Hello Spartans:
I hope you had a wonderful week!
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Earlier this week, they gathered for the annual dinner generously sponsored by the Burwen Foundation, and I came away genuinely impressed by their accomplishments and their plans for what comes next.
These twelve outstanding seniors have the top 10 highest weighted GPAs in the Class of 2026.
Listed alphabetically by last name:
Soveen Agarwal
Olivia Fritsch
Rohan Gadde
Sophia Lew
Sofia Meng
Alexander Strougo
Dhruv Vijay
Kavya Wazhi
Andrew Weng
Ishana Wokhlu
Amy Wu
Sophia Zhang
And the group voted one of them to receive the Principal's Award. The winner will be honored during the Senior Awards on May 20th!
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I want to congratulate our incredible Speech and Debate students!
This past month, Alyson Lu qualified for the 2026 National Speech and Debate Tournament in Big Questions through Last Chance Qualifiers, outperforming 80 competitors from across the country.
Additionally, at the Tournament of Champions, Vivaan Beri and Shankaran Srivatsa battled through 100 Public Forum teams nationwide to place 11th overall. Finally, at the California High School Speech and Debate State Championships, Natalie Chen placed 6th out of 55 competitors in Declamation, Ethan Louie placed 6th out of 64 competitors in Lincoln-Douglas, and Christopher Lin and Yhali Matot placed 8th out of 64 teams in Public Forum.
Congratulations again to all of our state and national competitors, and best of luck to Alyson Lu at the national tournament!
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Congratulations to Alexa Geist, who ended the season strong at the Western Championships in Boise, Idaho, against 24 US States!
She won 1st place champion on floor, and 2nd place All Around!
I also know Alexa personally through the Principal's Advisory Council! I am so impressed by her dedication and accomplishments, and I am so incredibly proud of her!
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Congratulations to the following students who were awarded a scholarship from Scholarship Mountain View!
Adamari Maay Bautista
Arriana Antunez
Ivan Fonseca
Juan Gonzalez Prada
Kamila Medina Rodriguez
Katie Pleitez Barahona
Valeria Resendiz
I want to thank Fiona Walter, a former MVLA Board member, who came to congratulate them! I also want to thank Miriam Amaya-Atayde for helping with the group photo!
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Hundreds of high school students from 29 countries and 25 U.S. states applied, each driving change in their communities and beyond, and the Top 100 Emerging Innovators of 2026 were honored at the Limitless World Summit in Wilmington, Delaware April 23-24, 2026.
Lara Leon moved on to the Final round for a chance to be the Innovator of the Year and was selected “Top 5 Finalist of the 2026 Emerging Innovator Award!"
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Her AP3D project won First Place in Sculpture at the Los Gatos NuMu Juried Art Now show. The museum staff liked her idea so much that they crafted a community participation workshop based on Emmy's concept.
We are so proud of this wonderful achievement!
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On April 4, Mountain View Science Olympiad's Black Team advanced to the Norcal State Tournament at CSU East Bay.
Against the top 32 teams from across Northern California, Black team earned an impressive 2nd place finish with 22 medals. This puts a close to a great run this season for our Science Olympiad team!
I would like to congratulate our students for their impressive performance throughout this season! I also want to thank the parent volunteers and advisors, Mr. West and Mr. Gallego, for their support. I look forward to seeing you do just as well, if not better, next year!
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This week, we celebrated our staff for our annual Staff Appreciation Week! I want to express my deepest gratitude to our PTSA Staff Appreciation Committee members:
Jennie Blake
Chandan Sawhney
Hillary Smith
Kara Rieben
I want to thank our co-presidents, Tara Williamson and Cindy Zinn, the rest of the PTSA Executive Board members, and all other parent volunteers who made this week so very special. I know all our staff enjoyed the popcorn bar, fruit cups, and snack carts.
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I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Thank you,
Kip Glazer
Principal
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This is one of many Innovative Learning grants happening at MVHS. For the complete list, visit MVLAfoundation.org. |
Tuesday, May 19 - Dine Out at Nick the Greek on Castro in Mt. View
Friday, May 22 - Online Registration for Grad Night Closes
Friday, May 22 - Volunteer Thank You Coffee
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Thank you so much to all of you who were able to attend our last PTSA meeting of the school year Wednesday night! If you were unable to attend the meeting, you can view the slidedeck HERE for the information that was presented. We would also like to give a big shout out to our 2026-2027 MVHS PTSA officers that were voted in at the meeting.
President - Vinita Alwyn
EVP - Aisha Rengan
VP Community Engagement - Rhonda Radcliff
VP Membership - Lesley Lint
Treasurer - Reena Agrawal
Secretary - Kerstin Dibbets
Financial Secretary - OPEN
Financial Reviewer - Lisa Henry
Parliamentarian* - Jena Wise
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Please join us in celebrating all of our amazing MVHS volunteers! If you have volunteered this school year in any capacity for MVHS, you are invited to attend. The event will take place on Friday, May 22 from 8:45am - 10:00am in the MVHS Dining Hall. We hope to see you there. |
Are you interested in helping with the 2026 MVHS STEAM Week? We have a variety of volunteer opportunities available to fit different schedules and availability. If you would like to help, please fill out the Google Form to indicate your interest. Thank you for supporting STEAM Week and helping make this event a success for our students — we could not do it without our amazing parent volunteers! If you have any questions, please contact Gina Dunsmore at gina.dunsmore@mvla.net. |
We are in need of more volunteers for lunch service! Please help to keep two pizza carts open at lunch. If you have any questions, please contact our amazing coordinator, Rhonda Radcliff at rlradcliff@gmail.com.
URGENT SHIFTS WEEK OF MAY 11
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We would love to answer any questions you may have about the MVHS PTSA, volunteering, or any question in general that we can help find the answer for. Please feel free to reach out at any time! GO SPARTANS.
Tara Williamson (tara.williamson@gmail.com) and Cindy Zinn (cindyzinn@gmail.com)
MVHS PTSA Co-Presidents
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The MV Cares Committee from Ambassadors presents the Treasure Closet’s Summer Edition! There will be new items such as hats, sunscreen, sandals, water bottles, mini fans and more. Come see all of the new additions, and take what you need! The Treasure Closet is located inside the Spartan Spot. Thank you! |
MVLA Scholars is now recruiting for the AVID Mentoring Program that pairs MVHS Seniors and Juniors in the AVID 11 and 12 classes with caring community members who help students understand, explore and succeed in the college application process. AVID is an MVHS class focused on closing the opportunity gap by supporting first-generation students on the path to career and college. Each mentor works in a pair with a small group of students they get to know and support throughout the school year. Mentors do NOT have to be experts in the the college application process, but they do need to commit to attending class weekly/biweekly at MVHS throughout the 2026-27 school year.
Sign up HERE to learn more and get an invite to a reception on May 19 to meet current mentors.
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Please support our wonderful Speech and Debate team and delight your graduate! Please click on this link to order.
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Please join us for the Instrumental Music Finale Concert on Tuesday, May 19th at 7 pm in the Spartan Theater. This final concert will feature musicians from Symphonic Band, String Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and Chamber Orchestra. Tickets can be purchased in advance via Ticketleap. We have switched to cashless payments and will no longer be selling tickets at the door, but we will leave the QR code up at the box office window for those who need to purchase last-minute. (Please note this concert does tend to sell out, so buy your tickets now!) |
DeAnza College’s Open House is tomorrow, Saturday May 9. The event is for students and parents. Attend a campus tour, complete summer enrollment, meet with a counselor to complete your educational plan and so much more.
Students in the class of 2027 are invited to participate in different opportunities to learn about college options, for free, funded by the MVLA Foundation. Learn more HERE!
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Mountain View High School
3535 Truman Ave. Mountain View, CA 94040
(650) 940-4600
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