• January 30 is THE LAST DAY TO buy a yearbook at $85.
• January 30 is THE LAST DAY TO submit a senior ad (tell your parents!)
• January 30 is THE LAST DAY TO get your baby picture submitted.

• How students cope with the academic pressure they face
• How to reduce academic stress without sacrificing achievement or engagement
• Strategies to increase resilience, creativity, and well-being for your child

Tickets are going fast, so sign up today at Eventbrite. SUHSD parents, students, faculty/staff, and community members are welcome! Spanish interpretation will be available.

M-A Parent Education Series events are free, sponsored by the M-A PTA, the Sequoia Healthcare District, and the Sequoia Union High School District. This event is also made possible by a grant from the La Entrada PTA. 

Putting the Personal into the College Personal Statement

Beth Harrison, PhD, Peninsula Young Writers

Wednesday, February 11

7 - 8:30 p.m. in the Woodside High MUR

How can you help your teen put the "personal" into their college personal essays? What do they need to know before they begin composing authentic personal statements for college applications? Come learn the answer to these questions and more! 

Please come to an information-packed presentation by Beth Harrison, PhD, an independent college advisor and writing instructor with 25 years of experience in higher education. This interactive presentation will jump-start the college essay writing process and offer valuable tips to help your teen navigate a successful college search by reflecting on experiences and goals. 

Signup at Eventbrite. High school students are welcome to attend this session with their parents. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be provided.

Woodside Parent Education Series events are free, sponsored by the WHS PTSA, the Sequoia Healthcare District, and the Sequoia Union High School District.
 

For more information on the Parent Education Series, please contact Charlene Margot, Founder/Program Director, at cmargot@csmconsulting.net or 650-868-0590.

Girls Varsity Basketball - On Wednesday, the girls narrowly lost at Capuchino 54-53. The Bears jumped out to an 11-4 lead midway through the first quarter with Greer Hoyem scoring 8 of her team high 17 points. However, the Mustangs roared back to take an 18 point lead at the end of the third quarter. With 35 seconds remaining, the Bears closed the gap to 1 point on 2 free throws from Maddy Kim, but the Mustangs protected the ball and held on for the win.

On Friday night, the girls defeated Sequoia 67-41. M-A opened a 24 to 6 first quarter lead and never looked back. Hoyem again started fast with 12 of her team high 20 points in the first quarter. Sarah Howell hit 3 three-pointers in the first half. The Lady Cherokees mounted a third quarter comeback but Ilana Baer had 9 fourth quarter points to keep the game out of reach. The Bears debuted in the San Jose Mercury News poll ranked 13th. This week the Bears travel to Aragon on Wednesday, January 21 for a 5:30 p.m. game and to Woodside on Friday, January 23 for a 6:15 p.m. game. 

Girls Varsity Soccer - M-A overpowered Half Moon Bay 6-0 on Tuesday at home. Sarah McLeod got the Bears on the board first with an unassisted goal in the 15th minute. Carolyn Hunt-Gonzalez initially fed the ball to McLeod, who then took a shot from the right flank. The initial shot popped back out to McLeod off a deflection from a defender, and she calmly finished for her first of 2 goals on the afternoon. Josephine Cotto added a second unassisted goal for the Bears. Cotto also finished her own shot after her initial attempt, which was fed by Margaret Child, bounced off the post and back to Cotto's feet. The Bears outshot the Cougars 12-0 for a 2-0 half time lead. McLeod picked off a ball from the defense in the opening minute of the second half and took it straight to the net where she finished for her second and M-A's third goal of the game. Next, Annie Harrier fed teammate Amanda Wiseman a beautiful ball over the middle that Wiseman placed in the back of the net. Molly Briggs scored a goal less than a minute after entering the game when Harrier sent a great cross from the right for Briggs to tap in just inside the back left post. In the 60th minute, Harrier and Wiseman teamed up again when Harrier intercepted a miss-clear from the Cougars keeper and sent it across the goal to a waiting Wiseman who scored her second goal of the game.

The team started slowly against Aragon on Thursday afternoon, but finished strong to win 4-1 at the Dons' home field. Kelsey Reed and Julia Moreton teamed up for the first goal when Reed collected a ball at midfield and directed Moreton to take an inside run on her defender. Moreton seamlessly picked up the ball on the run from the left wing and took it straight down the middle where she beat the keeper 1v1 with her well-placed shot. Cotto made a significant contribution - firing off 3 shots and scoring in the 34th minute when McLeod pushed a ball through to Cotto in the middle that she blasted into the net. In the last minute of the first half, a miscue by the M-A defense allowed the Dons into the match. A ball sent forward by the Dons was shielded by an M-A defender, blocking the keeper's view. The Dons' capitalized when a forward intercepted the ball and easily finished to make the score 2-1 at the half. In the second half, Harrier continued her selfless ways and notched her 7th and 8th assists on the year by setting up her teammates for 2 more goals. Later, Harrier collected the ball off a bad trap from an Aragon defender. She sent the ball across the middle to the waiting left foot of Miranda Simes who scored the Bears' third goal of the match. Less than five minutes later, Harrier fed the ball to McLeod, who deftly dribbled up the middle and beat the keeper for the Bears' fourth and final goal of the match.

With the win, the Bears move to 3-1 in league play and 6-2-1 overall. The Bears next play at home against Carlmont on Tuesday, January 20 at 4 p.m. The Bears then travel to Hillsdale on Thursday, January 22.