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- Weekly On and Off Campus Events

- Club Highlight: Robotics Club

- Community Events

- Resources and Activities for the community

- MHHS Events

- Rising Star Student Award

- Scholarship Deadlines

- Finals week schedule Dec-17-19

As always, the bottom of this newsletter includes links to ParentVUE, our Instagram handles, points of contact, tutoring information and our proud community sponsors!

READ ON FOR MORE!

MONDAY DECEMBER 02 *WELCOME BACK

1015AM-1245PM Palomar College Application Workshop in the Library

330-430PM- Marching Band Sectionals at the Amphitheater & ASB Plaza

530PM- Freshman Boys Basketball Game vs. El Camino

630-800PM- PTO Meeting at the Staff Workroom

700PM- JV Boys Basketball Game vs. El Camino

TUESDAY DECEMBER 03

700-800PM- Winter Guard Parent Meeting

200-600PM- HS Senior Holiday Open House w/ Pima Medical Institute

630PM - Parent Workshop: Human Trafficking & Internet Safety over ZOOM

330-430PM- Informational Meeting for Grizzly Theatre Spring Musical

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 04

1245-115PM National Honor Society Meeting in the Theater

THURSDAY DECEMBER 05

330-630 PM VAPA Dance Dress Rehearsal in the Theatre/Drama Room

FRIDAY DECEMBER 06

12:45-1:15PM Love on a Leash at ASB Plaza & Future Center Open House -Spin the Wheel for a prize

700-900PM VAPA Dance Winter Show at the Amphitheater

SATURDAY DECEMBER 07

600-800PM Wind Ensemble Concert

DECEMBER EVENTS

12/7 | VAPA Dance Concert

12/8| Wind Ensemble Concert

12/13-12/14| Dance Team Winter Showcase

12/17-12/19| Finals week

12/20-01/10 | Winter Recess

CLUB PURPOSE:

The Mission Hills High School BSU strives to connect, educate, gather, and inspire not only on campus, but within our community!

MEETING INFO:

Tuesdays, Room 855 during lunch

INTERESTED IN JOINING?

Join their meetings during lunch. Meeting updates on their Instagram BSU

Stay up to date with their club by texting @MHBSU @ 81010 on Remind

STAFF ADVISOR

Jocelyn.oneil@smusd.org

CLUB PRESIDENT:

Alystia Rivera

Winter Wonderland

San Marcos Tree Lighting

San Marcos Library

Boys and Girls Club Teen Center

YMCA

Achievement Center

Our Safe Place

North Coast Calvary Chapel- Carlsbad

The Salvation Army- Oceanside

North County Food Bank- Vista

Interfaith Community Services-

Escondido

The Center- Escondido

Brother Benno’s - Oceanside

Feeding San Diego - Escondido

Tuesday, December 3 | 2 to 6 p.m.

San Marcos Campus - 111 Campus Way San Marcos, CA 92078

For students and their families. Discover Pima Medical Institute healthcare career programs.

Register HERE

Tuesday, December 3 | 6:30 p.m.

VIA ZOOM:MEETING ID:883 1837 8916

HTTPS://SMUSD-ORG.ZOOM.US/J/88318378916

TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE

• THE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
  • -WHAT IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING? -WHO ARE THE VICTIMS?
• HOW DO THE VICTIMS GET RECRUITED?
• HOW TO KEEP YOUR CHILDREN SAFE FROM PREDATORS.

For additional information, Please contact Anileydi Diaz-Chavez at 760-290-2597 or anileydi.diaz-chavez@smusd.org

Date: Sunday, December 8th, 2024

Time: 100PM

Parade Route: The Parade procession steps off from Comet Circle(Palomar College), marches east on Mission RD and ends at the San Marcos Civic Center

Our very own MHHS Band will be performing during the parade come and support them!

Date: Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024

Time: 500-700PM

Location: 2 Civic Center Drive, San Marcos CA 92069

Employee Development Department will be in the lobby providing job leads, coaching, and resources in English and Spanish.

El Departamento de Desarrollo de Empleados estará en el vestíbulo brindando pistas laborales, entrenamiento y recursos en inglés y español.

Date: Saturday, December 7th, 2024

Time: 9:00AM (Check-in at 8:30a.m.)

Moderate to Strenuous: Explore the canyons, hills and neighborhoods of westerly San Elijo. Trails to be included are the Canyon, Old Creek Ranch, Copper Creek, Quarry and Morgan Trails. This 4.75-mile route with 785’ of total elevation gain is guaranteed to keep your heart and legs pumping!

Meeting location: San Elijo Hills Park, 1105 Elfin Forest Road, San Marcos 92078 (Recreation Center parking lot)

Palomar College is offering a series of workshops designed to help prepare your student for a smooth transition to college. These workshops will cover a range of topics, including financial aid, academic planning/transfer process, apprenticeships, and campus resources. We believe these workshops will be invaluable in ensuring your student's success at Palomar College.

Attached is the flyer for more details. To register for these workshops please click on the link "Register Here," on the attached flyer.

>> Click flyer link for more info and registration

Please contact the Future Center if you have any questions.

Questions: Contact Mrs.Schuetze in the Future Center karen.schuetze@smusd.org

This year’s spring musical is Hadestown!

There will be an informational meeting December 3rd from 3:30-4:30pm in the theatre.

This meeting will be for anyone interested including actors and tech.

On December 4th from 3:30-6:30pm in the theatre there will be an audition workshop for anyone auditioning to be able to work with the directors to prepare for their audition.

Auditions will be held December 10th - 11th in the Theatre and make sure to come prepared with a one minute song. Can’t wait to see you there!

Wednesday, December 4th, 2024

During Lunch in the Theatre

MHHS Students:

President- Adriel Bibiano

Vice- President- Triana Nguyen

Treasurer- Deanna Vuong

Secretary- Alice Xin

Publicity Officer- Mariah Lambert

National Honor Society (NHS) membership has been the true mark of student achievement for over 100 years, but it goes far beyond a report card. By empowering, championing, and recognizing well-rounded students, NHS provides schools with a values-based framework to elevate a culture of scholarship, service, leadership, and character.

NHS chapters operate in all 50 states and many schools around the world, engaging and serving more than 1.4 million students. Each year, the average NHS chapter contributes:

• 1,000 hours of school/community service
• $26,000 in charitable donations
• 1,000 pounds of food to local, state, and national causes
• 100 pints of blood

Friday, December 6th during Lunch

Love on a Leash is committed to bringing comfort, happiness, and healing o more people nationwide by increasing public awareness of pet-provided therapy. Our volunteer organization provides an accessible certification process that allows qualified therapy teams to provide effective pet-provided therapy services in their community.

Friday, December 6th, 2024

During lunch by the Library

Students take a break before finals, spin the wheel and win a prize!

December 13 & 14, 2024

Doors open at 600PM / Show starts at 630PM

Get ready to be amazed⛸️☃️❄️✨ Join us for our Winter Dance Team Show!

Experience a night of dazzling moves, winter magic, and unforgettable performances at the Mission Hills High School Theater. Don’t miss out——Bring your friends and family!

Tickets to our Winter Showcase are available on GoFan!

TICKETS

Link Crew is hosting “Cocoa and Cram” after school on Friday December 13 (3:30p - 5:30) for all freshman. We will provide hot chocolate and baked treats, as well as tutoring in all freshman coursework areas! We’ll have festive music and an ugly sweater contest (with prizes), too!

Mission Hills PTO is creating an Interest List for people interested in being the part of our Grizzly PTO Team. Responding is not a commitment, but the start of a conversation. We hope to hear from you if you're interested in learning more about what it means to be a part of the team!

Fill out the interest list here.

For more information about Mission Hills PTO, click here.

Monday, Dec. 2 at 6:30 PM

Zaera Beltran was awarded with the Rising Star Award during the San Marcos Chamber of Commerce ceremony.

The Rising Star Program honors high school seniors for demonstrating character, integrity, love of learning, involvement in school and community activities and/or the ability to overcome challenging life circumstances without compromising their education.

Zaera has so many positive attributes. She is insightful, caring, determined, incredibly talented and creative. Zaera is a talented writer and creative force in media, she leads with resilience and grace. She has faced and overcome significant challenges and unwavering commitment to both her school and community inspire those around her. Zaera truly embodies the spirit of this award, making a meaningful difference with sincerity and strength, and shining brightly in all that she does.

There are 5 metalsmithing students currently in an exhibition at Escondido Center for the Arts.

Their work will be on display until January 13th.

The student art show coincides with Helen and Newton Harrison: California Work, a retrospective exhibition about the work of husband-and-wife team of Helen Mayer and Newton Harrison, who were among the earliest and most notable ecological artists.

The Annual Jewelry Sale will be set up for staff on Friday, Dec. 6. Money raised supports Operation Hope, a local homeless shelter. All jewelry is handmade and created by our Metalsmithing students!

2024 CIFSDS Cross Country Championship Results

-Girls placed 8th out of 20 teams!
-Boys placed 13th out of 20 teams!
-Liam Beighley placed 7th earning his ticket to state!!
Overall, our grizzlies stepped up and demonstrated their best efforts

Hello Grizzly Families!

As we continue to navigate this school year, we want to take a moment to remind both parents/guardians and students about our attendance procedures.

• If your student was marked absent in error, please have your student contact the teacher. The teacher must then email or call the Attendance Office with the correction. Your student is responsible for speaking to the teacher to clear these absences.

• If you are aware that your student will be late to school for any reason, we do ask that a parent/guardian give us a call BEFORE your student arrives to school or the student must provide a Doctor/Dental note at the window upon arrival. Please be sure that your student checks in either with the Attendance Window or with a Campus Supervisor stationed in the student parking lot. By having them check in, we are able to get their time of arrival and excuse the classes they may have missed.

• If your student is leaving early, we do ask that a parent/guardian call the Attendance Office at least 1 HOUR BEFORE the time the student is needed.

If you are calling during normal business hours, and reach the voicemail, it is because we are on another line or helping a parent/student at the window. PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE. Voicemails are retrieved regularly throughout the day. Please be aware that the Attendance Office does not call back unless more information is needed. Please refer to the MHHS website for additional information, regarding Attendance.

Dear Class of 2025,

Check out the KEANE Senior Session Guide or their website for more information and to book your appointment! There are limited spots available, so make sure to book your appointment as soon as possible.

The complimentary yearbook portraits will be on campus on December 10th and December 11th! Students will NOT have the ability to choose their yearbook portrait for the complimentary session. Make sure to book your appointment online!

To login: Use your STUDENT ID as the username and your LAST NAME as the password.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mrs. Kniseley at heidi.kniseley@smusd.org.

For more info click flyer link

Seniors and Parents/Guardians!!!!!

The counseling department as an important reminder.

CSU/UC College Application Deadline: Monday, December 2nd

• Submit your CSU and UC applications on or before Monday, December 2nd

• Stop by the Future Center or the Counseling office to have your application reviewed before submitting:

• Be sure to stop by before you leave for Thanksgiving break!

• We are here for you!!!!!

MHHS Letter of Recommendation Packet

Counseling Department Website

Attention Senior Parents!!!

Celebrate your student and express your love with a lovely senior ad.

The current pricing is:

Full page- $400

Half Page- $200

Quarter Page- $120

Eighth Page- $70

Go to Yearbookordercenter.com and use our school code: 8120

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mrs. Kniseley at heidi.kniseley@smusd.org.

If you need help with your online order, call (866) 287-3096 toll free.

Check out the flyer for more information.

Camp Pendleton Historical Society Essay Contest: https://camppendletonhistoricalsociety.org/education

Don't miss out on the memories! Yearbook sales are now open.

Order yours today!

Orders can be placed online or at the finance office.

Spring 2025 Dual Enrollment is now open! Dual Enrollment classes are a great way to earn college and high school credit. Please click the flyer link for the list of courses that will be offered for Spring 2025.

Click link to register If you are currently enrolled in a Dual Enrollment class, you do not need to reapply.

Deadline to enroll is 12/13/2024

Please click the the flyer links for more information and a GUIDE to Mental Health and Wellness.

in English and Spanish

If you or a loved one is experiencing a mental health crisis or need
immediate support, please call 911 for emergency response or the
Access and Crisis Line at 1-888-724-7240 to talk to a crisis
counselor, and they are available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

Please click flyer link for free mental health resources.

At Mission Hills High School, we believe that every student’s life is invaluable and strive to remind students that they are not alone. At Mission Hills High School, our goal is to foster a culture where mental health is prioritized, and everyone feels empowered to seek help.

Resources and Support

MHHS Counseling Linktree of Resources

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

See below in our growler for more resources for families.

Check out these flyers in English and Spanish for information about preventing youth suicide.

Families come from all walks of lives and have different needs, which is why we want to make sure you know that you have options when it comes to seeking counseling.

Check out this flyer in Spanish and English to see what's available for you.

Grizzlies! Don't forget to complete MTS's mandatory verification to continue to get discounted or free transit cards.

Please note that this discount applies to youth, seniors, AND others who qualify, like Medi-Cal enrollees.

Check out the step-by-step verification instructions in English and Spanish.

SMUSD presents StudentSquare! It is new this year and is designed for students to get real time emergency alerts and important notifications directly on their devices.

StudentSquare offers:

• Instant Alerts: Students will get real-time notifications about emergencies like severe weather or lockdowns, so they’re always in the loop.
• Custom Notifications: They can set their preferences to receive alerts in the way that works best for them.
• Easy to Use App: The interface is super user-friendly, making it easy for students to find and read important info quickly.
• Better Communication: Besides emergency alerts, we can also send school updates, event reminders, and other important info to keep everyone connected.

Students will be using their SMUSD google account to "Sign in with Google". You can also sign in using the website: https://www.mystudentsquare.com/signin

Check out the StudentSquare- Getting Started Guide

We take the safety of our students and staff seriously, and a part of this is ensuring everyone who is on a school campus is cleared and approved to be present. As a result, there is a new volunteer clearance process with different requirements for different types of school or classroom volunteer commitments.

We have outlined each of these volunteer levels with their requirements, please click here for more information or see the flyer here.

SMUSD has a new webstore for online purchases. All Mission Hills students and families will need to create an account to purchase items online. If you have any questions about creating your webstore account email our ASB Director, Mrs. O’Neil, at jocelyn.oneil@smsud.org.

>> HOW TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT

>> HOW TO ADD MULTIPLE STUDENTS

Suicide is a difficult topic, but it's too important to ignore. Please take a moment to review the following fact sheets to familiarize yourself with risk factors, warning signs, and things that can help you talk to your teen.

- Warning Signs of Suicide: A Fact Sheet for Family and Community Members

- Talking to Teens: Suicide Prevention

In an emergency, please call 911 or take the child to a hospital for evaluation. Here at Mission Hills, we have many different resources for students and their families to access. Please connect with your child's school counselor, school social worker, or school psychologist to find out more! We're here to partner with you throughout your child's high school career so that they can be well, feel connected, and find success here at Mission Hills and in the San Marcos Community.

School Counselors

A-Ca | Mrs. Baker: cherryl.baker@smusd.org
Ce-Gab | Mrs. Segal: angela.segal@smusd.org
Gal-Ja | Mr. Cruz: eric.cruz@smusd.org

Je-Men | Ms. Jercinovich: carolyn.jercinovich@smusd.org
Mer-Pg | Mrs. Goldstein: kathleen.goldstein@smusd.org

Ph-Sh | Mrs. Martinez Alejandre: susan.martinezalejandre@smusd.org
Si-Z | Mrs. Rios: adriana.rios@smusd.org

School Social Workers

A-Li | Mrs. Santiago: michelle.santiago@smusd.org
Lo-Z | Ms. Gold: bina.gold@smusd.org

School Psychologists

9th + 12 A-Ge | Jaime Lozano: jaime.lozano@smusd.org

10th + 12 Gf-O | David Martinez: david.martinez@smusd.org
11th + 12 P-Z | Troy Savageau: troy.savageau@smusd.org

ERMHS l Franciene Lehman

ERMHS l Charlette Martin: charlette.martin@smusd.org

Click here for the Counseling Department website.

24/7/365 Mental Health Care Coordination Service for San Marcos Unified School District Students, Staff, and their Families: https://www.caresolace.com/site/sanmarcos

NEED TO EMAIL YOUR COUNSELOR?

A-Ca | Mrs. Baker: cherryl.baker@smusd.org

Ce-Gal | Mrs. Segal: angela.segal@smusd.org

Gam-Ja | Mr. Cruz: eric.cruz@smusd.org

Je-Men | Ms. Jercinovich: carolyn.jercinovich@smusd.org

Mer-Pg | Mrs. Goldstein: kathleen.goldstein@smusd.org

Ph-Sh | Mrs. Martinez Alejandre: susan.martinezalejandre@smusd.org

Si-Z | Mrs. Rios: adriana.rios@smusd.org

CTE/ Future Ready Counselor | Mrs. Brizeno stephanie.brizeno@smusd.org

Click here for the Counseling Department website.

FALL PROGRESS REPORT DATES

09/27 | Progress Report 1

11/08 | Progress Report 2

12/19 | Semester 1 Final Report Card

ParentVUE

If you are new to MHHS, need a ParentVUE Activation Code, or have trouble logging into your account, please contact Angela Ochoa at Angela.Ochoa@smusd.org or (760) 290-2720.

@mhhs.grizzlies

@mhhs_counseling

@librarymhhs

@mhhs.silvertip

@mhhspto

@mhhs.ybk

@missionhillsasb

@mhhs_futurecenter

Click here to view all Growlers.

These are posted to the ParentSquare App each week. If you're not receiving them, please check your settings on ParentSquare, and verify that your contact information is accurate in ParentVUE.

If you have anything you'd like to see added, please reach out to Jillian Ryan.

ELA tutoring can help you with essay feedback + revisions, reading comprehension, homework, make up work and MUCH more...

We offer ELA Tutoring at 3:30p.m-4:30p.m

Tuesdays in Room 345 and Thursdays in Room 320

Questions: Email corynn.mcdougall@smusd.org

Grizzlies Stepping Up (GSU) is a tutoring program for multilingual students. In GSU you can work on homework, projects, presentations, prepare for quizzes and tests. Reading for pleasure also takes place during GSU to increase Lexile level and reach reclassification. Student tutors are available to help.

Questions: Mrs. Bustos juliana.bustos@smusd.org Room 401

Click flyer link for more info

Struggling with math? Don't let it hold you back! Math tutoring can help you build a strong foundation, boost your confidence, and improve your grades. With personalized attention and expert guidance, you'll gain a deeper understanding of complex concepts and develop essential problem-solving skills. Invest in your future and unlock your full potential with math tutoring.

Math tutoring @MHHS Mon - Wed.

Please click flyer link for more info

The calendar link outlines the regular schedule for AP/Honors tutoring. However, students are welcome to meet for other classes not listed. The calendar simply serves to provide reliable, consistent tutoring to students at MHHS.

TUTORING RESOURCES

In addition to asking your teacher for help, attached is some information about AP/Honors Tutoring and Math Tutoring.

Office Hours 2023-24

Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.- 4 p.m.

760-290-2700

WEBSITE // Please check missionhillshigh.smusd.org for daily updates and information.

At Mission Hills we strive to provide our students and families with clear and effective communication. If you would like to see additional information in our newsletter please reach out and let us know. As always, we are here to help and support our community.