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Kip's Tips - Friday, May 22nd, 2026

Posted Date: 05/22/26 (03:52 PM)


Kip's Tips

May 22, 2026
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Principal's Message

Hello Spartans:

I hope you had a wonderful week!
 

Staff Shines at the Final Rally of the Year!

On Monday, our staff performed at the year's last rally and did a fantastic job, and they brought joy to our students.

I want to thank the staff members modeling how to have fun through movement and dancing! I look forward to seeing more staff members participate in the future!
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Congratulations to Boys Volleyball!

Our boys advanced to the NorCal final this Saturday, and I can confirm that supervising a volleyball game is significantly more enjoyable when your team wins 3-0.

Doing it twice in one week? Even better!

The championship game is tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. in Santa Cruz! Good luck to our Spartans!
 

Congratulations to MVHS Gymnastics!

Our incredible gymnastics team placed 2nd at CCS! I want to thank Coach Wallace for supporting both Los Altos and Mountain View gymnasts and leading them to success!
 

Track CCS Final - Also on Saturday!

Spring is such a busy and exciting season for our incredibly talented athletes, and I wish I could be in more than one place at once.

CCS Track Finals will also take place on Saturday, and I want to wish our Spartans the best of luck!

I also want to thank our amazing head coach, Jonathan Hubbs, and all the other coaches who have supported our Spartans!

Here are our students and the events that they are participating. As you can tell, some will compete more than once.

Ada Bielinska — 1600m, 3200m
Dean Caringella — 4x800 Relay
Ryan Chen — 3200m
Rowan Gentin — 4x800 Relay
Ilan Gerber — 4x800 Relay
Yuval Goldberg — 3200m
Rhys Kellett — Long Jump, Triple Jump
Deven Koppala — 3200m
Ethan Leonard — Triple Jump
Martin Markov — 400m
Arthur Muller — 4x800 Relay
Liam Tassa — 1600m, 4x800 Relay
Mac Zhang — 4x800 Relay

Good luck to all of you!
 

Athletic Signing

Speaking of our incredible athletes, the following athletes did their signing ceremony on Monday, May 18th.

At this event, their coaches lovingly shared their favorite memories. Many of them shared how these students are not only incredibly athletic but also hard-working and dedicated Spartans. I couldn't have been more proud of these wonderful students who will continue to play!

They are:

Caroline Kim - Softball - Ovebelin College
Allison Marcelino - Softball - UC Davis
Ryan Chen - Cross Country/Track - US San Diego
Cassdy Misuraca - Cross Country/Track - Cal Poly Pomona
Justin Harrel - Track - UC Santa Cruz
Nicco Garzino - Soccer - UC Davis
Cyrus Shafie - Soccer - Saint Mary's College of California
Allison Liu - Swimming - University of Pennsylvania
Stephen Messner - Football - University of Puget Sound
Kambria Conover-Emmert - Water Polo - Occidental College
Eliza Barton - Rowing - Cornell University

It is so exciting to see our students succeed, and I wish you all the very best!
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Senior Awards Night

Congratulations to the seniors who were honored at the Senior Awards Night this week!

I had the distinct pleasure of handing out many of the awards, and I am so incredibly proud of all of them!

As I said during the ceremony, my time at Mountain View began with this year's graduating Spartans. Although Dr. Morelli has been the Assistant Principal, I claim them as "my class," and Dr. Morelli has graciously shared the custody.

I personally know and adore so many of them, and I will miss them so much when they leave us.

Congratulations, Class of 2026!
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Volunteer of the Year

Congratulations to Cindy Zinn for being the Volunteer of the Year! She was honored at the Volunteer Appreciation Event this morning.

Cindy has spent countless hours as the co-president of the PTSA and one of the four chairpersons for the 2026 Grad Night Committee.

Tara Williamson was also honored and received the Principal's Community Service Award for her many hours of volunteering.

I want to thank them for their hard work and dedication to all our Spartans. They have done so much for the school and for me, serving as the biggest cheerleaders and supporters.

Congratulations, Cindy and Tara! I will miss you both!
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I hope you have a wonderful 3-day weekend!

Thank you,

Kip Glazer
Principal
 

MVLA Foundation

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Rising Seniors have summer support for the college application process!
Thank you for your donations, which fund the MVHS College & Career Center!

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, May 22 - Online Registration for Grad Night Closes
Friday, May 22 - Deadline For Grad Night Slideshow and Baby Picture
 

THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!

A huge thank you to all of our volunteers this year! Hopefully you were able to make it to the volunteer appreciation celebration this morning. We are so grateful for all of the hours you have given to the Mountain View High School Community. We could not run all of our amazing programs without you! Thanks again!
 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR STEAM WEEK

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.
 

MVHS PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR LUNCH SERVICE!

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 25
Tuesday, May 26 2 OPEN SHIFTS
Wednesday, May 27  2 OPEN SHIFTS
Thursday, May 28 - 3 OPEN SHIFTS
Friday, May 29 - 3 OPEN SHIFTS
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⏳ Time is almost up… make sure you’re registered 🎓🎉 and send us your photos 📸 for Grad Night by TODAY! 5/22


Questions: Contact mv2026gradnight@gmail.com

HAVE QUESTIONS?

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

General Announcements

STEM for Others Club

Our school's STEM for others club is recruiting! We design STEM lessons and teach them at our local elementary school on Fridays after school. We’re looking for creative curriculum designers and teachers.

Please fill out this form if you are interested!

Counseling News

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!

Upcoming Events

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