Friday Letter - November 10, 2023

This week's MDUSD Friday Letter highlights:

• Ygnacio Valley HS dedicates two benches in honor of six alumni who died in the Vietnam War,
• District news including no school Friday, November is California Runaway and Homeless Youth Prevention Month, Board approves arts plan and 2024-25 calendar, Tech teachers learn how to better engage students with Promethean panels, and Strandwood Elementary creates sand art for Diwali Indian holiday,
• School news featuring Northgate HS opens a new Wellness Center to help relieve stress and anxiety on campus,
• Student news spotlighting MDHS football running back Herschel Turner breaking a record as the team heads into the NCS playoffs on Friday,
• Staff recognition for CA Teacher of the Year Joseph Alvarico includes "rock star" profile on KTVU, kudos from the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco and a radio interview in the Philippines,
• Community news about Free Dental Care available in Walnut Creek on Dental Outreach Day - Nov. 18th,
• And more!

You can read it here.