San Mateo Union High School District Mills High School 60 Years of Educational Excellence CEEB Code: 051972
School Profile 2020-2021
Mills High School provides a safe, vibrant and inclusive learning environment that promotes equitable opportunities for all students to achieve academic goals while giving them the tools Address & Contact Information and resources to access personal growth, well-being, and balance. 400 Murchison Drive In 1988, 1996, and 2009, Mills High School was recognized as a California Distinguished School Millbrae, CA 94030 for its innovative programs and academic excellence. In 2018, Mills High School was granted a six-year accreditation through the Western Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges Phone: 650-558-2599 (WASC). Fax: 650-558-2552 Student Support Website: www.millshigh.org Students at Mills High School are served by an award winning, comprehensive student support team that is dedicated to the implementation of the National Standards for School Counseling created by the American School Counseling Association. The Counseling Department has four school counselors, three wellness counselors, a Student Data Analyst, an English Learner Administration Specialist, a College, Career & Financial Aid Advisor, and a Career Coordinator. Pamela Duszynski, Principal [email protected] School and Community Mills High School is in the city of Millbrae, 16 miles south of San Francisco. Mills is one of seven José A. Gomez, Assistant Principal schools in the San Mateo Union High School District. With our district’s open enrollment policy, [email protected] Mills High School draws its student population from the entire district. Current student Lyndsey Schlax, Assistant Principal enrollment is approximately 1,200. The student body ethnic distribution is as follows: [email protected] Counselors Chinese 33% White 12% Lisa Laux Latino 20% Filipino 8% [email protected] Mixed-Race 15% Other Asian 8% Rachel Mack [email protected] Activities & Programs Alex Stillman Mills High School supports the development of well-rounded students. To achieve this goal, Mills [email protected] High School has over 50 clubs, numerous athletic teams, as well as Drama and Music programs in Kalani Vasquez which students can participate. The clubs include interests such as community service, culture, [email protected] art, environment, language, politics, leadership, religion, and science. The athletic teams include: badminton, basketball, baseball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling. Graduation Class of Academic Program Information Requirements 2020 The academic calendar is two semesters of 18 weeks each. Classes meet two days per week on a English 40 modified block schedule. Block days include a period of Flex Time which gives students an Mathematics 30 opportunity to meet with teachers, work on projects or classwork. Three days a week, classes Social Science 35 are 51 minutes in duration; on a block day the classes are 85 minutes in duration. We offer a 7- Science 20 period day schedule. Six classes are required for all 9th, 10th, and 11th Grade students; seniors World Language 10 must take at least five classes. Visual & Perf. Arts 10 Grading Physical 20 Graduating GPA Class of 2020 Education Each course has a value of five credits per 30% Health 5 semester. A total of 220 credits are required for Career Tech 10 graduation 20% Elective 40 Weighted GPA is calculated using a 4.0 grading 10% Total 220 scale, adding an additional point for AP courses when the student has earned a final grade of “C” or higher. 0% Grades and credits are calculated in January and June. All courses taken in each grade level are included Advanced Standing/Advanced Placement Courses
English Social Science English I & II Advanced Standing Modern World History AS AP Scores AP English Language & Composition AP U.S. Government & AP English Literature Politics 557 Exams by 167 Seniors AP U.S. History 30% Math AP Macroeconomics AP Calculus AB 25% AP Calculus BC World Language AP Statistics AP Chinese Language & 20% AP Computer Science A Culture AP Japanese Language 15% Science & Culture AP Biology AP AP Spanish Language & 10% AP Chemistry Composition AP Environmental Science 5% AP Physics 1 Elective AP Studio Art: 2-D & 3-D 0% Design 1 2 3 4 5 AP Studio Art: Drawing Percent 5% 15% 28% 28% 24%
Class of 2020 Achievements
National Merit Scholar 2019 Finalists: 2019 Semi-Finalists: 2019 Recognition: Golden State Seal Merit Diploma: 137 State Seal of Biliteracy Award: 56 ACT Composite Average: 27 SAT Average Test Results MHS District English 609 603 Math 639 612
Combined 1249 1215 Class of 2020 Post Secondary Plans
Other Out of UC 17% State 22% Public 1% Private 10% CSU 11%
Community College 39%
Mills High School 400 Murchison Drive Millbrae, CA 94030 Principal: Pamela Duszynski Home of the Vikings Phone: (650) 558 – 2599 Assistant Principal: José Gómez Fax: (650) 558 – 2552 Assistant Principal: Lyndsey Schlax
Mills High School Response to the CoronaVirus Spring 2020
On March 16, 2020 schools in the San Mateo Union High School District pivoted from tradi onal in-person instruc on to online learning under the direc on of the San Mateo County Health Department’s Shelter in Place Order due to rising COVID-19 cases and worsening public health condi ons. The Board of Trustees voted to replace le er grades with assessments of Credit/No Credit for all courses for the Spring semester of 2020. This decision reflected the State of California's posi on to "do no harm to students," and helped to level the playing fields for families facing various challenges in light of the global pandemic.
School Year 2020/2021 Given the current health direc ve limi ng large gatherings and the County of San Mateo’s placement on the “watchlist,” the Board of Trustees directed staff to begin the 2020-21 school year in Distance Learning. The District adopted a Synchronous Learning model in which students receive 180 minutes of Synchronous Online Learning per class per week. All students will receive le er grades (A-F) for all courses. Students were offered broader opportuni es for the 2020-2021 school year such as concurrent enrollment at either WASC accredited ins tu ons or Community Colleges. Learn more about these opportuni es by visi ng the District’s coursework outside of the District webpage.
The District placed a high priority on providing technology (Chromebooks and WiFi hotspots) to all students who requested them.
Class of 2021 Standardized Tes ng
Due to county health condi ons, the majority of SAT and ACT tes ng in the Bay Area region of Northern California was cancelled beginning in the middle of March 2020 through September 2020. With the scarcity of tes ng dates and sites available in the Fall 2020, we have advised families that the majority of students do not need to take the ACT/SAT as a condi on for admission for Fall 2021.
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