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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 13, 2020 Board Meeting Highlights
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SMUHSD's Board of Trustees invites you to its Thursday, February 13, 2020 regular meeting.
 The meeting highlights include presentations on the following topics of community interest:
- 2020-2021 Enrollment Projections
- 2019-2020 Mid-Year Annual District Goals Update
- Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Academic Update
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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Hillsdale High School Ninth Grader Wins Poetry Contest
Pooja Agarwal, 9th grader at Hillsdale High School, was recently announced as a winner in the Martin Luther King Jr. Essay and Poetry Contest.
Agarwal was the first place winner in the 9th grade poetry category.
Read the article in the San Mateo Daily Journal.
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 Capuchino Soccer Standout Named
Daily Journal Athlete of the Week
Capuchino sophomore Jose Lepe scored five goals in one game!
Via the San Mateo Daily Journal: "The sophomore totaled five goals on the day, not a bad tally considering he entered play having scored just three goals in his varsity career, including just one previous goal this season."
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District Students Recognized for Honor Roll Athletic Performances
Xavier Bruening, Burlingame
Boys' Wrestling
Shawn Cotton Jr., Hillsdale Boys' Basketball
Djelani Phillips and Sanath Vaka, San Mateo
Boys' Soccer
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County of San Mateo Honors Serena Arge with Dorothy Boyajian Award
Read more about the awards and Serena in the San Mateo Daily Journal.
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California All-State Music Education Conference Announces All-State Bands
Aragon and Burlingame High Students included
Aragon High School
- Nicholas Dobbs and Geoffrey Nelson who both play the trumpet, were selected for the High School Jazz Band.
- Sami Fayyad, who plays the Alto Sax, was selected to the Concert Band.
- Max Yeh, who plays the Bassoon, was selected to the Wind Symphony.
Burlingame High School
- Juwon Park, who plays Bb Clarinet, was selected to the Symphonic Band.
Hundreds of students auditioned to be selected for a few spots. The band will perform next month in Fresno.
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Call for Health Sciences and Arts/Media & Entertainment Industry Professionals
 The San Mateo Union High School District offers Career Technical Education (CTE) programs in a variety of industry sectors to expose students to careers and ensure that our graduates leave with the communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills to be successful in their future careers.
We are currently in need of more industry professionals for Health Sciences Industry Day (March 10) and Arts, Media & Entertainment Industry Day (March 11). Please
fill out the form by February 14 if you are in either of those fields and are interested in participating.
Our 2nd Annual Industry Days, in March, are held at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center and District Office, during which industry representatives will meet with students, conduct mock interviews, review students' portfolios, and give short industry talks. After lunch, industry representatives will meet with teachers to give input into our curriculum, budget, and help keep our programs up-to-date and relevant. We hope this day will be a dynamic learning experience for students, teachers and industry representatives!
In addition to Industry Days, we also welcome involvement in our programs in other ways. Email Allison Gamlen if you are interested in participating in one of the below ways:
- be a guest speaker or mentor
- host a job shadow or worksite tour
- host a teacher extern or student intern
- give input to teachers about curriculum or job-readiness skills
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 Jazz at Mateo is Wednesday, February 12
San Mateo High School presents
Jazz at Mateo featuring jazz musicians from San Mateo High, Bowditch Middle School and Borel Middle School. The event is February 12, 2020 at 7 p.m. in the San Mateo Performing Arts Center.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students, children and seniors.
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San Mateo High and Burlingame High Choral Concert is February 13
 The Choirs and Chamber Singers of San Mateo and Burlingame High Schools, conducted by Shawn Reifschneider and accompanied by Paul Zawilski, are pleased to announce their February Choral Concert, That's Entertainment, which will take place
on Thursday, February 13 at 7 p.m.
at the San Mateo High School Performing Arts Center.
Suggested donations are $10 adult/$5 students & seniors.
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Upcoming School Plays and Musicals
Hillsdale High School presents She Kills Monsters
Show dates:
March 5, 6 and 7 at 7 p.m.
March 8 at 2 p.m.
Mills High School Drama presents Legally Blonde
Showtimes:
March 6-7 at 7 p.m.
March 13 at 7 p.m.
March 14 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Tickets sold at the door.
Burlingame High School Panther Theatre Presents PUFFS
Showtimes:
March 13-14 at 7:30 p.m.
Aragon High School Presents Shakespeare in Love
Showtimes:
March 26-28
at 7 p.m.
March 29 at 2 p.m.
Capuchino High School presents Once on This Island
Showtimes:
March 27-28 at 7 p.m.
March 29 at 1 p.m.
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Bridge Program Students Learn About Podcasting
Every year students from the SMUHSD Bridge Program go on a podcasting field trip to 826 Valencia in San Francisco to work on their writing and speaking skills in English. This December, with help of volunteers, the students wrote poems about their identity and beliefs. Then, working with a professional actor, they recorded their poems as a podcast, adding digital sound effects and images.
Listen to their podcasts on Soundcloud.
826 Valencia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting under-resourced students with their writing skills.
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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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Summer School Dates and Locations Announced
 Summer School 2020 will be held at Burlingame High School, 1 Mangini Way, Burlingame.
Students can 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 and what will be offered.
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 Capuchino High School
During the week of Jan 27-31, the Capuchino community raised over $700 for the Australia fires.
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Mills Partners with IGNITE Worldwide to Bring Women in STEM Panel Presentation
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Mills students with presentation panelists
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Panelists included:
- Aditi Phadtare, Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, Sony
- Jennie Kim, Senior Associate Scientist, Amgen
- Jayodita Sanghvi, Data Science Lead, Grand Rounds
Learn more
about the December 3 panel presentation.
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Free Teen Heart Screening is February 23 at College of San Mateo
 Young people ages 12-25 are encouraged to attend this Free Heart Screening up at College of San Mateo on Sunday, February 23. Time slots are available from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
It is estimated 1 in 300 school-aged children suffer an undiagnosed heart defect, which can lead to sudden cardiac arrest and death. A typical annual physical does not screen for advanced heart abnormalities. This does not take the place of your annual or pre-participation sports physical.
Screenings take 60-90 minutes (wait times may vary) and include a health history questionnaire review, an EKG test, and an echocardiogram. The entire process is non-invasive-no needles or x-ray exposure-and we ensure each teen's confidentiality, privacy and individual modesty is respected throughout all aspects of the screening.
Register your child in advance and bring their completed health history form and signed consent to the event. Please register and find forms at
viaheartproject.org/screenings/
Registration is open until noon on Friday, February 21, 2020 and is limited to 750 students.
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Internship Opportunities for High School Students
San Mateo County Office of Education and SFO Airport
SMCOE Internships
The San Mateo County Office of Education presents CTE Internship opportunities for Summer 2020 in the following industries:
- Ag and Natural Resources
- Biotechnology
- Child Care and Family Services
- Dental Front Office / Customer Service
- Sustainability
- Trades
Applications are due March 27, 2020.
SFO Summer High School Interns Program
The SFO Summer High School Interns program is a part-time summer internship for students looking to gain valuable work experience and career exposure at the airport. Interns usually provide office support or customer service. The application deadline is March 13 at 5:00 p.m.
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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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Thursday, February 27 | 7 - 8:30 p.m. |
Woodside High School Multi-Use Room
Parenting through the College Admission Process
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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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 posting for
School Psychologist for the 2020-2021 School Year.
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