The Bear Bulletin

Dear Parents,

Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year! I hope you have had a great summer break with friends and family. At Mountain View, we are beginning our seventeenth year of excellence in everything; academics, athletics, and fine arts. Our theme this year is CHAMPIONS. We will be celebrating all the ways we are CHAMPIONS for each other: our students, staff, parents, and community. I am proud of our Bears and look forward to the accomplishments of our CHAMPIONS this year!

I want to personally invite you to Open House on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, from 7:30-10:00. This is a wonderful time to meet your teachers and walk your schedule. We will also have bus and cafeteria information available. Please look for me and come say hello! I am excited to share that we are moving into year two of our SUMMIT program this year. SUMMIT is a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), PBL (Project Based Learning), and Student Leadership Cohort. We are excited to welcome our second freshman class as they take a deep dive into STEM and experience innovative, cross-curricular learning.

We encourage you to engage in your child’s educational experience and partner with your child’s teachers. We hope you will join us for Open House, athletic and fine arts events, and grade level parent nights hosted by our counselors. You can also stay connected by regularly visiting the GCPS Parent Portal. The Bear Bulletin, our parent newsletter, is published every two weeks, and is an excellent way to stay on top of the latest Mountain View announcements. In addition, we have awesome booster clubs and a wonderful Mountain View High School PTSA that welcome your membership and involvement.

Thank you for your continued support of Mountain View High School. We look forward to another year of excellence! Go Bears!

Honored to be your principal,

Stephanie Stewart

Follow me on Instagram @bearsprincipal

• July 30 - Open House
• August 4 - First Day of School
• September 1 - Labor Day/Student and teacher holiday
• September 19 - Digital Learning Day
• October 9, 10, 13 - Fall Break/Student and teacher holiday
• November 4 - Digital Learning Day
• November 24-28 Thanksgiving Break
• December 22 - January 2 - Winter Break

WEDNESDAY, JULY 30

7:30AM - 10:00AM

Digital schedules will be available for students to see via StudentVue starting July 30 at 7:00AM. Students may walk their schedule at Open House on July 30.

Before Open House:

• Visit MyPaymentPlus to pay fees and add meal money to your child's account.
• Access your schedule through the StudentVue App or the student portal.

During Open House:

• Follow your student's schedule and meet the teachers.
• Take pictures at our photo backdrops around the school and tag Mountain View social media.
• Visit the info tables in the Commons Area: Transportation, Food Services, Athletics, and more.
• Visit our School Store to purchase Mountain View spirit wear!

*Drop/Add concluded last spring and at this point schedule changes are for errors or missing graduation requirements. If you feel your schedule has an error, please use the GCPS student Gmail account to complete the 2025-26 correction form before August 4th.

9TH & 10TH GRADES

SUMMIT Program – Avery McCart

A-Gh (9th-10th) – Avery McCart

Gi-Z (9th-10th) – James Parker

11TH & 12TH GRADES

A-Gh (11th-12th) – Ashley Percy

Gi-N (11th-12th) – Joyce Gonzalez

O-Z (11th-12th) – Angela West

PARKING PERMITS

Parking permit applications are still open to Juniors and Seniors via MyPaymentsPlus.

As we continue to Expect Excellence in Everything, parking is limited to juniors and seniors that have met all academic requirements (on track for graduation), attendance, and behavioral expectations. Students that do not meet the requirements may ride the bus or have their parents drop-off and pick-up through our car rider line.

If your student has already purchased a parking permit AND received the approval email, they can pick up their parking permit at the front lobby desk between 9:30AM-11:30AM or 12:30PM-2:00PM.

As part of the county's annual security updates, all middle and high school student passwords will be reset on July 7, 2025. Communication was sent directly to students and families via ParentSquare on June 27, 2025. Elementary students' passwords will not be reset. For your awareness, here is the Guidance Document outlining the process and support resources.

Dear Mountain View High School Community,

Athletics is deeply embedded in the culture of our school. We BELIEVE that through EXCELLENCE, a positive ATTITUDE, and RESPECT, we create SUCCESS that drives academic excellence, teamwork, positive sportsmanship, and pride in our community.

This year, we are committed to not only achieving excellence on the field but also fostering a culture of integrity, sportsmanship, and community. Our programs are designed to develop well-rounded individuals who excel both academically and athletically. Our student-athletes, coaches, and staff are dedicated to upholding these values both on and off the field. We are committed to fostering an environment where every individual can thrive and contribute to the collective success of our teams.

I encourage you to join us in supporting our athletes throughout the season. Your enthusiasm and support are vital to our success and help build a strong, united community. Thank you for being a part of the Mountain View High School family. Together, we can achieve great things.

Go Bears!

Matt Raettig

Athletic Director

We will be selling the STUDENT ALL SPORTS PASS again this year! In addition to the student pass, we will continue to offer an ADULT ALL SPORTS PASS this year! The student and adult All Sports Pass allows for one entry into ALL home, regular season sporting events (excludes Tournaments, Sectionals, State, and Playoff Events).

All Sports Pass will go live on GoFan starting on Wednesday, July 30th.

Student All Sports Pass: $75

Adult All Sports Pass: $115

Questions?

Please contact Natalie Norman at 678-407-7608.

Before the school year begins, please take a moment to visit the Senior Website (seniorsmvhs.weebly.com). Here, you will find a great deal of information to help you navigate this year.

There are two tasks that you need to complete ASAP:

1. Schedule/take senior pictures with Magic Moment Photography. These are the senior yearbook pictures. If you do not take them, your senior will not be in the senior section of the yearbook. (details are on the senior website).

2. Pay your senior fees with Scholastic Images (details are on the senior website).

We look forward to celebrating the Class of 2026!

Senior Sponsors: Amy Holcombe and William Owens

Mountain View High School Dress Code

(Updated July 2024)

Mountain View High School expects Excellence in Everything. This includes student dress that promotes a positive learning environment free of distractions. Please read our quick guide and full version of the MVHS Dress Code below.

Dress Code Quick Guide:

• Shirts must cover the midriff (stomach and back), not revealing (no spaghetti straps or exposed cleavage), and no large cut-out tank tops exposing sides of torso.
• Pants/Shorts must cover the back and front areas.
• Pants/Shorts may not have rips or tears on the upper or backside areas.
• No sagging pants.
• No hats, hoods, beanies, head scarfs, etc.
• Clothing may not depict or imply violence, alcohol, tobacco, nudity, hate speech, or obscene language.

For more information - please click HERE for the full version

The MVHS PTSA would like to welcome you to the 2025-2026 school year! Please stop by our table at Open House on July 30th to become a member and/or sign up to help out with our yearly events. You can also reach us at MVPTSA@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to volunteer. We look forward to seeing you soon! Go Bears! 😊

LOGGING ON TO WWW.MYPAYMENTSPLUS.COM IS THE BEST WAY TO PREPARE FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL!

Please log on to www.MyPaymentsPlus.com to see a list of programs that will directly impact your child this school year. Your contributions to these programs enables teachers to purchase supplemental instructional materials for use in the classroom.

If you already have a MyPaymentsPlus account, simply login by using your username and password. If you do not have an account, visit www.MyPaymentsPlus.com and select “Register for a Free Account” using your child’s school ID number.

Need help creating an account?

Please click on the following links to view instructions:

• English
• Spanish

Click this LINK for more information!

We communicate through our website, social media, and Bear Bulletin newsletter.

Please be sure you email is correct on the parent portal to ensure you are staying connected.

*If you do not have a parent portal account, please contact our counseling office.