Tuesday, Apr 23

• 8:05-3:05 Music with Mr. Johnson - B-15
  
• 8:00-9:00 Native Garden - Outside B16
• 9:30-10:15 Coop Group - Chicken Coop
  
• 12:00-12:30 Club Meetings - Auditorium
• 1:50 Fitnessgram (gr. 7 & 9)

• 8:00-9:15 Pactful Presentation - Auditorium
• 9:20 Fitnessgram (gr. 5 & 9)
• 11:30 Creative Club - RM 3
  
• 12:00-12:30 Club Meetings - Auditorium
• 12:30-2:30 PALS - Room 6
  
• 12:30-1:45 Jam Band - B15
  
• 12:30-1:15 Elementary PE 2nd-5th
  
• 1:50-2:40 ​Secondary PE
  
• 2:00-3:00 SSC/SGT - Room 2

• DINING FOR DOLLARS - ALL DAY - The Habit
• 9:30-11:30 PALS - Auditorium
• 12:00-12:30 Hygiene Kit Build - Auditorium
• 12:00-12:30 Club Meetings - Auditorium
• 12:00-12:30 Key Club - RM3
• 12:00-12:30 Rocketry Club - RM7/8
• 12:30-1:45 Tech Exploration - MakerSpace
• 5:00-7:00 Family Game Night - Auditorium

• 9:00-11:30 PALS - Auditorium

• 12:30-2:30 D&D Quest Club

Upcoming Events:

• Apr 30 Spring Concert
• May 8 German Cookie/Spanish Treat Festival

To subscribe to the Mt. Everest Event's Calendar, please visit our website.

For a full list and calendar for MEA extracurriculars please visits MEA Clubs & Extracurriculars.

All students in grade 5, 7, and 9 are required to complete the Fitnessgram this year. We have scheduled the following dates and times:

• Tuesday, April 23 at 1:50pm (Grades 7 and 9)
• Wednesday, April 24 at 9:20 (Grades 5 and 9)

The Fitnessgram is a state mandated exam, which public school students in grades five, seven, and nine are required to take. There are five parts to the exam, and students are encouraged to review these exercises ahead of time. (Please note, height and weight are no longer collected.)

For 9th graders, taking the Fitnessgram cannot be stressed enough. Students are required to take 2 years of PE to graduate high school. However, if you do not participate in the Fitnessgram test, you are REQUIRED to take PE additional years. Please remember to wear comfortable clothes and closed-toe shoes!

The School Site Council (SSC) and School Governance Team (SGT) will be meeting this Wednesday, Mar. 13th, at 2:00 pm, in Room 2.

When: April 25th from 5-7 pm
Where: In and around the MEA auditorium
What: Come have fun with family and friends, playing video, role playing games, card games, and board games. We will have everything from chess and giant Jenga to D&D and Exploding Kittens.
Support Dining for Dollars at the Habit that night or bring your own dinner.

K-5 students must attend with a parent/guardian. Students in grades 6-12 will need to have a permission slip if attending unaccompanied.

Thank you for all of your kind hygiene item donations! Our boxes are full and we are ready to put our kits together. On April 25th at lunch time, we will meet in the auditorium to pack the items together for the Salvation Army Kroc Center. Thank you for all of your help so far, we hope to see you there. If you haven't donated your items and would still like to do so, feel free to drop them by the front office!

Come on an adventure with D&D Quest club. We meet every Friday, 12:30-2:30, to share in a cooperative story game of triumph and misadventure.
Seats are limited and sign-ups are required. D&D Quest Club is open to students in grades 6-12.

Applications for 2024-25 ASB President are now open (other officer positions will be filled next fall). If you will be a senior next year and you have at least one semester of ASB experience under your belt, then you are invited to apply. Completed applications are due April 22.

Click here for more information and access to the application form.

Presidential Election Speeches are scheduled for 5/2. Voting will be open 5/2 and ends 5/9.

We are fast approaching the end of the year! Many fun activities are yet to come as well as due dates during months nine and ten. Watch for updates on the following information as we approach the Mini-Olympics and CASSP testing in May.

All kindergarten through 7th graders may return any/all materials except for Chromebooks on:

May 14th through the 17th

@9-10 a.m., 11-1 p.m. 2-3:30 p.m.

Location: outside by the elementary back gate under canopies

All 8th through 11th graders may return any/all materials except for Chromebooks on:

May 20th through the 22nd

@8-11 and 12-3 p.m.

Location: outside room 4 (Book Room) on tables; not at the library

Parents: On the 24th due to our off-campus all school picnic, there will not be any material collections. All staff will be at the picnic! Check your Monday Messages for more news!!

May 23rd ONLY SENIORS @8-11 and 12-3 p.m. Seniors must complete their graduation checklists on May 23rd and turn in your Chromebooks.

May 24th All-school off-campus picnic 😊 School campus is closed.

Seniors, please look for your calculators, etc. now or be prepared to cover any lost material expenses on the 23rd. If you’ve lost anything, ask about replacing items ahead of the 23rd for an easy sign-off process required for graduation. Check your items in Destiny.

Leftover Returns: Kinder through 11th grade

June 4-5th: all remaining materials outside room 4 (Book Room) on tables

Student Wellness Ambassadors Kalyani and Max Bengs have created this Mindfulness video. Feel free to watch and follow along!

Hello, young artists at MEA. If you are looking to publish your work in a magazine, this is the place for you. Heights is MEA's literary magazine that offers a platform for young artists to amplify their voices and share their work. We are accepting submissions of original work for our spring issue now. There is no theme this year, so feel free to submit written, digital, and artistic work about anything. Just something to keep in mind, people of all ages will have access to each issue, and though we want people's content to be true to their original intent, we do ask that you keep in mind the level of maturity of your work so all readers can appreciate it! Heights is a magazine that publishes lots of mediums, so feel free to submit your photography, sketches, paintings (pictures of them), and any other visual medium! Your work will featured in our issues on the Heights website.

The submission deadline is May 6th! Please submit your works here.

Thank you and Happy Writing!

Join parent Sarah Aghajanian and create a weaving project to hang on your wall and beautify any space. Try your hand at this relaxing and therapeutic art form using a simple cardboard loom. This event will be held on May 14, 15, and 16 from 12-12:30 at the tables in front of the elementary classrooms. All ages are welcome, though parent assistance is required for kindergarten and first graders.

This event is co-sponsored by MEA’s wellness committee in our continuing efforts to “create and connect” or “gather and grow” off a device or screen.

If you are a Senior, this is your FINAL CHANCE to submit a senior quote, baby photo, or alternative portrait.

If you haven’t yet, please complete this form: https://forms.gle/WsWh6CCgJupXtaNe6

Found Here!

The votes are in! Winners of each category have been notified by school email.

We need to get photos of the winners, and get them quickly!

Those highlighted on the list have not submitted photos or come in to take them yet.

Please come to Mrs. Finney’s Room 11 at 12 pm this Tuesday or Wednesday.

OR, you could send in a picture of your own to rfinney@sandi.net.

Sadly, many students and staff members have lost a beloved pet this year, including the loss of our school chicken, Zira. We have a little extra space to fill in the yearbook, so we thought we’d create an “In Loving Memory” photo collage of lost pets. If you are one of the unfortunate pet owners and would like to submit a photo of your pet, please upload one photo, titled with your pet’s name, to this folder: Lost Pets Photos by Wednesday, 4/24.

It’s time to complete those personalized custom pages!

One customizable two-page spread is included with each yearbook purchase.

Don’t want to add your own photos to your custom pages?

Try adding the title of AUTOGRAPHS or SIGNATURES to your blank pages instead.

This will give your child two blank pages for signatures from friends and teachers!

IF you do not add anything to your custom pages, they will NOT be included in your child’s yearbook.

All High Schoolers are invited to attend MEA's 2024 Prom! Mark your calendars for May 17th, and purchase your tickets now!

Each MEA student may invite ONE non-MEA guest and purchase a ticket for the guest online with your ticket's purchase. The guest needs to complete his/her own permission. The permission slip for your guest is available at the office.

How to purchase tickets?

• Tickets are sold only online. No cash sale.

• Please sign in to your account or use QR code to purchase the tickets for students and guests. The item is available under the student’s name.

• All tickets are non-refundable.

• Please keep your receipt to show at the door. A screenshot of the ticket is acceptable.

• $65 3/25 - 5/12

• $70 5/13 - 5/16

• No ticket will be sold after midnight on May 16th.

Do you need a dress?

Princess Project may be a good place to find your perfect dress!

It is time for students, grades 8-11, to plan their classes for the next school year.

Please note:

Current 8th graders – class of 2028

Current 9th graders – class of 2027

Current 10th graders – class of 2026

Current 11th graders – class of 2025

Students currently in Grades 8, 9, 10, 11 (class of 2025-2028)

• All current 8th -11th graders must make an appointment to meet with Mr. Rubin. Please reserve a conference time at this link to discuss courses for next year, graduation and college entrance requirements, and community college courses.
• Incoming 9th graders and their parents can meet with Mr. Rubin for a 4-year planning conference during their articulation meeting.
• Parents are encouraged to attend along with their student. If parents cannot attend, they should review the course options with their student at home.
• Students do not need to return an articulation sheet but should be prepared to share their course requests with Mr. Rubin during their appointment with him.
• For questions, please contact Mr. Rubin.
• If you would prefer to work with Mr. Rubin over email to select classes, please email him your requests.

Articulation Sheets:

Incoming 9th graders, Class of 2028

Incoming 10th graders, Class of 2027

Incoming 11th graders, Class of 2026

Incoming 12th graders, Class of 2025

Find all courses being offered next year and a tentative class schedule at the links below:

Classes 2024-2025

Class Schedule 2024-2025

Sign up for articulation meeting with Mr. Rubin (for next year's 9th-12th only).

You will select your classes for the following school year through a Google Form. Mr. Rubin will present the form in Ms. Patterson's class this week. The form will be available for you and your parents to complete in Ms. Patterson's Google Classroom and linked here. Please email Mr. Rubin if there are questions regarding scheduling.

For month 9, our school's focus is the 8th Habit: Find Your Voice and inspire others to find theirs. It is about fulfillment, passionate execution and significant contribution.

Voice is our unique personal significance which lies at the nexus of talent (natural gifts and strength), passion (things that naturally energizes, excites, motivates and inspires us), need (including what the world needs enough to pay us for), and conscience (that still, small voice within that assures us of what is right and prompts us to do it).

When we engage in work that taps our talent and fuels our passion – that rises out of a great need in the world that we feel drawn by conscience to meet – therein lies our voice, our calling, our soul’s code. - Stephen R. Covey

Click here for some Family Activities for the 7 Habits.

Mt. Everest Academy students have the opportunity to reschedule their tests, outside of scheduled class time, to be proctored by a staff member in B15. Students will require permission from their class teacher, before requesting to test in B-15. Requests should be made no later than 24 hours before your requested testing time.

To reschedule your exam, please visit MEA Testing Room Website.

UCSD Tutor information can be found at https://mrssinkmea.weebly.com/avid.html

Join us for PALS , peer tutoring and schoolwork collaboration, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at MEA! PALS is available to all students in grades K-12. Elementary parents need to complete the PALS Check-in form and provide it to the PALS supervisor. This form lets our tutors know what assignment or skills you wish your student to work on while attending PALS.

• Wednesday 12:30-2:30 @ Room 6 (Nielsen)
• Thursday 9:30-11:30 @ Auditorium
• Friday 9-11:30 @ Auditorium

Need to meet with Mr. Rubin?

His door is always open, but to ensure he is available when you can meet, make an appointment at the link https://calendly.com/mt_everest_counseling/meeting

College/Career Opportunities

The link below has some great opportunities for students in grades 9-12.

https://sites.google.com/sandi.net/ccte/student-opportunities

San Diego Unified has released information regarding summer school and summer opportunities. To learn more about summer offerings, please click here.

Changemaker Speaker Series presented by La Jolla Music Society

Terry Virts retired from the space program after having achieved nearly everything he ever dreamed possible, including serving in the US Air Force as an F-16 fighter and test pilot, piloting the Space Shuttle Endeavour, serving as Commander for the International Space Station, and conducting three spacewalks during a 200-day mission in 2014 and 2015.

During his seven months in space, Terry led a multi-national team that included Russian cosmonauts and American and Italian astronauts, during some of the tensest relations with Russia since the Cold War, and through three onboard accidents that resulted in an extended stay in space. While there, he took more than 300,000 photographs and hours of video—the most of any space mission before or since. These images form the backbone of the IMAX film A Beautiful Planet, featuring Terry and narrated by Jennifer Lawrence. National Geographic published View from Above, a book featuring some of his best images alongside his reflections on spaceflight, stewardship of life on earth, and our place in the cosmos.

Organizing MEA-affiliated group attendance with discounted tickets

Minimum 10 participants required for group-discounted tickets

Maximum 20 participants, first-come, first-served.

To sign up and for further details, please fill out Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXeCsatrYIMmW8HBaE49-savpAeUIMVasalryXfh2rNZBOUA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Contact Patricia Klap, MEA Parent, at pcklap@live.com, if questions.

Please send any information for the Monday Message using the Google form by end of day Thursday for upcoming message. If you have any question please contact Mrs. Keck at mkeck@sandi.net.