Hello Spartans:
I hope you had a great week!
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AP Testing is a huge operation on our campus with 3,000+ exams to proctor. It truly takes a village, and we need YOU!
MVHS is seeking community volunteers to be room monitors during AP testing.
Room monitors help distribute/collect testing materials, reinforce College Board rules, and supervise test takers under the leadership of a Lead Room Proctor.
Please consider volunteering your time to help make our AP exams run smoothly!
I want to thank Priscilla Diaz, Alma Nava, and Daniella Quiñones for all their hard work in supporting your students. I also want to thank our teachers for preparing our students. I hope that you will consider volunteering!
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I had the pleasure of attending this year's AVID Career Roundtable this week!
It was particularly exciting to see our AVID graduates, now professionals, return to share their career trajectories with our current students.
Events such as this don't happen without the dedication of many. I want to thank Anita Mathew, Manisha Shah, and Sara Kopit-Olson for all their hard work. I also want to thank all the AVID mentors who were present to guide the conversation. Of course, I want to thank all the guests who were there to interact with our students.
I also want to thank Kim Rogers and Dr. Heather Morelli, who have been supporting the program, as well as our AVID teachers, for their work.
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Our amazing Ambassadors hosted their monthly picnic for 9th-grade transfer students today. It was great to see so many of our students get together and enjoy each other's company. |
Sarah Meng and Merit Qian took first place in doubles in the SCVAL De Anza finals tournament and represented MVHS in the CCS individual doubles championship.
I also had the pleasure of seeing our students receive the CCS Scholastic Award presented by CCS Commissioner Dave Grissom last week!
Congratulations to Girls Tennis, and I want to thank the Coach Julian Ong for all his hard work in supporting our students.
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Please come and join the fall play! MVHS Theater Program is putting on two one-act plays this week: Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind and The Wolves. Tonight's performance will begin at 7:00 p.m.
While I will be at the football game for supervision, I look forward to seeing their performance tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m.
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I am proud to share that Raya Aghazadeh, Jayan Nair, Lucas Nam, Emma Teng, Caroline Yu, and Nathalie Zhang from the MVHS Principal's Tech Internship Program presented to the Challenge Team this week.
According to their website, "the Challenge Team builds meaningful community partnerships to support the success of children, youth and families in the cities of Mountain View, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills. The Challenge Team brings together leaders from school districts, city and county services, parent and student groups, and other non-profit organizations to serve youth and strengthen our community."
Tech Interns shared how our students are using AI and what we did at the 2nd Annual AI Parent Night. They also shared a few technical projects that they are working on.
Many community members asked questions, and I was so incredibly proud of their thoughtful answers.
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When the ASB asked if I would help them with their fundraising and take on a challenge, I said yes. Why? Because I have seen our students struggle with food insecurity.
While we live in an amazing community, I know personally that we have a lot of food-insecure families whose children attend our school. I know that when school is closed, many children go hungry and need support from organizations such as Second Harvest.
I am not sure what will happen once the ASB reaches its goal of unlocking the next level, but I am happy to support them. I hope that you will also support them. So please consider donating to this worthy cause!
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I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Kip Glazer
Principal
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Join us at our next PTSA meeting of the school year to learn more about the PTSA and hear from other groups on campus! Stay after the meeting for our Q&A Panel - hear from MVHS senior parents as they share tips, lessons learned, and advice for navigating the high school years. Bring your questions and gain insights to help your student thrive!
Wednesday, November 18th, 2026
Meeting 6:30 - 7:30pm, followed by
Q&A Panel with MVHS Senior Parents 7:30 - 8:00pm
MVHS Student Services Building - Dining Hall
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We love our lunch volunteers - they are critical in making sure students get lunch quickly and safely each day. Join the team: please sign up for shifts on the MVHS LUNCH VOLUNTEER SIGN UP and be sure to join the MVHS LUNCH VOLUNTEERS group in Parent Square. If you have any questions, please contact our amazing coordinator, Rhonda Radcliff at mountainviewhsptsa@gmail.com
Urgent Pizza Cart Shift Needs for Week of November 9:
Monday, November 16: 2 shifts open
Tuesday, November 17: 2 shifts open
Wednesday, November 18: 4 shifts open
Thursday, November 19: 5 shifts open
Friday, November 20: 3 shifts open
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Our sincere thanks to our community members who have helped at staff appreciation events, Spartans PAUSE, Carbon Commute, Pizza Cart, Spartan Start, and more! Volunteering in our MVHS community is one of the best ways to:
- Gain insight into your students interests and high school life
- Connect with other parents across all grades as well as staff, teachers, and coaches
- Enrich our students MVHS experience
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This is a friendly reminder to request a corporate match since some employers require the match to be requested in the same calendar year as the donation. When making a corporate match request, please use our Tax ID 22-3867206. If you've already submitted for a match, thank you very much! Please keep in mind that it can take several months for the funds to reach us. |
Vinita Alwyn & Aishwarya Rengan (MVHS PTSA President and EVP)
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Grab a burrito on your way to the PTSA meeting.Dine out on Wednesday, November 18, and Chipotle will donate 25% of qualifying sales to support MVHS Class of 2027 Grad Night. Invite your friends and family, and thanks for supporting our seniors!
- Where: Chipotle | 1039 El Monte Ave, Suite A, Mountain View
- When: Wednesday, November 18 | 4–8 pm
- How: Show the flyer below at the register or order online for pickup from this location during fundraiser hours using code JPEL2LE. Delivery orders do not qualify.
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Let’s make this season extra sweet! We are having a See’s Candies Holiday Fundraiser to hit a high note—and raise $1,000 for our talented students.
When you order winter and holiday See's Candies through our online store, 50% of the proceeds go straight to our program. Orders ship directly to you starting November 10, 2026, and the final day to order is December 4, 2026.
Treat yourself (and others!) while helping our students keep the music playing. Check out the attached flyer.
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MV Cares is a program that provides holiday baskets for MVHS families in need. With the help of clubs, organizations, departments, families, and teams, we have supported over 300 families, and we would love your help this year!
There are 2 ways you can help support our families:
- Sign up to be a basket lead: Organize a holiday basket for an MVHS family according to their wish items. We will add a gift card to each basket! If you, your family, your department (Counseling, Math, P.E., etc.), your team, your workplace, or an organization would like to be a “Basket Lead,” please:
- Complete this sign-up form
- Purchase and gift wrap one “wish” item for each family member the gift basket (e.g. for a family of 4, purchasing 4 specific items that they request)
- Deliver items to MVHS on Dec. 10th or 11th
- Donate to the MV Cares fund through LAMVCF:
Make a tax-deductible donation to MV Cares using this link. Donations are through Los Altos-Mountain View Community Foundation, and will be used to purchase gift cards for each family receiving a basket.
Our goal is $15,000.
Please help us reach our goal to support MVHS families!
♡ MVHS Ambassadors
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Come and join us for the celebration. Please be sure to RSVP!
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Thanksgiving is almost here—and spots for the 17th Annual Spartan Turkey Trot are filling up.
If you’ve been thinking about joining us, now is the time to register. The Spartan Turkey Trot takes place Thursday, November 26, 2026, Thanksgiving morning, at the Mountain View High School Track (3535 Truman Ave., Mountain View, CA).
Choose the 5K Run & Walk or the Spartan Mile (1-mile), or bring the kids for the 5K and/or Spartan Mile plus the 60/400-yard Kids Races. There’s something for runners and walkers of all ages.
The event is proudly hosted by MVHS Sports Boosters, with proceeds benefiting the MVHS athletics department and supporting teams and clubs.
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Our online store is now open at SpartansTreeLot.com! Order today for pickup or delivery beginning on Friday November 27th. SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED so hurry for best selection.
We will be selling #1 Grade Noble Firs, Nordmann Firs, and Douglas Firs.
All proceeds benefit MVHS Athletics and supporting programs!
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Hello MVHS Spartans,
We’re excited to announce that we’ve officially reached our second milestone of 10,000 meals in our food drive with Second Harvest of Silicon Valley!
Thanks to your generosity and support, we’ve already raised enough to provide 12,970 meals to families facing food insecurity in our community!
This means we’ve officially unlocked our second schoolwide reward!
50% Goal Reached (Free cookies on Dec. 18th)
We’re now only 2,030 meals away from reaching our next milestone, which will unlock Dr. Glazer doing the most liked comment on our post on instagram (school appropriate)!
In Silicon Valley, approximately 1 in 6 people rely on Second Harvest for food assistance. Many of these individuals are our neighbors and families within our own community, making every meal we help provide that much more meaningful.
Whether you donate or share the link with friends and family, every effort brings us one step closer to our goal.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far! Let's keep up the momentum and work together to reach our ultimate goal of providing 20,000 meals to help feed 2,500 families in our community!
Best regards,
MVHS ASB
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Seniors and Senior Families! The College and Career Center (CCC) is hosting a financial aid night in conjunction with financial aid professionals from Foothill College. The event will begin with a detailed presentation about financial aid and scholarships in English and in Spanish. Around 7:00 PM, families will have support to complete the FAFSA or CA Dream Act (CADAA) line-by-line in English and Spanish.
We recommend that students create their FSA ID in advance of the workshop.
Please bring a charged laptop or Chromebook with you.
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Mountain View High School
3535 Truman Ave. Mountain View, CA 94040
(650) 940-4600
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