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Good evening MCHS Families,

This week our 11th grade students will be participating in state testing. Make sure your student gets a good night rest and a hearty breakfast!

As we move towards the end of the year, the days are going to fly by, so didn't miss out:

• AVID 11 College Field Trip- UC Davis & Sac State

• April 22nd

• AVID 10 College Field Trip- UC Merced & Stanislaus State

• April 30th

• Senior Play- schedule to be determined

• April 28th

For senior parents, please save the date for Graduation: Friday, May 16th @ 6:00pm.

Each family will receive 10 tickets. More information to follow in the coming weeks.

Best Regards,

Mrs. Vanessa Jara

Principal

From left to right, Jaiden Singh, Gideon Adetayo, and Madison Gonzaga,

received awards from San Joaquin Delta College.

April is National Poetry Month, and this event is a powerful way to celebrate youth voices through spoken word. The purpose of the poetry slam is to create a dynamic, competitive, and engaging platform for teens to express themselves, connect with an audience, and challenge traditional norms of poetry. It’s a space where poetry comes alive.

Teens aged 14–18 who live in San Joaquin County are eligible to participate. Each original poem should be no more than three minutes long, and students will be judged based on content, performance, creativity, and memorization using a standardized rubric. Participants will sign up the day of the event and should arrive at 5:30 PM for check-in.

If you have any questions, contact Nancy Gonzalez St. Clair n_gonzalez8@u.pacific.edu

Lodi USD Community Input Needed – LCAP Thought Exchange

(K-12 Principals, please include the information below in your next site weekly newsletter to obtain parent input. Deadline to submit input is April 18, 2025)

Lodi USD invites you to share your thoughts on the district’s Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP)! Your input is essential in shaping our priorities and ensuring our students receive the support they need.

Please take a moment to participate in our Thought Exchange by clicking the link below:

🔗 https://tejoin.com/scroll/308859188

Your feedback will help guide the development of our LCAP moving forward. Thank you for being a valued part of our community!

Use the link below or QR code to access Thought Exchange survey.

Calling all high school students! It's time to register for the 2025 H2O Hackathon! Students compete for $20,000 in cash prizes. The event is free, including lunch and snacks. There are two competitions at the H2O Hackathon.

• A competition to build a mobile app. No coding experience needed and there are tutorials available.

• Multimedia competition.

Students can compete in either the high school or college division. This year's theme for the challenge is "Hack the Tap."

The event is Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. at the San Joaquin County Office of Education, Wentworth Education Center, 2707 Transworld Dr., Stockton, CA 95206.

Learn more and register at https://h2ohackathon.org/

Dear Parents/Guardians of Middle School and High School students,

We are very excited to introduce our new college and career readiness platform, SchooLinks!

All of the SchooLinks features are designed with students in mind to help them become career, college, and life-ready. As guardians, you will have access to SchooLinks through your own account. This allows you to join your students in their career and college exploration process and discuss their future with them.

SchooLinks allows you to have informed conversations with your students by:

• Viewing your student’s career interest, strength, and mindset assessments
• Seeing what colleges and careers your student has favorited
• Comparing college costs and explore expected financial aid, scholarships, and out-of-pocket expenses

See this document to learn more about how to access your account.

During breakfast & lunch, students are expected to get their food and then quietly eat at the seats provided in the area and/or take their food to a designated area such as Danner or any of the other tables around campus. Under NO circumstances should students be taking food into the Goleman Library.

Please make sure that students are cleaning up after themselves!

We want to bring to your attention the importance of discussing the proper care of district-issued student Chromebooks with your children. We have observed an increase in incidents involving damage, often linked to carelessness or misuse. As we address these situations, we want to remind you of the importance of engaging in discussions with your child about the proper care of their district-issued Chromebook. Students will be held responsible for any damages, and charges may apply for repairs. Principals will conduct thorough investigations in collaboration with students to ensure fair outcomes. Additionally, please remind your students to charge their Chromebooks overnight, ensuring they are ready for the next day's learning activities. Your involvement in these discussions is crucial, and we appreciate your attention to these matters.

Insurance needs to be purchased annually.

In-person Payment: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wDwaU9sGcY3dr4li4lLPW9hRCZrvjtNL/view

Online Payment: https://sites.google.com/lodiusd.org/lma-instructionalmedia/chromebook#h.kwlygfie6d1m

Delta College has partnered with an organization known as tbh (short for "to be honest") to provide students with free access to online mental health services.

Tbh offers virtual professional therapy, personal coaching, group support, and digital exercises that can be used whenever needed (on a phone, computer, or from the comfort of your own home).

As tbh tells students, this service is "like a gym for their mental health."

These services are now available and can be accessed from your MyDelta Dashboard!

All of the services are free! All you need to do is sign up by visiting your MyDelta Dashboard and clicking on the tbh tile, which looks like the attached image.

Signing up should take less than 5 minutes. No long forms or insurance are needed.
You are encourage to take advantage of this new service and sign up for tbh today!

We want to inform you about the 988 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a new, free, 24/7 helpline for anyone in emotional distress or facing a mental health crisis. If you or your child ever need support, simply call or text 988 or call 1-800-273-8255 to connect with trained professionals who can help.

This is an important resource for your family’s well-being. Please save this number.

Please join us at our next meeting!

We are looking for new members and/or those that would like to hold a position on the board.

https://treasure-data.zoom.us/j/4736891331?pwd=WWg5Y1BXdncwR3ZhM0hJaHJxamJqUT09&omn=82795278258

President: Lisa Cui

Treasurer: Marina Berry

Secretary: Raichelle Strickland

MCHS Families, if you are interested in helping with Teacher Appreciation Week, please join us on Monday, April 14th for our PTSA meeting, or send an email to Mrs. Jara: vjara@lodiusd.net

PTSA helps to fund college field trips by helping to pay for buses, they support our student clubs as needed, they provide appreciation to our amazing teachers, they have helped to supply food, drinks, and snack for the end of year swim day---BUT they cannot do that without your support!

Please join PTSA by using the QR Code or the following link: https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fjointotem.com%2fca%2fstockton%2fmiddle-college-high-school-ptsa&c=E,1,_cOU3R0qDRa7epr3uZFeJTI_EX5NRJIlowfI6RDdmFYEwHbvLfJmvfGrlJiIW2uQKz0tZIv4pFGs5i0MMr0AmvG6PvJsL4WYVsfBaKLysjzCSVSHyY1Q&typo=1

Membership is $10 per person.

Parents, if your student needs to leave early, call the main office: (209) 954-5790--the secretary will send a call slip for the student and the student will meet you at your designated pick-up. The earlier you call in, the quicker we are able to communicate with the student.

Parents, if you will be routinely picking up your student early, please submit a note to the main office, Holt 208, that states the student will be leaving either during 4th or 7th period.

Recent updates in the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) COVID-19 guidelines for K-12 schools: The revised guidance now allows individuals who test positive for COVID-19 but remain asymptomatic to return to work and school without the need to stay home. However, it is crucial to note that students showing symptoms are strongly encouraged to wear masks. This adjustment in guidelines reflects a more flexible approach to managing the virus, aiming to strike a balance between public health concerns and our evolving understanding of its impact. For additional information, please read updated California Division of Public Health – COVID-19 Isolation Guidance by following this link: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/COVID-19-Isolation-Guidance.aspx. Your ongoing cooperation is vital in ensuring the safety of our school community.

Absences need to be verified within 10 days; after 10 days, any unverified absence will be recorded as unexcused.

• illness
• medical/dental (including appts.)
• school sponsored activities (pre-arranged absence needs to be completed)
• absence related to legal system
• family emergency
• bereavement/funeral (immediate family only)
• religious observances

If a student has been absent during the full school, they will not be permitted to participate in school events that same evening.

Throughout the semester, at the beginning of each month, attendance will be monitored and students will be seen by Tribunal as necessary. Absences will be a collective total throughout the semester and will not start over until January.

Inappropriate dress includes:

• Clothing that is skin tight or revealing back, midriff, cleavage, or buttocks (ex: spaghetti straps, tube top, crop top, muscle tanks, shorts with less than a 3 inch inseam, micro-mini skirts, etc.)
• Clothing that exposes underwear or undergarments worn as outerwear (ex: clothing with excessive holes, bralettes, sports bras, etc.)
• Headwear (excluding for religious purpose) may not be worn in class or indoor activities (ex: caps/hats, scarves, beanies, stocking caps, do-rags, wave caps, etc.)
• Attire showing pictures or messages promoting drugs, sexploitation, discrimination, profanity, or violence (ex: Playboy, Cookie, Backwoods, etc.)
• Gang-related clothing or insignia; wearing majority of one color (ex: predominately red or blue clothing)

Students that are out of dress code will be asked to make adjusts to their outfits. If the appropriate adjusts cannot be made, then the student will be sent to the office: T-shirts will be provided as needed. If necessary, parent/guardian may be called to bring a change of clothes.

Deliveries WILL NOT be accepted and/or delivered to students unless there is an emergency. We DO NOT accept flowers, balloons, commercial/retail food deliveries or other items for delivery to students.

It is customary that 9th graders are not allowed in lounge areas around campus. The entrance of the library has be renovated to a lounge area; therefore, 9th grade students should not be in library lounge area. They are more than welcome to appropriately use the rest of the library.