Main Office- (208) 855-4050

Attendance Line- (208) 855-4063

Transportation Questions- (208) 229-8500

Mountain View Website

Safety is our top priority!

If you see something happening that is unsafe, we would like you to report it, you can do so from our homepage. Look for the icon shown here.

You can also report something directly, here.

Parents and Students,

We conducted our lockdown drill on November 4th at 8am. Students and staff followed all procedures exceptionally well. The law enforcement participants were especially pleased with some of the barricades that were built and the overall safety of the school. Law enforcement reported this is one of the best lockdown drills they have seen.

A few reminders for parents and students:

1. Please do not text during a drill or an emergency. It slows down the system and can interfere with communication for the Police Department.
2. Parents, please do not call the school. If there is an emergency situation we need all lines free in order to communicate with dispatch and our front office staff is assisting with emergency responders and helping with the situation. Mass communication will happen as quickly as possible.
3. If you arrive to campus and see blue flashing lights on the exterior of the building, that means something is going on inside the building and no one should enter. If you see blue flashing lights on the exterior of the building, please return to your car and leave campus.

Donations requested: Every teacher is supposed to have an item in their classroom that can be used as weapon. The police recommend baseball bats. If anyone has a baseball bat they would be willing to donate to the school, we have a few classrooms that are in need. They can be brought into the front office and we distribute accordingly. Thank you for your support.

All School Musical Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella is holding auditions November 15-17th. Sign ups are on the drama board.

For more information please check the Drama Club website on Mountain Views activities page.

Students must audition with songs from the musical. If you have any questions please email amoureux.amber@westada.org

See our Career Center News here!

Picture retakes will occur at Dorian Studio on November 23rd.

Please use this link and create an account, to sign up for a time slot for retakes.

Retake location:

1123 N Main St

Meridian, ID 83642

To make entry into Friday's football game as smooth as possible, we are using pre-sales through an online site. You can purchase your tickets here for Friday's Quarter Finals Football game on Friday, November 5 at 7pm. Bring proof of purchase on your phone as tickets will be validated digitally upon entry.

All students attending the game will need to pay for admission, including students with ASB cards, because it is a post-season game.

$6.00 for Adults and students w/out and activity card
$4.00 for students with an activity card
$3.00 for seniors and elementary students

If you have questions about ticket purchase, watch this video: GoFan How to Buy Tickets - YouTube

Tickets will be available for purchase at the gate, as usual.

We look forward to seeing you there!

MVHS Admin Team

Stop signs mean STOP. Drivers are only allowed to roll through the stop sign when they are actively being signaled to do so by Admin, Security or our SRO, after school.

Parking lot safety needs to be a priority for everyone. Please stay under 15mp while driving on campus. Please be aware of your surroundings and pay attention to pedestrians. Please do not park in the fire lanes, at any time, even after school hours. This includes stopping momentarily and/or dropping students off.

• Taking a Trip or Vacation? If you know you are going to pull your student out of school for a trip or vacation, or any extended period of time, please have your student pick up a Pre-Approved Absence sheet from the main office. This helps us track attendance and helps your student get organized in their classes prior to being gone.
• If you need to check your student out, please do so by calling the attendance office ahead of time. To get your student out of class, please call 45 minutes prior to the time you will be here to pick them up. If your student has an appointment in the morning, please call the day prior to the appointment. We appreciate your support!
• If a student is absent please call the attendance line to report their absence.
  
• Students that are in quarantine will attend school remotely and will not be marked absent.
  
• Our school funding this year is based on attendance. Absences = less money for Mountain View High School. Please be in class. Teachers will be instructing bell to bell for maximized learning opportunities.
  
• Attendance Line- (208) 855-4063

Parents/Guardians and Students,

We want to remind you that MVHS is a closed campus to freshman, meaning freshman are not allowed to leave campus during lunch (or any other time).

Thank you for your compliance.

We are inviting you to participate in an important program offered in collaboration with Boise State University. We will be providing a series of 6 editions Parents are the Solution embedded in MAV Weekly. The 6-part series is designed to provide information about alcohol and other health behaviors to be discussed with your high school student. As you may know, drinking issues are a growing problem on high school campuses nationwide. In an effort to reduce the probability that high school students will engaging in underage drinking and/or become high-risk drinkers, we have developed a strategy to support parents/families as they take an active role in this process.

The information in this series is based on more than 20 years of research conducted by psychologists, doctors, teachers, and parents and family members like you. This approach emphasizes the importance of parents/families communicating with their high school students about the risks involved with alcohol use.

We invite you to use this resource. Each edition will be embedded in MAV Weekly. We encourage you to read each edition and discuss the information with your high school student.

Part 1 Flyer: View here World Adolescence

Part 2 Flyer: View here Communication

Part 3 Flyer: View here Self Esteem

Part 4 Flyer: View here Effective Parenting

Part 5 Flyer: View here Talking to your Teen About Alcohol

Yearbooks can be pre-ordered at yearbookordercenter.com using code 7808 for $65.

MAV Time is time before school that is available to students that need extra help or want some one-on-one time with their teachers to improve their learning.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from 7:10-7:40am is MAV time.
Students can make arrangements to see their teachers or stop by their room for help.

It is important that we are always practicing self-care. Students should be getting enough sleep, nutrition and practicing self-care daily. Rest, eating habits and daily routine effect their ability to be successful in school. Students can reach out to their counselor for help.

November's SEL focuses on Generosity and Gratitude. During this month, our students will receive a lesson on gratitude and generosity, presented by their teachers. Students will learn how to define gratitude and generosity, and understand how being consciously grateful has direct, positive impacts on their own lives. At the end of the lesson students will help create a school-wide visual to celebrate the acts of generosity they have experienced. Students and staff will also be completing our “Turkey Basket” drive, where classrooms and clubs volunteer to complete Thanksgiving Meal Gift Baskets to be given to members of our school community.

The high school principals and the school district have determined that we would provide the following consistent practices in all of our buildings when a student is on quarantine.

• All assignments / resources on TEAMS - TEAMS structure is consistent within each building
• Synchronous learning opportunities are provided for students during direct instruction
• Assessments will be taken in the building

Tips and Tricks for Students at Home

1. Go to Teams

2. Check Weekly Agenda – follow directions

3. Complete tasks – Join class on time, if live

4. Submit work according to class instructions

5. Still confused? Email your teacher (use school email, include period in subject line, ask a specific question)

• West Ada School District Administration has made the decision to maintain the mask requirement.
  
• For details on mask mandate, please see the West Ada website.

Lost and found items are collected throughout the month and placed under the stairway area, near the front entrance of the school. Items will be donated at the end of each month. If you lose something, please go through the lost and found prior to the end of the month.

Parents and student digitally sign-off on handbooks via PowerSchool each year. Please review the Handbook with your student. It is an expectation that students follow handbook policies.

We welcome your feedback. Please let us know if we are missing items in our newsletter.

We also welcome you to view our website and provide any feedback there as well.

Feel free to email:

Scot Montoya: montoya.scot@westada.org

Don Dicus: dicus.don@westada.org (website)

Karen Rice: rice.karen@westada.org (newsletter)