MEA Tuesday Message

Tuesday, Feb. 20

• 8:00-9:00 Native Garden - Outside B16

• 8:00-9:00 Mathcounts - Parent Room

• 9:00-3:05 Music with Mr. Johnson - Auditorium

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

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

Wednesday, Feb. 21

• 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

• 6:00 MEATCo presents “Welcome to Alucinor”

Thursday, Feb. 22

• 9:30-11:30 PALS - Auditorium

• 11:30-12:30 Academic League - RM9

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

• 12:00-12:30 Key Club - RM3

• 12:00-1:30 Rocketry Club - RM7/8

• 12:30-1:45 Tech Exploration - MakerSpace

• 6:00 MEATCo presents “Welcome to Alucinor”

Friday, Feb. 23

• 9:00-11:30 PALS - Auditorium

• 12:00-2:00 D&D Quest Club - Auditorium

• 6:00 MEATCo presents “Welcome to Alucinor”

Saturday, Feb. 24

• 6:00 MEATCo presents “Welcome to Alucinor”
  

Upcoming Events:

• Feb 26 - Leader in Me Family Workshop
• Feb 26-29 Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences
• Mar. 8 Talent Show/Silent Auction

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.

🎭 Have you gotten your tickets for the show?!? 🎭

Mt. Everest Academy Theater Company is proud to announce that tickets are now on sale for their production of “Welcome to Alucinor”.

The production follows two siblings as they discover a mysterious realm after meeting a strange boy on a school bus. As it turns out, this seemingly perfect haven has a lot more to it than originally meets the eye. Will they find a way to escape before the bus leaves at dawn?

Showtimes: February 21, 22, 23, and 24 @ 6:00pm (doors open at 5:30)

Event Location: MEA Auditorium.

Tickets may be purchased through School Cash as follows:

• Tickets are available to purchase only at https://sdusd.schoolcashonline.com/ To find the ticket item to purchase, please click ITEMS and type “MEA February” in the SEARCH field.

• The prices are $5.25 for MEA students and $10.25 for non-MEA students. Only $10.25 is available for the Same-Day ticket.

• Please carefully select a ticket for the date you want to go.

• All tickets are non-refundable.

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

All are welcome! Everyone is invited, including non-MEA families. All elementary students and non-school age children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

Thank you to everyone who attended our 2023-2024 Semester One Secondary Awards Ceremony last week. Students were recognized for Academic Honors (GPA of 4.0 and above), exhibiting the 7 Habits through our Leader in Me Program, as well as representing our new student learner profile characteristics, based on those adopted by SDUSD in the new Vision 2030. Congratulations to all!

Children 4 and Under are Free. For everyone else, the cost is $5 if purchased ahead of time or $8 on the day of the event. Doors open March 8th at 5:15 pm and the show starts at 6:00 pm. Light refreshments will be provided. All tickets are non-refundable. K-7th grade students have to be accompanied by an adult.

The tickets are available to purchase only at https://sdusd.schoolcashonline.com/ To find the ticket item to purchase, please click ITEMS and type “MEA” in the SEARCH field.

Mt. Everest Academy Foundation is excited to have its annual Online Silent Auction to benefit our students from February 26th to March 8th. The auction is open to any and all. Some item highlights: Soapy Joe’s Annual Membership, Front Row Seats to Talent Show, Bradford Portraits and Viejas Stay and Play package. If you have a business or work for a company that would be interested in donating an item please contact auction@meafoundation.org or complete the donation form.

February 26th from 1-3 pm

If you haven’t met our Coach from Franklin Covey, Erica Goodridge, you are missing out! She has been an amazing addition to the MEA Family this year and has engaged both staff and students in thoughtful discussions and ideas so that we can all grow and improve. She will be leading a fun and interactive Family Workshop around the 7 Habits for all families and students in grades K-8 that shouldn’t be missed. See you there!

We welcome you to sign up for the MEA BAND to play exciting music Tuesdays at 8:05 am. Please contact Mr. Johnson if interested.
Mr.Johnson can also arrange to loan you a district instrument for the year.

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

This month, our school is focusing on Habit 6: Synergize (Work together to achieve more)

Habit 6: Synergize is the major achievement of independent relationships: the ability to create synergy with another person. Synergy creates an outcome that’s greater than the sum of its parts, as in 1+1 = 3 or more.

In other words, two people working together can create greater results than would have been possible separately. Synergize proves the 7 habits work together by furthering communication skills.

Click here for some Family Activities for the 7 Habits.

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.

📸The Yearbook staff needs your help! ALL STUDENTS are asked to complete the following form to help us ensure that we can provide you the best yearbook ever.
Seniors! This form will allow us to collect your baby photos, senior photos, quote, and any photos you would like to add to the graduation slideshow.
All other MEA students, if you missed taking school photos or maybe you didn't like your photo this form will allow you to upload your own.

If MEA has allowed you to "Pursue your Passion", we want to see those photos too!!!📸

Students who are in grades 10-12 are welcome to apply for the Mt. Everest Academy Chapter of the National Honor Society. Applicants must have been enrolled for a full semester at MEA prior to the application deadline and have a current GPA of 3.5 or higher. There is no cost to apply, but students who are inducted may gain access to scholarship opportunities through the NHS.

Please complete the NHS Application by March 22nd. If you have any question, please see or email (link to acate1@sandi.net) Mr. Cate.

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!

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

Wellness Student Ambassador Emma Baxter has created these Wellness videos for students. Enjoy!

Elementary

Secondary

Student Wellness Ambassadors Kalyani and Max Bengs have created a Mindfulness video for you to follow along and help to calm your mind.

Calling all youth artists aged 5-18! ArtReach, a San-Diego based art nonprofit, is asking for art submissions as part of their “Dreams are in Color” Initiative. Submissions should be exactly 6”x 6” and are due by April 5, 2024. The creative prompt is “Where do your dreams take you?” All submitted pieces will be for sale at the Mission Fed Artwalk. 100% of the proceeds will go to ArtReach, continuing to support access to arts education for kids in San Diego. For more details, creative ideas, and submission forms, visit artreachsandiego.org/youth-art-show

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.