Menlo-Atherton High School

• 555 Middlefield Road Atherton, CA 94027
• 650.322.5311

 

M-A’s 10th Annual

 

College and Career Day

 

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Early Release Minimum Day for Students and Staff

 

• Start times vary by grade level.  Please see below for specifics.

• All students will be released no later than 12:30 pm, following the day’s activities.

• School Food service will be available from 8-9 AM and from 12-1 PM

• Parking will be at a premium.  Please consider carpooling, walking, cycling or taking public transportation. 

 

9th graders -  College Field Trips

• All ninth grade students will visit a local college campus via district transportation.

  • Since this is a class-wide field trip, all 9th graders will be participating and must have a completed permission slip on file. Click here to complete the permission slip to ensure your student is eligible to attend.  

• Students must arrive in their 1st period classroom no later than 8:30 am.

• Ninth grade teachers and other staff will chaperone.

• Please send your student with a light jacket/sweatshirt and an extra bottle of water/snack.  (A light snack will be provided). The climate can vary greatly depending on the Bay Area campus your student will visit.

• If your child has diabetes, seizures, food allergies, or any other serious medical conditions, please notify the health office at 650-322-5311 ext. 50129 ASAP and be sure your child has the appropriate medical supplies with him or her.

 

9TH GRADE PERMISSION SLIP, click here.

 

10th and 11th graders -  PSAT

• All 10th and 11th grade students are expected to participate.

• Testing begins promptly at 9:15 am. Doors will close at 9:45 am after which students will not be permitted.

• Report to designated classroom (Check Canvas for room assignments.)

What to Bring:

1. Please bring your fully charged school chromebook or personal laptop, ID, calculator, & water bottle.

2. If you are using your Personal Laptop, please ensure the Blue Book App is already uploaded onto your device before testing day.

3. Directions are located here: bluebook.app.collegeboard.org

• Students may check out a calculator from the M-A library prior to the day of testing.

• All tenth and eleventh graders will participate in the College Board PSAT exam, a program that provides firsthand practice for the SAT.

The benefits of participating in the PSAT are:

1.  To receive feedback on your student's strengths and weaknesses regarding skills necessary for college preparedness.

2. To see how your student's performance on an admissions test might compare with that of others applying to four-year institutions.

3. To help prepare your student for the SAT.

12th grade Career Panels

Schedule

Keynote | 9:00 am - 9:30 am @ PAC

Session 1 | 9:45 am - 10:35 am

Session 2 | 10:50 am - 11:40 am

Senior Panorama | 11:40 am - END

 

• Students must sign in at the front of the PAC theater between 8:30 am and 8:50 am.  
• All twelfth graders will attend a keynote and two sessions, including career panels, featuring local professionals from a wide range of careers, and a college preparation workshop.
• It is our hope that students will get a better sense of possible career options and real-world applications of post-secondary training and college options.
• The Senior Panorama photo will be taken after Session 2.

ELD and ILS programs

• Students must arrive no later than 8:30 am.

• Students in our ELD and ILS programs will attend college field trips along with the staff of those programs. 

  
  
  

 

On Wednesday, October 18th, all 9th-grade students will have the fantastic opportunity to visit a local college/university campus as means to observe first hand  a college community. Our hope is to inspire students to create academic and personal goals for high school and beyond with the campus visits.

Since it is a class wide field trip, all 9th graders will be participating and must have a completed permission slip on file.  As one could assume when planning a field trip for over 500 + chaperoning staff members, timely information is essential and we would appreciate your completion of the below permission slip as soon as possible.

Please utilize the following link to complete the permission slip to ensure your student is up to date!

 

 

El Sexto Año del 

Día de Colegio y Carreras

Miércoles, 16 de Octubre de 2019

Día Mínimo para los Alumnos y Personal

• Hora de entrada variará dependiendo del nivel de grado. Por favor vea hacia abajo para los detalles específicos.

• Todos los estudiantes serán despedidos a más tardar a las 12:30 p.m., después de las actividades del día.

• El estacionamiento será agotado. Por favor considere haciendo carpooling , caminar, tomar la bicicleta, o tomar transportación pública.