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TRIVOCIS
THREE VOICES…
STUDENTS, PARENTS, FACULTY
MARCH 2015
VOLUME 62, NUMBER 6
MENLO-ATHERTON HIGH SCHOOL
555 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, ATHERTON, CA 94027
WWW.MABEARS.ORG  (650) 322-5311
To the Menlo-Atherton
Community
Although it finally rained, the winter is rapidly
coming to a close, along with winter sports.
The spring musical production of Bye Bye Birdie opens February 27 and runs through March
7 in the Performing Arts Center. It is family
friendly and I highly recommend attending.
Stress Reduction
This semester, a committee will be formed to look at contributors to student
stress. We will be proactively looking at how to reduce student stress focused
on initiatives to address academic demand, foster student wellness and positive connections to school, and provide resources for students to manage
time and balance their course schedules. The committee will develop surveys
for students, parents, and staff to provide input. More information will follow.
Principal Selection Process
The M-A principal position is posted and Hazard and Young Consultants are
working to publicize it and create a deep candidate pool. Parents and staff
have met to provide input on what they want to see in a new principal. Panel
interviews will be held in early April, with a new principal likely announced at
the April 15 Board of Trustees meeting.
Classroom Construction
Five new classrooms are under construction in the F wing. Foundations were
poured February 3 and the rooms will be complete in August 2015 for the
next school year. The scoping and kick-off meeting for the M-A Environmental Impact Report will be presented by TRA consultant Chris Duggan
and Matthew Zito on February 26 in the M-A Library at 6 pm. We will
talk about the campus expansion and related impacts.
New & Noteworthy
• Jordan Kim was named to the 2015 All-State Honor Band for his skill
with the trumpet and will play in a series of prestigious concerts in the
Central Valley.
• Freshman Greer Hoyem and senior Ryan Cole earned Honorable
Mention for Athletes of the Week by the Palo Alto Weekly in their
January 30, 2015 edition.
Calendar highlights
March 2: Winter Sports Awards Night
March 5-7: Bye Bye Birdie
March 7: Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 am
March 13: Registration deadline for the April 18 ACT
March 13: Cabaret Night
March 14: SAT exam
March 17–18: CAHSEE testing for sophomores
March 18 (Wed.): Regular class schedule
March 20 (Fri.): Block schedule (periods 1, 3, 5).
End of 3rd quarter
March 21: M-A PTA Fashion Show
March 23–27: California Scholarship Federation
(CSF) membership applications
March 30: Cesar Chavez Day—no school
April 1: Mini college fair
Contents
From the principal
Del director
From the PTA
Desde la PTA
Testing update
Información actualizada de
exámenes
Fashion Show
Foundation for the Future
From the Guidance Office
De la Oficina de la Consejería
Fall 2014 honor roll
PSAT/SAT Prep
Bye Bye Birdie
Dance Team Show
Quiz Bowl Club
California Scholarship Federation
Car show for baseball
Athletic Boosters
Big Bear Run
Parent Education
Movies at M-A PAC
Menlo Park Library
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• On January 29, junior Olivia Luna was selected as the East Palo Alto Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year. She will go on to compete for Peninsula Youth of the Year.
• On April 6, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni is coming to
M-A to talk about his new book, Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be:
An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania.
• Junior Anna Kulikov launched a Menlo-Atherton High School
chapter of Girls Who Code—a national non-profit organization that
works to inspire, educate, and equip girls with the computing skills
to pursue 21st-century opportunities.
Matthew Zito, Co-Principal
Estimada Comunidad de Menlo-Atherton
Aunque finalmente ha llovido algo, el invierno está rápidamente llegando a
su final, junto con los deportes de invierno y la producción teatral de la
escuela de Bye Bye Birdie.
Reducción de estrés
Este semestre formaremos un comité para examinar aquello que contribuye al estrés de los estudiantes. Examinaremos de forma preventiva como
reducir el estrés de los estudiantes enfocado en iniciativas para abordar la
demanda académica, fomentar el bienestar y las conexiones positivas con la
escuela, y proporcionar recursos para que los estudiantes administren su
tiempo y equilibren sus horarios escolares.
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March 2015
Volume 62, Number 6
M-A High School PTA News
17th District PTA
Published monthly by the PTA of
Menlo-Atherton High School
555 Middlefield Road
Atherton, CA 94027
(650) 322-5311
www.mabearspta.org
Co-Principals: Matthew Zito and Simone
Kennel
PTA co-presidents:
Shari Conrad
Juliana Andersen
Articles editor: Cheryl Cathey
Production editor: Leah Strichartz
Calendar editor: Kathleen Balestra
Proofreaders: Jane King, Becca Garcia,
Brian LaPorte
Mailing: Corby Locke, Kim Steere, Kelly
Perri
The purpose of the newsletter is to promote
communication between the administration/
faculty and parents. We welcome all your
comments, suggestions, and articles. The
mention of any business or service in this
newsletter does not imply an endorsement
by the M-A PTA.
Proceso de selección del Director
El cargo de director de M-A se ha hecho público y los asesores están traba- Send articles for next issue by Wednesday,
March 11, to [email protected].
jando para anunciarlo y crear un amplio grupo de candidatos. La entrevista
del tribunal entrevistador se celebrará a principios de abril y el nuevo director se anunciará hacia el 15 de abril cuando se reunirá el Consejo de Administración.
Construcción de Salones de clase
Hay cinco nuevas aulas en construcción en el ala F. Los cimientos se echaron el 3 de febrero y las aulas estarán
completas en agosto de 2015. La reunión de exploración para el EIR de M-A será presentada por Matthew Zito
y el asesor de TRA, Chris Duggan, el 26 de febrero en la biblioteca de M-A a las 6 de la tarde.
Nuevo y digno de mencionar
• Jordan Kim fue nombrado para la All-State Honor Band de 2015 por su destreza con la trompeta y tocará en una serie de prestigiosos conciertos en el Valle Central.
• A Greer Hoyem, alumno del 9º grado, y Ryan Cole, alumno del 12º grado, les concedió el Palo Alto
Weekly la Honorable Mention como Atletas de la Semana en su número del 30 de enero de 2015.
• El 29 de enero de 2015, Olivia Luna, alumna de 11º grado, fue seleccionada Joven del Año por el Boys
and Girls Club de East Palo Alto. Pasará a competir en la competición de Joven del Año del Boys and
Girls Club of the Peninsula a finales de febrero.
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• El 6 de abril, Frank Bruni, columnista del New York Times y escritor de éxito, viene a M-A para hablar
de su nuevo libro, Where you Go is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admission Mania [Donde irás
no es quién serás: Un antídoto a la manía de las admisiones a la universidad].
• La estudiante de segundo grado, Anya Kulikov, inició una sede en Menlo-Atherton High School de la Girls Who Code - una organización nacional sin ánimo de lucro que trabaja para inspirar, educar y equipar a
chicas con las destrezas informáticas para luchar por las oportunidades del siglo XXI.
Matthew Zito, Co-Principal
From the PTA
Mark your calendars for M-A’s Fashion Show, the PTA’s biggest fundraiser of the year! On March 21, MA’s class of 2015 will take the stage for “M-AKING FASHION H15TORY.” Shows will be at 1:00, 4:00
and 7:30 pm. While the Seniors are the stars of the show, the entire M-A community is encouraged to attend. If you know eighth-grade families who are planning their transition to high school, ask them to join
you. Thank you to Karen Fryling, Michelle Culhane, Nancy Kessler and Mary Fischer for co-chairing this
event. We also thank the countless volunteers who are working hard to make this occasion a success.
In February, the PTA sponsored both morning and evening events where our new co-principal, Simone
Kennel, gave a “What’s New at M-A” presentation and answered questions. Thank you to the great group
of parents who attended, asked great questions, and gave insightful comments. Thank you, Simone, for your
thoughtful answers and for updating us on all the wonderful things happening at M-A.
In February, we also hosted all the middle school counselors from our feeder schools. It was a wonderful
opportunity to share information and introduce them to all the programs and activities that M-A has to offer. Our hope is that this will help them best prepare their middle-schoolers to thrive at M-A.
Planning for next year’s PTA board and committee chairs is underway, and M-A’s PTA needs your help. It
takes hundreds of parents to make the PTA run smoothly. If you would like to be part of the PTA volunteer community next year, please contact Kim Steere at [email protected].
Shari Conrad and Juliana Andersen, PTA co-presidents
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Desde la PTA
Marquen sus calendarios para el Espectáculo de la Moda de M -A, el evento del PTA que anualmente capta
más fondos. La clase de M -A de 2015 se subirá al escenario el 21 de marzo, para “Hacer H15toria de la M od -A”. Los pases son a la 1:00, a las 4:00 y a las 7:30 de la tarde. Mientras los estudiantes del último año
son las estrellas del espectáculo, animamos a toda la comunidad a asistir. Si conoce a alguna familia de octavo grado que está preparando su transición a la escuela secundaria (High School), pídale que lo acompañen.
¡Gracias Karen Fryling , Michelle Culhane, Nancy Kessler y María Fischer por codirigir este evento!. También nuestras gracias a los innumerables voluntarios que están trabajando duro para que este espectáculo sea
un verdadero éxito.
En febrero hemos patrocinado el evento, por la mañana y por la tarde: “¿Qué hay de nuevo en M-A?”, presentación a cargo de nuestra nueva codirectora Simone Kennel. La Señora Kennel atendió a las múltiples
preguntas de los numerosos asistentes. Agradecemos a todos tanto la calidad de sus preguntas como sus
comentarios tan perspicaces. Gracias Simone por tus respuestas tan meditadas y por ponernos al corriente
de todas las cosas tan sorprendentes que suceden en M-A.
También en febrero hemos acogido a todos los consejeros de las escuelas secundarias que abastecen M-A.
Fue una maravillosa oportunidad para compartir información y mostrar todos los programas y actividades
que M-A ofrece. Nuestro deseo es que esto sirva para preparar mejor a los estudiantes para que prosperen
en M-A.
Se está avanzando en la planificación del Comité del PTA y sus consejeros para el año que viene, y el PTA
de M-A necesita de su ayuda. Se necesitan cientos de padres para que la PTA funcione con fluidez. Si quiere
ser parte de la comunidad de voluntarios del PTA para el próximo año, contacte por favor con Kim Steere
en [email protected].
Shari Conrad y Juliana Andersen, copresidentas del PTA
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MA Testing Update
March, April, and May will be filled with testing at Menlo-Atherton, and here’s a
summary of what’s coming up:
• Physical fitness testing will be administered to all freshmen during March.
The goal is for all students to pass five out of the six standards which will
be tested.
• The National Assessment of Educational Progress will be administered to
select seniors on Friday, March 6. This is a test given to a sample of seniors throughout the country, the
results of which are used to prepare a report entitled “The Nation’s Report Card” measuring student
achievement nationally. At M-A, 50 seniors have been selected for this test; an informational letter has
been sent to their families.
• The California High School Exit Exam will be administered to all sophomores on Tuesday, March 17 (English) and Wednesday, March 18 (Math). The school schedule will be altered because of testing. Wednesday, March 18 will be a regular day of school, and all periods from 0 through 6 will meet. Our normal
Wednesday block schedule will take place on Friday, March 20, with school beginning at 9:25 am. Please
make a note of this. Federal mandates require us to meet a minimum attendance requirement of 95%;
therefore, we expect all sophomores to be here on these two days. A letter will be sent to families of
sophomores explaining the testing in more detail.
• Smarter Balanced Assessments will be administered to all juniors on Monday, April 13 and Tuesday, April
14. These assessments have, for the most part, replaced STAR testing. Please note that there will be
schedule changes on these two days. Juniors will show up at 8:45 am on both days for testing, but all other classes will not come to school until later in the day. On Monday, April 13, lunch will begin at 12:45
pm, and 1 period at 1:15 pm. On Tuesday, April 14, lunch will begin at 12:05 pm, and 0 period at 12:40
pm. Periods 1, 3, and 5 will meet on Monday, and Periods 0, 2, 4, and 6 will meet on Tuesday. All classes
will be 35 minutes in length. An informational letter will be sent to families of juniors with more specifics
about these tests.
• STAR Life Science testing will be administered to all sophomores and take place in Science classes on
Wednesday, April 15 and Thursday, April 16. This is the last remnant of STAR testing, and only sophomores are impacted. There will be no schedule changes for Life Science testing
• Advanced Placement testing will be administered during the weeks of May 4 and May 11. A detailed
schedule of testing times and locations will be distributed to all AP students.
After Advanced Placement tests, we can cruise until finals, which will be the week of June 1 (for non-seniors). If
you have any questions about any of these assessments, please contact me by e-mail at [email protected].
Steve Lippi, Instructional Vice Principal
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Actualización de Pruebas
Marzo, abril, y mayo estarán llenos con pruebas en Menlo-Atheron, y aquí está
un resumen de lo que viene:
• El Examen de Aptitud Física se administrará a los freshman (grado 9) durante marzo. La meta es de que todos los estudiantes pasen 5 de los 6 estándares que se evaluarán.
• La Evaluación Nacional del Progreso Educativo se administrará a seniors
(grado 12) seleccionados el viernes 6 de marzo. Esta es una prueba administrada a un grupo selecto de seniors a través del condado, cuyos resultados se utilizan para preparar un informe titulado “Boleta de Calificaciones Nacional” que mide el rendimiento de los estudiantes a nivel nacional. En M-A, 50 seniors han
sido seleccionados para esta prueba – una carta informal se ha enviado a sus familias.
• El Examen de Egreso de la Preparatoria de California se administrará a los sophomore (grado 10) el martes
17 de marzo (inglés), 18 de marzo (matemáticas). El horario escolar será alterado debido a las pruebas: el
miércoles 18 será día regular, y se reunirán todos los periodos de 0 a 6. Nuestro horario de bloque normal
del miércoles se llevará a cabo el viernes 20 de marzo, empezando a las 9:25. Por favor tenga esto en
cuenta. Los mandatos federales nos requieren cumplir con un requisito mínimo de asistencia de 95%, por
lo tanto esperamos que todos los sophomore asistan estos dos días. Se enviará una carta a las familias de los
sophomore explicando las pruebas con más detalle.
• La evaluación Smarter Balanced se administrará a todos los estudiantes junior (grado 11) el lunes, 13 de abril
y martes 14 de abril. Estas evaluaciones han, en su mayor parte, reemplazado la prueba STAR. Por favor
tenga en cuenta que habrán cambios en el horario estos dos días. Lo junior se presentarán a las 8:45 ambos días de prueba, pero las demás clases no asistirán hasta más tarde en el día: el lunes, 13 de abril, el almuerzo empezará a la 12:45 y el 1er período a las 1:15. El martes, 14 de abril, el almuerzo empezará a las
12:05, y el 0 período a las 12:40. Los períodos 1, 3, y 5 se reunirán el lunes, y los períodos 0, 2, 4, y 6 se
reunirán el martes, todas las clases serán de 35 minutos. Una carta informal se enviará a las familias de los
junior con más información específica sobre estas pruebas.
• La prueba STAR de Ciencias de la Vida se administrará a todos los sophomore y se llevará a cabo en las clases de Ciencia el miércoles, 15 de abril y jueves 16 de abril. Este es el último remanente de la prueba
STAR, y solo los sophomore están impactados. No habrá cambio de horario para la prueba de Ciencias de
la Vida.
• Las Pruebas de Colocación Avanzada se administrarán durante las semanas del 4 mayo y 11 mayo. Un
calendario detallado de los tiempos y lugares de prueba se distribuirá a todos los estudiantes AP (colocación avanzada).
Después de las pruebas de colocación avanzada, nos podemos relajar hasta las pruebas finales, que serán la semana del 1 de junio (todos menos los senior). Si tiene cualquier pregunta sobre estas evaluaciones, por favor comuníquese con migo por correo electrónico a [email protected].
Steve Lippi, Subdirector de Instrucción
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Menlo - Atherton High School PTA Fashion Show
Our seniors will be “M-AKING FASHION H15TORY” as the class of
2015 takes the stage!
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2015
Times: Luncheon at 11:45 am
Shows at 1 pm, 4 pm, and 7:30 pm
Place: M-A PAC
Fashion Show Tickets On Sale!
Come join us on Saturday, March 21, for the PTA's biggest fundraiser of the year, our annual Fashion Show. MA's Class of 2015 will be "M-AKING FASHION H15TORY" as nearly two hundred seniors strut down the
runway modeling the season's latest fashions. Shows are held in our own Performing Arts Center at 1:00
pm, 4:00 pm, and 7:30 pm. Tickets for a scrumptious 11:45 am luncheon along with the 1:00 pm show are also
available and include reserved seating. Consider purchasing a table for lunch and watching the show with friends
and family. All three shows have reserved seating, general admission, and student/staff tickets. Get your seats
now! Please refer to the most recent BearNotes for everything you need to know about ticket sales.
Fashion Show Parent Volunteers Needed!
This high-energy production has been an M-A tradition for more than thirty-five years and is a milestone
memory for our graduating class. The event's many committee chairs have been hard at work and now need
your help. Scores of jobs both big and small need volunteers the night before and day of the show. You don’t
need to be the parent of a senior to volunteer—parents of freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are all encouraged to help out. Keep in mind, the funds raised by the Fashion Show support students in every grade at MA. Sign up to volunteer at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d4aada922a46-mafashion. If you have questions,
contact volunteer coordinators Lee Ann Yasukawa ([email protected]) or Becky Flanagan
([email protected]).
Don't miss out on this amazing experience for our students, parents, and community. Join us on Saturday,
March 21, to celebrate our senior class "M-AKING FASHION H15TORY."
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Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
The students of M-A
Are still counting on you!
If you haven't made your annual campaign gift yet this year, now is the time!
Please join with the hundreds of other families who have already donated to improve the educational experience for all M-A students! Your donation now means more than ever:
IT WOULD BE NIFTY IF YOU HELP US EARN $FIFTY CHALLENGE!
Benefit M-A students this year by donating to the Foundation now! Donate by
Friday, March 20, and your donation will be matched dollar for dollar up to $50,000 by two anonymous donors. This means an additional $100,000 to support M-A students!
Please donate now at www.mafoundation.org to make your secure online gift or mail a check to
M-A Foundation, P.O. Box 1228, Menlo Park, CA 94026.
WHAT WOULD CHANGE WITHOUT THE FOUNDATION?
•
Classes would be bigger! Foundation funding this year reduces class size in over 250 core
subject classes: English, Social Studies, Math, Science and Foreign Language.
o Note: Enrollment in all English classes is capped at 30.
• Important electives, including AP Art History, AP Art Studio, AP French, Beginning Jazz Ensemble, Digital Photo II, Ceramics II, Drawing/Painting II, Journalism, Stagecraft, and Student
Leadership would not be offered.
• Three guidance and college counseling positions would be eliminated or reduced.
EVERY M-A STUDENT BENEFITS FROM FOUNDATION FUNDING.
PLEASE DONATE TODAY!
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From the Guidance Office
2015 – 2016 Registration for Classes
Guidance Counselors have met with most of their students to register for classes for the 2015-16 academic year.
Spring registration is very important for the following reasons:
• The Master Schedule is largely determined by this registration.
• Some classes fill up quickly. There will be less flexibility to make schedule changes later on.
• Your student may be assigned to certain intervention classes to support him or her academically next
year.
Please note that in order for students to be placed in AS Algebra II and AS Chemistry, they must complete both
semesters of Geometry by August 3, 2015.
Summer School
Please remember to visit School Loop to check your student’s academic progress. If necessary, use this time to
consider the options available to students who need to make up an “F” or “D” grade. Summer School 2015 will
be offered at Menlo-Atherton High School as follows:
• First session: Monday, June 15-Thursday, July 2.
• Second session: Monday, July 6-Thursday, July 23.
Both sessions will be held from 8:00 am to 1:30 pm Monday through Friday. There is a strict attendance policy.
Please plan your vacations accordingly.
Guidance Counselors are registering your student for summer school 2015 if he/she met the summer school
eligibility criteria. There are multiple summer school options in the community. Please see the school website at
www.mabears.org for more details. Check under Academics and click on Guidance Resources, then on Resources.
You will see a document titled “Summer Programs 2015.” If a student takes any class outside of M-A, prior approval must be obtained by completing the Concurrent Enrollment Form. This document is also located in this
resources section. This completed form is due to your counselor PRIOR to June 12, 2015 (the last day counselors are on campus).
Silvia Torres-Garza, Head Guidance Counselor
Francine Andrade, Laura Duran, Karina Escobar-Weaver, Jason Kubo, & Lara Sandora, Guidance Counselors
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De la Oficina de Consejería
Inscripción para Clases 2015-2016
Los consejeros se han reunido con la mayoría de sus estudiantes para inscribirlos en las clases para el próximo
año escolar 2015-2016. La inscripción durante la primavera es muy importante por las siguientes razones:
• El Programa General de clases es determinado en gran parte por el número de secciones incorporadas
por esta inscripción.
• Algunas clases se llenan rápidamente. Habrá menos flexibilidad para hacer cambios en su horario más
adelante.
• A su estudiante le pueden asignar ciertas clases de apoyo para que él/ella tenga éxito académico el
próximo año.
Por favor tome en cuenta que para que los estudiantes sean colocados en Algebra II Avanzada (AS Algebra II) y
Química Avanzada (AS Chemistry), ellos deben completar los dos semestres de Geometría (Geometry) antes de
agosto 3 del 2015.
Escuela de Verano
Por favor acuérdese de visitar el sitio en el programa School Loop para revisar el progreso académico de su
estudiante. Si es necesario, use este tiempo para considerar las opciones disponibles para el estudiante que
necesita repetir una clase en la cual tiene una calificación “F” o “D.” La Escuela de Verano para el año 2015 será
ofrecida en la escuela Menlo-Atherton en el siguiente horario:
• Primera sesión: lunes, 15 de junio - jueves, 2 de julio.
• Segunda sesión: lunes, 6 de julio - jueves, 23 de julio.
Las dos sesiones tendrán clases de 8:00 am a 1:30 pm de lunes a viernes. Hay un reglamento muy estricto de
asistencia. Por favor planeé sus vacaciones de acuerdo a estas fechas.
Los consejeros están inscribiendo a su estudiante para la escuela de verano 2015 si él/ella cumple con los
requisitos de elegibilidad para la escuela de verano. Hay muchas opciones para escuela de verano en la
comunidad. Por favor vea el sitio “web” de la escuela www.mabears.org para más detalles. Vea la sección
“Academics” y haga un “click” en “Guidance Resources,” y haga otro “click” en “Resources.” Veran un
documento llamado “Summer Programs 2015.” Si un estudiante toma cualquier clase fuera de la escuela M-A,
necesita obtener permiso con anticipación al completar la solicitud “Concurrent Enrollment Form.” Este
documento también se encuentra en esta sección de recursos. Esta solicitud completa se tiene que entregar
ANTES del 12 de junio del 2015 a su consejero/a (el último día que los consejeros estarán en la escuela).
Silvia Torres-Garza, encargada del Departamento de Consejería
Francine Andrade, Laura Duran, Karina Escobar-Weaver, Jason Kubo y Lara Sandora, consejeros
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Congratulations to M-A’s scholars!
After every semester, the PTA publishes a list of all the students who achieved academic honors. Among last
fall’s freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors, 1,198 of our hard-working kids made the M-A honor roll, including 492 earning Principal’s Distinction! The members of last fall’s honor roll are listed below by class, broken into the categories of
Principal's Distinction: 4.0 and above GPA,
Faculty Honors: 3.5 - 3.99 GPA, and
Honors: 3.0 - 3.49 GPA.
Congratulations to all the students who earned academic honors last fall...we’re looking forward to a great
spring semester!
Grayson Lane, PTA liaison
Honor Roll for Fall Semester 2014
Class of 2015 - Principal's Distinction: 4.0 GPA and Above
Arash Afsarifard, Miranda Alfano-Smith, Thomas Andreae, Samantha Andrew, Naomi Baer, Natalie Baker,
Danielle Balestra, Cassidy Barman, Matthew Baszucki, Alexander Bliss, Sophia Bock, Rex Bressler, Julie Burke,
Claire Carruthers, Shaan Chilukuri, John Chitouras, Brian Coggins, Gabriel Cohen, Ryan Cole, Alice Coleman,
Kodiak Conrad, Anna Dailey, Rajan Dutta, Victoria Ellis, Marta Fatica, Jacob Feiler, Lauren Feldis, Eliza Fitz,
Benjamin Flanagan, Jacqueline Foody, Hayley Fryling, Taylor Fryling, Samantha Gaston, Zachary Goland, Sarah
Goodman, Christine Guenin, Eliza Gutierrez-Dewar, Zoe Hafter-Manza, Annie Harrier, Caroline Hayse, Kandy
Hernandez Caceres, Henry Hilton, Caroline Hodes, Elisabeth Holliday, Sarah Howell, Colin Hug, Inga Hwang,
Alexander Iyer, Christopher Jarrett, Whittaker Jellins, Alexander Jin, Roman Joustra, Holden Kardos, Simran
Kashyap, Emily Katz, Caroline Kelly, Hanna Kiani-Shabestari, Alaina Kleck, Daniel Kollar-Gasiewski, Tyler
Koo, Donald LaHaye, Daniel LaPorte, Arnaud Laprais, Kendall Lee, Oren Lenchner, Emily Machado, Salina
Manibog, Sabrina Mathews, Steven McColloch, Ryan McCutcheon, Emma McLeod, Sage Miner, Healey Montague-Alamin, Natalie Montoya, John Mulhern, Misato Muraoka, Kyoko NakanoGo, Michael Noel, Justin Onodera, Nathan Orttung, Alyssa Ostrow, Theodore Paris, Talbott Paulsen, Erin Perrine, Anne Perrone, Cathrine
Petersen, Nicolas Plume, Gianna Prainito, Elizabeth Purpura, Zachary Rash, Ian Rosenfeld, Darya Rostami,
Anastasia Roumeliotis, Kate Rumann, Daniel Salz, Adam Scandlyn, Rebecca Schena, Nicole Schoonbrood, Elana Schulman, Sarah Scoffone, Stewart Shaffer, Ajay Shah, Kiera Shepard, Devon Smith, Sara Solomon, Sally
Stevens, Kaitlin Tavarez, Amara Trabosh, Peyton Uphoff, Ashley Utz, Margaret Vannini, Blanca Vina Patino,
Sabina Vitale, Matthew Vollrath, Oscar Volpe, Brooke Warren, Carolyn Watson, Katherine Webb, Megan
Wiebe, Katrina Wijaya, Gordon Williams, Hannah Wilson, Amanda Wiseman, Connor Woods, Thomas Yu,
Sylvia Zasslow
Class of 2015-Faculty Honors: 3.5-3.99 GPA
Jaycie Abel, Lindsay Andrew, Mariela Arceo Madriz, Grace Baker, Evelyn Baran, Andre Benz, Sophia Bercow,
Renee Butler, Victoria Canny, Marie-Agnes Claverie, Jessica Corona, Morgan Corona, Matheus Cotrim Santos,
Monica Culhane, Kristin Cwirla, Sarah Dairiki, Peter Diller, William Dixon, Joseph Ellefritz, Mimi Eshleman,
German Estrella, Sinitalela Filimone, Wesley Fischer, Nina Fox, Eleanor Frye, Jackson Fuson, Andrea Gaini,
Ashley Garcia, Max Gardiner, Francesca Gilles, Alexander Gonzalez, Erin Goode, Hannah Grossman, Taryn
Harpell, Yesenia Hernandez, Jasmine Ibarra-Soto, Alexandra Iverson, Fiona Jackson, Ryan Jacquemet, Ryan
Kessler, John Knox, Monica Krantz, Edward LaHaye, Isis Lemus, Eric Levenson, Yunuen Lopez-Garcia, Cameron Malloy, Jeremy Manuel, Alan Martinez, Louise Mathevon, Ilya Mednick, Madison Mesec, Mayra Millan Perez, Heather Montague, Paige Muschott, Taylor Noble, Zachary Novak, Clayton Olsen, Daniel Pedreiro, Grace
Poat, Kimberly Railey, Ashley Richardson, Ian Robinson-Lambert, Romina Safei, Jonathan Sandoval, Ricky
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Sandoval-Lopez, Max Sonderby, James Steere, William Sutton, Jack Thompson, Amelia Teimann, Michelle Tu,
Laila Volpe, Erin White, Jacob Wilkins, Alexander Witham
Class of 2015-Honors: 3.0-3.49 GPA
Dulce Alvarado Hernandez, Michelle Alvarez, Alexander Argente, Irais Barojas, Deniz Bayrakeri, Jason Blazensky, Carlos Cabello-Santos, Nicolas Chand, Rosa Chavez Torres, Arnel De Guzman, Maria Diaz Cardenas,
Brayam Espinosa Aguilar, Miles Evans, Nicholas Feeley, Gillian Ferrer, Brandon Fischer, Jose Galvan, Alexander Garcia, Efrain Garcia-Lopez, Sarah Geonzon, Casey Gernaat, Oscar Gomez Huerta, Andres GonzalezLopez, Jose Guzman-Lux, Diamond Hawkins, Daniel Hernandez, Carolyn Hunt Gonzalez, Ydalise Jacob
Reyes, Yesenia Jimenez Gonzalez, Samrawit Keleta, Jacob Killelea, Madelyn Kim, Emmett Lee, Chloe Lete,
Jackelin Lopez Perez, Amelia Mahoni, Matthew McGarry, Leonardo Miranda Gonzalez, Samantha Missing,
Jahaziel Naranjo, Whitney Nelch, Laura Nunez, Alfonso Ochoa, Yitzhak Olvera, Emma Osterberg, Jeffery
Pang, Lesber Paramo, Juan Perdomo Cruz, Olivia Pintz, Losehina Pohahau, Meleane Pohahau, Alondra RiosCalderon, Karissa Salinas, Gerardo Sanchez, Carlos Santana, Kasra Sheik, Taylor Shen, Justin Shin, Corey Stoesser, Michael Thaure, William Tully, Rafael Vargas Gonzalez, Blanca Vasquez Nunes, Kyrie Vesely, Nataly Villalobos Vargas, Nataly Vuong, Yesenia Zamora, Isian Zarate
Class of 2016 - Principal's Distinction: 4.0 GPA and Above
Luis Acosta-Linares, Demetri Alfano, Madeleine Baier, Julie Bailard, Molly Baxter, Robert Beardsley, Jack
Beasley, Katherine Beebe, Elena Belk, Jaya Blanchard, Joshua Bogomilsky, Axel Brenner, Lauren Bruce, Kyle
Bryan, Vincent Busque, James Calhoon, Lorenzo Carlos-Garcia, Sarah Carlson, Daniel Chaiken, Celina Chow,
Leah Chueh, Noemie Cloutier, Jonathan Cogan, Leanna Collins, Matthew Conn, Kevin Conrad, Annalisa
Crowe, Catherine DePuy, Clara Dewey, Andrew Dignum, Andrew Disibio, Kyle Dixon, Nicholas Donahue,
Alexandra Ebrahimi, Mitchell Eisenstat, Thomas Evans-Barton, Mostyn Fero, Christian Fioretti, Lucas Fioretti,
Max Fors, Stella Fors, Reed Fratt, Thatcher Freeman, Alexander Friedman, Thomas Fuller, Yiran Gao, Julia
Geaghan-Breiner, Beethoven Gerber, Gabriella Giordano, Echo Hansen, Blake Henry, Benjamin Hickman, Jamie Himler, Viena Hoffmann, Olivia Jackson, Matthew Johnson, Gunnar Jongebloed, Benjamin Katz, Emma
Kaufman, Danny Keane, Molly Kearnan, Jennifer Kelly, Amanda Kelly, Alexandra Kemp-Dahlberg, Claire
Kendall, Matthew Kenney, Ritwik Kesavath, Teresa Killmond, Alexander Kim, Jaime Kirkpatrick, Delilah
Kline, Lauren Koenig, Kyle Kranen, Vera Kulikov, Anna Kulikov, Eric Laderman, Elizabeth Lahey, Robert
Lane, Trevor LeFebvre, Todd Lehman, Abigail Lindquist, Kasey Love, Robert Macdonald, Matthew Marianacci,
Chloe Mauvais, John Maxwell, Sarah McLeod, Leila Milanfar, Talia Missan, Kathryn Mohr, Julia Moreton, Elizabeth Muenzen, Erik Muir, Adriaan Mulder, Nicholas Olson, Ethan Oro, Martin Payne, Alden Perrine, Jennifer
Pineda Avalos, Holly Pounders, Jeffrey Propp, Jordan Prudhomme, Patrick Quinn, Christina Ralston, Kelsey
Reed, Nishant Relan, Jonathan Retterer, David Richardson, Emma Roellig, Benjamin Roisen, Quinn Rowland,
Gabriel Saldivar, Jason Saltzman, Claudia Sanchez-Beato Johnson, Bastian Schuele, Mason Seymour, Sana
Sheikholeslami, Luis Sierra, Natalie Silverman, Miranda Simes, Seqouia Snow, David Sobek, Caroline Sobek,
Arin Spanner, Benjamin Spindt, Benjamin Stanley, Margaret Sten, Julia Suesser, Jack Tedesco, Marielle Turkowski, Aria Turner, Cosmo Van Hoff, Tristan Verghese, Lucia VinaPatino, Kathleen Weiner, Luke Williams, Sofia
Willis, Rebeka Wong, Talya Zalipsky, Jessica Zamora, Julian Zucker
Class of 2016 – Faculty Honors: 3.5-3.99 GPA
Carlos Acosta-Linares, Emily Addicott, Raymond Aldridge, Aubrey Anderson, Joseph Baran, Kathryn Bariteau,
Sofia Bergmann, Mathilde Berthier, Juan Caballero Lozano, Stephen Carhart, Alexander Carlson, Montserrat
Diaz, Samantha Esquivel, Tara Fahimi, Leslie Felix Bastidas, Alexa Finn, Courtney Foliaki, Laura Fovinci, Sydney Frame, Justin Friedsam, Jermaine Garner, Rachel Gerber, Marcus Gershenberg, Tonya Goltsev, Lesly Gopar Chavez, Karly Gorman, Spencer Gran, Fernando Gutierrez, Ricardo Guzman, Alexander Hakanson, Lucy
Hall, Christian Huhn, Kevin Jiang, Jorja Kahn, Alexander Kalinske, Aliza Katzman, Sabrina Keating, Kailen
Kershner, Kathryn Kramer, Alexandra Lobdell, Olivia Luna, Logan Maines, Taylor Mendiola, Noah Milman,
Ellen Murphy, Austin Muschott, Sharon Ontiveros Cuevas, Sienna Pallesen, Aaron Pelavin, Cassandra Pelayo,
Alexander Pinto, Jack Posthauer, Jocelyn Prieto Garcia, Cole Quinn, Elizabeth Rau, Bryce Rodgers, Elton Rosicki, Amanda Scandalios, Gabriel Schacter-Brodie, Beverly Shane, Cameron Sheppard, Noah Shermis, Kevin
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Shimbo, Theresa Siri, Mary Steben, Anna Stilling-Petersen, Ariel Sullivan, Nikolai Tarran, Ethan Tasch, Claire
Thomas, Christopher Tinsley, Kelsey Tonsfeldt, Borislav Trihy, Adrian Villa, Eloise Walne, Russell Wong, Henri Wood, Jennifer Zamora Flores, Ana Zaragoza
Class of 2016 – Honors: 3.0-3.49 GPA
Brandon Aguirre, Orbelina Alvarado Carranza, Reyna Arroyo, Veronica Bliss, Saghi Bonakdar, Molly Briggs,
Abigail Carrillo Diaz, Shaun Carter, Odalis Chavarria, Henry Choi Freeman, Christopher Crevelt, Jaime Cruz,
Joselinne Cruz Santizo, Cameron DelRosso, Dominic Duarte, David Ebert, Ari Eisner, Naomi Elkins, Daniel
Estrada, Jay Everett, Edward Falefa, Brooke Faulkner, John Fenstermaker, Zoe Ford, Zuleima Garcia Mendoza,
Ericela Garcia Turcios, Gabriel Gaubert, Zaira Gonzalez, Jackson Goudey, Jacob Greenwald, Fransciso Javier
Guzman, John Hamren, Abraham Hernandez Luna, Jack Jensen, Ryan Klapper, Mary Lane, Ellen LeMieux,
Reave Levy, Hailey Lofgren, Eduardo Lopez Valadez, Tatum Maines, Joseph Martin, Tania Miranda Gonzalez,
Marina Moore, Paloma Nava-Salazar, Alejandro Nighan, Jordan Olesen, Dante Paquin, Paloma Perez Parsons,
Philip Phan, Jorge Pont, Kelli Ramirez, Ellington Rice, Bret Rodrigues, Cinthia Romero Tenorio, David Sibrian,
Kyle Smith, Sophia Sorci, Carolina Tellez, Marcus Thon, Jessica Troxel, Albert Vargas, Viola Vea Tuipulotu,
Genevieve Villarreal, Allessandro Visconti, Ashley Wall, Nalani Williams, Anthony Wooldridge, Madeline
Worden
Class of 2017 - Principal's Distinction: 4.0 GPA and Above
Dorothy Aldridge, Teresa Amor, Natasha Auer, Emily Baker, Delaney Barnett, Claire Baszucki, Allan Beilin,
Thomas Bohac, Julia Chang, Anders Chiang, Margaret Child, Max Colbert, Lauren Cox, Matthew Cwirla, Molly
Davis, Katherine Denend, Jacqueline DiSanto, Devon-Philip Dundas, Faith Dunn, Emery Dutta, Amiya Dutta,
Emma Easton, Hannah Elisofon, Grace Fergusson, Katharine Flanagan, Ryu Frank, Jasper Fu, Allison Galbraith, Ramona Gerber, Cole Gillespie, Audrey Goland, Eli Goodman, Jennifer Gormish, Eliza Grover, Diana
Gruber, Matthias Guegler, Claire Haldeman, Maxwell Heller, Felix Hernandez Caceres, Peter Hilton, Siena
Hooper, Abigail Howell, Tracy Hunt Gonzalez, Nicolle Iligan, Edward Ives, Luna Joustra, Griffin Kardos, Niki
Khodai, Elizabeth Kirk, Kirby Knapp, Anika Kumar, Rosa Kurtz, Kristina Lee, Naomi Lee, Matthew Levenson, Brett Levenson, Brian Li, Fiona Lokey, Jackson Macdonell, Skylar MacMillan, Kleiber Marroquin Sarceno,
Elizabeth McColloch, Megan McDonnell, Martha McGee, Lauren McGinnis, Lauren McLaughlin, Alissa
McNerney, Aliana Miller, Thomas Mittler, Kathryn Moffitt, Spencer Montague Alamin, Casey Morris, Sophie
Murff, Carolyn Murphy, Connor Nathan, Madison Nelson, Casey Olsen, Joshua Olson, Christina Park, Laurel
Patrick, Mia Paulsen, Annika Peterson, Kaveh Pezeshki, Aarthi Popat, Max Prichard, Laura Rafter, Andrea
Ramirez, Lukas Rash, Isabel Regonini, Abigail Reichow, Erik Roise, Rui Sakaguchi, Victoria Sanie, Camillo
Saueressig, Andre Scoffone, Kyra Sheeper, Nora Siegler, Alessandra Sivilotti, Patrick Sullivan, Olivia Tai, Julien
Tai Beauchamp, Sarah Teimann, Cristina Tom, Miriam Torres, Manuela Velasquez, Joanna Vollrath, Dana
Wilks, Chelsea Wilson, Kathelyn Wiseman, Jack Wolf, Terrence Woo, Kelly Woods, Andrew Yates, Annabel
Yau, Emmett Yue, Erik Zanelli, Kalina Zanelli
Class of 2017 – Faculty Honors: 3.5-3.99 GPA
Aaron Aguilar-Ortega, Caroline Albro, Alessandre Alonso, Mayrayane Ayala Caballero, Juan Ayala-Zamora, Ilana Baer, Andrew Baigorria, Paul Bargar, Allison Bayne, Vanessa Birrueta Hernandez, Taryn Bonham, Joshua
Brewer, Connor Brisebois, Jessica Chavez Navarro, Qianchi Chen, Jackson Confer, Claire Connell, Kassandra
DelRio, Rohan DePuy, Steve Diaz, Catherine Dolin, Nickolas Dulmage-Bekker, Sarah Eichler, Jenna Eizadi,
Nour Fezzani, Alexander Gallo, Samantha Gamez, William Garrick, Kaitlin Guenin, Trenton Hall, Brian Hecimovich, Joaquin Hernandez Aldana, Kirby Hocking, Helena Hoover, Aiden Jevans, Chloe Johnson, Jordan
Kim, Michael Landolfi, Ryan Le, Giovanni Lewis, Aidan Liston, Julisa Lopez Castaneda, Renato Lopez Rivas,
Francisco Magana, Clarissa Maltez, Henry Marks, Giselle Martinez Collado, Megan Mathews, Daniel McCabe,
Edward Min, Daniel Missing, Cameron Montalvo, Harris Mowbray, Kara Mullarkey, Nicholas Nolasco, Theodore Pagee, Davos Paquin, Annabelle Paris, Jared Park, Bernardo Pereda Calero, Kyle Peterson, Josue Pineda
Duarte, Nicolas Prainito, Adriana Quevedo Ochoa, Noah Reis, Emily Roberts, Alexandra Roumeliotis, Nicole
Salz, Daniel Sandoval, Charlotte Schroeder, Zaira Sepulveda, Micah Shalowitz, Julia Smith-Johnson, Madeline
Sonderby, Jasmine Soria, Benjmain Strehlow, Haley Taylor, Amanda Taylor, Caroline Tearse, Katia Torres
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Sajuan, Grace Tully, Joshua Velazquez Rios, Marcello Vial, Taylor Waddell, Cooper Waymire, Isabel Wendin,
Reed Williams, Christian Wiseman, Harper Wood, Alexandra Young, Hayley Yu
Class of 2017-Honors: 3.0-3.49 GPA
Beshir Aissi, Eric Andreae, Nicholas Andrew, Laura Arceo Madriz, Anderson Ascensio Granados, Hugo Astrom, Jay Atkinson, Moises Avendano Facundo, Jazmin Barajas Serna, Juan Barraza, Chloe Benz, Alec Berquist,
Helen Boussie, Alexandra Brieger, Elise Carlomagno, Jesus Carranza-Cruz, Monica Carter, Kennedy Casillon
Jimenez, Adam Chai, Samuel Chazen, Nicole Cisneros, Ulises Cisneros Arreguin, Allison Collins, Alexander
Collyer, John Crevelt, Ryan Crowley, Carlos Cruz Gonzalez, Shir Dahan, Eric Delgado Victorio, Luis Diaz
Vasquez, Elizabeth Dolin, Tyler Ellingson, Victor Escatel Sanchez, Mitchell Faure, Caroline Fenyo, Carolina
Figueroa, Florence Filiai, Taylor Foster, Raymond Fowler, Grace Gaffney, Sarah Gerber, Anabel Gonzalez
Gonzalez, John Gray, Jaime Gutierrez, Esmeralda Futierrez Avila, Xochilt Guxman, Lauryn Hart-Skaife, Simone Hasslen, Madeline Heller, Ismael Hernandez Luna, Jack Hinshaw, Hayato Ikeno, Kevin Jaggers, Samantha
Jimenez, Bryan Kang, Hannah Katz, Genevieve Killelea, Henry Kloiber, Jean Lacbayan, Ian Lange-McPherson,
Nicole Lao, Valente Magana-Fierro, Ray Malan, Daniel Malkary, Riley McKee, Hugo McMillan, Izabella Montes, Spencer Montoya, Diana Navarro, John Noble, Kennedy Ojeda, Stavro Papadakis, William Perrone, Julia
Peterson, Lucy Prichard, Sayan Ramirez, Kyra Richardson, Rachel Roberts, Yanci Rodas Munguia, Evelia Rodriguez, Miriam Rodriguez Espinoza, Jorge Saldana, Kiana Sales, Harol Sanchez, Nicholas Satzger, Alexander
Schoonbrood, Baylee Schroeder, Nicholas Scopazzi Beatty, Emely Sequeira, Marissa Shepard, Tristan Spanner,
Megan Sparrow, Michael Stark, Magdelena Stypulkoski, Mia Szymkowski, Eric Szymkowski, Austin Tai, Alondra
Tapia Puente, Trevor Thiele-Sardina, Donald Tate Tussing, Daphne Valentine, Danielle Van Dyke, Luis Vargas
Lozano, Christopher Voreck, River Weston, Brynn Williams, Kai Winterling, Angie Yang, Rayner Zarco De Los
Santos, Samuel Zarling, Rio Zelaya
Class of 2018 - Principal's Distinction: 4.0 GPA and Above
Navya Anne, Natalie Bergan, Oliver Bley, Olivia Bloom, Hannah Bogomilsky, Cameron Bozdog, Lynn Butzlaff,
Nikolas Caryotakis, Serafina Casey, Mara Cavallaro, Helen Chaffee, Margaret Chan, Alexandra Chang, Rohan
Chilukuri, Grace Chitouras, Rahon Choudhry, Jean Claverie, Erin Cole, Margaret Collins, Josephine Cotto,
Imahn Daeenabi, Emma Dewey, Reid Diamond, Madison Ebstein, Nessa Fakrai, Georgiana Fechete, Rafaela
Fernandez, Madeleine Fesas, Rachel Frost, Kelsey Gage, Sajel Galhotra, Nicholas Gallo, Beatrix GeaghanBreiner, Max Gerber, Michael Giordano, Elley Goldberg, Kristina Gorey, Rosio Guzman, Yiren Han, Makenzie
Hazard, Maycol Josue Hernandez-Orellana, Diana Herrera, Ayla Huhn, Christopher Iyer, Samantha Jeffrey, Jeffrey Jorgensen, Benjamin Justus, Sarah Kahle, Patrick Kao, Lara Karadogan, Selim Baki Karahan, Shea Kearns,
Schuyler Knapp, Kate Knox, Alexander Koenig, Andrew Kraft, Sophie Lamb, Celeste Levy, Justin Li, Jerry Liu,
Christopher Lobdell, Joseph Lohmann, Mattie Love, Scott Macdonald, Hannah MacLeod, Sarah Madsen, Nikita
Manin, Julia Marks, Andrew Maxwell, Kelley McCutcheon, Aidan McKay, Carlin McLanahan, Massimiliano
Menczer, Ella Missan, Keina Morishita, Holly Newman, Theodore Novak, Alexander Oesterling, Lance Onodera, Sarah Orttung, Nicholas Ozden, Nadia Paquin, Natalie Park, Anne Payne, Garrett Pohlman, Jake Quinn,
Emily Rabinovitsj, Victoria Rarick, Lila Roginski, Gigi Rutsky, Breanna Sandoval, Isabelle Sapountzis, Maanek
Sehgal, Olivia Shane, Erica Smith, Bradley Stillman, Luke Stribling, Ratchahan Sujithan, James Sullivan, Andrew
Tan, Narisa Trabosh, Irene Walker, Quixian Wang, Ruby Wycich, Kunsang Yonzon, Emily Young, Andrew Ga
Shing Yu
Class of 2018 – Faculty Honors: 3.5-3.99 GPA
Shoxruxxor Alimukhamedov, Sophie Amundson, Leyla Arabian, Carlos Aranda, Andy Arevalo Arteaga, Elena
Barajas, Anna Baran, Dasha Beardsley, Giles Beebe, Fiona Belk, Finn Bjerknes, Ethan Black, Beata Brenner,
Grace Brieger, Camryn Britts, Summer Buhl, Callum Burgess, James Burke Elio Calderon Bonilla, Nathalie Camens, Laura Cardenas Castaneda, Adrian Chou, Brenton Chou, Julian Commissaris, Daisy DeMartini, Bryan
Diaz, Grace Dowley, John Eisenstat, Matthew Ekedahl, Joanna Estacuy, Ingold Faleofa, Max Fitzhugh, Megan
Fletcher, Tomas Franco, Zachary Furman, Isabel Gable, Jessica Galen, Grace Geiser, Julian Giomi, Anthoney
Gomez MacDonald, Caleb Hanson, Lauren Heller, Hervin Hernandez, Caroline Holliday, Jamie Holmes, Nhi
Hong, Greer Hoyem, Nicole Kang, Sofia Karadogan, Molly Katz, Suzuka Kawaguchi, Jeffrey Keare, Brett Kess14
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ler, Gunha Kim, William Kirkpatrick, Jennyfer Lopez, Kabir Lubana, Hannah Lucas Giarrusso, William Lutton,
Elliot Macdonald, Anthony Mainiero, Lindsey Martin, Madeline Maxwell, Ysabel Melgoza, Dahlia Melgoza, Diana Morales, Katharine Mulhern, Isabella Nada, Yasmin Nowzad, Miranda Nugent, Sari Oguchi, Damara Ortega, Laura Parisi, Anusha Patnaik, Susy Penuela Ramos, Kathryne Perri, Jenna Philbin, Gregory Pinto, Jensen
Puckett, Zarek Ramirez, Edgar Ramirez, Hector Ramirez Lopez, Keenan Rea, Hannah Roitman, Gabriella Rubio, Jasmine Rust, William Sachson, Andrew Salinas, Sofia Sanchez Lucas, Akihoro Sano, Eliot Sauquet, Sarah
Scandalios, Zoe Schacter-Brodie, Jonathan Schaff, Colin Scioscia, Leslie Sepulveda, Taylor Shantz, Collin Shen,
Julia Sherman, Sydney Siegel, Marco Sierra Arajas, Pheniun Smetana, Noah Smith, Emily St. John, Megan St.
John, Katherine Steere, Chantel Stelliga, Charlotte Stid, Ethan Stoneham, Troy Sweetnam, Michael Sze, Alexander Takayama, Anthony Tam, Mira Tan, Hunger Thompson, Ashley Tiznado, Kaitlyn Tonsfeldt, Khang Tran,
Shane Turner, Elena Van Linge, Kate Vannini, Owen Waldron, Kelly Warren, Alexandra Watson-Tremellen,
Cortney Weintz, Annamarie Wire, Taylor Yeh, Andre Ga C Yu, Xiaoya Yuan
Class of 2018 – Honors: 3.0-3.49 GPA
Janitzi Aguilar Mota, Maximilian Alfano-Smith, Nikolai Ambwani, Ethan Ankrum, Isaak Arenas Guevarra, Jackie Baltierra, Elliot Barnes, Lizbeth Betancourt, Julian Bowden, Ryan Buck, Neal Coberly, Michael Collins, Kyle
Conrad, Francisco Corona, Juan Cuevas Valencia, Lily Cummings, Nisa Danitz, Rod Ettefagh, Alexandria Feeley, Maximillian Ferenczy, Christopher Flores, Kai Fore, Richard Foster, Roxana Garcia, Beverly Garcia, Yajaira
Garci Cisneros, Brisa Garcia Villa, Taylor Gray, Owen Grierson, Christian Guardado Abrego, Alexander Han,
Cesar Hernandez Hernandez, Austin Hirst, John Hoffman, Tobias Jacobson, Nicolas Jandeleit, Francisco-Ralph
Jimenez, Adam Kendall, Madeline King, Shawn Le, Bailey Lentz, Isaac Lepulu, Aaron Letvin, Cameron Lindsey,
Gavin Lombardi, Julio Lopez, Leah Marcus, Maximillan Marumoto, Kellen McNeal, Mario Meza Martinez,
Stephanie Monroy-Sanchez, Tarek Nasr, Osvaldo Ocegueda Gonzalez, Maria Ornes, Cruz Anthony Perez Garcia, Ian Peterson, Kaile Prosser, Alexander Redjaian, Lena Reibstein, Luis Resendiz, Makoa Riso, Maria Rodriguez, Camille Rowe, James Ryan, Ryan Saadat, Yacaranday Saray Vazquez, Jamela Sinclair, Anthony Siri, Alma
Sosa Ortega, Emily Steinmetz, Raymond Tavarez, Sala Thanassi, Leo Tuchman, Iris ValdovinosGuzman, Cynthia Valencia Villa, Emil Van Hoff, Julian Verbo, Tara Wiley, Tyler Williams, Nicholas Worden, Tsering
Yonzon, Katherine Zamora Flores
M-A's Own PSAT/SAT Prep
M-A's Own PSAT/SAT Prep course will begin its second spring session on Monday, March 23, to prep for the
May 2 SAT. Classes will be held on campus each Monday and Tuesday from 3:30 to 5 pm for five weeks. There
will be no classes during spring break.
M-A's Own is an intensive course stressing techniques and strategies to enable the sincere student to achieve his
or her best results. The essay is approached on an individual basis for each student. All we need is a willing student and supportive and cooperative parents. The fee for the course, which includes all necessary materials,
ranges from $100 to $225, depending on the number of students enrolled. Once a student takes a seat in the
class, the parent is responsible for the fee.
We began M-A's Own in 1980. This longevity demonstrates our success. To ask questions or to enroll your
child, please contact the director of the program, Jane King, at [email protected].
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M-A Drama Presents the Winter Musical
Bye Bye Birdie
Book by Michael Stewart
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Lee Adams
Originally Produced by Edward Padula
When the U.S. Army drafts Conrad Birdie, a young rock star, his last publicity stunt sends a small Ohio town
into a frenzy. Women love him, men want to be him, and teenage girls around the country scream with glee at
the mere mention of his name. His manager, Albert Peterson, along with Albert’s long-time love, Rose, select a
super fan to receive a goodbye kiss from Conrad for the entire world to see on television. The super fan, Kim
MacAfee, can’t understand why her boyfriend, Hugo, would be upset by her kissing another guy. Rose can’t take
another minute of Albert’s running away from marriage, or his mother; and Sweet Apple, Ohio, can’t handle the
teen rebellion inspired by the arrival of bad-boy Birdie. Will Sweet Apple ever be the same?
Performance dates and times are February 27 & 28 and March 5-7 at 7:30 pm. All performances are at MenloAtherton High School Performing Arts Center, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton.
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$12 Adults
$ 8 Students & Seniors
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M-A Dance Team Show and Fundraiser
Save the Date! April 4, 2015
Please come to the beautiful M-A PAC to support our own M-A Dance Team at the twelfth annual Dance
Team Show and Fundraiser. The evening will be truly entertaining, highlighting our dancers’ abilities in hip-hop,
jazz, lyrical, tumbling, ballet, and more!
Students, families and fans of dance always enjoy our show, which features dances from both our Varsity and
JV teams. Delicious baked goods and drinks will be available for sale. All event proceeds benefit the M-A Dance
Team, going towards expenses for competitions, camps, and team uniforms.
Date: Saturday, April 4
Time: 6:00 pm (doors open at 5:30 pm)
Place: M-A Performing Arts Center
Price: $12 adults/$7 students
Purchase tickets directly from Dance Team members or contact Linda Garrett at [email protected].
Tickets may be available at the door but often sell out before the show. Checks can be made payable to “M-A
Dance Team.” Cash will also be accepted.
M-A Quiz Bowl Club
Congratulations to the M-A Quiz Bowl club! They beat Carlmont and San Mateo to advance to the final round
of Bay Area Quiz Kids. You can watch the matches on TV channel KRON-4 at 2:00 pm on Saturday February
28 and Saturday March 7. Congratulations to Mason Seymour, Julie Baillard and Jasper Fu. If your student likes
watching the TV show Jeopardy, encourage him or her to come join the Quiz Bowl club, which meets at
lunchtime Wednesdays and Thursdays in room B-10.
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CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP FEDERATION
CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP FEDERATION (CSF)
CSF Week is Coming March 23-27, 2015
The California Scholarship Federation (CSF) exists to promote and recognize high standards of scholarship in California schools.
Membership is based on academic qualifications. Membership is held during the semester following when
the qualifying grades were earned and is for one semester only. In order to become a member, the student must
submit an application each semester the student is eligible. A point system specified in the CSF State By-Laws
establishes the membership requirements. To secure eligibility for CSF membership, a student must earn sufficient points from pre-approved course lists. The majority of the required membership points must come from
University of California accepted course work. The application and course list are self-explanatory about which
courses are used and the limit of classes you can use in order to qualify. Both documents can be found on the
M-A PTA website at http://www.mabearspta.org/programs/csf/. Life Membership is achieved by qualifying for at
least four or more semesters in the last three years of high school. One semester must be during the senior
year. One hundred percent membership is achieved by qualifying for six semesters in the last three years of high
school.
Benefits of membership include the right to list CSF on college and scholarship applications and recognition
at M-A Senior Awards Night and on the M-A Graduation Program. Members will receive a CSF certificate, a
tassel, and a gold cord for graduation day.
Members are also are eligible for small scholarships from the M-A PTA and the CSF organization. Because of
this financial benefit, we encourage freshmen to participate early and get in the habit of doing their applications
each semester they are eligible.
Who can apply? Freshmen through seniors who meet the qualifications.
Applications can be obtained on the M-A PTA website given above and will be available at the CSF tables. Applications will be accepted during lunch all week in front of the Library. Late applications will not be accepted.
The submitted application packet must include:
• A completed CSF application.
• $4.00 application fee in cash or check made payable to M-A HS.
• A copy of the previous semester's report card or transcript.
• A copy of your transcript can now be copied through your student’s Portal account, aka Infinite Campus, at http://portal.seq.org.
• DO NOT GO TO THE GUIDANCE OFFICE FOR YOUR TRANSCRIPT.
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BENEFITTING M-­A BASEBALL
April 18th, 2015
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Music, Raffles, Awards, Event T-­Shirts
BBQ & Refreshments
Classics Muscle Cars Race Cars Vintage
Imports Trucks Motorcycles
$25.00 Registration per Car
(Includes one event T-­shirt and Dash Plaque)
Registration $ _____________ Shirt Size : ______________ Total Enclosed : _________
Make Check payable to MA Baseball
Mail form to:
Mike Amoroso -­ 555 Middlefield Rd. Atherton, CA 94027
Questions? Please call: 650-­716-­8129
Name ________________________________ Phone _______________________
Address _______________________________ City ______________________
Year _______________ Make __________________ Model ___________ Club ____________
I Hereby release MA Baseball and any employees of Sequoia Union High School District,
and any city employees from any and all liability and personal or public damage resulting from any
participation in this event. We also give permission to Let’s Talk to use photos of the
show and products to be used to publicize (e.g.event program or TB
production, Web site) I am a participant in the show known as America's pastime.
Please sign in agreement:_________________________________________________________
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M-A Bears Winter Sports—Wow!
At press, the following teams are currently in 1st place!
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Girls’ Varsity Basketball
Boys’ JV Basketball
Boys’ Frosh Basketball
Boys’ Varsity Soccer
Girls’ JV Soccer (still undefeated with only four games left)
Great work, Bears!!
M-A Athletic Boosters completed their spring granting session in January and successfully granted funds for our
sports teams, including coaching stipends, equipment, and new uniforms! This year, Boosters was able to fund
over $140,000 in grants to support our very worthy Bears. Thank you to all who have supported our Bears!
Mark Your Calendars:
Winter Sports Awards Night, Monday, March 2, 7 pm, PAC
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Boys’ Basketball -Freshman, Junior Varsity, and Varsity
Girls’ Basketball - Junior Varsity and Varsity
Boys’ Soccer – Junior Varsity and Varsity
Girls’ Soccer – Junior Varsity and Varsity
Wrestling
10th Annual Big Bear Run, Sunday, May 3, 2015 - 9:00 am
Go Bears!!!
Libby Beasley & Libby Tinsley, Co-Chairs, Menlo-Atherton Athletic Boosters
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GET ON THE SHIRT! GET ENTHUSIASTIC!!!
GET IN THE RACE!!
10th Annual Big Bear Run
Sunday, May 3, 2015, at 9:00 am
GET ON THE SHIRT: Please join the Boosters and go to m-aboosters.org to make a donation and become
a 10th Annual Big Bear Run sponsor. We are currently looking for corporate and family sponsors. Contact Kristin Spindt at [email protected] for more sponsorship information. The deadline to GET ON THE SHIRT is
March 20, 2015.
GET ENTHUSIASTIC: Every year M-A Boosters grants over $110,000 to fund the basic needs of teams with
support to all our committed student-athletes. This effort ensures that our student body is provided an excellent
education in and out of the classroom. Without this support, the continuity of these enriching athletic programs
would be compromised.
GET IN THE RACE: Join M-A for a fun-filled morning to benefit Menlo-Atherton Athletics. Rally your
friends, come to compete or simply show your school spirit! M-A Students who run the race will get entered
into a drawing for some amazing awards! Let’s celebrate with our families, neighbors, students and athletes on
Sunday, May 3, 2015, at 9 am.
For the registration form, go to m-aboosters.org.
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NEW EVENT! Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be:
An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania
The M-A Parent Education Series is excited to announce a NEW addition to its spring semester line-up! On
April 6, Frank Bruni, New York Times columnist and bestselling author, is coming to M-A to discuss his new
book, Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania. Register at
http://frankbruni2015ma.eventbrite.com.
Over the last few decades, Americans have turned college admissions into a stressful and occasionally devastating rite of passage, preceded by test prep, tutors, all kinds of rankings and a conviction among too many young people that their futures will
be determined and their worth established by which schools say "yes" and which say "no." That belief is wrong. And in Where
You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be, Bruni explains why, giving students and their parents a new outlook on this brutal, deeply flawed
competition and a path out of the anxiety that it provokes. Alice Kleeman, M-A college advisor and a contributing expert to
Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be, will moderate the Q & A following Frank Bruni’s presentation.
The final event of the season brings the acclaimed new documentary film, The Mask You Live In, written, produced and directed by Jennifer Seibel Newsom, founder of The Representation Project. This film, from the
makers of the award-winning documentary Miss Representation, takes an unsparing look at how we as a society are
failing our boys. Mark your calendars now for these great events!
2014-15 Second semester offerings:
Monday, April 6, 2015
Frank Bruni, New York Times columnist and bestselling author, Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania
Q & A moderated by Alice Kleeman, M-A college advisor
7:00-8:30 pm, M-A PAC
Thursday, May 7, 2015
The Mask You Live In, Documentary Film, The Representation Project, with introduction by Steve Smith, PhD, Palo Alto University
7:00-9:00 pm, M-A PAC
M-A Parent Education Series events are free and sponsored by the M-A PTA, the Sequoia Healthcare District,
and the Sequoia Union High School District. For more information, contact Charlene Margot, M-A Parent Education Series, founding director, at [email protected] or 650-868-0590.
Charlene Margot, Founding Director, M-A Parent Education Series
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Movies at the M-A PAC
Experience three nights of movies at the Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center!
March 30: UP (2009)
March 31: Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
April 1: Mary Poppins (1964)
Doors open nightly at 5:30 pm, and movies start promptly at 6 pm. $3.00 General Admission. Dressing in character is encouraged. Purchase tickets in advance at www.menlopark.eventbrite.com. This series is brought to you by
the City of Menlo Park Community Services Department.
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Teen Night: Comic Party! (Friday, February 27, 6:30-­‐8:30 pm)
Celebrate your love for comics, mangas, and other graphic novels with other teens (12-18). Submitted DIY
Comic/Mangas from the month's contest will be judged. Teens are encouraged to dress up (there will be a
prize!) as your favorite character. There will be fun DIY crafts, food, and raffle prizes! Please see our Teen Library webpage http://menlopark.org/Teens for registration.
Teen Night: Magic the Gathering Workshop (Friday, March 13, 6:30-­‐8:30 pm)
Would you like to learn how to play Magic the Gathering? Do you know how to, but are looking for new people
to play with? Join teens (12-18) for a night of fun, as Illusive Comic Book Store teaches us how to play! Demo
decks and snacks will be provided. Please see our Teen Library webpage http://menlopark.org/Teens for registration.
Teen Spring Book Club (Saturday, February 28, 3-­‐4:30 pm)
Menlo Park Library’s Book Club program for ages 12-18 is set to meet during the spring. Future meeting dates
are on Saturdays, March 21 and May 2, from 3:00-4:30 pm. To register for the book club, please send an e-mail
to Sydnee at [email protected].
Filing for Social Security: Flexibility &
Choices for Your Retirement Income
(Saturday, March 7, 11:00 am)
The Menlo Park Library will offer a presentation on maximizing Social Security retirement
income where Financial Advisor Delbar Jahanian of Waddell & Reed will discuss the different filing options available to married
couples, divorced individuals, and widows.
The alternative filing options available can often provide monthly lifetime social security
payments higher than the standard filing options that are typically selected. The presentation will be given at the Menlo Park City
Council Chambers, located at 701 Laurel
Street. No registration is necessary. The event
is free, and refreshments will be provided
courtesy of the Friends of the Menlo Park Library. More information on this program and other Menlo Park
Library events is available online at menlopark.org/library or by calling 650-330-2501.
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Winter sports awards night; PTA meetimg; 8:45 am; M-A
7 pm; M-A PAC
PAC Café
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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SUHSD Board meeting; 5:30 SDMSC meeting; Career
pm
Center, 3:45 pm
ELAC parent meeting;
Library; 6 pm
M-A drama production:
Bye Bye Birdie; 7:30 pm;
M-A PAC
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Friday
Saturday
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7
M-A drama production: Bye
Bye Birdie; 7:30 pm; M-A
PAC
M-A drama production: Bye
Bye Birdie; 7:30 pm; M-A PAC
Daylight saving time begins
tonight at 2 am – move clocks
forward one hour!
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EL parent workshop; Library; SUHSD Parent Education: Staff Appreciation Pi Day
6 pm
Teen Distracted Driving; 10 Cabaret Night; M-A PAC
April TriVocis article deadline am - noon
Café; 6 pm
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SAT exam; 8 am
April 18 ACT registration
deadline
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CAHSEE testing for all soph- Regular class schedule, no SDMSC meeting; Staff
omores (mandatory)
block schedule today
Center; 3:45 pm
Math contest; lunch; D-20
CAHSEE testing for all sophomores (mandatory)
SUHSD Board meeting; 5:30
pm
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Spring Equinox
M-A PTA Fashion Show featurWednesday block schedule ing the Class of 2015: M-AKING
FASHION H15TORY; Luncheon
today, periods 1,3, and 5
at 11:45 am; shows at 1, 4 and
End of 3rd quarter
7:30 pm; M-A PAC
EL parent workshop; Library
6 pm
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California Scholarship
Federation (CSF) applications (fall 2014); lunch;
outside the Library
California Scholarship
Federation (CSF) applications (fall 2014); lunch;
outside the Library
California Scholarship Federation (CSF) applications
(fall 2014); lunch; outside the
Library
California Scholarship
Federation (CSF) applications (fall 2014); lunch;
outside the Library
California Scholarship
Federation (CSF) applications (fall 2014); lunch;
outside the Library
M-A Foundation for the Future
Auction kick-off party: Golden
State of Mind; 6-11 pm
Junior parent information
night; 6:30 pm; M-A PAC
Café
International Festival; lunch
April 1
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4
April Fool’s Day
SDMSC meeting; Career
Center; 3:45 pm
Foundation for the Future
Board meeting; Library; 7
pm
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(on-line auction runs through
April 6)
EL parent workshop; Library
6 pm
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César Chavez Day – no
school
Mini-college fair; PAC Patio;
lunch
Staff Appreciation
SUHSD Board meeting; 5:30 custodian dinner
pm
EL parent workshop; Library
6 pm
Note: TriVocis calendar items are current as of February 22. For the most current, updated information about M-A events,
please check the M-A Bears Web site at www.mabears.org and the weekly newsletter, BearNotes. Submit calendar entries by
e-mail to [email protected].
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Menlo-Atherton High School PTA
17th District of California PTA
555 Middlefield Road
Atherton, CA 94027
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
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MENLO PARK, CA
TRIVOCIS
Articles editor: Cheryl Cathey
Production editor: Leah Strichartz
Calendar editor: Kathleen Balestra
Mailing: Corby Locke, Kim Steere, Kelly Perri
Proofreaders: Jane King, Becca Garcia,
Brian LaPorte
Next submission deadline: March 11, 2015
Next publication date: March 25, 2015
Send article submissions to
[email protected].
Send calendar entries to
[email protected].
This issue was mailed and a PDF version posted online at
www.mabearspta.org on February 25, 2015.
FUTURE EVENTS
April 4: M-A Dance team show and fundraiser; 6
pm: M-A PAC
April 6: M-A Parent Ed: Where You Go is Not Who
You’ll Be” with Frank Bruni; M-A PAC; 7 pm
April 9: M-A Open House; 6-8:30 pm
April 10: Minimum day – early release at 12:20 pm
April 10: Junior/Senior Prom; 8-midnight
April 13 and 14: Smarter Balanced Assesments for all
juniors; schedule change for non-juniors
April 15 and 16: STAR Life Science testing for all
sophomores
April 18: M-A Baseball team car show and fundraiser; 8 am- 2 pm
April 20-24: Spring break - no school
April 28: PTA meeting; 8:45 am
April 30: Mandatory senior meeting; M-A PAC; 8:30
am
May 3: 10th Annual Big Bear Run supporting all M-A
Athletic teams; 9 am
May 4-May 15: AP testing
May 11: Super Senior Monday; lunch
May 25: Memorial Day - no school
June 4: M-A class of 2015 graduation and grad night;
last day of school
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