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Calendar
UPCOMING
- MON, Aug 10: Pre-picture day, 10 am to 3 pm, M-A Wrestling Room
- TUE, Aug 11: Arena Check-In for freshmen and seniors, 1 to 5 pm, New Gym
- WED, Aug 12: Arena Check-In for sophomores and juniors, 8 am to 12 noon, New Gym
- FRI, Aug 14: Fall team tryouts begin
- MON, Aug 17: Freshman & New Student Orientation, Parent Welcome Coffee, 8 to
10 am (article) - TUE, Aug 18: First day of school, Schedule pick up beginning at 7 am, New Gym
- WED, Aug 19 & THUR, Aug 20: Regular schedule, no block days
SAVE THE DATE
- MON, Aug 24 & TUE, Aug 25: Assembly schedule
- WED, Aug 26: M-A Parent Education, 7 pm
- FRI, Aug 28: Welcome Back dance, 7-10 pm
- MON, Sep 7: Labor Day observed, NO SCHOOL
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Guidance Counselor Reconfiguration
Guidance Counselor Alpha Breakdown:
We have hired two new guidance counselors and have reconfigured the guidance counselor alphabet breakdown. The rationale for hiring two guidance counselors now was to avoid re-configuring the alphabet again in a few years. Our two new guidance counselors, Megan Corazza and Nikki "Tram" Dang, join the M-A guidance team with excellent references and high school counseling experience.
The new alphabet breakdown is listed below with an exception for class of 2016 seniors.
For the class of 2016: If the new alphabet breakdown resulted in counselor reassignment, students will have the option of consulting with and / or requesting a college letter of recommendation from their previous counselor. This exception will only apply to the class of 2016.
| A - Cap | Megan Corazza | | Car - Fa | Karina Escobar-Weaver | | Fe-Go | Silvia Torres Garza | | Gr - K | Laura Duran | | L - Mi | Tram "Nikki" Dang | | Mo - Ra | Lara Sandora | | Re - S | Francine Andrade | | T - Z | Jason Kubo |
~ Simone Rick-Kennel, M-A Principal __________________
Separación por alfabeto del Departamento de Consejería:
Hemos contratado a dos nuevas consejeras y hemos reconfigurado el desglose de alfabeto de los consejeros. El racional para la contratación de dos consejeras ahora es para evitar volver a configurar el alfabeto nuevamente en unos pocos años. Nuestras dos nuevas consejeras, Megan Corazza y Nikki "Tram" Dang, se unirán al equipo de consejería de M-A con excelentes referencias y experiencia secundaria.
La nueva configuración alfabeto está indicada a continuación con una excepción para la clase de seniors de 2016.
Para la clase de 2016: Si la nueva configuración de alfabeto resultó en reasignación de su consejero, los estudiantes tendrán la opción de consultar con y / o solicitar una carta de recomendación para la Universidad de su consejero anterior. Esta excepción sólo se aplicará a la clase de 2016.
| A - Cap | Megan Corazza | | Car - Fa | Karina Escobar-Weaver | | Fe-Go | Silvia Torres Garza | | Gr - K | Laura Duran | | L - Mi | Tram "Nikki" Dang | | Mo - Ra | Lara Sandora | | Re - S | Francine Andrade | | T - Z | Jason Kubo |
~ Simone Rick-Kennel, M-A Principal
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Arena Check-In
Arena Check-In is scheduled for - Freshman and seniors: Tuesday, August 11 from 1 to 5 pm
- Sophomores and juniors: Wednesday, August 12 from 8 am to 12 noon.
Please look for a mailing from M-A soon. Arena Check-In provides an opportunity for students to take photos and pick up their ID card, sign up for a locker, buy a parking permit, pay outstanding fines, return books, purchase clothes for PE, and buy BearWear from the boosters. Sophomores and juniors can also register for the PSAT, and families can submit athletic clearance paperwork or immunization records as well. Parents can sign up for volunteer opportunities, join the PTA, as well as buy some BearWear for themselves. Consider it one-stop shopping and a good place to get excited and ready for the new school year. Keep in mind student schedules cannot be picked up until the first day of school, starting at 7 am in the New Gym. Parents, we are looking for volunteers to help with both Arena Check-In as well as with the schedule pick up on the first day of school. Please consider signing up at the following link, Volunteer Sign Up. |
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Volunteer for Arena Check-In
VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED FOR ARENA CHECK-IN - There are less than 48 hours left to staff all of the tables at Arena Check-In, and many more volunteers are needed. Please help keep the lines moving by volunteering a little of your time while catching up with old friends and making new ones. M-A staff members will be on hand to give you a one-minute training. It's that simple! M-A staff can't do it without you! Please sign up on our spreadsheet here. As of this writing, the late Tuesday afternoon shift (freshmen and seniors) is particularly short-staffed. Thank you so much for pitching in! Contact Mary Murphy at adminsupport@mabearspta.org with questions. |
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Got Unused Computers? Give Them to M-A Students
WANTED - Unused computers or parts, working or not, for PTA computer donation program. We especially need laptops. We will securely erase all information, refurbish the machine, reload the computer with school software, and send it home with a hard-working student. Our goal is for every M-A family to have a working computer at home. To donate, please contact Sue Kayton, kayton@alum.mit.edu, (650) 853-1711. Our complete wish list includes many more items, and you can view it online at www.suekayton.com/MAHigh/Computerdonations.htm. |
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Join the PTA
The M-A PTA is excited to welcome everyone back for another great school year at M-A. Please take a moment to join the PTA. Your membership enables us to provide many great programs at M-A. We look forward to seeing everyone at Arena Check In on Tuesday and Wednesday. |
First Day of School/Schedule Pick up
Students will receive their class schedules on the first day of school, Tuesday, 8/18. Students need to pick up their class schedule starting at 7 am in the New Gym.
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Class Schedule Changes
A level change will only be allowed if space permits during the following time periods: o During the first two weeks of the school year: 8/18/15 - 9/1/15; or
o at the quarter: 10/13/15 - 10/23/15; or
o at the semester: 12/14/15 - 1/8/16.
If a student wants to drop a class and not have it show on his/her transcript, it must be done by September 29, 2015. The last day to withdraw (Withdrawal Pass - WP or Withdrawal Fail - WF) from the first semester class is November 3, 2015. However, this will show up on the transcript. ~ Silvia Torres, Head Guidance Counselor
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Welcome All Freshman and New M-A Families!
The Foundation for the Future invites you to attend our annual
Freshman and New Parent Coffee
Monday, August 17
8 to 10 am
Outside the Guidance Office
If you have a freshman, drop your student off for Freshman Orientation and then join fellow M-A parents for coffee. Principal Simone Kennel will discuss what to expect during the first weeks of school, and students will share about their M-A experience and give campus tours.
SPONSORED BY M-A'S FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE
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Attention M-A Freshman PARENTS:A fun-filled fiesta you don't want to miss!Come join the party while your freshman is off at the M-A Welcome Back Dance and meet and mingle with the parents of the Class of 2019. Sip sangrias poolside, dine on fine Mexican fare andcelebrate the start of a new school year at M-A!Friday, August 28th
7:30pm - 11pm1260 Bay Laurel Drive, Menlo ParkPurchase tickets at www.maauction.orgHosted by the Baker, Dineen, Hoffman, Moss, Mullarkey, Weil and Zell Families Proceeds to benefit M-A's Foundation for the Future __________________All other grade-level parent parties are also on sale atwww.maauction.org |
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M-A Parent Education Series
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Overloaded, Underprepared, and Far from Ready
for Adulthood
An evening with Julie Lythcott-Haims, Denise Pope, and Maureen Brown
Wednesday, August 26, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
M-A Performing Arts Center (PAC)
Register today! Only a limited number of tickets remain for this event.
Join Denise Pope and Maureen Brown, co-authors of Overloaded and Underprepared: Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthy, Successful Kids, and Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success, in discussion of their new books.
Julie Lythcott-Haims, JD, served as dean of freshmen and undergraduate advising for more than a decade at Stanford University, where she received the Dinkelspiel Award for her contributions to the undergraduate experience. Denise Pope, PhD, is a senior lecturer at Stanford University and co-founder of Challenge Success, Stanford Graduate School of Education. Maureen Brown, MBA, is Executive Director for Challenge Success, where she oversees daily operations as well as marketing and strategic planning.
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 open to parents, students, faculty/staff, and community members.
Simultaneous Spanish translation will be available.
For more information, contact Charlene Margot, M.A., Founding Director, The Parent Education Series, at cmargot@csmconsulting.net or 650.868.0590.
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2015-16 Event Schedule
Wednesday, August 26
"Overloaded, Underprepared, and Far from Ready for Adulthood" - An evening with Julie Lythcott-Haims, Denise Pope and Maureen Brown (Challenge Success)
7:00 - 8:30 pm
M-A Performing Arts Center (PAC)
Thursday, October 8
"Safety First: A Reality-Based Approach to Teens and Drugs" with Marsha Rosenbaum, PhD
7:00 - 8:30 pm
M-A Performing Arts Center (PAC)
Thursday, November 19
"Colleges that Change Lives" with Maria Furtado, Executive Director, CTCL
7:00 - 8:30 pm
M-A Performing Arts Center (PAC)
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The Parent Education Series on Facebook
Now you can like us on Facebook! The Parent Education Series Facebook page will keep you posted about upcoming parent education events, articles on parenting, schools and education, community parent events and more: https://www.facebook.com/ParentEdSeries
Questions? Contact Charlene Margot, M.A., Founding Director, The Parent Education Series, at cmargot@csmconsulting.net or 650.868.0590.
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Reflections Arts Competition
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Let Your Imagination Fly
The theme for this year's Reflections Arts Competition has been announced: "LET YOUR IMAGINATION FLY." Reflections is a national PTA program that has been in existence for 40 years. The competition covers six art disciplines, Photography, Visual Arts, Music Composition, Film Production, Dance Choreography and Literature. All entrants must create a work of art based on the theme "Let Your Imagination Fly." The artwork is judged by working artists in our community and the winning entries then move on to compete at the district, state and even national levels. All entry forms and rules are available on the M-A's PTA website or from any of the Arts Department faculty. Due date for entries is November 4th. So go and create a work of art showing how you "Let Your Imagination Fly." |
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Stanford Adolescent Sleep Study
Stanford University is currently conducting a study to help teens (14-18) go to bed earlier and wake up earlier. The treatment involves use of a light device that is placed by the teen's bedside and flashes periodically throughout the night. Teens also meet for four sessions with a licensed psychologist at Stanford to learn about sleep and strategies to improve sleep. The paid study requires completing a sleep diary daily for five weeks. To participate, please contact the Zeitzer Laboratory at teensleep@stanford.edu or (650) 725-7767. |
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From the BearNotes Editors
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News about BearNotes & TriVocis
We are making some changes this year to BearNotes and TriVocis. - BearNotes is now mobile-friendly! BearNotes will now be a mobile-friendly weekly newsletter. Short articles will be published in full in the email newsletter. Longer articles will begin in the email newsletter, but then will continue on the M-A PTA website through a "Read more" link to the full article.
- BearNotes and TriVocis will be combined. There will now be a single source for all important M-A news. The articles typically published in TriVocis, like the Principal's Message and more in-depth articles about what's happening at M-A, will now be included in BearNotes. We also plan to include more student contributions to honor the spirit of TriVocis, which was originally conceived as the voice for the PTA, school staff, and students.
We hope you like this new, more streamlined M-A school newsletter! |
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How to Submit Articles
Please keep articles short and focused. Longer TriVocis-style articles are welcome, but keep the most important info in the first paragraph. (Longer articles might show only the first paragraph in the BearNotes email and then continue on the M-A PTA website.)
- Email proofread submissions to bearnotes@mabearspta.org by Thursday midnight.
- Please do not send attachments. Send article content in the body of the email.
- Include the event, date, time, location, and contact info, including URL.
- If the submission includes critical info for parents, please consider including a Spanish translation of your article. Please email BearNotes if you need help with this.
- All submissions are subject to editing by the PTA.
For the PTA policies on BearNotes publication, please visit the M-A PTA website. M-A PTA does not endorse third-party events or submissions, nor take responsibility regarding the content of any third-party websites.
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"Summer should get a speeding ticket."
~ Author unknown
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