May 8, 2017Archbishop Mitty High School is pleased to offer our parents, faculty and students a weekly e-mail newsletter that highlights campus events and student achievement. Highlights: 5/8-5/21
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Seniors, Please RSVP for this Wednesday's Freshman
Seniors, please plan to join us for pizza on the pool deck at a welcome event for the incoming freshmen, at 6:15 p.m. this Wednesday, May 10th. Pizza dinner is free and you should be done by about 7:30 p.m. Please take a minute to RSVP, if you haven't already done so, by clicking here. |
Course Request List Change Deadline This Friday, May 12thStudents are reminded that the last day to make changes to their requested course lists is this Friday, May 12th. Please use the Course List Change Request online form to request changes to your course list. The online form can be found by going to mitty.com, selecting "Course Placement/Selection" from the QuickLinks menu and then clicking the green "Course List Change Request" button on the upper left-hand side of the page. |
Let's Do the Walk of Fame!!!!!Tickets for the Senior Ball, Walk of Fame, are available until tomorrow night. Visit the Student Life page of mitty.com to see the dance guidelines and to purchase tickets for the Senior Ball. Each ticket costs $100. About 30 minutes after purchasing the senior ball ticket(s), please have your student revisit the Student Life page and click "Senior Ball Options" to select a table assignment and picture times. Students will need to enter their myMitty username and password.If your student is planning to bring a non-Mitty guest, please click here for a guest pass form, which is due to Student Activities by tomorrow, Tuesday, May 9th. The ball will take place from 7:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m on Saturday, May 13th, at The Fairmont Hotel in downtown San Jose. The Senior Cruise is Set to Sail The annual Senior Cruise is Thursday night, May 18th. This is a nighttime sea tour of the San Francisco Bay. With dinner, dancing, movies, and much more, this promises to be a fun gathering for the class. Students need to arrive on campus by 9:30 p.m. to check in and to receive instructions. The buses will leave soon after and the expected return to AMHS will be between 5:00 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. on Friday, May 19th, which is Senior Cut Day. Upcoming Senior Events Need details about senior events for the rest of the school year? Click here to access details, required forms, and everything you need to know as the Class of 2017 approaches graduation on May 27th. |
Performing ArtsSpring Dance RecitalCome celebrate another semester of success for the Archbishop Mitty dance program at 7:00 p.m. this Thursday, May 11th, in the Thomas Kinkade Center for the Arts. See our Dance I and Dance II classes, as well as our Royals dance team perform hip-hop, jazz, and lyrical routines to some of your favorite hits. Admission is free and seating is general admission! See you at the show! Performing Arts Department Nominated for Rita Moreno Awards Congratulations to our Performing Arts Department, which was nominated for three Rita Moreno California High School Musical Honors. The department has been nominated for best production of Les Miserables; best actor for senior Ivan Bracy, who starred as Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages; and best actress for senior Emily Goes, who played Eponine in Les Miserables. The awards ceremony will be held Monday, May 22nd, at the Center for Performing Arts in downtown San Jose. |
Brother Fien Volunteer Recognition Dinner
Please RSVP by May 12th — if you have not already done so — to rsvp@mitty.com. This is an adult and alumni event. No current students, please. If you have any questions, please reach out to Sarah Janigian in the Advancement Office by emailing sjanigian@mitty.com or calling (408) 342-4224. |
Athletics ReportGolf Team Takes WCAL ChampionshipThe men's golf team finished their season at the top of their league, winning the WCAL tournament last week. In late April, the Monarchs were named WCAL Co-Champions after they finished the season with an impressive 13-1-0 league record. This month, the Monarchs won the Ed Ravenscroft WCAL Championship Tournament coming in first place with a score of 387 at Eagle Ridge Golf Course in Gilroy. Senior Matt Lloyd, who signed a national letter of intent to golf for Purdue University, was named the WCAL Most Outstanding Golfer. Several golfers were also named to All-WCAL teams, recognizing them as the best golfers in the league. Congratulations to sophomore Brian Ma, and juniors Wallace Lin and Daniel Kim for being named to the All-WCAL first team and to sophomore Aashish Achanta who was named honorable mention. Good luck at CCS this week!  Swimming and Diving Wins Individual WCAL Championships  The Swimming and Diving team earned spots in the CCS trials next week, with several athletes taking home individual WCAL championships. The women's swimming and diving team finished the season ranked No. 2 in the WCAL, with a strong 4-1 league record. Junior Cathy Teng won the 200-meter freestyle WCAL championship and broke her own league record, a fitting way for the junior to end the school year. Cathy wasn't the only junior to show her prowess in the pool as junior Daniel Marella took home the league championship for the 500-meter freestyle. In diving, even younger talent took the WCAL championship as sophomore Tyler Wesson swept the title. These athletes will now compete in the CCS trials this week, at the Santa Clara International Swim Center. Track and Field Athletes Advance to WCAL Finals The track and field team participated in the WCAL trials and more than a dozen athletes will be advancing to league finals this week. Congratulations to these athletes who will compete in the WCAL finals for field events on Friday: freshman Amy Arnes and senior Justin McWard in discus, sophomore Haley Jones with the triple jump, junior Philip McCabe for 300-meter hurdles, senior Blake Rose for 300-meter hurdles and 110-meter high hurdles, and seniors Trinity Billingslea and Kevin Rey for shot put and discus. Several sprinters will also advance to the finals, including juniors Philip McCabe and Logan Dawson, who qualified for the 100-meter dash; sophomore Dominic Haggerty, junior Maya Shaw, and seniors Te'Mesha Paxton and Mary Celestin, who qualified for the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes; and junior Emilio Zertuche and senior Mia Rendon, who qualified for the 400-meter dash. In addition to these, sophomore Dimitra Constantin and junior Emily Genevriere qualified for the 800-meter run. The 4x400 relay team also qualified as the No. 1 seed in the league and the CCS. The 3,200-meter and 1,600-meter runs don't have trials, so we'll need to wait for the meet this Friday to see which athletes qualify for the CCS semifinals. Good luck, Monarchs! Spring Sports Teams Recognized for Top Team GPAs in CCS Congratulations to our spring sports teams for proving that great athletes can also be excellent scholars. This spring, an outstanding 10 AMHS sports teams have been named CCS Scholastic Championship teams, an honor that recognizes these groups for having one of the top five highest collective grade-point-averages in the section this season. Of the 10 teams, three had the very highest collective GPAs in the section: badminton, men's swimming, and men's tennis. This spring, AMHS had more teams recognized for academic excellence than any other school in the CCS. Great job, Monarchs! |
Retreat Registration for 2017-18Online Retreat Registration OpenAll students are encouraged to register here, as soon as possible, as retreat spots fill quickly. Athletes are encouraged to sign up early to ensure a spot on a retreat that is not in their particular season. The retreat registration period will take place from May 1st to June 1st and will re-open again on August 1st. |
Summer Reading for Summer, 2017AMHS students are required to read literary selections over the summer in preparation for the upcoming school year. Which specific selections a student is assigned to read are based on his or her enrollment in English and social studies courses. For a complete listing and an informational letter about the summer reading program, visit the school's website, mitty.com; under Quick Links, scroll down to Summer Reading.Please note: summer reading may be done via digital books or traditional books, whichever a student prefers. Students are reminded that they will be tested on their summer reading selections during the first few days of the fall term. |
Summer College Application Essay Required of All Rising Seniors
In an effort to ease the burden that most seniors feel during the fall quarter of their senior year, the school is requiring that each of next year's seniors write a draft of a college application essay during the summer. |
Purchasing Textbooks for the 2017-18 School YearStudents will be able to purchase books for the 2017-18 school year after they receive their schedules in mid-July. To purchase books, a student will log into the Mitty textbook website using his or her last name and student ID number (use the link for the website, above, or go to the school's main website; scroll down the Quick Links to "Book Store"). To ensure that the student has all books in time for the first day of school, all book orders - both digital books purchased via the iPad and traditional books purchased through MBS Direct - should be placed by August 2nd. Please note: MBS Direct will offer AMHS families free shipping from July 19th to August 2nd.If you have any questions about the book ordering process, please see the school's textbook website or contact Mrs. Kristy Savage, the AMHS textbook coordinator, at books@mitty.com. Book Buyback MBS Direct will buy used books at the end of the semester. The company determines which used books it will buy based on the anticipated need for these books for the following school year. Important: book buyback prices are best during the two weeks before and after the last day of classes for the semester. For more information about selling used books to MBS, see this information sheet. Also: click on this link to sell your used books to MBS Direct. |
AMHS Celebrates One World CupThis weekend, we celebrated our first One World Cup and welcomed refugee children to campus for a friendly soccer match. The school teamed up with Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County to host this special event, which brought 48 students to the soccer field and more than 200 fans to the stands. Check out the school's Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook accounts to see video and photos of the big day or read an article about the event in The Mercury News. |
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