Mills HS PTO eNews - August 17th 2026

President's Message

Dear Mills Families,

On behalf of the Mills High School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO), welcome to the

2026-2027 school year! Our volunteer Board is here to serve and support the students,

parents/guardians, teachers, and staff of Mills High School. This newsletter is intended

to provide you with helpful updates and information during the school year. If you have

any questions, please feel free to reach out to me or any of the officers. To learn more

about the PTO and what we do, please visit our website – www.millshspto.org.

If you would like to serve on the PTO, we would love for you to join us! We currently

have open positions for Vice President and Auditor. If you want to learn more about

these positions, please e-mail me at president@millshspto.org and I can share more about the roles and responsibilities. It’s a great way to meet other parents, teachers,

and staff while serving our school and the students.

Mills also has many other parent groups including the Athletic Boosters Committee,

Black Parents Association, Drama Guild, English Learner Advisory Committee, Latino

Parent Group, Mills Musical Arts Group, and School Site Council. See the Mills High

School Parent Organizations page here to learn more about these groups and how you

can be involved.

Please feel free to reach out to me anytime with any questions and concerns. Wishing

you all a wonderful school year!

Iyan

President, Mills PTO Board

2026-2027 MILLS PTO BOARD

Iyanrick John, President

(open), Vice President

Marlene Yee, Secretary

Shan Hou, Treasurer

(open), Auditor

Minfang Gao, Parliamentarian

Phuong Tran, Interim Communications Chair & Freshman Class Co-Liaison

Phillip Dang, Tech/Web Chair

Wei Wang, Freshman Class Co-Liaison

Jamie Casile, Sophomore Class Liaison

Christina Tsai, Junior Class Liaison

Marlene Yee, Senior Class Liaison

We'd also love to have Chairs for Fundraising, Membership, and Social Media, as well as an 8th Grade Liaison. Please let us know if you are interested!

Counselor's Connection

To learn more about counseling services, check out the Mills Counseling website. For helpful links to academic supports, college & career info, extracurriculars, and wellness support, visit Mills High School Resources. Each Mills student is alphabetically assigned to a school counselor by last name. This year's counseling assignments are as follows:

Rachel Mack (A-Go)

Jayde Tijero (Gr-Loo)

Kalani Vasquez (Lop-Ra and Spanish-speaking families)

Jonathan Fong (Re-Z)

Volunteering at Mills

If you are a new or returning volunteer, please make sure to obtain your volunteer clearance. Even if you were cleared for last school year, you still need to obtain clearance again for the 2026-2027 school year. For more information about the clearance process, see the San Mateo Union High School District Volunteering page.

Mills will host a LiveScan Fingerprinting service on Tuesday, August 18th, in the Mills Theatre. Please make sure that you fill out the volunteer paperwork in advance of coming to get the LiveScan fingerprints. LiveScan will conduct fingerprinting from 5:30-8:00 pm.

Important Upcoming Dates

• Tuesday, August 18 – Fall Sports Mandatory Parents Meeting 7:00pm

• Monday, September 7 - No School (Labor Day Holiday)

• Thursday, September 10 – Back to School Night 6:30-8:00pm

Suggestions for Drop-Off and Pick-Up

With the busy traffic around the school in the morning and afternoon, the Administration has the following suggestions and guidance for drop-off and pick-up:

• Drop off your student by 8:15 am and pick them up at 4:00 pm. Traffic conditions lighten up considerably at these times.

• Use a drop-off/meet-up spot that is off-campus but near campus (like on Millbrae Ave. near the back of the school athletic complex).

• Use extreme caution in our parking lots.

• Give SMUHSD yellow buses priority.

• Do not park or wait in areas designated as "fire lanes," including the lane on the west side of the building.

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