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Calendar
- TUE, May 10: Minimum day
- TUE, May 10: Parent Ed: Difficult Conversations, 10 am, Sequoia District Office
- WED, May 11: Senior Farewell Tryouts, 3:30 pm, PAC
- THU, May 12: Senior Farewell Tryouts, 3:30 pm, PAC
- THU, May 12: Choir and Guitar Concert, 7 pm, PAC
NEXT WEEK
- TUE-FRI, May 24-27: Senior week tickets on sale
- WED, May 25: Senior Farewell Rehearsal, 3:30 pm, PAC
- THU, May 26: Senior Farewell, 6 pm, PAC
- MON, May 30: MEMORIAL DAY, NO SCHOOL
- TUE, May 31: Senior Picnic, 8 am, meet by gym
- TUE, May 31: Senior Awards Night, 7 pm
- WED, Jun1: Senior Breakfast, 9 am, New Gym
- WED, Jun1: Graduation Rehearsal, 10:30 am, football field
- THU, Jun 2: Graduation, 4 pm (arrive by 3 pm in Old Gym)
- THU, Jun 2: Grad Night, 7:30 pm, gym patio
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2015-2016 Principal's Student Service Awards
Call for nominations!
The Menlo-Atherton High School Principal's Student Service Awards will be presented at the Tuesday, May 24 PTA General Meeting. The M-A Principal's Award is given to up to twelve students in 9th through 11th grade for their exceptional commitment to volunteer service in the M-A or greater M-A community.
ELIGIBILITY
Nominees must have performed volunteer activities for nonprofit or charitable organizations, or other organizations aimed at improving or promoting the general welfare of the M-A or greater M-A community during the 2015-2016 school year. Students must be in grades 9-11.
NOMINATION CRITERIA
- Social Value to the community
- Exceptional leadership in service to their community and institution
- Personal determination
- Creativity and initiative
- Scope of the responsibility and time given
- Dependability and enthusiasm
NOMINATION PROCEDURES
Can be a self-nomination, a teacher nomination, or an angel nomination. Applicant should submit a typed narrative, no longer than one page, that addresses the nomination criteria.
Include name, grade, and social studies teacher on the heading, specific details of volunteer focus, time committed, and cite accomplishments. Narrative should include how the nominee's service project impacted their community and their own life. A reference contact and name and phone number from the community organization should be included. The judging panel is composed of the Principal and Vice-Principal of M-A.
Please email your recommendations to Alicia Gonzalez, agonzalez@seq.org, or drop them off at the Principal's Office by Friday, May 16.
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From Staff & Administration
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Required Summer Reading Information
Our English Department is committed to a rigorous course of study. Our goal is to foster critical thinking and a lifelong love of literature and learning and, to that end, we ask students to continue reading during the summer. Please note courses and summer reading books listed.
~ Lisa Otsuka
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Graduation Information for Parents of Seniors
Please see the Student Activities website for crucial information pertaining to the 2016 graduation ceremony. You can find information related to your son's or daughter's graduation ceremony, grad night information, Senior picnic, Senior awards night and Senior farewell by clicking on this link http://www.mabears.org/?id=23. Information pertaining to graduation flowers and frames for your graduate(s) is also available. If you need further information, please feel free to email Mr. Amoroso at mamoroso@seq.org. |
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Senior Grad Night Tickets on Sale Now
On Thursday, June 2, after graduation, we are throwing a special party for our newest graduates! Seniors will arrive at the New Gym at 7:30 pm. After checking everyone in, we will load everyone onto buses and take them to a secret location for a night of celebration. This will be the last time the entire class will be together and we hope everyone can join in! Tickets are $100, and scholarships are available, see Mike Amoroso, B-21. We will be selling Grad Night tickets now through Friday, May 20.
To purchase your ticket, turn in completed and signed forms with your payment. Seniors were given Grad Night forms in their "Senior Packet" at the Senior Meeting. The forms are also available online at http://www.mabearspta.org/events/grad-night/#form.
There are four forms in the packet:
- Information Sheet
- Eligibility Guidelines
- Registration form (MUST be returned)
- Permission form (MUST be signed by parent and student and returned)
Students must turn in completed forms with $100 to Mike Amoroso, in B-21 or Special Grad Form Box in the Office or we will be on the Green at lunch every Friday in May.
You can also pay online through PayPal, Click link http://www.mabearspta.org/events/grad-night/#form and mail the completed forms to the address printed on the form. Your ticket will not be purchased until we have all the required pieces. Using PayPal still gets you a free slice of pizza so come see us on the Green.
SENIOR PARENTS we need help with our check-in process at Ayers Gym on June 2 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. PLEASE sign up!
JUNIOR, SOPHOMORE, FRESHMAN PARENTS WE NEED YOU to join our fun team of chaperones for the evening, June 2, from 8 pm to 3 am. Get a fun preview of what grad night will basically looks like for your graduating senior. Yummy snacks included! You can also sign up for earlier in the evening too.
Grad Night Volunteer Sign Up Link:
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WOMBAT Club Speaker Announcement
Students, join the WOMBAT Club (Women Of Medicine Business And Technology) at lunch on Thursday, May 12 in room F-13 to hear Ms. Cathy Pearl speak! Ms. Pearl is a cognitive scientist who has worked at NASA and Nuance Communications, as well as a medical start-up. Questions? Contact Cricket Gorey at wombat@menloathertonleadership.com. |
From the Guidance Office |
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Deadline to Request Class Changes for Next Year
The last day to change classes for the 2016-17 School Year is Friday, May 20, 2016. Yellow change forms may be turned into the Guidance Office in C-16. If a student has questions, he or she can email his or her counselor, or stop by the Green on Mondays and Wednesdays at lunch. This deadline does NOT apply to level changes, to classes taken over the summer, or to students wanting to DROP classes in the fall. This deadline does apply to students wanting to ADD classes or CHANGE electives.
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AP Disclosure Forms Due
All students enrolling in any Advanced Placement (A.P.) course for the 2016-17 school year must have a completed A.P. disclosure form on file no later than May 20, 2016, or the AP class/es will be dropped from the student's schedule and the counselor will select alternative class/es. The link to the A.P. Disclosure form is http://tinyurl.com/APdisclosure.
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Guidance, College and Career Center Under Construction
Just a reminder, you must always check in the front office before proceeding to see the Guidance Counselors. The front office will provide you with a pass to C-16 to see the Guidance Office Support staff members who will contact your Guidance Counselor for you. Please do not go directly to the Guidance Counselors' offices. Thank you.
The Guidance Office and the College and Career Center will be renovated and under construction this spring and summer. While under construction, both locations will not be accessible for the remainder of the 2015-16 academic year. However, staff (Guidance Counselors, College Advisor, guidance support staff and Work Experience Coordinator) will be temporarily relocated throughout the campus.
Temporary relocations:
- Guidance support staff will relocate to room C-16. Please contact the Guidance support staff in room C-16 for guidance services.
- Guidance Counselors will be relocated throughout the campus. Due to this situation, we strongly recommend scheduling an appointment if you need to meet with a Guidance Counselor. It's best to reach your student's Guidance Counselor via e-mail
- College and Career Center will be relocated to the Library Conference Room.
- Work Experience Coordinator, Mr. Ken Gradiska, will be relocated to L-1.
Note: Counselors will be available for student drop-ins on Mondays and Wednesdays in front of the library at lunch through May 18, 2016.
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From the PTA |
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Volunteer to Help with AP Testing
We still need volunteers! The 2016 AP test schedule is set and volunteers are needed to help with proctoring. If you can spare a couple of hours, please sign up to proctor one of the many AP tests that will be administered on Thursday, May 12. Over 620 students need our assistance in order to take these tests. One reminder: You may not proctor a test that your own child is taking but everything else is open. Please add your name and email to the online doc. Contact Mary Murphy (mary@nortechventures.com) if you have any questions. Thank you!
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Senior Fashion Show 2016 Video
We hope you had a chance to enjoy the 2016 Fashion Show! Our M-A students along with Mr. Giambruno have completed the video for this years show. Many thanks to his class.
If you saw the fabulous show and want a permanent keepsake, you may purchase and then download the video of the show. This 14GB video contains all the splendor of the show. Plus, with your $25 purchase, you'll get exclusive access to the Fashion Show photo album, with hundreds of photos of our 2016 seniors. Thank you John Blanchard for the wonderful pictures!
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Teacher and Staff Appreciation Events Need You
The teachers and staff at MA need your assistance for 2016-2017! This is your chance to meet, greet and thank the hardworking, professional staff and teachers at M-A! (Each event is a PTA sponsored and funded event.) Please consider chairing and/or co-chairing one or more of the STAFF APPRECIATION EVENTS below: - Back to School Breakfast (August 15) - AVAILABLE
- Snacks/Coffee Cart (October) - AVAILABLE
- Holiday Breakfast (December) - Filled (Executive Board)
- Breakfast (January) - The Monday after break (prof dev day) - AVAILABLE
- Valentine Breakfast (February) - Filled (Liesl Noble & Wendy Malecek)
- Night Custodian Dinner (Mid-April) - Filled (Joel Rutsky & Kristi Waldron)
- Open House (Late March) - Partially filled (Shari Conrad, Needs a Co-Chair)
- Ice Cream Social (First Friday in May) - AVAILABLE
- May Luncheon (Early Release Day) - AVAILABLE
The staff and teachers always look forward to these events and are very appreciative. Without volunteers like you the PTA cannot host these events. Thanks to those of you who have volunteered to host one or more of the above events! To chair and co-chair one of the events above, please contact Dori Britts (dori@dbritts.com). |
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Get Ready for the Reflections Art Competition
This Spring our M-A Bears put in a strong showing at the California State PTA Convention for their entries in the REFLECTIONS Arts Competition. Amrita Bhasin walked away with 2 Awards of Merit for her entries in both Film Production and Literature. Congratulations Amrita!
Next year's REFLECTIONS theme has been announced. So for those creative students who want to get started on next Fall's entry, the theme is: "What's Your Story?"
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SUHSD PARENT EDUCATION
At-Risk Teens Mini-Series
Join us for a SUHSD Parent Education Mini-Series on "at-risk" teens. These workshops will focus on substance use/addiction, suicide prevention, and parent-teen communication. Free admission.
All events take place at
Sequoia Union High School District Office
Birch Room 480
James Avenue, Redwood City
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Mastering Difficult Conversations with Your Teen
with Eran Magen, PhD, Stanford University
Tuesday, May 10, 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Trying to offer support when your adolescent seems upset or stressed can feel like tiptoeing through a minefield. In this interactive 90-minute workshop, you will learn how to offer emotional support comfortably and effectively when your teen is experiencing strong emotions such as stress, frustration, anxiety, or anger.
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For more information, contact Charlene Margot, M.A., Director, The Parent Education Series, cmargot@csmconsulting.net or 650-868-0590.
Parent Education Series events are free and open to SUHSD parents, faculty/staff and community members. The Parent Education Mini-Series is sponsored by the Sequoia Healthcare District and the Sequoia Union High School District.
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Track & Field
On Friday M-A hosted the PAL Championship Trials. All of the running events were trials, meaning the top performing athletes qualified to PAL Finals, this Saturday, May 14, at M-A. There were 3 field event finals for each gender. Below is a list of those who qualified to finals or placed in their field events.
Girls:- 100- Maggie Hall, Kathryn Mohr, Autriyana Hardy
- 200- Maggie Hall, Logan Maines (her time of 27.57 moves Logan to 18th on the all time list), Autriyana Hardy
- 800- Annalisa Crowe, Madeleine Baier, Olivia Shane
- 1600- Annalisa Crowe, Cat Depuy, Madeleine Baier, Olivia Shane
- 100H- Tatum Maines, Megan St John, Charlotte Schroeder
- 300H- Tatum Maines, Megan St John, Charlotte Schroeder
- High Jump- Kalina Zanelli finished 3rd and qualified to CCS
Boys:- 200- Jordan Mims, Terrance Matthews-Murphy
- 400- Jordan Mims
- 800- Luke Scandlyn
- 1600- Luke Scandlyn (14th all time with 4:35.21), Scott MacDonald (17th all time with 4:42.58)
- 110H- Evan Reed
- 300H- Evan Reed, Andrew Scoffone
- Pole Vault- Gunnar Jongebloed finished 2nd and qualified to CCS
- Shot Put- Bryce Rodgers finished 3rd and qualified to CCS
- Long Jump- Marquise Reid won the event with a jump of 21'10.5" (which places him 19th in school history) and Jack Gray finished 4th. Both will move onto CCS in the event
The F/S teams battled wind and rain yesterday at the F/S Championships at San Mateo High and had some stand out performances. The girls finished 9th overall and the boys 2nd, only 2 points away from a victory. Here are some of the best performances from the meet:- Karl Zahlhaas-Liebner won the 1600
- Sarah Kahle finished 3rd in the 300H and 5th in the 100H
- Monica Hill finished in the top 10 in both the 100, 200
- Sarah Osterberg also had 2 top 10 finishes in the 800 and 1600
- Luca Johnson and Cameron Plume ran significant personal bests in the 3200 to place 2nd and 5th overall, respectively.
- Noah Ngalu had top 5 finishes in both the Shot Put and Disc
- Dmitri Sakalia joined Noah with top 10 finishes in the same 2 events
- The boys 4x100 team of Andrew Scott, Gary Carter, Julian Verbo and Kabir Lubana placed 3rd overall with their best time of the season.
- Nick Hafer had a busy and successful day as won the 800 and finished 2nd in the 400 and ran the anchor leg on the 2nd place 4x400 team with (Lubana, Verbo, and Zahlhaas-Liebner).
- Kabir Lubana had a standout out meet finishing 2nd in his two individual events of the 110H and 300H. He also ran great legs on both the 4x100 and 4x400 teams.
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Swimming & Diving
PAL competition wrapped up with three M-A swim teams winning PAL titles: JV women, JV men, and the Varsity women. Those three teams were undefeated in the PAL regular season. Varsity men came in second to Carlmont High, the only team they had lost to in regular season competition. The competition was stiff with many swimmers making CCS times and improving their times for the season. A new PAL record and school record was posted by Izzi Henig in the 200 free. Henig also set a league and school record of 49.38 in the 100 Free when she led off the relay. CCS championships are this week, with several swimmers and divers competing in individual events and relays:
- Varsity women: Haley Arrington, Sofia Bergmann, Kate Denend, Nicole Dundas, Faith Dunn, Clare Haldeman, Izzi Henig, Mary Lane, Sophie Murff, and Maddie Worden.
- Varsity men: Vincent Busque, Nik Caryotakis, Max Ferenczy, Alex Hakanson, and Jak Tedesco.
- M-A Divers Mia Paulsen and Anna Leake will represent M-A in the diving component of the CCS Championships.
CCS Preliminaries are Friday, with the finals on Saturday. Go Bears! Thanks to everyone for an outstanding season so far!
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Boys Varsity Lacrosse
Last week the Bears split their final regular season games. In the first matchup, M-A decimating Woodside (24-0 and goals are scored one point at time). What made the final score more remarkable is that seven JV players were called up to play in this Varsity game, and all played a meaningful amount of time. These players included Evan Siegel, Jack Tully, Zorro Narsinghia, Jonno Schaff, Chris DiSibio, Cam Baker and Thomas Murff. Goalies Cooper Waymire and Baker combined for the shutout with four total saves. The official scorer had a hard time tracking all the fast and furious scoring. Goal scorers were Tommy Bohac (1), Charlie Cummings (4), DiSibio (3), Devon Dundas (1), Jack Hansen (2), Robert Lane (1), Joey Lohmann (1), Murff (1), Cole Quinn (1), Schaff (1), Trystan Uphoff (2), Marcello Vial (2), Jack Wolf (3) and Nick Worden (1). Of these 24 goals, 20 were assisted, so the Bears showed great teamwork. Uphoff led M-A with six assists. Woodside only achieved four shots on goal as the defense was outstanding. John Mills and Tully were particularly noteworthy, each forcing four turnovers. Against Sacred Heart Prep, M-A fell behind early and could not muster a comeback, losing 2-16. M-A's goal scorers were Hansen and Wolf. This week the Bears start playoffs by hosting Carlmont at Coach Parks Field (Monday, 7pm). If M-A beats Carlmont, the next playoff game would likely be at Menlo on Wednesday. Come cheer on M-A during its post-season playoff run.
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Girls Varsity Lacrosse
What a week! Over three days, the Bears had three league victories including one of the biggest wins in program history. On Monday the team defeated Burlingame High School, 16-5 at Burlingame. The Bears jumped out to a 10-0 advantage 19 minutes into the first half and never looked back. Grace Tully lead the Bears with four first half goals. Emma Easton added three. Hannah Shaw, Izzy Regonini and Annie Payne all scored twice. Sally Carlson pulled down five self draws and scored. Izzy Carhart and Bea Geaghan-Breiner dominated midfield ground balls. Goalie Samantha Gamez had five saves. Also scoring for the Bears were Emma Roellig and Katelyn Wiseman. The next day M-A put on another dominating performance with a 20-5 home victory over Sequoia High School. The Bears were lead again by Tully with 5 goals. Easton and Regonini each scored 4. Strong defense from Kelly Woods and Meghan Child. Also scoring for the Bears were Carlson (2), Payne (2), Roellig (2), and Wiseman.
On Wednesday, the Bears hosted Menlo School. In the first half Payne scored twice and Tully and Easton each scored once, but M-A was down 5-4 at the half. The Bears started fast in the second half. Payne got off a pass, just before being leveled, and Tully scored on a quick stick. Tully assisted Carlson who found the upper left of the net. Payne gave a perfect pass to Carlson who shocked the Knights with a right-handed goal. Tully scored 90 seconds later on a free position. After a 3 minute M-A defensive stand, the Bears Goalie, Gamez, got the fourth of her six saves. In transition, Carlson snagged a ground ball, went hard to net and scored. With the 5-0 run in the first 10 minutes, the Bears were up by 4 and starting to believe. Carhardt swooped out of nowhere to pluck the ball out of mid-air, transitioned to Payne who fed Tully and the Bears were back up by 3. Payne, who had two assists and four draw controls, crease rolled and scored her fourth goal to put the Bears up by two, sealing the 11-9 victory. With the win the Bears happily ended the 20+ game losing streak to the Knights. The Bears had strong defense and work in transition from Woods, Dorothy Aldridge and Geaghan-Breiner. This week the Bears host Castilleja at 4 pm on Tuesday where they will honor their seniors starting at 3:40 pm. On Friday, the team hosts a WBAL Playoff game at 5 pm.
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Boys Varsity Baseball
On Wednesday, April 27 the team hosted Hillsdale, and came away with a 5-0 victory. Senior Nick Olson threw an absolute gem for the Bears going the distance for a complete game 2 hit shut out, and the win. On offense senior Matt Johnston led the way with two hits, and two runs scored. Nick Prainito, Miles Conrad, and James Sullivan all added doubles. Prainito also scored a run as did Bret Rodrigues and Kris Liang. On Thursday the Bears traveled to Hillsdale and got out to a 5-0 lead, but couldn't hold on, eventually taking an 8-5 loss. Ryan Klapper got the start and pitched well, striking out three Hillsdale hitters. Prainito had a big day at the plate with three hits. Klapper had a nice day at the plate as well with two hits.On Wednesday of this week the Bears were back home for Senior Day against Capuchino. Olson was back on the mound going a strong five innings. Unfortunately the offense could only muster four hits (singles by Prainto, Rodrigues, Johnston and Liang), and lost a tough game 6-2. Friday had the team back on the road at Capuchino for the final league game of the year. Klapper took the mound and threw well. Freshman Daniel Burke came in and pitched a very nice sixth inning in relief. Johnston had two hits and scored a run, as did Prainito. Juniors Liang and Jimmy Wright also each added a hit. Wright flashed a web gem in the bottom of the sixth running down a long fly in left and making a great catch. It wasn't quite enough as M-A dropped the game 7-2. THE BEARS HOST A PAL TOURNAMENT GAME ON TUESDAY, MAY 10 AT 4 PM. COME SUPPORT THE TEAM!
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Boys Varsity Tennis
The MA Boys Varsity Tennis team won their first match of CCS by shutting out Westmont 7-0. Casey Morris pulled out a 11-9 in the third set tiebreak win at #1 singles against a tough opponent. The rest of the MA players won easily in straight sets, barely losing any games. Reed Fratt, Axel Brenner and Jeffrey Jorgensen won in singles, and Jack Jensen / Timmy Berthier, Noah Milman / Camillo Saueressig, and Nishant Relan / Eric Laderman won in doubles. Jake Andrew and Zach Ostrow also easily won an extra match. The next round against 6th seed Homestead was rained out so will be played this Monday at Homestead.
CCS for tennis is different from other sports in that there is only one open CCS for all teams, public and private, regardless of size. It makes the CCS team tennis tournament extra competitive and prestigious. Great work, team!
Boys JV Baseball
The final week of the JV baseball season started on Monday as the Bears hosted the Capuchino High School Mustangs and lost 9-6. M-A had 8 pitchers in 7 innings. The Bears had singles by Finn Bjerknes, Michael Pariseau, Julian Rico Santana, Anthony Waller and Jake Wang. Connor Nathan and Blake Sanie each had a double, Johnny Eisenstat had a ground rule double, and Gio Deras had a single and a double. On Wednesday the Bears traveled to San Bruno to finish the series against the Mustangs. Wang and Eisenstat each pitched. Despite many hits, the Bears were not able to score any runs. Final: Capuchino 7 M-A 0. The JV Bears finished the season on a high note with a home win (6-1) against San Mateo High School. Waller pitched all 7 innings of the game with no walks. The Bears had singles by Pete Discher, Eisenstat, Nathan and Rio Zelaya. Wang had a double, Bjerknes had two singles and Deras had a single and a double.
The JV Bear players and families thank Coach Matt for a great season and wish him the very best as he embarks on the next chapter in his life.
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Girls Varsity Softball
On Tuesday, the Bears beat Latino College Preparatory Academy 16-1 in a 4-inning run-rule victory. Pitchers Taylor Conrad and Victoria Sanie combined for the win, holding the Golden Eagles to one unearned run and allowing no hits. Conrad started for the Bears and pitched 3 innings, striking out 7. Sanie finished the game and had a strikeout. After a scoreless first inning, the Bear offense came to life, capitalizing on defensive lapses by the Golden Eagles and getting key hits, scoring 11 runs. The Bears added 2 more in the 3rd inning and 3 more in the 4th to seal the victory. The offensive star for the Bears was Sarah Scandalios, who went 3 for 3 with a double and 2 singles, and drove in 4 runs. Ava Rose had 2 hits, and Jess Burgos, Delilah Kline, Sanie, Bella Anaya, Florence Filiai, and Conrad all hit safely for the Bears. On Wednesday, the Bears traveled to Pacifica to play Terra Nova, losing 10-0 in a 5-inning game. Conrad pitched well for the Bears, striking out 2 and walking only 3 batters, but Terra Nova jumped ahead in the first inning with 4 hits and took advantage of 2 costly Bear errors to take a 5-0 lead. After the first inning, the Bear defense settled down, allowing just 2 runs after the 2nd inning. The Bears were stymied on offense, putting the ball in play against the sharp Tiger defense, but managed only 2 hits in the game, both by Delilah Kline. On Thursday, the Bears played Burlingame Mercy High School, losing 12-1 in a 5-inning game. Filliai and Sanie pitched for the Bears, but had trouble finding the plate early and the Bears fell behind 10-0 in the first inning. On offense, the Bears struggled to make contact and were mesmerized by the Mercy pitcher's devastating change-up, scoring just one run on a wild pitch, and getting just two hits by Scandalios and Anaya. The Bears play their last game of the season this week on Tuesday, May 10, at M-A against Sequoia.
Boys Varsity Volleyball
Congratulations to the first ever PAL league champs in boys volleyball, ending their regular season with a record of 12-0! The team is now headed to CCS playoffs, hosting a Round 1 match against Los Altos. Come show your Bear pride and cheer the team on Tuesday, May 10, at 7 pm in Ayers Gym!
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Come See Grab Bag Theater's Spring Musical
Saturday, May 14th at 7:00 pm
Friday, May 20th at 7:00 pm
Saturday, May 21st at 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Veteran's Memorial Senior Center, 1455 Madison Ave, Redwood City
Tickets -- $5 for students and seniors, and $10 for adults at the door
Grab Bag Theater is a completely student-led and student-run theater company of M-A and local students. Opening night for Grab Bag Theater's spring musical, Urinetown is this weekend. The show depicts a hilarious and entertaining satire of a town suffering from a water shortage and drought that has led to a government ban on private toilets, forcing people to pay for the use of public amenities. If the poor don't obey the strict laws prohibiting free urination, they'll be sent to the dreaded and mysterious "Urinetown." There is murder, there is love, there is hope, and there is a brave, young leader named Bobby who leads a rebellion. Don't miss it!
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Camp Counseling Jobs for Graduating Seniors
Mountain Camp Woodside is a traditional Day and Resident Camp in Portola Valley. We are currently looking for experienced, responsible and enthusiastic young leaders who would be interested in devoting their summer to working with children in a positive, outdoor environment. We are looking for outstanding role models who want to inspire youth and create memories that will last a lifetime. CPR and First Aid certification is mandatory. Minimum age requirement is 18 years old or a high school graduate. Skills such as experience with 5 & 6 year olds, life guarding, swim instructors, song leading, guitar, music, mountain biking, arts & crafts, fencing, archery, self-defense, photography, dance and drama are particularly desirable. Please complete the staff application on our website to get started. |
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Alpine Strikers Tryouts
Alpine Strikers FC is holding tryouts for boys and girls born between 1998-2001, for the 2016 Fall soccer season. ASFC is a local competitive soccer club that has teams competing in all levels of NorCal Premier Soccer League, and some teams playing in the National Premier League. Go to alpinestrikers.org to register or contact, 11v11 Technical Director, Keith Lambert for questions, keith.lambert@menlo.edu.
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It always seems impossible until it's done.
~ Nelson Mandela
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M-A PTA BearNotes en Español
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Calendario
PROXIMA SEMANA
- MAR-VIER, 24 a 27 de mayo: ¡¡boletos a la venta para la semana de los seniors!!
- MIER, 25 de mayo: Ensayo de la despedida de los seniors, 3:30 pm, PAC
- Despedida de los seniors, 6 pm, PAC
- LUN, 30 de mayo: MEMORIAL DAY (NO HAY ESCUELA)
- MAR, 31 de mayo: Picnic para los seniors, 8 am, reunión en el gimnasio
- MAR, 31 de mayo: Noche de premios para los seniors, 7 pm
- Desayuno para los seniors, 9 am, New Gym
- MIER, primero de junio: Ensayo para la graduación, 10:30 am, campo de fútbol
- JUE, 2 de junio: Graduación, 4 pm (llegada a las 3 pm en el gimnasio viejo)
- JUE, 2 de junio: Noche de graduación, 7:30 pm, patio del gimnasio
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Premio de la directora a estudiantes sobresalientes en su servicio a la escuela para el año escolar 2015-2016
¡Llamado a nominaciones!!
El premio de la directora al servicio estudiantil de Menlo-Atherton High School será presentado el martes 24 de mayo durante la asamblea general de la PTA. Este premio es conferido a un número no mayor de doce estudiantes de los grados 9 al 11 por su compromiso excepcional al servicio voluntario en M-A o a la comunidad relacionada con M-A.
ELEGIBILIDADLos nominados deben haber desempeñado actividades voluntarias en organizaciones de caridad o sin ánimo de lucro, u otras organizaciones cuya meta es el mejoramiento o la promoción del bienestar general de M-A o de la comunidad relacionada con M-A durante el año escolar 2015-2016. Los estudiantes tienen que estar en los grados 9 a 11.
CRITERIOS DE NOMINACION - Valor Social para la comunidad
- Liderazgo excepcional en el servicio a su comunidad y a su institución
- Determinación personal
- Creatividad e iniciativa
- Amplitud de la responsabilidad y tiempo utilizado
- Confiabilidad y entusiasmo
PROCEDIMIENTOS PARA LA NOMINACION Puede ser auto nominación, nominación hecha por un maestro/a, o una nominación tipo angel. El solicitante debe entregar una escrito de no más de una página que se refiera a los criterios de nominación.
Incluya nombre, grado, y maestro/a de estudios sociales en el encabezamiento de la página, así como detalles específicos con relación al foco del trabajo voluntario, tiempo de dedicación, y especificación de los logros obtenidos. El escrito debe incluir la forma en que el proyecto de servicio del nominado/a impactó a su comunidad y a su vida personal. Incluya la referencia de contacto, nombre y número de teléfono de la organización para la que hizo el servicio voluntario. El panel de jueces está compuesto por la directora y por el vice-director de M-A. Por favor, mande un mensaje electrónico con su recomendación (nominación) a Alicia Gonzalez, agonzalez@seq.org, o entréguelas en la oficina de la directora a más tardar el viernes 16 de mayo.
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Información acerca de lecturas de verano requeridas
Nuestro Departamento de Inglés está comprometido con un curso de estudio riguroso. Nuestra meta es fomentar un pensamiento crítico y un amor por la literatura y el conocimiento que dure toda la vida, y con este objetivo, le pedimos a los estudiantes que continuen leyendo durante el verano. Por favor, tome nota de los cursos y los libros para las lecturas de verano en la siguiente lista: Haga click aquí para descargar la lista de lecturas requeridas. ¡Gracias!
~ Lisa Otsuka
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Información de graduación para padres de seniors
Por favor, mire la página web de Actividades Estudiantiles para enterarse de información crucial con respecto a la ceremonia de graduación del 2016. Allí podrá encontrar información relacionada con la ceremonia de graduación de su hijo o hija, así como información referente a la noche de graduación o "Grad Night", picnic para los seniors, noche de premiación para los seniors, despedida de los seniors y flores y marcos para la graduación Acceda a la página web haciendo click en este enlace http://www.mabears.org/?id=23. Si necesita más información, por favor siéntase en libertad de mandarle un mensaje de email al Señor Amoroso en mamoroso@seq.org. |
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¡Ya llega la Noche de Graduación!
La noche de graduación de la Promoción del 2016 tendrá lugar la noche del jueves 2 de junio. Una vez que los seniors se registren en el Gimnasio Ayers a las 7:30 p.m., serán de inmediato llevados a un lugar secreto y regresarán a las 3 am del 3 de junio. Se necesitan voluntarios que ayuden a supervisar los eventos de esta velada desde las 8 pm hasta las 3 am, así como para que ayuden con el registro de las 7:30 a las 9 pm. Para unirse al equipo de voluntarios, por favor contacte a Marleen Zwiers en marleen.zwiers@gmail.com o a Frances Gray en francesdgray@gmail.com. Usted no necesita ser el padre o madre de un senior para ofrecer su ayuda. Esta es una noche de mucha diversión para los estudiantes que se gradúan de M-A y es ¡la última oportunidad para ver a la promoción 2016 como grupo!
Por favor tome nota de que habrá muy poco tiempo entre el final de la ceremonia de graduación y el registro para la Noche de graduación así que, por favor, planee su celebración familiar teniendo en cuenta este detalle. Los boletos saldrán a la venta en linea el 21 de marzo (http://www.mabearspta.org/events/grad-night/#form) y serán vendidos en el campus durante todo el mes de Mayo.
~ Mike Amoroso, Director de actividades estudiantiles
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Última Fecha para Solicitar Cambios de Clases para el Año Escolar 2016-17
El último día para cambiar las clases para el año escolar 2016-17 es el viernes, 20 de mayo del 2016. Los formularios de cambio de color amarillo se pueden entregar a la oficina de consejería en el salón C-16 . Si el estudiante tiene preguntas, él o ella puede por favor enviar un correo electrónico a su consejero/a o visitar el área en frente de la biblioteca,el césped verde llamado "Green", los días lunes y miércoles durante la hora de almuerzo. Esta fecha límite NO se aplica a los cambios de nivel, o a las clases que se cursan durante el verano, o a los estudiantes que quieren DEJAR DE TOMAR o DAR DE BAJA una clase o clases durante el semestre de otoño. Esta fecha límite si se aplica a los estudiantes que quieren AÑADIR clases or CAMBIAR clases electivas.
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Divulgación A.P.
Todos los estudiantes que se van a inscribir en una clase de posición académica avanzada (A.P.) para el año académico 2016-17 deben tener el formulario Divulgación AP completado y archivado a más tardar el 20 de mayo del 2016. Si los estudiantes no cumplen con esta fecha límite, la(s) clase(s) A.P. será(n) removidas(s) del horario del estudiante y el consejero/a del estudiante va a escoger clase(s) alternativa(s). Puede obtener acceso al formulario visitando http://tinyurl.com/APdisclosure. |
La Oficina de Consejería y el Centro de Carreras y Universidades estará bajo construcción
Este es un recordatorio que siempre debe registrarse en la oficina administrativa en frente de la escuela antes de ir a ver los consejeros. La oficina administrativa le dará un pase al salón C-16 para visitar al personal de apoyo de la oficina de consejería, quienes se pondrán en contacto con su consejero/a de parte suya. Por favor no vaya directamente a la oficina de los consejeros. Gracias.
La oficina de consejería y el centro de carreras y universidades serán renovados y estarán bajo construcción durante esta primavera y este verano. Ambos lugares no serán accesibles durante el resto del año académico 2015-16. Sin embargo, el personal (consejeros, asesora de universidades, personal de apoyo en la oficina de consejería, y coordinador del programa de experiencia de trabajo) serán reubicados en diferentes salones y edificios a través de la escuela.
Reubicaciones temporales:
- El personal de apoyo de la oficina de consejería estará situado en el salón C-16 empezando el 11 de abril del 2016. Por favor comuníquense con el personal de apoyo en el salón C-16 si necesita servicios de consejería.
- Los consejeros estarán temporalmente situados en diferentes lugares de la escuela. Debido a esta situación, nosotros recomendamos hacer una cita si necesita una junta con un consejero/a. La mejor
- El centro de carreras y universidades estará situado en el salón de conferencias de la biblioteca.
- El señor Gradiska, coordinador del programa de experiencia de trabajo, estará situado en el salón L-1.
Tome nota: Los consejeros estarán disponibles para ayudar a sus estudiantes sin necesidad de hacer una cita los días lunes y miércoles en frente de la biblioteca durante la hora del almuerzo de los estudiantes hasta el 18 de mayo del 2016.
~ La Oficina de Consejería
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Eventos de reconocimiento a maestros y empleados
¡Los maestros y el personal de M-A necesitan su asistencia para el año escolar del 2016-2017! Esta es su oportunidad de encontrar, saludar y agradecer al diligente y profesional grupo de empleados y maestros de M-A! (Cada uno de estos eventos es financiado y patrocinado por la PTA.) Por favor, considere presidir o co-presidir uno más de los siguientes EVENTOS DE RECONOCIMIENTO AL PERSONAL DE M-A: - Desayuno de regreso a la escuela (15 de Agosto) - DISPONIBLE
- Carrito de botanas/café (Octubre) - DISPONIBLE
- Desayuno de festividades (Diciembre) - Lleno (Junta Directiva)
- Desayuno (Enero) - El lunes después de las vacaciones (día de desarrollo del maestro)- DISPONIBLE
- Desayuno de San Valentín (Febrero) - Lleno (Liesl Noble & Wendy Malecek)
- Cena para los guardias nocturnos (mediados de abril ) - Lleno (Joel' Rutsky & Kristi Waldron)
- Open House (finales de marzo) - Lleno (Shari Conrad, Necesita co-presidente)
- Helado social (primer viernes de mayo durante la semana de reconocimiento a los empleados) - DISPONIBLE
- Almuerzo de mayo ( Día de salida temprano) - DISPONIBLE
El personal y los maestros esperan siempre con emoción y agradecimiento la llegada de estos eventos. La PTA no puede ofrecer estos eventos sin la ayuda de voluntarios como usted. ¡Agradecemos a quienes han ofrecido su ayuda voluntaria para uno o más de estos eventos! Para presidir o co-presidir uno de los eventos listados más arriba, por favor contacte a Dori Britts (dori@dbritts.com). |
Series Educativas para padres de familia |
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Mini series educativas para padres en SUHSD
Domine conversaciones difíciles con su adolescente
con Eran Magen, PhD, Stanford University
Martes 10 de mayo, 10:00 am a 12:00 noon
La Mini Series Educativas para padres son eventos libres de costo, patrocinados por el Sequoia Union High School District y el Sequoia Healthcare District. Este evento se ofrece a padres, estudiantes, facultad/empleados, y miembros de la comunidad.
¿Preguntas? Contacte a Charlene Margot, M.A., Directora Fundadora de las Series Educativas para Padres en cmargot@csmconsulting.net o al 650-868-0590.
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Foro acerca de Conmociones Cerebrales Deportivas
El miembro de la asamblea Mullin será el anfitrión de un foro acerca de las conmociones cerebrales relacionadas con actividades deportivas el jueves 5 de mayo del 2016 de las 6:30 pm a las 7:30 pm en Junipero Serra High School, 451 West 20th Avenue, San Mateo. Haga click aquí para ver un volante. |
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Para seniors que se gradúan este año: oportunidad de empleo como Consejeros de Campamento de Verano
Mountain Camp Woodside es un campamento tradicional diurno y de residencia en Portola Valley. Actualmente estamos buscando jóvenes líderes experimentados, responsables y entusiastas que estén interesados en dedicar su verano a trabajar con niños/as en una ambiente positivo y al aire libre. Estamos buscando individuos que representen modelos a seguir; que quieran inspirar a la juventud y crear recuerdos que duren toda la vida. Es obligatorio contar con Certificación en CPR (Reanimación Cardio Pulmonar) y primeros auxilios. La edad mínima requerida es de 18 años o que se haya graduado de secundaria. Estamos muy interesados en encontrar personas con habilidades como experiencia con niños de 5 y 6 años, salva vidas, instructores de nadado, guía de canto, guitarra, música, bicicleta de montaña, artes y manualidades, esgrima, tiro al arco, defensa personal, fotografía, danza y artes dramáticas. Por favor, comience por completar la solicitud de empleo en nuestro sitio del internet. |
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From the BearNotes Editors
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How to Submit Articles
Please keep articles short, focused, and written to address M-A parents.
- Email proofread submissions by midnight Thursday to bearnotes@mabearspta.org.
- Sports entries are due by Sunday at noon (to cover Friday or Saturday events).
- Please do not send attachments. Send article content in the body of the email.
- Include all details like date, time, location, cost, contact info, and URL.
- Include a Spanish translation if your article includes info that all parents need. (Please email BearNotes if you need help with translation.)
- All submissions are subject to editing by the PTA.
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