On the Trail - Mustang Families
February 21-25
Go Mustangs! A Community with Respect, Integrity and Confidence
Girl's Basketball continues in Playoffs! Congratulations to all and to our wrestlers and boy's basketball teams as they end their playoff season. Great job!
Spring sports are in action.
Students and staff are working hard in the classrooms to prepare before final exams in March.
ASSETs and Targeted Tutoring are expanding available for student enrichment and academic supports.
Performing Arts are preparing for spring performances.
Our Mustang Community continues to push forward with the emphasis on wellness, giving it our all and throughout every day we are living up to our Core Values: Respect, Integrity, Community and Confidence.
And, we are preparing for 2022-23 - LCAP funding plan preparation, course selection for students, the new bell schedule that must start at 8:30 or later per State requirements and more.
Let's keep working together as One Trail and partnering with families to ensure a successful finish to term 3.
Staff and Student Health and Safety
As of writing this, we are still held to wearing masks indoors on campus.
If you did not get your N95 mask and wish to, please see admin at lunch.
We will continue to follow EGUSD protocols no matter how the off campus rules/policies change. If there is an update, EGUSD communications will notify us.
Thank you for continuing to follow protocols for safety and health of everyone.
African American/Black Family Leadership Team
Our MTHS AfricanAmerican/Black Family Leadership Team will meet to continue discussions on Feb. 23, 2022 6-7:15 pm in zoom. Students, families please sign up here by end of day Monday, Feb. 22 to receive this zoom link if you have not previously. Staff interested please email Lara Ricks.
Agenda will include updates from MTREC, next steps at MT and discussion regarding progress and feedback.
Important Items for Mustang Success
EGUSD Board Approved New Graduation Requirements
African American Student Success Initiative - Seniors headed to CRC info below
Conflict Mediation - refer someone else or self refer
Struggling students? Reporting incidents or concerns
- refer students in "drama" or in "need" to conflict mediation
- seek help by connecting with counselors or admin as needed
Students can self refer to conflict mediation as well. See the form above for referrals.
Remind students of our Anonymous Incident Reporting system on our website. It allows for anonymous reporting of bullying, self harm, violence, harassment and more. If the person allows us, we can also communicate two way to get additional details while they still remain anonymous if they choose.
Helpful Resources
Course Selection for 2022-2023 in Advocacy class
ASSETs - After School Tutoring and Activities
Monterey Trail has many after school options for your student(s) besides athletics and ASB clubs. ASSET’s stands for After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens providing free programs and free SUPPER Monday thru Friday.
Academic support and tutoring is in the library every day from 3:30-5:00 with help in all subject areas (yes even MATH)!
Enrichment activities such as ceramics, sports skills, personal finance, and drama are available with no sign up necessary, just come show up.
While on campus your student is able to connect with other peers and also receive one on one help from a teacher on school work/homework and areas of struggle. Supper is available to those who attend ASSETs and is served from 4:30-4:50pm while on campus in a safe supervised environment.
Click on the link here to learn about all the after school opportunities for your student(s).
For more information, please email or call the ASSET’s Administrator on campus, Angela Wardlaw. 916-688-0050 ext. 44503 or awardlaw@egusd.net. #ONETRAIL.
Remember that students attending ASSETs will EXIT the NORTH side of campus
This week on the Trail
Monday, Feb. 21
Girl's Basketball @ Oak Ridge HS - playoffs - 7pm start
These are ticketless section events run by the section office. Tickets will need to be purchased at gofan.co. ahead of time. Students tickets are $5, and adults are $10.
Tickets cannot be purchased at the door.
You must wear a mask to be in attendance and no food in the gyms.
Tuesday, Feb. 22
Student Senate during Advocacy
Regular Advocacy - Makeup Course Selection 9th-11th grades - be sure to fix your 4 yr plan if you have any issues with Synergy so counselors can make sure your requests are correct
Student Equity Council - meeting on the lawn in the quad during both lunches. Join us to share your voice and feedback with our advisors and Principal Ricks
Wednesday, Feb. 23
African American/Black Family Leadership Team virtual meeting 6-7:15pm (info above)
Thursday, Feb. 24
Late Start - be on time before 9:30am
Friday, Feb. 25
Regular schedule - 8am start
Impulse Dance Company Preview Day
Upcoming events
Important Dates
Mark your calendars:
March 10/11 - final exam schedule and end of term 3
March 14-18 - spring break
March 21 - term 3 grades due and reverse minimum day schedule - start of Term 4
Dress Code revision discussions coming soon - dates to be determined
Grading For Equity Book Study - coming in term 4
CAASPP testing - April
Summer School information is coming soon - DATES: Monday, June 6, 2022–Friday, July 8, 2022 (no school on July 4)
If you see something, say something
Please remember to tell an adult if you see something so that we can help everyone on our campus and off campus as well. And, keep doing what is right Mustangs and treat others how you would expect to be treated. You Matter and All of our Mustangs and Community Matter. Let's show the world how great it is to be a Mustang!
WELLNESS and Self-Care and Support
We want everyone to be well so here are some reminders of resources available in the picture below.
Feelings Wheel
Health and Safety FIRST - masks on and no food deliveries allowed
Thank you to all who have continued to respect our safety rules/policies.
No Food Deliveries -
As sent at the beginning of the year, all staff members have been instructed to not have potlucks due to COVID safety protocols AND we will NOT accept food deliveries of any kind at the front office nor through gates, etc.
In addition: Our school does not allow deliveries of food items from third party vendors such as Grub Hub, DoorDash, Uber Eats, etc. This is to ensure the safety of our staff and students. We cannot have strangers coming to the school gates/main office to make transactions with students. These items will be refused.
When a student takes a delivery through the gates, the items will be taken for pick up after school and discarded if not picked up.
Remember, all students receive free lunch at MT this year. There is no need for these deliveries so please respect the policy.
Masks on and other protocols continue:
Daily protocols:
- Wear Masks indoors - mandatory regardless of vaccination status
- Hand wash and sanitize often - entrance/exit of rooms
- Have up to date daily seating charts/group charts, and accurate attendance records - this matters so much
- Do not come to school if you have symptoms - staff contact admin and students/families contact the school for admin to then follow protocols directed by nurses in contact with the county and health authorities
- Recommended wear masks in large groups outdoors - our lunch and passing periods for example
- Help remind students of the protocols as you pass by and in your classrooms/offices, etc.