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Dear Miramonte Community,
Thank you for attending Back to School Night last night! We had a great turnout, and our teachers were so appreciative of your presence, questions, and positive feedback. It was so nice to meet and reconnect with many of you and personally welcome our new parents to Miramonte. I really meant what I said about the greatness of Miramonte - our students, staff, and parent community are second to none. Thank you for all you do to help us provide the best education, experience, and opportunities for our students!
This year, we are going deeper with our partnership with Challenge Success, an organization out of Stanford University that our school and district have been working with for about a decade. Challenge Success works with schools and families to increase student well-being and engagement. This year, we are creating a team of 10 people made up of students, staff, and parents to work with Challenge Success in a more comprehensive way. This team will attend two Challenge Success conferences and meet with one of their leaders each month to work on our schoolwide wellness and engagement goals. If you or your child are interested in serving on this team, please send me an email and let me know.
ParentSquare, via Aeries Communications, is our district’s new communication tool. It is a great platform and something that our neighboring districts are utilizing as well. If you haven’t received the various email communications from the school over the last few weeks, please reach out to Danielle Warford in my office so we can troubleshoot your account. (We also just resent the registration info to parents who have not yet created an account.) If you are receiving messages, you’re all set. And, just an FYI… you can always log into your ParentSquare account to adjust your settings, and you can download the app on your phone for greater access.
Finally, a friendly reminder that next week we are hosting our grade level Parent Information Nights. At these meetings, our Administrative and Counseling teams will be presenting critical information for the year, and our Parents’ Club, student officers, and Parent Advisers will also be sharing their goals and plan for the year.
It was great seeing you last night. I look forward to meeting with you next week, and I hope you all have a great weekend! Go Mats!
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Dear Miramonte Families,
It was wonderful to see so many of you at Back to School Night yesterday! It’s always a great opportunity to walk in your student’s shoes, seeing their classrooms and getting to know their teachers. Please remember that the incredible teachers and programs would not exist without parent support of Parents’ Club, ONE-Miramonte, and Athletic Boosters! We appreciate all of you who have stepped up to make donations and volunteer. If you haven’t had the chance to make your donation to ONE-Miramonte yet, now is the time. As Principal Campopiano said last night, the contributions of our families truly set Miramonte apart, giving our students so many benefits that simply aren’t available at most public schools: more academic classes, opportunities for social connection, care for their well-being, and many, many more. Every gift helps, and we hope that 100% of our Miramonte families will participate.
Next week, we kick off our class parent meetings. This is an opportunity to hear primarily from our administration and class parent advisors so that you are aware of what important events are coming this year for your child, both academically and socially. Please make sure to attend.
The Parents’ Club is working hard to create the 2022-23 Student Directory, and we are always proud to display a student’s artwork on the cover. The deadline to submit original artwork is Saturday, September 10. We will award the winner with a $100 gift card! Please see below for requirements.
As always, feel free to reach out to one of us with questions. Enjoy your weekend!
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August 30:
- Class of 2024 Parent Meeting; 6:00 p.m.; MHS Library
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Class of 2025 Parent Meeting; 7:00 p.m.; MHS Theater
September 1:
- Class of 2026 Parent Meeting; 6:00 p.m.; MHS Library
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Class of 2023 Parent Meeting; 7:00 p.m.; MHS Theater
September 4: Deadline to order Mats Merch and class t-shirts
September 4: Deadline to register for the October 15 PSAT at MHS
September 5: Holiday; No school
September 7: Club Day for students
September 7: AUHSD Governing Board Meeting; 7:00 p.m.; District office
September 12: Athletic Boosters Meeting; 6:00 p.m.; MHS Library
September 14: Parents' Club Meeting: Coffee with Campopiano; 9:30 a.m.; MHS Library Courtyard
September 17: Class of 2023 Parent Socials
September 19-23: Homecoming Week
September 21: Make up school picture day
September 21: AUHSD Governing Board Meeting; 7:00 p.m.; District office
September 22: Class of 2025 Dads' Social
September 24: Homecoming Dance; 7:00 - 9:30 p.m.; MHS Gym
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2022-23 Student Directory - Opt Out Option
If you do NOT wish to be included in this year’s directory, please indicate that by using the Directory Opt Out form. The deadline to opt out of the directory is by the end of the day on Friday, September 2, at which point we will move forward to produce the directory with the contact information received during registration.
If you would like the contact information you provided during registration included in this year’s directory, there is no need to take any further action.
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Directory Artwork Contest for MHS Students
Miramonte students who love to draw, design, and create are invited to submit an original piece for the cover of this year's directory. Drawings, digital creations, sketches, captured images, etc. are all welcome. The directory parent volunteers will judge all submissions and select the winner. The winner will receive a $100 gift card!
Artwork Submission Details:
- Should be high resolution so it will show well on an 8.5 x 11 page
- Artwork must be submitted digitally
- Do not include the word "directory" on the artwork
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Deadline to submit is Saturday, September 10 (new deadline!)
Please send artwork submissions and questions to Michelle Kohr, Directory Chair.
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Now Selling Directory Ads!
Advertise your business in the 2022-23 MHS Student Directory and reach over 2,200 Miramonte families, teachers, and staff. We’ll also thank your business in an upcoming issue of the Matador News (with your business website link!) and on our social media! Please feel free to pass this advertising opportunity along to other businesses that may be interested.
Full-color ads in our 100% digital directory are available in full-page ($400), half-page ($300), and quarter-page sizes ($200). The deadline to purchase is Friday, September 2.
Please click here to place your advertisement in this year's directory, and click here to check out how the advertisements appeared in the 2021-22 edition.
Questions or need help with an ad? Contact Jeanne Mao, MHS Directory Ad Chair
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We’re All ONE TEAM!
It can be confusing that there are several requests for donations during the registration process. We thought we’d share the chart below to help clear up any questions families may have about why ONE-Miramonte asks for a donation, what events and activities the sales of Associated Student Body (ASB) Stickers support, what the Class Activity Fund Donation covers, and where your Athletic Boosters Club dollars go. The bottom line is while the money may go into different bank accounts and fund different priorities on campus, all donations go toward making Miramonte an exceptional high school with a wide range of academic classes, programs, and athletics that benefit all students. Miramonte would not be the incredible high school it is without strong financial support from our families and community. Thank you for your gifts to the following organizations at Miramonte!
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As some of you may know, Carolyn Vasicek is moving on to pursue a career outside of public education in health and wellness coaching. We were so fortunate to get to know Ms. Vasicek last year, and she enjoyed the opportunity to get to be a Matador. It's a bittersweet goodbye, but we truly wish her nothing but the best.
Ms. Vasicek has been helping out at the start of this school year but officially left on Wednesday, August 17. We have hired a new counselor who will be announced soon, but that person's start date is currently not firm. In the interim, the counselors will be dividing Ms. Vasicek's caseload between them, and you should feel free to reach out to the counselor that corresponds to your last name for support.
Low - Sy should contact Ms. Erika Vasquez
Fin - Lov and T - Wal should contact Ms. Ellen Conners
A - Fil and Wam - Z should contact Ms. Rebecka Zielinski
We sincerely thank Ms. Vasicek for her time and dedication, and we will miss her deeply but are excited for her future!
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Schedule Changes
The deadline to drop a class without it appearing on the student's transcript is Friday, October 7.
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Seniors
Counselors and the College and Career Center started senior presentations this week during Academy to go over secondary planning and the college application process. Soon, counselors will begin meeting individually with seniors to discuss their post-high school plans!
If your student asked their counselor for a letter of recommendation, both the student and parent brag sheets are due Thursday, September 1. As a reminder, these brag sheets are only accessible by counselors and are not visible to teachers.
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PSAT Registration Information - register today!
Who: sophomores and juniors
Test date: Saturday, October 15, 2022
Where: Miramonte High School
Deadline: last day to register is Sunday, September 4
Fee: $30.00
Register here: Register for the October 15 PSAT
Questions: Please email Selina Cortez
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This week in Wellness, we welcomed our new Wellness Support Counselors. Our support counselors, along with our Wellness Coordinator, Andie Nishimi, are here to provide individual counseling to students. Meet and learn more about our Wellness team here.
Students, teachers, and parents can refer a student for counseling services using this form. We look forward to meeting your students!
Today during lunch, we kicked off our lunchtime wellness activities! We had therapy dogs, our roaming piano, and tile painting out on the quad for all students. To learn more about these and other Wellness activities, follow us on Instagram @miramonte_wellness. It was wonderful to see the kids interacting with the dogs, the activities, and each other.
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Questions? Email us or call us at (925) 280-3936. | |
Deadline approaching for your last chance of the year to purchase your class t-shirts and other Mats Merch! The Mats Merch Fan Shop is open through Sunday, September 4. These orders will be delivered to the purchaser's home on Wednesday, September 21, or soon after. Order at the Mats Merch Fan Shop link below. | |
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Class Activity Fund Donation
We hope you had a chance to make your Class Activities Fund donation during registration. This donation goes directly into your student's class account and helps to fund class events for your student's class, including Junior Prom, Senior Ball, and Grad Night. To make your donation, please click on the button for your student's class level at this link.
Class T-Shirts
Another - and last! - chance to purchase class t-shirts! Your Matador will definitely want a class t-shirt to show off their class spirit at rallies and other class events. Purchase your student's shirt by Sunday, September 4, at this link.
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Class of 2024
The Class of 2024 Casa Orinda Fundraiser is Monday, September 12. Purchase the famous fried chicken dinners here. Following your purchase, please select your pick-up time here. Dinner orders are open to all students and families in all grades.
Questions? Contact the Class of 2024 Parent Advisors
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Class of 2025
Please join us at the Class of 2025 Dads' Night Happy Hour on Thursday, September 22, 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person, and all proceeds benefit the Class of 2025. Please purchase tickets here.
Questions? Contact the Class of 2025 Parent Advisors
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Miramonte football fans, tonight is game 1 of the 2022 football season! The Matadors are traveling to Berkeley High School today, Friday, August 26. The JV game starts at 4:30 p.m., and the varsity team plays at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are available here.
The full game schedule can be found here. The six home games are on September 2, 9, 16, 23 (Homecoming!), October 14, and November 4 (Campo!). And, new this year, the Snack Shack will be run by The Fourth Bore, and all K-8-grade kids get in free!
Follow Miramonte Football on Twitter and Instagram.
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