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Celebration of Success

Honoring the Class of 2023

Celebration ofSuccessHonoring the Class of 2023

MVLA Community,


On behalf of the District and our Board of Trustees, I want to congratulate the Class of 2023 and all MVLA students for a job well done.


These are students who came of age in a pandemic, adapting to constant changes, and doing so with resolute resilience, curiosity, creativity, wonder, and reflection. They have taught us as much as their teachers have taught them. We believe in you, Class of 2023, we're proud of you, and we can't wait to watch how your futures unfold.


Please enjoy this special graduation issue, and join me in honoring and congratulating our next generation of leaders!


Sincerely,


Nellie Meyer

Superintendent

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GRADUATION 2023

Congratulations to the Class of 2023! Please enjoy photos, videos, and more from our recent commencement ceremonies below!


Be sure to read the write-ups about grads, graduation, and some exciting student awards and accomplishments from our community newspapers. Thanks to these media outlets and our high school newspapers for helping to document these important events!

Alta Vista High School

It's been a year of discovery, perseverance, and success for Alta Vista's Class of 2023! Read the list of scholarships and awards here, and check out commencement photos here. Congratulations Aztecs! #AltaVistaStrong

Los Altos High School

Learn more about Los Altos High's graduation highlights and senior awards here, and a photo gallery here!

Mountain View High School

View the commencement program here and a photo gallery from Mountain View's commencement here! Additional photos, courtesy of photographer S. M. Lieu are available here, and may be downloaded using the password "community" without the quotation marks. To learn more about her community photos, and to see past galleries, read more here.

Freestyle Academy

Congratulations to the Class of 2023, representing Freestyle Academy's 17th senior class! You can read the (poignant) Senior Exit Comments here, and view photos from the ceremony here.


View student portfolios here; information about colleges and scholarships is also on this page, just cursor down. Photos from the 2023 End-of-Year Exhibition are here!

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AVID Graduates

AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination, a rigorous program that prepares students for college eligibility and success. Typically, these students are the first in their families to attend college. And their hard work paid off - they are all college-bound!

MVLA Adult School

Learn more about our Adult School's graduation highlights and senior academic awards here and check out event photos here. If you'd like to learn more about our (amazing) Adult School program, check out this video and our program fact sheet.

PAWSITIVELY PART OF THE CLASS OF 2023

The Spartans PAUSE program has been a fixture at the Mountain View High School campus for nearly a decade, with a loving group of trained therapy dogs making regular rounds as part of the monthly PAUSE wellness events. Well, they're graduating too! Put your paws together for top row (L-R): Atlas, Meeko, Milo, and Kaia, and bottom Row (L-R): Juno, Nori, Mocha, and Chippy.
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MVLA FOUNDATION

Congratulations to the Class of 2023! We wish them the best of luck as they continue to grow and thrive in the next chapter of their lives. And oh the places they'll go - attending roughly 200 colleges in 36 states and nine countries, plus the Marine Corps! The MVLA Foundation is also grateful to the Foundation-funded College and Career staff, who supported our graduates, and the donations which made this possible.
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AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

MORE MVLA STUDENTS WIN SCHOLASTIC ART AND WRITING AWARDS

Several LAHS students joined their Spartan counterparts in winning recognition in the national Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, the nation's longest running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens.


Sophomore Audrey Jamieson won a Gold Medal for her writing in the "Personal Essay and Memoir" category. Her piece "Not Enough, Pay Up" is about visiting a marketplace with her mother and it will be published on the Scholastic Art and Writing website later this month.


In addition, sophomore Bridget Liu was recognized with a Silver Medal for her essay titled "Dumplings" which is about food, family and body dysmorphia.


Audrey and Bridget's essays were among 2900 submissions to the Bay Area Writing Region. Los Altos High School had nine students recognized locally with Bridget and Audrey's work, along with Jonathan Du's short story, being awarded Gold Keys and forwarded on for national awards consideration in a competition with over 100,000 submissions.

BOARD UPDATE

At its June 9, 2023, regular meeting, the Board of Trustees featured a budget update and presentation. There was also an extensive end-of-year summary with reports detailing highlights and planned areas of growth from Adult Education, Alta Vista High School, Los Altos High School, along with key District departments.


At its June 5, 2023, regular meeting, the Board approved a proposed Ethnic Studies course, and held public hearings on the budget and the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP).


The next Board meeting will be held August 14, 2023. Meeting materials will be posted here.

DATEBOOK

August 9, 2023

First Day of School for 2023-2024 Academic Year


August 14, 2023

7:00 p.m. Regular Board Meeting

Meeting materials will be posted here.


Academic School Year Calendar


Additional important dates are available on our campus calendars: Los Altos HS | Mountain View HS | Alta Vista HS | Adult School