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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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February 27, 2020 Board Meeting Highlights
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 SMUHSD's Board of Trustees invites you to its Thursday, February 27, 2020 regular meeting.
The meeting highlights include presentations on the following topics of community interest:
- Approval of Equity Vision and Mission
- Presentation on Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS)
- Process for the Sustainability Policy
The regular meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the
San Mateo Union High School District Office, 650 N. Delaware Street, San Mateo.
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Mills High Jazz Band Receives Unanimous Superior Rating
Congratulations to the Mills Jazz Band and music Director David Gregoric for receiving a Unanimous
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Hillsdale High Jazz Ensemble Places Third at Jazz Festival
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Left: Hillsdale High Jazz Ensemble. Right: Soloist award recipients McKinnon Violette and Yvette Arzaga
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Shout out to the Hillsdale High Jazz Ensemble and their Director of Bands Michael Galea - they received a Superior Rating from all three judges and placed 3rd in the "A" division at the 45th Annual Campana Jazz Festival on February 8.
And a big congrats to Junior McKinnon Violette and Senior Yvette Arzaga who both received Outstanding Soloist Awards for their performance.
Learn more about the Hillsdale High School music program.
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San Mateo High Student Wins Poetry Out Loud Contest
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San Mateo County Arts Commission Vice Chair Harini Krishnan with contest winner David Yang |
San Mateo High School Student David Yang was announced as the winner of the 2020 San Mateo County Poetry Out Loud Competition on February 8.
David advances to the State Finals in Sacramento on March 15-16th.
The competition, administered by the San Mateo County Arts Commission, is an initiative of the National Endowment For The Arts, and is administered statewide by the California Arts Council.
Poetry Out Loud encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance and competition.
Learn more about the state Poetry Out Loud competition.
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Aragon Cheerleading Team Places Third at Competition
Aragon High School's Traditional Competitive Cheer Team placed 3rd and qualified for Nationals at the USA Varsity Regionals in Antioch in January.
Additionally, the team competed at the CCS competition in San Jose placed 4th out of 11 teams!
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District Wrestlers Claim PAL Titles
- Mills High School Sophomore Annalese Leung won the 113-pound championship at the Peninsula Athletic League girls' wrestling tournament.
- San Mateo High School junior Soane Kolokihakaufisi claimed the title in the heavyweight division of the Peninsula Athletic League boys' wrestling championships.
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Burlingame junior Cian Hennebry (122s) claimed the title in his division
Burlingame senior Kyle Botelho, captured the championship at 140s, the fourth straight PAL title of his varsity career.
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Mills High Students Advance in Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Competition
 On February 8, 2020, members of Mills Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) attended the Region 5 Spring Meeting and Competition Recognition Events at Wilcox High School. There were four competitors from Mills representing the following events: Event Planning, Salad Preparation, and Interior Design.
Kylie Chan, Rebecca Mullins Reinhardt, Isabelle Poon and Kaitlyn Ching advanced to the State Competition taking place April 25-28, 2020 in Fresno.
Mills Region 5 Officers Carrie Ho, Alyssa Tat and Amber Chan (
pictured to the right) organized the Spring Meeting. The officers conducted workshops for the members to attend that included Parliamentary Procedure and Golden State Degrees.
In addition, Mills FCCLA students Isabelle Poon, Kylie Chan, and Kaitlyn Ching were elected to serve on the Region 5 Officer Team for the 2020-2021 term.
FCCLA is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in Family and Consumer Sciences education in public and private school through grade 6-12.
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Summer School Dates and Location Announced
 Summer School 2020 will be held at Burlingame High School, 1 Mangini Way, Burlingame. Please visit the link below for more information on Summer School dates and the programs that will be offered.
Students will register for Summer School during course selection (with the assistance of their School Counselor) that happens at each school site in March 2020.
Please consult with your school's calendar for the specific dates of those engagements.
Learn more about Summer School, including the course offerings.
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San Mateo Adult School Program Awarded Grant
 The Eat Healthy Be Active Community Health Program at San Mateo Adult & Career Education was recently awarded a grant by the Peninsula Health Care District (PHCD) at their "Making a Difference Together," 12th Annual Community Partners Event in January.
Adult School Career Education & Community Health Coordinator Stephanie Kriebel accepted the grant on behalf of the school.
The Eat Healthy, Be Active Program is a free program offered to all community members who want to learn how to live healthy, happy lives for themselves and their families. C
lasses include food tastings and field trips!
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Upcoming School Performance
March 5-7 at 7 p.m.
March 8 at 2 p.m.
Burlingame High School Panther Theatre Presents
PUFFS
March 13-14 at 7:30 p.m.
March 15 at 2 p.m.
March 6 -7 at 7 p.m.
March 13 at 7 p.m.
March 14 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
March 26 at 7 p.m.
March 27
at 7 p.m.
March 28
at 7 p.m.
March 29 at 2 p.m.
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Did You Know SMUHSD Offers Facility and Field Rentals?
Nonprofit rates are available
The SMUHSD Facilities Department schedules community rental and use of campus theaters, classrooms and athletic facilities when those facilities are not in use. The Facilities team manages the permit process and handles permit events, providing facilities usage for everything from community fundraisers to cultural events and youth sports organizations.
Rates for the 2019-2020 School Year are on the website.
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Hillsdale High Middle Eastern Clubs Hosts Walk-a-Thon to Raise Money for Foodraising Event
The Hillsdale High Middle Eastern Club hosted a walk to fight hunger on Sunday February 9, 2020. Forty individuals braved the winds, enjoyed complimentary doughnuts, coffee and juice, walking, snacks, raffle prizes, hanging out with friends, listening to the talented Hi jazz combo.
The Middle Eastern Club members, with teacher advisor Nihal Abdelnaby, loved hosting the walk to fight hunger and have promised to make it an annual community event.
All the proceeds from the Walk to Fight Hunger event go toward the $16,000 needed for the club's third annual food packing event in partnership with Dream Dinners, Belmont. On Saturday, March 7, 300 volunteers will gather at Hillsdale to package 50,000 meals that will serve families in need locally, as well as in Tanzania, Haiti, Mexico, and catastrophe-afflicted regions.
Learn more.
Mills Students Volunteer in the Community
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Photo credit: Mills Thunderbolt
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Mills High student volunteers gathered at Central Park to help the City of Millbrae celebrate the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service by planting roses at the new Millbrae Community Garden.
Working alongside other community members, they transplanted and helped plant 10 rose bushes along the fence of the garden.
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 More coverage of San Mateo High School's Cell Phone Policy
Voice of America News, January 28, 2020
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Students Encouraged to Participate in the #Census2020 Arts Showcase
To help motivate everyone to participate in the Census 2020 count, the
San Mateo County Office of Education is inviting all San Mateo County students to create artwork with a theme of "Why I Count" and share it with the community at their annual event,
The Next Big Think!
Who: All San Mateo County Students in grades TK through 12 are invited to participate.
What: Any type of visual, performing or media art piece. You can submit a drawing, painting, photograph, dance performance, song, video, sculpture - the choice is yours!
Theme: Your submission should focus on one of the following themes: Why I Count, Why My Family Counts, Why My Community Counts.
Deadlines: March 1 is the deadline for all submissions. Performance art entrants may be selected to perform on March 15.
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8th Annual High School Dreamers Unite Conference
Presented by Sequoia High School Dream Club
Saturday February 29, 2020
8:45 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Workshop topics include: emotional health, know your rights, college and beyond!
Students interested in attending this event should see their school site Family Engagement Coordinator about transportation.
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OYE 2020: 9th Annual Youth Latinx Conference
Saturday, March 14 |
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Canada College
4200 Farm Hill Blvd, Redwood City, California 94061
OYE brings together 350-400 youth and parents to explore ideas on Latinx culture and identity, obstacles Latinx community members face, and opportunities for the future through interactive workshops, keynote speakers, performers and community networking. The theme this year is "Unity/ Collective Power/ Civic Engagement" as we gear up for Elections 2020 and Census 2020!
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 The Next Big Think
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Thursday, February 27 | 7 - 8:30 p.m. |
Woodside High School Multi-Use Room
Defining Healthy Boundaries in the Digital Age
Wednesday, March 11 | 7 - 8:30 p.m. | Sequoia High School
(Registration not open yet)
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Save the Date: May 16 is the Love North Central Neighborhood Cleanup
This will be a family-friendly community service event with music, prizes and a BBQ lunch on:
Event details:
Saturday, May 16, 2020
9 a.m.: Registration with donuts and coffee
11:30 a.m.: BBQ lunch served
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center
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Work with Us!
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!
View a
current list of all certificated and classified career opportunities including our most recent job postings:
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