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San Mateo Union High School District
A Commitment to Qualify Education for a Better Future
650 N. Delaware Street, San Mateo, CA 94401
650-558-2299 | www.smuhsd.org
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The San Mateo Union High School District Board of Trustees invites you to attend a Board Meeting on Thursday, May 20 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The Board meeting includes a presentation on the following topics of community interest:
- Black Lives Matter - SMUHSDTA presentation
- Instructional Planning 2021-2022
- LCAP Actions/Services Draft Feedback
- Proclamation Recognizing June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month in the San Mateo Union High School District
- Webinar ID: 975 3187 1173
- Passcode: 300879
Or One tap mobile :
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Public Comments
If you wish to make a comment about an agenda item or during the public comments section at the beginning of the agenda, please send an email to comments@smuhsd.org with your name, email address, and your zoom name (if different) and the item under which you would like to comment. The Board president will call on you. Please note that comments are limited to three minutes. The Board President may increase or decrease the time allowed for public presentation, depending upon the topic and number of persons wishing to be heard.
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"Atiya Shah, a senior at San Mateo High School and chair of the youth commission's Environmental Justice Committee, lives in Foster City, where residents in 2018 voted to tax themselves in order to reengineer an eight-mile earthen wall, the only thing standing between them and San Francisco Bay.
Shah says she was motivated by the threat. “This is how climate change is showing up in my life. Time is of the essence," she said. "If we don't take action now, things are moving at such a fast rate that it's really going to affect our future. And people don't recognize that.”
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Mills Environmental Team Helps Present Webinar on Biodiversity |
The Beyond Terra presentation focused on the loss of biodiversity and how this impacts the Monarch butterfly population. They also discussed how Seedballs battle biodiversity decline and how you can get your own to help the environment.
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Sustainability on Social Media
Follow these student and staff-driven social media accounts to stay up-to-date on sustainability efforts from the school sites:
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District and Community Events |
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Run/Walk Challenge to Celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month
The San Mateo PAL and Stride for Awareness is pleased to invite you to participate in their FREE Run/Walk Challenge during the month of May, to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month!
Participants can Run/Walk anywhere, anytime, and go any distance! And they get a free t-Shirt!
Join the community in helping efforts to encourage and promote the importance of Healthy Mind, Body and Community.
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Parent Cafe: Typical Teenagers... Health Risk Behaviors, Perception, and Why it Matters
- Wednesday, May 19, 12 - 1 p.m.
- Presenter: Becky Beacom, former Health Education Manager, Sutter Health/PAMF
- Register
- Free admission
- Spanish interpretation will be available.
Parents and community members welcome. This webinar is presented by Peninsula Health Care District.
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Free Webinar for Families to Learn about the Dangers of Vaping
- Thursday, May 20, 4 - 5 p.m.
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Register
- Free admission
- Spanish interpretation available upon request
A live panel of presenters from SMFCSD and SMUHSD will be hosting the discussion. All of the presenters work in the field of Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) and work with youth directly.
Topics include:
- What are vapes and what do they contain?
- What are the health risks?
- Why do teens use them?
- How can you help a young person who is using nicotine?
Parents/caregiver(s) and your child/teen(s) are welcome to attend the talk. This webinar is presented by SMUHSD and the San Mateo Foster City School District.
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A Conversation with Stuart Getty, author of "How to They/Them: A Visual Guide to Nonbinary Pronouns and the World of Gender Fluidity"
- Tuesday, May 25, 2021, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
- Presenter: Stuart Getty, Genderqueer Writer and Filmmaker, Author of How to They/Them
- Register
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Zoom Link
- Free admission.
- Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be provided.
What does nonbinary really mean? What is gender nonconforming? And isn't they a plural pronoun? In this charming and disarming guide, Stuart Getty, author of How to They/Them, a real-life they-using genderqueer writer, unpacks all your burning questions in a fun, visual way. Sometimes funny, sometimes serious, always human, this gender-friendly guide will get you up to speed. It's about more than just bathrooms and pronouns--this is about gender expression and the freedom to choose how to identify.
This event will feature remarks from the author, followed by a panel discussion with students from the Sequoia High School GSA (Gender and Sexuality Alliance).
Parents, students, educators, mental health professionals, and community members welcome!
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The Rejection That Changed My Life: Helping Kids Turn it Around
- Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 12 – 1 p.m.
- Presenter: Jessica Bacal, Author, The Rejection That Changed My Life & Ana Homayoun, Author/Educator
- Register
- Free admission.
- Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be provided.
Many of our kids will apply to schools that they don't get into or have ambitions that aren't fulfilled. But how can we normalize rejection for our kids and help them turn it around?
Jessica Bacal's new book, The Rejection That Changed My Life, is perfect for anyone who needs inspiration after dealing with rejection, failure, or is searching for new beginnings. It provides an exciting new way to think about college and career challenges, changes, and triumphs.
Author and educator Ana Homayoun, MA, is the founder and CEO of Green Ivy Educational Consulting, and the executive director of nonprofit Luminaria Learning Solutions.
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Upcoming School Performances
Aragon High School
Hillsdale High School
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Aragon Student Awarded Music Education Scholarship
Aragon High School Senior Emily Tsao was recently awarded the California Music Educator's Association Dr. Randi Carp Choral Music Education Scholarship. The scholarship is presented annually to a graduating high school senior who has chosen to pursue Choral Music Education as their career.
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Bridge Students Complete Fresh Lifelines for Youth Law Program
In the FLY Law Program, students participate in an interactive 8- to 12-week course using a nationally-recognized law-related education curriculum. The curriculum covers relevant topics such as police encounters, accomplice liability, three strikes, theft, vandalism, drugs, gangs, and police arrests. The curriculum teaches critical life skills like anger management, problem solving, conflict resolution, and resisting negative peer pressure.
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San Mateo High Senior Interviewed About Mental Health Podcast
Via ABC 7 News Bay Area: "Statistics show it's hard enough talking to family members about depression, but one San Mateo teen is trying to change that stigma one podcast at a time.
Sadie Sutton started producing and hosting the podcast "She Persisted" after coming out of her suicidal depression and anxiety in high school. The podcast offers interviews, personal experiences, and expert advice when it comes to adolescent mental health. She now has 10,000 monthly listeners."
Thank you to San Mateo High School's Sadie Sutton for helping to break the mental health stigma with her ShePersistedPodcast.
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Burlingame High Student Nabs Honorable Mention in NY Times STEM Writing Contest
Students were asked to choose any STEM-related question, concept or issue that interested them and, in 500 words or fewer, explain it to a general audience in a clear and engaging way,
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Hillsdale's Frankie Corbett and Badminton Partner Win Silver Medal in Pan Am Championships
Via Palo Alto Online: "Gunn sophomore Allison Lee (pictured on left)and Hillsdale sophomore Frankie Corbett (pictured on right) spent a successful weekend at the Pan Am Individual Championships for badminton in Guatemala City, which serves as part of Olympic qualification.
The Americans beat teams from Mexico, Colombia and Guatemala to reach Sunday’s finals of the women’s doubles competition. The top-seeded and 26th-ranked Canadian team of 25-year-olds Rachel Honderich and Kristen Tsai beat Corbett and Lee, 21-12, 21-7, to claim the gold medal."
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American Legion Announces California Girls State Delegates
The American Legion Auxiliary's (ALA) District 26 (San Mateo County) recently announced its 2021 California Girls State (CAGS) Delegates.
Congratulations to the following Delegates from the San Mateo Union High School District:
Aragon High: Grace Xia
Burlingame High: Annika Gauthier
Design Tech High: Kasvi Singh
Hillsdale High: Allison Inouye
Mills High: Chiara Bettucchi
San Mateo High: Shermaine San Miguel
Girls State is a nationally-renown leadership program designed to increase awareness and knowledge of government processes while learning about the duties, privileges, rights and responsibilities of citizenship. Only one rising senior is selected from each participating high school. During ordinary years, 540 young ladies from throughout the state meet in SoCal for six days of meetings, election campaigns, social events, and camaraderie. This year, Girls State will be held via Zoom.
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The San Mateo Union High School District is Hiring!
Learn more about the following notices of vacancy:
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