 MAY/JUNE EVENTS
5/21, Wednesday, 7:15PM, Music Boosters Meeting, Music Room
5/21, Wednesday, 7:00PM, Parents, Teens and the Law, Hollis Hall, Marin County Office of Education
5/25, Sunday, Senior Prom, Regency Center in San Francisco
5/26, Monday, Memorial Day, NO SCHOOL
5/27, Tuesday, 6:45PM, Spring Sport Awards Night, Gym
5/27, Tuesday, Last Day to Order Safe and Sober Grad Night Tickets before Price Goes Up 5/28, Wednesday, 7:00PM, Sports Boosters Meeting
5/29, Thursday, 7PM, Girls Summer Basketball Parent Meeting
5/29, Thursday, 7:30PM, Spring Music Show, Student Center
5/29, Thursday, 7:30PM, Water Polo Meeting.
5/30, Friday, 7:00PM, Powder Puff, San Marin vs Novato High, San Marin
5/30, Fiday, 7:00PM, Football Meeting (after Practice)
5/31, Saturday, San Marin Art Fair
6/3, Tuesday, 7PM, Fall Girls Tennis Meeting
6/4, Wednesday, 3:00PM, Site Leadership Team Meeting, Library
7:00AM, Senior Breakfast, Student Center
6:30PM - Senior Awards Night, Student Center. Seniors receiving awards will be notified
6/5, Thursday, Modified Rally Schedule (10:00AM). Senior Slide Show
6/5, Thursday, 12:00PM, Senior Trip to Disneyland
6/9-12, FINAL EXAMS - MINIMUM DAYS 6/12, Thursday, Last Day of School
6/13, 12:00-2:00pm, Mandatory Graduation Practice
6/13, Friday, 7:00PM, Graduation, Football Field
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END OF THE YEAR ANNOUNCEMENTS
THANKS TO ALL OF OUR PARENT VOLUNTEERS!
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our parent volunteers - our PTSA, our booster groups, our parents who have donated time and/or supplies to San Marin High School. We couldn't have gotten through this year without your support. We appreciate all of our volunteers and look forward to working with you next year. Enjoy your summer!
YEARBOOK DISTRIBUTION - WE NEED PARENT VOLUNTEERS
We are looking for parent volunteers to help distribute the 2008 yearbooks on June 3rd and 4th at lunchtime and after school. Please call Mrs. Herrmann in the front office at 898-2121 if you can help. Thank you.
IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO PURCHASE A YEARBOOK!
Yearbooks will be distributed on June 3rd and 4th. There are still books available if you want to buy one. The current price is $75 but will go up to $85 on June 1st. Bring your payment to Mrs. Herrmann in the front office.
LOST AND FOUND
Has your student lost his/her glasses, keys, or some clothing? We have all of the above in our lost and found. Please stop by the front office to claim
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FINAL Exam SCHEDULE for SMHS 2008-2009
Monday June 9th Tuesday June 10th
Period 1 final 8:20am 10:15am Period 2 final 8:20am 10:15am
Break 10:15am 10:30am Break 10:15am 10:30am
Period 5 final 10:35am 12:30pm Period 6 final 10:35am 12:30pm
Wednesday June 11th Thursday June 12th
Period 3 final 8:20am 10:15am Period 4 final 8:20am 10:15am
Break 10:15am 10:30am Break 10:15am 10:30am
Period 7 final 10:35am 12:30pm Period 8/9 final 10:35am 12:30pm |
 CLASS OF 2008 INFORMATION
Order Cap and Gowns now. Forms are in the front office. $30 for Cap & Gown.
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). |
 WASC GIVES SAN MARIN HIGH MARKS
Form Superintendent's Office, April, 2008
San Marin High School received outstanding reviews by the statewide review team for their WASC accreditation review.
They were extremely impressed with all aspects of the school community, culture, and program. You won't be surprised to learn that the team considers San Marin's College and Career Center among the top 5 of all high schools in the state of California!
Way to go!
Note - (*) WASC - Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Schools |
 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
Marin Poetry Center: San Marin placed four finalists in the Marin Poetry Center yearly contest. This is the first time San Marin poets have achieved this distinction. Congratulations to Jocelyn Anderson, Chase Chronkite, Kyla Ainsworth and Hayley Stoddard for their outstanding achievement.
Laws of Life: Molly Doherty won the Laws of Life essay contest, the first time San Marin student has placed first. Five San Marin writers, more than any other school in our district, were chosen as finalists out of hundreds of entries. Congratulations to Anthony Cheung, Ryan Barry, Julie Herbstman, Claudia Luna and Molly Doherty for their outstanding achievement in the Laws of Life essay contest.
San Marin Green Week Environmental Essay contest: Congratulations to winners of the San Marin Green Week Environmental Essay contest. Winners are third place winner Mike Reiter, second place winner Molly Doherty and First place winner Elisma Botha.
The Mustang Muse: Check out San Marin's NEW online creative writing publication _the Mustang Muse_ where San Marin students post their stories, essays, poems, comics, performing arts and music reviews. We accept all written forms of expression from San marin students provided they meet our standard of excellence and fit the theme of the month. Check it out: www.mustangmuse.com |
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
 The Music Department's Concert Choir, Jazz Choir (Choraliers) and Concert band attended CMEA Festivals in Santa Rosa and Windsor in April and did very well! !
San Marin hosted its 2nd annual Show Choir Festival (N.E.W.S. - Novato Entertainment Workshop & Showcase) on April 19th. Several Bay Area schools, as well as several outside the Bay Area, attended the all day event, including performances, workshops with the clinicians and vocal & dance solos. This jam-packed day ended with a BBQ dinner for all participants and an evening Showcase performance. Plans for next year's event are already underway. Thanks to the students and parents who joined in the fun, and especially to Samantha Maas-Baldwin and Kate Kenyon who worked hard to put together this amazing and memorable event.
Being Alive - A Sondheim Salute, a musical revue showcasing the works of composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim, held evening performances on April 25 & 27, to a full-house at the Emily Gates Student Center! A BIG thank-you to Emily Gates and Pat Nims, who directed the production. All proceeds, as with all donations made to the music department made throughout the year, helped pay for music trips, sheet music, instruments, as well as covering other music department expenses.
Upcoming Events: Concert Band, Jazz Band, Concert Choir and Orchestra will participate in "Music in the Parks" festival on May 9 -10 in Santa Cruz.
Jazz Choir will travel to Gresham, Oregon to particpate in the "Northwest Vocal Jazz Festival", May 16-18. Jazz Choir will perform for Tam Creek and the Human Needs Volunteer party, held at the Garden Court Restaurant on 5/22, at 7:30 p.m.
 End of Year Spring Concerts: Thursday, 5/29 and Friday, 5/30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Emily Gates Student Center. Tickets are $3.00 at the door. T.R.A.D.J.A.S.S. will perform at the Drama Department's peformance of "Stage Door", Tuesday, 5/13 at 6:30 p.m., and at Last Day Salon in Santa Rosa on Sunday, 6/1 at 1 p.m. The San Marin Jazz Band will perform at the Marin Home Show on 6/7.
Looking Ahead to summertime. . . please mark your calendar for Sunday, 6/29 , 4-8PM for "Night on the Green" held at the San Marin Gary Gates Softball Field. This is a joint fundraiser with the Gary Gates Foundation and the San Marin Music Department. Bring your friends and family, chairs and blankets and enjoy a fun summer evening with a yummy BBQ and (grilled chicken breast, corn on the cob, green salad, roll, drink and dessert), wonderful entertainment (last year we had a blast!). Prices are adults - $20, Students - $10, Children 10 an dunder, $5. If you can help work this event, please contact Emily Gates at gatesmusic@aol.com
Many thanks to all the music families, both past and present, who have volunteered their time, energy and talents to support San Marin Music throughout the year. Congratulations to our awesome senior students and special thanks to our senior parents! Have a great summer and stay tuned!
LAST Booster Meeting of this school year ~ Wednesday, May 21 - at 7:15p.m. |
 DRAMA DEPARTMENT
As the school year comes to a close, we would like to thank all the parents who have supported the drama program this year. Without the parents who build the sets, help with costumes, sell refreshments and tickets, and who have become drama boosters members, there would be no drama program. Thanks so much.
We would like to announce some exciting news for next year. San Marin Drama Teacher, Linda Kislingbury Cain got exciting news on April 29. San Marin Drama was chosen as one of 99 schools from around the country to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August of 2009. With a thousand performing companies from all over the world, The Fringe is the largest arts Festival in the World. San Marin will part of the US team.
Ms. K. says it's been a long process. Surprised in January to find out that San Marin Drama had been nominated by the Lenaea Drama Festival Director, Scott Adams (Lenaea is the largest drama competition in North America). Kislingbury only had a few weeks to get the extensive application put together. In addition to the written application, we had to include a DVD of clips from different plays, press releases, and recommendations. With the help of Drama Booster parents Janice and David Blair (who put together nine copies of very professional folders) and Drama Booster President Val Zabko (who helped with the questionnaire) the application was submitted. Nine Advisors (University theatre professionals from around the country) then ranked the completed applications.
Ms. K feels this is the opportunity of lifetime for her students. "We will start our extensive fundraising activities now," she said. "Stay tuned for more on that." Students are thrilled to know they will represent their country as part of the US team. Students will be housed in dorms at University of Edinburgh and be able to explore not only Edinburgh and other sights in Scotland but see theatre from around the world.
It's going to be an exciting year in 2008-09. See you next year.
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 VISUAL ARTS DEPARTMENT
Spring Art Fair
Please come to the Spring Art Festival May 31st from 11:00-3:00 here at the quad at San Marin High School. Sign up to draw a chalk square. The price of $6.00 includes all the materials needed. To sign up see Ms. Mozzetti in room 802. There will be music, food, dancing, art and fun for all!!! Don't miss it!
AP Portfolios
Congratulations to the nine art students who submitted their AP studio art portfolios on Friday May 9th! This first group really set the standard for future AP art students!
Trip to Italy and Greece
Applications are being taken for the trip to Italy and Greece, spring break 2009. You need not be in art class to apply. Everyone is invited. For more information see Ms. Mozzetti in room 802.
Student Teacher
Congratulations and thank you to Louise Gould for student teaching Drawing and Painting and Art and Design. Good luck! |
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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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 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.
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 SEEDS OF LEARNING
¡Por favor! Be part of our gift!
Greetings to the San Marin community from Señora Watson, of the Foreign Language Department. For the last two years, my students and I have participated in a sister school relationship with Escuela San Pedro, in Nicaragua. The school is located in a small rural community of the same name, San Pedro, and was built with the help of volunteers from Seeds of Learning (SOL), a non-profit organization based in Sonoma, CA. As our school year moves toward a close, we would like to be able to make a gift of funds to Escuela San Pedro, to support their efforts to offer educational opportunities to the young people of their community.
I first learned of SOL when attending the memorial service of Deborah Standish, a beloved San Marin teacher. Deborah, along with her husband and daughters (both SM graduates), spent several vacations as a SOL volunteer, working side by side with community members from San Pedro, building this very school. She would be delighted to see the sets of drawings, poems and cultural information sent to us three or four times a year by the students of San Pedro. My students have enjoyed reciprocating with some beautiful writing and illustrations. They have shared descriptions of themselves, their preferred activities, and the ways their families celebrate favorite holidays. In February, we composed poems of love and friendship. My fourth-year students wrote some very thoughtful poetry exploring the theme of adolescence, which I think the older students in San Pedro found particularly interesting.
We invite you, in fact we implore you, to join us in supporting our sister school by making a donation, large or small, to this fundraising effort. A contribution can be sent through one of my students, if you happen to know one, or can be sent to the main office, to the attention of Marcelyn Watson. Checks should be made payable to Seeds of Learning, with a notation on the memo line "for Escuela San Pedro". If your address is on the check, SOL will send you a receipt for tax purposes.
As we battle on to protect funding for education in our own community, perhaps we can feel some solidarity with people all around the globe whose most fervent hope lies in the education of their children. And if you were touched by the vibrant and generous spirit of Deborah Standish, as so many in this community were, consider this an opportunity to honor her. A few dollars will help purchase much needed supplies for some very eager students in San Pedro, Nicaragua. ¡Mil gracias!
Questions? Contact Marcelyn Watson (ext. 750) mwatson@nusd.org
For more information regarding SOL, go to www.seedsoflearning.org |
 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.
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 SCARVES FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
More than half way there!!! - $1,004.50 to date. Make sure you go and visit the Special ED room for the scarves Ms. England knitted.
Ms. Carol England, D ept. 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.
Interested in Knitting, make your own scarve for donation? Please contact Ms. England at cengland@nusd.org, and she will furnish the yarn, and tips on how you can get help.
Contact her via email at cengland@nusd.org or she can also be reached at San Marin Tuesday-Thursday each week.
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 MARIN ATHLETIC FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Melanie Gauci One of three universities is going to hit the lottery next fall. Be it the University of Maryland, Purdue University or Gonzaga University the winner will be thrilled to be receiving San Marin's Melanie Gauci as an undergraduate. Melanie has narrowed her post high school choices to those three institutions and plans to major in biomedical engineering. At San Marin, Melanie was an outstanding basketball and soccer player and team leader. She was named MVP and team captain of the basketball team in both her junior and senior years, receiving All-league recognition. Her love of basketball and soccer has led her to coach both sports at the youth level. When the Mustangs had difficulty finding a freshman basketball coach for summer league she stepped up and took the job. She was an NCS, CIF Scholastic Athlete award winner all four years. Melanie maintains a 4.08 GPA despite a tough workload, which includes Honors English and Spanish and AP Biology, Physics, Statistics, Chemistry and Calculus. Her parents, Ken and Sue, are proudest of the fact that Melanie has been able to be totally committed to her athletics while maintaining her GPA.
Christopher Sangster
This UC Berkeley bound tennis and water polo star is leaving a big hole to fill at San Marin High. For four years Christopher Sangster has been a mainstay of the Mustang's tennis and water polo teams and his shoes are going to be hard to fill. He was voted the MVP of the water polo team in both his junior and senior seasons. He was also the MVP on the tennis squad as a junior. This 4.18 GPA student-athlete took home All-league honors in both sports. Christopher's move to Berkeley will have an equally devastating impact on the San Marin community in general. His volunteerism has been widespread including working for a third grade ELL summer school class working one-on-one with Spanish speakers. He has also earned scouting's highest honor -- Eagle Scout. His Eagle project was building a brick labyrinth in the yard of the St. Francis of Assisi Church . At San Marin Christopher is a seven-semester CSF member and was a volunteer counselor at the Walker Creek Outdoor Education project. Although he doesn't see himself as a Division I athlete, Christopher hopes to participate at the club and intramural levels. |
 POWER PUFF GAME WITH NHS
May 30th is the first annual cross town Powder Puff game. Novato High vs. San Marin at San Marin at 7PM.
Please come enjoy a barbeque, a fantastic game and tons of spirit!
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| 2008 SPRING SPORT AWARDS NIGHT
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 ATHLETICS 2008-2009 PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT
Any Students planning on participating in sports for the 2008-2009 school year are required to have a sports physical, signed and dated after July 1. 2008.
For the past 20 years Dr. Teasdale has donated his time and services to offer sports physicals for our athletes. This year the physicals will be scheduled for August 16th or 17th from 1:00-3:00 pm here at San Marin. Contact the office for the date and to pick up the forms.
Any other questions, please call Mrs. Herrmann at 898-2121. |
 GIRLS TENNIS TEAM
FALL GIRLS TENNIS TEAM MEETING ON TUESDAY, JUNE 3RD, 7PM!
There is a meeting on June 3rd, 7pm, in the Library for all girls wishing to come out for the San Marin Girls Tennis Team in the Fall.
The Program is a No Cut Program and anyone who is interested in playing can come out.
There will be a Varsity and JV team. Practice begins Monday, August 18.
For more information contact Girls Head Coach Jay Potter at: 444-9515 or email, jay@rollinghillsclub.com |
 SAN MARIN GIRLS LACROSSE
Beating TAM on May 2 put the San Marin Varsity Girls Lax Team 4th in the final league standings with a berth in the MCAL playoffs!! A "first" for the SMHS Girls Varsity Team since its first season in 2003 and an amazing turnaround from last season's 1-6 record.
The San Marin Girls psyched themselves up to take on the undefeated Redwood team. Playing on Redwood's home field, San Marin fought hard, but was only able to score 3 goals to Redwood's 23. San Marin never gave up and moved players around as well as using their second string to shake up Redwood. Both teams have a large contingent of seniors, so returning San Marin players look forward to a rematch next season!
SMHS Varsity Girls Lax Team would like to thank their coach Justin Kurland for a terrific season! |
 GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL SUMMER PROGRAM AND TRYOUTS
Varsity and Junior Varsity tryouts:
· Monday and Tuesday, August 18th and 19th, 1-3pm, San Marin Gymnasiums
· Wednesday, August 20th First day of practice
Freshman tryouts
· Wednesday and Thursday August 20th and 21st, 5 pm, San Marin Gymnasiums
· Friday, August 22nd, first day of practice
Varsity Coach Nick Busselman
Junior Varsity Coach Francine Cunnie |
 GIRL SUMMER BASKETBALL
Hello All,
It's time to get up and running for San Marin girls summer basketball.
We are very excited for the start of a great summer and to get all of us prepared for the winter season starting in November.
We will be having a meeting Thursday evening, May 29th starting at 7:00 pm in the San Marin gym for all parents, returning players, potential new players interested and all incoming freshmen.
I certainly understand how busy everyone is, however, this meeting is important for us to get all of your questions answered and for us to get off to a organized start. Please be sure to attend.
I don't have everyone's email addresses, can you please help and pass the word regarding the meeting.
We can't wait to see everyone.
Thanks,
Dan Lucia, Girls Basketball Coach |
 CROSS COUNTRY - CONSIDER FOR YOUR FALL SPORT
Cross country is a co-ed sport that offers all athletes-boys and girls-the opportunity to participate in a fun, social and positive environment. Everyone gets to participate-no sitting on the bench!! This is a varsity sport, so everyone qualifies for varsity points as well.
Why run cross country? It offers you a unique opportunity to get yourself in shape for those an-aerobically challenging winter and spring sports such as basketball, wrestling, mountain biking, lacrosse and soccer. You will get in the best shape of your life and get to explore many beautiful trails of Marin.
This summer the cross country program will be conducting workouts via the Bay Area Teens Running Club. You are welcome to join this program for a minimal $20.00 participation fee. Their events are listed on their website at: www.eteamz.active.com/ttxc--a schedule will be provided at this website for those interested in participating.
Besides the summer training program, there will be official tryouts commencing on August 18th for all those wishing to participate in the fall season of cross country. Keep updated as to cross country goings-ons at the
San Marin Cross Country website: http://www.eteamz.com/smxc/
If you are interested in more information about the summer program or this fall's boys and girls cross country, there will soon be an informational meeting at the school. This meeting has been tentatively set for noon in Room 404 on Thursday, May 22nd. There will be an announcement at school to confirm this. Feel free to email us your questions at cjstern1@verizon.net or speak to Mr. Adam Williams in Room 404.
Those interested in signing up ahead of time, may contact Mr. Williams in Room 404 and leave their name and phone number.
Varsity Coach Craig Stern (892-0597)
Asst. Varsity Coach Adam Williams (room 404)
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SPRING FOOTBALL
BEGINS APRIL 19TH, 2008 ENDS FRIDAY MAY 30TH, 2008.
STARTS 3:00 ENDS 6:00 PM
WHERE T-SHIRT, SHORTS, CLEATS (SHOES YOU CAN RUN IN).
MEET AT THE TEAM ROOM.
REMINDER: THE PARENT MEETING IS MAY 30TH AFTER PRACTICE. 7:00PM
THE DATE CHANGES ARE DUE TO "DEAD WEEK" SO THE STUDENT-ATHLETES CAN FOCUS ON FINALS/GRADES.
CAMP INFORMATION
JV AND VARSITY PLAYERS PICK UP SMASHMOUTH CAMP REGISTRATION FORMS FROM COACH GOYER @ ROOM 202.
WE ARE STAYING OVERNIGHT IN PART TO BEGIN DEVELOPING CHEMISTRY.
FORMS ARE DUE BACK MAY, 24 OR ASAP. |
| WATER POLO MEETING
For Students and Parents: May 29th 730pm-830pm San Marin Library.
We will discuss the Fall season schedule, important dates, information on the program for new members, summer plans, etc. Please plan to attend and forward this to any incoming students and existing students you think may be interested.
Carl and Bruce . |
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TRACK AND FIELD - Varsity Coach - Art Marthiusen
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 ROBOTICS CLUB NEWS
Community Events -
One of San Marin Robotics Club's mission is to cultivate interest and to help develop strong science and technology as well as business related knowledge and skills for our youth in Novato. We plan to accomplish this by outreaching to the community.
Along with that, the Club had the priviledge to visit Hil Middle School on May 13 and made presentations to both the 6th grade and the 7th grade assemblies. The Robotics students stayed during lunch hour to answer questions for curious minds.
On May 20th, the Robotics club visited Sinaloa Middle school and made a wonderful presentation to  interested students. (BTW, Sinaloa's professional projection equipment was quite impressive and made the video presentation almost like how they did it at the FRC Kickoff meeting at U.C. Davis)
 The students enjoyed both visits tremendously.
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:
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) |
SITE LEADERSHIP TEAM
The San Marin Leadership Team welcomes Debbie Smith as a parent elect and returning members Sylvia Barry and Joyce McCarron.
Site Leadership members are elected to a two-year term. Site leadership meetings are open to the public and are held the first Wednesday of each month during the school year.
The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for June 4, 2008. |
PTSA ANNOUNCEMENTS
The San Marin PTSA held an election during its May PTSA Meeting and is happy to announce the following PTSA Board Members for the 2008-2009 school year.
* President: Norma Dawson
* Vice President: Sue McQuinn
* Treasurer: Julie Casey
* Auditor: Katharine Rittenberg
* Secretary: Sue Halstead
* Parliamentarian: Melissa Nuyens
* Historian: Michelle Lafevre-Bernt
The PTSA is proud to announce its volunteers have provided over 2059 hours of support to San Marin! We would like to thank everyone who volunteered and would like to encourage all parents to join us next year. Whether you volunteer for one hour or every week, it is great to be involved and through that involvement find out how awesome San Marin High School is.
We would also like to thank all members who joined and for those who made additional donations. The PTSA this year was able to operate, without a fundraiser, because of your generous donations. GO MUSTANGS!
VOLUNTEER 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.
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. |
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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
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
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
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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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
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
http://stc.marinschools.org |
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San Marin Mustangs eMessages
MONTHLY NEWS, MAY/JUNE 2008 EDITION 
DR. ROBERT VIETH- As many of you know the 
MS. MEGAN PETTIS - The year is quickly coming to an end. We are hard at work creating a master schedule that will meet the needs of all of our students, while also absorbing the impact of the budget cuts and staffing reductions at the high school level. We will still be offering class size reduction for 9th grade English and math, and are confident that we will be able to continue to offer a wide range of classes that meets the needs of all of our students. We do know that the master schedule will be much tighter for 2008-09 than it was for 2007-08. What this means for students is that they may not have much flexibility in making schedule changes in the fall. 
MR. MIKE CASPER- We're in the final stretch of another successful and outstanding year at San Marin High School.
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