Mills High School Parent eNews
 9/30/19
Schedule of Key Events for 2019-20

Week of 9/30/19
  • Wednesday, October 2, Parent Project 5:30-9:00PM in Faculty Lounge
  • Thursday, October 3, 8th Grade Shadow Day 7:40AM-1:00PM in Library
  • Mills Mania, October 4th
Week of 10/7/19
  • Monday, October 7, Professional Development Day NO SCHOOL
  • Wednesday, October 9, Parent Project 5:30-9:00PM in Faculty Lounge
  • Wednesday, October 9, Latino Parent Group 6:30-8:00PM in Library
  • Thursday, October 10, 8th Grade Shadow Day
Mills Mania Needs You!  Friday, October 4!

We are gearing up for Mills Mania and we need volunteers to pitch in to continue to make this an awesome event for the students and community!  If you can mark your calendars and help at any of these events, it would be greatly appreciated. Please click on the appropriate link(s) and sign up!  
 
Mills Mania:   Friday, 10/4; Mills Football Field:  Help supervise inflatables and/or pitch in to tidy up after. Multiple time slots available from 2pm - 6pm.  Helping for an hour will give everyone a chance to enjoy Mills Mania! Click here to help at Mills Mania!
 
Count and Tally Donations for Mills Mania:   Friday, 10/11/19 (1-3pm); Tuesday, 10/15/19 (1-3pm) and Friday, 10/18/19 (1-3pm); Principal's Conference Room: Click here to tally donations!

Counselors' Connection

Parent Reference for Recommendation Letters
SENIOR PARENTS -- If your student is applying to private colleges and needs a counselor letter of recommendation, we invite you to fill out this  Parent Input Form . As the expert on your student's strengths, your insights will help us write a stronger letter that showcases their personal qualities. If needed, responses may be submitted in Chinese or Spanish. 

All students requesting a recommendation letter are also required to submit the Letter of Recommendation survey in Naviance. 

FAFSA opens this week!
Need money for college? Starting Oct. 1st, parents of seniors should go online to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). Filing the FAFSA can make students eligible to receive  both merit-based and need-based financial aid:
  1. Create an FSA ID -- one each for parent & student.
  2. Complete the FAFSA application using your 2018 income tax information.
  3. Recommended: Within the FAFSA, use the IRS Retrieval Tool to transfer data from your federal income tax returns. 
Students applying to private colleges may also need to complete the  CSS Profile application. Check each college's financial aid website for details and deadlines. 

GATE Parents Group News and Upcoming Events

GATE Parents Group News and Upcoming Events
Keep informed !! The only way to receive regular information on classes and events sponsored by GATE Parents Group is to sign up on the GATE-PG Mailing List .
EVENTS
"Angst" Screening and Speaker Panel: October 10, 7-8:30pm
Angst is a 56-minute film and virtual reality experience that explores anxiety, its causes, effects and what we can do about it. Discussion with speaker panel to follow. Presented in partnership with Hillsdale High PTSO at Hillsdale High Large Auditorium. More info at https://angstmovie.com/ RSVP here: Angst RSVP
 
See Video of 2018 Returning College Student Panel. Stay tuned for information on the December 2019 Panel.

Thank You 9th Grade Panel

The PTO thanks the staff and student panel for answering parents' questions at the 9th Grade Parent Panel.  A lot of good information was shared between staff and parents.




Thank You Volunteers

A big THANK YOU to Marie Bernardo and Rachel Heck for helping with Picture Make Up Day this past Wednesday.  





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