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Monday, Aug 22, 2022
Introduction to Golden Hoofprint :
Good morning Mustangs!
Miss Johnson here. I am very excited to talk to you about Golden Hoofprint. What is Golden Hoofprint you ask? Golden Hoofprint is a program where once a month there will be a theme that is tied to our Mustang Way of Be Responsible, Be Respectful, and Be Caring. Throughout the whole month, teachers will be looking for students in their classes that exhibit the theme. At the end of the month, teachers will be able to nominate students who exhibited that theme to receive a certificate and a front of the line pass! Isn’t that exciting?! Teachers can’t nominate that many students, so if you didn’t get a certificate, but you exhibited the theme, don’t be sad. Just make sure you really show off your skills and you might get nominated the next month. So show off your Mustang Way!
A Night at the Carnival Dance: The “A Night at the Carnival dance” will be on Friday, August 26. The dance will be from 7 to 9:00 pm and there will be food and drinks, like pizza, Jamba juice, and donuts, as well as a bunch of fun activities, including a DJ, a photobooth, and a super exciting game! Everyone will have new IDs, so please bring it with you to enter the dance! If you did not get an ID on Wednesday, please bring a printed copy of your schedule & ID number on it with you. In addition, make sure to bring $5 in order to enter. Make sure to bring extra money if you want to purchase food! Remember to listen to Millervision carefully on Wednesday -- we'll be telling you all the details you need to know for the dance!
After School Sports: Cross Country Practice will begin today after school. Meet by the redwoods by the Little League field. 7th and 8th grade volleyball tryouts begin today. Check the white board at the end of lunch to make sure you are cleared to tryout. No name, no tryout. Location of tryouts will be on white board by the end of the day. 6th grade volleyball tryouts will be postponed until Tuesday.
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Science Olympiad 2022/2023: Hey Miller Mustangs, the Science Olympiad team is recruiting new members! If you have an interest/aptitude in science, math, engineering, or problem-solving, and want to apply your knowledge and skills on these areas through fun, competitive events want to gain skills that will help you throughout life (ex. Team-building, research, critical thinking) …then the SCIENCE OLYMPIAD IS THE CLUB FOR YOU!
The Science Olympiad team gives students an opportunity to compete in 23 different events in the areas of biology, physics, chemistry, earth and space science, technology and engineering.
Who can try out for the team? Anyone! Competing in the Science Olympiad is open to anyone with an interest in STEM! If you are interested in being on the Science Olympiad team, this is what you need to do:
1. Join the SO Google Classroom (joining code cjycrwa) using your CUSD account. That's how you will receive all the necessary information.
2. Your parents have to attend a mandatory virtual SO meeting on Monday 8/29/22 at 6 pm. The zoom link will be posted on the SO G. classroom.
A Night at the Carnival Dance Ad #3: Get ready to have the time of your life because the “A Night at the Carnival dance” will take place this Friday, August 26, from 7 to 9:00 pm. You can enter AND exit the dance from the DiNapoli gate. There will be food, drinks, a DJ, and a ring toss game! The dance will take place in the quad, and food will be sold in two different places. We will sell a food package with a bag of chips, candy, a box of pizza, and a small soda OR water for $5 in front of the band room. We will also sell a variety of Jamba juice flavors and donuts in the hallway between Mrs. Reed and Ms. Morales’ room. Please be patient and line up in a single file while waiting to purchase food. Keep in mind that you will need to bring your Student ID and $5 to enter, and additional money if you want to buy food. Everyone will have new IDs, but if you did not get an ID on Wednesday, please bring a printed copy of your schedule & ID number on it with you. Here are some things to remember: This dance is strictly for Miller students! In addition, please remember that, when buying food at the dance, dollar bills should be $20 or under. Also, no phones are allowed at the dance. You may check your phone in at the library for safe keeping. Furthermore, remember, the dress code for this dance is the same as the regular school dress code! The dance is from 7-9pm and you are expected to stay the whole time. No early pickups. Hope to see you at the dance!!
Monday, August 29, 2022
Student Council Meeting: The first student council meeting will be on Wednesday morning at 8:30am in Room 14. Only the main representative should attend the meeting this week. If you are the alternate, please simply make sure that you are on the Google Classroom.
You should bring a pencil & be prepared to take notes & then report back the information to your class. Please be on time.
If you are a representative and you do not have a 0 period class, you may stay on campus and wait in the office for 1st period. You may not "hang out" on campus during 0 period. Please plan accordingly.
Science Olympiad 2022/2023: Hey Miller Mustangs, the Science Olympiad team is recruiting new members! If you have an interest/aptitude in science, math, engineering, or problem-solving, and want to apply your knowledge and skills on these areas through fun, competitive events
want to gain skills that will help you throughout life (ex. Team-building, research, critical thinking)
…then the SCIENCE OLYMPIAD IS THE CLUB FOR YOU!
The Science Olympiad team gives students an opportunity to compete in 23 different events in the areas of biology, physics, chemistry, earth and space science, technology and engineering.
Who can try out for the team?
Anyone! Competing in the Science Olympiad is open to anyone with an interest in STEM! If you are interested in being on the Science Olympiad team, this is what you need to do:
1. Join the SO Google Classroom (joining code cjycrwa) using your CUSD account. That's how you will receive all the necessary information.
2. Your parents have to attend a mandatory virtual SO meeting on Monday 8/29/22 at 6 pm. The zoom link will be posted on the SO G. classroom.
Register for the Science Olympiad tryouts!: Registration for the SO tryouts starts tomorrow 8/30/22 and ends on Wed 9/7 at 3 pm. The registration form is on the Science Olympiad G. classroom.
Speak UP Club: Hey Miller! Have you ever felt nervous before giving a class presentation? Or are you the type of person that likes talking about the things you love? Or do you just like being able to talk to your friends and peers in a friendly environment?
If so, Speak Up is for you! Speak Up is the speech club at Miller run by Arushi Gupta, a former Mustang, and other Lynbrook students. At Speak Up, you will learn how to create speeches and deliver them smoothly. Those nerves you get before presentations will completely disappear! You will gain a lot of confidence in your communication and delivery skills.
The club will meet online at first and will take place on Mondays from 3:30-4:30pm. If you are interested, you can sign up at this Google Classroom code: 7idhfbb. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Arushi (arushilynbrook@gmail.com) or Mr. Oncay! We hope to see you there!
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! Don’t forget to show off your Golden Hoofprint skills of Stumbling Blocks or Stepping Stones to your teachers!
Spanish Club: Do you want to practice your Spanish? Want to experience some of the culture or try some new food? Come to room 36 for Spanish club, all are welcome!
Mustangs in Motion: Lunch time 4 Square Tournament : If you are interested in competing in the lunch time 4 square tournament, please visit the MiM google classroom and fill out the interest form. The form is due on Wednesday, September 7th at 5:00PM. More tourney information to follow on MiM GC; code is 2ixnchk
popescu_codrutza@cusdk8.org
Register for the Science Olympiad tryouts! Registration for the SO tryouts has started and ends on Wed 9/7 at 3 pm. The registration form is on the Science Olympiad G. classroom.
September 2022
Friday, September 2, 2022
Register for the Science Olympiad tryout!: Registration for the SO tryouts started on 8/30/22 and will end on Wed 9/7 at 3 pm. The registration form is on the Science Olympiad G. classroom and on the Miller website.
Tryout for Science Olympiad: The tryout for Science Olympiad is scheduled for Friday 9/9 @ 3:15-4 pm, in the science wing. More detailed information is on the SO G. classroom and Miller website.
Speak Up Club: Speak Up is the speech club at Miller run by Arushi Gupta, a former Mustang, and other Lynbrook students. At Speak Up, you will learn how to create speeches and deliver them smoothly. Those nerves you get before presentations will completely disappear! You will gain a lot of confidence in your communication and delivery skills.
The club will meet online at first and will take place on Mondays from 3:30-4:30pm. If you are interested, you can sign up at this Google Classroom code: 7idhfbb. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Arushi arushilynbrook@gmail.com or Mr. Oncay! We hope to see you there!
iacobovici_frederica@cusdk8.
JuMP (Junior Medicine Professionals) Club: Hey Mustangs! Yes, you, you, and you! When you think of medical professionals, what comes to mind? Doctors? Nurses? Surgeons? When thinking of these professionals, did you also think of radiologists? Oncologists? Geriatricians? Emergency medical technicians? Psychiatrists? Endocrinologists? If your answer is no, then it’s time to take your knowledge a hop, skip, and a JuMP further! The JuMP club aims to inspire the next generation of health professionals. The club will bring together students and medical professionals, inviting them to speak to students throughout the year and will guide students towards a future career in medicine. So what are you waiting for? It’s time to INSPIREMED now! Here’s what you need to do to join: on Wednesday, September 7, there will be an information meeting for students interested in becoming a member of the club. It will be during lunch in Room 27, Mrs. Iacobovici’s classroom. Feel free to ask any questions about the club then, and make sure to bring all your friends too! If you have any questions, feel free to email 359771@cusdk8.org (Shripriya Kalbhavi) for more information. We can’t wait to see you soon! Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Last day to register for the Science Olympiad tryouts!: Registration for the SO tryouts started on 8/30/22 and will end today Wed 9/7 at 3 pm. The registration form is on the Science Olympiad G. classroom and on the Miller website.
Science Olympiad tryout: The tryout for SO is scheduled for Friday 9/9 @ 3:15-4 pm, in the science wing. More detailed information is on the SO G. classroom and Miller website.
Speak UP Club: Hey Miller! Have you ever felt nervous before giving a class presentation? Or are you the type of person that likes talking about the things you love? Or do you just like being able to talk to your friends and peers in a friendly environment?
If so, Speak Up is for you! Speak Up is the speech club at Miller run by Arushi Gupta, a former Mustang, and other Lynbrook students. At Speak Up, you will learn how to create speeches and deliver them smoothly. Those nerves you get before presentations will completely disappear! You will gain a lot of confidence in your communication and delivery skills.
The club will meet online at first and will take place on Mondays from 3:30-4:30pm. If you are interested, you can sign up at this Google Classroom code: 7idhfbb. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Arushi (arushilynbrook@gmail.com) or Mr. Oncay! We hope to see you there!
Math Contests: Students, if you are interested in Math Olympiads and/or AMC8, you can visit the Miller Math Contest website and click the link to sign-up. Besides Math Olympiads and AMC8, you may also sign-up to try-out for Mathcounts. After signing up don't forget to bring $20 cash or a check donation to your math teacher. It doesn't matter how many contests you are taking. Overall it costs almost $4000 to run all of our math contests so it is important to donate.The deadline for sign ups is Thursday, September 22. Late sign ups will not be accepted. No exceptions. https://sites.google.com/cusdk8.org/miller-math-contests/home-contests-guidelines
sTEAM Magazine: Hello Miller Students! Join sTEAM Magazine for the 2022-2023 year. In sTEAM Magazine you will work to publish your very own article related to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts/Aesthetics, or Mathematics. You will experience the process of researching, writing, adding graphics, editing, peer-editing, and publishing your magazine article in Miller's very own science magazine - sTEAM Magazine!
A Night at the Carnival Dance Wrap-Up: Thank you to everyone who came to the dance last Friday. We had a blast! Here are some pictures and videos.
JuMP Club: Hey Mustangs! Yes, you, you, and you! When you think of medical professionals, who comes to mind? Doctors? Nurses? Surgeons? When thinking of these professionals, did you also think of radiologists? Oncologists? Geriatricians? Emergency medical technicians? Psychiatrists? Endocrinologists? If your answer is no, then it’s time to take your knowledge a hop, skip, and a JuMP further! The JuMP club aims to inspire the next generation of health professionals. At JuMP, you will be able to meet and interact with medical professionals, and premed and med students throughout the year, guiding middle schoolers towards a future career in medicine. So what are you waiting for? It’s time to INSPIREMED now! Here’s what you need to do to join: on Monday, September 12, there will be an information meeting for students interested in becoming a member of the club. It will be during lunch in Room 52, Ms. Shahid's classroom. Feel free to ask any questions about the club then, and make sure to bring all your friends too! If you have any questions, feel free to email 359771@cusdk8.org for more information. We can’t wait to see you soon!
Friday, September 9, 2022
Science Olympiad tryout: The tryout for Science Olympiad is scheduled for today, Friday 9/9 @ 3:15-4 pm, in the science wing. More detailed information is on the SO G. classroom and Miller website.
sTEAM Magazine: Hello Miller Students! Join sTEAM Magazine for the 2022-2023 year. In sTEAM Magazine you will work to publish your very own article related to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts/Aesthetics, or Mathematics. You will experience the process of researching, writing, adding graphics, editing, peer-editing, and publishing your magazine article in Miller's very own science magazine - sTEAM Magazine!
JuMP Club Promo: Hey Mustangs! Yes, you, you, and you! When you think of medical professionals, who comes to mind? Doctors? Nurses? Surgeons? When thinking of these professionals, did you also think of radiologists? Oncologists? Geriatricians? Emergency medical technicians? Psychiatrists? Endocrinologists? If your answer is no, then it’s time to take your knowledge a hop, skip, and a JuMP further! The JuMP club aims to inspire the next generation of health professionals. At JuMP, you will be able to meet and interact with medical professionals, and premed and med students throughout the year, guiding middle schoolers towards a future career in medicine. So what are you waiting for? It’s time to INSPIREMED now! Here’s what you need to do to join: on Monday, September 12, there will be an information meeting for students interested in becoming a member of the club. It will be during lunch in Room 52, Ms. Shahid's classroom. Feel free to ask any questions about the club then, and make sure to bring all your friends too! If you have any questions, feel free to email 359771@cusdk8.org for more information. We can’t wait to see you soon!
Beat the Hackers: Have you ever wondered how hackers hack? A new cybersecurity program is coming at Miller where we will learn how to be internet safe, how hackers hack, and how to prevent cyberattacks. The first meeting will be on 9/12 from 3:00-4:00 pm at Rm 33. See you there!
Spanish Club: Spanish club is watching Percy Jackson in Spanish with English subtitles Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in room 36 at lunch. You may eat in the classroom, but if you join us for the movie please be respectful and do not talk during the movie. Games will not be available at this time.
Music in the Quad 9/9/22: Music in the quad will be starting today, Friday, September 9th during lunch. As the name suggests, there will be music playing in the quad, every other week on Fridays. Come join us during lunch break and relax. Hope to see you there!
Mustangs in Motion: 4 Square tournament begins next week Tuesday. Competitors please check the boys locker room white board for names and courts. The courts are labeled and ready to go for next week. Please familiarize yourselves with the court letter and number system. Please know the rules by next week Monday. Any questions, please see Ms Kamau.
Monday, September 12, 2022
sTEAM Magazine: Hello Miller Students! Join sTEAM Magazine for the 2022-2023 year. In sTEAM Magazine you will work to publish your very own article related to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts/Aesthetics, or Mathematics. You will experience the process of researching, writing, adding graphics, editing, peer-editing, and publishing your magazine article in Miller's very own science magazine - sTEAM Magazine!
Spanish Club: Spanish club is watching Percy Jackson in Spanish with English subtitles Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in room 36 at lunch. You may eat in the classroom, but if you join us for the movie please be respectful and do not talk during the movie. Games will not be available at this time.
Mustangs in Motion: 4 Square Tournament: 4 Square tourney begins tomorrow. Spectators are welcome! Please cheer from behind the orange cones. Please RRC and clean up after yourselves. Thank you very much, Ms Kamau
Good luck to all competitors! Have a great time Mustangs!
JuMP Club: Hey Mustangs! Yes, you, you, and you! When you think of medical professionals, who comes to mind? Doctors? Nurses? Surgeons? When thinking of these professionals, did you also think of radiologists? Oncologists? Geriatricians? Emergency medical technicians? Psychiatrists? Endocrinologists? If your answer is no, then it’s time to take your knowledge a hop, skip, and a JuMP further! The JuMP club aims to inspire the next generation of health professionals. At JuMP, you will be able to meet and interact with medical professionals, and premed and med students throughout the year, guiding middle schoolers towards a future career in medicine. So what are you waiting for? It’s time to INSPIREMED now! Here’s what you need to do to join: on Monday, September 12, there will be an information meeting for students interested in becoming a member of the club. It will be during lunch in Room 52, Ms. Shahid's classroom. Feel free to ask any questions about the club then, and make sure to bring all your friends too! If you have any questions, feel free to email 359771@cusdk8.org for more information. We can’t wait to see you soon!
BTS Club: Do you know BTS? They are world famous mega star who sing songs of inspiration and hope. If you like their music or want to get to know them more, BTS club is for you. We will meet every Thursday during lunch in room 46. Our first meeting is on Thursday, September 15th. Come join us for some BTS fun!
Student Council Meeting: Student Council's next representative meeting is on Wednesday 9/14 at 8:30am in the Library. Only the main representative should attend.
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Spanish Club: Spanish club is watching Percy Jackson in Spanish with English subtitles Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in room 36 at lunch. You may eat in the classroom, but if you join us for the movie please be respectful and do not talk during the movie. Games will not be available at this time.
ID Cards: LOST ID CARDS: If you have lost your ID card, you may get a replacement ID card in the office for $5.
MAKEUP PICTURE DAY: If you did not have your picture taken on picture day, makeup picture day will be on Monday, October 3. You will also be able to get an ID card when you get your picture taken.
Book Fair: The Scholastic Book Fair will be in the library Monday September 19 thru Thursday September 22. It will be open at brunch and lunch and during the Back To School Bash. There are lots of great new books, cool posters and school supplies for everyone! So, take off on an adventure, make new friends, and laugh your head off at the book fair!
Miller YEI Club: Introducing Miller's YEI club - the club that teaches you about finance and how state, national, and global policies affect U.S and global economies. Learn ways to keep money in your wallet and be wise about spending. Join us every Friday at lunch in Rm. 17.
BTS Club: Don't forget our first BTS Club meeting is tomorrow during lunch in room 46. BTS has done so much good to break down toxic stereotypes, sing about hope and peace in this world, and support all types of people. In our club, listen to their songs and learn the meaning, play BTS trivia, and fun activities from Run BTS. Come join the fun!
Admin Appreciation: Our office staff works so hard for us and it’s time for us to thank them! Come by the quad during lunch today and tomorrow to show your support! Help us show our appreciation for administrative staff by writing a few kind words to them. Your notes will be part of a special gift that the leadership class will deliver to the office at the end of the week. Make sure to fill your notes with all sorts of positivity!
Friday, September 16, 2022
Math Contest Sign Ups: Students, if you are interested in Math Olympiads and/or AMC8, you can visit the Miller Math Contest website and click the link to sign-up. Besides Math Olympiads and AMC8, you may also sign-up to try-out for Mathcounts. After signing up don't forget to bring a $20 cash or check donation to your math teacher. It doesn't matter how many contests you are taking. Overall it costs almost $4000 to run all of our math contests so it is important to donate. The deadline for sign ups is Thursday, September 22. Late sign ups will not be accepted. No exceptions.
https://sites.google.com/cusdk8.org/miller-math-contests/home-contests-guidelines
Spanish Club: Spanish club is watching Percy Jackson in Spanish with English subtitles Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in room 36 at lunch. You may eat in the classroom, but if you join us for the movie please be respectful and do not talk during the movie. Games will not be available at this time.
Book Fair: The Scholastic Book Fair will be in the library all next week: Monday September 19 thru Thursday September 22. It will be open at brunch and lunch and during the Back To School Bash. There are lots of great new books, cool posters and school supplies for everyone! So, take off on an adventure, make new friends, and laugh your head off at the book fair!
Miller YEI Club: Introducing Miller's YEI club - the club that teaches you about finance and how state, national, and global policies affect U.S and global economies. Learn ways to keep money in your wallet and be wise about spending. Join us every Friday at lunch in Rm. 17.
Yosemite trip 2023: Dear ALL 8th grade students,
Please sign up for the Yosemite Google classroom using code outpdy4. All of the Yosemite related announcements, due dates, buses and cabin occupancy will only be communicated through the Yosemite Google class.
PBIS STORE SURVEY: All students should have received an email with a survey link for the PBIS store. Please complete the survey by 3:30 pm today. We want to know what prizes you want! We will be opening the PBIS store soon.
Brunch & Lunch: This is a friendly reminder to all students that it is a requirement for you to take a minimum of one fruit or veggie WITH your entree. If you truly do not want the fruit or veggie, you can place it in the share box. Please remember to pick up your fruit or veggie with your entree.
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! It’s your last chance this month to show your teachers that you are showing Stumbling Blocks or Stepping Stones for the Golden Hoofprint!
Science Fair Club: Mustangs, Science Fair Club is back! Over the last few years, Science Fair has aimed to help Miller students conduct their own research and even participate in competitive science fairs such as Synopsys! Science Fair Club members have also qualified for prestigious competitions like Broadcom Masters in the past too! No prior experience is required, only a true interest for all things science and conducting research of your own! The club will host its first meeting in Ms. Chan's classroom, Room 6, during lunch on Tuesday, September 20, so please stop by and bring your friends too! We hope to see you then!
Monday, September 19, 2022
Science Bowl 2022-23: Science Bowl is an academic competition sponsored by The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that tests students’ knowledge in the areas of science and mathematics. Science Bowl team tryouts will be held in person on Monday, Sept. 26th from 3:15 to 3:45 pm (after school) in Room 9. Please note that only 7th and 8th Grade students are eligible for Sign-ups. Use your school gmail account to sign up at: https://tinyurl.com/millersciencebowl2022 . This form will be available for sign up from Monday, Sept. 19th through Sunday, Sept. 25th.Tryouts will be in person in Room 9. No makeups available for Tryouts. For more information check Mrs. Walia's website: https://sites.google.com/cusdk8.org/millersciencewalia/science-bowl-2022-23
Yosemite trip 2023: Dear ALL 8th grade students,
Please sign up for the Yosemite Google classroom using code outpdy4. All of the Yosemite related announcements, due dates, buses and cabin occupancy will only be communicated through the Yosemite Google class.
Brunch & Lunch: This is a friendly reminder to all students that it is a requirement for you to take a minimum of one fruit or veggie WITH your entree. If you truly do not want the fruit or veggie, you can place it in the share box. Please remember to pick up your fruit or veggie with your entree.
Science Fair Club Promo: Mustangs, Science Fair Club is back! Over the last few years, Science Fair has aimed to help Miller students conduct their own research and even participate in competitive science fairs such as Synopsys! Science Fair Club members have also qualified for prestigious competitions like Broadcom Masters in the past too! No prior experience is required, only a true interest for all things science and conducting research of your own! The club will host its first meeting in Ms. Chan's classroom, Room 6, during lunch tomorrow, Tuesday, September 20, so please stop by and bring your friends too! We hope to see you then!
BTSB: The Back to School Bash will be on Thursday, September 22 from 5-7pm! This event is sponsored by the PTA as well as help from Leadership. There will be boba, food trucks, lawn games, club booths, a cake walk, a book fair, and a rock climbing wall! It is also free to attend, but bring money if you want to buy food from the food trucks. All families are welcome and there are parent participation opportunities. Hope to see you there!
Introducing Miller's YEI Club.: Introducing Miller's YEI club - the club that teaches you about finance and how state, national, and global policies affect U.S and global economies. Learn ways to keep money in your wallet and be wise about spending. Join us every Friday at lunch in Rm. 17.
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Math Contest Sign Ups CLOSE TOMORROW: Students, if you are interested in Math Olympiads and/or AMC8, you can visit the Miller Math Contest website and click the link to sign-up. Besides Math Olympiads and AMC8, you may also sign-up to try-out for Mathcounts. After signing up don't forget to bring a $20 cash or check donation to your math teacher. It doesn't matter how many contests you are taking. Overall it costs almost $4000 to run all of our math contests so it is important to donate.
Science Bowl 2022-23: Science Bowl is an academic competition sponsored by The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that tests students’ knowledge in the areas of science and mathematics. Science Bowl team tryouts will be held in person on Monday, Sept. 26th from 3:15 to 3:45 pm (after school) in Room 9. Please note that only 7th and 8th Grade students are eligible for Sign-ups. Use your school gmail account to sign up at: https://tinyurl.com/millersciencebowl2022 . This form will be available for sign up from Monday, Sept. 19th through Sunday, Sept. 25th. Tryouts will be in person in Room 9. No makeups available for Tryouts. For more information check Mrs. Walia's website: https://sites.google.com/cusdk8.org/millersciencewalia/science-bowl-2022-23
BTSB: The Back to School Bash will be on Thursday, September 22 from 5-7pm! This event is sponsored by the PTA as well as help from Leadership. There will be boba, food trucks, lawn games, club booths, a cake walk, a book fair, and a rock climbing wall! It is also free to attend, but bring money if you want to buy food from the food trucks. All families are welcome and there are parent participation opportunities. Hope to see you there!
Miller's YEI Club: Introducing Miller's YEI club - the club that teaches you about finance and how state, national, and global policies affect U.S and global economies. Learn ways to keep money in your wallet and be wise about spending. Join us every Friday at lunch in Rm. 17. SINCE THIS FRIDAY IS STAFF LEARNING DAY, SO WE WILL RESUME OUR MEETING NEXT FRIDAY (09/30/22). THANK YOU.
Science Fair Club: Mustangs, Science Fair Club is back! Over the last few years, Science Fair has aimed to help Miller students conduct their own research and even participate in competitive science fairs such as Synopsys! Science Fair Club members have also qualified for prestigious competitions like Broadcom Masters in the past too! No prior experience is required, only a true interest for all things science and conducting research of your own! The club will host its first meeting in Ms. Chan's classroom, Room 6, during lunch on Tuesday, September 27, so please stop by and bring your friends too! We hope to see you then!
XC Crushes at the Sunnyvale Meet: Congratulations to Miller XC Team-You found your Greatness! 6th grade boys-1st place, 6th grade girls-3rd place, 7th grade boys-1st place, 7th grade girls-1st place, 8th grade boys-1st place, 8th grade girls-2nd place.
Monday, September 26, 2022
Girls Who Code: Calling all girls! Do you want to learn how to code? Improve your public speaking skills? Or just hang out with your friends? Well we have the perfect club for you! Girls Who Code is a national organization with over 500,000 members worldwide and we have a chapter here at Miller! We are dedicated to closing the gender gap in computer science. During our meetings on Friday from 3:15 - 5:45 pm, members not only gain valuable knowledge of how to code, but they also get to hang out with fellow girls with the same passion and improve their public speaking skills. In addition to our meetings, we have socials where members work together to solve problems and hang out with our high school officers. We also offer tours. In the past, we’ve visited top tech companies, such as Roblox, Pixar, Tesla, Google, Nutanix, and more! Fill out our interest form at tinyurl.com/gwcsjinterest23 or visit us online at girlswhocodesj.com. See you at our first meeting on 9/30! 6th graders will start in room 33, 7th graders will start in room 7, and 8th graders will start in room 36!
Science Fair Club: Mustangs, Science Fair Club is back! Over the last few years, Science Fair has aimed to help Miller students conduct their own research and even participate in competitive science fairs such as Synopsys! Science Fair Club members have also qualified for prestigious competitions like Broadcom Masters in the past too! No prior experience is required, only a true interest for all things science and conducting research of your own! The club will host its first meeting in Ms. Chan's classroom, Room 6, during lunch on Tuesday, September 27, so please stop by and bring your friends too! We hope to see you then!
PTA Reflections Contest: Reflections is back this year! The theme this year is Show Your Voice! Submissions are due by Oct 7th, Friday!
Please use this link to submit your entry: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#search/form/FMfcgzGqQSNqZlKxnfWpdDKnFkDTQdNv
Rules by Category:
Dance Choreography
Film Production
Literature
Music Composition
Photography
Visual Arts
Special Artist Division
For questions, please reach out to us at reflections.miller@gmail.com
Reminder: Science Bowl Tryouts today: Hello Miller Mustangs! Science Bowl team tryouts will be held in person today: Monday, Sept. 26th from 3:15 to 3:45 pm (after school) in Room 9. Please note that only 7th and 8th Grade students who signed-up are eligible. No makeups available for Tryouts.
- 8th graders please bring your Chromebook.
-7th graders will be provided iPads.
Overture Literary Magazine: Do you like to write? Do you like to create art? Overture Literary Magazine is a club for writers and artists. Come to the info meeting in room 22 on Tuesday from 3:15 to 3:45 PM. You'll get to meet the editors and learn about the club. You can also check out our website and online publications at overtureliterarymagazine.wordpress.com.
Mustangs in Motion Free Girls Volleyball Clinic: Free volleyball clinic for 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls this Friday after school from 3:15-4:45pm. Please meet Ms Kamau on the volleyball courts.
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Girls Who Code: Calling all girls! Do you want to learn how to code? Improve your public speaking skills? Or just hang out with your friends? Well we have the perfect club for you! Girls Who Code is a national organization with over 500,000 members worldwide and we have a chapter here at Miller! We are dedicated to closing the gender gap in computer science. During our meetings on Friday from 3:15 - 5:45 pm, members not only gain valuable knowledge of how to code, but they also get to hang out with fellow girls with the same passion and improve their public speaking skills. In addition to our meetings, we have socials where members work together to solve problems and hang out with our high school officers. We also offer tours. In the past, we’ve visited top tech companies, such as Roblox, Pixar, Tesla, Google, Nutanix, and more! Fill out our interest form at tinyurl.com/gwcsjinterest23 or visit us online at girlswhocodesj.com. See you at our first meeting on 9/30! 6th graders will start in room 33, 7th graders will start in room 7, and 8th graders will start in room 36!
PTA Reflections Contest: Reflections is back this year! The theme this year is Show Your Voice! Submissions are due by Oct 7th, Friday!Rules by Category:
Dance Choreography
Film Production
Literature
Music Composition
Photography
Visual Arts
Special Artist Division
For questions, please reach out to us at reflections.miller@gmail.com
BTS Club: Don't forget BTS Club meets every week on Thursdays in room 46. It is never too late to join. So come with your lunch and eat while you listen and talk to friends with common interest. Discuss the meaning of BTS songs, watch performances, and get to know them better. See you Thursday during lunch.
Mustangs in Motion: Next on the list of lunch time activities: Create a Mustang Kindness Rock Garden. Students are invited to sign-up for a spot to create a kindness rock. For more information and sign-ups, please join Mustangs in Motion; class code: 2ixnchk
Picture is just a tiny sample. The goal is to fill the tree boxes with kindness rocks.
Miller Model United Nations: Hey Miller! Are you interested in public speaking, debate, and teamwork? Want to solve global issues and compete to win awards? Check out Model United Nations, a club that simulates the real United Nations! We meet every Friday from 3:20 to 5:00 pm in Room 21. No tryouts or prior experience is needed; the instructors will teach you everything you need to know. Fill out our nonbinding form at tinyurl.com/mmsmun22 to register to be a member. We hope to see you at our first meeting on September 30th!
Game Spirit Week: Hey Miller! Our first spirit week of the year is coming up! It’s all about dressing up related to different types of games. It starts from Monday, October 3rd, and ends on Friday, October 7th. There are a total of five dress up days, which consists of Miller Battleship Monday, Tic Tac Toe Tuesday, Wordle Wednesday, Twister Thursday, and Connect Four Friday. Remember that there will be various competitions held throughout the week which is a great way to earn points for your homeroom! At the end of the spirit week, three homerooms will win a trophy for bragging rights! This will be based on points. Tune into MillerVision later this week for more details. We hope you enjoy!
Art Club: Hey mustangs! Calling all artists to join Art Club this school year. In our club, we cover a variety of art techniques and mediums from digital art to painting with materials like acrylics and watercolors. We also make art that supports our community, both in and out of Miller! For example, two years ago, our club made origami cats that were donated to a local hospital.
We welcome anybody with an interest in art to join the club, regardless of skill level, as it is tons of fun and a great opportunity to hang out with friends and classmates. Meetings will take place on Tuesdays, every week during lunchtime, in Room 7 (Ms. Everhardt’s classroom).
Interested in joining the club? Please email Jaclyn (359807@cusdk8.org), Shreshta (360799@cusdk8.org), and Ms. Everhardt (everhardt_kristina@cusdk8.org). In the email that you send our club leaders/advisor, please include your full name, your grade [6/7/8], and the reason(s) you decided to join the club. After we receive your email, we will reply to it with the Google Classroom code for the club. Make SURE to join the classroom so that you don’t miss out on club meetings, updates, and further instructions. Our first meeting will be on Tuesday, October 4th. Once again, email Shreshta, Jaclyn, and Ms. Everhardt if you would like to join the club and if you have any questions. We hope to see you at our first meeting!
Mustangs in Motion Free Girls Volleyball Clinic: Free volleyball clinic for 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls this Friday after school from 3:15-4:45pm. Please meet Ms Kamau on the volleyball courts.
Admin Appreciation Wrap-Up: Thank you so much for making notes for our wonderful administrative appreciation staff! Here are some pictures and videos from the project. To all our administrative staff, thank you.
Friday, September 30, 2022
Girls Who Code: Calling all girls! Do you want to learn how to code? Improve your public speaking skills? Or just hang out with your friends? Well we have the perfect club for you! Girls Who Code is a national organization with over 500,000 members worldwide and we have a chapter here at Miller! We are dedicated to closing the gender gap in computer science. During our meetings on Fridays from 3:15 - 5:45 pm, members not only gain valuable knowledge of how to code, but they also get to hang out with fellow girls with the same passion and improve their public speaking skills. In addition to our meetings, we have socials where members work together to solve problems and hang out with our high school officers. We also offer tours. In the past, we’ve visited top tech companies, such as Roblox, Pixar, Tesla, Google, Nutanix, and more! Fill out our interest form at tinyurl.com/gwcsjinterest23 or visit us online at girlswhocodesj.com. See you at our first meeting on 9/30! 6th graders will start in room 33, 7th graders will start in room 7, and 8th graders will start in room 36!
Miller Model United Nations: Hey Miller! Are you interested in public speaking, debate, and teamwork? Want to solve global issues and compete to win awards? Check out Model United Nations, a club that simulates the real United Nations! We meet every Friday from 3:20 to 5:00 pm in Room 21. No tryouts or prior experience is needed; the instructors will teach you everything you need to know. Fill out our nonbinding form at tinyurl.com/mmsmun22 to register to be a member. We hope to see you at our first meeting on September 30th!
Art Club: Hey mustangs! Calling all artists to join the Art Club this school year. In our club, we cover a variety of art techniques and mediums from digital art to painting with materials like acrylics and watercolors. We also make art that supports our community, both in and out of Miller! For example, two years ago, our club made origami cats that were donated to a local hospital.
We welcome anybody with an interest in art to join the club, regardless of skill level, as it is tons of fun and a great opportunity to hang out with friends and classmates. Meetings will take place on Tuesdays, every week during lunchtime, in Room 7 (Ms. Everhardt’s classroom).
Interested in joining the club? Please email Jaclyn (359807@cusdk8.org), Shreshta (360799@cusdk8.org), and Ms. Everhardt (everhardt_kristina@cusdk8.org). In the email that you send our club leaders/advisor, please include your full name, your grade [6/7/8], and the reason(s) you decided to join the club. After we receive your email, we will reply to it with the Google Classroom code for the club. Make SURE to join the classroom so that you don’t miss out on club meetings, updates, and further instructions. Our first meeting will be on Tuesday, October 4th. Once again, email Shreshta, Jaclyn, and Ms. Everhardt if you would like to join the club and if you have any questions. We hope to see you at our first meeting!
Girl’s Volleyball: Attention all girls interested in volleyball: The tryout waiver is now live on the league website (www.valleyal.org). It is located on the left hand side of the homepage and titled "CUSD Tryout Form." Please have a parent fill it out and submit it ASAP. Tryouts begin the week of October 10th
Wrestling: Attention all students interested in Wrestling: You may now enroll for Wrestling. There is no tryout form to fill out. Simply go to the league website (www.valleyal.org) and click on the registration link (Soccer ball logo), then scroll down to Wrestling. Just have your parents fill out the form, make a donation if possible, and submit. See Mr. Yosh or Mr. Gonzales if you have any questions
Ball Bin & Student Store Opening: The ball bin and student store are opening on October 3rd! They're located by the woodshop and MP room. They will be open during lunch. You will need your student ID to borrow a ball and a few dollars to buy something at the student store! The student store will have lollipops, school supplies like whiteout, oxygels, paper, and more! There will also be a free microwave service! Please make sure to return your balls a few minutes before lunch ends so that our leadership students have time to get to their classes before the bell rings. Hope to see you there!
October 2022
Friday, 10/28/22
Librarian Appreciation Event!: Mustangs, today is the last day you can sign the book for Ms. Strand!! She does so much for us and to appreciate her, come by the quad at lunch to write in it. The book will be based on Red Riding Hood and students can write 1-2 sentences each. Remember to be RRC! See you there!!
Miller Rubik's Cube Club: Hey Mustangs, Rubik's Cube Club will be hosted every Friday from 3:15 to 4:15 at Ms. Yen's room or room 13. We teach you how to solve cool puzzles, learn new algorithms and much more. This club is open to both beginners and advanced cubers. Hope to see you there!
PBIS Prize Pick-up: If you redeemed PBIS points for prizes, come to the Student Store to pick-up your prizes
today or Tuesday, during lunch. Please wait in the appropriate line patiently. Lines will be by the first letter of your last name.
Halloween Parade!: Hey Mustangs! The Halloween Parade is coming up and here are some details!! It will take place on 10/31 during Lunch in the quad and we invite you to come to school dressed up in your halloween costume. Here are the categories: Sci fi/Fantasy, Scary, Funny, Group, Teacher, Cultural, Homemade, and Rooms 25 & 26 & 28. Make sure your costumes follow the Miller Dress Code. You can check your planner for more information. Do NOT bring any weapons that are included with your costumes as you will not be able to participate in the parade. Your costumes can not have anything suggestive or provocative in nature. Students may not wear anything that is derogatory, disrespectful, or portrays violence. Costume Masks will only be permitted at the parade and not around school. Can’t wait to see you there!
PBIS Raffle Winners: All students with ten or more PBIS points were automatically entered into the PBIS Gift Card Raffle.
Congratulations to the following winners:
Sophia L. - Grade 6 - Won the Super Duper Gift Card
Nour E. - Grade 7 - Won the Jamba Juice Gift Card
Samvit K. - Grade 6 - Won the Starbucks Gift Card
Fuad A. - Grade 8 - Won the Safeway Gift Card
Please come to the office during lunch to pick-up your prize.
Remember Miller, be RRC and earn your PBIS points to be eligible for the next gift card raffle.
Seeking Drama volunteers: Have you ever wanted to operate a spotlight during a Drama show? Or maybe you have the skills to be a stage manager. Mr. Oncay is seeking a few volunteers to help with the current drama show. The performances happen in December, so there are some after school rehearsals to attend. You can find the rehearsal schedule on the top left portion of mroncay.com. If you are interested, email Mr. Oncay or visit his classroom as soon as possible since he is currently ordering the Drama t-shirts.
Light it Up Dance!: Hey Miller! We are happy to announce that the “Light it Up” Dance will be on Friday, November 4th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. There will be food and drinks, as well as a bunch of fun activities! Please bring your Student ID and $5 with you to enter the dance. More information will be given out throughout the next few Millervisions, so stay tuned!
Wednesday, 10/26/22
Minimum Day Reminder: This is a reminder that Thursday, October 27, 2022 is a Minimum Day. School will be dismissed at 12:03 PM. Students are to exit campus and not return. Again, students are to exit campus and not return. (This means go home!) Teachers will be onsite to continue their work day. Thank you!
Librarian Appreciation Event!: Hey Miller! Our librarian, Ms. Strand has done a lot to maintain the library for us. Here is a chance to show our appreciation towards her! Please stop by the quad during lunch anytime from October 24th to October 28th to help us write a book to give to Ms. Strand to thank her. The story will be based off of Little Red Riding Hood. Each student may only write one to two sentences. Please remember to keep the content RRC! After the story is finished, we will hand the book to our librarian. Hope to see you there!
PBIS Prize Pick-up: If you have redeemed PBIS points for prizes, come to the Student Store to pick-up your prizes on Friday or Tuesday, 10/28 and 11/1, during lunch.
Magic Card Club: Hey Miller! Are you interested in magic? Do you want to learn how to impress anyone you meet with just a deck of cards? The Magic Card Club is back at Miller this year! Join the club today at tinyurl.com/cardmagicclub!! We will be meeting each Wednesday at 3:15 pm starting November 2nd. Make sure to be there!
Halloween Parade!: Hey Mustangs! The Halloween Parade is coming up and here are some details!! It will take place on 10/31 during Lunch in the quad and we invite you to come to school dressed up in your halloween costume. Here are the categories: Sci fi/Fantasy, Scary, Funny, Group, Teacher, Cultural, Homemade, and Rooms 25 & 26 & 28. Make sure your costumes follow the Miller Dress Code. You can check your planner for more information. Do NOT bring any weapons that are included with your costumes as you will not be able to participate in the parade. Your costumes can not have anything suggestive or provocative in nature. Students may not wear anything that is derogatory, disrespectful, or portrays violence. Costume Masks will only be permitted at the parade and not around school. Can’t wait to see you there!
Monday, 10/24/22
Minimum Day Reminder: This is a reminder that Thursday, October 27, 2022 is a Minimum Day. School will be dismissed at 12:03 PM. Students are to exit campus and not return. Again, students are to exit campus and not return. (This means go home!) Teachers will be onsite to continue their work day. Thank you!
Final Week of Bullying Prevention Month!: Hello Mustangs!
This is the final week of Bullying Prevention Month. We thank you for participating in all of our activities spreading kindness on campus! Meet us in the quad this Wednesday to write an encouraging note of kindness to a classmate, teacher or family member.
When we promote kindness we create a sense of belonging and safety for all of us at Miller!
Go Mustangs!
Librarian Appreciation Event!: Hey Miller! Our librarian, Ms. Strand has done a lot to maintain the library for us. Here is a chance to show our appreciation towards her! Please stop by the quad during lunch anytime from October 24th to October 28th to help us write a book to give to Ms. Strand to thank her. The story will be based off of Little Red Riding Hood. Each student may only write one to two sentences. Please remember to keep the content RRC! After the story is finished, we will hand the book to our librarian. Hope to see you there!
Science Fair Club: The Science Fair Club will meet tomorrow at lunch in room 6. Bring your hot lunch or home packed lunch to eat during the meeting.
Wednesday, 10/19/22
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! It’s your last chance this month to show your teachers that you are showing Encouragement Means Helping Each Other Succeed for the Golden Hoofprint!
October is Bullying Prevention Month: This week the counselor will be joining Mustangs in Motion in creating a kindness rock garden! For more information and sign-ups, please join Mustangs in Motion; class code: 2ixnchk
Mustangs Can Code Club Intro Meeting Reminder : Mustangs Can Code Meets today after school @3:00pm for a shorter intro meeting at Room 7, Ms. Everhardt's Room. The meeting will last for around 30 to 40 minutes. If you have not signed up, but are still interested in joining, you can still join us today. We hope to see you there!
Miller's PBIS Rewards Store is now open to redeem points!: Miller's PBIS Rewards Store is now open to redeem points.
How do I redeem points?
Students can redeem points at any time via the PBISRewards app.
Login to your account through the Clever portal.
Once logged in, click on “Stores” and then on “The Mustang Market”.
Redeem your points for prizes!
Redeem your point by this Friday, October 21st to be able to pick-up your prize on Friday, October 28th during brunch or lunch.
goodman-orcutt_april@cusdk8.org
Rainbow Alliance Club: Hey Miller! The Rainbow Alliance club is starting its meetings this Wednesday in Ms. Orcutt’s room (room 14) during lunch on October 19th! We are a safe space for anyone who’s a member of, an ally to, or interested in learning about the LGBTQIA+ community. Often, these people are looked down upon and teased or made fun of for who they are. So, as a club, we’re creating a space for anyone who wants to be supportive of other people to talk about what’s going on and keep learning in the process.
If you want to join the club, come join us in room 14 for our meeting! You can contact Ms. Orcutt or Ms. Everhardt with any inquiries/questions. Your interest and/or membership in this club is not shared with anyone outside of the Rainbow Alliance club.
Coin Wars: Reminder to all homeroom representatives!
Leadership will be holding a “Coin Wars” charity event soon in November! Please give the students in your class some time to vote today on a charity via the google form on the Miller SC website. Make sure that you get this done by tomorrow night, any submissions after will not contribute to the overall vote. Thank you!
Robotics Club: The Miller Robotics Club is starting on Monday, October 24th at 4pm in room 3, with weekly meetings thereafter.
Please sign up at tinyurl.com/MillerRobotics23 by Friday, October 21st if you plan to join!
Throughout the year, we will cover the various aspects of the EV3 robotics system, aiming to launch students into the world of robotics in high school and beyond. Our curriculum integrates the fundamentals of coding, design and engineering, and teamwork/leadership as students build their robots.
Halloween Grams - Final Sales: Get a Halloween Gram today for yourself or your friends! We have skeleton chocolates, suckers, and more! Remember to check out the booth near the student store at lunch today! Sales will end on THURSDAY so make sure to buy grams soon! When purchasing the gram, make sure you know the recipient's current 6th period teacher and room number! See you there!!
Librarian Appreciation Event!: Hey Miller! Our librarian, Ms. Strand has done a lot to maintain the library for us. Here is a chance to show our appreciation towards her! Please stop by the quad during lunch anytime from October 24th to October 28th to help us write a book to give to Ms. Strand to thank her. The story will be based off of Little Red Riding Hood. Each student may only write one to two sentences. Please remember to keep the content RRC! After the story is finished, we will hand the book to our librarian. Hope to see you there!
Diwali Snacks: Hey Miller! In celebration of the Diwali holiday coming up next week, leadership will be giving out free Indian snacks for all Miller students this Friday, October 21st at lunch. If you would like to try something new and get a delicious snack, come visit one of the three locations around campus. There will be tables in the quad, next to the gym by the 6th-grade classrooms, and in front of Room 14, Mrs. Orcutt’s classroom. Hope to see you there!
Monday, October 10, 2022
October is Bullying Prevention Month: Hello Mustangs! This week counselors have posted orange paper on various bulletin boards with prompts on how you make Miller a safe place for everyone. We encourage you to respond to the questions by writing directly on the paper!
We look forward to seeing your responses! While one can speak out against bullying, we are much stronger when we come together! Go Mustangs!
Miller Rubik's Cube Club: Hey Mustangs, Rubik's Cube Club will be hosted every Friday from 3:15 to 4:15 at Ms. Yen's room or room 13. We teach you how to solve cool puzzles, learn new algorithms and much more. This club is open to both beginners and advanced cubers. Hope to see you there!
Cyber Security: The next Cyber Security meeting will take place today from 3:00 to 4:00 in Mrs. Reed’s classroom (room 33).
Science Fair Club: Science Fair Club will meet next Tuesday at lunch in room 6. If you like science and thinking about how real world problems can be solved using the scientific process, we invite you to join our club. Use the google classroom join code "jyo4w4a". New members are welcome.
8th Grade Boys Volleyball Wins!!!!: The 8th Grade Boys Volleyball Team capped an amazing season by beating the previously undefeated Blach team 3 to 0! The Mustangs finished with a 10 and 1 record. The team came to play from the start and took it to their opponent with terrific serving, passing, hitting and defense. Mr. Yosh would like to thank the following players for all their hard work and effort: Ojas, Patrick, Rayming, Arnav, David, Rohin, Daniel, Aaroosh, Aristotle, Aarav, Alan, Joshua, and Owen. "We are the Mustangs!"
Mustangs Can Code Club: Hello Mustangs! Are you someone who’s interested in programming or someone who wants to learn to code? Then the Mustangs Can Code is the club for you! We are offering you a 15 week course that covers many concepts.
If you are new to programming, don’t get intimidated by this long list, since this course is 15 weeks, we will be going through each topic thoroughly and slowly. We also strongly recommend this club to programmers that have some experience in coding but want to enhance their skills.
We meet every other week Wednesday from 3:10 to 4:30 starting October 19th in Room 7, Mrs. Everhardt’s room. No prior coding experience is required to join. To sign up, fill out the form www.tinyurl.com/mustangscancode. The google classroom code can be found on the form.
We are looking forward to seeing you soon!
Halloween Grams: Are you ready for Halloween? Halloween grams will be on sale starting today. There are two different grams: $1 grams contain squishes and chocolate skeletons! $2 grams will contain slime suckers and pumpkin gummies! Check out the booth next to the student store today at lunch and buy a gram for you or your friends! When purchasing the gram, make sure you know the recipient's current 6th period teacher and room number! See you there!
October National Bullying Prevention Month: Hello Mustangs! October is National Bullying Prevention Month! Help us promote kindness on campus and meet us in the quad today and Wednesday to write words of kindness and encouragement with chalk in the quad. We can't wait to see you there!
Mrs. Stinson's 21-22 Class Reunion : If you were in Mrs. Stinson's math and science classes last year, please stop by room 39 at brunch, on Wednesday, October 5, for a class reunion! Hope to see you all there!
Student Council Meeting: There is a student council meeting for homeroom representatives on Wednesday 10/5 in the Library at 8:30am. Only the main representative should attend. Please check our Google Classroom if you have further questions.
Wednesday, 10/12/22
Mustangs Can Code Club: Hello Mustangs! Are you someone who’s interested in programming or someone who wants to learn to code? Then the Mustangs Can Code is the club for you! We are offering you a 15 week course that covers many concepts.
If you are new to programming, don’t get intimidated by this long list, since this course is 15 weeks, we will be going through each topic thoroughly and slowly. We also strongly recommend this club to programmers that have some experience in coding but want to enhance their skills.
We meet every other week Wednesday from 3:10 to 4:30 starting October 19th in Room 7, Mrs. Everhardt’s room. No prior coding experience is required to join. To sign up, fill out the form www.tinyurl.com/mustangscancode. The google classroom code can be found on the form.
We are looking forward to seeing you soon!
Miller Rubik's Cube Club: Hey Mustangs, Rubik's Cube Club will be hosted every Friday from 3:15 to 4:15 at Ms. Yen's room or room 13. We teach you how to solve cool puzzles, learn new algorithms and much more. This club is open to both beginners and advanced cubers. Hope to see you there!
Miller Interact Club: Hey Miller, Interact Club is starting today. Come to our meeting during LUNCH today in Ms. Allen's room. Be sure to come because you'll have a great time and you'll meet new people.
The Mustang Way Newspaper Club: Introducing The Mustang Way! If you enjoy writing articles, stories, and comics, and you're interested in publishing your writing + art for people to see, then the Mustang Way is for you! We publish monthly newspapers for the school to see! Our meetings are twice a month, Wednesdays after school in Room 20, from 3:10 to 3:40. If you're interested, join the classroom using the code 4chbsqe. Attend our informational meeting on Friday, 10/14/22, in Room 20 (Ms. Johnson's room) from 3:10 to 3:30. For more info and to contact our officers, visit our website : sites.google.com/cusdk8.org/themustangway
Friday, 10/14/22
Mustangs Can Code Club: Hello Mustangs! Are you someone who’s interested in programming or someone who wants to learn to code? Then the Mustangs Can Code is the club for you! We are offering you a 15 week course that covers many concepts.
If you are new to programming, don’t get intimidated by this long list, since this course is 15 weeks, we will be going through each topic thoroughly and slowly. We also strongly recommend this club to programmers that have some experience in coding but want to enhance their skills.
We meet every other week Wednesday from 3:10 to 4:30 starting October 19th in Room 7, Mrs. Everhardt’s room. No prior coding experience is required to join. To sign up, fill out the form www.tinyurl.com/mustangscancode. The google classroom code can be found on the form.
We are looking forward to seeing you soon!
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! Are you showing off the Golden Hoofprint skills of Encouragement Means Helping Each Other Succeed to your teachers? They are looking for that!
Miller Rubik's Cube Club: Hey Mustangs, Rubik's Cube Club will be hosted every Friday from 3:15 to 4:15 at Ms. Yen's room or room 13. We teach you how to solve cool puzzles, learn new algorithms and much more. This club is open to both beginners and advanced cubers. Hope to see you this afternoon!
Youth Power Club : Introducing Youth Power, a club that focuses on the emotions of teens and how they work. Youth Power has impacted 500+ youths with 16+ speaker events, 225+ personal shared stories and 3 sponsored events from 20+ schools. Youth Power at Miller focuses on the discussion of one emotion in every meeting. If you would like to join, fill out the form tinyurl.com/4259v6hr.
Culture Month: Hey Miller! This October is Culture Month. Next week, we will be celebrating Diwali with some special videos and a special treat at the end of the week! Watch Millervision next week for more details!
The Mustang Way Newspaper: Introducing The Mustang Way! If you enjoy writing articles, stories, and comics, and you're interested in publishing your writing + art for people to see, then the Mustang Way is for you! We publish monthly newspapers for the school to see! Our meetings are twice a month, Wednesdays after school in Room 20, from 3:10 to 3:40. If you're interested, join the classroom using the code 4chbsqe. Attend our informational meeting on Friday, 10/14/22, in Room 20 (Ms. Johnson's room) from 3:10 to 3:30. For more info and to contact our officers, visit our website : sites.google.com/cusdk8.org/themustangway
Halloween Grams: Hey Mustangs! Get your Halloween Grams today before we run out of them. $1 grams contain chocolate skeletons, and Halloween themed squishies! $2 grams will contain slime suckers and pumpkin gummies! They will be selling for the rest of the week at the booth near the student store at lunch. When purchasing the gram, make sure you know the recipient's current 6th period teacher and room number! See you there!
Spirit Week Wrap Up: Hey Miller! We hope you enjoyed our first spirit week! Thanks to everyone who participated, here are some photos and videos!
Friday, October 7, 2022
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! Don’t forget to show off your Golden Hoofprint skills of Encouragement Means Helping Each Other Succeed to your teachers!
Science Fair Club: Science Fair Club will meet next Tuesday at lunch in room 6. If you like science and thinking about how real world problems can be solved using the scientific process, we invite you to join our club. Use the google classroom join code "jyo4w4a". New members are welcome.
Miller Rubik's Cube Club: Miller Rubik's Cube Club is every Friday from 3:15 to 4:15 in Ms. Yen's room. It is a chill club where you can come to have fun, chill, and cube! October 7th is our first meeting and we will be giving out snacks, so be sure to come!
Miller Interact Club: Hey Miller. Are you interested in joining a service club? Do you want to make new friends? Then this is your chance to join Miller Interact. Interact is a service club on campus and we do fun activities during meetings. We meet twice a month on Wednesdays. The first meeting is on October 12th. If you have any questions feel free to ask Mrs. Allen, our club advisor. I hope to see you there at the first meeting.
Cyber Security: The next Cyber Security meeting will take place this coming Monday, October 10th, from 3:00 to 4:00 in Mrs. Reed’s classroom (room 33).
Halloween Grams: Hey Mustangs! Halloween Grams will be sold starting next week at the booth near the student store at lunch. There is one $1 gram and one $2 gram for you to choose from! They’re filled with squishes, chocolates, and more! A gram is like a little goodie bag you can order for your friends! They will be delivered to their 6th period class, so make sure you know their 6th period teacher and class! Remember to bring money next week to buy them for yourself or your friends before we run out of supplies. See you there!
6th Grade Girls Volleyball: 6th grade girls volleyball tryouts will begin on Monday, October 10th. Please meet Ms Kamau on the outdoor volleyball courts. Tryouts will start at 3:15 and end at 4:45. Your tryout form must be submitted before tryouts on Monday.
6th Grade Boys Volleyball: A big congratulations to the 6th grade boys volleyball team! The team played a hard fought 4 sets to pull off the championship win against Kennedy Middle. Great serves, communication, movement, controlled passes and teamwork by each player. Great season, Mustangs!
Your 2022 Champions are:
Andrew Liou
Arnav Deshpande
Dustin Hong
Janav Mandava
Jino Avona
Rushil Agrawal
Silas McBee
Stanley Fan
Thomas Wykoff
Tyler Liu
Vincent Woo
Zachary Yang
Ms Kamau would also like to thank each of you for all your hard work throughout the season, it paid off. Well done, guys!
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Miller Rubik's Cube Club: Miller Rubik's Cube Club is every Friday from 3:15 to 4:15 in Ms. Yen's room. It is a chill club where you can come to have fun, chill, and cube! October 7th is our first meeting and we will be giving out snacks, so be sure to come!
PTA Reflections Submissions are due Friday : PTA Reflection entries are due on Friday, October 7th. For questions, please reach out to us at reflections.miller@gmail.com
MathCounts 1st Tryout Results: If you tried for the MathCounts Club, please check the list outside room 15. If you are on the list, you may try out a second time on Wednesday, 10/12 at 8:15am in Room 15. - Mrs. Manolescu
6th Grade Boys Volleyball: Congratulations to the 6th grade boys volleyball team for finding the courage to come back and win the last 3 sets in the quarter finals game yesterday against Sunnyvale. The team were down 2 sets and came back to win the last 3 sets! Good luck at Semi-finals today against Cupertino. Let's go Mustangs!!!
Monday, October 3, 2022
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! It’s Golden Hoofprint time. The Golden Hoofprint theme this month is: Encouragement Means Helping Each Other Succeed. This theme is related to our Mustang Way of Be Caring. With your class, with your group, or with a partner, you should always help each other succeed in learning. When you pass on your knowledge by helping someone, the whole class can benefit.
Art Club: Hey mustangs! Calling all artists to join the Art Club this school year. In our club, we cover a variety of art techniques and mediums from digital art to painting with materials like acrylics and watercolors. We also make art that supports our community, both in and out of Miller! For example, two years ago, our club made origami cats that were donated to a local hospital.
We welcome anybody with an interest in art to join the club, regardless of skill level, as it is tons of fun and a great opportunity to hang out with friends and classmates. Meetings will take place on Tuesdays, every week during lunchtime, in Room 7 (Ms. Everhardt’s classroom).
Interested in joining the club? Please email Jaclyn (359807@cusdk8.org), Shreshta (360799@cusdk8.org), and Ms. Everhardt (everhardt_kristina@cusdk8.org). In the email that you send our club leaders/advisor, please include your full name, your grade [6/7/8], and the reason(s) you decided to join the club. After we receive your email, we will reply to it with the Google Classroom code for the club. Make SURE to join the classroom so that you don’t miss out on club meetings, updates, and further instructions. Our first meeting will be on Tuesday, October 4th. Once again, email Shreshta, Jaclyn, and Ms. Everhardt if you would like to join the club and if you have any questions. We hope to see you at our first meeting!
niksch_hiroko@cusdk8.org
Overture Literary Magazine : Our first official meeting is tomorrow at 3:15 in room 22. Did you miss the info meeting last week? It's not too late to join. All grades are welcome.
Visit our website at overtureliterarymagazine.wordpress.com for more information about our club. Hope to see you there!
November 2022
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! It’s your last chance this month to show your teachers that you are showing Keeping a Positive Attitude for the Golden Hoofprint!
Culture Night!!: Hey Miller! Leadership is introducing a new event called Culture Night. At culture night, there will be booths to showcase the diverse Miller culture. Culture night will take place on January 20th, but before that we need to know who would like to host a booth. Students, teachers, and parents can host booths! We hope to have as many cultures represented as possible. Please fill out an interest form at tinyurl.com/culturenightinterestform. Please fill it out by Sunday, December 11th. You can also find the form on www.millersc.org. More information is coming soon!
Coin Wars Donut Info: Hey, 8th graders! Since you won Coin Wars, you get donuts!! Make sure to come to the Gym this Friday to receive it! Please remember to bring your ID card. If you forget to bring your ID card, you can input your ID number into the PIN pad, but you will have to wait for everyone to receive a donut before you receive yours. Have a great day, Mustangs!
Mustangs Can Code Group A Reminder : Mustangs Can Code Group A meets today, after school @3:05 PM in Room 7, Mrs. Everhardt's room. See you after school!
PBIS Prize Pick-up is Friday!: If you redeemed PBIS point during this purchase window, come to the student store on Friday during lunch to pick-up your prize bag.
Cross Country Awards Night: XC Awards night will be held at Jake's Pizza in Saratoga December 6th at 6PM. Bring your family, eat dinner and celebrate our season!
7th Girls Volleyball: The 7th grade girls volleyball team advanced to the Finals this Thursday with a 3-1 victory over Kennedy. The girls started out strong winning the first 2 games in dominant fashion. In game 4, the girls fought back and won with 3 strong serves by Marissa to take the game 26-24. It was a complete team effort and victory. Great job!
6th Grade Girls Volleyball: The 6th grade girls volleyball team knocked off Kennedy by a score of 3-0 to advance to the Finals on Thursday. The team did a great job of passing, hitting, and serving. It was one of their best games of the season. 2 down, 1 to go!
After School Sports Season 3: Season 3 is upon us. This means Girls Basketball and Boys Soccer. If you are interested in trying out, you must fill out a tryout waiver located on the league website (www.valleyal.org). The link will be on the left hand side of the homepage, titled "CUSD Tryout Form." Please have your parents fill it out and submit by this Sunday. Tryouts begin on Monday, December 5th after school.
Tech Specialist Appreciation!: Hey Miller! Please help us give back to the tech specialist, Mrs. Wong for helping us so much. Mrs. Wong sets up every device on campus and fixes any technical difficulties. Thanks to her, we always have working devices. To thank her for all her hard work, please come to the quad on Wednesday, 11/30 and Thursday, 12/1 to personalize some paper keyboard keys. We are going to make a large keyboard and use the paper keys that you designed to make her a gift. Hope to see you there!
Winter Grams!: Hey Mustangs! Winter Grams will be sold starting next week at the booth near the student store at lunch. There is one $1 gram and one $2 gram for you to choose from! They’re filled with keychains, chocolates, and more! Remember to bring money next week to buy them for yourself or your friends before we run out of supplies. See you there!
Monday, November 28, 2022
Coin Wars Results: Hey, Mustangs! After almost two weeks of donations, we have the final numbers! Drumroll please…! In third place, we have 6th grade with -44,605 points and $907.95! In second place, we have 7th grade with -33,122 points and $610.78! Which means, in first place, we have 8th grade with -28,599 points and $536.01!! In total, we made $2,045.74 and all the money donated will be going to support The Second Harvest Food Bank!! Great job Mustangs and congratulations 8th grade! All 8th graders can receive a donut soon, more information will be sent out shortly.
Tech Specialist Appreciation!: Hey Miller! Please help us give back to the tech specialist, Mrs. Wong for helping us so much. Mrs. Wong sets up every device on campus and fixes any technical difficulties. Thanks to her, we always have working devices. To thank her for all her hard work, please come to the quad on Wednesday, 11/30 and Thursday, 12/1 to personalize some paper keyboard keys. We are going to make a large keyboard and use the paper keys that you designed to make her a gift. Hope to see you there!
Drama Show, coming soon!: Miller's Drama Program presents "A Hairy Tale" December 6th through December 9th. Doors open at 6:30pm and the show starts at 7:00pm.
This funny production is a mixture of fairy tale characters, including a prince and princess who are such brats that they are exiled until they find true love. Rapunzel and her brother, Bill, are trapped in a tower because they won't get a haircut. These silly scenarios plus various other ridiculous characters, including Paprika (the lost Spice Girl), interact for the audience's delight.
Two casts of students are waiting to show off their skills, so you can reserve your ticket on Mr. Oncay's website: mroncay.com. You can also donate for tickets during lunch times after Thanksgiving break and also at the door on the night of the show. See you there!
Turkey Trot Run: Thank you to everyone who participated in the annual Miller Turkey Trot! The run was a big success and we would like to congratulate the following students and teachers for placing in the top five:
Teachers Division:
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Betty Chan
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Meredith Holley
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April Goodman Orcutt
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Idalia Gross & Monica Manolescu
8th Grade Boys:
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Joshua C
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Bryce M
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Michael F
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Hisham M
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Rishi D
8th Grade Girls:
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Yixuan Y
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Marina X
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Ashley L
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Tiffany W
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Ashley F
7th Grade Boys:
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Justin J
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Aditya G
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Noah B
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Yuga O
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Sasha V
7th Grade Girls:
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Hannah Z
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Aafrin K
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Pallavi R
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Aanya M
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Naomi L
6th Grade Boys:
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Elijah C
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Ryan H
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Mateo R
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Elwen Z
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Philip K
6th Grade Girls:
- Aleyna V
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Kayla H
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Aleysa V & Alisha M
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Meera R
Friday, November 18, 2022
iacobovici_frederica@cusdk8.org
Free French classes with Lynbrook Honorary French Society: To Miller students interested to learn French language, culture, and have fun sign up and enjoy learning French for free. Yes, yes, it is free! Lynbrook French students will teach you French for free once a week starting Thursday, January 19 at 4:00 pm. Discover FRANCE ! The class is virtual, and will last 45 minutes. Hurry up and don't forget to sign up! Details are on the poster.
Lynbrook Craft Fair Tomorrow: 40th Annual Lynbrook High School Craft Faire is coming tomorrow, Saturday, November 19, rain or shine. From 9 am to 4 pm in the gym and outside, and it's really fun just to look around at a variety of gorgeous crafts. It's a perfect place to get your holiday gifts for friends and family!
Over 100 local artisans will have their booths ready, and a holiday bake sale and snacks will be available as well. Exciting raffle with tons of fantastic prizes will be taking place throughout the day. All profits support the Lynbrook Instrumental Music Boosters.
See you at Lynbrook tomorrow!
Miller Rubik's Cube Club: Hey Mustangs, next week we will be having our first Rubik's Cube Tournament. There will be prizes, snacks, and drinks. It will be hosted in room 13 (Mrs. Yen's room) from 3:15 to 4:15. Be sure to come to our meeting today to practice and get ready for the upcoming tournament. See you there!
"A Hairy Tale" coming soon!: Miller's Drama Program presents "A Hairy Tale" December 6th through December 9th. Doors open at 6:30pm and the show starts at 7:00pm.
This funny production is a mixture of fairy tale characters, including a prince and princess who are such brats that they are exiled until they find true love. Rapunzel and her brother, Bill, are trapped in a tower because they won't get a haircut. These silly scenarios plus various other ridiculous characters, including Paprika (the lost Spice Girl), interact for the audience's delight.
Two casts of students are waiting to show off their skills, so you can reserve your ticket on Mr. Oncay's website: mroncay.com. You can also donate for tickets during lunch times after Thanksgiving break and also at the door on the night of the show. See you there!
Magic Card Club: Join the Magic Card Club in room 2 each Wednesday at 3:15 PM
Redeem your PBIS points now. The purchase window will be closing soon!: If you want to redeem your hard earned PBIS point during this purchase window, make sure to select your prizes before the end of the Thanksgiving break. The PBIS store will be closed when we come back to school on Nov. 28th.
Prize distribution will be on Friday, December 2nd from the student store area, only during lunch.
Custodian + Food Service Appreciation!: Hey Miller! To appreciate our custodians and food service staff and all the hard work they do, the leadership class made these jars for them! They have ingredients to make cookies! This is just one way we've appreciated them, so if you see these staff members at school, make sure to say thank you to them!
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Math Olympiad #1: The first Math Olympiad contest is today! Questions? Ask Ms. Lam in Room 16 or Mrs. Chan in Room 6. There are no makeups for the Math Olympiad.
Mustangs Can Code GROUP B Reminder : Mustangs Can Code Group B meets today, after school @3:05 PM in Room 7, Mrs. Everhardt's room. Hope to see you after school!
Garden Club: There will be no Garden Club Friday November 18th. We will meet again after the Thanksgiving break, on Friday December 2nd.
Monday, November 14, 2022
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! Are you showing off the Golden Hoofprint skills of Keeping a Positive Attitude to your teachers? They are looking for that!
Math Olympiad: The first Math Olympiad contest will take place THIS WEDNESDAY using Google Meet. You can find your Google Classroom code for your team outside Room 16.
Submit your honor code before the start of the contest and make sure your camera for the meeting works.
reed_ana@cusdk8.org
Cyber Security: The next Cyber Security meeting will take place today from 3:00 to 4:00 in Mrs. Reed’s classroom (room 33).
Miller Power Hour Starts Today.: If you are signed up to attend Miller Power Hour, the first session is today 3 to 4pm in the library. Bring your homework and study materials for a focused hour of independent studying and work time
Coin Wars Update: Hey, Mustangs! Thank you for donating to Coin Wars! We are currently counting how much money each grade collected and how much the whole school donated altogether. This will take some time, so the winning grade and charity will be announced later on. We know that this is a long wait, but we are doing our best! The money is going to a good cause, and we really appreciate it. Thank you for donating!
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Miller's Veterans' Day Commemoration: On Thursday, November 10, Miller will be honoring Veterans' Day. We will have a school wide assembly. In addition, students will be able to spend some time in class with a visiting veteran. This is a special opportunity for us at Miller to say thank you to our veterans and to learn more about their service to our country. Please remember to be your best RRC for our guests.
Lynbrook Craft Fair - Nov. 19: 40th Annual Lynbrook Craft Faire is coming on Saturday, November 19, rain or shine. From 9 am to 4 pm, and it's really fun just to look around a variety of gorgeous crafts. It's a perfect place to get your holiday gifts to friends and family!
Over 100 local artisans will open their booths, and holiday bake sale and snacks will be available as well. Expect yourself to participate in the raffle with tons of fantastic prizes. All profits support the Lynbrook Music Department.
See you at Lynbrook High School on Saturday, November 19!
Coin Wars Ending: Hey, Mustangs! Tomorrow is the last day to donate for Coin Wars. Remember, if your grade wins, you all get donuts, and all the money from every grade goes to your charity! Donate in the quad at lunch today or tomorrow. Hope to see you there!
The PBIS store is open again!: The PBIS online store is open again for students to redeem points for prizes. So Miller, don't forget to be RRC to be able to earn those PBIS points. All students with ten or more PBIS points will be entered into this months gift card raffle.
The online store can be accessed through your Clever portal and will be open for three weeks. Prize distribution will take place after the Thanksgiving break.
Miller Rubik's Cube Club: There will be no Rubik's Cube Club this week due to Veteran's Day. Next week, we will be having our first Rubik's Cube Tournament. There will be prizes, snacks, and drinks. Be sure to be there!!! It will be hosted in room 13 (Mrs. Yen's room) at 3:15 to 4:15.
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! Don’t forget to show off your Golden Hoofprint skills of Keeping a Positive Attitude to your teachers!
Monday, November 7, 2022
iacobovici_frederica@cusdk8.
Free French classes with Lynbrook Honorary French Society: To Miller students interested to learn French language, culture, and have fun sign up and enjoy learning French for free. Yes, yes, it is free! Lynbrook French students will teach you French for free once a week starting Thursday, January 19 at 4:00 pm. Discover FRANCE ! The class is virtual, and will last 45 minutes. Hurry up and don't forget to sign up! Details are on the poster.
The PBIS online store is open! : The PBIS online store is open again for students to redeem points for prizes. So Miller, don't forget to be RRC to be able to earn those PBIS points. All students with ten or more PBIS points will be entered into this months gift card raffle.
The online store can be accessed through your Clever portal and will be open for three weeks. Prize distribution will take place after the Thanksgiving break.
pollock_dana@cusdk8.org
Spirit Week #1 Results: Hey Miller! We have finalized the spirit week results! The third place winner is Ms.Chern’s class! In second place we have Mr.Tang’s class! And the overall winner is Ms.Pollock's class! Thank you, Mustangs for participating! We hope you have a great day!
Miller's Veterans' Day Commemoration: On Thursday, November 10, Miller will be honoring Veterans' Day. We will have a school wide assembly. In addition, students will be able to spend some time in class with a visiting veteran. This is a special opportunity for us at Miller to say thank you to our veterans and to learn more about their service to our country. Please remember to be your best RRC for our guests.
Cyber Security: The next Cyber Security meeting will take place today from 3:00 to 4:00 in Mrs. Reed’s classroom (room 33).
Miller Power Hour Sign-ups: Do you need a quiet place to focus and complete homework?
Miller Power Hour provides a quiet place for you to complete homework assignments Monday through Thursday, 3:00 - 4:00pm in the Miller library. Pick-up a form from the office to sign-up for Miller Power Hour to be able to attend as needed. Or you can ask your parents to look on Parent Square for the digital sign-up form. The first day of Miller Power Hour is Monday, November 14th
Coin Wars Update: Hey Mustangs! Here are some updates about coin wars. We are at the halfway point in this event. As of Thursday, November 3rd, here are the standings. In first place, sixth grade has a total of -8,267 points & $217.33. In second place, seventh grade has -13,550 points & $292.50. In third place, eighth grade has -14,406 points & $233.94. In total, we've made $743.77 altogether!! Remember, there is still one more week of coin wars to earn points for your grade. Keep donating mustangs!
Wednesday, Nov 2, 2022
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! It’s Golden Hoofprint time. The Golden Hoofprint theme this month is Keeping a Positive Attitude. This theme is related to our Mustang Way of Be Caring. When you aren't feeling successful in school, try to keep a positive attitude. By trying to keep a positive attitude, you can help yourself realize that you can turn things around by focusing on the positives, not the negatives. Be constructive with your comments and actions.
Mustangs Can Code Group B Meeting: Mustangs Can Code GROUP B Meets today after school at Room 7, Mrs. Everhardt's room. You may attend only if you have signed up and are on the google classroom. We hope to see you there!
Sign-up for Miller Power Hour : Do you need a quiet place to focus and complete homework?
Miller Power Hour provides a quiet place for you to complete homework assignments Monday through Thursday, 3:00 - 4:00pm in the Miller library. Pick-up a form from the office to sign-up for Miller Power Hour to be able to attend as needed. Or you can ask your parents to look on Parent Square for the digital sign-up form. The first day of Miller Power Hour is Monday, November 14th.
December 2022
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Mustangs Can Code GROUP B Meeting Reminder: Mustangs Can Code GROUP B Meets Today @3:05 PM after school in Room 7, Ms. Everhardt's room.
Cross Country medals Awarded: We have a few medals that need to be awarded to runners that did not attend the celebration party at Jake's pizza. If you were one of the top seven runners of a team that won second place at League finals or a runner that participated in the County Meet please come to room 2 during brunch to pick up your medal.
Enchanted Winter Spirit Week Wrap-Up: Hey mustangs! Our enchanted winter spirit week is over, thank you for participating! Here are some pictures and videos :)
Monday, December 19, 2022
PBIS Purchase Window Closes Soon!: If you want to redeem some or all of your PBIS points during this purchase window, make sure to select your prizes soon! The PBIS store will be closed when we return from the December break.
Prize distribution will be on Friday, January 13th from the student store area, only during lunch.
Miller Chinese Language and Art Contest: Hello! Mustangs,
Did you register for the Miller Chinese Contest yet? There are a total of 12 contest categories, from Read Aloud, Speech, Chinese Typing, Two-Way Translation to Western Panting, Chinese Calligraphy, and more. Check the Contest website for more details. Register by filling out a Google Form on the website. Deadline is this Wednesday, 12/21/2022. Hope to see you at one or two of the contests. https://sites.google.com/cusdk8.org/millerchinesecontest/home
Wrestling: Wrestling: Awards Night and Party at Jakes of Saratoga on Wed. Dec. 21 from 5-7. Spot by the woodshop and pick up a flier.
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
The Enchanted Winter Spirit Week!: Hey Miller! Today is the third day of our spirit week, Wacky Winter Wednesday. In order for participation to count today, students should be wearing either crazy socks (which must be visible) and/or crazy sweaters. Tomorrow, for Tropical Thursday, wear any Hawaiian/beach clothing, and leis, which you can purchase from the student store today. For the last day of our spirit week, on Forest Gnome Friday, dress up like a Gnome! You can do this by wearing flannel, hats, and beards. Tomorrow will be the student competition, which is rock-paper-scissors hula hoop and will take place near the volleyball courts. On Friday, we will hold the student-teacher competition, which will take place at the quad. It will be called A Bit Dicey. In this competition, students and teachers will have to stack 5 dice on a popsicle stick within a minute. Also, if you would like to earn free candy throughout the spirit week, make sure you are going above and beyond with your clothing! This means that you are putting some time in the morning to figure out what you are going to do that day. Going above and beyond does NOT mean just wearing the minimum requirements. If you think you’ve gone above and beyond, please come to Rm 14 during brunch for candy. Homeroom reps, be sure to fill out the participation form for today, which is located on the Miller Student Council website (millersc.org). Show your spirit and go Mustangs!
Wrestling: Wrestling: The Mustang Wrestling Team will be hosting the end of season party and awards at Jake's of Saratoga on Wednesday, December 21st. The party will start at 5pm with awards and dessert at 7pm. All Miller Wrestlers and their families are invited to attend. If you have any questions please see Mr. Gonzales.
iacobovici_frederica@cusdk8.org
Lynbrook French Honor Society - French Classes: For all Miller students interested in learning about the French language & culture, the Lynbrook French Honor Society will host a set of 6 virtual classes for FREE starting in January. The classes are 45 minutes & begin on January 19th.
everhardt_kristina@cusdk8.org
Mustangs Can Code GROUP A Meeting: Mustangs Can Code GROUP A Meets Today @3:05 PM after school in Room 7, Ms. Everhardt's room.
Monday, December 12, 2022
iacobovici_frederica@cusdk8.org
Lynbrook French Honor Society - French Classes: For all Miller students interested in learning about the French language & culture, the Lynbrook French Honor Society will host a set of 6 virtual classes for FREE starting in January. The classes are 45 minutes & begin on January 19th.
emerson_kari@cusdk8.org
Garden Club: The Garden Club has started! The beds are ready to be planted. This Friday, we will learn about composting. We will also start designing art work for the vegetable signs and the garden shed. Come join us! Room 2 each Friday at 3:00-4:00 PM
2023 Miller Chinese Language and Art Contest: Hello! Mustang,
You are invited to participate in the 2023 Chinese Language & Art Contest. There are a total of 12 categories, including speech, read aloud, two-way translation, penmanship, Chinese typing, western paining, calligraphy, etc. Registration starts on Monday, December 12th and ends on Wednesday, December 21. Visit this Google Site for more details: https://sites.google.com/cusdk8.org/millerchinesecontest/home
Contact Ms. Chern in room 49 or Mr. Kuan in room 47 if you have any questions.
Mustangs in Motion Lunch Time Activity: Volleyball: All interested in playing in the lunch time volleyball tournament, please visit MiM Google Classroom: 2ixnchk
Team sign-ups end on Wed, December 14th. Tournament will be the week of the 19th. Volleyballs will be available for use this Tuesday-Friday during lunch. Any questions, please see Ms Kamau
Spirit Week!: Hey Mustangs! Today is the first day of the Enchanted Spirit Week, Cozy Monday. In order for participation to count today, you should be wearing comfortable winter clothes, like winter sweaters/puffy jackets. You can also add in scarves, mittens, and headgear. Headgear includes ear muffs or beanie hats. On Twilight Tuesday, wear pajamas! In addition, you could wear cozy slippers and/or robes. On Wacky Winter Wednesday, dress up in crazy socks (which must be visible) and/or crazy sweaters. For Tropical Thursday, wear any Hawaiian/beach clothing, and leis, which you can purchase from the student store this week. To wrap up the week, on Forest Gnome Friday, dress up like a Gnome! You can do this by wearing flannel, hats, and beards. Tomorrow, we will have our teacher competition, which will be a fun game called rock-paper-scissors hula hoop. It will take place near the volleyball courts. On Thursday, we will hold the same competition with the students near the volleyball courts. On Friday, we will hold the student-teacher competition, which will take place in the quad. It will be called A Bit Dicey. In this competition, students and teachers will have to stack 6 dice on a popsicle stick within a minute. Also, if you would like to earn free candy throughout the spirit week, make sure you go really over the top in what you are wearing. Make sure you don’t just qualify, but over qualify! Come to Rm 14 at brunch for the candy. Homeroom reps, be sure to fill out the participation form for today, which is located on the Miller Student Council website (millersc.org). Show your spirit and go Mustangs!
Winter Grams!!: Hey Mustangs! Get your Winter Grams today before we run out of them. $1 grams contain 2 chocolate kisses,1 penguin keychain, and 2 polar bear erasers! $2 grams will contain 2 peppermint sticks and 2 snowman plushies! They will be selling for the rest of the week at the booth near the student store at lunch. This week, there are no restrictions on the maximum number of grams you could buy! So, remember to come if you want to purchase some more grams for your friends, your teachers, your family or yourself! When purchasing the gram, make sure you know the recipient's current 6th period teacher, the recipient’s real synergy name, and room number!
pollock_dana@cusdk8.org
Speaker Series: Talk #1!: Thank you to everyone who came to the first talk in our speaker series last Wednesday! We had a great time. Here are some pictures and videos! Thank you Dr. Alice He for hosting this event. We hope you had a great time!
Friday, December 9, 2022
"A Hairy Tale," Closing night tonight!: Cast B has their closing night tonight. Tickets are going fast! Come see Drama's final performance of "A Hairy Tale." Doors open at 6:30pm.
iacobovici_frederica@cusdk8.org
Discover French: Are you interested in traveling to Paris? If your answer is yes, do you know some words that will help you there? Lynbrook Honor Society can help you out. They created some short, fun courses teaching not only the beautiful language, but also some cultural aspects. It is free, online, and will start on January 19. Hurry up, sign up.
Miller Rubik's Cube Club: Hey Mustangs, Rubik's Cube Club will be hosted every Friday from 3:15 to 4:15 at Ms. Yen's room or room 13. We will be announcing winners from last week's tournament and giving prizes to the top 3 cubers. We will also be providing snacks and drinks for everyone who comes. Hope to see you there!
Culture Night!: Hey Miller! Leadership is introducing a new event called Culture Night. At culture night, there will be booths to showcase the diverse Miller culture. Culture night will take place on January 20th, but before that we need to know who would like to host a booth. Students, teachers, and parents can host booths! We hope to have as many cultures represented as possible. Please fill out an interest form at tinyurl.com/culturenightinterestform. Please fill it out by Sunday, December 11th. You can also find the form on www.millersc.org. More information is coming soon!
December Culture Month: Hey Miller! This December is Culture Month. Next week, we will be celebrating Hanukkah with two special videos. There will also be a special event in two weeks on Tuesday 12/20! Watch Millervision next week for more information!
Winter Grams!!!: Have you bought your Winter grams yet? If not, check out the booth near the Student Store during lunch and buy one for yourself or your friends. $1 grams contain 2 chocolate kisses,1 penguin keychain, and 2 polar bear erasers! $2 grams will contain 2 candy sticks and 2 snowman plushies! Make sure you get one soon before we run out of supplies! When purchasing the gram, make sure you know the recipient’s real name, recipient’s current 6th period teacher, and their room number! See you there!
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
iacobovici_frederica@cusdk8.org
Discover French: Are you interested in traveling to Paris? If your answer is yes, do you know some words that will help you there? Lynbrook Honor Society can help you out. They created some short, fun courses teaching not only the beautiful language, but also some cultural aspects.
It is free, online, and will start on January 19. Hurry up, sign up.
Math Olympiad # 2: The Math Olympiad is TODAY at 3:30pm on Google Meet.
Speaker Series: Talk #1!: Today, the very first speaker of our speaker series this year, Dr. Alice He will be sharing about her career in endocrinology and the relation of technology with endocrinology. It will be from 3:30-4:30 in the Library. Here are a few reminders before the event. Snacks will be handed out AFTER the talk, so please make sure to throw away your trash. Please be respectful to the speaker! Feel free to bring parents and siblings, as the event is open to the community. Leadership and JuMP club are excited to see you there!
Gnome Beard Making Activity!: Hey Miller! Today is the last day of our gnome-beard making activity which will take place in the Quad during lunch. All you need is a mask to participate. Hope to see you there!
Spirit Week #2: The Enchanted Winter Spirit Week!: Hey Miller! Our second spirit week of the year, Enchanted Winter Spirit Week, is coming up from December 12th to December 16th! The week will consist of 5 dress-up days, which will be Cozy Monday, Twilight Tuesday, Wacky Winter Wednesday, Tropical Thursday, and Forest Gnome Friday. Remember that we will have a gnome beard making activity today in the quad. If you plan on attending, please bring a mask with you. Throughout the week, we will have three competitions. On Tuesday, we will have our teacher competition near the volleyball courts. On Thursday, we will hold the same competition with the students near the volleyball courts. On Friday, we will hold the student-teacher competition, which will take place in the quad. Participating is also a great way to show off your spirit! More details coming soon.
Drama presents "A Hairy Tale": Come to the show! Reserve tickets at lunch or pick them up at the time of the show.
Monday, December 5, 2022
The PBIS Prize Store is Open!: The PBIS prize store is open again to redeem your points. If you want to redeem some or all of your hard earned points during this purchase window, make your selections by Dec. 22. Prize bag distribution will be right after the December break.
Remember to be RRC to earn your PBIS points!
iacobovici_frederica@cusdk8.org
Discover French: Are you interested in traveling to Paris? If your answer is yes, do you know some words that will help you there? Lynbrook Honor Society can help you out. They created some short, fun courses teaching not only the beautiful language, but also some cultural aspects.
It is free, online, and will start on January 19. Hurry up, sign up.
lam_kimberly@cusdk8.org
Math Olympiad # 2: The 2nd Math Olympiad contest will take place on Wednesday, December 7th at 3:30pm using the same Google Meet link.
Cross Country Awards Night: The entire XC Team will be celebrating the 2022 season this Tuesday, December 6th. 6PM at Jake's Pizza in Saratoga. Bring the entire family for dinner and celebrate our success!
Lost & Found: Please check the lost and found before 12/19. We will trash or donate all items that are not claimed by the 19th!
Check-out the Mustang Way Newspaper first edition of the school year! :
Go to the Mustang Way website at https://sites.google.com/cusdk8.org/themustangway/newspapers to read engaging stories, informative articles, and fun riddles & comics.
goodman-orcutt_april@cusdk8.org
Culture Night!!: Hey Miller! Leadership is introducing a new event called Culture Night. At culture night, there will be booths to showcase the diverse Miller culture. Culture night will take place on January 20th, but before that we need to know who would like to host a booth. Students, teachers, and parents can host booths! We hope to have as many cultures represented as possible. Please fill out an interest form at tinyurl.com/culturenightinterestform. Please fill it out by Sunday, December 11th. You can also find the form on www.millersc.org. More information is coming soon!
Friday, December 2, 2022
PBIS Prize Pick-up Today at Lunch: If you redeemed PBIS point during this purchase window, come to the student store today during lunch to pick-up your prize bag.
"A Hairy Tale," December 6th through 9th: The Drama program has been working to produce "A Hairy Tale," a short, funny parody of multiple themes that we all know. Tickets can be reserved on mroncay.com, or you can pick them up at lunch in the quad or even at the door on the night of the show.
Math Olympiad # 2: The 2nd Math Olympiad contest will take place next Wednesday, December 7th at 3:30pm using the same Google Meet link. Remember to submit your Honor Code before the contest and your camera is ready for the contest. There are no makeups for the Math Olympiad.
Winter Grams!: Are you ready to pump up your winter spirit mustangs?!!!!!! Starting next Monday, we will be selling our winter grams at the booth near the student store at lunch. There are two options for grams. The $1 gram contains 2 chocolate kisses, 1 penguin keychain, and 2 polar bear erasers. The $2 gram contains 2 peppermint candy sticks and 1 snowman plushie. Make sure to stop by with some money to purchase grams for yourself, your teachers, or your friends. Please note, we request buyers to know their recipients REAL name (no nicknames!) as well as their sixth period room number and teacher. Hope you enjoy this year’s winter grams!
Cyber Security: The next Cyber Security meeting will take place this coming Monday, December 5th, from 3:00 to 4:00 in Mrs. Reed’s classroom (room 33).
Coin Wars Donut Info: Hey 8th graders! Remember to stop by the gym during lunch today to receive your donut as a reward for winning Coin Wars! Please remember to bring your student ID. If you forget to bring your ID card, you can still receive a donut but you will have to go to the end of the line and wait until everyone else gets one. Please line up between the band room and the gym. Have a great day, Mustangs!
Speaker Series!: MARK YOUR calendars! Leadership is collaborating with the JuMP club to bring you the first speaker of our speaker series this year – Dr. Alice He. Dr. He will be coming to Miller on Wednesday, December 7 to share about her experience as a physician, how technology is used in healthcare, and simple and important medical issues. Leadership is excited to work with one of our wonderful clubs on campus for this event and hope you will attend! Entry is free, and we will provide FREE snacks. In addition, everyone in the community is welcome to join. You can refer to millersc.org for this information, and stay tuned for more information.
First Miller Rubik's Cube Club Tournament: The first Rubik's Cube Club tournament is today afterschool at 3:15 to 4:15 in Mrs. Yen's room (room 13). There will be prizes, and snacks and drinks for everyone! Be sure to come!
7th Girls Volleyball: The 7th grade girls volleyball team finished the season with an 11-1 record and a Championship over a very tough Sunnyvale team. After winning the first set, Sunnyvale fought back to win game 2. With Sunnyvale leading 9-0 to start game 3, the girls swung the momentum and won the crucial third game. Game 4 was finished off with Emmy L. spiking an unreturnable ball for the win! Consistent serving was the key to victory. Mr. Yosh would like to thank Chantelle, Oliva, Aarohi, Miya, Melody, Sarah, Dhruvi, Ivy, Samanvi, Emmy, Marissa, and Eileen for an unforgettable season.
6th Grade Girls Volleyball: Congratulations to the 6th grade girls volleyball team who played a hard fought game last night against Hyde but fell short 1-3. The girls team had a phenomenal season working on 3 hits, serves, communication and team work. Ms Kamau would like to thank the team for their hard work, dedication and a very successful season. Go Mustangs!
Mustang Wrestling: Mustang Wrestling: After months of training it was time for the 2022 Miller Varsity Wrestling Team to put their skills to a test at league finals. Juan J, Mia G and Dylan L were steadying factors in keeping the team focus on the goal of leaving everything on the mat. 6th grader Kyle F went up a weight class and battled to a 4th place finish. Rohan V, Nakihil N, Owen H, and Ryan L all finished the night standing on the 3rd place podium. William L, Lily Y, Oscar Y and Ethan L worked their way to a 2nd place finish. Miles M, Olivia T, Hisham M, and Daniel Y all got to hang 1st place metals around their neck. Millers 17 varsity wrestlers combined to score 186 points and capture the 2022 Valley Athletic League Title. Mustang Fight……….
JANUARY 2023
Monday, January 30, 2023
Miller Handbook Contest: Are you interested in designing the cover for the Miller School Planner? We are looking for students who are willing to put their artistic abilities to work to personalize next year’s planner for our school. Nearly 1200 copies of the winning designs will be printed for the 2023-2024 school year. Rules and guidelines can be found on the Miller Website under About Us → Handbook.
The deadline for entries is Friday, February 17, 2023, by 3pm. Please turn in your submissions to the office.
Harker Math Invitational : Every year Miller brings two teams of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders to compete at the Harker Math Invitational. As of this time Harker has not released the contest date but it is typically held in the beginning of March. If you are interested in trying out to represent Miller at Harker, please join the HMI google classroom using the join code: i6uirwq
Lazer Girls Wins Award!: The Vex Robotics team comprised of six 6th graders, was awarded the VIQC Excellence Award in a highly competitive local tournament, advancing the team to the Northern California Region State Championship to be held on March 5th, competing to represent Northern California in the VEX Worlds Championship! The students worked on designing, building, programming, and testing a competition robot to compete in local VEX tournaments. Please congratulate the following students if you see them around campus!
Audrey W, Kacie C, Lydia C, Audrey L, Meera R, Elizabeth Y
Lost and Found: Items in the lost and found will be donated to a local charity at the end of this month. Please check the lost and found for any of your missing items.
After School Sports Season 4: Attention all girls interested in soccer and all boys interested in basketball: Tryouts for both sports will begin on Monday, February 6th after school. In order for you to tryout, you must have your parents fill out and submit a tryout waiver form. It can be found on the left hand side of the homepage and titled "CUSD Tryout Waiver." The waiver must be completed and submitted by Sunday, February, 5th. No one will be allowed to tryout with out a waiver. If you have any questions, please see Mr. Yosh
Friday, January 27, 2023
Lunar New Year Celebration with CLIP: Hello Mustangs, Happy Lunar New Year!!!
You are all invited to attend the Lunar New Year Celebration hosted by CLIP at Muir Elementary TODAY, January 27, starting at 5:30pm. There are performances, crafts & game booths, and food trucks. Make it a fun evening out with your family! Hope to see you there!
Miller Rubik's Cube Club: Jeopardy: Hey Mustangs, today afterschool we will have our second event of the year: Jeopardy. Come out to Mrs. Yen's room, room 13, from 3:15 to 4:15 TODAY to answer some trivia! There will be free snacks and drinks for those who participate and even PRIZES for winners. Hope to see you there!
Harker Math Invitational: Every year Miller brings two teams of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders to compete at the Harker Math Invitational. As of this time Harker has not released the contest date but it is typically held in the beginning of March. If you are interested in trying out to represent Miller at Harker, please join the HMI google classroom using the join code: i6uirwq
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Mustangs Can Code GROUP A Meeting: Mustangs Can Code GROUP A Meets Today @3:05 PM after school in Room 7, Ms. Everhardt's room.
Lunar New Year Celebration with CLIP: Hello Mustangs, Happy Lunar New Year!!!
You are all invited to attend the Lunar New Year Celebration hosted by CLIP at Muir Elementary this Friday, January 27, starting at 5:30pm. There are performances, crafts & game booths, and food trucks. Make it a fun evening out with your family! Hope to see you there!
The BTS Club: The BTS Club will meet in room 45 in second semester, during lunch on Thursdays. If you don't know BTS, they were just 7 boys with a dream in middle school. By high school, they put their dream into action. However, they were not suppose to succeed because of being in a small company. There were haters, nay sayers, and doubters. Look where they are today, 10 years later. They have 50 million fans around the globe. They are humble, relateable, and have positive influence through their music. Come join the club to be inspired and meet friends who like their music.
Rainbow Vibes Podcast: Rainbow Vibes the Podcast has 3 episodes available to you NOW on www.millersc.org
These investigations & interviews are hosted by Miller students and available online until March 31st.
3 more episodes about Cancel Culture, Napoleon, and Why We Have 0 period will drop online this FRIDAY. You can watch the promo videos for these new episodes on our website NOW!
Lost and Found: Items in the lost and found will be donated to a local charity at the end of this month. Please check the lost and found for any of your missing items.
Culture Night Wrap-up: Hey Miller. Last Friday was Culture Night. Hope you all had a fun time learning about the different cultures, doing activities, eating food, and watching amazing performances. Here's some pictures and clips from the event. Hope you had a good time at Miller's first Culture Night!
Monday, January 23, 2023
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! It’s your last chance this month to show your teachers that you are showing Perseverance and Determination are Tools for Success for the Golden Hoofprint!
Handbook Cover Contest: Are you interested in designing the cover for the Miller School Planner? We are looking for students who are willing to put their artistic abilities to work to personalize next year’s planner for our school. Nearly 1200 copies of the winning designs will be printed for the 2023-2024 school year. Rules and guidelines can be found on the Miller Website under About Us → Handbook.
The deadline for entries is Friday, February 17, 2023, by 3pm. Please turn in your submissions to the office.
Art Club: Attention~ all art club members. We are so excited to announce that we are beginning our biggest project this year, on-campus murals! Over the next few months, we will be painting the potted planters near the 6th grade portables with special messages and illustrations to spread positivity around campus. If you are in Art Club and are interested in helping to paint the planters, please fill out our interest form at tinyurl.com/MMSartclubmuralproject. If you aren’t in art club but want to participate in this project, please first send our officers Jaclyn, Shreshta, and Ms. Everhardt an email that you would like to join so that we can add you to our Google Classroom, and then fill out the form. For new joiners, we met every SEL-Tuesday during lunch. Our next meeting will be next week on Tuesday, January 24th and will cover a lot of information regarding this project, so make sure to mark your calendars and spread the word to friends and classmates who would like to join us. Looking forward to seeing you all at our next meeting!
Lost and Found: Items in the lost and found will be donated to a local charity at the end of this month. Please check the lost and found for any of your missing items.
2023 Miller Chinese Fair: This year’s Chinese New Year was on January 22, 2023, which marks the first day of the Lunar calendar. The 15th and last day of the Chinese New Year celebration will be on the Lantern Festival (元宵節), which is February 5th this year.
A way to keep track of the years is the Chinese Zodiac. In Chinese culture, animals are used to represent the years. The system cycles through twelve animals, who are said to have raced to the jade chamber in the heavens
The winner of the race was the rat, having hitched a ride on the ox, who was second. The tiger was third, followed by the rabbit, then the dragon, the snake, the horse, the sheep, the monkey, the chicken, the dog, and lastly, the pig
This Chinese New Year celebrates the rabbit year, which is an animal that is deeply significant to Chinese culture. For instance, the Jade Rabbit is the rabbit that is said to accompany the maiden/goddess Chang’e on the moon.
On Thursday, January 26 and Friday, January 27, there will be a Chinese fair held in the quad during lunch, hosted by the CLIP students. Many different activities and presentations will be available.
Here, you can learn about the Chinese arts such as calligraphy or traditional paper cutting, gain more knowledge on the Chinese zodiac and the year of the rabbit, play games such as go, Chinese chess, or mahjong, and even try some traditional Chinese foods.
Be sure to come to the quad to check out the booths!
reed_ana@cusdk8.org
Cyber Security: The next Cyber Security meeting will take place today from 3:00 to 4:00 in Mrs. Reed’s classroom (room 33).
Fancy Dance!: Fancy Dance 2023! (8th graders only!) Theme: Winter Wonderland and is on February 10th, 2023 from 6:00-9:00 PM. It includes: a DJ, photography, movie, food, dance performance, dessert, drinks, and a lot of fun! Vouchers are selling for $35 until 2/3 near the student store. Make sure to plan your table (10 people max) and photography group (15 people max) with your friends before buying a voucher! dietary restrictions? Inform sales worker! financial needs? contact Ms. Iyer. follow @miller_sc_ on instagram OR go to millersc.org for more information!
Friday, January 20, 2023
Garden Club Art Contest: Attention all Miller artists!
The Miller Garden Club is giving you a chance to submit original artwork to be able to win the honor of painting your art on the garden shed at the Miller garden. There will be four winners.
Here’s how you submit your work:
The theme for the contest will be: gardening and nature.
Paint your design on art paper of your choice. The art paper should be no larger than 11x14 inches.
Write your full name on the back along with your school email and drop it off at room 2- Ms. Emerson’s room.
Winners will be announced on Millervision. Submissions are due by February 13th.
Good luck artists!
yen_grace@cusdk8.org
Miller Rubik's Cube Club: Hey Mustangs, Rubik's Cube Club will be hosted every Friday from 3:15 to 4:15 at Ms. Yen's room or room 13. We teach you how to solve cool puzzles, learn new algorithms and much more. This club is open to both beginners and advanced cubers. Hope to see you there!
AMC 8 Test Booklet: If you have taken AMC 8 contest and would like to have your own copy of the test booklet back, please come to Room 17 today (Friday) or Monday (01/23/23) at BRUNCH to retrieve it.
Mustangs in Motion: Volleyball Tournament: Hey Mustangs! Come on out, bring your lunch and cheer on our final two volleyball teams! Final game begins at 12:47 on the outdoor volleyball courts. Good luck to both teams.
Fancy Dance: Early Bird sales end TODAY for the Fancy Dance. They are $30 today for sale at the Student Store. They will be on sale for $35 for the next two weeks. You must have a voucher to enter the dance.
Culture Night: TODAY is Culture Night from 5-6:30pm in the Quad. Explore booths created by staff/students from all our different cultures. At 6pm, join us in the MP room for cultural dance performances by Miller students. This event is FREE and open to all students, staff, and families.
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! Are you showing off the Golden Hoofprint skills of Perseverance and Determination are Tools for Success to your teachers? They are looking for that!
Mustangs Can Code GROUP B Meeting Reminder: Mustangs Can Code GROUP B Meets Today @3:05 PM after school in Room 7, Ms. Everhardt's room.
iacobovici_frederica@cusdk8.org
Lynbrook French Honor Society - French Classes: Lynbrook's French Honor Society will host a set of 6 virtual classes for FREE starting next week. The classes are 45 minutes & begin on January 19th.
Sign up today at: tinyurl.com/shfpetitcours23
Discover FRANCE & explore the details on the sign up form
Math Olympiad # 3: The Math Olympiad is TODAY at 3:30pm on Google Meet. Make sure your camera is working and that you submitted your Honor Code.
Rainbow Vibes the Podcast: Rainbow Vibes the Podcast is BACK for Season 3! Media Production students have been hard at work all semester to bring you 9 awesome episodes of interviews, investigations, and more! Each Friday we will drop 3 brand new episodes on our website for you to listen to at any time. Go to www.millersc.org & click on Rainbow Vibes to listen. Podcasts are great for when you are walking, biking, cleaning your room, or just enjoying the afternoon rain. We have a wide range of topics this season, and each Friday you will hear a little more about the episodes for that week here on Millervision. Thank you to all the teachers and students on campus who helped us with our investigations this season, and we hope you enjoy our productions!
Ball Bin Closed Temporarily: The ball bin will be closed due to equipment not being distributed and returned for the next few weeks while we brainstorm ideas on how to improve our procedures so we don’t have missing equipment. We will let you know when it opens again. The student store will still be open.
Culture Night this Friday!!: Hey Miller! We are having a Culture Night this Friday, January 20th! It is a community event, so you can invite your family and friends! It will take place in the miller quad from 5-6:30 pm. You will get a passport and receive a sticker from each booth. They will have information about a culture and a chance for you to learn something new! Many booths will offer food, have craft-making opportunities, or teach you new skills! Toward the end of the night, there will be some amazing performances in the MP room! You will see people from our miller community performing with dances originating from around the world! Additionally, the Charity Committee is collaborating with Culture Night. You may donate to our local "Stop AAPI Hate" charity during the event. There will be a jar and ONLY dollar bills are accepted. There will also be a QR code on the tables that you can scan from your personal device to donate digitally. Here's some information about the organization. Hope to see you there!
Friday, January 13, 2023
PBIS Prize Pick-up is Today at Lunch!: If you redeemed PBIS point during this purchase window, come to the student store today during lunch to pick-up your prize bag.
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! Don’t forget to show off your Golden Hoofprint skills of Perseverance and Determination are Tools for Success to your teachers!
iacobovici_frederica@cusdk8.org
Lynbrook French Honor Society - French Classes: Lynbrook's French Honor Society will host a set of 6 virtual classes for FREE starting next week. The classes are 45 minutes & begin on January 19th.
Sign up today at: tinyurl.com/shfpetitcours23
Discover FRANCE & explore the details on the sign up form
Miller Rubik's Cube Club: Hey Mustangs, Rubik's Cube Club will be hosted every Friday from 3:15 to 4:15 at Ms. Yen's room or room 13. We teach you how to solve cool puzzles, learn new algorithms and much more. This club is open to both beginners and advanced cubers. Hope to see you there!
PTA Reflections Council Level Awards: Congratulations to the following students who received an award of excellence, merit or honorable mention for their PTA Reflections submissions: Anjali R, Avanthika K, Zoey J, Andrea W and Aksharaa C.
Math Olympiad # 3: The third Math Olympiad contest will take place next Wednesday, January 18th at 3:30pm on Google Meet.
STEAM Magazine Club: Due to monday being a holiday, STEAM Magazine Club will meet next week on TUESDAY, Jan 17th from 3:15 - 4:15 in room 8. Make sure to attend.
The official AMC 8 Contest : Miller students, mark your calendar! If you signed up for the AMC 8 Competition, please pay close ATTENTION to the following information:
Contest Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Venue: Miller Middle School (poster of room assignments will be posted outside Rm. 17 by this Friday.)
Time: 3:20~4:10 PM (we will start at 3:20 PM SHARP!)
Note #1: READ YOUR EMAIL regarding details of the AMC 8 contest. (You'll need to sign up or log into the MAA portal to be eligible to do the contest.)
Note #2: This will be the only announcement to remind you about the AMC 8 contest, so don't forget to mark this event on your calendar!
goodman-orcutt_april@cusdk8.org
Big Surprise: Candy Tables!: Hi! The wait is over! We know that you Mustangs work hard and are RRC all year so we wanted to reward you guys! We are excited to announce that tables full of FREE candy will be around campus today at lunch. The tables will be placed all around the school so make sure to look out for one! Workers will be handing out free candy to every single Mustang! Candies include Smarties, Dum Dums, Tootsie Rolls and Jolly Ranchers for FREE! Please make sure to be RRC while getting your candy! Hope to see you there!
All Boys Volleyball Players: Attention all boys volleyball players from the 6, 7, and 8th grade teams: Please meet Mr. Yosh at the mat room at brunch for a quick meeting.
Ball Bin Temporarily Closed: The ball bin will be closed due to equipment not being distributed and returned for the next few weeks while we brainstorm ideas on how to improve our procedures so we don’t have missing equipment. We will let you know when it opens again. The student store will still be open.
Fancy Dance Introduction Video:
- winter wonderland fancy dance is on 2/10 from 6:00-9;00
- 8th graders only
- must purchase a voucher to attend the dance.
- vouchers are on sale at a discounted price for 30 dollars next week
- after that, they will be sold for $35 for another 2 weeks
- please plan ahead on your table seating and what time you would like to get your group photos taken with your friends (10 people max per table) (15 people max per photo group)
- contact Ms Iyer if you can’t purchase a voucher due to financial reasons at iyer_anu@cusdk8.org
- IMPORTANT: HR reps for 8th grade only or mixed grade 2nd period classrooms need to attend the upcoming information meeting on 1/18 Wednesday 8:30 am in rm 14
Culture Night: Miller's FIRST Culture Night is Friday 1/20 from 5-6:30pm in the quad. Join us for performances from Miller students & staff at the beginning, and then enjoy your evening exploring the booths of all the cultures at Miller. Many booths will offer food! Bring your friends & family to this event - it is FREE!
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
PBIS Prize Pick-up is on Friday at Lunch!: If you redeemed PBIS point during this purchase window, come to the student store on Friday during lunch to pick-up your prize bag.
Mustangs Can Code GROUP A Meeting: Mustangs Can Code GROUP A Meets Today @3:05 PM after school in Room 7, Ms. Everhardt's room.
California All State Honor Band and Orchestra: Congratulations to the Miller Mustangs who were accepted into the 2023 California All State Honor Bands and Orchestras:
Ian C (8)
Catherine C (8)
Annabelle C (8)
Bryden F (8)
E-Jun H (8)
Eesha I (8)
Soolynn J (8)
Ethan K (7)
Arnav K (8)
Anasuya P (8)
Mihir S (8)
Wonho S (8)
David T (8)
Yiqin T (7)
Jason W (8)
Tiffany Y (7)
Benjamin Z (8)
Eileen Z (8)
Ray Z (8)
The California All State Honor Band/Orchestra is a gathering of the top music students in the State of California to rehearse and perform together at the annual California State Music Educators Conference. As the audition is highly competitive, we are proud of all the students who tried out and the effort they put in, and especially proud of the students who will be representing Miller and the Cupertino Union School District at the conference. Congratulations again, and GO MUSTANGS!
Monday, January 9, 2023
goodman-orcutt_april@cusdk8.org
Big Surprise for all students!!: Hi Mustangs! Welcome back to School! Hope you all had a wonderful winter break! This week we have a big surprise coming to appreciate all of you for all your hard work! Stay tuned to Millervison to find out!
RRC Reminders: Happy New Year! A few reminders as we start a new year. Please make sure you WALK to your classes, brunch and lunch. Do not run, it can cause serious injuries. Please pick up after yourself and put your trash in the trash can. Thank you!
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! It’s Golden Hoofprint time. The Golden Hoofprint theme this month is Perseverance and Determination are Tools for Success. This theme is related to our Mustang Way of Be Responsible. When you face challenges, look at them as an opportunity to learn. Take a break, breathe, and come back to the situation with a fresh perspective. Don't give up!
February 2023
Monday, February 27, 2023
Student Council Primary Election: It is ELECTION time at Miller! On Thursday this week in your homeroom class, all 6th & 7th graders will vote in the Primary Election. It is your job to be a responsible student and do your research about who you want to vote to represent your school. You can do this by reviewing the posters, speaking to candidates around campus, and reviewing their videos on www.millersc.org. Each video is less than 1 minute, so do your part & be an informed voter! You must be signed into your CUSDK8 account to watch the videos.
Results will be shared on Monday 3/6. Good luck to all the candidates!
Friday, February 17, 2023
PBIS Rewards Prize Distribution: If you ordered a prize at the PBIS online store between January 8 - February 13, please pick up your prize TODAY in front of the office at LUNCH.
MathCounts Chapter Competition: Congratulations to all Miller students that participated in the Chapter Mathcounts competition on Saturday, 2/11 at Miller Middle School. Out of 17 schools participating, Miller's team (Ryan B, Dale L, Wesley S and Ryan W) won 1st place, qualifying us for the State Mathcounts competition in March. Congrats and keep practicing!
iacobovici_frederica@cusdk8.
Mardi Gras Celebration: Mardi Gras is a French celebration celebrated on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. The French 1A and 1B classes will host activities near the portables such as playing bingo, teaching mini French classes, painting hands with French flags, and playing petanque.
"I Wanna Be In The Yearbook" Google Classroom: The yearbook staff is hard at work capturing all of the memories from this school year. But there’s only so many of us. We need your help in telling the story of the year.
Come join our “I Wanna Be In The Yearbook” Google Classroom. It’s there you express your thoughts on life at Miller, share opinions on current trends, and even upload your own photos from the year to help make sure your voice and memories are captured in this year’s book
You’ll also be able to offer your own ideas of what stories we should cover.
Join the classroom with class code: wcamlqg
AMC 8 Scores!: Sixth through eighth grade students, if you have taken the AMC 8 Contest, please ask your math teacher your AMC 8 scores. There are about 50 students whose scores are still being manually verified by Mathematical Association of America (MAA) so their score will come out beginning of March, 2023. Thank you for your patience.
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Clubs cancelled : Dance, Magic Card and Garden club are all cancelled for this week.
iacobovici_frederica@cusdk8.org
Mardi Gras Celebration: On Wednesday, French 1A and 1B will host a soccer game on the fields at 12:50. On Thursday, the French flag will be painted on people's hands, and on Friday, mini French classes will be hosted where you can also play bingo.
Jersey Return: Attention all girl basketball and boy soccer players: Please return your jersey to Mr. Yosh by this Friday if you haven't returned it to your coach. You can turn them in at the mat room during brunch.
PBIS Rewards February: If you ordered a prize at the PBIS online store between January 8 - February 13, please pick up your prize this Friday. The prize pick up will be in front of the office.
Math Olympiad # 4: The Math Olympiad will take place TODAY at 3:30pm using Google Meet.
Monday, February 13, 2022
Math Olympiad # 4: The Math Olympiad will take place this Wednesday using Google Meet.
iacobovici_frederica@cusdk8.org
Mardi Gras Celebration: Mardi Gras is a French celebration celebrated on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. The French 1A and 1B classes will host activities near the portables such as playing bingo, teaching mini French classes, painting hands with French flags, and playing petanque.
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! It’s your last chance this month to show your teachers that you are showing Overcoming Obstacles with Positive Action for the Golden Hoofprint!
Miller Handbook Cover Contest: Are you interested in designing the cover for the Miller School Planner? We are looking for students who are willing to put their artistic abilities to work to personalize next year’s planner for our school. Nearly 1200 copies of the winning designs will be printed for the 2023-2024 school year. Rules and guidelines can be found on the Miller Website under About Us → Handbook.
The deadline for entries is Friday, February 17, 2023, by 3pm. Please turn in your submissions to the office.
Friday. February 10, 2023
Mustangs in Motion: Kickball Tourney: Kickball Team submission forms are due today at 3:00PM. Games begin on Monday on the soccer fields. For more information please visit MiM google classroom: 2ixnchk
iacobovici_frederica@cusdk8.org
Mardi Gras Celebration: Mardi Gras is a French celebration celebrated on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. The French 1A and 1B classes will host activities near the portables such as playing bingo, teaching mini French classes, painting hands with French flags, and playing petanque.
Student Council Elections & Applications: For all 6th/7th graders who are interested in becoming an officer for student council next year, please to join our Google Classroom with code: ish3dbd
Advisors, Mrs. Orcutt & Ms. Pollock, will be hosting 2 sessions on Monday & Tuesday afterschool to inform you about the whole process. Details are posted on the Google Classroom.
This Google Classroom & these meetings are only for 6th & 7th students who are interested in becoming officers. If you are simply interested in the class, please wait for information later in March.
yen_grace@cusdk8.org
Miller Rubik's Cube Club: Hey Mustangs, Rubik's Cube Club will be hosted every Friday from 3:15 to 4:15 at Ms. Yen's room or room 13. We teach you how to solve cool puzzles, learn new algorithms and much more. This club is open to both beginners and advanced cubers. Hope to see you there!
Harker Math Invitation try-outs: Try-outs for the HMI are today after school 3-4pm. Please check your room assignment in google classroom. Fourteen students will be chosen from each grade to represent Miller at the contest. Good luck!
Hi 8th graders! As you know, today is the day of the winter wonderland fancy dance!
Please show up in your semi formal wear at 6:00 pm for check in. After the workers check your voucher, you will be guided to your table. Remember to line up at the Di Napoli entrance of the gym! Try to line up with the people at your table. Dining will commence at 6:15 and end at 7:15. You can get your desserts and drinks after dining ends. We’ll also be serving hot chocolate with the dessert! The dance itself will take place in the MP room until 9:00 pm. The Lynbrook Breakdance club will be in the MP room from 7:30 to 8:00 to perform and also teach you how to freestyle :) To get your photos taken, you should know your Group letter and rotation number which is on your voucher. This will let you know the time frame that you need to show up with your friend in order to get your pictures taken. Also, no phones are allowed at the dance, so plan ahead on how you're gonna keep track of your time! You won't have another chance to get your pictures taken if you miss your slot. And lastly, if you would like, there will be a movie playing in Mr. Oncay’s room with some cozy lighting and comfy bean bags and couches. We hope you enjoy the dance!!!!
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Mustangs Can Code Meeting : Both Groups A and B in Mustangs Can Code meet today after school in Room 7. Please make sure you are there by 3:05 at the latest so we can get started! Thank you!
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! Are you showing off the Golden Hoofprint skills of Overcoming Obstacles with Positive Action to your teachers? They are looking for that!
Student Council Officer Election & Application: For all 6th/7th graders who are interested in becoming an officer for student council next year, please plan to join a Google Classroom this FRIDAY 2/10. We will share the code on Millervision on Friday. You cannot join the Google Classroom until then.
Being a student council officer will be a great experience in leadership, teamwork, & personal growth. Feel free to check out our website at www.millersc.org to learn about our officer positions & reach out to the current officers to learn about what they do!
Advisors, Mrs. Orcutt & Ms. Pollock, will be hosting 2 sessions to inform you about the whole process of elections & applications for becoming an officer.
The first session is Monday Feb 13 - 3:05 - 3:45pm.
The next session is Tuesday Feb 14 - 3:05 - 3:45pm.
The same information will be shared at both sessions, so you only need to attend ONE session.
This Google Classroom & these meetings are only for 6th & 7th students who are interested in becoming officers. Again, you can join the Google Classroom this FRIDAY 2/10. We will share the code on Millervision on Friday. You cannot join the Google Classroom until then.
If you are simply interested in the class, please wait for information later in March.
Clubs Cancelled this week: Magic Club & Dance Club are canceled today, Wednesday 2/8. Garden Club will also be canceled on Friday 2/10.
AMC 8 Contest Booklet: Sixth to Eighth Graders, today (Wednesday) and tomorrow (Thursday) are the last two days to pick up your AMC 8 Contest booklets. Any booklet not picked up will be recycled on Friday.
goodman-orcutt_april@cusdk8.org
Fancy Dance!!: Please arrive a little bit before 6:00 and check-in is till 6:30. Line up outside the gym at the Di Napoli parking lot entrance. Try to line up with the people at your table! Remember to bring your voucher and ID. No phones are allowed! Lost your voucher? Come to Room 14 at lunch today or tomorrow! Also, if you don't have a voucher, you can't get dessert! Make sure to dress appropriately in semi-formal attire. Look for more information on millersc.org & on Friday's Millervision! Can't wait to see you there 8th graders! Have a winter-ful day :)
Monday, February 6, 2023
Miller Handbook Cover Contest: Are you interested in designing the cover for the Miller School Planner? We are looking for students who are willing to put their artistic abilities to work to personalize next year’s planner for our school. Nearly 1200 copies of the winning designs will be printed for the 2023-2024 school year. Rules and guidelines can be found on the Miller Website under About Us → Handbook.
The deadline for entries is Friday, February 17, 2023, by 3pm. Please turn in your submissions to the office.
"I Wanna Be In The Yearbook" Google Classroom: The yearbook staff is hard at work capturing all of the memories from this school year. But there’s only so many of us. We need your help in telling the story of the year.
Come join our “I Wanna Be In The Yearbook” Google Classroom. It’s there you express your thoughts on life at Miller, share opinions on current trends, and even upload your own photos from the year to help make sure your voice and memories are captured in this year’s book
You’ll also be able to offer your own ideas of what stories we should cover.
Join the classroom with class code: wcamlqg
Student Council Officer Election & Application: For all 6th/7th graders who are interested in becoming an officer for student council next year, please plan to join a Google Classroom this FRIDAY 2/10. We will share the code on Millervision on Friday. You cannot join the Google Classroom until then.
Being a student council officer will be a great experience in leadership, teamwork, & personal growth. Feel free to check out our website at www.millersc.org to learn about our officer positions & reach out to the current officers to learn about what they do!
Advisors, Mrs. Orcutt & Ms. Pollock, will be hosting 2 sessions to inform you about the whole process of elections & applications for becoming an officer.
The first session is Monday Feb 13 - 3:05 - 3:45pm.
The next session is Tuesday Feb 14 - 3:05 - 3:45pm.
The same information will be shared at both sessions, so you only need to attend ONE session.
This Google Classroom & these meetings are only for 6th & 7th students who are interested in becoming officers. Again, you can join the Google Classroom this FRIDAY 2/10. We will share the code on Millervision on Friday. You cannot join the Google Classroom until then.
If you are simply interested in the class, please wait for information later in March.
Cybuture Club: Have you heard of chatGPT? The next Cybuture meeting will be about chatGPT today from 3:00 to 4:00 in Mrs. Reed’s classroom (room 33). Be sure to come!
Friday, February 3, 2022
Harker Math Invitational: If you are interested in trying out to represent Miller at the Harker Math Invitational, please join the HMI google classroom using the join code: i6uirwq Today is the LAST day to join google classroom and fill out the interest form.
Miller Rubik's Cube Club: Hey Mustangs, Rubik's Cube Club will be hosted every Friday from 3:15 to 4:15 at Ms. Yen's room or room 13. We teach you how to solve cool puzzles, learn new algorithms and much more. This club is open to both beginners and advanced cubers. Hope to see you there!
YEI CLUB: Are you interested in learning about Economics and having fun at the same time? Join the YEI Club every Friday at lunch in Room 17. See you there!
8th Grade Boys Soccer: Coach Holley would like to send out a huge congratulations to the Miller Boys 7/8 soccer team. They dominated the league the entire season and made it to the league final, an honor that Miller has not had in 12 years. They placed second in the league with skill and sportsmanship. Congrats Boys - you have made Miller exceptionally proud!
Fancy Dance voucher sales reminder: 8th graders! Today is the last day to purchase your voucher for the FANCY DANCE! $35 at lunch next to the student store. DO NOT WAIT! No tickets will be sold after 1 PM and we do not want you to miss out on all the fun!! If you are unable to purchase a ticket, please contact Mrs. Iyer TODAY for assistance. We have to let the caterer know this afternoon how many students are attending, so our numbers have to be final after lunch.
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! It’s Golden Hoofprint time. The Golden Hoofprint theme this month is Overcoming Obstacles with Positive Action. This theme is related to our Mustang Way of Be Respectful. When something is hindering your path, like trying to figure out a problem, always try to remind yourself that you can do it. To help yourself, ask a friend, a teacher, or a parent to explain it in a different way. The different way might be just what you needed to help you solve the problem.
No Mustangs Can Code Meeting: There will be no Mustangs Can Code Meetings today. Both groups will meet next week on Wednesday at Room 7.
Garden Club Art Contest: Attention all Miller artists!
The Miller Garden Club is giving you a chance to submit original artwork to be able to win the honor of painting your art on the garden shed at the Miller garden. There will be four winners.
Here’s how you submit your work:
The theme for the contest will be: gardening and nature.
Paint your design on art paper of your choice. The art paper should be no larger than 11x14 inches.
Write your full name on the back along with your school email and drop it off at room 2- Ms. Emerson’s room.
Winners will be announced on Millervision. Submissions are due by February 13th.
Good luck artists!
2023 Miller Chinese Language & Art Contest: Congratulations to all participants and winners! You did a great job in this year's Miller Chinese Language & Art Contest. Please come to Room 49 at lunchtime for a dessert party on Friday, February 3rd. Here are the winners for each category:
2023 Miller Chinese Language & Culture Contest: Please replace the pdf file submitted previously with the updated file. I also upload a .docx file for your convenience. Thank you!!!
Mustang in Motion 1st Semester Volleyball Tournament: Congratulations to all student athletes who participated in the 1st Semester MiM volleyball tournament. We had 13 teams of 7 students come out to compete. The game quality have been wild with 3 hits and service aces. Nice job to all teams. Your top 3 teams are: 1st Place: Team Morocco- Aristotle T, Arnav K, Aaroosh R, Daniel C, Michael F, Joshua H and David T2nd Place: Team Tunisia- Joanna C, Megan R, Kaira A, Ariel B, Jacey T, Eesha I and Tia S
3rd Place: Team Spain- Janav M, Vincent W, Silas M, Jino A, Arnav D, Zachary Y, Connor and Erik K
The next tournament is Kickball. Please find more information in MiM Google Classroom: 2ixnchk
Wresting Team Photo: Yearbook would like to take a team photo of the 2022-2023 Mustang Wrestling Team. Please wear your Mustang Wrestling Sweatshirt and meet in the gym at lunch on Friday February 3rd. Any questions please see Mr. Gonzales
goodman-orcutt_april@cusdk8.org
Spirit Week #2 Winners!: Hey Mustangs! Our second spirit week of the year, Enchanted Winter Spirit Week, was a blast. Here are the Homeroom Competition winners: For the teacher competition, in first place was the team with Yosh, Kuan, Gasparik, Lanthier, Chern, Pollock. The student competition winner in first place is a team with Yosh, Gasparik, and Johnson. For the teacher/student competition: in First place: Walia and Niksch, in Second place: Tang, Chern, and Yosh, and in third place: LoBue and Johnson. The overall winners of the spirit week are...in fifth place: Mr. Kuan with 28 points. in fourth place: Ms. Chern with 31 points. In third place is Mr. Tang with 34 points. In second place is Ms. Gasparik with 38 points. and lastly in 1st place is Mr. Yosh with 45 points! The winner will be notified shortly about their prize. Thank you everyone who participated, and congrats to the winners!
March 2023
Friday, March 31, 2023
Disaster Drill: Today is the disaster drill. A Disaster Drill is held each year to prepare staff and students in the event of a major disaster (i.e. major earthquake) or school wide evacuation.
Students will be expected to sit and wait in their last name groups for approximately 30 minutes.
Please behave respectfully, responsibly, and refrain from talking. It is important for staff and students to hear announcements over the intercom. Follow all directions from staff. Let's make it a great drill!
Harker Math Invitational Results: On Saturday, March 18th, fourty-four Miller students went to compete at the Harker Math Invitational. The competition was tough and Miller won the following awards. In the individual category, Michael T placed 1st, Sophia F placed 2nd, and Henry W placed 5th overall for 7th grade. For 8th grade, Benjamin Z placed 3rd, Ashmit A placed 4th and Ian C placed 5th. For the team round, 7th grade students Michael T, Tanish K, Ishaan M, Hannah Z, Sophia F, Frank X, and Henry W earned first place. Victoria H, Tianlin L, Gopah D, Catherine J, Sean H, Yunfei X, and Leo Z earned 3rd place. Miller was able to win two of the three team round trophies for 7th grade which is very difficult! Our 8th grade team Ashmit Arasada, Benjamin Zhang, Nitin Vaka, Andy Chen, Christopher Lu, Ian C, and Shannon Zhang also earned first place for the team round. Congratulations to all the winners and participants who represented Miller well at the competition.
Wellness Room: Attention students: Are you looking for a place that you can go to at lunch to have some quiet relaxing time? The Wellness Room in Room 46 is open everyday at lunch. We have sand trays, puzzles, art supplies, fidget toys, Buddha boards, yoga mats, bean bags and reading material. Stop by and check it out!
PBIS store open this Friday: If you ordered a prize from the PBIS store between February 27 - March 24, please pick up your prize this Friday. Prizes will be distributed at brunch and after school on Friday.
New Drop Off & Pick Up: Friendly reminder to all students that the parking lot on Di Napoli is not open for student drop off and pick up. Students can enter campus by the gate behind the portables or by room 1.
Tech Agreement Reminder: Here is your tech agreement reminder:
#5: Respect the files and accounts of other students. If another student is logged into a device, please log them out before using.
Miller's Food Recovery Program: Miller is leading the way in CUSD with a robust Food Recovery Program. The amazing kitchen staff, dedicated students, Mrs. Reed and community volunteers are making sure our leftover brunch and lunches are reaching hungry people in our community. Watch the video to learn more!
MathCounts State Competition: We are happy to announce that Miller's MathCounts Team formed by Ryan B., Dale L., Ryan W. and Wesley W. won 2nd place at the State level Mathcounts competition on Saturday, March 25th in Stockton. We were only a fraction of a point off from 1st place! Ryan B placed 4th in the State allowing him to qualify for the National MathCounts Competition in May. Congratulations all!
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
MCC Meeting: Mustangs Can Code meets today after school at 3:05 PM at Room 7, Mrs. Everhardt's Room. See you all after school!
Tech Agreement Reminder: Here is your Tech Agreement Reminder:
#3: Use only accounts provided by the school
Tech Agreement Reminder: Here is your tech agreement reminder:
#4: Save online gaming (not sanctioned by a teacher) and non-academic multimedia consumption for home, if permitted at home
Next Year's Planner Cover: Thank you to all the students who submitted their artwork for the 23-23 Planner Cover Artwork Contest.
Our top three finalists were Angeline Su (7th Grader), Zixuan Wang (7th grader), and Xinyi Zhu (7th grader).
Congratulations to Angeline Su with the winning design!
Food Waste Recovery Mini - Series (Share Bin) : These past year, we've noticed that a lot of food has been wasted. To prevent this from happening, we've built a little food recovery series to help bring awareness and provide ways to help stop food waste from happening. This video is the first real video in which we talk about the importance of using the share bin and its benefits.
PTA Appreciation!: Hey Miller! PTA Appreciation is happening today 3/29. Come to the quad during lunch and make a leaf to be a part of the PTA appreciation poster. Messages can be as simple as a “Thank you!”. Remember to keep the note RRC and be sure to come to the quad during lunch today! Hope to see you there!
goodman-orcutt_april@cusdk8.org
April Fool's Grams!: Hey Mustangs! Tomorrow is the last day for you to buy April Fool’s Day grams! Our grams contain slime, chocolate coins, chicken keychains, and more! Remember to check out the booth in front of room 14 at lunch today! When purchasing the gram, make sure you know the recipient's current 6th period teacher and room number, and their legal name! See you there!!
March Culture Month: Ramadan!: hey miller! for March culture month, we're celebrating Ramadan! The event will take place on March 30th, at lunch. There will be tables in the quad and outside room 14. you can get temporary henna tattoos! Henna is a temporary design made from ground leaves into a paste. It is often applied during celebrations like Eid, the end of Ramadan. We'll be using/giving out temporary stick on tattoos to celebrate this culture! Hope to see you there!
Wellness Room: Attention students: Are you looking for a place that you can go to at lunch to have some quiet relaxing time? The Wellness Room in Room 46 is open everyday at lunch. We have sand trays, puzzles, art supplies, fidget toys, Buddha boards, yoga mats, bean bags and reading material. Stop by and check it out!
Counselors in the Quad: The counselors will be located in the Quad (weather permitting) or cafeteria, to answer any questions you might have relating to the elective selection. Just a reminder, elective selection forms are due by Friday, March 31st!
PBIS Store Open This Friday!: If you ordered a prize from the PBIS store between February 27 - March 24, please pick up your prize this Friday. Prizes will be distributed at brunch and after school on Friday.
Turkey/Syria Earthquake Donation Event: Hello Miller, Reminder that people should come to the quad and donate during 3/23 to 3/30. Bring dollar bills only, we will not accept coins or foreign money and all money will go to Red Cross! All information can be found on the Miller SC website on the charity page. We hope you donate to this important cause.
WEB Application: Attention, 7th-grade Mustangs! Are you RRC? Are you ready to be the role model for the Miller students? If you enjoy supporting our new students’ school lives throughout next year, be a WEB leader! Come to the table in the quad during lunch tomorrow, Thursday, March 30, and join our Google Classroom for the WEB Application. Class code: lp2z4tl
Monday, March 27, 2023
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! It’s your last chance this month to show your teachers that you are showing Understanding Others for the Golden Hoofprint!
Technology Agreement Reminder: Here is your Tech Agreement Reminder:
#2: Communicate with others in a courteous and respectful manner
Tri-M Music Honor Society - Coffee House Performance: Hey Mustangs! The Miller Music Department is honored to run a club called the Tri-M Music Honors Society at our school. Currently, we are doing a project at Miller and it is open to anyone at Miller who is willing to perform music at school. The project, called the Coffee House Service Project, will take place in the first week of April, during lunch. Everyone in Miller is invited to perform a song or a few (maximum 5 minutes total run time) in groups of up to five people (or you can solo!). You can either sing or play an instrument. (A keyboard will be provided for any piano players.) You can sign up at tinyurl.com/CoHoSignup. The deadline for the form is Monday, March 27th, by 11:59 pm. If you sign up, please make sure to keep all songs appropriate for school. If you have any questions about the service project, please email 360956@cusdk8.org, 386844@cusdk8.org, 359566@cusdk8.org, and 359529@cusdk8.org, the officers leading this project. We look forward to seeing you there!
Swing Dance Contests: It's back. After a long covid disruption the 8th grade Swing Dance Contest is back. Practice will be in the gym at brunch and lunch. The contest will be on Wednesday, March 29th at lunch. Any questions or want to sign up please see Mr. Hong, Mr. Ollila, or Mr. G
Picnic Bench Umbrellas: When it is raining, students should not be using the picnic benches with the umbrellas during brunch and lunch. The wind is lifting the umbrellas off the picnic benches. Please keep the umbrellas closed if it is raining.
Food Recovery Mini-Series : These past year, we've noticed that a lot of food has been wasted. To prevent this from happening, we've built a little food recovery series to help bring awareness and provide ways to help stop food waste from happening. This video gives a small introduction about what the next few videos will be talking about.
Cybuture: The next Cybuture meeting will be today from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Mrs. Reed’s classroom, room 33. We will be learning about reverse engineering. No experience needed to join! There will be snacks!
Track and Field: Attention all athletes interested in Track and Field: The track season will officially begin on Monday, April 10th after school. In order to participate, you must be enrolled on the team. To enroll, please go to the league website (www.valleyal.org) and click on the soccer ball logo. From there, your parents will need to click on enroll and follow the directions. A donation is greatly appreciated as well. If you have any questions, please see Mr. Yosh. The enrollment window is open, so feel free to sign up now.
PTA Appreciation!: Hey Miller! PTA Appreciation is coming up! The PTA provides support for teachers and also plans a few student activities such as Back to School Bash. Come to the quad this Wednesday 3/29 during lunch to make a leaf for a tree poster to thank them. Messages can be as simple as a “Thank you!”. Remember to keep the note RRC and be sure to come to the quad during lunch on 3/29! Hope to see you there!
April Fool's Day Grams!: It’s almost April Fool’s day mustangs, so buy your grams today! We’ll be selling grams until this Thursday, March 30th. Our grams contain slime, candy, chicken keychains, and more! Remember, we’ll be selling grams at the booth in front of room 14, Mrs. Orcutt’s room, at lunch! When purchasing grams, make sure you know the recipient's current 6th period teacher and room number, and their legal name! Hope to see you there!!
March Culture Month: Ramadan!: Hey miller! for March culture month, we're celebrating Ramadan! The event will take place on March 30th, at lunch. There will be tables in the quad and outside room 14. you can get temporary henna tattoos! Henna is a temporary design made from ground leaves into a paste. It is often applied during celebrations like Eid, the end of Ramadan. We'll be using/giving out temporary stick on tattoos to celebrate this culture! Hope to see you there!
Friday, March 24, 2023
The 2023 Lucretia van Horn Memorial Art Award: This competition is open to any student attending a CUSD middle school. Only one entry per student. Artwork should express your interpretation of the theme (Coexistence). Artwork should be 2-Dimensional only. Artwork can be of any traditional media or combination of traditional media. Artwork should not exceed 18"x 20." Artwork must be original and completed entirely by the student. Submit by Tuesday April 11th, 2023 by 3:00pm to the office or Ms. Morales in room 36.
Miller Rubik's Cube Club: Hey Mustangs, Rubik's Cube Club will be hosted every Friday from 3:15 to 4:15 at Ms. Yen's room or room 13. We teach you how to solve cool puzzles, learn new algorithms and much more. This club is open to both beginners and advanced cubers. Hope to see you there!
Technology Reminders: All students signed a technology agreement agreeing to expectations set forth by CUSD when using your school account and school devices.
Reminder #1: Students shall use technology for the purpose of learning
Personal Device Reminder: All phones should be turned off and stored in backpacks while school is in session. That means that on Wednesdays, phones should be off and in backpacks from 9 - 3 PM and on all other days, from 7:45 - 3:00 PM.
It can be a distraction in class if your phone or watch makes a sound. Therefore, students who have smartwatches, notifications should be turned off during the school day.
Tri-M Music Honor Society - Coffee House Performance: Hey Mustangs! The Miller Music Department is honored to run a club called the Tri-M Music Honors Society at our school. Currently, we are doing a project at Miller and it is open to anyone at Miller who is willing to perform music at school. The project, called the Coffee House Service Project, will take place in the first week of April, during lunch. Everyone in Miller is invited to perform a song or a few (maximum 5 minutes total run time) in groups of up to five people (or you can solo!). You can either sing or play an instrument. (A keyboard will be provided for any piano players.) You can sign up at tinyurl.com/CoHoSignup. The deadline for the form is Monday, March 27th, by 11:59 pm. If you sign up, please make sure to keep all songs appropriate for school. If you have any questions about the service project, please email 360956@cusdk8.org, 386844@cusdk8.org, 359566@cusdk8.org, and 359529@cusdk8.org, the officers leading this project. We look forward to seeing you there!
Track and Field: Anyone interested in track and field and would like to watch high school athletes in different events, Lynbrook will be hosting an invitational this Saturday, March 25th. The time is from 8:30 to 4:30 and the cost is $5 to get in. If you would like to see a specific event (mile, relays, long jump, etc...), please see Mr. Yosh and he can give you an approximate time the event will take place. This event is completely optional.
Picnic Bench Umbrellas: When it is raining, students should not be using the picnic benches with the umbrellas during brunch and lunch. The wind is lifting the umbrellas off the picnic benches. Please keep the umbrellas closed if it is raining.
April Fool's Grams!: Why do eggs like April Fools' Day? Well, because they love practical yolks! Today is not the last day for you to buy April Fools grams mustangs! Sales will continue next week for 4 days, starting Monday, and end on Thursday March 30th. Our grams contain slime, chicken keychains (that’s squishy and will lay eggs…) and more! Remember to check out the booth in front of room 14 at lunch today! Make sure to buy our eggstraordinary grams soon! When purchasing the gram, make sure you know the recipient's current 6th period teacher and room number, and their legal name! See you there!! P.S. If you don’t like our amazing puns, please find the eggs-it.
Wednesday, Mar 22, 2023
April Fool's Grams: Have you bought your April Fools grams yet? If not, check out the booth near ROOM 14 (NOT THE STUDENT STORE) during lunch and buy one for yourself or your friends. $1 grams contain loud slime and sour patch gummies! $2 grams will contain a chicken keychain and two chocolate coins! They will be selling for the rest of the week at the booth in front of room 14 at lunch. Remember to come if you want to purchase some more grams for your friends, your teachers, your family or yourself! When purchasing the gram, make sure you know the recipient's current 6th period teacher, the recipient’s legal name, and room number. Stay RRC mustangs, and have an eggcellent day!
The 2023 Lucretia Van Horn Memorial Art Award: This competition is open to any student attending a CUSD middle school. Only one entry per student. Artwork should express your interpretation of the theme (Coexistence). Artwork should be 2-Dimensional only. Artwork can be of any traditional media or combination of traditional media. Artwork should not exceed 18"x 20." Artwork must be original and completed entirely by the student. Submit by Tuesday April 11th, 2023 by 3:00pm to the office or Ms. Morales in room 36.
Math Olympiad # 5: Math Olympiad #5: The final Math Olympiad will take place next Wednesday, March 15 via Google Meet. Thanks for a great contest season!
Mr. Yosh's First Semester Homeroom: All students in Mr. Yosh's first semester homeroom, please stop by the mat room at brunch on Wednesday to get a piece of candy for winning spirit week.
8th Grade Swing Dance Contest: All 8th graders interested in participating in the Swing Dance Contest come to the Gym at lunch and brunch to sign-up and practice. Contest will be on Friday at lunch. This will be our first contest in 3 years. Come be a part of a Miller tradition. If you have any questions please see Mr. Ollila, Mr. Hong, or Mr. Gonzales.
Friday, March 17, 2023
Miller Rubik's Cube Club: Hey Mustangs, Rubik's Cube Club will be hosted every Friday from 3:15 to 4:15 at Ms. Yen's room or room 13. We teach you how to solve cool puzzles, learn new algorithms and much more. This club is open to both beginners and advanced cubers. Hope to see you there!
pollock_dana@cusdk8.org
Reminders: As a friendly reminder to all students, the Miller bathrooms are a shared space by many other students. It is important that they are used and maintained in a hygienic manner for the next user who wishes to use it. Please remember to clean up after yourselves and throw away all of your trash in the bathrooms. Thanks!
Final Planner Artwork 23-24 Voting: Attention 6th and 7th Graders! Please vote for your final cover of the 23-24 Student Planner. The final images are shown here (image attached to this submission). The link to vote has been sent directly to your email from Mrs. Iyer. Please cast your votes by Monday, March 20!
The 2023 Lucretia Van Horn Memorial Art Award: This competition is open to any student attending a CUSD middle school. Only one entry per student. Artwork should express your interpretation of the theme (Coexistence). Artwork should be 2-Dimensional only. Artwork can be of any traditional media or combination of traditional media. Artwork should not exceed 18"x 20." Artwork must be original and completed entirely by the student. Submit by Tuesday April 11th, 2023 by 3:00pm to the office or Ms. Morales in room 36.
Turkey/Syria Earthquake Emergency Event: Hey Miller! You might have heard about the devastating earthquakes that affected the people of Turkey and Syria. In order to help, we’re donating money to the Red Cross. You can donate in the quad during lunch from 3/23 to 3/30. We will only allow dollar bills, no coins or foreign money! All information can be found on millersc.org on the charity page. Have a great day, mustangs!
Hollywood Spirit Week!: Hey Mustangs ! Today is the final day of our Spirit Week, Crazy Hair Friday. Today, you need to have crazy hair, crazy makeup, or both! You must have at least 3 ponytails. Today we will also have our student competition which is Frisbee Coin Toss, the same game the teachers played yesterday! Here’s some information about it. It will take place in the Quad! Also, if you would like to earn free candy please go to room 14, and make sure you go really over the top in what you are wearing. Make sure you don’t just qualify, but over qualify! Thanks for showing your spirit throughout this week Mustangs!
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! Are you showing off the Golden Hoofprint skills of Understanding Others to your teachers? They are looking for that!
Math Olympiad # 5: The last Math Olympiad contest will be held today at 3:30pm on Google Meet. Remember to turn on your camera and to submit the Honor Code assignment.
Planner Artwork Contest (Finalists): Attention 6th and 7th Graders! Please vote for your final cover of the 23-24 Student Planner. The final images are shown here (image attached to this submission). The link to vote has been sent directly to your email from Mrs. Iyer. Please cast your votes by Monday, March 20!
The 2023 Lucretia Van Horn Memorial Art Award: This competition is open to any student attending a CUSD middle school. Only one entry per student. Artwork should express your interpretation of the theme (Coexistence). Artwork should be 2-Dimensional only. Artwork can be of any traditional media or combination of traditional media. Artwork should not exceed 18"x 20." Artwork must be original and completed entirely by the student. Submit by Tuesday April 11th, 2023 by 3:00pm to the office or Ms. Morales in room 36.
Mr. Yosh's 1st Semester Homeroom: Attention all students in Mr. Yosh's 1st Semester Homeroom: Please stop by the mat room today at brunch to grab a piece of candy for winning spirit week last semester.
April Fool's Grams!: Hey Mustangs, it truly pains our heart to tell you that our April Fools Grams have already sold out within the first fifteen minutes. We thank you for your enthusiastic reception to our grams, and hope that you enjoyed our final grams of the year. Just kidding! April Fools grams are still in stock and on sale in all their glory! Check out the booth in front of Room 14 during lunch and buy one for yourself or your friends. $1 grams contain loud slime and sour patch gummies! $2 grams contain a chicken keychain and two chocolate coins! Make sure you get one soon before we actually sell out! To 8th graders that’s going to Yosemite, remember to purchase your gram this week. When purchasing the gram, make sure you know the recipient’s legal name, recipient’s current 6th period teacher, and their room number. Don’t miss out!
Monday, March 13, 2023
Student ID Cards: Students may only use their own student ID card to receive meals in the cafeteria. It is prohibited to use other student ID cards as your own.
Leadership Class Application: If you are a 6th/7th grade student interested in applying for Leadership, you can now join the Google Classroom with code: r3dqvyk
All 6th/7th grade students are welcome to apply for the elective, whether you put it onto your elective selection form or not. Starting today, all further information about the application process will be on the Google Classroom. If you are at all interested, please join the GC with code: r3dqvyk
Miller Garden Art contest Winners: Congratulations to the following artists who will be painting their art on the Garden shed! Please come see Miss Emerson during Brunch tomorrow-Tuesday March 14th! Cynthia Tian, Aarna Agarwal, and Ishaan Mittal!
Campus Closed: The campus is closed after school. Unless you are with a teacher or staff member for a pre-approved activity, please be sure to exit campus promptly at 3:00 PM.
April Fool's Grams!: Are you ready for April First mustangs?!!!!!! Starting today, April Fool’s grams will be selling at the booth in front of Room 14 at lunch. There are two options for grams. The $1 grams contains loud slime and 2 sour patch gummies. The $2 gram contains a chicken keychain and two chocolate coins. Make sure to stop by with some money to purchase grams for yourself, your teachers, or your friends. Please note, we request buyers to know their recipients legal name (no nicknames!) as well as their sixth period room number and teacher. Also, there is a limit of four grams that each person is allowed to buy, so make sure to plan who you are going to buy the grams for! For 8th graders who are going to Yosemite, buy the gram this week. Hope you enjoy this year’s eggciting April Fools grams!
Friday, March 10, 2023
Miller Rubik's Cube Club : Hey Mustangs, Rubik's Cube Club will be hosted every Friday from 3:15 to 4:15 at Ms. Yen's room or room 13. We teach you how to solve cool puzzles, learn new algorithms and much more. This club is open to both beginners and advanced cubers. Hope to see you there!
iyer_anu@cusdk8.org
Student ID Cards: Students may only use their own student ID card to receive meals in the cafeteria. It is prohibited to use other student ID cards as your own.
Math Olympiad #5: The final Math Olympiad will take place next Wednesday, March 15 via Google Meet. Thanks for a great contest season!
Campus Closed: The campus is closed after school. Unless you are with a teacher or staff member for a pre-approved activity, please be sure to exit campus promptly at 3:00 PM.
The Friday YEI Club: Students, come join the YEI club every Friday at lunch in Room 17. You can learn new economy concepts and earn prizes!
Student Council Final Election Results: Congratulations to the following candidates will be your Student Council Officer representatives for the 23/24 school year:
Alexis C (6)
Andrea W (7)
Ethan K (7)
Henry W (7)
Noor A (7)
Yasmin S (7)
Final positions will be announced after all commissioners are also selected. Thank you to everyone who participated in the election this year -- you put in a lot of hard work and time to think about making our school a better place.
Leadership Elective Application Google Classroom Code: If you are a 6th/7th grade student interested in applying for Leadership, you can now join the Google Classroom with code: r3dqvyk
All 6th/7th grade students are welcome to apply for the elective, whether you put it onto your elective selection form or not.
On the Google Classroom, you will find a written application which is due by Friday March 24. It has multiple components, so please give yourself plenty of time to work on it!
If you have any questions about the Leadership class elective, please email Mrs Orcutt and/or Ms Pollock.
April Fool's Grams: Hey Miller! Starting next Monday, our April Fool’s grams will be selling until Friday, March 24. There are two different grams. Gram one is $1 and will contain airpods with freshwater caviar, and gram two is $30 and will contain two paper clips! Just kidding! Gram #1 is one dollar and will contain loud slime and sour patch gummies, while gram #2 is two dollars and will contain a chicken keychain that can lay eggs and two chocolate coins. LOCATION CHANGE: grams will be sold in front of room 14 instead of the old location. So make sure to check out the booth Monday at lunch and buy a gram for your teacher, yourself or your friends! When purchasing the gram, make sure you know the recipient's current 6th period teacher and room number! Also make sure you know the recipient's legal name, no nicknames! Note to 8th graders: if you are going to Yosemite, you need to purchase the gram on the first week (3/13 to 3/17)!
Cybuture: The next Cybuture meeting will be next Monday, the 13th, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Mrs. Reed’s classroom, room 33. We will be learning about reverse engineering. No experience needed to join! There will be snacks!
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
goodman-orcutt_april@cusdk8.org
April Fool's Grams: Hello Mustangs, we regret to inform you that the school board sent out a notice last night that starting from next week, zero period will start at 6 am in the morning, 1st period will start at 7 am, and sixth period will end at 4 pm every day. This news has come as a surprise to us as well, but unfortunately, the board members have already made their decision. We will update you further on this new mandate as soon as we can. Have a good day Miller... Just kidding! April Fools Day is next month’s mustangs, and this year Leadership has decided to organize April Fool’s Grams, which will be selling starting next week. Make sure to stay tuned to millervision on Friday for more details!
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! Don’t forget to show off your Golden Hoofprint skills of Understanding Others to your teachers!
MCC Meeting: Mustangs Can Code Meets today after school at 3:05 PM at Room 7, Mrs. Everhardt's Room.
Reminders from the PBIS Team: Hey Mustangs,
A few reminders from the PBIS Team.
1. Please pick up your trash and put it in the trash bin.
2. Walk don't run when on campus.
3. Please leave campus promptly at 3:00 pm. You are only allowed to stay on campus if you are participating on a school-sponsored activity.
4. Don't forget to use the gate located on the corner of Bancroft Way & DiNapoli Drive if you come to Miller on that side.
Thank you for keeping Miller RRC!
PBIS Store is Open Again: The PBIS store is open again for purchases.
Monday, March 6, 2023
Lynbrook Commissioner Applications: Reminder to all 8th graders attending Lynbrook: There is an informational meeting on TODAY at 4PM in the Lynbrook cafeteria for students who are interested in commissioner positions. The presentation and application will be posted at tinyurl.com/lhsasb23-24.
Questions? Email the ASB Leadership Advisor at Anna_Kirsh@fuhsd.org
reed_ana@cusdk8.org
Cybuture Club: There will be a Cybuture meeting today from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Mrs. Reed’s classroom, room 33. We will be learning about cracking passwords. No experience needed to join! If you are interested in joining the club, sign up using this form: https://forms.gle/okJibU9UD6T9wNJN7. There will be snacks!
Science Fair Club: For those who have entries in the Synopsys Science Fair, we will meet tomorrow at lunch in room 6. We will answer questions about the poster display and discuss check-in procedures.
Elective Night: 6th and 7th Graders: Please join us on Friday evening between 6-8pm for Miller Elective Night!
Primary Election Results: Congratulations to the following candidates who passed the Primary Election & will head into the Final Election this week. They are presented here in no particular order:
Alexis C 6
Andrea W 7
Angeline S 7
Caden C 7
Ethan K 7
Hannah Z 7
Henry W 7
Katelyn W 7
Noor A 7
Samantha Y 6
Sophia F 7
Warren S 7
Yasmin S 7
Friday, March 3, 2023
Miller Rubik's Cube Club Tournament: Hey Mustangs,
We will be having our 3rd tournament of the year: The Unscramble Tournament. This will be hosted today afterschool from 3:15 to 4:15 in Mrs. Yen's room, room 013. There will be snacks and drinks for everyone who participates and prizes for the winners. Hope to see you there!
Congratulations Science Bowl Team!: Miller Science Bowl Team was placed 1st at the 2023 SLAC MS Regional Science Bowl. Students worked very hard. Team had fierce competition with many reputed private schools in the area and won in close competition with Harker (After 3 matches and tie-breaker!). Depth of knowledge of Science and Math amazed us. Miller Mustangs proved today that nothing is impossible if we are determined.
Team will be participating in the NSB National Finals sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) April 27 - May 1, 2023 at Washington DC.
Planner Cover Artwork Contest: Mustangs - We need your help in deciding next year's cover for the Miller Planner. Please check your email for the voting link and please vote by Monday, March 6 for your top 3 choices. Voting is only open to 6th and 7th graders.
Lynbrook Commissioner Applications: Hello 8th grade Lynbrook Vikings to-be! Are you interested in serving the student body as an ASB Leadership Commissioner in the Leadership class? Commissioners help to plan rallies, wellness weeks, movie nights, clubs, and PR videos, and MORE! We are looking for students with diverse skills, talents, and thinking that can provide a meaningful high school experience for our student body.
If you are interested, there will be an informational meeting on Monday, March 6th at 4PM in the Lynbrook cafeteria. Attendance for 8th graders is NOT mandatory, and the presentation and application will be posted at tinyurl.com/lhsasb23-24. However, if you are interested in these positions, you are highly encouraged to attend.
If you are unable to attend the meeting, the slides & information will be posted on tinyurl.com/lhsasb23-24. The application will be due on March 21st. Questions? Email the ASB Leadership Advisor at Anna_Kirsh@fuhsd.org
Cybuture Club: The next Cybuture meeting will be next Monday, the 6th, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Mrs. Reed’s classroom, room 33. We will be learning about cracking passwords. No experience needed to join! If you are interested in joining the club, sign up using this form: https://forms.gle/okJibU9UD6T9wNJN7. There will be snacks!
The Mustang Way: Check-out the Mustang Way Newspaper first edition of the school year!
Go to the Mustang Way website at https://sites.google.com/cusdk8.org/themustangway/newspapers to read engaging stories, informative articles, and fun riddles & comics.
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! It’s Golden Hoofprint time. The Golden Hoofprint theme this month is Understanding Others. This theme is related to our Mustang Way of Be Respectful. Recognize and appreciate how everyone is different. Put yourself in others' shoes and think about how people may be feeling. Developing empathy allows you to understand the feelings and perspectives of others even if you don't agree with their opinions.
Student Council Primary Election: It is ELECTION time at Miller! On Thursday this week in your homeroom class, all 6th & 7th graders will vote in the Primary Election. It is your job to be a responsible student and do your research about who you want to vote to represent your school. You can do this by reviewing the posters, speaking to candidates around campus, and reviewing their videos on www.millersc.org. Each video is less than 1 minute, so do your part & be an informed voter! You must be signed into your CUSDK8 account to watch the videos.
Results will be shared on Monday 3/6. Good luck to all the candidates!
Planner Cover Artwork Contest: Mustangs - We need your help in deciding next year's cover for the Miller Planner. Please check your email for the voting link and please vote by Monday, March 6 for your top 3 choices. Voting is only open to 6th and 7th graders.Anna_Kirsh@fuhsd.org
Lynbrook Commissioner Applications: Hello 8th grade Lynbrook Vikings to-be! Are you interested in serving the student body as an ASB Leadership Commissioner in the Leadership class? Commissioners help to plan rallies, wellness weeks, movie nights, clubs, and PR videos, and MORE! We are looking for students with diverse skills, talents, and thinking that can provide a meaningful high school experience for our student body.
If you are interested, there will be an informational meeting on Monday, March 6th at 4PM in the Lynbrook cafeteria. Attendance for 8th graders is NOT mandatory, and the presentation and application will be posted at tinyurl.com/lhsasb23-24. However, if you are interested in these positions, you are highly encouraged to attend.
If you are unable to attend the meeting, the slides & information will be posted on tinyurl.com/lhsasb23-24. The application will be due on March 21st. Questions? Email the ASB Leadership Advisor at Anna_Kirsh@fuhsd.org
Speak UP! Club announcement: Hey Mustangs!
Do you ever get scared to give a class presentation or talk to a large group of people?
This is completely normal, but you can become more confident in speaking and become more comfortable with talking to large groups of people. If you are interested, join the Speak Up! Club, a club run by a Lynbrook senior.
Speak Up is our very own speech club where you will learn how to give speeches, tell stories, and play games. If you are interested join the Google Classroom code: 7idhfbb.
APRIL 2023
Friday, April 28, 2023
Unauthorized Sales: Mustangs! This is a friendly reminder that there should be no selling of items on campus. This includes personal items and sales on behalf of community organizations.
Miller Rubik's Cube Club: Come out to Mrs. Yen's room (room 013) to participate in our final event of the year from 3:15 to 4:15. There will be snacks and drinks for everyone who participates. Hope to see you there!
PBIS Store is Open: Students - the PBIS Store is open for purchases. Store will be open until May 5. The next distribution will be on May 12. Login today to select your prizes!
Miller YEI Club: Miller's YEI club will take place today at lunch in Rm. 17. Come join us to learn fun Econ facts and win prizes.
23-24 Advanced Choir Audition(s): If interested, please use this Google Classroom CODE: pvzt5rr for get audition information.
Audition INFO will be posted on Friday (4/28) on Google Classroom and will be due on Wednesday (5/3). Question(s), Comment(s), or Concern(s)? Email Mr. Arnold at: arnold_anthony@cusdk8.org
graduation speech auditions: To all 8th graders interested in speaking at the ceremony in June! Join the Graduation Speech Audition '23 Google Classroom for information and to sign up for an audition. The class code is dxl6t2a. Auditions will be on May 10, so join the Google Classroom ASAP to begin preparing. If you have questions, ask or e-mail Ms. Niksch.
ID Cards: Students: this is a reminder that you should be using your own ID card in the cafeteria. Students should not be giving their ID cards to others for use in the cafeteria.
Synopsys Science Fair: Through the Science Fair Club, six Miller students entered projects for this year's Synopsys Science Fair. They are Shripriya Kalbhavi, Ellanya Sivasubramaniam, Tiffany Yuan, Shashwath Dinesh, Nitya Verma, and Charan Peddinti. Congratulations to Shripriya for winning a category award, Ellanya for winning a category award + two special awards, and Tiffany for winning a special award. Shripriya also advanced to CSEF and won 2nd place in the microbiology category which means she has qualified for the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge which takes place this summer. Great job to everyone who participated in the fair and congratulations to our winners! We hope that all of our club members will continue to look to science for solutions to our everyday problems whether big or small. Additionally, we want to give a big thank you to Ms. Chan for her help and support throughout the year!
Lunch Line: Mustangs - please remember to be courteous while in the cafeteria line. It has been noted that behaviors in line include pushing and shoving, throwing fruits into the shared basket and missing the basket, cutting in line, and coming into the MP room from the wrong entrance. Please be sure to be respectful, responsible, and caring in all areas of campus, including the cafeteria.
Great America Permission Slips: Hello 8th graders! Your parents or guardians have been emailed a permission slip for great america. Please remind your parents to submit the permission slip before May 12.
Miller Mustang Band Needs a String Bassist!: Hey Mustangs! Do you play a bowed stringed instrument (such as violin, viola, or cello), and would you like to be part of Miller's award-winning Band program? And if you are currently a 6th grader, would you like to eventually have the chance to travel to Disneyland and participate in several other performance opportunities with the Advanced Band in your 8th grade year? Miller Mustang Band NEEDS a String Bassist next year! While you'll have the chance to audition on your primary stringed instrument, switching over to String Bass will not be difficult as many similar skills transfer over. During the year, you will also receive instruction from the band teacher and a professional String Bass coach to help you get settled on String Bass. Please use this google classroom code to join the auditions page and to find more information: 32oy7cc. Audition videos are due by May 26th. If you have any questions, please e-mail Mr. Tang at: tang_david@cusdk8.org.
green week: walk, bike, roll day data!!: Hey Mustangs! Here is some quick data from Walk, Bike and roll to school day that happened this Wednesday. A total of 134 people participated. 71 people walked, 29 people biked, and 34 people carpooled! Here is an estimate of how much carbon emissions we have saved: 113 pounds of carbon emissions! Thank you all for participating, have a great day!
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
April Culture Month Wrap-Up: Hey Miller! Thank you for participating in April culture month (Eid al-Fitr). Here are some pics/videos from the event.
(2023-24)Advanced Choir AUDITION(s): If interested, please use this Google Classroom CODE: pvzt5rr for get audition information.
Audition INFO will be posted on Friday (4/28) on Google Classroom and will be due on Wednesday (5/3). Question(s), Comment(s), or Concern(s)? Email Mr. Arnold at: arnold_anthony@cusdk8.org
Teacher Appreciation: Part 1!: Hey Miller! Teacher Appreciation is coming up, and we have some fun activities planned! The first part of the event will be making notes. Students can come to the quad at lunch from Wednesday, April 26th to Friday, April 28th to sign little thank you notes for teachers of different grades. You can sign the cards for any teachers! There will be cards for each teacher and three different days to sign, depending on what grades teachers teach. April 26th is 6th grade, April 27th is 7th grade, and April 28th is 8th grade. If teachers teach more than one grade, their cards will be out for more than one day. Make sure to keep the notes RRC! The second part of this event will take place next week. We will provide more information before then. Hope to see you there!
Yearbook Wars: The yearbook wars are here. Groups will be competing to see who can sell the most yearbooks on Thursday and Friday in the quad. The cost of the book is $50 via cash or check. Students hoping to support a certain yearbook group should ask yearbook students about "loyalty tickets" to turn in at their time of purchase.
Monday, April 24, 2023
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! It’s your last chance this month to show your teachers that you are showing Attitude is a Key to Success for the Golden Hoofprint!
Miller Garden Club collaboration with CAA: Conservation Action Association (CAA) is hosting an Earth Day event at Lynbrook on Friday 4/28, 3:15-5pm. For the first hour, we will be having a few speakers coming in to talk about a variety of eco-friendly practices such as: Clean Energy, Climate Smart Challenge, and Water Efficient Gardens. From 4:15-5pm, a multitude of clubs will hold booths where they will have environment related activities. There will be a variety of food and snacks throughout the event as well. The event is open to all students, staff, and family of Lynbrook and Miller!
Graduation Speech Auditions: To all 8th graders interested in speaking at the ceremony in June! Join the Graduation Speech Audition '23 Google Classroom for information and to sign up for an audition. The class code is dxl6t2a. Auditions will be on May 10, so join the Google Classroom ASAP to begin preparing.
Ball bin reopened: The ball bin is reopening today!! You can come check out sports equipment that includes volleyballs, soccer balls, four-square balls and footballs. and remember to bring your ID!!. The ball bin is located in front of Mr.Tang's classroom. Please come check it out!!
Furry Friends: Hey Mustangs! Miller Leadership is in the works of planning an event where we can bring animals to school for all students to meet and pet! These animals will include rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens and goats.
However, in order to make this event possible, we need a suggested $400 of donation to provide to the organization. If you and your friends would participate in this event, and would like to see it happen, please donate!
Here’s some details about the organization that you would be donating to:
Founded in 2009, Animal Assisted Happiness mission is to enrich the lives of youth with needs through barnyard animal interactions at our Smile Farm and mobile visits, creating moments of joy and happiness throughout the AAH community. They are also 100% funded by donations and grants.
Please remember to donate at the table in the quad during lunch this entire week
Friday, April 14, 2023
Drop Off Pick Up Reminder: Friendly reminder to all students that the parking lot on Di Napoli is not open for student drop off and pick up. students can enter campus by the gate behind the portables or by room 1.
Miller Rubik's Cube Club: Hey Mustangs, Rubik's Cube Club will be hosted every Friday from 3:15 to 4:15 at Ms. Yen's room or room 13. We teach you how to solve cool puzzles, learn new algorithms and much more. This club is open to both beginners and advanced cubers. Hope to see you there!
PTA Appreciation Wrap-Up!: Hi Miller! Thank you to everyone who created leaves for the PTA appreciation poster! here's some pictures. The PTA supports teachers throughout the year in many different ways. When teachers are supported, students have an even better experience each year here at Miller. Thank you PTA!
The start of the Miller Chess Club: The Miller Chess Club is now here! The Miller Chess Club offers a welcoming community for chess enthusiasts of all levels to learn, practice, and play chess in a fun and friendly environment. The club is organized by students Daniel Li and Akshaj Pulijala, and supervised by Mr. Oncay. We meet every Monday from 3:05 to 4:05 in room 1 and welcome students to join us. Join the Google Class Page with the following code: krxps3m. After you join the class, you can post questions to be answered by the club leaders. We look forward to seeing you there! We hope to have our first meeting on May 1st.
pollock_dana@cusdk8.org
Student Council Officers 23-24: Congratulations to the following students who will hold office for the year 2023-20234:
President - Noor Ahmed
VP - Henry Wang
Secretary - Ethan Kim
ER 8 - Andrea Wong
ER 7 - Alexis Chiu
Social - Yasmin Shaik
Treasury - Judy Yu
Charity - Michael Tang
PR - Grace Lai
Spirit - Katelyn Wang
Technology - Angeline Su
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Mustangs Can Code Meeting: Mustangs Can Code meets today after school in Room 7, Mrs. Everhardt's room. See you all after school!
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! Are you showing off the Golden Hoofprint skills of Attitude is a Key to Success to your teachers? They are looking for that!
PTA HSA Outstanding Teacher Award: Congratulations Ms. Chern and Mr. Jezyk! These two teachers received the PTA Honorary Service Award for Outstanding Teacher in 2023.
Tri-M Music Honor Society - Coffee House Project: Today is the last day of the lunchtime Coffee House performances. We'd like to thank all who helped plan and organize the event and also those who performed for the Miller community! To all the student and teacher audience members: thank you all for your support!
Green Week Oscars!: Hello, Miller! This is a reminder that if you want to participate in the Green Week Oscars, you must join the Google Classroom and fill out the sign-up form by tomorrow, as we will no longer be accepting people starting from today at 11:59 PM. This is a reminder that if you are participating in the Green Week Oscars, you will need to submit your video by Friday, April 21, at 11:59 PM! Please submit your videos by uploading them to the assignment posted on the Green Week Oscars’ Google Classroom. We will not accept any late submissions. Thank you!
Turkey/Syria Earthquake Event Wrap-Up: thank you to everyone who donated to support the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. In total, we donated $77 and all the money will go to the Red Cross.
Monday, April 10, 2023
Green Week Oscars!: Hey, Miller! Are you interested in making movies which have an impact? Are you interested in our planet Earth & what we can do to preserve it? introducing…The first ever Green Week Oscars will be taking place soon, which are offering for any student to make a video about a green related topic, such as global warming, reducing carbon emissions, or the risk of pollution. You can make video groups of up to 3 people. If you are interested in signing up, please join the Google Classroom with the code vro2p5f. You will be able to sign up by filling out a form on the Google Classroom, and you will also be submitting your video on the Google Classroom. You must fill out the sign-up form by April 13th to participate. Only joining the Google Classroom does not sign you up for this event! You can also find this code on millersc.org under the “Charity Events'' section. Videos are due during spring break, so keep that in mind if you would like to participate! Additionally, winners will be featured on Millervision during Green Week - which is after Spring Break.
Tri-M Music Honor Society - Coffee House Project: Hey Mustangs! The Tri-M Music Honor Society wants to thank all those who attended the Coffee House Event so far. We appreciate the wonderful music played, creating a positive and comfortable community environment. There will be more performances from April 10-12th during lunch. Come to the area between the band room and gym and enjoy your lunch while listening to music. We hope to see you there!
the 45th ANCCS Chinese Language and Art Contest: Congratulations to our winners of the recent regional ANCCS Chinese Language and Art Contest! We are immensely proud of your accomplishments.
1st place in Group A Mandarin Typing | Charsse U
1st place in Group B Reading Comprehension | Judy Y
1st place in Group B Western Painting | Sofia H
2nd place in Group A Impromptu Speech | Ashley L
2nd place in Group A Reading Comprehension | Han C
3rd place in Group B Chinese Calligraphy | Valdus C
3rd place in Group B Pinyin Spelling | Logan C
3rd place in Group B Read Aloud | Shannon Z
Honorable Mention in Group A Chinese Calligraphy | Nicolas C
April Culture Month!: Hey Miller! This month we are celebrating Eid al-Fitr! We are going to have an activity where you can make your own moon and star hangings as Eid decorations. In addition to being the international symbol of Islam, the crescent moon and stars represent that Muslim holidays follow a lunar calendar, so people understand why the dates change annually. If you would like to celebrate this event with us, please come to the quad next week between Tuesday, 4/11 to Thursday, 4/13 during lunch. Hope to see you there!
Friday, April 7, 2023
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! Don’t forget to show off your Golden Hoofprint skills of Attitude is a Key to Success to your teachers!
Book Fair: The Scholastic Book Fair will be in the library all next week: Monday April 10 thru Friday April 14. It will be open at brunch and lunch. There are lots of great new books, cool posters and school supplies for everyone! So, take off on an adventure, make new friends, and laugh your head off at the book fair!
Miller Rubik's Cube: Hey Mustangs, Rubik's Cube Club will be hosted every Friday from 3:15 to 4:15 at Ms. Yen's room or room 13. We teach you how to solve cool puzzles, learn new algorithms and much more. This club is open to both beginners and advanced cubers. Hope to see you there!
pollock_dana@cusdk8.org
Green Week Oscars!: Hey, Miller! Are you interested in making movies which have an impact? Are you interested in our planet Earth & what we can do to preserve it? introducing…The first ever Green Week Oscars will be taking place soon, which are offering for any student to make a video about a green related topic, such as global warming, reducing carbon emissions, or the risk of pollution. You can make video groups of up to 3 people. If you are interested in signing up, please join the Google Classroom with the code vro2p5f. You will be able to sign up by filling out a form on the Google Classroom, and you will also be submitting your video on the Google Classroom. You must fill out the sign-up form by April 13th to participate. Only joining the Google Classroom does not sign you up for this event! You can also find this code on millersc.org under the “Charity Events” section. Videos are due during spring break, so keep that in mind if you would like to participate! Additionally, winners will be featured on Millervision during Green Week - which is after Spring Break.
MiM Volleyball Tournament: All interested in playing in the MiM volleyball tournament starting next week. Please submit your google forms by today, 3:00PM. For more information join MiM google classroom. Code: 2ixnchk
March Culture Month Wrap-Up: Hey! Thank you to everyone who participated in the march culture month event by getting henna tattoos! Here are some pictures and videos.
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Mustangs Can Code Meeting: Mustangs Can Code meets today after school at 3:05 PM in Mrs. Everhardt's room. See you all there!
Book Fair: The Scholastic Book Fair will be in the library all next week: Monday April 10 thru Friday April 14. It will be open at brunch and lunch. There are lots of great new books, cool posters and school supplies for everyone! So, take off on an adventure, make new friends, and laugh your head off at the book fair!
PBIS Rewards: If you ordered PBIS prizes please pick them up in the office during brunch or lunch or after school.
6/7 Girls Soccer: The 6/7 Girls Soccer team finished the season with 4 wins, 5 losses, and 1 tie season. Throughout the seasons the team played hard and had fun. Some of the bright spots were Nadine in goal, Emma, Rosie, and Lydia scoring two goals each in a game, and Meera's work in the midfield on both offense and defense. Mr. Yosh would like to thank Alisha, Alyssa, Emma, Imane, Izzy, Jessica, Kacie, Lydia, Meera, Nadine, Ran, Rosie, Snikitha, Uma, and Yasmin for such a wonderful experience! Please turn in your jerseys to Mr. Yosh by next Friday.
Bus Driver/Crossing Guard Appreciation!: Help appreciate the crossing guards and bus drivers by decorating and writing messages on stop signs! We will make these stop signs into a bouquet for the crossing guards and bus drivers. To write notes, come to the quad during lunch today and tomorrow! See you there!
Green Week Oscars!: Hey, Miller! Are you interested in making movies which have an impact? Are you interested in our planet Earth & what we can do to preserve it? Introducing…The first ever Green Week Oscars will be taking place soon, which are being offered for any student to make a video about a green related topic, such as global warming, reducing carbon emissions, or the risk of pollution. You can make video groups of up to 3 people. If you are interested in signing up, please join the Google Classroom with the code vro2p5f. You will be able to sign up by filling out a form on the Google Classroom, and you will also be submitting your video on the Google Classroom. You must fill out the sign-up form by April 13th to participate. Only joining the Google Classroom does not sign you up for this event! You can also find this code on millersc.org under the “Charity Events” section. Videos are due during spring break, so keep that in mind if you would like to participate! Additionally, winners will be featured on Millervision during Green Week - which is after Spring Break.
Monday, April 3, 2023
Tech Agreement Reminder: Here is your tech agreement reminder:
#6: Do not photograph other students without their permission.
Wellness Room: Attention students: Are you looking for a place that you can go to at lunch to have some quiet relaxing time? The Wellness Room in Room 46 is open everyday at lunch. We have sand trays, puzzles, art supplies, fidget toys, Buddha boards, yoga mats, bean bags and reading material. Stop by and check it out!
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! It’s Golden Hoofprint time. The Golden Hoofprint theme this month is Attitude is a Key to Success. This theme is related to our Mustang Way of Be Respectful. The more we say to ourselves that we can do it, the more we can get done. A positive attitude will go a long way to shape our future selves.
pollock_dana@cusdk8.org
Hollywood Spirit Week Results!: Hey Mustangs! Thank you to everyone who participated in the spirit week. Here's some pictures and videos. In third place, Mrs. Pollock's Class! In second, Mr. Kuan's class! and in first....MR. YOSH'S Class!!
Bus Driver & Crossing Guard Appreciation!: Help appreciate the crossing guards and bus drivers by decorating and writing messages on stop signs! We will make these stop signs into a bouquet for the crossing guards and bus drivers. To write notes, come to the quad during lunch from 4/4 to 4/6! See you there!
May 2023
Friday, June 2, 2023
Lynbrook Marching Band Kickoff Meeting: Hi, 8th graders. If you are planning to join the award-winning Lynbrook Marching Band this fall, the first meeting will be tomorrow, Saturday, June 3, 10am to noon in Room 77 the Band Room, if you can make it.
Marching Band season is from August to mid November, and no music experience required for the drum line and color guard. It’s the combination of arts and sports, and gives you a strong bond across the classes. See you tomorrow!
Cybuture: Do you love all things tech? Are you interested in the latest technologies such as cloud security and ChatGPT? Come to the final meeting of Cybuture: Miller's cybersecurity and emerging technologies club. Our last meeting will be on Monday, June 5th from 3-4pm in room 33. We will end our year with boba! You must rsvp in advance for the boba, so we know how much to provide. Quantities are limited, so sign up soon! tinyurl.com/4xt3zax7 Don't forget a charged device! See you in Mrs. Reed's room.
Garage Sale!: Hi Mustangs! Today is the very last day to buy anything your heart desires at the garage sale! Please come by if you want any cheap yet high-quality items to bring home! Don't miss these steals and deals. The garage sale is open during lunch, next to the student store. Today is the last day you can buy items from the garage sale, so we hope to see you there! Remember, stay RRC because the leadership garage sale has the only cheap junk you need!
Last Cybuture Meeting on Monday!: Hello Miller! Come to the last meeting of Cybuture - the cybersecurity club on Monday, June 5th in room 33 from 3:10-4:00pm! Copy down the tinyURL now from the slide and register to get free boba at the meeting, where you will learn how to thwart scammers and learn cool cyber skills! Remember to register by today! See you all in Mrs. Reed’s room.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
JuMP Club Showcase: Hey Mustangs! Stop by the Quad during lunch TODAY to learn about different fields of medicine from this year’s JuMP club members! We have worked hard to put together our knowledge to share with you, and we have created posters, fun bingos, and models to help spread awareness about medical careers. Our members have put together seven exhibits to share with you, and we are looking forward to spreading our passion for medicine to the Miller community! We hope to see you there!
Trash - Thank you!: Mustangs - these are bags of trash collected from the field by Ms. Gasparik's SEL class. Please remember to throw your trash away properly. This is OUR school and RRC means we are respectful, responsible, and caring towards our campus too.
Great America Information: 8th Graders, this announcement has important Great America information. This info was also emailed to you and your parents this morning.
1) Students attending the trip need to report to school at 7:45 am. Please report to your zero period class. If you are attending the trip and do not have a zero period class, please report to the MP room.
2) Bus Letter and Group numbers have been posted behind room 19 (across the office). Please check to make sure what Bus you are on and the group you are in. Students will need to stay with their chaperone until safely inside the park. In the park, students are allowed to explore the park on their own.
3) If you are receiving a school lunch, please exit the park between 12-1 pm to receive and eat your lunch.
4) Great America is a cashless system. You can bring cash and convert it to a cash card at a kiosk inside the park. You will need this to purchase items inside the park such as food if you did not sign up for a school lunch.
5) Don't forget to bring your season pass if you have one.
6) Other important reminders have been sent to your school email. Please read through this before Friday.
Your chaperones will also give you important reminders the day of the trip.
Lynbrook Marching Band Kickoff Meeting: Hi, 8th graders. If you are planning to join the award-winning Lynbrook Marching Band this fall, the first meeting will be on Saturday, June 3, 10am to noon in Room 77 the Band Room, if you can make it.
Marching Band season is from August to mid November, and no experience required for the drum line and color guard. It’s the combination of arts and sports, and gives you a strong bond across the classes. See you on Saturday!
Cybuture: Do you love all things tech? Are you interested in the latest technologies such as cloud security and ChatGPT? Come to the final meeting of Cybuture: Miller's cybersecurity and emerging technologies club. Our last meeting will be on Monday, June 5th from 3-4pm in room 33. We will end our year with boba! You must rsvp in advance for the boba, so we know how much to provide. Quantities are limited, so sign up soon! tinyurl.com/4xt3zax7 Don't forget a charged device! See you in Mrs. Reed's room.
Miller's 1st Ever Garage Sale: Hey Mustangs! Have you ever felt like the junk you own isn’t good enough? Do you need more junk in your house to fill all the empty, lonely holes in your heart? Miller leadership's got you! The all-new, high quality garage sale is the best place to find old grams and other small delightful items for incredible prices (totally)! Prices dropped like your jaw! We are using a $1 box system. When you come to the garage sale, you will be able to place 3 items in a bag (we will provide), and take the whole bag home for $1. Please note: this system only applies to some of the items. Don’t hesitate! Come to the student store at lunch for a once in your lifetime opportunity mustangs!
Friday, May 26, 2023
Grade Verifications Due Today: For students who met with Mrs. Iyer in April, your grade verifications are due by 3:10 PM TODAY in the office.
If you lost your grade verification sheet that was provided to you, please email Mrs. Iyer.
JuMP Club Showcase: Hey Mustangs! Stop by the Quad during lunch on Wednesday, March 31st to learn about different fields of medicine from this year’s JuMP club members! We have worked hard to put together our knowledge to share with you, and we have created posters, fun bingos, and models to help spread awareness about medical careers. Our members have put together seven exhibits to share with you, and we are looking forward to spreading our passion for medicine to the Miller community! We hope to see you there!
Track and Field: Attention all track and field members: please come to the gym this Friday at brunch to take a team photo for our plaque. We hope to see everyone there.
PS - please turn in your jerseys and spikes ASAP.
Garage Sale: Gooooooood morning mustangs! Are you ready for a bunch of unique items that you can buy here at Miller without worry? Miller will be hosting its FIRST EVER GARAGE SALE on the grass area in front of room 21 during lunch! Here, you can buy a variety of leftover gram items, rubber ducks, plushies and more! There will be three different selling methods. The first one is choose three items! You can choose three items from the table and buy them for a dollar. The second option is to buy plushies. They will cost $2 each. Lastly, you can buy leftover grams for their original prices, either $1 or $2. It will be opening NEXT TUESDAY, so don’t forget to drop by. 8th graders, keep in mind that you guys will be at Great America on Friday! Remember, keep calm and just buy whatever you want.
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Grade Verifications Due This Friday: For students who met with Mrs. Iyer in April, your grade verifications are due by 3:10 PM this Friday in the office. If you lost your grade verification sheet that was provided to you, please email Mrs. Iyer.
SAGE Founder Speaking At Today's SAGEx Club Meeting: Reminder to join us in room 33 after school today to listen to Giulia Lanza, the co-founder of the SAGE organization, talk to the club about her journey in creating this amazing opportunity for Miller students and her journey at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) National Lab.
8th Grade Only Promotion Party!!!: Come to the 8th Grade Promotion Party on June 9 from 6:00 - 900 pm! It is free for 8th graders! You must bring your current student ID as that is required to enter the party! Prizes, games, activities, food and fun! Come celebrate with your class!!
Student Store + Ball Bin Closing: Hey Miller! The student store and ball bin will be closing this Friday. We hope you come again next year!
Dance #3 Wrap-Up: Hey Mustangs! We had a blast at our last dance of the year. Here are some pictures and videos. Hope y'all had fun!
Monday, May 22, 2023
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! It’s your last chance this month to show your teachers that you are showing Creating Your Future for the Golden Hoofprint!
Grade Verifications for Great America Due Friday: For students who met with Mrs. Iyer in April, your grade verifications are due by 3:10 PM this Friday in the office.
If you lost your grade verification sheet that was provided to you, please email Mrs. Iyer.
8th Grade Promotion Party!!!: Rising 9th graders! Come and celebrate your last days as a Middle Schooler at an 8th grade only party!!! Food, Fun, Music , Friends, and More!! Friday, June 9 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm.
School dance rules apply: No in and out privileges, appropriate clothing and no phone usage.
Track and Field: Congratulations to the athletes on Miller's Track and Field team on a dominant League Finals. Out of the 6 divisions, Miller took the title in 4 of them and second in the other 2. It was one of the best performances all-around by a Miller team. With this dominant performance, Miller will be taking over 50 athletes to the County Finals tomorrow. Well done Mustangs!
Friday, May 19, 2023
PBIS Prize Distribution: If you ordered a PBIS prize before May 5, come collect your prize TODAY outside the office after 6th period.
Upcoming SAGEx Club Meeting: Good morning, Mustangs! Last Wednesday Miller SAGEx Club had their first meeting. If you missed out, please be sure to sign up for the club at tinyurl.com/millersagex and join us at our next meeting on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 in Mrs. Reeds (room 33)!! We will be having Giulia Lanza, the co-founder of the SAGE organization (sponsor of our SAGEx Club) will be speaking to the club about her journey in creating this amazing opportunity for Miller Students as well as her journey at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) National Lab. Don't miss out and see you in room 33 on Wednesday.
Lynbrook High School Marching Band Drumline Performance: Hey Miller! The Lynbrook High School Marching Band's Drumline will be performing briefly right after school is dismissed today. Please feel free to stay, enjoy some "sick beats," and ask questions about being a member in the award winning Viking Marching Band and Drumline!
Battle of the Charities: Hey Miller! Thank you to everyone who donated for the Battle of the Charities so far! Today is the last day to donate. So far, we have raised $236 for Toys for Tots and $61 for the Healthier Kids Foundation. Be sure to donate dollar bills or toys during lunch in the quad for prizes! Hope to see you there!
Last day to see "A Super Groovy Night's Dream": The Drama show has been popular all week with tickets going fast. Tonight is the last chance to see it. Doors open at 6:30 and you want to arrive early to get the best seats. The show starts at 7:00pm. Watch the cast of actors tell a hilarious love story about a school in the 1970s and a love potion that causes all kinds of problems. Don't miss it!
Spirit Week #4!: Hey Miller! Coming to the runway next week is our Miller’s Joaquin Fashion Week!! This week will have 5 dress-up days! The first is Activewear Monday! You need to wear at least one piece of activewear to count for participation. For example, you can wear athletic leggings, gym shorts, and gym t-shirts, (which CANNOT be P.E clothing), and athletic shoes count. Just daily sneakers don’t count for athletic shoes. The minimum is to wear one piece of clothing of activewear, top or bottom (not including accessories/shoes). Sweatpants for comfort/lounging do NOT count as activewear. Then… Color block Tuesday! You need to wear at least a solid color top and a solid color bottom to participate. Bright colors and sectional colors of clothes are also accepted. Baggy Wednesday! Wear at least one piece of baggy clothing. Oversized clothing also counts for participation. After that, we have denim Thursday… Wear at least one piece of denim clothing such as jeans, or a denim jacket. Wear a complete denim outfit to go above and beyond!!!. And to wrap up the week… Funky Friday! Wear funky/over the top/extra large accessories that you would not wear on a daily basis. The minimum participation is to have 1 over sized accessories or 2 medium accessories or multiple smaller accessories.
Throughout this week, we will have three competitions. The Teacher comp ( next Tuesday) and the Student Comp (next Thursday) will both be the same - Spongbob Brigades, at the fields behind the locker rooms. The Student-Teacher Comp will be next Friday, and is a return of the canceled comp, Newspaper Fashion Walk, in the gym. Make sure to come watch and cheer on your homeroom! Remember, this information can be found on millersc.org, your homeroom google classroom, and Millervision! Check them out for more ideas and details! Also, if you would like to earn free candy throughout the spirit week through dressing up really well, come to Rm 14 at brunch for the candy, and you can get your picture taken!
At the end of the spirit week, the homeroom with the most points will earn a trophy with candy, a Mustang plushy, and bragging rights! Participating is also a great way to show off your spirit! Go Mustangs!!
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
MPH: Students please note that the last day for the MPH will be Thursday, May 18.
Library: All Library Books are Due Today! If you forgot to bring the books today or lost them, please see Mrs. Strand in the library today. Thank you.
Come see the hilarious "A Super Groovy Night's Dream," Now Playing: Want to see a comedy about jocks, nerds, hippies, and drama dweebs? Want to see who gets love-potioned and how that works out? Come see "A Super Groovy Night's Dream!" May 16th through 19th each night at 7:00pm. Tickets available in the quad or at the door. Or you can even reserve tickets on Mr. Oncay's website, mroncay.com. See you there!
May Culture Month!: Hey Miller! For AAPI Heritage Month, we had a paper plate fan making event last week! This was to represent the many different Asian cultures. Here are a few pictures from the event! Thank you for coming and participating in our last culture month of the year! Have a great day!
Bus Driver/Crossing Guard Appreciation: thank you to everyone who signed notes to show appreciation for our bus drivers and crossing guards! Here are some pictures and videos from the event.
Spirit Week #4!!: Hey Miller! You have been invited to the fourth and final spirit week of the year, Miller’s Fashion Week, coming up from May 22nd to May 26th! The week will consist of 5 dress-up days, which will be Activewear Monday, Color Block Tuesday, Baggy Wednesday, Denim Thursday, and Funky Friday. Throughout the week, we will have three competitions. Tuesday, the student competition and Thursday, the teacher competition. They will be playing the same game, Spongebob Brigades, and will be held on the field behind the locker rooms. On Friday, the student-teacher competition, Newspaper Runway, will return after being canceled the last spirit week. It will take place in the gym. Participating is a great way to show off your spirit! For more info, check your homeroom google classroom, millersc.org, or Millervision on Friday!
Battle of the Charities: Hey Miller! Thank you to everyone who donated for the Battle of the Charities so far! Today is the last day to donate. So far, we have raised $236 for Toys for Tots and $61 for the Healthier Kids Foundation. Be sure to donate dollar bills or toys during lunch in the quad for prizes! Hope to see you there!
Monday, May 15, 2023
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! Are you showing off the Golden Hoofprint skills of Creating Your Futures to your teachers? They are looking for that!
MPH: Students please note that the last day for the MPH will be Thursday, May 18.
Super Groovy Night's Dream happens this week!: [A promotional video of the Drama show]
Library: Attention please: All Library Books are now Due! If you still have any books checked out from the Miller Library, please return them to Mrs. Strand no later than Wednesday May 17. Thank you.
Riddle Room!: Hey Miller! The first ever Miller Riddle Room is coming up this week! It will be held during lunch on Wednesday and Thursday of this week in room 45. If you were selected to participate, check your email soon for instructions about the Riddle Room!
Furry Friends Event -- Cancelled: Thank you to everyone who donated to let animals come to school. Sadly, due to constraints in our district and the organization, this event will not be possible. The money will still be donated to the organization. Don't be sad, though, we are planning a big surprise for you all!
Teacher Appreciation Week!: Hey mustangs, last week was teacher appreciation week! We do teacher appreciation because the teachers work hard all year long to teach us, and this is a great way to tell them about how much you appreciate them! Thank you to everyone who participated in the appreciation last week by signing notes and watching or participating in the game show. Here are some pictures and videos from the event! Thank you!
Friday, May 12, 2023
Miller YEI Competition: ISEC will be happening tomorrow from 2-4pm! Mustangs, if you have registered to sign up for the competition, an email should have been sent to you regarding competition details. If you have not received any further information after registering, please email 359761@cusdk8.org or Ms. Lu. Hope to see you all there!
Healthy Sleep Presentation: Hey, do you get enough sleep? I'm sure a lot of you don't, and you know it's bad for you, but what can you do? As juniors at Lynbrook, we know this problem too well, so we've developed our Gold Award project to help fix it. Come out to our presentation afterschool on 5/18 in Room 6 to learn about the severe health issues that can come from sleep deprivation and simple strategies to fix it. We'll also be passing out prizes such as custom stickers and stuffed animals, so be sure to show up. Hope to see you there!
Miller Rubik's Cube Club: Be sure to come out to our last meeting of the year, TODAY, from 3:15 to 4:15 pm afterschool in Mrs. Yen's room or room 13. There will be snacks and drinks for everyone who comes. See you there!
3v3 Basketball Tournament: Miller’s first ever 3v3 basketball tournament
May 15th to June 1st, info: tinyurl.com/miller3v3
sign ups: tinyurl.com/miller3v3signup
sign ups due May 12th
3-4 players per team
questions? contact Ojas Kothari
Last Day for MPH: Students please note that the last day for the MPH will be Thursday, May 18.
Don't miss the Drama play. It's next week!: Get your tickets at lunch or reserve them online at mroncay.com. You can also get them at the door on the night of the show.
Mustangs in Motion: Cricket Tourney: Mustangs in Motion Cricket tourney continues today at Lunch. Come out to the soccer field and cheer the teams on to victory.
Friendly reminder: Thank you for keeping our campus clean by picking up after yourselves and throwing your trash away.
Basketball Open Gym: Attention all 6th, 7th and 8th graders interested in basketball, please come to a meeting at lunch this Friday in the gym for information.
Library: Attention please: All Library Books are now Due! If you still have any books checked out from the Miller Library, please return them to Mrs. Strand no later than Wednesday May 17. Thank you.
A Dance in Candyland!: Our last dance of the year, “A Dance In Candyland,” will take place TONIGHT from 7 to 9:00 pm. Please enter AND exit the dance from the DiNapoli gate next to the MP Room. There will be food, drinks, a DJ, a photobooth, and some super exciting games. The dance will take place in the quad, and food will be sold in two different places. We will sell a food package with a bag of chips, candy, a box of pizza, and a small soda OR water for $5 inside the MP room. We will also sell a variety of Jamba Juice flavors and donuts in the hallway between Mrs. Reed and Ms. Morales’ room. Please be patient and line up in a single file while waiting to purchase food. Keep in mind that you will need to bring your Student ID and $5 to enter, and additional money if you want to buy food. Here are some things to remember: This dance is strictly for Miller students only! In addition, please remember that, when buying food at the dance, dollar bills should be $20 or under. Please keep in mind no phones are allowed at the dance. You may check your phone in at the library for safe keeping. Furthermore, please make sure that you or other people are not selling items at the dance. If you see anyone who is not in Leadership selling items at the dance, please let us know. The dance is from 7-9pm and you are expected to stay the whole time. No early pickups. Hope to see you there tonight!!!
goodman-orcutt_april@cusdk8.org
Battle of the Charities!: Hey Mustangs! Remember to come donate for the Battle of the Charities in the quad any time between 5/9 - 5/17 during lunch. Bring dollar bills and/or toys only, no coins or foreign money. Once again, if Healthier Kids Foundation receives more donations, every Miller student will receive a de-stressing mochi squishy. If Toys for Tots receives more donations, every Miller student will receive a piece of candy. And if both charities reach over $2,000 in total, we will have a pieing teachers event. More information can also be found on the Miller SC website on the charity page. Hope to see you there!
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
March PBIS Raffle Winners:
6th grade winner: Claire Chang
7th grade winner: Evelyn Tom
8th grade winner: Chanelle Cabuag Aragones
Please come collect your gift card prize at the office or see Mrs. Iyer
April PBIS Raffle Winners:
6th grade: Oliver Loper
7th grade: Victoria Huang
8th grade: Ceira Motoyama
Pick up your gift card in the office or see Mrs. Iyer
Miller YEI Club: ISEC will be happening on Saturday, May, 10th, from 2-4pm! Mustangs, if you have registered to participate for the competition, an email will be sent to you soon with more information. By Friday, if you have not received any further information, please email 359761@cusdk8.org or Ms. Lu.
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! Don’t forget to show off your Golden Hoofprint skills of Creating Your Future to your teachers!
Great America Permission Slip: Hello 8th graders! Your parents or guardians have been emailed a permission slip for Great America. Please remind your parents to submit the permission slips due this Friday, May 12.
Track and Field Athletes: Please meet Mr. Yosh at the gym during lunch for a quick meeting to make sure we are ready for today's away meet.
Miller Rubik's Cube Club: This Friday will be our last meeting of the year. Be sure to come from 3:15 to 4:15 pm afterschool in Mrs. Yen's room or room 13. There will be snacks and drinks for everyone who comes. See you on Friday!
3v3 Basketball Tournament: Miller’s first ever 3v3 basketball tournament
May 15th to June 1st, info: tinyurl.com/miller3v3
Sign ups: tinyurl.com/miller3v3signups
Sign ups due May 12th
3-4 players per team
questions? contact Ojas Kothari
Miller Mustang and Advanced Band - CMEA Music Festival Results: On Saturday, May 6th, Miller's Mustang and Advanced Bands performed for a panel of adjudicators in the CMEA Music Festival at Cupertino Middle School. Both bands received top marks; Mustang Band was awarded the Superior ranking while the Advanced Band was awarded the Unanimous Superior ranking. Both groups of students put in a lot of work, and their efforts have been acknowledged. Well done and congratulations!
Get your tickets for "A Super Groovy Night's Dream": Want to see a comedy about jocks, nerds, hippies, and drama dweebs? Want to see who gets love-potioned and how that works out? Come see "A Super Groovy Night's Dream!" May 16th through 19th (next week) each night at 7:00pm. Tickets available in the quad or at the door. Or you can even reserve tickets on Mr. Oncay's website, mroncay.com. See you there!
Riddle Room: Hey Miller, We need your help! 2 leadership students were cleaning up after an event, and a key was found. The key was for Room 45. When they went to Room 45, there were two other students who were seen snooping around. We believe they are from a different school trying to find some top secret information. We need YOU to help uncover the clues they left and delete that information…
We are proud to introduce the first ever Miller Riddle Room! Make sure to sign-up before May 13th with this form tinyurl.com/escrm2023 . This link can also be found on the Community Events page on the miller website, millersc.org. Remember, this event is first come first serve, and you have to sign up with a group in order to participate! If you don’t have a group, we will do our best to place you in one. It will take place during the lunches of May 17 and May 18, it will only take about 10 minutes and there will be a prize for all participants. In addition, there will be a special prize for the fastest teams to finish the Riddle Room. Make sure to sign up with your friends!
walia_vibha@cusdk8.org
Miller Middle School Takes Third Place in the National Science Bowl at Washington DC: The Miller team took third place in this year's National Science Bowl competition at Washington DC after an intense battle amongst 48 of the best teams from all over the country. The 5-member team was led by 8th grader Ryan Bansal as Captain, with Ian Chen and Dhanush Pala also of 8th grade and Andrew Liu and Sophia Fan of 7th grade. The team was coached by Ms Vibha Walia, our science teacher, and Zhijie Xiong, parent co-coach.
They had earned the opportunity to compete at Washington DC after winning the regional competition at SLAC earlier in the year. At the National Science Bowl, the team was challenged with a fast-paced, head-on, quiz format, being tested on a range of science disciplines and math. In addition, the team secured second place in a day-long cyber challenge where they had to solve difficult problems in a capture the flag type of competition.
Congratulations to the team for all they've accomplished in this year's National Science Bowl competition. The team brought back a national trophy, medals, and a cash prize for the school’s STEM program.
Battle of the Charities: Hey Miller! Donate for the Battle of the Charities! Remember to come to the quad during lunch to donate money or items. You can donate toys for Toys for Tots. Here is a video about the organization. [video] Once again, if Healthier Kids Foundation receives more donations, each Miller student will receive a de-stressing mochi squishy. If Toys for Tots receives more donations, every Miller student will receive a piece of candy. And finally, if both charities reach over $2,000 in total, we will have a pieing teachers event!! More information can be found on the Miller SC website on the charity page. You can donate until next Wednesday, May 17th. May the best charity win!
May Culture Month: Hey Miller it’s finally May! As you might know, May is AAPI heritage month, which celebrates and brings attention to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. For the last Culture Month of the year, we invite you to make paper plate fans in the quad at lunch! Fans are a traditional part of Chinese culture that represents nobility. It’s also an important factor in Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese cultures. This event will take place Thursday, 5/11 and Friday 5/12, so be sure to show up! This is your last chance to participate in the Culture Months so we look forward to seeing you there!
Friday, May 5, 2023
A Dance In Candyland!: Hey Miller! We are happy to announce that a “A Dance in Candyland” will be on Friday, May 12th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm! There will be food, drinks, and loads of exciting activities including a photo booth and games! Please bring your Student ID and $5 with you to enter the dance. We’ll be releasing more information soon right here - stay tuned!
Miller YEI Club: Hey Mustangs, do you want to test your economics knowledge? Win cool prizes? Compete against other schools? Register for the Interscholastic Economics Competition (ISEC). Students in many schools will sign up to compete in this virtual competition. There will be multiple rounds to the competition. Rounds 1 + 2 are Kahoots. The third round will be an open-prompt presentation where the remaining contestants after the first two rounds, create a video on their knowledge about the given topic! To sign up for the competition, go to tinyurl.com/isecregister. For more information, check out tinyurl.com/isecwebsite!
Great America Permission Slip: Hello 8th graders! Your parents or guardians have been emailed a permission slip for Great America. Please remind your parents to submit the permission slip before May 12.
Miller Rubik's Cube Club: Don't forget to come out to Miller Rubik's Cube Club today in Mrs. Yen's room, room 13, from 3:15 to 4:15!
Green Week: Garden Club!: Hey, Mustangs! As you may know, Leadership collaborated with Ms. Emerson and her Garden Club for Green Week. Leadership helped plant strawberries, cucumbers, and squash! We also purchased a Butterfly Bush which you can come and see during lunch. Here are some pictures. If you want to plant or to learn how to plant plants like these, join the Garden Club! Thank you! What is the Garden Club? The Garden Club is a club where you get to garden, learn how to garden, spend time with nature in general, and learn more about nature in general! In addition, you get to spend time with your friends and make new friends! The Garden Club meets on Thursdays from 3 PM - 4 PM every week. Meeting days are only canceled when there is heavy rain. We look forward to seeing you at the Garden Club! We also encourage you to always be considerate of nature! In addition, the Garden Club wants to invite you to have a taste of their fresh produce, Mustangs! The Garden Club wants you to feel included into the Miller community. They want to sell their produce to you and let you all have a taste of their fresh produce. Please be on the lookout for selling events or tasting events from the Garden Club. Thank you!
Mustangs in Motion: Cricket Tournament: Lunch time Cricket tournament will begin Monday, May 8th. If you haven't already signed your team up, please visit MiM google classroom, Code: FVTTTJB
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Miller YEI Club: Hey Mustangs, do you want to test your economics knowledge? Win cool prizes? Compete against other schools? Register for the Interscholastic Economics Competition (ISEC). Students in 15+ schools sign up to compete in this competition. There will be multiple rounds to the competition. Rounds 1 + 2 are Kahoots. The third round will be an open-prompt presentation where the remaining contestants after the first two rounds, create a video on their knowledge about the given topic! To sign up for the competition, go to tinyurl.com/isecregister. For more information, check out tinyurl.com/isecwebsite!
23-24 Advanced Choir Audition(s): Today is the last day, if interested, to audition for the 2023-24 Advanced Choir. Question(s), Comment(s), or Concern(s)? Email Mr. Arnold at: arnold_anthony@cusdk8.org
Miller Mustang Band Needs a String Bassist!: Hey Mustangs! Do you play a bowed stringed instrument (such as violin, viola, or cello), and would you like to be part of Miller's award-winning Band program? And if you are currently a 6th grader, would you like to eventually have the chance to travel and participate in several other performance opportunities with the Advanced Band in your 8th grade year? Miller Mustang Band NEEDS a String Bassist next year! While you'll have the chance to audition on your primary stringed instrument, switching over to String Bass will not be too difficult as many similar skills transfer over. During the year, you will also receive instruction from the band teacher and a professional String Bass coach to help you get settled on String Bass. Please use this google classroom code to join the auditions page and to find more information: 32oy7cc. Audition videos are due by May 19th. If you have any questions, please e-mail Mr. Tang at: tang_david@cusdk8.org.
New STEM Club at Miller!: Attention Marvelous Mustangs! Are you interested in Hands-on STEM Projects, Meet & Greets with Top Scientists, National Lab Tours, Leadership Development, Future Internship Leads, Career Talks, Access to STEM Camps, and more? Then join the new SAGEx Club! SAGE stands for: Science Accelerating Girls’ Engagement in STEM. Take a journey with us as we engage curious and passionate young women and empower them to explore a wide range of possibilities for their future. This club is gender inclusive as we also want to build a community of advocates. Meetings are every other Wednesday starting May 10th from 3:15-4 in Mrs. Reed's room 33. Hope to see you there!
Miller Rubik's Cube Club: Hey Mustangs, thanks to everyone who came out to the last event of the year. We still have a few more meetings before the end of the year. Be sure to come to Ms. Yen's room (room 13) on Friday from 3:15 to 4:15 for Rubik's Cube Club!
Battle of the Charities!: “Hey Miller! Leadership is having a Battle of the Charities event starting on Tuesday, May 9th to Wednesday, May 17th! You can donate for this event in the quad at lunch. We will be donating money to Healthier Kids Foundation, a local Bay Area group that focuses on childrens’ healthcare, and items for Toys for Tots, a charity that provides toys for children who are struggling financially. Only dollar bills are allowed for the Healthier Kids Foundation charity. Only toys are allowed for Toys for Tots charity. Some examples are: children’s books, stuffed animals, sports balls, board games, lego sets, and any small toys. The items must be new, unless they are books, which should be lightly used. This event is called Battle of the Charities because of the different prizes every Miller student will receive based on which charity wins! If Healthier Kids Foundation receives more donations, every Miller student will receive a de-stressing mochi squishy. If Toys for Tots receives more donations, every Miller student will receive a piece of candy. And, if both charities reach over $2,000 in total, we will have a pieing teachers event!! Make sure to tune in to Millervision soon for more information on the charities. More information can be found on the Charity page of the Miller SC website.”
The Drama program needs volunteers: Are you interested in helping with stage makeup? How about helping to video record the show? The Drama program needs some interested volunteers to help with a few jobs. Visit Mr. Oncay's website, mroncay.com, and look at the upper-right side of his page for the schedule. Then, you can email him if you want to help out. Dress rehearsals start next week. Thanks for listening!
A Super Groovy Night's Dream: Miller's Drama Program presents "A Super Groovy Night's Dream."√
Monday, May 1, 2023
Miller's YEI Club Competition!: Hey Mustangs, do you want to test your economics knowledge? Win cool prizes? Compete against other schools? Register for the Interscholastic Economics Competition (ISEC). Students in many schools will sign up to compete in this virtual competition. There will be multiple rounds to the competition. Rounds 1 + 2 are Kahoots. The third round will be an open-prompt presentation where the remaining contestants after the first two rounds, create a video on their knowledge about the given topic! To sign up for the competition, go to tinyurl.com/isecregister. For more information, check out tinyurl.com/isecwebsite!
23-24 Advanced Choir Audition(s): If interested, please use this Google Classroom CODE: pvzt5rr for get audition information.
Audition INFO will be posted on Friday (4/28) on Google Classroom and will be due on Wednesday (5/3). Question(s), Comment(s), or Concern(s)? Email Mr. Arnold at: arnold_anthony@cusdk8.org
February PBIS Raffle Winners: 6th grade winner: Katarzyna W
7th grade winner: Krish K
8th grade winner: Emiliano R
Please come collect your gift card prize at the office or see Mrs. Iyer
Golden Hoofprint: Hey Miller! It’s Golden Hoofprint time. The Golden Hoofprint theme this month is Creating Your Future. This theme is related to our Mustang Way of Be Caring. Where do you see the world in 10 years? It's up to you to change the world to make it an even better place. Think about how you want your middle school experience to end. Knowing the type of person you want to be and the type of experiences you want to have will help you seek out and create opportunities.
Great America Field Trip: 8th graders - the Great America field trip will be on Friday June 2.
In order to be eligible to attend, students must have:
- fewer than 3 U's in conduct and work habits for the year
- have fewer than 3 discipline reports for the year
- not failing 2 or more classes
- have not been excluded due to disciplinary action by school administration
Please be sure to improve or maintain your grades in order to be eligible to attend.
8th Grade Movie Day: All 8th graders will be celebrating the last day of school with a Movie Day and we need your help! We need to know what movie you would be interested in watching. Check your emails for a survey from Ms. Steele!
Miller Mustang Band Needs a String Bassist!: Hey Mustangs! Do you play a bowed stringed instrument (such as violin, viola, or cello), and would you like to be part of Miller's award-winning Band program? And if you are currently a 6th grader, would you like to eventually have the chance to travel and participate in several other performance opportunities with the Advanced Band in your 8th grade year? Miller Mustang Band NEEDS a String Bassist next year! While you'll have the chance to audition on your primary stringed instrument, switching over to String Bass will not be too difficult as many similar skills transfer over. During the year, you will also receive instruction from the band teacher and a professional String Bass coach to help you get settled on String Bass. Please use this google classroom code to join the auditions page and to find more information: 32oy7cc. Audition videos are due by May 19th. If you have any questions, please e-mail Mr. Tang at: tang_david@cusdk8.org.
New STEM Club at Miller!: Attention Marvelous Mustangs! Are you interested in Hands-on STEM Projects, Meet & Greets with Top Scientists, National Lab Tours, Leadership Development, Future Internship Leads, Career Talks, Access to STEM Camps, and more? Then join the new SAGEx Club! SAGE stands for: Science Accelerating Girls’ Engagement in STEM. Take a journey with us as we engage curious and passionate young women and empower them to explore a wide range of possibilities for their future. This club is gender inclusive as we also want to build a community of advocates. Meetings are every other Wednesday starting May 10th from 3:15-4 in Mrs. Reed's room 33. Hope to see you there!
yoshikawa_brian@cusdk8.org
6th and 7th Grade Basketball Players: Attention all 6th and 7th graders: If you are interested in playing some basketball on Fridays, there will be open gyms. You will need to join the Google Classroom (d22qukr) and get a yellow emergency form from Mr. Yosh. There will be information posted on the Google Classroom, as well as dates and times. There will also be rules posted on the Google Classroom. Failure to follow these rules may result in removal from the gym, so please read them once they are posted.
8th graders, there will be a separate announcement in the future.
Teacher Appreciation: When: 5/4 during lunch
What: students and teachers participate in a game show to see how well students know their teachers!
Who: Miller teachers and students
Where: Miller Gym
Why: Fun event for students and teachers to test how well they know each other!
Overview: Students sign up at https://tinyurl.com/doyouknowyourteachergameshow to volunteer to participate in Game Show.
Make sure to come to the gym to watch and use the link to sign up.
Teachers will be paired with one student and will be asked a set of questions. Facing back to back, each pair will be given a question and will write their answer on the whiteboard. Groups who have the same (similar meaning) answers will be able to gain points, and pairs with the most points will get to earn a special prize!
jezyk_robert@cusdk8.org
Yearbook Sales: The yearbook wars are here. Groups will be competing to see who can sell the most yearbooks on Tuesday through Friday in the quad. The cost of the book is $50 via cash or check. Students hoping to support a certain yearbook group should ask yearbook students about "loyalty tickets" to turn in at their time of purchase.