January 18, 2021 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday (NO School).

February 12th & 15th - Presidents' Day Holiday (NO School).

The SVUSD School Choice window for high school will be open from January 25th - February 12th.  School Choice Intra-District Transfers only apply to students who live within the Saddleback Valley Unified School District attendance boundaries and are requesting to attend a school other than their home school. If you are a current MVHS student already here on a School Choice transfer, you DO NOT need to apply again.  If you live outside of the SVUSD boundaries, you will need to apply for an Inter-District Transfer from your resident district.   Please see the SVUSD School Choice Website for more specific School Choice information. If you have additional questions, you may contact Kendra Taylor, MVHS Guidance Secretary at kendra.taylor@svusd.org. 

Food Services is currently serving FREE hot meals to all students on campus Tuesday through Friday @ 11:05 and 12:05. Meals can be picked up by the gym quad rolling gate and on Chrisanta Drive near the Science Bldg. These meals include hot lunches "to go" and a frozen breakfast for the next day. 6^th meal or our bag of sunflower seeds, applesauce, fruit juice, wheat crackers, raisins, and a cereal bar. We will offer this 6^th meal on Wednesdays and Fridays, in person and for Distance on Monday. This is a new item, which we will be adding from now on.

Hybrid Students – If you are currently enrolled in the Hybrid model, you can come to campus on Tuesday 1/19/21 between 1:00-2:00 p.m. to receive 3 days of breakfast and 3 frozen lunches (white/chocolate milk is offered, but optional).

Distance Learning Students – If you are currently enrolled in 100% Distance Learning, you can come to campus on Tuesday 1/19/21 between 1:00-2:00 p.m. to pick up 5 frozen breakfasts and 5 frozen lunches (white/chocolate milk is offered, but optional).

Remember the most important news is that All meals are FREE to ALL students.

Students who had CIVICS, ECONOMICS, PSYCHOLOGY 1A and/or HEALTH 1^st semester must turn in their textbooks for those classes by Friday 1/22/21 to avoid Late fines. Thank you! 

Library hours are 7:30am to 2:30pm Monday-Friday (excluding holidays).

Students can always access their Library account at www.destiny.svusd.org using their student credentials. If you have any questions or concerns, please email Mrs. Takamiya (takamiyap@svsud.org).

Looking for a way to get involved at school and play video games? Consider joining our MVHS Esports community! We are currently recruiting players for a League of Legends team (competitive and casual players welcome). Please complete this Google Form (https://forms.gle/tj8Nr9Mc9fpdJ33A8) and/or join this Discord channel (https://discord.gg/RTfRDSmTge) if you are interested. If League of Legends isn't your thing, lucky for you, gamers usually play more than one game. Join the community to find out more! Please contact Ms. Bui at tiffany.bui@svusd.org if you have any questions.

MVHS Softball will be hosting tryouts for grades 9-12 on Thursday 1/21 from 3:00pm - 4:45pm on the softball field. Contact Coach Watson with questions via email at coach.clint.watson@gmail.com.

MV Boys Lacrosse. Tuesday, Jan 19, 2021 @ 7:00pm Boys Lacrosse will have their Spring Season Starter Zoom meeting for players and parents. 

Please join us to find out more about our 17 game schedule, the tournaments we are going to, meet our 4 coaches from NCAA Div I and Div II teams, and learn how you can be part of the team. We are on track to have a complete season the Spring and would love to add 8 - 10 more players to our roster. So, if you want to get out on the field, and play some games this Spring get on the Zoom call and then come down for our first practice in the stadium on Wednesday, Jan 27, 2021 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. No experience necessary, just the desire to be a student-athlete.

Topic: MV Boys Lacrosse Spring Season Meeting

Time: Jan 19, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) 

 https://csudh.zoom.us/j/89099814741

MVHS Boys' Lacrosse would like to invite you to participate in their Blaze Pizza fundraiser on Wed. January 27th. 50% of proceeds will be donated to Boys' LAX. Click here to see details on flyer.

Date: January 27, 2021

Time: 10 AM to 8PM

Location: 1004 The Shops Blvd, Mission Viejo, CA 92691

MVHS Drama presents the play "The Triangle Factory Fire Project". A dramatic story of the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in NYC in the 1900's. Join us in celebrating the talents of our MVHS Drama students in this virtual production. Show will air online on Friday, January 22nd and Saturday, January 23rd at 7pm. Tickets are on sale on the drama website Click Here. Ticket donation is $10.  Online link will be sent via email after ticket purchase is completed.

Through a partnership with Saddleback College, the SVUSD Virtual Academy is pleased to offer dual enrollment for students to earn a college level certificate in Business or Computer Information Management (Cybersecurity). Over a two year period, students will complete a series of online courses at Saddleback College while also completing four classes at their SVUSD school. By the end of their senior year, students will have earned their SVUSD high school diploma, a certificate or diploma from Saddleback College, and transferable college credits. Next cohort begins Fall 2021! For more information go to: bit.ly/sva-earlycollege.

Get involved in the Spring Musical, "The Addams Family"! Audition videos MUST be submitted by NOON on Wednesday, January 20th. The musical is open to any student in the school and is an 8th period class with class credit for either VAPA or PE. Meet new friends, dance, sing and have fun! All the audition information and forms are on the MVHS Drama website here. 

If you are interested in joining Instrumental Music next year, please view their YouTube Channel below.

Our Counseling team has partnered with Western Youth Services to provide interactive Social Emotional Learning (SEL) workshops for students during the school day. Each workshop (8) will be approximately 1 hour on specific Thursdays at 1:00 p.m. throughout the semester. Attendance is open to all SVUSD students using their school email address. Workshop schedule and Zoom link below.

https://mysaddleback-org.zoom.us/j/92397997191?pwd=SGJZRmd1MDhFUjJkQnpiWnhkY0thZz09

College and Career visits are being held virtually this year. All students are welcomed to attend. Students will need to sign up for the college visit ahead of time Sign up here. 

Register Here

Mid-Year Reports (7^th Semester) Transcript Requests 

Seniors: If you applied to any 4-year colleges that require a 7th semester transcript (1st semester of senior year transcript), please note that you must request your 7th semester official transcript be sent to the college(s) and/or common app via Parchment Click Here . We advise you check your email and college websites to confirm which colleges may need a 7th semester transcript. If you applied to any colleges through The Common Application, you can send 1 transcript from Parchment to The Common Application and it will be sent to all of your Common Application colleges. Please see your counselor or student services technician if you have any questions.

Interested in applying for scholarships? Please check out our MVHS Scholarship opportunity sheet below with specific scholarships available to you (requirements, deadlines, applications, etc.) as well as resources to help you find scholarships. Scholarship Info. Here

Orange County and Palos Verdes, Calif. – December 29, 2020 - Cox Charities is offering $35,000 in college scholarships to high school seniors in the Orange County and Palos Verdes areas. The Cox Scholars scholarships range from $2,500 to $5,000. Recipients must be a 2021 graduating high school senior living in Cox’s Southern California service area.

Applications are now open. Deadline to complete and submit the online application is Friday, February 3, 2021. For more information, visit https://www.coxcharitiesca.org/.