Spirit Week: Patterns

Tuesday, Mar. 19

• 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

Wednesday, Mar. 20

• 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

Thursday, Mar. 21

• 9:30-11:30 PALS - 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

Friday, Mar. 22

• 9:00-11:30 PALS - Auditorium

• 12:30-2:30 D&D Quest Club - MakerSpace

Upcoming Events:

• Mar. 28 Elementary Dance & Middle School Social
  
• Mar. 26-28 Lighthouse Lunchtime Games
• Mar. 26-28 Egg Decorating
• Apr. 1 Start of Spring Break
• Apr. 16-18 Build a Spring Wreath

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.

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!

Quest Club is hosting a miniature paints and gaming day, this Friday from 12:30-2:30. Students are welcome to come and paint some tabletop miniatures and/or play some Dungeons & Dragons adjacent board games, like Horrified and Here to Slay.

All students in Gr. 6-12 are welcome. If interested in attending, please fill out the interest form so that we can ensure their are enough miniatures and paint supplies to go around.

(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.

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

ASB's newly formed Outreach Committee is hosting "March Month of Giving." After much deliberation, the committee decided that the focus of this year would be helping low income and unsheltered individuals/families. During the month of March, we will be collecting donations of toiletries to build hygiene kits that will be donated to the Salvation Army Kroc Center Family Resource Department. A donation box will be located in the front office. The donation drive needs unopened (preferably full size) toiletry items. This is includes, but is not limited to: Shampoo, Conditioner, Soap, Razor, Lotion, Period Products, Tooth Brush, Tooth Paste, Deodorant, Mouth Wash, Floss, Socks, Bandaids, Brush/Combs, Tissues, Wipes, Hand Sanitizer, and Lip Balm. The committee is also looking for donations of Gallon-sized Ziploc Baggies to create the hygiene kits. Following the donation period, ASB will host a hygiene kit building event where students can assist in building the kits. Please help us achieve our goal of building 50 hygiene kits. "A helping hand can be a ray of sunshine in a cloudy world."

Humans of MEA have been revived and we have uploaded our first video! We are now run through the Spirit and Student Life Committee of ASB. We aim to bring new laughs and insights to friends of Mt Everest Academy. Please check out our first video in which we interviewed Mr. Huy!

Decorate fillable paper mache eggs with paints, markers, and anything else to show your creativity at this fun event sponsored by Coop Group. During lunch on Tue 26, Wed 27, and Thu 28 we will have all the materials ready for you at the lunch tables outside of the auditorium. All grades are welcome to participate! There is a suggested donation of $3-5 to support Coop Group and the care of our school chicken, Cleopatra. We hope to see you there!

Your student lighthouse team is planning games during lunch time (12:00 - 12:30) at the end of March. We are in need of your input for planning purposes!

The games are listed below with their respective dates.
- Dodgeball Championship 3/26
- Cornhole Competition 3/27
- Twister Time 3/28

We are also in need of materials, such as a few twister mats. If you have any extra or any that you can lend, please do so.

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.

Tech Exploration will be meeting this Thursday, from 12:30-1:45, in the MakerSpace. We are starting a new project that will be integrating 3D design, circuits, and coding. We have enough spots to welcome 2 additiontional students (gr. 3-5 only). If you are interested please reach out to Ms. Keck at mkeck@sandi.net for more information.

ASB Students are welcome to come support our elementary tech students, please see Ms. Keck, by Thursday morning, for details.

6th Grade students celebrate the reading of Star Girl, participating in the Bunny Hop!

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.

• $60 3/11 - 3/24

• $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!

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!

3rd and 4th graders presented their Opinion essays during a Publishing party held at the end of February. One of our newest 3rd graders came from Pennsylvania and wrote her opinion piece about her new school, Mt Everest Academy. Take a look!

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.

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.