Spirit Week: Black & White

Tuesday, Apr 16

• 8:05-3:05 Music with Mr. Johnson - B-15

• 9:30-10:15 Coop Group - Chicken Coop

• 12:00-12:30 Spring Wreath Making - Cafeteria

• 12:00-12:30 Club Meetings - Auditorium

Wednesday, Apr 17

• 11:30 Creative Club - RM 3
• 12:00-12:30 Spring Wreath Making - Cafeteria
  

• 12:00-12:30 Club Meetings - Auditorium

• 12:30-2:30 PALS - Room 6

Thursday, Apr 18

• 9:30-11:30 PALS - Auditorium
• 12:00-12:30 Spring Wreath Making - Cafeteria
  

• 12:00-12:30 Club Meetings - Auditorium

• 5:30-7:00 Eudaimonia

Friday, Apr 19

• 9:00-11:30 PALS - Auditorium

• 12:30-2:30 D&D Quest Club

• End of Month 8

Upcoming Events:

• April 23, Fitnessgram (grades 7, 9)
• Apr 24 Pactful
• April 24 Fitnessgram (grades 5 and 9)
• Apr 24 SSC/SGT Meeting
• Apr 25 Hygiene Kit Build
• Apr 25 Family Game Night
• Apr 30 Spring Concert

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.

Mrs. Sink invites all students to participate in a lunch time activity on April 16, 17 and 18.

To create our Spring wreaths, we will gather in front of the cafeteria to create beautiful wreaths to bring home and display on your door. 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.

All materials provided.

All students (K-12) are welcome! No parent supervision required. Please pickup your K-5 student at 12:30 in the front office.

Every week, there will be a different theme to wear. Show your spirit by donning stripes, polkadots, plaids, and more for Patterns Week.

Week 1: Pattern Week - wear any and all patterns you have!

Week 2: Western Week - denim, cowboy hats, boots, and everything cowboy!

Week 3: Haberdashery & Scarfery Week - wear all of your favorite hats and scarves!

Week 4: Grayscale Week - wear your black, white and gray clothes!

Participate to have fun with your friends!

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!

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.

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

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!

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!

Purchase your copy by April 19th to avoid paying shipping costs!

All yearbook orders placed by this date will be delivered to the school for student/parent pick up around May 15th.

The yearbook staff will be submitting the final draft for print this month!

So, if you still need to get a portrait into the yearbook, do so by Friday, April 19th. All families have been notified that their student is missing a school photo

Submit portraits to: https://forms.gle/WsWh6CCgJupXtaNe6

Or reach out to Mrs. Keck to have one taken for you at school.

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

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

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

The votes are in! Winners of each category will be notified by email.

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

If you have been notified, please come to Mrs. Finney’s Room 11 at 12 pm this week!

Photos will be taken during lunch Tues. - Thurs.

Please contact rfinney@sandi.net if you need to set up another time.

Parents of Seniors! DEADLINE EXTENDED!

(And all other grades, too!)

Surprise your graduate with a customized Recognition Ad in the yearbook!

Recognition Ad Prices:

• 1/8 Page . . . $25.00

• 1/4 Page . . . $50.00

• Half Page . . $75.00

• 1 Page . . . .$100.00

Purchase a Recognition Ad to Celebrate Your Student by April 10th April 19th!

Steps:

1. Go to www.treering.com/validate

2. Enter our school’s passcode: 1013183679162246

3. Click the Buy Yearbook Ad button and follow the steps.

For further help, please go to:

https://help.treering.com/s/article/Creating-and-Buying-a-Recognition-Ad-for-Your-Child

Still need help? Contact Mrs. Finney at rfinney@sandi.net

If your child would like to join the month 9 Elementary Art class, please fill out the linked form.

Special guest Ms. Shannon will be doing a project with the students this month! You can see the art website here: https://mrssinkmea.weebly.com/elementary-art.html

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's your time seniors! Now's your chance to answer various questions about your high school experiences and more. Please fill out the senior survey for the yearbook.

Calling all 9th-11th grade MEA students! Yearbook staff is asking for your help to answer a few questions. We want to know your opinions on various subjects that might make it into this year's yearbook!

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 8, our school's focus is Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw.

Habit 7 is the habit of taking care of your body by eating right, exercising, and getting the right amount of sleep. It's the habit of spending time with family and friends; to learn in lots of ways and lots of places, not just at school. The habit is about taking the time to find meaningful ways to help others.

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.

Come out and support MEA student, Julia Wiesner, and her Halau in their fundraiser show. She'll be dancing hula.

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.