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San Mateo Union High School District
A Commitment to Quality Education for a Better Future
650 N. Delaware Street
San Mateo, CA 94401-1732
Phone: 650.558.2299
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 SMUHSD's Board of Trustees invites you to its Thursday, May 23, 2019 regular meeting.
The meeting highlights include presentations on the following topics of community interest:
The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. at the San Mateo Adult School, 789 E. Poplar Avenue, San Mateo.
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San Mateo High School Student Wins Congressional Arts Competition
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Lily Ren with Congresswoman Jackie Speier
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Congratulations to San Mateo High School student Lily Ren, winner of the Congressional Arts Competition. Lily won first place in Congresswoman Jackie Speier's 14th Congressional District.
SMHS student Emily Kan came in third place. Her artwork will hang in Speier's office for a year.
Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district.
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Congresswoman Speier with Emily Kan |
High school students submit entries to their representative's office, and panels of local artists in each district select the winning entries, which are then displayed for one year at the Capitol.
As the winner of the competition, Lily received a trip to Washington, DC for an honorary reception where Members of Congress will recognize finalists from all 50 states. Her artwork will hang on display for one year in the main corridor between the U.S. Capitol and House Office Buildings.
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Emma Lepisova Swim CIF Finishes 6th in State
 Congratulations to San Mateo High School's Emma Lepisova, she finished 6th in the 100 Backstroke at the CIF State Swim Meet on May 11.
Emma also earned an All-American consideration time at Trials with a time of :54.91, while also breaking the school record.
Next year Emma will be attending Northwestern to swim for the Wildcats!
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Capuchino Freshman Orchestra Rates Excellent at Music Festival
Congratulations to the 16 members of the Capuchino High School Freshman String Orchestra and CHS Music Director Scott Souza
for their outstanding performance at the California Music Educators Association
(CMEA) Festival in late April at Santa Cruz High School.
The students performed for a panel of three judges and received an overall rating of Excellent for their performance.
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Mills Girls Softball Team Wins PAL Ocean Division
Additionally, MHS freshman Ione Thompson was recognized in the Daily Journal's Honor Roll:
"Ione Thompson, Mills softball. The freshman catcher drove the Vikings to a 13-8 win over South City and the PAL Ocean Division championship and a spot in the CCS playoffs on the final day of the regular season. Thompson went 3 for 5 with a grand slam and three runs scored. She also tagged a runner out at the plate."
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San Mateo High School Student Nominated for a Daytime Emmy
 Shout out to San Mateo High School's Will Lipton, he was recently nominated for a Daytime Emmy. Lipton was nominated in the "Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series category for his role as Cameron Webber on General Hospital.
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San Mateo and Hillsdale Drama Students Nominated for State Musical Award
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Teagan Reynolds as Ella, San Mateo High School |
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Stefanie Richardson as Belle, Hillsdale High School
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Hillsdale High School's Stefanie Richardson and San Mateo High School's Teagan Reynolds were both nominated in the Outstanding Actress category of the 2019 Rita Moreno California High School Musical Honors.
Stefanie played Belle in Hillsdale's production of Beauty and the Beast and Teagan played Ella in San Mateo's production of Cinderella.
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Burlingame and Mills High School Students Recognized at Architecture Competition
This year, the students were challenged to design the new Tenderloin YMCA as part of UC Hastings' Long Range Campus Plan at the nexus of San Francisco's Civic Center, Tenderloin, and Mid-Market neighborhoods.
Burlingame students who were recognized include:
Digital Presentation
Second Place: Sydney Woo
Third Place: Aaron Becker, Jake Del Rosso
Honorable Mention: Julia Guerse
Honorable Mention: Ruby Lawrence,
Diana Milne,
Sophie Aziza
Honorable Mention: Shareen Ahmad,
Kylie Holzman,
Katherine Hsia
Group Design
Second Place: Kaia Fink,
Kate Hua,
Monique Perczynski
Third Place: Shareen Ahmad,
Kylie Holzman,
Katherine Hsia
Honorable Mention: Rick Maldonado,
Sami Shibli
Honorable Mention: Reign Elenzano,
Surya Neil Ahuja,
Kaitlyn Chen
Individual Design
Honorable Mention: Julia Guerse
Additionally, Bryan Chan of Mills High School received an Honorable Mention in the Individual Design Category.
Learn more about the Architectural Foundation of San Francisco.
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Burlingame High School Newspaper Recognized
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High School Pianist Participates in Southeastern Piano Festival
Aragon High School Junior Charlotte Wong will be one of 20 young pianists that will participate in the 17th annual Southeastern Piano Festival June 16-23, hosted by the University of South Carolina.
Charlotte
is a pre-college scholarship student at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, studying with Corey McVicar. She has won top prizes in the Sonata Competition at Colburn Music Academy Piano Festival; the MTAC Concerto Competition; the U.S. Open Advanced Group Concerto Competition; the San Jose International Piano Competition; the Los Angeles Young Musicians International Competition; the Los Angeles Liszt International Competition; the Vancouver International Music Competition; and the Henry & Carol Zeiter Piano Competition. She has also been invited to perform at the XXIII International Chopin Festival in Poland. In 2018, she performed Liszt Paganini Etude No.6 on NPR's "Live from Here" with Chris Thile, broadcast nationally from Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco
The region's only piano-focused festival, the
Southeastern Piano Festival
offers a lineup of world-class guest artists and rising stars.
It's an intense experience for the selected young virtuosos. They take daily lessons with the university's piano faculty, attend master classes with guest artists who are among the world's top pianists and practice up to five hours a day. The festival culminates with the Arthur Fraser International Piano Competition, which features $9,000 in cash prizes.
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District Athletes Post Strong Results in CCS Competition
 A mixed doubles team from San Mateo High School finished second in the 2019 Central Coast Section badminton finals recently. The pair, Trevor Tran and Vivian Yao, lost the championship to Cupertino's Calvin Xia and Maggie Li, 21-17, 21-12.
In the CCS swimming and diving finals, two swimmers representing Burlingame High School and San Mateo posted strong results. Burlingame's Pavel Sinclair placed third in the boys' 100 meter freestyle and fifth in the 200 free. San Mateo's Emma Lepisova came in third in the 100 backstroke and seventh in the 200 individual medley.
A Burlingame golfer, Wyatt McGovern, finished five shots off the CCS boys' golf championship's top score at the Laguna Seca Golf Ranch in Monterey. He shot a 74; Lynbrook's Anton Ouyang won the title with a 69.
Six District athletes scored points in the CCS track and field championships. The best performance was turned in by Mills High School's Nane Ikahihifo; she placed fourth in the girls' shot put with a throw of 40 feet, 1.5 inches. Aragon High School's Ian Koe finished sixth in the boys' 400 meter dash with a time of 50.97 seconds. Capuchino High School's Jonathan Natividad netted seventh in the boys' 110 meter hurdles in a time of 15.50 seconds. In the girls' 800 meter run, two Mills athletes scored points; Tessa Chen finished seventh and Sofia Rolla came in eighth, with times of 2:22.22 and 2:23.71 respectively. Emma Madgic of Aragon finished eighth in the girls' 1600 meter run in a time of 5:13.28
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Hillsdale High School Film Festival is Tomorrow Night - May 21
 Please join Hillsdale in their Little Theater on Tuesday, May 21 at 7 p.m. for a fun awards show, produced by their Advanced Video Class and hosted by Cruz Kennel and Aiden Keener!
The judging panel includes Mike Galea, Jenny Caughey, Brendan Papciak and Michael Collery!
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First Year of ELD Soccer League a Success
Hillsdale's Team Won the League
The Hamdija "Andy" Hodzic ELD Soccer League was established in 2019 as a partnership between
SMUHSD and the San Mateo Police Activities league as an
opportunity to engage English Learner students in SMUHSD's English Language Development
programs outside of the classroom.
The majority of the participating students have been in the USA for less than two
years, and have made tremendous progress in
learning English and a new culture.
The purpose of the soccer league was to provide
students with an opportunity to represent their school doing
something they love and building community at the same
time.
The league is
named after Andy Hodzic, former Hillsdale
High soccer coach - an immigrant himself - and a fierce
advocate for the involvement of all students in athletics -
regardless of country of origin or skill level.
If you are interested in learning more about the Soccer League, email Samia Shoman at
[email protected].
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Feeling "Hangry?"...Food Options Abound at Summer School and through Summer Feeding Stations
 School will soon be out for summer, but for any of our students attending summer school, which will be held at San Mateo High School, brunch will be available for purchase and FREE to any student qualifying for a free or reduced lunch. Menus include a variety of enticing options including: muffins, breakfast sandwiches, bagels with cream cheese, cereal, fresh fruit, cookies, chips and frozen fruit bars. All food served meets federal nutrition guidelines providing healthy options to give students energy to face the day's challenges.
Alternatively, U.S. Department of Agriculture provides FREE, nutritious lunches Monday-Friday throughout the summer to anyone under the age of 18 at a number of sites across the country, state and San Mateo County. There are no income requirements in order to participate in this program.
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Exploring College Opportunities Workshop: June 3-7
 Do you have a a rising senior interested in learning more about college opportunities? If so, please encourage them to join fellow students at a free one-week workshop Exploring College Opportunities.
This workshop is presented by SMUHSD College and Career Advisors - June 3-7 from 9 a.m.-noon (location TBD).
Topics and activities will include:
- Four-year college options (including what makes a college a good social, academic, financial and environmental "fit")
- Exploring Career interests
- Matching majors to colleges
- Financial aid and tips for talking with a parent about money
- Hear from current college students
Interested students should contact their college and career advisor to sign up!
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Summer Opportunities - Students Can Get High School and College Credit This Summer
The San Mateo Union High School District is partnering with the College of San Mateo to offer five summer enrichment courses in which students can earn both community college and high school credits for free.
The following courses are open to ALL SMUHSD students and will be taught at San Mateo High School:
- Introduction to Film
- Introduction to Business
- Public Speaking
- Digital Media Center Pathways
- College and Academic Success.
Classes run from
June 10-25 (session 1) and June 26-July 12 (session 2 - no school July 4).
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Registration Open for GATE Parent Group 2019 Summer Enrichment Courses
Summer Enrichment Courses
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Registration closes one week prior to each class.
These one-week courses are developed for entering 9th through 12th grade students:
June 3-7
: Intro to Forensic Science | 'Shark Tank' Discovering Business
June 10-14
: SF Digital Photo Safari | Intro to Economics and Stock Market Investment | Chemistry Camp
June 17-21
: Mock Trial Workshop | Biotechnology Boot Camp
July 15-19
: 3D Modeling and Animation | Culinary Tastemakers | Intro to JAVA Programming
July 22-26
: Game Development in UNITY | Creative Writing
Sign up for the GATEPG mailing list.
This is the best way to stay informed after school is out of session.
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Capuchino Interact Club Leads Volunteer Effort to Help Homeless
On Sunday May 5, Capuchino High School's Interact club participated in a grand act of kindness towards the local homeless community. They actively volunteer in community events throughout the year and plan and execute one big service project per year. For the past three years, this club has chosen to help the homeless for their annual service project. By making care packages that consist of a meal, a fruit, a snack, toiletries, a resource sheet with information for help, and a handwritten note, these students are able to provide short-term aid and long-term compassion. Their handmade packages show the receivers that they are cared for, not forgotten, and will be provided with help if they seek for it or ask for it.
The project, led by Capuchino High School students, was a collaboration with Mills High School Interact club and El Camino High School Interact club. The project was successful with the making of 266 total care packages with an extra 115 sandwiches and over 200 toiletries all donated to the Safe Harbor Shelter.
Capuchino High School's Interact club is a community service based club sponsored by the San Bruno Rotary Club.
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We are Hiring!
The District posts all open positions on EDJOIN and applications are accepted electronically at
www.edjoin.org.
Register to create your profile and submit your online application today!
Here are just a few recently posted open positions:
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San Mateo County Youth Commission - Deadline to Apply is This Friday, May 24
The San Mateo County Youth Commission Now Accepting Applications.
Join a diverse group of youth from across the county and participate in
- Civic Engagement
- Leadership Development
- Community Engagement
- Policy Work
- Event Planning
- Skill Building and
- Fun!
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Cybersecurity Summer Bootcamp
 Both the College of San Mateo and Canada College are hosting free Cybersecurity Summer Bootcamps this year for students grades 6-12.
This is a fantastic opportunity for students and registration fills up fast. There are beginning and advanced levels at the camps and there are also competitions that students can participate in.
Cybersecurity is quickly expanding as a major career pathway in the Bay Area and world-wide. Students who participate in these camps will have an advantage on the cybersecurty pathway at a key time of high demand for the job market.
Please encourage your students to take advantage of this fantastic free opportunity.
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The Mills High School Softball Team Won the PAL Ocean Division with a 13-8 win over South San Francisco. 
Congratulations to members of
