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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, June 6, 2019 regular meeting.
The meeting highlights include presentations on the following topics of community interest:
- Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Goal #3 Update
- Presentation of the Tentative Annual Budget for FY 2019-20
- Contract with Carducci and Associates for Athletic Fields and Courts at Mills and Capuchino High Schools
The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. at the San Mateo Union High School District Office, 650 N. Delaware Street, San Mateo.
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SMUHSD Students Announced as Scholars
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2019 Jobs for Youth Scholars. (Photo courtesy of Jobs for Youth)
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The following SMUHSD students received scholarships:
- Mei Sun (Rebecca) Chu, Mills High School
- Nicole Hlushko, Mills High School
- Fariha Khan, Mills High School
- Audrey Lau, Mills High School
- Isabella Marinos, Mills High School
- Christopher McKellar, San Mateo High School
- Brayan Ramirez Gonzalez, San Mateo High School
- Richard Rios, San Mateo High School
County of San Mateo Jobs for Youth was established by former Daly City Mayor Al Teglia in 1982. They provide support via three pillars - job skills workshops, employment opportunities and scholarships. The Scholarship fund started in 2005 as a way to provide college and vocational scholarships for San Mateo County Youth and to honor a lifetime of community contributions by Al Teglia.
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ragon Dons Win First-Ever Softball Championship
The Aragon High School girls' athletic program completed a laudable trifecta on Saturday when the Dons' softball team won the Central Coast Section Division I softball championship by defeating top-seeded Watsonville, 6-1.
Previously, Aragon's female athletes captured a CCS volleyball crown and a CCS basketball title. So the Dons won championships during the fall, winter and spring seasons during the 2018-19 academic year. That has never happened before at the school.
For that matter, longtime observers are pretty certain that no San Mateo Union High School District female athletic program has ever pulled off such a sectional feat. The District includes six comprehensive high schools. Now here's a kicker: None of the three Aragon teams noted above won a Peninsula Athletic League title.
Shout out to Pitcher Holly Fletcher - she was named San Mateo Daily Journal Athlete of the Week.
Read more.
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Burlingame Student Journalist Recognized
 Congratulations to Burlingame High School's Tyler Idema who was chosen by School Newspapers Online (SNO) sites to be published on their "Best of SNO" website on May 20.
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Feeling "Hangry"? Healthy Meal Options Abound at Summer School and through Summer Feeding Stations
 School is 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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Registration Now Open for GATE Parent Group 2019 Summer Enrichment Courses
Please visit
www.gateparents.com
for more information and to register for these GATE Parents Group sponsored courses. Classes are open to all students and are typically taught by SMUHSD teachers.
College Prep Course
SAT Bootcamp (targeting 8/24/19 SAT test)
- Morning session: July 29 - August 2, Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
- Registration closes July 22, one week prior to the class.
Summer Enrichment Courses
Please note: Registration closes one week prior to each class.
These one-week courses are developed for students entering 9th through 12th grade students:
- June 10-14: SF Digital Photo Safari | Intro to Economics and Stock Market Investment
- 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
A limited number of scholarships are available for SMUHSD students from households with demonstrated financial need. Scholarship applications are due two weeks prior to the start of class and should be emailed to:
[email protected].
SAT and ACT Test Preparation Courses
Registration for the GATE Parents Group SAT and ACT Test Preparation Courses
will begin August 5 (GATE Students) and August 12 (All students). The courses target the November 2 SAT and the October 26 ACT. Registration will be available at
www.gateparents.com.
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 Returning College Student Panel
Watch the video of the Gate Parent Group's 2018 Returning College Student Panel.
Hear recent SMUHSD graduates speak about their first experiences at college as well as how they managed the application process and the transition to college.
Subscribe to Gate Parent Group Updates
Sign up
to
be placed on the GATEPG mailing list for summer news.
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Hillsdale's Small Learning Communities Featured
 KVIE, a PBS station in Sacramento, spent time at Hillsdale and produced a segment focused on their Small Learning Communities, which will air on June 6 at 6 p.m. as part of a 30-minute show on KQED.
The video features teachers Michael Silva, Johnny Tsao, Principal Jeff Gilbert and Linda Darling-Hammond of the Learning Policy Institute.
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Bridge Program Students Learn About the World of Podcasts
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n early May, students from the SMUHSD
Bridge Program
went on a podcasting field trip to
826 Valencia
in San Francisco. With help of volunteers, the students wrote ode poems in English. Then, working with a professional actor, they recorded their odes as a podcast. Students also added sound effects and images.
826 Valencia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting under-resourced students with their writing skills.
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San Mateo Adult School Collaborates with Peninsula Food Runners
The San Mateo Adult School's Health & Wellness Program Thursday Night Hot Meal Service was able to serve 126 students thanks to their collaboration with
Peninsula Food Runners
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The SMAS Health & Wellness Program has served more than 2,600 hot meals to evening students at
San Mateo Adult School
since October 2018, helping students to be more successful in their learning process.
Learn more about the Health & Wellness Program at the Adult School.
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Champion Burlingame Robotics Team Visit the State Capitol
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Iron Panthers with State Assembly Speaker pro Tem Kevin Mullin
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Robotics Teams with Governor Newsom
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The Burlingame robotics team,
the Iron Panthers, demonstrated their robot at the California state capitol to Governor Gavin Newsom and media outlets following their recent championship win. They were accompanied by fellow California teams Madtown Robotics, Vitruvian Bots, Citrus Circuits, and Spartan Robotics.
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Therapy Dogs Help to De-Stress Students Before Finals
The Hillsdale High School Wellness Team and their Bring Change 2 Mind Club recently teamed up with
Peninsula Humane Society to bring therapy dogs to campus!
More than 200 kids visited the dogs as a way to de-stress before finals.
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Thank You San Mateo Lions Club
 The
San Mateo Lions Club generously covered the cost of eye exams and glasses for five students at Peninsula High School who were unable to attend
Vision to Learn's event at their school, which offered free eye exams and glasses. .
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Capuchino's Green Initiative
Capuchino High School Leadership students recently created a
video regarding the school's ecological footprint and the waste they produce. The video
was created by the students to raise awareness on how the school contributes to climate change and the ways they can educate themselves on making a difference.
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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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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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