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Check here weekly for HS announcements.

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!

See you in August!

Bell Schedule and Lunch Menu

ACCT this week

No ACCT this week.

Upcoming Events

June 5 - 30 - Summer School

Tuesday, August 8 - New Student Orientation (all incoming Freshmen and new students)

Wednesday, August 9 - First Day of School

Class Info

Other announcements

Summer Opportunities
Take a look at these exciting opportunities for internships, summer academic experiences, and even for-college-credit summer classes and camps.

important links

Monthly Rotation Schedule

2022-2023 MVC Parent/Student Handbook

2022-2023 Dress Code

Student Concern Form

MVC Clubs

MYP Mastery Score Rubric

DP Mastery Score Rubric

Advance Absence Form

Mustang Metro Newspaper

Athletic Events

Lunch Menu

Student Parking Registration

ASB Feedback Survey

Expectations for School-Sponsored Dances

MS Bulletin

Congratulations to our 8th Graders on their Promotion to High School.

Here is the video recording of our 8th Grade Promotion and Awards

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Yearbooks

If you did not pick-up your yearbook, you may pick it up in the ARC over the summer.

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Summer School 2023
Current 8th Grade students are eligible for Summer School classes. Registration is now open for a variety of classes in a variety of formats. To register, fill out this registration form, have your student check with his or her guidance counselor for course approval, and then turn the form in to the ARC or email it directly to Shannon Darton.

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Summer Camp Registration is Open
We are excited to announce that our Summer Camp registration is now open! We will offer sports, theater, and equestrian camps. We have also added a transportation option to get your campers to and from campus. All of the camps we offer can be found on our Summer Camp page. If you have any questions, contact Alison Comerford. See you this summer!

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2023-2024 School Year

Next Year’s (2024) 8th Grade Washington, D.C. Trip Information (for current 7th grade parents)
Plans for the 8th Grade trip to Washington, D.C. for the spring of the 2023-2024 school year are underway. An informational Zoom meeting for parents of rising 8th graders (current 7th graders) took place on Tuesday, May 2. Details regarding the specific dates, cost, and what is included can be found in this Washington D.C. Parent Informational Letter and this Zoom recording We encourage you to begin planning early to take advantage of monthly payments toward the cost of the trip.

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Trinity Rivers Equestrian

We are so excited about the success of the Horsemanship program and the newly added Cowboy class and hope to continue the growth through the summer. Trinity Rivers offers lessons 7 days a week. Contact Tesi (541.680.3213), Michelle (408.314.5251) or click here to schedule lessons. Also, we are offering seven weeks of summer camp here at the Equestrian Center on campus. Bring a friend and join in the fun! Riders of all levels and ages are welcome! More information and sign ups are available here.

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Students, for those who have submitted prayer requests, we have been praying for you!!

If you have a prayer request, please complete this private form anytime and you can be sure someone will be praying on your behalf. You only have to provide your name if you choose. Otherwise, prayer requests are confidential.

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Have you seen or heard something that is concerning in our community? It could be bullying, harassment, or a threat to the community. Here is a safe and anonymous way to report it

Student Resource Links

ACCT Opportunities | Advanced Absence Form | MVC Parent/Student Handbook | Dress Code

APP "Greenlight" List | Home Acceptable Use Policy | Student Digital Planner|

Live Synchronous Learning (Zoom) Protocol

Supply lists for 6th Grade, 7th Grade, and 8th Grade.

New School Year Prep Session

RFS (Request for Service)

Student Health Protocols

Student Wellness

Transportation

Volunteer at MVC

Parents, grandparents, alumni, and friends are invited to sign up below to give of their time and expertise to support the work and mission of Monte Vista Christian School. Each effort helps our school empower students to reach their highest potential through Christ-centered educational excellence.

Volunteer Sign-up Form

Questions about volunteering at MVC? Email Head of School Nikki Daniels or call her at 831-768-6111.

Middle School

App "Greenlight" List

Common Sense Media Notice to Parents

COMMON SENSE MEDIA:

At Monte Vista Christian Middle School your child will be taking part in classroom lessons from the Common Sense Media Digital Literacy and Citizenship curriculum. The goal of this curriculum is to encourage young people to harness the power of the Internet and digital technology for learning, and to become safe, responsible and savvy digital citizens. In the curriculum, students will learn that they can take steps to monitor their online privacy, protect their physical and emotional well-being, and think critically about the information they share online. Through hands-on activities and classroom discussion, your child will understand what information is appropriate to share online, with whom, and in what contexts.

WHAT WE TEACH:

In these lessons, your child will:

Learn how to identify, avoid, and deal with unwanted contact online
Apply strategies to create strong passwords that protect and secure their information
Evaluate privacy policies to determine how companies collect information about visitors to their websites
Understand how to protect themselves against online identity theft.

WHAT FAMILIES CAN DO:

Common Sense Media takes a holistic school-community approach to digital literacy and citizenship and provides parent educational resources to help you support your child’s learning. As we complete these lessons in class, we will be sending home parent tip sheets, links to online videos, and an occasional homework activity for you to do with your child. We encourage you to read and view the parent materials, have fun with the homework activities, and use this as an opportunity to share and learn about online safety and security together. If you have access to the Internet at home or at work, you can visit the Common Sense Media website at www.commonsensemedia.org and take a look at the parent resources on kids and media. Here are some tips you can use to teach your children about safety and security:

SAFETY:

Establish rules for who is okay to talk to online. Online communication should be with people your children know, like family and friends.
Remind your kids to never give strangers private information. Kids should never give out their name, address, school, phone number, email, pictures, or anything that could identify who they are.

SECURITY:

Help your kids master the fine art of password creation. It can actually be fun to develop really good pass words. (See more details on how to do this in the Security Parent Tip Sheet.) Strong passwords are a key defense against unauthorized access to your information, as well as helping prevent identify theft.

We are excited about this curriculum and look forward to sharing more with you about our activities in the classroom in the weeks ahead. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

Expected Schoolwide Learning Results (ESLRs)

We developed our Expected Schoolwide Learning Results (ESLRs) with input from administrators, teachers, students, and parents, as a part of our WASC/ACSI/ACTS accreditation process.

A. ESLR Purposes

ESLRs define the most essential things that our students should know and be able to do by the time they graduate from MVCS.
ESLRs represent not only what students should know, but also how they will approach their learning, and how they will relate that knowledge to the world around them.
ESLRs are embedded in each course that students take, and provide a focus and continuity for the students' learning experience.
ESLRs express Monte Vista Christian School's core values as outcomes that all students will accomplish by the time they graduate.
ESLRs provide the understanding, caring, and critical appreciation of ideas needed to succeed as a Christian in a global society.

B. ESLR Criteria

ESLRs include all students.
ESLRs equip all students with the knowledge, competencies, and orientations needed for success in a thinking, meaning-centered curriculum.
ESLRs enable teachers to implement programs and conditions that maximize learning success for all students in a thinking, meaning-centered curriculum.
ESLRs provide schools with a means to restructure pedagogy in ways that facilitate student success in a thinking, meaning-centered curriculum.
ESLRs are aligned with the school purpose and philosophy.

1. Spiritual ESLR

Graduates of Monte Vista Christian School are able to articulate a comprehensive understanding of reality based on the teaching of the Bible. At the time of graduation, Monte Vista Christian students:

a. are able to study and responsibly apply Scripture.

b. have a core knowledge of the biblical narrative, the gospel, and God’s character.

c. can explain if/how they have personally responded to the gospel of Christ.

d. can develop solutions to real-world problems and filter any subject/event/philosophy through a biblical worldview.

e. have positively impacted the world through Christian love and service.

f. Exhibit knowledge and understanding of other religions and belief systems.

2. Intellectual ESLR

Graduates of Monte Vista Christian School exhibit mastery of a four-year college preparatory curriculum and have developed intellectual skills that go beyond academic excellence and requirements for college entrance by integrating Biblical principles and a Biblical worldview. At the time of graduation, Monte Vista students:

a. Demonstrate the ability to access and synthesize information from diverse sources, test hypotheses, solve problems, and form conclusions based on relevant, reliable data and information based on principles from the Word of God.

b. Identify and assess problems and find solutions using complex reasoning processes such as comparison, classification, induction, deduction, analysis, synthesis, investigation, inquiry, and invention in real life situations.

c. Demonstrate effective written, oral, technological, and collaborative communication skills and possess the foundational knowledge necessary for successfully pursuing an academic discipline in advanced education.

d. Express themselves creatively through art, drama, foreign language, music, or sports.

e. Demonstrate personal responsibility in the learning process.

f. Consistently test at or above grade level in all core academic subjects as measured through tests of nationally recognized merit.

3. Self-Management ESLR

Graduates of Monte Vista Christian School exhibit a healthy lifestyle and wise decision-making. At the time of graduation, Monte Vista students:

a. Set and apply appropriate goals for hygiene, nutrition, and physical, and mental health.

b. Accept and can explain consequences for life choices.

c. Identify and use personal strengths.

d. Demonstrate reliability, time management, organization, and self-discipline.

e. Develop personal goals for academics, career, family, and community life.

4. Character ESLR

Graduates of Monte Vista Christian School exhibit confidence and integrity in their interpersonal interactions and leadership. At the time of graduation, Monte Vista students:

a. Demonstrate an ability to influence others in a way that promotes justice and Biblical values.

b. Listen actively with empathy and understanding, and respond appropriately to the social and academic context.

c. Make decisions that are principled and ethical.

d. Demonstrate understanding, respect, and cultural sensitivity in a diverse environment.

e. Utilize technology in an ethical manner.

f. Demonstrate responsibility in environmental issues.

g. Contribute purposefully, constructively, and creatively to the group or team.

5. Technological ESLR

In line with the school’s Mission Statement, in particular, “dedicated to being a premier college preparatory Christian school”, in particular, providing “innovative educational programs that prepare our students for success in life”, graduates of Monte Vista are technologically fluent in current, mainstream computing technologies. A graduate of Monte Vista Christian School:

a. Is technologically fluent in current, mainstream computing technologies.

b. Demonstrate comfort using and adapting to new technologies and operating computing hardware and software.

c. Demonstrate responsible digital citizenship, in particular with respect to safety, ownership rights, collaboration, publication, privacy, security and digital footprints.

d. Demonstrate competence in transmitting digital data without the use of paper.

e. Demonstrate competence in producing digital products, such as but not limited to notes, essays, projects, and presentations.

f. Demonstrate on-line research competence to find answers and solve problems in real time scenarios.

Health Forms

Home Acceptable Use Policy (HAUP)

Parent/Student Handbook

P.E. Clothes

P.E. clothing is required for Middle School Physical Education classes at MVC and orders are to be placed in the beginning of the school year. MVC will continue our partnership with BSN. Watch the Mustang Flyer for more information on when and how to order. This convenient site will provide your family with two brand options. Orders will be shipped to the school and issued by your student's P.E. teacher upon arrival.

For any questions regarding P.E. clothing, please contact Carissa Medina.

Supply Lists

Textbooks

High School

Graduation Requirements

English - 4 years
World Language - Languages other than English; 2 years of the same language (3 recommended)
Math - 3 years (4 recommended)
Science - 3 years
Social Studies - 3 years
Bible - 2 years (Biblical Narrative I & II)
Physical Education - 1 year PE, 1 year Health & Wellness, Contract PE (Equestrian Option)
Arts - 1 year

Class of 2022 Course Offerings
Classes of 2023 & Beyond Course Offerings

Health Forms

HS Profile

Parent/Student Handbook

Student Parking Registration

Textbooks

Admissions/Boarding

Welcome Back - Enrollment Update

Welcome Back - Enrollment Update

Student Services

California Scholarship Federation (CSF)

CSF is a unique statewide organization, stimulating interest and fostering pride in high standards of scholarship, encouraging further education for highly qualified young people. Through its purpose and organization, the Federation contributes to the nationwide effort to identify, motivate, and encourage students with intellectual ability. Its emphasis upon service seeks to develop unselfish and creative use of these abilities.

CSF Application

Class Timelines

College Resources

College Guide

College Admission Tests

It is recommended that students take both the SAT and ACT. Keep in mind that many colleges and universities, including the UC schools, require the optional Writing section on the ACT. Students who plan to take only the ACT should sign up for the optional Writing section.

Important College Websites

California State University

University of California

AICCUMentor: Independent California Colleges and Universities

The Common Application

California Community Colleges Online Application Center

College Navigator

Mapping Your Future

Occupational Outlook Handbook

NCAA Eligibility Center

Financial Aid Scholarship

Useful financial aid websites and deadlines:

FAFSA: Oct. 1 - March 2 (Free application online)

CAL Grant: Oct. 1 - March 2

CSS /Financial Aid Profile: Seniors applying to private universities need to complete the on-line CSS Profile no later than November 1 for Early Decision and Early Action applications and no later than December 1 for Regular Decision applications. Check specific colleges for extended deadlines. The profile allows students to report their financial and family circumstance information in one streamlined application and submit it to all the colleges that require it for scholarship and grant consideration. Apply online to College Board.

California Student Aid Commission
Federal Student Aid
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
CSS PROFILE
EdFund
FastWeb - find scholarships
College Scorecard
Going Merry - find scholarships and financial aid

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Are College Scholarships and Grants Tax Deductible?
Grants vs. Scholarships: Paying for College with Gift Aid

College Visits at MVC

Community Service

Community Service Info & Form

Community service, like other outside activities, plays a role in the college admissions process because it gives a window into the personality and interests of the applicant. Most colleges like to see long-term involvement in just a few activities with leadership roles in at least one of them. Monte Vista Christian desires for students to learn servant leadership integrating service into curriculum and providing many opportunities throughout the year.

If you're looking for other opportunities, feel free to contact one of these great organizations or speak with your Guidance Counselor.

If you know of an organization or a one-time event looking for volunteers, please contact your Academic Advisor so we can get the word out.

Animals

California Rodeo Salinas (minimum 16 years old)

(831) 775-3100 or VolunteerServices@CaRodeo.com

Guide Dogs for the Blind

Cheryl Anderson - (831) 335-3183 or cheryl4gdogs@gmail.com

Monterey Bay Horsemanship and Therapeutic Center

Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter (13-17 years old with a parent; 18 years old without)

Erin Conway - (831) 454-7202 or erin.conway@santacruzcounty.us

Environment

California Native Plant Society: Habitat Restoration

Linda Brodman - (831) 462-4041 or redwdrn@pacbell.net

Save Our Shores

(831) 462-5660 or info@saveourshores.org

UC Santa Cruz Aboretum (under 18 must bring parent)

Medical Field

American Cancer Society

(831) 442-2992

Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula (CHOMP)

Dominican Hospital (minimum 16 years old)

(831) 462-7740

Hospice of Santa Cruz County

Forbes Ellis - (831) 430-3045 or fellis@hospicesantacruz.org

Jacob's Heart Children's Cancer Support Services

Mariela - (831) 724-9100 or mariela@jacobsheart.org

Red Cross

Senior Citizens

Grey Bears Foundation

Michelle - (831) 479-1055 or michelle@greybears.org

Watsonville Senior Center
(831) 722-1333

Underprivileged Families

Habitat for Humanity (minimum 16 years old)

(831) 469-4663 or volunteer@habitatsc.org

Second Harvest Food Bank

Silvia Marmolejo - (831) 722-110 ext. 205 or silvia@thefoodbank.org

Youth and Community

Camp Campbell

(831) 338-2128 or cabinleader@ymcasv.org

Central Coast YMCA

See website for phone numbers of Salinas, South County, Watsonville, San Benito, and Monterey YMCA branches.

City of Watsonville Parks & Community Services

(831) 768-3240

Friends of Santa Cruz Public Libraries

Ron D'Alessandro - (831) 621-0800 or ron.d@fscpl.org

Teen Peer Court

Amelia Bonilla - (831) 466-5709

Teen Kitchen Project

The Teen Kitchen Project offers an excellent opportunity for growth & team building while developing valuable hands-on skills. This program is designed to enhance teens' knowledge of healthy cooking techniques and recipes, all while serving their community and developing valuable job skills. In addition to 24 volunteer hours, teens will receive a stipend at the end of the 6 weeks if they satisfy the requirements of the six-week job training program. Please see Teen Kitchen Project for more information.

Teenagers With Experience
“Established in 2015 by Emily Taylor, a teenager who wanted to provide a safe place for teenagers, Teenagers With Experience is a non-profit that has grown tremendously over the past five years, now having over fifty members! Teenagers With Experience is looking for social media admins to join the team. If you love social media, you’ll be a great fit to join our social media teams. TWE has four main platforms: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok. To apply, please visit this link.

Youth N.O.W. Tutoring Center

(831) 768-7998

Still can't find what you're looking for? Try these websites for additional opportunities:

Santa Cruz Public Libraries has an extensive list of local youth volunteer opportunities.

Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County has many ongoing projects.

Volunteer Match is a search engine for community service opportunities.

Course Offerings

HS Profile

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

National Honor Society (NHS)

Naviance Student

Naviance

Naviance is a web-based college and career planning resource designed especially for MVC students and parents. Through Naviance, Student Services is able to track transcript requests and college application progress, submissions, and results. Naviance also allows us to analyze data regarding college and career plans, providing a useful tool for college planning and up-to-date information that is specific to MVC students.

To access the Naviance Student portal, go to https://student.naviance.com/mvcs and follow the instructions on the screen to log in to your account.

Username: MVCS email
Password: Your Focus password

Naviance Student will allow students to:

Get involved in the planning and advising process: Build a resume, complete on-line surveys, and manage timelines and deadlines for making decisions about colleges and careers.
Research colleges: Compare GPA, standardized test scores, and other statistics to actual historical data from MVC students who have applied and been admitted in the past.
Organize and track college applications and transcript and letter of recommendation requests.
College visits: Find out which colleges are visiting MVC and have the opportunity to visit with Admissions Counselors.
Search for scholarships: Use the national search database to look for scholarships.

Naviance Student also makes it easy to share information about upcoming meetings and events and other web resources for college and career information. Students can also use the site to send their counselors and college admission representatives emails.

*A student’s personal profile and data are confidential and are only accessible to the student, parents, and counselors. College admission offices do not have access to the information in Naviance Student.

Transcripts

Technology

Contacts and Forms

iPad Acceptable Use Policies

Kindle eBooks

Students may check out any title from the ARC that is available in the Kindle digital store, provided the ARC attendant has vetted the title for appropriate content. However, please note that students must have the Kindle app on their iPad, and while reading a title from the ARC, students will not have access to any Kindle titles that they themselves have purchased and downloaded.

The ARC attendant will set a time for students to return to the ARC and have our account deleted from your iPad.

Students can request a title from the ARC attendant. They will call the student back to the ARC once the title is ready to be downloaded. Depending on how busy the ARC is, this may take up to a day.