
Safe and Sober Grad Friday, June 13th, 9:00 pm ( right after graduation). |
 PTSA Board Members Elect for 2008-2009
President: Norma Dawson
Vice President: Sue McQuinn
Secretary: Sue Halstead
Treasurer: Julie Casey
Financial Secretary: Melissa Nuyens
Auditor: Open Position
Historian: Open Position
Election date for officers will be posted in the San Marin eNews when scheduled.
If you would like to become involved or run for PTSA office please feel free to contact Norma Dawson.
All Seniors, who are PTSA members, will receive a North Marin Council PTSA Scholarship Application from the College & Career Center.
The PTSA is proud to announce its volunteers have provided over 2059 hours of support to San Marin!
FOR VOUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
PTSA General EventS
PTSA Senior Related Events |
 ALUMNI NEWS
ALUMNI REUNION INFORMATION
* Class 1978 30 Year Reunion (Classes 1976 - 1980 are Invited). Click for Flyer
* Class 1988 20 Year Reunion - San Marin High School's Class of 1988 20-year reunion will be held Saturday, June 28, 2008. For more info visit our class site at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SMHS1988. Or e-mail Karen Attubato Graf at autografwd@aol.com for more information.
* Class 1989 20 Year Reunion
Reunion of the Class of '89 is right around the corner and the planning has begun! To help with the coordination and communication of the reunion we have set up a group site on Facebook.com. To access the group simply go to www.facebook.com and add yourself to the group "San Marin High School Class of '89 Reunion". If you have any difficulty finding or adding yourself to the group please email Joe Minutoli at minutoli@hotmail.com and be sure to include "SMH Class of '89 Reunion" in the subject line. Please pass this information on to any of our classmates whose location you know!
* Class 1998 10 Year Reunion - Start Planning Stage
ALUMNI ACCOMPLISHMENTS / HAPPENINGS
* San Marin Music Alumni Justin Sousa and MIT Group Perform 03/28/08
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 COLLEGE PLANNING
PrepHQ
This is a site for "ALL GRADE LEVELS" and their parents - never too early to start planning for college!
This is a secure internet-based tool for students and their counselors to manage the college and career planning process. We will be able to communicate with students about new scholarships, summer programs, college representative visits, etc. Students and parents will be able to track applications as they proceed through our office and much, much more. We are excited about this new way for students to do their application process. Click here to login to your PrepHQ account. |
 A WORD FROM THE COUNSELING OFFICE
PrepHQ
Are you looking for information on colleges and scholarships?
- Advice & tips for Grades 11 & 12
- Dates of upcoming SAT and ACT tests
- dates of upcoming College Fairs
- Scholarships resource page
- College Scholarships
- Internet sites of colleges?
- E-mail addresses of the Admissions Offices
Log into PrepHQ at Counseling Page on www.sanmarinmustang.org. Go to the Counseling or College and Careers link to sign up for PrepHQ.
COURSE SELECTION FORMS NOW DUE
Course selection forms for next year are now due in our counseling office.
All students have been given forms and our Academic Planning Guide to plan their courses for next year.
Counselors have met with 10th graders and parent/guardians as part of our regular Sophomore Counseling appointments.
If any students or parents/guardians have questions re course selection for next year, please contact your counselor:
Ms. Maureen Brandi 897-2154 x123 mbrandi@nusd.org
Ms. Annan Paterson 897-2154 x122 apaterson@nusd.org
Mr. Jim Hu 897-2154 x124 jhu@nusd.org
Advanced Placement (AP) Testing (May 5 - 15)
Students who are enrolled in AP courses this year are highly encouraged to take the AP Exam in May. The AP Exams are essential part of the AP experience and provide students and colleges and universities with a standardized measure of what a student has accomplished in the AP classroom.
Colleges and universities expect that students enrolled in an AP course will take the AP Exam at the end of the course. Students' AP Exam grades, if sufficiently high (scaled 1 - 5), could earn students college credit, placement, or both at thousands of colleges and universities in the United States. Essentially, students can earn up to a full year of college credit (sophomore standing) once students have attained a sufficient number of qualifying AP Exam grades. Visit www.collegeboard.com/ap/creditpolicy for more information. Below is the 2008 AP testing schedule.
2008 AP EXAM SCHEDULE
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Monday |
5/5/08 |
8:00 - 12:00 |
US Govt. & Pol. |
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Tuesday |
5/6/08 |
8:00 - 12:00 |
Spanish Lang. |
Tuesday |
5/6/08 |
12:00 - 3:00 |
Statistics |
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Wednesday |
5/7/08 |
8:00 - 12:00 |
Calculus AB |
Thursday |
5/8/08 |
8:00 - 12:00 |
English Lit. |
Friday |
5/9/08 |
8:00 - 12:00 |
US History |
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Monday |
5/12/08 |
8:00 - 12:00 |
Biology |
Monday |
5/12/08 |
12:00 - 3:00 |
Physics B |
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Tuesday |
5/13/08 |
8:00 - 12:00 |
Chemistry |
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Wednesday |
5/14/08 |
8:00 - 12:00 |
English Lang. |
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Thursday |
5/15/08 |
12:00 - 3:00 |
Microeconomics |
Juniors -- Visit the Counseling Office and College & Career Center and get materials to register for the SAT I and SAT II test administrations in May and June. A plethora of information (and if you don't know the word "plethora", you'd better get busy) is available at the SAT "mothership", at http://www.collegeboard.com or you can also get information about the ACT to see if that style of standardized testing is more appropriate for you. Explore ACT test prep at http://www.actstudent.org where you will find information about acquiring practice tests with real ACT test, practice essays for the optional ACT Writing Test with real-time scoring, and a comprehensive content review for each of the ACT's four required tests - English, Math, Reading, and Science.
ACT believes that since the ACT Assessment is a measure of your academic achievement, it is not possible to "cram" for the test. But test-prep classes and programs such as ACT Online Prep can help students become familiar with the tests, easing a lot of the anxiety often encountered on test day. The same is true of practice tests and computer programs designed to familiarize students with SAT I and II. The more familiar you are with the structure and style of a test, the more comfortable you will be when the real test is actually in front of you.
Remember, June is a good time for juniors to take the SAT II Subject Tests, especially for courses which end in eleventh grade. While you're visiting the guidance counselor, you should also pick up information to sign up to take the AP Exam in May. AP credits are a wonderful way to defray college expenses and give you time to take more electives, go abroad without jeopardizing your major, or even graduate early. Don't miss out on this great deal. By the way, colleges like to see transcripts which include AP classes. These show that a student is taking the most challenging curriculum a high school can offer. They also give admissions officers a chance to see how a student can relate to actual college-level work.
If you are planning to visit colleges in the spring, write or call admissions offices for brochures and information. Talk to your parents about visiting schools. Start leafing through college books.
Develop some ideas about what you like and find out what schools address your interests. This is an ideal time to prepare a preliminary college list, discuss travel and interviewing skills, and find out what range of colleges are good fits for you. If you play a spring sport that you'd like to continue in college, ask your coach to help you talk to college coaches or athletic directors. Videotape your skills. By this time next year, it will be too late to strut your stuff in person. It also helps to make an appointment to talk to college coaches and athletic directors when you visit the campus for a tour and admissions interview. It might help you decide if you'd like to play for the college team or just stick to club sports.
Seniors - As you begin to receive acceptances from colleges and universities, remember that college acceptances are conditional so maintain strong grades, complete any requirements they specify, and fulfill your commitments. Below is some information on placement tests that may be necessary for you.
California State University Placement Tests
· EPT - English Placement Test
· ELM - Entry Level Math
· Dates, Registration, and Additional Information - http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/CSU/pdf/2007_CSU_Bulletin.pdf
University of California Placement Test
Analytical Writing Placement Examination (Subject A)
· Usually offered 2nd Saturday in May
· Required, unless students are exempt
· Additional Information and Possible Exemptions - http://www.ucop.edu/sas/awpe/index.html
Community Colleges
Research the program you want to study (www.assist.org)
· Placement tests for English and Math. Please see Mrs. Cunnie for test dates for COM and SRJC.
· If your goal is to transfer, meet with one of the colleges counselors this spring
· Enter the college with a plan
· Community college is not a fallback - it's a choice! You are in charge of your destiny! |
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A WORD FROM the COLLEGE and CAREER CENTER
Note - Go to College and Career site for updated Tutor list, Job Posting and student community hours.
Whether you are looking for the latest testing dates, which college representatives are in town, what teen jobs are available or clinics are coming up, Francine Cunnie in the College and Career Center has the list or an answer for your every question related to life after San Marin. Please see the website for more information or visit, call, or email Ms. Cunnie and she can help.
The summer catalog is out. Copies are available in the College and Career Center or online. The fall course catalog will be out in April. If you are planning on taking a course at College of Marin you will need the following inforamtion
The beginning dates for registration for Summer and Fall 2008 are as follows: Priority Registration for graduating high school seniors begins on May 5th. Concurrently enrolled high school students may begin registering on May 27th. Juniors planning on taking a course at College of Marin in the fall need to register at the IVC or Kentfield Campus and have their enrollement card completed, application, and college credit program card (which must be signed by your counselor) with them at the time of registration. They can pick all this up in the Counseling Office or the College and Career Center
COLLEGE VISITS:
Both Junior colleges this year will be offering placement testing at San Marin. Times and dates will be posted on the eNews and PrepHQ. You will be able to sign up for these events on PrepHQ
JOBS FOR TEENS
Free Drop - In Clinic: The first Thursday of every month. Helpful information to assist 14- 18 years old apply for a job. 4 - 6 pm at the Novato Teen Center.
ATTENTION SOPHMORE PARENTS
This month we are working with the sophomore English classes on a career and interest search. The students are using our Bridges Transition program. This program allows students to explore different career pathways, giving them information on the education required, employment forecast, earning power, other related links, and interview with a person in the field and other useful information. The programs allow the students to set up a profile and save information. The Bridges program is accessible from home. Parents check out what is available for your student here at San Marin.
· www.bridges.com
· Site I.D. 0010065
· Password: Mustangs
CAREER PANEL LUNCH PRESENTATIONS
From January to May the College and Career Center in partnership with the School to Career Liaison will be offering students the opportunity to hear and speak with professionals in their designated careers. Each month will have a different career cluster focus.
· April, Ecological Responsible "Green Careers"
· May, Careers in the Trade Industry
The panels will speak during the lunch hour in the library. Students will be able to speak with panel speakers afterwards with questions in their career focus. Dates will be announced and sign ups will be taken through PrepHQ and in the Career Center.
College Fair: College of Marin IVC Campus
Registrationand field trip permission forms are required for this event and are available in the College and Career Center. The students will be transported by bus to this event and lunch will be provided.
FINANCIAL AID:
· The FAFSA for the 2008-09 school years is now available on line at www.fafsa.ed.gov. You can download a worksheet on the website to help you with the process. You must first apply for a pin. The pin application can be found at www.pin.ed.gov. All students and parents should fill out these forms and submit them to the colleges they plan to attend. Many of the scholarships offered at the individual colleges require the FAFSA to be completed in order to be eligible. The CAL Grant GPA verification forms are also available in the CCC. All students going to a junior college, four colleges or university in California should fill out this form. It is a simple form and should be turned in the registrar at the counseling office when completed.
· All scholarships are being updated on the Prep HQ web site and made available in the College and Career Center. Be sure to check weekly and apply to any that you may qualify for. Someone has to win these scholarships. Why not make it our students from San Marin.
· Marin Education Fund is now coming to San Marin to meet with students and assist them with the Financial Aid process as well as present their scholarship opportunities. Sign-ups to meet with them are in the College and Career Center
Upcoming Events:
College in Career Center in partnership with our School to Career Liaison will presenting monthly Career Panel in the Library at the lunch hour. Each month they will cover different career clusters and have a panel of speakers and presentations. Look for more information on the San Marin website, PrepHQ and E-News. In January the panel will be from the health professions, February Public Safety, March Multi Media and Film and May Arts and Trades Panel. We are also in the planning stages of a Career Day focusing on careers supporting the "Green" movement during our Green week here at San Marin.
PSAT FACT SHEETS
· 2007-2008 PSAT Fact Sheet from the College Board
· 2007-2008 PSAT Parent Perspective - English Version
· 2007-2008 PSAT Parent Perspective - Spanish Version
COLLEGE EXAM PREPARATION
Prep Courses for SAT and ACT now being offered at San Marin High School Schedule will be posted and available in 2008
WORK PERMITS
By California State Law, all students under the age of 18 are required to have a work permit for after-school and weekend jobs. Permits may be obtained in the CCRC.
During the school year, students may work a limited number of hours, determined by their age. A parent's signature is required on the application for a work permit before the permit is issued. A student must keep a 2.0 or higher GPA to work.
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 SCARVES FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
Carol England, Dept. Chair, Special Education is knitting scarf after scarf after scarf. Why, you ask is she doing this? Well, she is knitting all these scarves to raise money for students in the Special Education Dept. who will be attending college in the fall. Her goal is to raise $2000!!
Her scarves are made of a variety of yarns. Many of the yarns have been sent to her by a friend in Mulheim, Germany. The scarves can be seen in the "mini scarf botique" in the Resource Center located in room 603. Prices range from $32.50 to $55 and come in a variety of colors.
Contact her via email at cengland@nusd.org or she can also be reached at San Marin Tuesday-Thursday each week.
Help her "knit the students to college." |
MARIN COUNTY SCHOOL TO CAREER
2008 Spring Semester Events
Buck Institute Job Shadow Day for High School Students: This event provides high school students a valuable opportunity to see inside this unique research facility.
Summer internships are available at the Institute. Date TBD
Public Safety Careers / Emergency Preparedness Training: Through Teen CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) Program, high school students can become certified members of the response teams at their schools and in their communities when a disaster or an emergency strikes. Students interested in public safety careers participate in a behind-the-scenes look at public safety agencies. Date TBD
Marin County Sheriff Youth Academy: The youth academy is designed to provide Marin youth with hands-on training to promote an interest in law enforcement as a future career. The Academy combines hands-on learning with classroom participation during the Spring Internship Program. - Through April 25, 2008
Career Days: Alternative Education high school students throughout Marin County are introduced to groups of experts who introduce the students to diverse career opportunities and discuss the steps needed to pursue their interests. TBD ~ May 2008
Summer Internship Program: The Summer Internship program provides an 8-week intensive career exploration opportunity that requires students to spend 9 hours per week on the worksite with a mentor. Elective academic credit is available.
May 30, 2008 Applications Due
June 16, 2008 - July 25 Internship Program
For more information or to register for any of these events,
contact Camille Madfes
School to Career Liaison,
897-4206, ext.735 or e-mail cmadfes@nusd.org.
Marin County School to Career Partnership
1111 Las Gallinas Avenue San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone 415-499-5865 w Fax 415-491-6619
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3) NUSD EMAIL SIGN UP - GO GREEN, HELP BUDGET - Please fill out the for and return to Teacher
NUSD ANNUAL PARENT SURVEY NOW ONLINE
Please Participate!
Due May 9th
Goal - Minimum 40% participation Rate
We need your help to achieve the minimum 40% participation rate for the NUSD Parent Survey, which is currently much lower than 40%! All parents and Guardians are welcome to participate.
So, please take a moment, fill out the survey, let us know how we perform and the kind of improvement you would like to see for your students --
PLEASE GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK simply by ..
clicking NUSD ANNUAL PARENT SURVEY, fill out the multiple choice suvey and give us your feedback. click 'Submit' button, then you are done!
Please fill out One Survey for Each Student, whether they are in the same school or not.
The results are used for district-wide and site-based decision making.
Two Options for Completion
Online - Simply click NUSD ANNUAL PARENT SURVEY and complete the multiple-choice questions, and hit the "submit" button. You are done!
Hard Copy - The survey is also available in both English and Spanish. Hard copies in both languages are also available at San Marin High School front office for parents who prefer to use a hard copy.
Any hard copies completed must be returned to Nancy Zanardi, San Marin High School Office Manager to be tallied.
Note: Please complete one survey for each child you have enrolled in the Novato Unified School District. (For example, if you have one student at San Marin High School and one student at Sinaloa Middle School, please complete two surveys-one survey for each student.)
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.
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1) Attend NUSD Board Meeting Agenda!
2) Attend Community Budget Forum, Monday April 21, 6:30PM, NUSD District Office.
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NUSD LETTER TO PARENTS - STAR 2008
Dear Parents and Guardians:
This spring, your child, along with public school students throughout California, will participate in California's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program that includes four test components. Students in our district will take the tests on the following dates:
* April 28 - May 9California Standards Tests (CSTs)
* April 28 - May 9California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA)
* April 28 - May 9California Achievement Tests, Sixth Edition Survey (CAT/6 Survey)
Grade 3 and 7 only
* April 28 - May 9California Standards Based Tests in Spanish (Grades 2-7) or
* March 26 - April 4Spanish Assessment of Basic Education (Aprenda3 Grades 8-11)
Most of our students will take the California Standards Tests (CSTs). Students in grades three and seven will also take the California Achievement Tests, Sixth Edition Survey (CAT/6 Survey), which will be included in the same test booklet as the CSTs. Students with significant identified cognitive disabilities, who are unable to take the CSTs and CAT/6 Survey, will take the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA). The CSTs, CAT/6 Survey, and CAPA are given in English. Spanish-speaking students enrolled in United States public schools less than 12 months also take the California Standards Based Tests in Spanish (Grades 2-7) or the Spanish Assessment of Basic Education, Second Edition (Aprenda3 for Grades 8-11) that is given in Spanish, in addition to the CSTs.
Test results for both the CSTs and the CAT/6 Survey will be sent to each student's home address (make sure the office has your current address) in one STAR Student Report in late summer 2008. The CAPA and Aprenda3 results will be sent in separate reports. Individual results are confidential and will be shared only with parents or guardians, students and their teachers.
STAR Program reports provide valuable information about your child's academic achievement. Please plan to keep these reports for use when talking with teacher(s) how to best support your child's academic progress.
Contact your child's school during regular school hours if you have questions about the STAR Program or the testing schedule.
Sincerely,
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"
BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Debbie Butler, Cindi Clinton, Thomas Cooper, Derek Knell, Ross Millerick, Leslie Schwarze, Jennifer Treppa
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LETTER TO PARENTS - CAPA 2008
Dear Parents and Guardians:
This spring, your child, along with public school students throughout California, will participate in California's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. Federal law requires all students to participate in this state-mandated testing program.
Your child's individualized education program (IEP) specifies that your child will participate in the STAR Program by taking the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), which will be administered April 28 - May 9. The CAPA is a test that was specifically developed for students with significant cognitive disabilities.
Test results will be provided in the STAR Student Report for CAPA that will be sent to your home address (make sure the office has your current address). These individual results are confidential and will be shared only with parents or guardians and the student's teacher.
The STAR Student Report for CAPA provides valuable information about your child's academic achievement. Please plan to keep these reports for use when talking with the teacher(s) about ways to support your child's academic progress.
Contact school during regular school hours if you have questions about the STAR Program or the testing schedule.
Sincerely,
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"
BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Debbie Butler, Cindi Clinton, Thomas Cooper, Derek Knell, Ross Millerick, Leslie Schwarze, Jennifer Treppa
http://nusd.org
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Estimados Padres y tutores:
Este verano, su hijo/a, como todos los alumnos en la escuelas publicas de California, participará en el programa de Exámenes estandarizados de California (Standardized Testing and Reporting-STAR). La ley federal requiere que todos los alumnos participen en este programa estatal.
El Programa de educación individualizado (IEP) de su hijo/a, estipula que su hijo/a participe en el programa de exámenes STAR tomando la Evaluación de desempeño alterno de California (California Alternative Performance Assessment, CAPA), que se aplicará entre el 28 de abril y el 9 de mayo. Este examen CAPA fue desarrollado específicamente para alumnos con discapacidades de aprendizaje.
Los resultados se darán en el Reporte STAR del estudiante para CAPA, que se manda por correo a la dirección de su casa (asegúrense que la escuela tenga su dirección actual). Los resultados individuales son confidenciales y se comparten solamente con los padres o tutores y el maestro del alumno.
El Reporte STAR del estudiante para CAPA provee una valiosa información sobre el rendimiento académico de su hijo/a. Por favor, guarden estos reportes y úsenlos cuando hablen con los maestros sobre cómo se puede ayudar a su hijo/a a progresar en la escuela.
Si usted tiene preguntas sobre el programa STAR o las fechas de cuándo tiene lugar, llamen a la escuela durante las horas de clases.
Atentamente,
"Un empleador egalitario"
ADMINISTRADORES DE LA MESA DIRECTIVA:
Debbie Butler, Cindi Clinton, Thomas Cooper, Derek Knell, Ross Millerick, Leslie Schwarze, Jennifer Treppa
http://nusd.org
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San Marin Mustangs Weekly eNews
May 2, 2008 EDITION 
PRINCIPAL, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS MESSAGES 
WASC GIVES SAN MARIN HIGH MARKS
MUSTANG MERCHANDISE ORDER FORM AVAILABLE
SAN MARIN WEBSITE
SCHOOL FUEL BULLETIN
ROCK AND BLUES BY THE LAKE - 2008
CONTACT INFORMATION 
