Mills High School Parent Newsletter: Many Informative Meetings This Week

Mills High School Parent eNews

10/21/19

Schedule of Key Events for 2019-20

Week of 10/21/19

Wednesday, October 23, SMCOE Mental Health/Wellness Parent Night 7:00-8:00PM
Wednesday, October 23, Parent Project 5:30-9:00PM in Faculty Lounge
Wednesday, October 23, No Such Thing as a Bad Kid 7:00-8:30PM in Mills Theatre FREE please register bit.ly/cappelsteinmillbrae
Thursday, October 24, 8th Grade Shadow Day 7:40-11:55AM
Thursday, October 24, Filipino American Alliance Kamayan 6:00-8:00PM in Cafeteria
Friday, October 25, Groove-a-thon 6:00-9:00PM in Cafeteria

Week of 10/28/19

Wednesday, October 30, Parent Project 5:30-9:00PM in Faculty Lounge
Wednesday, October 30, 8th Grade Family Night 6:30-8:00PM
Friday, November 1, Homecoming Game vs. El Camino 4:00-10:00PM

Counselors' Connection

AP Exam Registration

November 4th is the deadline to sign up for AP Exams! Students can register here. For questions, contact Ms. Crowley at acrowley@smuhsd.org, or your student's AP teacher.

December SAT registration

If your student is planning to take the SAT exam on December 7th, please register soon as space is filling up! (November 6th is the official deadline). Most colleges will accept December test scores for seniors applying for regular decision deadlines.

College Application Workshops

The Mills counselors are offering College Application Workshops from now through the end of November in the Career Center every Tuesday during 1st & 7th periods and Wednesdays during Flex. Counselors will be available to help seniors with UC, CSU, private college and financial aid applications. Please encourage your student to take advantage of this extra support!

The Annual Fund Is Here!

Annual Fund is here!

A heartfelt THANK YOU to the following students

and their families for their donations to the Annual Fund!

Aaron C

Amy Z

Angela D

Collin F*

Meghan K

Nicholas S

Justin S

Rachel C

Alyssa H

Katelyn L

Jamie W

Graciela R

Carolyn Y*

Chloe G

Samuel K

Cameron L

Jyun Rong L

Kristin P*

Samantha S

Jennifer W

Quincie W

James G

Jie J

Robert K*

Jason R

Hai Shan C

Aaron C

Curtis D

Carlos G

Brian H

Justin L

Masaya M

Naomi P*

Connor W

Madison W

Nathan C

Steven Y

Alexandra Z

Emanuel A

Bing C

Stephanie E

Jasmine L

Emily L

Dennis R

Monique H

Hana E

Kaelyn F

Anyan L

Molly O

Alejandro S

Mark S

Danya A

Matthew B

Isabella G

Ava L

Kayli L

Hailey L

Marc S

Edmund S

Anselme S

Simon S

Kaylla C

Kohsei S

Helan Y

Senhao Z

Nienhsuan S

Abigail Y

Matheus D

Elijah J

Katie K

Jadon L

Adam E

Priscilla C

Chloe C

An D

Karin F

Yen-Hao W

Charles Y

Nathan C

Brandan D

Kardon L

Andre L

Ryan L

Alec M

Chrisson Y

Remi P

Tyler S

Sean C

Matthew L

Raymond M

Noah S

Gabriella S

Yufan W

Hao Qiang Y

Kyle C

Joshua G

Keanu I

Kelly K

Stephanie K

Justin L

Kyan N

Tiffany O

Jessica S

Nicolas A

Alyssa L

Zoe S

Sean C

Derrick L

Veronica T

Andrew W

Dylan S**

Timothy F

Christina Y**

Jason C

Abigail H

Fiona C

So H

Austin L

Michelina N

Carl Y

Noah L

Julianna R

Hanson H

Patrick K

Natalie M

Antonio S

Carina V

Sarahi V

Cecilia B

Chiara B

Angelica L

Marin S

Andrew Z

Aidan A

Andrew C

Elliott C

Ivan W

Daniel G

Mineh M

Anthony O

Isabel B

Calvin K

Kyle M

Samantha T

Nikhil D

Alexander D

Rika H

Michael K

Ethan K

Mark M

Hans M

Sabien N**

Zehong R

Katie I

Anson L

Elizabeth D

Austin S

Aaron S

Bella T

Andrew A

Grant T

Narina K

Michael M

Johnathan M

Corey W

Grant C

Ryan H

Alyssa T

Jonathan Z

Vivian J*

Jeremy P

David F

Curtis L

Ryan S**

* Gold Circle Members

** Platinum Circle members

Make A Donation Today! Your contribution matters!

Donate via mobile phone by scanning this QR code with your camera:

Visit https://squareup.com/store/san-mateo-union-high-school-district or https://www.smuhsd.org/millshigh and click the gold

on the right side of the screen

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Fundraising Friday

We had out first Fundraising Friday where we got the word out about the Annual Fund and passed on donuts and coffee in front of school! It was a brisk morning but warmed by the enthusiasm of students from Leadership and parent volunteers. Thank you to Antonio Catpo, Barry Pon, Karen Bettucci, Marie Bernardo, Erik Floyd, Myla Adeva, Leadership students Aaron Cheng, Nicolas Bours and Masaya Miyake.

Next Fundraising Friday: November 8

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Annual Fund Raffle - This week's winners!

The Annual Fund Raffle is underway! Ms. Duszynski selected our first two raffle winners!

Congratulations to Abigail H

Winner of a 2019-20 MHS Yearbook

Congratulations to Marin S

Winner of the Beats EP On-Ear Headphones

Drawings will take place every week until Friday Dec 6.

Reminder: for every $100 you donate, you will receive 1 raffle ticket! The sooner you donate, the more chances you have to win!

Mills Music Arts Group Meeting

Groove-a-Thon

Friday October 25 6pm-9pm Mills Cafeteria & Patio

Come enjoy an evening of groovy Mills music performed by the concert band, jazz band, and string orchestra, and karaoke sung by the choir, plus special surprise guests. The event will include a family potluck social - please sign up to bring your favorite dish, and come mingle with other Mills parents. RSVP for the event at http://evite.me/w2NxnfQVhY. For more information and to sign up for the potluck, go to https://www.millshsmusic.org/groove-a-thon.

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