PTO eNews - 1/17/2022
Calendar of Upcoming Events
  • January 17, Martin Luther King Jr. Day NO SCHOOL
  • January 18, MHS Athletic Boosters Meeting 6:00-7:00 PM
  • January 18, PTO General Meeting 7:00-8:15 PM
Counselors Connection
Senior College Application Updates
Mid-year transcripts will automatically be submitted for seniors who requested initial transcripts to be sent to private colleges. Students do NOT need to ask their counselor to send mid-year reports or to request additional transcripts.
 
Also, seniors who added or dropped a course since submitting their UC/CSU application, AND/OR earned any D's/F's last semester, must notify each campus that they applied to. Failure to do so could result in the rescinding of admissions offers. 
 
Community College Courses at Mills this Spring
Starting the week of February 7th, Skyline College will offer two dual enrollment courses: Gateway to Health Careers and Creativity and Innovation in Entrepreneurship. Students will learn practical career skills while earning free college credits! Dual enrollment courses earn a GPA point increase (similar to AP courses). For more info, please see our Dual Enrollment website. To register, students should contact their school counselor.  

Talking with Teens about Vaping and Smoking
Join Erin Vogel, PhD, USC, for a free parent workshop to learn about vaping, youth tobacco use, e-cigarettes, and the impact of social media on teenagers' health and well-being. Register here.

Rachel Mack
School Counselor (A to F)
Mills High School | 650.558.2510
Schedule an appointment 
PTO Meeting this Tuesday 1/18 @ 7:00PM
Please join us for our MHS PTO General Meeting on Tuesday, January 18 at 7pm. Principal Duszynski will be available for an extended QnA as we return to school for the second semester. 

You can submit your questions ahead of time to president@millshspto.org  by Tuesday, January 18 at 3pm. 

Meeting Agenda
  • Call meeting to order @ 7 pm
  • PTO Welcome & Updates
  • Poll on upcoming meeting topics
  • Update & QnA with MHS Administration
  • Parent Break-out Rooms
  • Meeting adjourned @ 8:15pm 
Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 846 2118 5132
Passcode: 123101
Mills HS Athletic Booster Meeting this Tuesday 1/18 @ 6:00PM
Please join us for our MHS Athletic Booster Meeting on Tuesday, January 18 at 6pm. ALL are welcome.


Meeting ID: 818 3849 0939
Passcode: 250160
Athletic Boosters 2021-2022
  • January 18, Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Jefferson 4:30-6:00 PM
  • January 19, Boys JV Basketball vs. Hillsdale 4:30-6:00 PM
  • January 19, Boys Varsity Soccer vs.Terra Nova 4:30-6:00 PM
  • January 19, Boys JV Soccer vs. Terra Nova 6:00-7:30 PM
  • January 19, Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Hillsdale 6:00-7:30 PM
  • January 21, Boys JV Basketball vs. Capuchino 4:30-6:00 PM
  • January 21, Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Capuchino 6:00-7:30 PM
Annual Fund Campaign 2021-2022
Dear Mills Families and Friends,

Happy New Year! We hope you enjoyed the holidays with your loved ones. We are reaching out to ask you to donate to the Mills Annual Fund. A big thank you to the families and staff that have already donated.

What is the Mills Annual Fund? 
As many of you know, the school district’s annual operating budget allocation for Mills doesn’t fully cover the costs of all that Mills needs each year. The Mills Annual Fund was created to bridge that funding gap to ensure that we do all we can to support our kids’ learning experience. The Annual Fund supports a wide variety of school needs including technology, Chromebooks, scientific calculators, science lab materials, teacher education, student counseling and clubs, just to name a few. 

We Need You
Your contribution, of any amount, will allow such technology to be purchased, directly improving your student's virtual and in-person classroom experience.

Please join us in making a difference for ALL Mills students with a donation to the Annual Fund. You can make a donation through this link https://millsannualfund.dojiggy.io/2021/Campaign/Details.

Our most sincere thanks for your generosity and support this school year. Best wishes for 2022!
New CDPH COVID Guidance for Schools
Dear Families and Students:

The CDPH issued updated guidance on Wednesday which offers a group-tracing approach to contact tracing. We are working to resume contact tracing as a District as quickly as we can. The new guidance will be reflected shortly in San Mateo County Office of Education’s Pandemic Recovery Framework (PRF). When new guidance is issued we will always look to the PRF as our source of direction which we will share with families and students. 
 
The SMUHSD COVID Dashboard will now be updated on Monday mornings to reflect positive cases from individuals testing on our sites or using rapid home tests provided by the District from the previous week. Next week the Dashboard will be updated on Tuesday because of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Monday. 
 
We continue to encourage students to test weekly at their school site. We have updated our website for what to do if you test positive. These guidelines still apply to students and staff. 

SMUHSD Health Services will continue to provide weekly updates to COVID guidelines as they evolve. Thank you for supporting safe and healthy schools.

Sincerely,

Sara Devaney, MS
Student Health Manager
Community Corner
400 Murchison Drive
Millbrae, CA 94030
Phone: 650.558.2599
Fax: 650.558.2552
https://www.millshspto.org/