AWARDS & ACCOLADES
Jennifer Lewis, an art and mathematics teacher at Alta Vista Continuation High School, has been named by the Santa Clara County Office of Education as one of its 2021 County Teachers of the Year.
Jennifer has been a member of our MVLA family for eight years teaching mathematics and has been teaching for a total of 18 years. She has taught at MVHS, summer school at LAHS, and now at Alta Vista. She represents a strong team of teachers who work very hard to accelerate learning every day. We are very fortunate to have such dedicated professionals. Read more about Jennifer here.
Jennifer and the other County Teachers of the Year were honored at a recognition event on October 28. A video from the event is available here. Jennifer talks about some of her greatest highlight moments in a segment starting at 1:01:40. The segment where Jennifer is presented her award is at 1:04:56 on the video. Congratulations to all!
Sofia is very involved in clubs and campus life at Los Altos. She co-founded the club Viva Venezuela to help collect much-needed medical supplies to send to Venezuela. With the support of teachers around campus, they have raised tons of medical supplies and have made a direct positive impact.
Additionally, Sofia is part of the Advanced Science Investigation (ASI) class at school. Sofia is working on a project titled “Effects of Varying Growth Factors on Differentiated Porcine Adipose (ADSC) Derived Stem Cells to Induce Cartilage Growth.” She called it “AKA, trying to grow cartilage from pig fat in simpler terms.” Read more about Sofia here! View the recognition event here, starting at approximately 12:10.
Nilufer stands out as a highly well-rounded and accomplished individual who is involved in her school and community. Since she has been a student at MVHS, she has founded the chess club and currently serves as the co-president. The club adds about 40 members each year. Her favorite classes in previous years at MVHS have been computer science and anatomy, and this year she is particularly enjoying philosophy in literature.
Nilufer has been an intern at the Stanford University Patel Lab for the past two years. Within this internship, she has worked on multiple projects on brain cancer research and portable diagnostic technology for Covid-19 at point-of-care settings. Read more about Nilufer here! View the recognition event here, starting at approximately 18:30.
DISTRICT NEWS
MVLA Superintendent Dr. Nellie Meyer recently sat down with admissions officers from Duke University, Northeastern University, University of California - Los Angeles, University of Chicago, Williams College, and Yale University. Their discussion centered around the current college admissions landscape and the impact the COVID pandemic has had on admissions. View the recording here.
CAMPUS NEWS
Downtown Los Altos First Friday, an organization that works to promote downtown Los Altos through special performances, art exhibits, and social activities, will be showcasing student artists from Freestyle Academy. Art will be displayed in a unique store window exhibit starting November 5 through November 15.
Congratulations to these students whose art has been chosen for display. The pieces include digital pastels and paintings, 3D works, etched and colored mandalas, poetry, and more.
In addition, Freestyle will provide a TV stand that will feature a random looping set of several student video productions, viewable at Nature Gallery, 296 State Street, Los Altos.
A time-honored tradition, the annual Spartan Turkey Trot benefits the Mountain View High School Sports Boosters and supporting teams and clubs. Proceeds from the race fund team equipment, athletic field improvements, facility improvements, and trainer equipment.
The event will be Thursday, November 25, 2021, and will include a 5K run/walk, a 60 meter and 400-meter kid's run, and the Spartan Mile. Learn more about registration fees and event start times here. Volunteers are needed! Learn more here.
MVLA is fortunate to partner with Stanford Children's Health to bring their Stanford Teen Health Van to our campuses every month. This invaluable resource provides students aged 12-25 free services for acute illness, injury care, immunizations, weight management support, nutritional counseling, mental health support, and more. View this flyer for a complete list of services.
The Teen Health Van will visit MVHS/Alta Vista on November 4 from 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. it will stop at LAHS on November 18 from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Students can schedule an appointment by calling 650-736-7172 or completing the confidential appointment request.
FOUNDATION UPDATE
MVLA PARENT EDUCATION SERIES
Join us on November 16 as Colin Seale will provide a presentation called "The Question Is the Answer: Practical Strategies to Unleash Critical Thinking At Home." Seale, an educator, attorney, and author of Thinking Like a Lawyer, shares powerful yet practical tools to equip parents to foster and engage in critical thinking in their children – not only to more fully understand the way that the world is, but to learn to question it, and imagine the way the world ought to be. VIEW EVENT FLYER | REGISTER NOW
Our past speakers have been very generous about sharing materials and recordings. We encourage you to take advance of these resources.
Dr. Michael Bradley Handouts from 10/21/2021
Videos available include:
GALLERY
Homecoming activities at Los Altos High School have included themed dress-up days, such as Sleeping Beauty Day (wear pajamas, onesies, and slippers), Intergalatic Day (wear neon, metallic, and sparkly things) and Enchanted Forest Day (wear animal print, camouflage, or green). Each day included an associated lunchtime activity. The annual homecoming rally was a big hit. We can't wait to see photos from today's Homecoming Parade! Go Talons!
All kinds of awesome costumes have been on display this week at MVHS as well. The (awesome) staff at the Tutorial Center coordinated a costume event - and there was no shortage of creativity on display! Check out the online photo album here!
The "Blackout Poetry Project" is on display at the MVHS library. In this series, students deconstruct and reconstruct pages from discarded books. Come check out the display!
Día de Los Muertos is an annual tradition in the MVHS community. The Latino Parent Organization (LPO), Folklorico Dance Group, and Latino Student Union (LSU) collaborated to continue this meaningful celebration. The delicious food was prepared by MVHS families and sponsored by the MVLA Foundation. View a gallery of photos from the event here!
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