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Angelica Esquivel Spring 2017 Schedule for Transition Specialists Have you met our new transition specialist, Angelica?   We have two transition specialists - college and career navigators - to help you:  Patty and Angelica.  Patty works mostly in the daytime.  Angelica works mostly in the evening.  Their office is in Room 28, near the flagpole.  They share their office with Toshio, our CASAS clerk and school musician. Angelica has a quick smile and is very committed to serving the community.  She knows about many resources to help students meet their goals and find solutions to their problems.  And she can help  in two languages:  English and Spanish.  Stop by Room 29 to meet her or email her at aesquivel@smace.org to make an appointment to meet with her.  Her schedule is Tuesday and Thursday from 1 to 9 pm.  And she is here on some Fridays in the daytime. Get to know Angelica Q and A (Questi...

Distance Learning Student Chigusa Uematsu has good advice for ESL students with bill problems: Have you ever had an unfamiliar purchase on your cr edit ca r d statement? Or ha ve you been char ged a fee that you shouldn’t have been  char ged? I have and I ma naged to corr ect or get r eimbu rsed for these char ges  by calling or sending e-mails to custome r service. If you are making a phone call to claim an inappro priate bill, be sure to prepar e a note a bout what you want to s ay . It will make it e asier for you to e x pr es s yourself . It is OK to tell the o perator tha t you a r e an English learning student and they migh t have difficulty understanding yo u. They will understand and speak slowly for you.  Usually, I think customer service operators ar e kind and patient. They try har d to help you. So please don’t hesitate to mak e a call even though you feel  y...

 Add caption Big News!  Our wonderful "Mr T" - Larry Teshara - Director of our Adult School - will be retiring at the end of this Spring Semester. Mr T is brilliant at creating good relationships with people. He used his talent to help people and help our school. Mr. T helped many students find their way, encouraging them to find their strength and move forward. Mr. T helped staff members in the same way. He was a mentor to Tim, our Assistant Director.  Tim was a teacher at our school and Mr. T encouraged him to move forward and become an administrator. Mr. T built relationships with the SMUHSD school board, principals and directors of other schools, elected officials, and local community leaders.  His ability to forge strong relationships is part of why our school survived the difficult years of cuts so well.  We will always be in his debt and appreciate all he has done for our school and the larger community. Later this year, we will have a cel...

Mario Dominguez January is a time when we think about our dreams for the future.  We set goals for ourselves.  A goal is a dream with a plan.  Do you want to go to college?   Mario's story can help you. Mario Dominguez is a college student and SMAS success story.  You can learn from Mario how to go to college or accomplish other goals. SASS Scholarship Winner Mario is starting Canada Community College in January 2017.  He is the winner of a SASS Scholarship.  SASS stands for Sequoia Adult School Scholars.    You can read more about SASS and the SASS Foundation and Scholarships here . Reading Books Helps He completed his GED at San Mateo Adult School in six months.  How did he do that?  He focuses on one subject at a time, moving from easiest to hardest.  He didn't do everything at once.  Mario reads books.  This has also been a big help to him.  Goals Maintain Motivation He stay...

The San Mateo Daily Journal covered the immigration workshop provided by our district, the San Mateo Union High School District.  Here is the article: Families get immigration advice, help: Community organizations give guidance to those fearing threat of deportation December 21, 2016, 05:00 AM By Austin Walsh Daily With Donald Trump set to take the presidential oath of office next month, locals fearing the threat of deportation must know their rights and take preventative steps to protect their families, an immigration attorney told a crowd of around 100 gathered for a community forum on immigration law Monday. Valicia Trowbridge, an attorney with Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, offered her expertise during at San Mateo High School with a group of roughly 100 locals concerned by Trump’s rhetoric from the campaign trail rhetoric. Staying silent and requesting the right to speak...