MENLO-ATHERTON HIGH SCHOOL VOLUME 60, NUMBER MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, ATHERTON, CA To the Menlo-Atherton Community

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1 THREE VOICES T RIV OCIS STUDENTS, PARENTS, FACULTY MARCH 2013 MENLO-ATHERTON HIGH SCHOOL VOLUME 60, NUMBER MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, ATHERTON, CA n (650) Accreditation To the Menlo-Atherton Community The warm weather is emerging, and the midpoint of the spring semester is rapidly approaching. Spring sports have started, and the Fashion Show is in full swing. Staying focused especially for seniors is critical to a successful completion of the school year. March 17 20, M-A will undergo our six-year accreditation review. The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) will dispatch a seven-person team to review our self-study report, visit all classrooms, and meet with constituency groups. The school began preparing for the WASC visit last year and has produced a 327- page report (posted on our Web site) that includes summaries of the surveys we administered as well as the results of focus groups, student interviews, and analyses of key trend data. A report detailing our progress from our 2007 accreditation visit is also included. The visiting team will report its findings at the end of its visit on Wednesday, March 20, in the PAC cafeteria at 3 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. Snacks will be provided. College acceptances Although final results for the class of 2013 are still some time away, students have been accepted under early programs to a variety of colleges, including Bucknell, Brown, Claremont McKenna, Hamilton, Loyola Marymount, New York University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Pennsylvania. Feeling blue Beginning this year, we ve contracted with StarVista to provide mental health services and support to the student body. Housed in the Guidance Office, StarVista counselors work on-site with students who are challenged in their peer relationships, going through a break-up, or even struggling with parents. Counselors can also see students experiencing anxiety or more serious depression and at times may refer the students to outside providers. StarVista takes self-referrals as well as parent and staff referrals. Anyone in the Guidance Office can direct students to StarVista staff. Rachael Venezia, our site director, is available at rachael.venezia@star-vista.org. Encourage your child or child s friends to use StarVista services. New and noteworthy Ø Senior Bernardo Quevedo was named Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year on February 8 at the organization s annual event in East Palo Alto. Calendar Highlights March 8: Registration deadline for April 13 ACT March 9: SAT exam; daylight savings time March 13: Regular class schedule (no block day) March 15: Wednesday block class schedule March 25 29: Spring break April 1: No school April 5 15: Foundation for the Future online auction April 26: Minimum day Contents From the principal Del director From the PTA/Desde el PTA Grad Night Foundation for the Future Testing update Información actualizada de exámenes Parent Education From the Guidance Office De la Oficina de la Consejería Student of the Quarter SAT prep From the Career Center Fall 2012 Honor Roll Prom 2013 Athletic Boosters Big Bear Run Football Bear Bash Baseball Car Rally M-A drama: Legally Blonde Graduation items Leadership Menlo Park Library TriVocis March 2013 calendar Future events

2 Ø Senior Madeline Napel was selected as a candidate for the US Presidential Scholars Program. Ø Junior Will Carhart achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in December through Menlo Park Troop 222. Matthew Zito, principal TriVocis February 2013 Volume 60, Number 6 M-A High School PTA News 17 th District PTA Estimada Comunidad de Menlo-Atherton El buen tiempo se está asomando y el punto medio del semestre de primavera se está acercando rápidamente. Los deportes de primavera han empezado y el Desfile de Modas está en plena marcha. Mantenerse concentrado sobre todo para nuestros estudiantes de 12º grado escolar es esencial para terminar el año escolar con éxito. Acreditación Del 17 de marzo al 20 de marzo, M-A se someterá a nuestra revisión de acreditación de cada seis años. La Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) enviará un equipo de siete personas a revisar nuestro informe de auto-estudio, visitar todos los salones de clases y reunirse con grupos de circunscripción. La escuela empezó a prepararse para la visita de WASC el año pasado y elaboró un informe de 327 páginas (colgado en nuestra página web) que incluye resúmenes de las encuestas que administramos, así como el resultado de grupos de enfoque, entrevistas de alumnos y análisis de datos clave sobre las tendencias de los estudiantes. También se incluye un informe de progreso que detalló nuestro progreso desde la visita de acreditación de El equipo que nos vendrá a visitar informará de sus conclusiones al final de su visita el miércoles, 20 de marzo en la cafetería PAC a las 3 de la tarde. Todo mundo está invitado a asistir. Habrá refrigerios. Aceptación universitaria Aunque todavía falte tiempo para los resultados finales para la clase de 2013, ya se han aceptado alumnos en programas de aceptación temprana a una variedad de universidades, incluyendo Bucknell, Brown, Claremont McKenna, Hamilton, Loyola Marymount, New York University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, y más. Si está de bajón Este año comenzamos la contratación StarVista para brindar servicios de salud mental y apoyar al cuerpo estudiantil. Situado en la Oficina de Consejería, StarVista trabaja in situ en la escuela con estudiantes que encuentren difíciles sus relaciones con otros alumnos, que estén experimentando una rotura de pareja, o que estén luchando con sus padres. También se puede hablar con estudiantes que estén experimentando ansiedad o una depresión más grave y a veces pueden ser remitidos a proveedores externos. Star Vista toma auto-remisiones así como remisiones de padres y plantilla. Cualquiera de la Oficina de Consejería sabrá dirigir estudiantes a la plantilla StarVista. Rachael Venezia es nuestra directora de StarVista en la escuela y está disponible en rachael.venezia@star-vista.org. Anime a su hijo/a o amigos/as de su hijo/a a utilizar los servicios de Star- Vista. Nuevo y digno de notar Ø Bernardo Quevedo, estudiante de 12º grado escolar, fue nombrado Joven del Año por el Boys and Girls Club el 8 de febrero en su evento anual en East Palo Alto. Ø Madeline Napel, estudiante de 12º grado, fue elegida como candidata para el Programa de US Presidential Scholars. Ø Will Carhart, alumno de 11º grado, logró el rango de Eagle Scout en diciembre por la Tropa 22 de Menlo Park. Matthew Zito, director Published monthly by the PTA of Menlo-Atherton High School 555 Middlefield Road Atherton, CA (650) Principal: Matthew Zito PTA co-presidents: Karen Fryling Brian LaPorte Articles editor: Jane Aaron Production editor: Adriana Castro Silva Calendar editor: Kathleen Balestra Proofreaders: Jane King, Becca Garcia Mailing: Nancy Ryde, Corby Locke, Kelly Muenzen The purpose of the newsletter is to promote communication between the administration/ faculty and parents. We welcome all your comments, suggestions, and articles. The mention of any business or service in this newsletter does not imply an endorsement by the M-A PTA. Send articles for next issue by Wednesday, March 6, to trivocis@mabearspta.org. 2 March 2013 TriVocis

3 From the PTA On January 28 Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke in Redwood City as part of her sold-out national book tour. Principal Zito used some of his PTA-given discretionary funds to sponsor twelve of M-A s top Latina students and their chaperones (mostly their mothers) to hear Sotomayor speak. The thank-you notes from these young women to the PTA tell of being truly inspired by the first Hispanic and third female Justice. Bilingual resource teacher Stephen Ready wrote to the PTA, It was truly a once-in-a-lifetime event which opened all of the girls eyes. Desde el PTA El 28 de enero la Justicia de la Corte Suprema Sonia Sotomayor habló en Redwood City a parte de su gira nacional del libro. El principal Zito usó parte de sus fondos de la PTA para patrocinar doce de los mejores Latina estudiantes de M-A y sus madres para oír el discurso. Las notas de gracias por estas jóvenes a la PTA le dicen que ellas fueron inspirados por la primera Hispana y tercera justicia. El profesor de recurso bilingue Stephen Ready escribió a la PTA, Fue un evento que ocurre una vez en la vida que abrieron todos los ojos de las chicas. Karen Fryling and Brian LaPorte, co-presidents Karen Fryling y Brian LaPorte, co-presidentes ~ SENIOR CLASS OF 2013 ~ Save the date for M-A s Best Grad Night EVER! Thursday, June 6, 2013 Check-in: M-A gym at 7:45 pm Venue: Top secret! Return: 3:00 am There will be little time between the end of the graduation ceremony and check-in. Please plan your family celebration accordingly! More details to follow. TriVocis March

4 If you haven t made your gift yet, now s the time. Announcing... THE FOUNDATION BOARD 100 for 100 CHALLENGE! The Board of the Foundation for the Future includes 43 M-A parents just like you. To show our support and encourage others, we are jointly pledging a special $100,000 gift if at least 100 more M-A families make a donation to the Foundation by Friday, March 8. To donate online, go to and click on Donate Now. Or mail a check to Foundation for the Future, PO Box 1228, Menlo Park, CA Questions? Contact Cindy Folker at cfolker@seq.org or (650) , ext With special thanks to the more than 500 M-A families who have already donated this year to improve the educational experience for all M-A students. WHAT WOULD CHANGE WITHOUT THE FOUNDATION? Ø Classes would be bigger! Foundation funding this year pays for 43 additional class sections, effectively reducing class size in over 150 English, social studies, math, science and foreign language classes. Ø Important electives would not be offered, including AP environmental science, AP French, journalism, digital photography, choral, orchestra, AP art studio, and leadership. Ø Four guidance and college counseling positions would be eliminated or reduced. EVERY STUDENT BENEFITS FROM FOUNDATION FUNDING. PLEASE DONATE TODAY! 4 March 2013 TriVocis

5 Testing Update The spring testing season for our students begins in March with the High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) being given to all sophomores on Tuesday, March 12 (English), and Wednesday, March 13 (math). The school schedule will change slightly for CAHSEE testing, as Wednesday, March 13, will not be a block day. Instead, all periods from 0 through 6 will meet that day, with 0 period starting at 7:50 and period 1 at 8:45. The normal Wednesday block schedule will take place on Friday, March 15, with school beginning at 9:25 and periods 1, 3, and 5 meeting. Please make a note of this on your calendar. For CAHSEE testing, all sophomores will be assigned a room where they will report by 8:45 am on both testing days. They will be notified of room assignments the week before testing, and they will go to the same room on both days. Teachers of sophomores will proctor the tests. Because many classes have mixed grade levels, the impact of testing will be felt throughout the school. Non-sophomore students whose teachers will be proctoring the test will have to report to different rooms during the testing days. The affected students will be notified in the weeks before testing. The federal No Child Left Behind legislation establishes testing standards that all schools must meet, including a minimum attendance requirement of 95%. We therefore expect all sophomores to be at school on March 12 and 13. For the past few years we have been very successful in this we ve hit a 99% attendance mark and we know we can do the same this year. In addition, the state imposes performance standards that require over 80% of the students to perform at levels defined as proficient or advanced. Teachers and students are working hard to prepare for the test, and we need students to do their best on every question to validate this work. A letter will be sent to parents of all sophomores explaining CAHSEE testing in more detail, but if there are specific questions, please contact me at (650) , ext Once we finish the March CAHSEE, we begin gearing up for STAR testing in April. We have refined the schedule a bit, and testing will take place over two weeks only: the weeks of April 22 and 29. More detailed information will be provided in the April issue of TriVocis, but please note that during these two weeks on Wednesday and Thursday, April 24 and 25 and May 1 and 2 freshmen, sophomores, and juniors will begin testing at 8:45 am. There will be no late starts during these weeks. Seniors do not take STAR tests and will have different starting times on these days: 12:30 pm on April 24, 11 am on April 25 (senior meeting day), and 11 am on May 1 and 2. Other important testing dates to keep in mind for the spring include: Ø Physical fitness testing during March for all freshmen. Ø The Early Assessment Program essay test to determine readiness for the California State University system will be given to all juniors in English classes during March. Ø AP testing will take place during the weeks of May 6 and May 13. Ø Final exams for nonseniors will take place the week of June 3. Steve Lippi, instructional vice principal TriVocis March

6 Información Actualizada de Exámenes Los exámenes de la temporada de primavera para nuestros estudiantes empiezan en marzo, con el Exámen de Salida (CAHSEE) que será dado a estudiantes del grado diez (10th) el martes, marzo 12 (Inglés), y miercoles, marzo 13 (matemáticas). El horario escolar será ligeramente cambiado por los exámenes de CAHSEE, como miercoles, marzo 13 no será un día de periodos extendidos (block day). En su lugar serán, todos los periodos 0 al 6 ese día, empezando con el periodo 0 a las 7:50 y periodo 1 a las 8:45. Nuestro horario de periodos extendidos de miercoles con classes solamente de los periodos 1, 3, y 5 será el viernes, marzo 15. Por favor tome nota de esto en su calendario. Respecto a logisticas de exámenes, todos los estudiantes del grado diez (10th) serán asignados a un salón donde se reportarán a las 8:45 am los dos días de exámenes. La notificación del salón asignado será distribuida a los estudiantes del grado diez(10 th ) una semana antes del exámen, ellos se presentarán en el mismo salón los dos días. Maestros de estudiantes del grado diez (10th) supervisaran los exámenes. Porque nosotros tenemos muchas clases que tienen niveles mixtos, el impacto de los exámenes se sentirá a travéz de toda la escuela. Estudiantes que no son del grado diez (10th) quienes sus maestros estarán supervisando los exámenes tendrán que reportarse a diferentes salones durante los días de exámenes. Notifiación a los estudiantes afectados será distribuida en las semanas previas a los exámenes. La legislación No Child Left Behind promulgada por el gobierno federal ha establecido niveles con respecto a exámenes que todas las escuelas deben cumplir, incluyendo un mínimo requerido de asistencia de 95%. Nosotros por eso esperamos que todos los estudiantes del grado diez (10th) esten presentes en esos dos días. En los últimos años nosotros hemos tenido mucho éxito en esto, nosotros hemos logrado un 99% en asistencia y nosotros sabemos que podemos hacer los mismo este año. Además de la asistencia el estado ha impuesto niveles de rendimiento los cuales, para el 2012 requiere aproximadamente que el 80% de todos los estudiantes obtenga un rendimiento a niveles de competente o avanzado. Maestros y estudiantes estan trabajando duro para prepararse para el exámen, y nosotros necesitamos que los estudiantes hagan su mejor esfuerzo en cada pregunta para validar este trabajo. Una carta será enviada a los padres de todos los estudiantes del grado diez (10th) explicando el exámen CAHSEE más detalladamente, pero si tiene preguntas específicas, por favor contacteme al (650) , ext Una vez que terminemos el examen CAHSEE de marzo, nosotros empezaremos a prepararnos para los exámenes STAR en abril. Nosotros hemos cambiado el horario un poco, y los exámenes se llevaran a cabo en el transcurso de solamente dos semanas: las semanas del 22 de abril y el 29 de abril. Mas información detallada se va a proveer en la revista TriVocis del mes de abril, pero por favor tome nota que durante estas dos semanas el miércoles y jueves, 24 y 25 de abril y el 1 y 2 de mayo los estudiantes que están en el grado nueve, diez, y once van a comenzar los exámenes a las 8:45 am. No van a empezar la escuela tarde durante estas semanas. Los estudiantes del doceavo grado no toman los exámenes STAR, y van a comenzar a diferentes horas durante estos días: 12:30 pm, 24 de abril; 11:00 am, 15 de abril, 1 y 2 de mayo. Otras fechas de exámenes importantes para tener en mente en la primavera incluyen: Ø Salud física (physical fitness) exámenes durante marzo para todos los estudiantes del grado nueve (9th). Ø El Programa de Evaluación Temprana (Early Assessment Program). Un exámen de composición determinará la preparación para el sistema de la Universidad del Estado de California y se dará a todos los estudiantes del grado once (11th) durante las clases de Inglés en marzo. Ø Colocación avanzada (advanced placement). El exámen se llevará a cabo durante las semanas de mayo 6 y mayo 13. Ø Exámenes finales para todos los estudiantes que no son del grado doce (12th) se llevarán a cabo la semana de junio 3. Steve Lippi, sub-director educativo 6 March 2013 TriVocis

7 Kelly McGonigal on Willpower Kelly McGonigal is a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University and a leading expert in the new field of science help. She is passionate about translating cutting-edge research from psychology, neuroscience, and medicine into practical strategies for health, happiness, and personal success. Her most recent book, The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It, explores the latest research on motivation, temptation, and procrastination as well as what it takes to transform habits, persevere at challenges, and make a successful change. Dr. McGonigal s work has been covered widely by the media, including the CBS Evening News, US News and World Report, CNN.com, O! The Oprah Magazine, Time magazine, USA Today, and the American Psychological Association s Monitor on Psychology. She is also a frequent source of expert advice and commentary for media outlets such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, MSNBC.com, Web MD, Time, Fitness, Women s Health, and more. In 2010 Forbes named McGonigal one of the twenty most inspiring women to follow on Twitter. In 2012 she teamed up with the Oprah Winfrey Network and Superbetter Labs to create an online game that would spread the benefits of gratitude to millions of people worldwide. Kelly McGonigal received her PhD in psychology from Stanford University, with a concentration in humanistic medicine. She received a BA in psychology and a BS in mass communication from Boston University. Tickets for this event are available at kellymcgonigalmenloatherton.eventbrite.com. Charlene Margot, program director TriVocis March

8 From the Guidance Office registration for classes Guidance counselors have met with most of their students to register for classes for the academic year. Spring registration is very important for the following reasons: Ø The master schedule is largely determined by this registration. Ø Some classes fill up quickly. There will be less flexibility to make schedule changes later on. Ø Your student may be assigned to certain intervention classes to support him or her academically next year. Please note that in order for students to be placed in AS algebra II or AS chemistry, they must complete both semesters of geometry by August 5, Summer school Please remember to visit the Infinite Campus portal site at to check your student s academic progress. If necessary, use this time to consider the options available to students who need to make up an F or a D grade. Summer school 2013 will be offered at Menlo- Atherton High School as follows: Ø First session: Monday, June 17, to Friday, July 5. Ø Second session: Monday, July 8, to Friday, July 26. Both sessions will be held from 8:00 am to 1:30 pm Monday through Friday. There is a strict attendance policy. Please plan your vacations accordingly. Guidance counselors are registering students for summer school 2013 if they meet the summer school eligibility criteria. There are multiple summer school options in the community. Please see the school Web site for more details. Silvia Torres-Garza, head guidance counselor Francine Andrade, Laura Duran, Karina Escobar-Weaver, Jason Kubo, and Lara Sandora, guidance counselors De La Oficina de Consejería Inscripción para clases Los consejeros se han reunido con la mayoría de sus estudiantes para discutir el procedimiento de inscripción y seleccionar las clases para el próximo año escolar La inscripción durante la primavera es muy importante por las siguientes razones: Ø El número de secciones para las clases que van a ser incorporadas en el programa general de clases que es determinado en gran parte por esta inscripción. Ø Algunas clases se llenan rápidamente. Habrá menos flexibilidad para hacer cambios en su horario más adelante. Ø A su estudiante le pueden asignar ciertas clases de apoyo para que él/ella tenga éxito académico el próximo año. Por favor tome en cuenta que para que los estudiantes sean colocados en algebra II avanzada (AS algebra II) y química avanzada (AS chemistry), ellos deben completar los dos semestres de geometría (geometry) antes de agosto 5, del Escuela de verano Por favor acuérdese de visitar el sitio en el programa Infinite Campus para revisar el progreso académico de su estudiante. Si es necesario, use este tiempo para considerar las opciones disponibles para el estudiante que necesita repetir una clase en la cual tiene una calificación F o D. La escuela de verano para el año 2013 será ofrecida en la escuela Menlo-Atherton en el siguiente horario: Ø La primera sesión: lunes, 17 de junio, hasta viernes, 5 de julio. Ø La segunda sesión: lunes, 8 de julio, hasta viernes, 26 de julio. Las dos sesiones tendrán clases de 8:00 am hasta la 1:30 pm de lunes a viernes. Hay un reglamento muy estricto referente a la asistencia. Por favor planeé sus vacaciones de acuerdo a estas fechas. Los consejeros están incribiendo a su estudiante para la escuela de verano 2013 si él/ella cumple con los requisitos de eligibilidad para la escuela de verano. Hay muchas opciones para escuela de verano en la comunidad. Por favor vea el sitio Web de la escuela para más detalles. Silvia Torres-Garza, encargada del Departamento de Consejería Francine Andrade, Laura Duran, Karina Escobar-Weaver, Jason Kubo, y Lara Sandora, consejeros 8 March 2013 TriVocis

9 Student of the Quarter Each quarter M-A staff and students honor students who have been nominated by staff members for going above and beyond what is expected in and out of the classroom. Although they are nominated for a wide variety of reasons, all the students share one quality: they are positive role models for their fellow classmates. The students were honored at a luncheon where they met and got to know one another, received wonderful awards, and learned what makes each of them worthy of receiving the honor. The recipients for second quarter : Grade Student Teacher 9 Fernando Gutierrez Ms. Ventura Jessica Burgos Ms. Payne Maria Morales Corrales Ms. Andres Samantha Esquivel Ms. Zwicker-Sobrepena Anna (Anya) Kulikov Mr. Wellington 10 Apineru Mane Mr. A. Stuart Sergio Rocha Gaeta Mr. A. Stuart, Ms. Gill, and Ms. M. Cristerna Laurent Paiser Ms. Lee-Gilbert 11 Sandra Sanchez Ms. Shloss 12 Luz Elicea Ms. L. Rubin Janet Pale Ms. Todd and Ms. Zwicker-Sobrepena John Messerschmidt Ms. Lee-Gilbert Randy Oliver Ms. Otsuka M-A s Own PSAT/SAT Prep Parents of juniors, your students are coming down to the wire! We are enrolling students for the second spring session to prep for the May or June SAT. The first session this semester has already begun. We offer a fiveweek class, on campus, from 3:30 to 5 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays, with a likely starting date of April 1. Our fee, based on the number enrolled, ranges from $100 to $225 and includes all necessary materials. (We have charged the top fee only once in our history dating back to 1980.) Once a student is seated in the class, the parent or guardian is responsible for the fee. We will also have a waiting list for sophomores who have a fall sport that precludes their taking a PSAT prep just before the PSAT is given next fall. The PSAT happens only once a year, in October, and all juniors ought to take it as it is aimed at juniors, not sophomores. For questions or to enroll your student, jccking@juno.com (preferred) or call (650) Jane King, director TriVocis March

10 Career Center Winter and early spring are the height of the scholarship season. One incredibly rewarding part of my job is to connect students with scholarships for college. What are these scholarships, and who receives them? In addition to federal, state, and institutional funds (financial aid), our students receive scholarships from state and national organizations, foundations, and corporations (McDonald s, PG&E, Comcast, etc.), from local organizations, foundations, and corporations (Rotary, Kiwanis, Atherton Police, AAUW, Peninsula College Fund, Pursuit of Excellence, etc.), and even from individuals. Local scholarship opportunities provide the most fertile ground, because our students compete with fewer other applicants. I am especially excited about scholarships donated by generous individuals within our community. The donors are not necessarily wealthy people just people who would like to make a difference. One M-A grad funded two students with an $8,000 gift; her father s company matched it! Another M-A grad offers scholarships each year to students who are committed to social justice. A local couple decided to give back to the community where the husband has built a successful business; that couple has helped M-A grads now for quite a few years with $5,000 scholarships. Yet another local individual designates $500 every year for a student who plans to become a teacher. Generous local donors offer several $1,000 and $2,000 scholarships to students who will attend local community colleges. The M-A Alumni Association offers a scholarship for graduating seniors. Some scholarships come with mentors and follow-up as part of the deal! Who ends up with the money? The ideal scholarship recipient has the magic combination of low income and high achievement, but students at any point on the family income and GPA spectrum can end up with scholarships if they are assertive and willing to put in time and energy. Seniors are aware that I update a list of scholarships each week. The list is posted in the Career Center and all senior English classrooms as well as on my Web site, and a weekly through Naviance reminds students about scholarships on the list. Smart seniors check the list weekly. Seniors also know that I m glad to review their scholarship applications before they send them. Students can also be nominated for scholarships by M-A s Scholarship Committee, which consists of our six guidance counselors plus teachers from each department and me. This eighteen-person group meets once a year and confers by frequently to determine recipients for scholarships that require school nomination. Scholarship winners are proudly acknowledged on Awards Night just before graduation. Alice Kleeman 10 March 2013 TriVocis

11 Congratulations to M-A s Scholars! After every semester, the PTA publishes a list of all the students who achieved academic honors. In the fall 2012 semester, 1,110 of our hard-working freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors made the M-A honor roll, and more than 400 earned Principal s Distinction! The members of the fall honor roll are listed below by class and by the categories of Principal s Distinction, Faculty Honors, and Honors. Congratulations to all the students who have earned academic honors! Kim Reed, PTA liaison Honor Roll for Fall 2012 Class of 2013 Principal s Distinction (GPA 4.0 and above) Alexander Aguiar, Anne Altman-Merino, George Baier, Temuulen Bat-Enkh, Trent Benedick, Sofia Blixt, Samantha Bloom, Thomas Bucka, Gabrielle Busque, Danbi Byun, Emily Carlson, Jeremy Chow, Stephen Chu, James Cogan, Ethan Cohen, Kevin Cole, Chase Connell, Erin Cox, Ross Dairiki, Zachary Deal, Lauren Diamond, Katelyn Doherty, Bianca Corine Doronila, Amal Duriseti, Luz Elicea-Reyes, Hannah Ellefritz, Gabriel Estacuy, Xin Fang, Jennifer Feldis, Justine Ferry, Tyler Finn, Jenna Fox, Madison Frame, Alexander Freeman, Peter Freschi, Emma Fronberg, Juei-Yun Fu, Nimsi Garcia Sandoval, Meredith Geaghan-Breiner, Valerie Giordano, Dana Gornick, Fiona Gutierrez-Dewar, Julia Hafer, Risa Hammel, Aliya Hasoon, Katherine Hayse, Connor Hegarty, Harrison Holland-McCowan, Katherine Holliday, Nicholas Hug, Marina Ikeno, Maya Israni, Maria Jelvis, Sarah Katz, Erika Keer, Brian Kelley, Michelle Kenney, Radhika Khatod, Casey Kiyohara, Caitlyn Lanigan, Erin LaPorte, Thomas Liggett, Connor Lindquist, John Lovegren, Nina Lozinski, Katrina Lytle, Roger Macfarlane, Anthony Marin, Nolan Martin, Sean McBirney, Suzanna McMurtry, Francesca Meffert, Samuel Melville, Rebecca Milman, Flint Mitchell, Clark Moore, Daniel Moritz-Rabson, Kathleen Muenzen, Brooke Muschott, Madeline Napel, Karly Newman, Alexa Ng-Quinn, Gabriela Nighan, Ana Nolasco, Zoe Nuyens, Nicholas O Farrell, Rino Oguchi, Blake Olsen, Julia Olson, Evan Perkins, Jacob Pfau, Danielle Pintz, Benjamin Prudhomme, Megan Rash, Erika Rasmussen, Emilia Reed, Campbell Roellig, Victor Saldivar-Bucio, Daniella Sanchez, Marino Santos Gutierrez, Jenna Scandalios, Matthew Schertler, Brittany Scheuch, David Schmitt, Xueying Shen, Steven Shimbo, Elena Siegel, Allison Silverman, Andrea Simes, Sean Smith, Payton Smith, Olivia Solomon, Jacob Solomon, Maxwell Spielman- Sun, Alison Spindt, Amanda Stahler, Patrick Summers, Jenna Swartz, Christina Takayama, Taylor Tam, Samuel Tasch, Dana Thomas, Paul John Titterton, Karin Vaughan, Sara Vitale, Elissa Webb, Ryan Wentz, Benjamin Wiener, Vanessa Wijaya, Megan Wiseman, Nicole Wong, Katharine Woods, Jonathan Zdasiuk Class of 2013 Faculty Honors (GPA ) Johnathan Adams, Anna Argente, Connor Arrington, Noemi Arroyo, Maggie Asher, Brittney Badduke, Olivia Baker, Noa Barak, Francisco Barragan Ayala, Hanna Berggren, Cassandra Bethel, Thomas Bonham, Diana Boyle, John Boyle, Cameron Carlomagno, Mariana Carmela Chahrouri, Elizabeth Cruz, Anna de Benedictis, Madeline Dutton-Gillett, Jenna Ebert, Sara Fallon, Scott Fleishman, Niesha Ford, Sandra Garcia-Fraire, Ani Ghazarossian, Charles Grose, Andres Hernandez, Maria Hernandez Noriega, Michael Hohl, Eduardo Jimenez Gonzalez, Andrew Kemp Dahlberg, Kotaro Kihira, Simone King, James Kollar-Gasiewski, Phillip Korolog, Jeremmie Lai, Matthew Lee, Vincent Leoni, Elizabeth Lipps, Alexia Lopez Reyes, Alexia Lozano Villalon, Jennifer Macias-Castro, Alexis Magana, Katherine Mahler, Laura May, Arielle McMahon, Viridiana Meraz Cambron, Gilbert Mesec, John Messerschmidt, Mele Moimoi, Jason Mouchawar, Jacqueline Navarro, Neeka Nazhand, Melissa Nuckolls, Jonathan O Farrell, Joe Ochoa, Erendira Parra, Yazmine Patino, Francelli Payan-Mofin, Vivian Qiu, Bernardo Quevedo, Monika Richardson, Sergio Rodriguez Reyes, Antonella Salerno Silva, Richard Sarwal, Breanna Sevy, Michael Sheffield, Peter Siegler, Benjamin Smith, Lauren Smith, James Tedesco, Rodrigo Torres Zarate, Andrew Uphoff, William Wells, Kennedy Wilkerson, Jacob Wilkins, Joshua Williams, Gabriella Zanutta, Sylvia Zasslow TriVocis March

12 Class of 2013 Honors (GPA ) Marcos Amaral, Julieta Arreola, Daisy Baires-Lucas, Sharef Beckum-Swearington, Spencer Bonham, Pedro Bonilla Falla, Christopher Brody, John Carmichael, Kathryn Carruthers, Angel Cuschieri, Alejandra Duran, Hernan Espinal-Velasquez, Ashley Fajardo, Ilaisaane Fakalata, Faauli Fanuatanu, Pelenaise Filiai, William Fuller, Jamar Gaddis, Nicholas Gallagher, Kenia Galvez, Everlin Garcia, Delia Garcia, Cynthia Garcia Villalobos, Stephanie Garcia-Palacios, Liliana Garibay- Gonzalez, Brenda Godoy Deras, Jacqueline Gonzalez, Kevin Gutierrez, Patrick Hilligoss, Jacquelyn Krantz, Kira Lober, Rolando Magana-Martinez, Luisa Magdaleno Pantoja, Luis Martinez Aparicio, Elvia Mendoza, Daisy Menjivar Armas, Jonathan Morataya, Kyla Moss, Nicholas Mullen, Keifer O Hara, Victor Ortega Lucio, Janet Pantoja, Jason Paulin, Leticia Pena Garcia, Rafael Peralta-Prado, Juan Perez, Brizzia Reyes Tapia, Miguel Rico, Veronica Robles, Peter Roumeliotis, Christopher Scherm, Olivia Schmidt, Monroe Scott-Flores, Julio Soto Arzate, Cassie Stansberry, Johnny Taione, Aracely Teran-Aguilera, Surafael Tewolde, Matthew Tinyo, Jesus Vargas Lozano, Felix Velazquez, Yasary Villalobos, Kristen Wong Class of 2014 Principal s Distinction (GPA 4.0 and above) Sarah Alvarado-Quintanilla, Erik Amundson, Saniya Bonde, Royce Branning, Hans Brouwer, Madison Burger, Camilla Calmasini, Samuel Calvert, Sofia Caryotakis, Sarina Chaiken, Joanne Cho, Andrew Connell, Adam Cook, Jasmine Cordoba Perez, Eduard Cornew, Thomas Cornew, Annalise Deal, Andrea Del Val-Suarez, Paul DeTrempe, Tessa Dignum, David Dillon, Devan Dutta, Kelley Eason, Connor Foody, Taylor Fortnam, Rachel Freed, Jill Galbraith, Mark Gerhart, Robert Gordan, Emily Grose, Markus Guegler, Sarah Hagadone, Emma Heath, Amir Heidari, Jessica Heilman, Helmi Henkin, Samantha Henze, Dimitri Herr, Sarah Hoover, Lisanne Horwitz, Nicholas Ivy, Kelley Jones, Ursula Jongebloed, Aaron Katzman, Brian Keare, Katherine Kelly, Paulina King, Sabrina Kinney, Sophia Kivelson, Kimberly Klustner, Koto Kuboi, Angela Lai, Nicholas Landolfi, Virginia Lane, Charlotte Lee, Liviera Leebong, Riley Lico, Jordan Long, Kevin Magana, Kai Mashima, Andrew Mathews, Leo McCabe, Marilena McCarty, Ruth McGee, Duncan McGinnis, Linus Meyer-Teruel, Ariana Meyers, Marleyna Mohler, Everett Moiseff, Scott Morris, Ryan Mostofi, Nicole Mouchawar, Amanda Muir, Spencer Murphy, Michael Noel, Laura Nunez, Elizabeth Ocon, Zoe Pacalin, Christopher Peck, David Perez, Charlotte Philp, Zachary Plante, Madeleine Pont, Daniel Propp, Joseph Rabinovitsj, Andreas Ralston, Cybele Reed, Georgia Reid, Annika Roise, Madeleine Rostami, Harrison Shane, Sierra Sheeper, Elizabeth Shelton, Jackson Sheppard, Aditya Sinha, Morgan Smith-Boeck, Eric Snyder, Elizabeth Sommer, Grant Stewart, Julia Stoner, Jesse Strober, Thomas Suesser, Quinn Sweetnam, Patrick Tam, Valerie Taylor, Kindle Van Linge, Sabiha Viswanathan, Nathaniel Walker, Danielle Walsh, Kristen Walsh, Hailey Warren, Joshua Weiner, Lisa Willis, Austin Wilson, Tiffany Yang, Nicole Zanolli Class of 2014 Faculty Honors (GPA ) Louisa Aaron, David Addicott, Chad Allen, Kailin Ambwani, Wesley Arrington, Robert Barry, Jacob Bassin, Coral Brady, Oliver Bucka, Charles Cain, William Carhart, Angelica Cervantes Ochoa, Asenette Chapa Espino, Jessica Cuevas, William Davis, John Donahue, Esteban Figueroa, Alex Freeman, Katelyn Gaherty, Jordan Good, Nikhil Goyle, Jenna Griffin, Christopher Guizar-Rodriguez, William Hanley, Michael Hansen, Grant Henninger, Guadalupe Hernandez, Yesenia Hernandez, Rosemary Hernandez, Brandon Hernandez Pantoja, James Hoffman, Meghan Hom, Amanda Hutchison, Paul Iwashita, Brian Jaggers, Thomas Johnson, Grant Johnson, Carson Kelley, Megan Kilduff, Jonathan Lam, Mattias Lange- McPherson, Lindy LaPlante, William Lee, Colin Martell, Lukas Mckay, Bryant Menjivar-Pena, Amir Moazami, Brett Moriarty, Lauren Nathan, Andrew Nisbet, Tera Noguchi, Caleb O Neel, Jonathan Oppenheimer, Anton Paquin, Samantha Parish, Ivana Petani, Havens Ratchye, Joel Reynada, Luisa Rodriguez Parra, Sandra Sanchez-Jimenez, Christopher Sandoval, Xochilt Silva, James Smith, Talmai Soto, Sophia Spurlock, David Stern, Cayla Stillman, Samuel Stroud, Emily Sykes, Karina Torres Maldonado, Sophie Tregon, Griffin Waymire, Sianna Zelaya Class of 2014 Honors (GPA ) Alexandra Aranda, Andrew Aufdemberge, Forrest Baffico, Veronica Barraza-Ramirezm, Russell Bernardom, Thomas Berquist, Christopher Blank, Joshua Buttram, Leland Callahan, Elizabet Cano Rodriguez, Constance Carrasco, Angelica Causor, Juana Cerna, Maria Laura Correa Martinez, Sally Nhi Dang, Olivia Del Rosso, Matthew DeTrempe, Selena Diaz, Olivia Dobberstein, Lissette Espinoza Garnica, Cecilia Estrada Perez, Mark Evans, Emma Farrington, Rachel Fosnaugh, Nicholas Fratt, Nicholas Garcia, Samantha Gardiner, Michelle Gonzalez, Carla Gonzalez Pacheco, Gabriela Grant, Laura Guizar Sanchez, Sugey Hernandez-Santos, Ricardo Herrera, Nicholas Hidalgo, Yuzuri Hikita, William Hooper, Catalina Huerta, Ernesto Jasso, Hana Kazarian, Megan Kurtz, Nicholas Lee, Diana Luviano Lopez, Virginia Magana-Fierro, Noah 12 March 2013 TriVocis

13 Malkary, Kevin Maravilla, Anna McDermott, Zoe McKenna, Nitza Nava Prado, Janet Ochoa, Daniela Ortega, Adriana Ortiz, Spiro Papadakis, Katherine Patch, Tatiana Pauga, Jorge Peraza-Vasquez, Kendall Peters, Raquel Rodriguez Escobedo, Steffan Salas, Louis Sanchez, Ricky Sandoval-Lopez, Nicholas Schlein, Noah Schneider, Jonathan Simonian, Komal Singh, Nadia Solis, Wesley Soriano, Raymond Taione, Christopher Tam, Naomi Tovar Bedolla, Joana Velazquez- Magana, Steve Villalobos-Cuellar, Patrick Viruel, Henry Walker, Anders Ward, Juan Alfonso Yap, Ryan Young, Angelica Zapata, Jacob Zarling, Jordan Zuk Class of 2015 Principal s Distinction (GPA 4.0 and above) Miranda Alfano-Smith, Thomas Andreae, Samantha Andrew, Naomi Baer, Natalie Baker, Danielle Balestra, Maya Barak, Cassidy Barman, Matthew Baszucki, Sophia Bock, John Chitouras, Ryan Cole, Kodiak Conrad, Monica Culhane, Anna Dailey, Rajan Dutta, Victoria Ellis, Marta Fatica, Jacob Feiler, Lauren Feldis, Benjamin Flanagan, Jacqueline Foody, Hayley Fryling, Taylor Fryling, Samantha Gaston, Eliza Gutierrez-Dewar, Zoe Hafter Manza, Annie Harrier, Caroline Hayse, Henry Hilton, Sarah Howell, Inga Hwang, Alexander Iyer, Ryan Jacquemet, Whittaker Jellins, Holden Kardos, Emily Katz, Caroline Kelly, Daniel Kollar-Gasiewski, Tyler Koo, Monica Krantz, Donald LaHaye, Daniel LaPorte, Kendall Lee, Oren Lenchner, Salina Manibog, Steven McColloch, Ilya Mednick, Healey Montague Alamin, Justin Onodera, Nathan Orttung, Alyssa Ostrow, Laurent Paiser, Talbott Paulsen, Erin Perrine, Anne Perrone, Cathrine Petersen, Olivia Pintz, Nicolas Plume, Gianna Prainito, Elizabeth Purpura, Kimberly Railey, Zachary Rash, Anastasia Roumeliotis, Kate Rumann, Rebecca Schena, Elana Schulman, Sarah Scoffone, Stewart Shaffer, Kiera Shepard, Devon Smith, Sally Stevens, Corey Stoesser, Kaitlin Tavarez, Amara Trabosh, Ashley Utz, Laura Vila Casielles, Blanca Vina Patino, Sabina Vitale, Matthew Vollrath, Oscar Volpe, Brooke Warren, Carolyn Watson, Katherine Webb, David Weindorf, Megan Wiebe, Katrina Wijaya, Gordon Williams, Hannah Wilson, Amanda Wiseman, Thomas Yu Class of 2015 Faculty Honors (GPA ) Jose Archundia Adriano, Alexander Argente, Deniz Bayrakeri, Sophia Bercow, Rex Bressler, Anastasiya Brice, Julie Burke, Renee Butler, Claire Carruthers, Kaitlyn Cheng, Shaan Chilukuri, Marie-Agnes Claverie, Brian Coggins, Gabriel Cohen, Alice Coleman Stavridou, Morgan Corona, Thalia Cruz-Vargas, Kristin Cwirla, Sarah Dairiki, Peter Diller, Nicholas Feeley, Brandon Fischer, Nina Fox, Ina Franke, Jackson Fuson, Ashley Garcia, Francesca Gilles, Zachary Goland, Erin Goode, Sarah Goodman, Hannah Grossman, Christine Guenin, Caroline Hodes, Elisabeth Holliday, Colin Hug, Fiona Jackson, Ydalise Jacob Reyes, Alexander Jin, Roman Joustra, Simran Kashyap, Ryan Kessler, Hanna Kiani-Shabestari, Madelyn Kim, Alaina Kleck, John Knox, Arnaud Laprais, Emmett Lee, Isis Lemus, Chloe Lete, Amelia Mahoni, Louise Mathevon, Sabrina Mathews, Ryan McCutcheon, Matthew McGarry, Emma McLeod, Paul Messerschmidt, Sage Miner, Natalie Montoya, Misato Muraoka, Paige Muschott, Whitney Nelch, Taylor Noble, Zachary Novak, Clayton Olsen, Emma Osterberg, Chloe Owen, Theodore Paris, Losehina Pohahau, Ashley Richardson, Ian Robinson-Lambert, Michelle Rodriguez Escobedo, Adam Scandlyn, Ajay Shah, Taylor Shen, Sara Solomon, James Steere, Shea Summers, William Sutton, Amelia Tiemannl, Alondra Torres Vargas, Michelle Tu, Peyton Uphoff, Laila Volpe, Adam Weiss, Holly Wenzell, Erin White, Alexander Witham, Connor Woods, Yesenia Zamora, Matthew Zarate Enriquez Class of 2015 Honors (GPA ) Arash Afsarifard, Shannon Aguiar, Josue Aguilar, Uriel Alcala, Lindsay Andrew, Mariela Arceo Madriz, Grace Baker, Jason Blazensky, Natasha Bock, Carlos Cabello-Santos, Victoria Canny, Yisel Cisneros Rumbo, Bernardino Cisneros Vera, Adan Cordova Avalos, Maria Diaz Cardenas, Preston Dominguez Marsh, Joseph Ellefritz, Amanda Esquivel, Miles Evans, Jonson Farrow, Gillian Ferrer, Wesley Fischer, Eliza Fitz, Jose Galvan, Casey Gernaat, Valeria Gonzalez, Chloe Green, Diamond Hawkins, Carolyn Hunt Gonzalez, Alexandra Iverson, Michael Jacome, Yesenia Jimenez Gonzalez, Jacob Killelea, Oscar Koister, Edward LaHaye, Eric Levenson, Caroline Liese, Yunuen Lopez Garcia, Jose Lopez-Ramirez, Madeleine Maibach, Cameron Malloy, Apineru Mane, Alan Martinez, Kevin Martinez, Osvaldo Mendoza Naranjo, Madison Mesec, Mayra Millan Perez, Sergio Morelos Bejines, John Mulhern, Kyoko NakanoGo, Taryn O Hara, Jesus Ortega, Lesber Paramo, Daniel Pedreiro, Jose Luis Pena Espinoza, Ricardo Pena-Romero, Juan Perdomo Cruz, Grace Poat, Everth Reyna Iberico, Sergio Rocha Gaeta, Ian Rosenfeld, Karissa Salinas, Daniel Salz, Kasra Sheik, Brian Snyder, Max Sonderby, Jhovany Soria, Tatyana Spears, Nicholas Stoner, Johnny Tran, William Tully, Margaret Vannini, Sharon Velazquez Roman, Kyrie Vesely, Cristian Villalobos Maldonado, Nataly Vuong, Alexander Wait, Katherine Wilcox, Isian Zarate TriVocis March

14 Class of 2016 Principal s Distinction (GPA 4.0 and above) Demetri Alfano, Madeleine Baier, Julie Bailard, Molly Baxter, Robert Beardsley, Jack Beasley, Jaya Blanchard, Joshua Bogomilsky, Kyle Bryan, Vincent Busque, James Calhoon, Daniel Chaiken, Natalie Chan, Celina Chow, Leah Chueh, Noemie Cloutier, Matthew Conn, Kevin Conrad, Annalisa Crowe, Catherine DePuy, Clara Dewey, Nicholas Donahue, Alexandra Ebrahimi, Thomas Evans-Barton, Alexa Finn, Christian Fioretti, Lucas Fioretti, Max Fors, Stella Fors, Laura Fovinci, Reed Fratt, Alexander Friedman, Thomas Fuller, Yiran Gao, Beethoven Gerber, Gabriella Giordano, Jonathan Goldsmith, Helen Gordan, Echo Hansen, Blake Henry, Benjamin Hickman, Matthew Johnston, Gunnar Jongebloed, Jorja Kahn, Benjamin Katz, Emma Kaufman, Molly Kearnan, Amanda Kelly, Jennifer Kelly, Alexandra Kemp Dahlberg, Matthew Kenney, Ritwik Kesavath, Alexander Kim, Lauren Koenig, Kyle Kranen, Anna Kulikov, Vera Kulikov, Eric Laderman, Elizabeth Lahey, Robert Lane, Jeong Soo Lee, Todd Lehman, Abigail Lindquist, Alexandra Lobdell, Kasey Love, Robert Macdonald, Matthew Marianacci, Chloe Mauvais, Sarah McLeod, Leila Milanfar, Talia Missan, Danielle Mitgang, Marina Moore, Julia Moreton, Ethan Oro, Alden Perrine, Holly Pounders, Jeffrey Propp, Jordan Prudhomme, Patrick Quinn, Christina Ralston, Elizabeth Rau, Kelsey Reed, Nishant Relan, Benjamin Roisen, Jason Saltzman, Amanda Scandalios, Bastian Schuele, Mason Seymour, Cameron Sheppard, Natalie Silverman, Miranda Simes, Theresa Siri, Caroline Sobek, David Sobek, Benjamin Spindt, Margaret Sten, Brooke Stenstrom, Jack Tedesco, Kelsey Tonsfeldt, Cosmo Van Hoff, Lucia VinaPatino, Kathleen Weiner, Ilana Winawer, Talya Zalipsky Class of 2016 Faculty Honors (GPA ) Emily Addicott, Orbelina Alvarado Carranza, Aubrey Anderson, Joseph Baran, Katherine Beebe, Elena Belk, Sofia Bergmann, Veronica Bliss, Saghi Bonakdar, Stephen Carhart, Lorenzo Carlos Garcia, Alexander Carlson, Sarah Carlson, Shaun Carter, Jonathan Cogan, Leanna Collins, James Connolly, Christopher Crevelt, Drake Dahl, Natasha De La Fuente, Iker Del Val-Suarez, Montserrat Diaz, Andrew Dignum, Kyle Dixon, McKenna Drevno, Dominic Duarte, Mitchell Eisenstat, Ari Eisner, Samantha Esquivel, John Fenstermaker, Mostyn Fero, Osilio Florese, Zoe Ford, Elena Fox, Sydney Frame, Sophie Frank, Thatcher Freeman, Justin Friedsam, Julia Geaghan-Breiner, Tonya Goltsev, Jackson Goudey, Spencer Gran, Jack Gray, Fernando Gutierrez, Ricardo Guzman, Lucy Hall, Julius Henkin, Viena Hoffmann, Olivia Jackson, Danny Keane, Alazie Keaton, Jaimie Kirkpatrick, Delilah Kline, Kathryn Kramer, Mary Lane, Trevor LeFebvre, Simran Lubana, Kosema Mahoni, Tatum Maines, Logan Maines, Bevin Martin, John Maxwell, Taylor Mendiola, Noah Milman, Kathryn Mohr, Elizabeth Muenzen, Austin Muschott, Deisy Narvaez Garcia, Paloma Nava-Salazar, Patrick Nelson, Sophia Nikravesh, Nicholas Olson, Sharon Ontiveros Cuevas, Sienna Pallesen, Cynthia Pantoja Arteaga, Dante Paquin, Martin Payne, Philip Phan, Alexander Pinto, Jorge Pont, Jack Posthauer, Cole Quinn, Sarah Reichow, Jonathan Retterer, Quinn Rowland, Gabriel Saldivar, Gabriel Schacter Brodie, Beverly Shane, Madelyn Shapiro, Sana Sheikholeslami, Kevin Shimbo, Sequoia Snow, Mary Steben, Ariel Sullivan, Nikolai Tarran, Ethan Tasch, Carolina Tellez, Claire Thomas, Marielle Turkowski, Nicolas Turner, Aria Turner, Andrew Voss, Ashley Wall, Eloise Walne, Luke Williams, Sofia Willis, Rebekah Wong, Henri Wood, Claire Elizabeth Woodell, Madeline Worden, Jennifer Zamora Flores, Omar Zehzouhi Zaghloul, Julian Zucker Class of 2016 Honors (GPA ) Allison Aber, Luis Acosta-Linares, Jose Arias, Kathryn Bariteau, Jesus Barragan Ramos, Mathilde Berthier, Chaeli Blunt, Molly Briggs, Lauren Bruce, Jessica Burgos, Gregory Carlson, Jessica Carrera Cervantes, Maritza Casillas, Jocelyn Cauich, Rajnal Chandra, Henry Choi Freeman, Sergio Chombo Rodriguez, Austin Cole, Trudy Conrad, Joselinne Cruz Santizo, Jonathan Danner Jennings, Andrea Deal, Luis Del Rosario, Daniel Estrada, Tara Fahimi, Brooke Faulkner, Leslie Felix Bastidas, Melissa Galvez Angel, Bernando Garcia Infante, Jermaine Garner, Marcus Gershenberg, Isabelle Goitia Jensen, Lesly Gopar Chavez, Jacob Greenwald, Patrick Hansen, Rachel Heinen, Monique Hill, Jamie Himler, Ryan Honig, Christian Huhn, Kevin Jiang, Aliza Katzman, Sabrina Keating, Kailen Kershner, Anfisa Kupriyanova, Ellen LeMieux, Cecelia Lizana, Zoe Lober, Hailey Lofgren, Olivia Luna, Alexis Lupian, Joseph Martin, Alejandro Martinez, Elizabeth Medina, Marcus Moimoi, Nathaniel Montes, Maria Morales Corrales, Jael Naranjo Zavala, Cassandra Pelayo, Jocelyn Prieto Garcia, Evan Reed, Ellington Rice, David Richardson, Natasha Rios, Brenda Rodriguez, Emma Roellig, Elton Rosicki, Ryan Russell, Shauna Sabet, Madeleine Samuelian, Erik Shelton, Noah Shermis, Kelly Siegel, Kyle Smith, Arin Spanner, Benjamin Stanley, Julia Suesser, Christina Tausinga Ardoin, Lopeti Tautua a, Christopher Tinsley, Jessica Troxel, Juan Vargas, Justin Verbo, Tristan Verghese, Adrian Villa, De Eris Washington, Gabrielle Westfield, Nalani Williams, Jessica Zamora 14 March 2013 TriVocis

15 Prom 2013 Friday, April 5, 8:00 pm to 12:00 am San Francisco Galleria All students Ø ALL attendees must have their picture ID. Ø This is a formal dance so students should dress appropriately. Ø Doors close at 9:00 pm and reopen at 11:30 pm. Ø No backpacks and/or bags; however, there is a coat check if necessary. Ø All students will be checked prior to entry. Ø Students should arrange for their rides to pick them up by 12:00 am. Students not picked up by 12:30 am will be charged cab fare to their homes. Ø Absolutely NO tickets sold at the door! Ø School policies will be enforced. Ø Photos will be available at the dance. Ø No dancing in the elevators they can break. PAL ONLY March 4, 5, and 8 (M, Tu, F) March 11, 12, and 15 (M, Tu, F) Singles: $50 Singles: $60 Couples: $110 TICKET PURCHASES: No refunds! Mar. 18, 19, and 22 (M, Tu, F) Singles: $70 Couples: $130 Last chance to purchase a ticket with a guest pass and the final day that we will accept checks! April 1 and 2 (M, Tu) Singles: $80 Couples: $150 M-A singles and couples tickets ONLY FINAL DAY TO BUY TIX April 3 (W) Singles: $85 M-A singles tickets ONLY Ø All students purchasing tickets during first-week ticket sales must have PAL sticker. These are single tickets only! Ø There will be a $10 fee if you want to exchange a ticket for any reason after purchasing it. Ø Ticket sales will conclude promptly at 3:30 pm on Wednesday, April 3. Absolutely NO tickets will be sold at the door! GUEST PASSES Ø Guest passes are available in room B21 and on the M-A Web site. Ø A guest pass may accompany only a couple s ticket purchase, NOT a single s ticket. Ø A completed guest pass with a copy of the guest s picture ID is required at the time of purchase. Ø Students should plan ahead. If they need a guest pass and want to get a ticket before the price goes up, they are responsible for getting the signatures in time. NO EXCEPTIONS! AT THE SITE Ø Once students enter the Galleria, they are not permitted to leave and re-enter. Ø All M-A students and guests MUST HAVE PICTURE ID in order to be admitted. Ø Doors will close at 9:00 pm. Students should make dinner reservations with this in mind. DRESS CODE Ø This is a formal occasion no jeans, polo shirts, or tennis shoes. Ø THE ADMINISTRATORS WILL TURN STUDENTS AWAY IF THEY ARE DRESSED INAPPROPRIATELY! Ø If students question whether something they plan to wear will be acceptable, they should check it with the AVP s office prior to the dance. BREATHALYZERS AND OTHER INFO Ø School code and California state law prohibit the possession or use of alcoholic beverages or drugs by students. There will be a Breathalyzer at the check-in table, and students suspected of having used any illegal substance will be tested. Any student who is found to have used or to be in possession of any illegal substance will be escorted from the event. Parents/guardians will be notified and will be asked to pick up the student. Ø In addition, students will be subject to further action by the administration, which may include being prohibited from participating in other activities. Ø NO SMOKING will be allowed by anyone in attendance. PLEASE ACT RESPONSIBLY AT PROM! Directions: From the peninsula and highway 101, take the Vermont St. exit. Turn left on Vermont. Continue three blocks, turn right on 15th St. and then left on Kansas St./Henry Adams St. The Galleria is at 101 Henry Adams St. Parking: Parking is available across from the Galleria building, on the street, and in several lots throughout the Design District. Students should bring money to pay for parking! TriVocis March

16 Boosters grant record amount Thanks to the generosity of the supporters of the Menlo-Atherton Athletic Boosters, the group was able to grant more than $120,000 in coaching stipends, uniforms, and sports equipment to our athletic teams. The Boosters met in January and approved more than $50,000 in requests, including seven coaches, uniforms for two teams, and additional equipment for eight teams. As always, these grants are possible through generous donations and sponsorship of the Big Bear Run. This year s run will take place May 5, and you still have time to have your family or company included in our list of sponsors. See the article on the next page. Visit m-aboosters.org/donor-level-and-benefits for more information. M-A athletes commit to colleges Menlo-Atherton had its share of athletes announcing their college commitments on Letter-of-Intent Day, Wednesday, February 6. Those Bears included Dana Gornick (Cal Poly SLO, soccer), Evan Perkins (Princeton, football), Ali Spindt (UCSB, volleyball), Laura May (Cal, crew), Emily Carlson (Claremont McKenna, lacrosse), Brian Kelley (Trinity College, soccer), and Katelyn Doherty (Bowdoin, volleyball). Congratulations to these and the many other athletes who will continue their athletic careers after they graduate. Winter sports wrap-up Congratulations to the hard-working athletes on all the winter sports teams! The season ended with several teams qualifying for the PAL and CCS playoffs: Ø Boys basketball qualified for both the PAL and the CCS tournaments. They fell to eventual PAL champion Westmoor in the first round and fought hard before coming up short to Wilcox in the first round of the CCS. Ø Girls basketball defeated Independence in the first round of the CCS before falling to Milpitas. They finished fifth in the PAL. Ø After finishing fourth in the PAL, the girls soccer team hosted a CCS game for the first time in eighteen years. They defeated Leland and will meet Woodside in the next round. Ø The boys soccer team also finished fourth in the PAL. They entered the CCS ranked twelfth and lost to Mountain View in round one. Ø The wrestling team sent seven teammates to the PAL finals, and five qualified for CCS, with one qualifying as an alternate. Congratulations to Austin Wilson (who finished first in his weight class), Sam Stroud (second), James Smith (third), Josh Buttram, (third), Donald LaHaye (third), and Hector Santana (fourth). Winter Sports Awards Night, March 6 The Menlo-Atherton Athletic Boosters cordially invites all winter sports athletes, their families, and fans to the Winter Sports Awards Night on Wednesday, March 6, in the Performing Arts Center beginning at 7 pm. This entertaining event honors all winter sports athletes for their season accomplishments and is highlighted by the popular M-A sports slide show. Don t miss it! 16 March 2013 TriVocis

17 8th Annual Big Bear Run Sunday, May 5, 2013, 9:00 am Last Call for Sponsors! March 15 Deadline to Be on Banners and T-Shirts The Big Bear Run is more than a 5k race. It is a fun-filled community event and the core fundraiser for Menlo-Atherton athletics. Gathering families, neighbors, students, athletes, and businesses together, the race focuses on our common goal of supporting our school and sending the word out to the community that the Bears mean business! Celebrating our eighth annual race this year on Sunday, May 5, we anticipate well over 1,200 registered participants, making the Big Bear Run one of the community s most popular events. Every year, M-A Athletic Boosters grants over $90,000 to fund the basic needs of teams and support more than nine hundred committed student-athletes. This effort ensures that our diverse student body benefits from an excellent education in and out of the classroom. Last year, the Big Bear Run raised enough money to purchase $36,000 in uniforms, $30,000 in basic equipment and training supplies, and $62,000 in coaches stipends. Without this baseline support, the continuity of these enriching athletic programs will be compromised. The Big Bear Run fills the gap between basic state funding and the reality of our athletes promise. Please join the Boosters and go to m-aboosters.org to make a donation and become a Big Bear Run Sponsor. We are currently looking for corporate and family sponsors, with a March 15 deadline for sponsors names to be on banners and T-shirts. Details on sponsorship levels are outlined on the next page. Contact Marci Coggins at cogginshouse@aol.com for more sponsorship information. Contact Big Bear Run cochairs Dana Hayse (dana_hayse@me.com) and Diana Holliday (dianaholliday@me.com) for event questions Thank you to all the families who have already generously donated! Any contributions made from August 1, 2012, to May 5, 2013, will be counted as donations to the 2013 Big Bear Run with full sponsorship benefits. TriVocis March

18 2013 BIG BEAR RUN SPONSORSHIP LEVELS AND BENEFITS Platinum sponsor $5000 Ø Platinum sponsor name/logo on event banners displayed across Santa Cruz Avenue in downtown Menlo Park and Marsh Road and Middlefield in Atherton. Ø Platinum sponsor name/logo on all race bibs given to race participants. Ø Recognition in M-A s monthly newsletter, TriVocis, which reaches over 1,500 homes. Ø Most prominent placement of your name/logo on banners on perimeter of M-A campus. Ø Most prominent placement of your name/logo on popular race day T-shirts, posters, and publicity. Ø Opportunity to distribute promotional materials/samples on race day. Ø Five free entries for participants in the race and five free T-shirts. Ø Reserved parking space at M-A on race day. Gold sponsor $2500 Ø Recognition in M-A s monthly newsletter, TriVocis, which reaches over 1,500 homes. Ø Prominent placement of your name/logo on banners on perimeter of M-A campus. Ø Prominent placement of your name/logo on popular race day T-shirts, posters, and publicity. Ø Opportunity to distribute promotional materials/samples on race day. Ø Four free entries for participants in the race and four free T-shirts Ø Reserved parking space at M-A on race day. Silver sponsor $1000 Ø Recognition in M-A s monthly newsletter, TriVocis, which reaches over 1,500 homes. Ø Placement of your name/logo on banners on perimeter of M-A campus. Ø Your name/logo on popular race day T-shirt, posters, and publicity. Ø Opportunity to distribute promotional materials/samples on race day. Ø Three free entries for participants in the race and three free T-shirts Bronze sponsor $500 Ø Recognition in M-A s monthly newsletter, TriVocis, which reaches over 1,500 homes. Ø Your name/logo on popular race day T-shirt, posters, and publicity. Ø Opportunity to distribute promotional materials/samples on race day. Ø Two free entries for participants in the race and two free T-shirts Family sponsor $250 Ø Recognition in M-A s monthly newsletter, TriVocis, which reaches over 1,500 homes. Ø Your name on the popular race day T-shirts given to all participants. Ø One free entry for participant in the race and one free T-shirt. 18 March 2013 TriVocis

19 M-A Football Bear Bash Saturday, April 13, 2013 The Sequoia Room at Burgess Park 7:00 11:00 pm Join us for an evening of local brews, friends and fun as we raise money for M-A Football! Dance to DJ Jeff as he rocks the house, nibble on delicious food by Renee Moore of the famous M-A Snack Shack and party in support of your M-A Bears! Tickets $100 per person. Adults only. Buy tickets online at Or mail your check to MA Football Assoc. 350 La Mesa Dr. Portola Valley, CA M-A Football is proud to lead the renovation of the M-A weight room for all Bear athletes. Help us raise the big bucks we need to make it happen and have a blast doing it! TriVocis March

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