Mesa View Middle School

Target's "Take Charge of Education" program donates 1% of all purchases to a designated school when customers use their Target REDcard. If you would like to designate Mesa View as your school of choice, click here for more info or to sign up. Click here to get the debit card application. Mesa View's Target ID Number is 151972. The REDCard links to your existing bank card, with no extra fees. It's a painless and easy way to give to Mesa View. You can visit the link above or get the paperwork in the school office.

2011-2012 Carpool Listing With the lack of busing and Mesa View's location, we know that getting your child to school can be a challenge. We recommend working with friends to get your child to school. Many families use carpools to share ride duties. The Mesa View Carpool Listing below can help. Click here to add your information to the Carpool Listing.... Click here to view the information in the Carpool Listing. Families may use this information at their discretion and on their own to find rides. The school does not coordinate carpool matches or contacts.

Buy Your Yearbook Today! Mesa View's high-quality, hardbound, full-color 2011-2012 Yearbook is now on sale. Click here to download an order form. Books are $40 until January. Act now and get the discounted, early bird price. Contact Yearbook Advisor Cherina Betters if you'd like to purchase a name plate, a student ad, or a business ad in the latest yearbook. Ms. Betters is also selling a few copies of last year's book at a discount. Ask for information if you are interested.

Mesa View's new music teacher, Paul Kane, leads the choir (top photo) and percussion group (lower photo) during their their holiday performances this week.

Mesa View Concerts

Principal's Newsletter Click here for the Winter Principal's Newsletter. Get the latest info on what's coming up at Mesa View during the winter months.

Remember the classic math problem about two trains leaving two stations, with Train A going 80 mph and Train B traveling at 70 mph? When did Train A actually meet Train B? Students in Mr. Mills' math and science classes (above) use actual trains to solve this kind of rate, distance, and time equation, as well as doing displacement calculations. See, math really can be fun.

Congratulations to Zoie R. Claire C., and Luis R., whose essays were named as winners in the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) "Patriot's Pen" Contest. This national contest asks middle school students to reflect on a different patrtiotic theme each year. This year's topic was: "Are You Proud of Your Country?" The three were recognized by the California VFW, District 23, Post 1726 on Saturday, January 14. Well-done!

National Geography Bee Congrats to Eric W., Madison S., and Tim W., who came in third, second, and first, respectively, in Mesa View's 2012 National Geography Bee. Tim earned the top spot by correctly naming the thick layer of Earth's interior that lies between the crust and the core. (The answer is the mantle.) Tim now takes the qualifying test in hopes that he will go on to the state competition in Sacramento. Well-done, Tim!

A new STEM Academy is coming to Mesa View for the 2012-2013 school year Click here if you want to know more about STEM and how the program will be structured at Mesa View. Click here to see info from the STEM Information Nights that took place on November 29 and January 31. The STEM Academy is a "magnet program," meaning that students from inside AND outside of the district boundaries (in grades 6-8) are able to attend upon completion of the necessary transfer paperwork. I...MPORTANT DEADLINES Sign-ups begin January 3, 2012, when families can turn in district transfer forms (to the district office) indicating their desire to attend Mesa View in 2012-2013. Entry preference is based on a "first come, first served" basis. Out-of-district families should contact our registrar, Renee Jones at (909) 790-8008 x 5275, for help on transferring out of their existing district. Transfer forms are due to the district office no later than February 28, 2012. Late forms will be accepted, but they will have a lower precedence. Mesa View receives $10,000 STEM grant! Click here for the Press-Enterprise story. Click here for previous P-E story on catapult building at Mesa View. Click here to read California's 2011 "STEM Report Card," which explains the importance of STEM and where California ranks nationally. Click here to hear Superintendent Sherry Kendrick's talk about STEM at Mesa View during her October 2, 2011 interview on radio station Air1. Please e-mail Principal Jim Stolze at [email protected] if you have questions, if you need further details, or if you would like your child's name to be placed on the official Interest List.

In Mesa View's third annual staff versus students basketball game, the students held firm and defeated the staff team, 45-43, despite a last minute staff rally. With nineteen seconds remaining, the staff called a timeout and then, when they returned, tried desperately to hit a basket to even the score. Kudos to the student team and Coach Peltzer for the victory! This game puts the overall series at one staff win and two student wins. Thank you to Student Council, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Carter for putting on an exciting game.

Welcome to Mesa View Middle School! We look forward to the opportunity each day to work with middle school students as they prepare for high school and beyond. Our job is to prepare our students to be productive leaders, learners, and citizens of the 21st Century. We emphasize this in our motto: "Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow." In our mission statement, we are dedicated to: Focusing on student learning and rigorous standards through the use of critical thinking, probl...Continue reading