Millennium High School

Website: https://mhs.piedmont.k12.ca.us/

Address: 760 Magnolia Avenue, Piedmont, CA 94611

Phone: (510) 594-2703

Principal: Irma Muñoz Daniels

Office Manager: Bernadette Navarro

Thank you all for attending the Fall Family Potluck! Your presence, along with the delicious food and warm conversations, truly made it a memorable day. The student raffle added excitement, and Zumba was a fun way to connect and build community. We send a special thank you to Superintendent Jennifer Hawn for joining us!

Monday 9/16: Periods 1-7

Tuesday 9/17: Odd Periods

Wednesday 9/18: Even Periods

Thursday 9/19: Odd Periods

Friday 9/20: Even Periods

Themes for the Week

Monday 9/16: Minions/Despicable Me

Tuesday 9/17: Rhyme Without Reason

Wednesday 9/18: Wild West

Thursday 9/19: Olympics

Friday 9/20: Purple Out

Homecoming Dance

The Homecoming Dance is taking place on Saturday, September 21st from 7:00-9:00 PM in PHS Binks Gym! Tickets are $25. The last day to purchase tickets is Friday, September 20th by 4pm.

To purchase dance tickets:

1. Log into Infinite Campus.
2. Click on the PHS School Store.
3. Click on PHS ASB.
4. Click on the Homecoming Dance.
5. Add the tickets to your cart and check out.

Naviance: For the first time, we are inviting all students to take advantage of the College Rep Visits coming to campus. These are hosted in room 20. Students are required to sign up through Naviance. Here is a link to the Naviance Guide and a link to how to login. Once students have logged in, click on Colleges, then Visits. Students will see which college reps are visiting and when (class period/time) they will visit.

1. Seniors have unlimited access to visits,

2. Juniors have access to 5 visits,

3. Sophomores/Fresh have access to 2 visits a year.

The one rule to visit is ALL students must get permission from their teacher to attend, at least 24 hours before the visit. So if the visit happens on a Monday, you must get permission by the Friday before in order to attend. After you sign up, print the sheet and have your teacher sign it. This will be your ticket to enter.

College and Career Center News:

Visit the C&CC web pages to schedule an appointments with Ms. M-L, access college or career

Senior Letters of Recommendation: Please connect soon with your counselor for your school report/ letter of recommendation for your colleges if needed. For counselors, we need you to have your college application list in Naviance under "Colleges I am thinking About" and do the senior brag survey. Your counselors and teachers need at least 4 weeks notice before your college application deadlines to prepare.

The following colleges will be visiting next week:

We are continuing our work to gather input on cell phone use policies and potential changes we might make in PUSD. As part of our collaborative efforts, we are hosting the following meetings:

• Superintendent's Advisory Committee (SAC): 9/18 at 4:30PM (district office/online). If you would like to attend, please register HERE.
• Board Workshop: 10/16 at 6PM at the district office (note date change)

Auditions are happening now through September 24 for the musical comedy Once Upon A Mattress (rated PG) at the PUSD high schools. With music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller and Marshall Barer, Once Upon a Mattress is a comedic tweaking of the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea".

Virtual, pre-recorded audition submissions are due the week of Sept. 24. Callbacks are in person on Thursday, Sept. 26. All students enrolled in Piedmont High School or Millennium High School are invited to audition. Click Here for Once Upon a Mattress Audition & Stage Crew Information.

Performances are Thursday, January 30, 7:00pm, Friday, January 31, 7:00pm, Saturday, February 1, 7:00pm and Sunday, February 2 (Sunday performance time to be announced).

All musicals are performed in the Alan Harvey Theater on the PHS campus.

Contact amoorhead@piedmont.k12.ca.us with any questions.

Dear Parents/Guardians of 9th and 12th Grade Students,

All community members are invited to Piedmont's Alan Harvey Theater on Thursday, September 26 at 7:00 p.m. to preview the annual Consent Assembly, which will be performed for all 9th and 12th grade students during the Academy period on Friday, September 27.

The assembly has been an important part of Piedmont’s Consent Education for the past 15 years. It features dramatic presentations of Piedmont students’ real accounts of navigating consent and sexual harm. The assembly fosters empathy and critical thinking by showing a variety of perspectives from students – from survivor to perpetrator to bystander. It also promotes a culture of inclusion by exploring various kinds of relationships and inspires students to embrace the values of affirmative consent, allyship, and communication. The assembly culminates in an educational component for students on the meaning and practice of consent.

While the assembly is an important part of consent education, it also evokes emotions for survivors of sexual harm. Please know that counselors will be available before, during, and after the assembly. The Wellness Center will also be open for anyone who needs a safe space.

Parents may excuse their child from the assembly in accordance with Educational Code 51938-39. If you would like your child excused from seeing the assembly on Friday, September 27, please email Kim Taylor at ktaylor@piedmont.k12.ca.us.

We hope to see you at the preview event on Thursday, September 26 at 7:00 p.m. Your partnership is vital as we all work together to create a safer community.

Thank you for your support.

By now you should all have access to our Learning Management System, Schoology. If you had logged in to a parent account in Schoology prior to this year, you will be able to access Schoology the same way you have in the past. If you are a new parent to PUSD, or have not accessed Schoology in the past, this week you should have received an email from Schoology with information that includes your username and temporary password, as well as a link that will bring you where you need to go to access Schoology. If you have questions about accessing your account on Schoology, please reach out to Adam Saville (asaville@piedmont.k12.ca.us).

Once you have logged into Schoology, click on your name in the top right hand corner. You should get a drop-down menu that includes your child's name. When you click on their name, you'll then get access to their class information in Schoology, including updates, assignments, and grades. Our school uses Schoology to provide a central location for homework assignments (and digital submissions), grades, class activities, interactive discussions, announcements, and more. The flexible system provides one place for all students, teachers and parents to go for day-to-day classroom information. All homework, major tests, and grades will be posted to it throughout the school year. For more on what you can access when viewing your child's activity in Schoology, click HERE.

Week 3 is now behind us and many important dates are coming for seniors. Please bookmark the Road to Graduation document as it will soon be removed from the weekly parent newsletter. This is a living document that will be updated throughout the year.

Please be aware there are TWO yearbooks...one for Millennium High School and another for Piedmont High School. Both yearbooks are available for purchase to Millennium families.

Millennium High School Yearbook

The cost of the Millennium HS yearbook is $60. You can purchase the Millennium HS yearbook through the School Store in Infinite Campus HERE. Log in, click on the School Store, then click on MHS Yearbook.

Piedmont High School Yearbook

Millennium HS students are part of the PHS yearbook. Please visit this link for all the specific information relating to the purchase and deadlines for the PHS yearbook.

MHS & PHS Seniors

Seniors have additional specific information that can be found here.

The MHS School Store in Infinite Campus is OPEN! You can donate to the Piedmont Athletics Fund, MHS ASB, MHS field trips, purchase the MHS yearbook and much more! Your support is greatly appreciated.

To visit the MHS School Store:

• Log into Infinite Campus and click on the MHS School Store.

We wanted to let families know that the Piedmont Unified School District will continue to offer a nutritious breakfast and lunch every day at no cost. If you'd like to have extra entrees and/or snacks, please click the link below for more information.

The PHS Parents' Club is also asking for some enthusiastic volunteers to help serve food to our students. You can sign up at the link here. Thank you in advance for the generosity of your time and commitment to our school. We could not do this without you.

Food Allergy Accommodations

If your child has a food allergies and would like to participate in brunch or lunch, we would love to accommodate. In order to prevent food waste, we produce close to what we believe the demand it. As such, please fill out the attached form and bring it to the director of nutrition services, Ms. Spinks, or to the main office. Thank you.

Want to support our school and be involved? MHS is looking for 1-2 parents to join the School Site Council (SSC). The purpose of the SSC is to develop, approve, and monitor the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA). The SPSA is a yearly strategic plan that includes our school goals. The SSC will meet one time per month and include the principal, teachers, staff, students, and parents.

Are you interested in joining? Please contact Principal Irma Muñoz Daniels at imunoz@piedmont.k12.ca.us.

• SPSA Goal #1:

  Using math data sources, MHS staff will implement a multi-tiered math readiness and intervention program to support all students with math proficiency and towards college and career readiness.

• SPSA Goal #2:

  MHS staff will work with students and families to investigate, develop, and pilot a portfolio structure that documents and celebrates the academic and social emotional growth of an MHS student as well as a presentation structure that allows students to demonstrate and reflect on their skills with confidence.

Feeling overwhelmed by the challenges of parenting? Piedmont Adult School is offering "Parenting with Positive Discipline," a six-week class for parents of children of all ages. Classes will be held on Wednesdays from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., starting October 2 through November 6 (no class on October 16).

Led by experienced instructor Lisa Fuller, this course covers practical strategies for empowering children, alternatives to traditional timeouts, setting effective limits, and more.

Register now at piedmontadultschool.org or call 510-594-2655.

All parents and guardians of students attending Millennium High School are members and part of the Parents’ Club! Everyone is invited to get involved! Membership to the MHS Parents’ Club is free!

We invite parents and supporters to make a donation to the Parents' Club. Donations will be used to support events for our whole school community. Contributions of all sizes are appreciated.

Everyone is encouraged to give any amount you would like. Click here to make a donation!

The Parents' Club provides essential support to Millennium High School. For questions, contact Rachel Osajima, Parents' Club Board President, at rachelosajima@gmail.com or 510-919-5044.

Join us for the First Annual Positively Pickled Pickleball Tournament!

All proceeds benefit the PUSD Wellness Center to support the mental health of our high school and middle school students.

Saturday, September 21 (9 am-5 pm)

Sunday, September 22 (9 am-12 pm)

Piedmont Middle School Courts

3 Divisions: Beginner (coaching will be available); Intermediate (you know a kitchen is not where you cook); Competitive (ready to dink and dominate)

Tickets: $100/2-person team at piedmontwellness.org

This year’s Harvest Festival will be in Piedmont Park on Sunday, September 22nd from 11:00am - 3:00pm. The Harvest Festival is a long-standing tradition in Piedmont where families can gather to enjoy a cooking contest, art show, carnival, jazz festival, farmer’s market, scarecrows, and more! All proceeds from the scarecrow, silent auction, and carnival are directed by the Piedmont Education Foundation to the tri-schools (Havens, Beach, and Wildwood). Last year’s festivities raised $12K to help fund phonics, technology, and positive playground culture initiatives at all three elementary schools. Excited to see you there!

Volunteer for the Festival (Day of): The Piedmont Education Foundation can use lots of hands for set-up, running carnival games, clean-up, and more – middle and high schoolers are encouraged to join in. Sign up below:

• Adult Sign-up
• Student Sign-up (middle and high schoolers)

Congratulations to our Piedmont community on reaching a total fundraising achievement of over $3,300,000. The Giving Campaign is the largest annual fundraiser for our students and schools, and your generosity and commitment make it all possible.

Thank you to everyone who generously pitched in to support our students for the 2024-25 school year! If you haven't gotten a chance to donate yet, Piedmont Education Foundation will continue to accept gifts in support of Piedmont’s schools at www.piedmontedfoundation.org/donate/.

The Student Transit Pass Program provides FREE Youth Clipper cards to eligible middle and high school students in Alameda County. APPLY HERE: bit.ly/studenttransitpass.

• Take unlimited free rides on AC Transit
• Add cash value to the Clipper card for 50% off BART fares and youth discounts on other transit systems