Welcome to the 2009-10 school year! I am excited to be back at school and teaching. I will also be going back to school for my Master's degree this year!

My office hours are Thursdays from 2:45 PM to 4:00 PM. Stop by for help! You can also email me at monica_valdez@cjuhsd.k12.ca.us with questions.

Advancement Via Individual Determination

2009-10 AVID II Goals:
Goal #1: 85% of AVID sophomores will pass the CAHSEE with a score of 380 or higher.

Goal #2: AVID Sophomores will earn an average GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Use the Cornell Notes PDF Generator to prepare your notes for every class!

Check out the College Board SAT Prep to get ready for next year!

English Language Development

To better understand the texts in class, read the EDGE Summaries in your first language! Click on the link, find the current unit, choose your language and then click on the cluster.

To do acedmic research, go to the MHS Library website.

To do college research, go to the College Board website.

Check out this Comic Creator! You can use it for the Unit 5 Book Project or the Unit 6 Writing Project or both!

Key Club is the oldest and largest service program for high school students worldwide. Today, Key Club exists on almost 5,000 high school campuses throughout the United States, Canada, the Caribbean nations, Central and South America, and most recently Asia and Austrailia. Membership tops 235,000 students and continues to grow. (Source: "This is Key Club" informational brochure)

The MHS Key Club was chartered in 2003. We are known throughout the city of Montclair as a community service club that is willing to help get any job done. We meet Mondays at 3 PM in Rm. 114.

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