Monument Valley High School

To our Monument Valley Community. We will be ending our "Secure" Soft Lockdown at 1:10 today. School will resume normal operations and we will still have after-school activities.

Monument Valley High School and TES in Utah has been asked by Kayenta Police Department to place our building in secure mode. During secure, all exterior doors are locked and no one can leave or enter the building. The school day will continue as normal. Secure is called when there is a potential threat or hazard outside of the school building. There is no threat to the school or students.

Congrats to Josh Hicks on being named 1st/2nd Team All-State in Football!!!! Please take a moment to read the following article and feel free to share!!! https://sjrnews.com/sports/all-state-8-player-football-athletes?fbclid=IwAR2SXB6iSeHOaURFgYhrqUrJ8XrebdBzn-_2nk0TjDdG6A9IWtG9ncFGhcY

If you wish to watch the Girls Basketball Game tonight, feel free to go to the following link!!! Varsitysportstv.com

Great work by the Girls and Boys Basketball teams this weekend at the Shiprock tournament. The girls took 3rd place and the boys took 4th place! All tourney honors went to Nevaeh Wilson, Shimequa Hudson, Melias Cly, and Braxton Goodshield. Well done Cougars!!!

Students Contacts School Safety Concern Response from Don Gandy Yá'át'ééh MVHS families, I have attached a letter regarding the response to the safety concern at Monument Valley High School. Our first and foremost paramount concern is ensuring your child is safe. This was a difficult day all around for all of us. I appreciate your patience as we had many challenges that we faced. PLEASE READ THIS LETTER so that you are aware of our next steps. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KQnUji6kuPiCcPj-rmp03mxapDEyRveD/view?usp=sharing The school will resume with the original intended activities for tomorrow. Ahéhee' Don Gandy

Reunification Plans for today: The lockdown at MVHS has been lifted. Parent reunification will begin at 1:00 PM. Law enforcement will guide the process for parents to enter the school grounds and pull into the bus loading area. Staff will be there to assist you in checking out your student. Please follow directions from law enforcement. Buses will pick up students at MVHS at 2:00 PM and will transport students following their normal bus route. There are no afterschool activities or late home buses tonight. Additional information will be provided later today regarding next steps and counseling services.

Thank you for your patience as we work with law enforcement to resolve the present concern. Student safety is always our top priority and we are following the guidance of law enforcement. We will provide an adapted school day with availability to counseling support as needed once the situation is cleared with law enforcement. We will also provide guidance for checkout when allowed by law enforcement.

Monument Valley High School was notified of a potential threat and the school is in lockdown while the Navajo Nation Police clears the building. Lockdown means all exterior and interior doors are locked and students remain in their classroom. Parents will not be allowed to enter the building. We take the responsibility to make sure that school is a safe learning environment seriously. We always encourage students and their parents to immediately report any safety concerns to a school administrator or school employee. The safety and well-being of our students and staff is our highest priority at all times. We will notify parents once the lockdown has been lifted.

Dear Parents, We want you to be aware of an app that many students appear to be using right now which lacks important safety features to protect users from predators, cyberbullying, inappropriate content, and privacy. The Saturn app for iPhone claims to be the ultimate organizer for busy high school students. Once students have an account, they can upload their class schedules and connect with other students in the school. Anyone who signs up for an account can see all the information about everyone else in the school who is on the Saturn app, information like a student’s schedule, including classes and extracurricular groups. To create accounts, the app uses students’ phone numbers, Snapchat accounts, or school emails. Saturn is NOT affiliated with our school district or any of our schools, and we do not provide information or support the use of this app. We encourage you to talk to your student/students about the importance of keeping personal information private for their own safety. Student safety is our top priority. Thanks for your support.

Was a beautiful ending to our first pep assembly!! Our kids rock here at MVH! Also a big thank you to the faculty and staff that put up a good fight with a tug-of-war against our seniors. Included is a picture of those that attended the traditional blessing at MVH conducted by Andre Haycock and Larry Holiday!! More posts to come to celebrate all the many good things going on here at MVH!

Online pre-registration is now available for you to complete. In-person registration will be from Monday, August 7th to Thursday, August 10th from 9:00 am - 2:30 pm in the main office. RETURNING AND NEW Out-of-state students and families WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE the OUT OF STATE REGISTRATION FORMS to be allowed to enroll. You can pick up those forms from the front office or download them from our website.

The SJSD Board of Education and district administration would like to express appreciation to all stakeholders who completed our recent stakeholder surveys. All surveys are viewed and all comments are read. There is great power in receiving such a vast amount of data. Much can be learned from the patterns and consistent themes found in the hundreds of surveys received. This is so helpful to future decisions both at the individual staff member level as well as the school/district level. Again, on behalf of the SJSD Board of Education, thank you. Thank you for investing in your local schools. We value your voice and perspective. We hope to hear from you often. Ahxéhee/Thank you

Dear Parents/Guardians: We want to hear about your experience with your student’s education. We invite you to participate in completing the Utah School Climate Survey. This survey includes questions about your student’s learning, school safety, and interpersonal relationships, as well as your attitudes about the institutional environment and your personal involvement in school. Your responses will be very helpful in improving student relationships, learning conditions, and the overall school environment. Beginning today, April 24, 2023, we invite all parents, guardians, and caretakers to complete this survey for our school. The survey is completely anonymous; it contains 33 questions. You can take the survey online by using the following unique school link: SURVEY LINK. Please submit your responses by May 5th. All your responses are completely anonymous. We have no way to connect you to your answers, and results will only be reported as group responses. There are no right or wrong answers. We just want to know about your personal experiences. Responses are housed securely in an anonymous format with The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) for evaluation research purposes. All evaluation research projects are in compliance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, (343 CFR 99.31 (6)) and human subjects regulations (Protection of Human Subjects 45 CFR 46). As you respond to each item, think about your own personal experiences as a parent, caregiver, or guardian at your student’s school. Please answer all of the questions. When you have completed the survey, click on the “Next” button at the bottom of the page. You are done! Thank you for your time and opinions. We hope you will take the time to provide us with this valuable information. Each school’s total survey results will be used to inform and develop appropriate strategies, procedures, and/or programs to enhance our school climate. The link to complete the survey is https://sanjuandistrict.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6ES1VyWxH3oeYui Thank you for your time and participation!

We will be having a senior meeting about graduation. All seniors and parents or guardians are invited. Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in the MVHS Library at 5:30 PM

MISS MVHS INFORMATION - PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED FLYER INDICATING DATES FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR'S AND NEXT SCHOOL YEAR'S PAGEANT. THANKS

The Girl's State Basketball game will be broadcast in the school auditorium on March 2, 2023, at 5:30 PM against Wayne High School! If weather conditions allow!

Please support our local community center by participating in Zumba!

It has come to our attention that some of our Facebook Followers are not aware of our school webpage. For school updates, the school calendar, and information on programs offered at MVHS, please visit our school website at the following link: https://www.sjsd.org/o/mvhs You may also download the Aptegy app on your smartphone to receive text messages when new information is posted. Another way to find our website is to visit SJSD.org, and at the top of the page, you will click on schools. In the drop-down menu go to Monument Valley High School. Thank you for your support of MVHS. We appreciate our community members!!!

To watch Friday night's game against Pinnacle you can follow this link and register for an account. https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/pinnacle-high-school-price-ut ***There may be a fee to watch the game with this platform.