Potential Threats to School
Administration was notified about a potential threat to the school posted on social media on Sept. 22, according to a StudentSquare post from Principal and Chief Innovator Greg Wohlman on Sept. 22. “We want you to know that we, in collaboration with MPD, have swiftly taken action to assess the credibility and risk to our campus,” Wohlman said. “We have confirmed there is not a credible threat,” he said.
In a separate incident, administration received “a very vague tip about a 9th-grade student talking about guns,” which the police were investigating, according to an email from Wohlman to staff on Sept. 26. “Extra police presence will be seen today as a cautionary measure,” the email said.
In a message to families on Sept. 26, Wohlman wrote, “Please continue to use the Say Something Anonymous Tip App or notify the school directly if you have a concern about student, staff, and community safety.”
National Merit Semifinalists
11 MHS students were named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists after meeting the PSAT score index cutoff of 221 for California high schoolers: Savan Bollu, Brandon Chiang, Edward Cui, Isaac Jones, Keryssa Li, Roman Silivra, Kevin Ting, Natasha Tiwari, Andrew Ton, Angie Wang, and Christine Wang. These students will compete for 2500 National Merit Scholarships, each worth $2500, and other corporate- and college-sponsored Merit Scholarships, according to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
49ers Teacher of the Game
English teacher Tonichi Lorenzana was honored as “Teacher of the Game” on Oct. 2 at the Levi’s Stadium’s 49ers game. He was nominated by a fellow teacher for his work with the MHS Pilipinx United Student Organization (PUSO).
DBA Apple Grant
The Digital Business Academy (DBA) received a grant worth $44,986 from Apple to purchase iPads, AppleCare, and Apple Pencils for digital art students, according to the Sept. 12 MUSD board meeting minutes.