John Muir High School
Early College Magnet
Virtual Back to School Night
August 25, 2021
Hello Mustang Parents/Guardians,
Welcome to John Muir High School Early College Magnet's Virtual Back to School Night for the 2021/2022 school year! In this newsletter, you will find links to pre-recorded Back to School Night presentations from your student's teachers, administrators, counselors, and other staff members.
We invite you to take this time to learn about the exciting learning experiences taking place in our classes this year. This can all be accomplished from the comfort and safety of your home! We believe this is a great opportunity for you to get to know your student’s teachers and receive an overview of the requirements and expectations of their courses.
The Virtual Back to School Night schedule is as follows:
6:00-6:15 Virtual address by Dr. Gray (including a raffle)!
6:15 - Visit pre-recorded online links for your student's teachers as well as other staff members.
Please use this information to login to back to school night:
- Click on this link: https://pusd.webex.com/pusd/onstage/g.php?MTID=e8a14e520ef7eaebc37e54120329b0a68
- Enter your name and email address.
- Enter the session password: Muir
- Click "Join Now".
- Select “Call Using Computer” so that you will be able to hear the presentation
- Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.
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To join the session by phone only
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US Toll:+1-415-655-0001
Access code: 120 905 2931
After Dr. Gray's presentation, please use this teacher directory to access your student’s pre-recorded Back-to-School Night presentations. Please note that some of the teacher's presentations require a password which has been provided. ENJOY!
Administration
Teachers:
Math:
- Mr. Bharatchandra Parekh - Math 1 and Math 3 Recording Password pC3U9yPT
- Mr. Mario Hernandez - Math 1 & 2
- Mr. Ryan Flores - AP Calculus/PreCalculus
- Ms. Carmen Toscano - Math 1 & 2 Recording Password: UbF34rMx
- Ms. Isabelle Cheng - Math 1 & Math 2
- Mr. Alexander Kim - Math 1 & 2 Recording Password: mP7FtSdM
- Mr. Danny Huerta - Math
- Ms. Ana Demarco - Math 2
- Ms. Deshaunda Reed - Math Topics/Math 2 & 3
- Ms. Yereny Loera - Math 1 & 3 Recording Password: Ms.Loera1
Social Studies:
- Dr. Manuel Rustin - Ethnic Studies/American Gov’t and Economics
- Ms. Ashley Butler - AP U.S. History and World History
- Ms. Chloe KielMercado - AP World History/World/Economics
- Mr. Joseph Auch - World History/US History
- Mr. Shaun Thomas - World History/American Gov't/US History
English:
- Ms. Donna Tucker - English 1 & 3/Journalism/AP English Language
- Mr. Charles Vines - ERWC/AP English Lit/English 3
- Mr. Matthew Lencioni - English 1 & 2/Puente
- Ms. Janus Stechel - English 2 & 3/ERWC/Adv. Reading & Writing Recording Password: 3Zg7vBpv
- Mr. Alfredo Resendiz - English 1/Academic Lang. Dev/Urban Culture
- Ms. Totam Dao - English 1 & 2/Puente/Journalism and Yearbook
- Ms. Margaret Gillham - English 1 & 2/ERWC/Puente
- Ms. Johanna Moore - English 1 and 2
- Mr. Burnis Simon - English 2, 3 & 4 and Advanced Writing
- Mr. Damian Willis - English 1
Science:
- Mr. John Smallenburg - Chemistry/AP Environmental Science
- Mr. Daniel Harris - Chemistry and Physics
- Ms. Alexandra Gonzalez - Environmental Science and AP Biology
- Ms. Susana Oliu - Environmental Science, Physics and Chemistry
- Dr. Patricia Damaze - Biology and Biotechnology
- Mr. Taylor Van Hoorebeke - Physics
World Languages:
- Ms. Johanna Moore - Spanish 1
- Ms. Lysandra Arfaoui - Spanish 1 and 2
- Ms. Mirian Meehan - Spanish 2 and AP Spanish Language and Culture
CTE:
- Ms. Beverly Rodriguez - Engineering
- Mr. Ryan Flores - Digital Electronics
- Ms. Sandra Ross - Customer Service/Principles of Finance
- Mr. Louis Bond - Entrepreneurship and Applied Finance and Business Management
- Mr. Andrew Silk - Film & Video/Graphic Design/Portfolio Dev
- Mr. Steve Solis - Film and Video Production and TV Production and 626 Films
Electives:
- Ms. Cynthia Lake - Ceramics and Studio Art
- Ms. Karen Klages - Music Tech/Adv. Band
- Ms. Cassandra Franklin - Chorus, Music Appreciation, Stage Tech, and ASB Advisor
- Ms. Micol Issa - Drama
- Ms. Donnetha Wallace - Culinary Arts Recording Password: mNmPVHx9
Physical Education:
- Mr. Roberto Galvan - Physical Education
- Mr. Derek Jones - Physical Education
Special Education
- Ms. Kimbery Suarez and Ms. Monique Contreras - Special Education
Counselors:
- Dr. Nancy Heusser-Gonzalez - Welcome in English and Welcome in Spanish
Early College:
- Alejandra Diaz, Counselor - Welcome
- Arturo Nunez, Counselor - Welcome
- Gretchen Pinto, Coordinator - Early College Magnet
Librarian:
- Micol Issa - Welcome
Instructional Coach
- Ashley Butler - Welcome
Wellness Center
- Nancy De La Rosa - Welcome
- Natalie Harris - Introduction
We hope you enjoy this opportunity to get to know our teachers and staff.
Sincerely,
Dr. Gray, Principal
VIRTUAL BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT
Contacts:
Administration:
Dr. Lawton Gray - grayiii.lawton@pusd.usDr. Ricardo Robles - robles.ricardo@pusd.us
Ms. Dana Moore - moore.dana@pusd.us
Counselors:
Dr. Nancy Heusser - heusser.nancy@pusd.us
Mr. Micah Williams-Brodi williamsbrodi.micah@pusd.us
Ms. Alejandra Diaz - diaz.alejandra@pusd.us
Mr. Arturo Munoz - munoz.arturo@pusd.us
Librarian:
Micol Issa - issa.micol@pusd@pusd.us
Early College Magnet Coordinator:
Gretchen Pinto - pinto.gretchen@pusd.us
Instructional Coach:
Ashley Butler - butler.ashley@pusd.us
Athletic Director:
Alfredo Resendiz - resendiz.alfredo@pusd.us
Registrar:
Sonia Villa - villa.sonia@pusd.us
JMHS School Information
Email: grayiii.lawton@pusd.us
Website: johnmuirhs.org
Location: 1905 N Lincoln Ave, Pasadena, CA, USA
Phone: 626-396-5600
Facebook: facebook.com/johnmuirhs
Twitter: @johnmuirhs