San Marin Sun - August 23, 2026
Posted Date: 08/23/26 (02:00 PM)
San Marin High School · Novato, CA
San Marin Sun
| Week of August 24, 2026 | Vol. 3 · No. 2 |
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🎓 Aeries 🔔 Bell Schedule 📞 Report Absence 🏆 Athletics 🎭 Performing Arts 🔬 STEM Marin 🤝 PTSA 📣 Sports Boosters
From Principal Boone
One important thing first. New this year, every San Marin volunteer completes mandated reporter training. If you plan to help out at any point this year, please start now. You will not be able to volunteer until it is complete. The flyer and the registration link are further down.
The first two days brought great energy to campus, and Friday's rally was a hit. Our student leadership class set the tone for the year!
Before students arrived, our Instructional Lead Team met, our full staff met, and our coaches gathered at the NUSD coaches meeting. San Marin adults are working from one idea, and you are a critical part of it.
The first two days brought great energy to campus, and Friday's rally was a hit. Our student leadership class set the tone for the year!
Before students arrived, our Instructional Lead Team met, our full staff met, and our coaches gathered at the NUSD coaches meeting. San Marin adults are working from one idea, and you are a critical part of it.
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Culture = Values × Behaviors
What a school says it values, multiplied by how it actually behaves.
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At San Marin it has a name: the Mustang Way. Mindset, Goal Setting, Humility, Respect, and Citizenship. Students, staff, coaches, families, and caregivers all work from the same five. You are part of it.
It starts with mindset. Here is mine for the year.
It starts with mindset. Here is mine for the year.
| 01 | Improving school culture. We are continuing our work to build community in every classroom and on every student and staff team. We are practicing the tools that let us repair harm when it happens. You will hear more about the Mustang Way this year, and we will be asking for your help with it. |
| 02 | Improving how we teach and create learning opportunities. Every staff member commits to growing professionally this year. We are moving ahead with Learning Walks, where teachers visit each other's classrooms and learn from what they see. Teachers are not the only ones teaching. Students will be teaching our staff and helping build the school they want to be part of. They have a lot to teach us. |
| 03 | Looking at student work throughout the year. We are starting early and keeping students at the center of it. I am happy to report that Nick Williams, who represents our STEM program on our Instructional Lead Team, is taking on an additional leadership role this year. He will help drive this work and our work on teaching practice. |
| 04 | Strengthening belonging. We are creating more opportunities for students and bringing more of them to the table. |
| 05 | Closing grading and access gaps. We are working to be more consistent across classrooms and more open to improving. |
This is also our WASC self-study year. WASC is the body that accredits California high schools. A team of educators from other schools will review our work and visit campus April 19 to 21. It is a chance to tell our story. We are genuinely looking forward to this opportunity.
Andy Boone, Principal
The Mustang Way
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THE MUSTANG WAY
Mustang: Así Es Como Somos
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The Mustang Way · Question 1 of 37
Mindset · Actitud
How will you show up this year?
¿Cómo se va a presentar usted este año?
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Fall sports are underway. The importance of Mindset here includes coaches and fans as much as athletes.
Bad calls will happen. San Marin will lose contests. That is sports. Accepting that and behaving respectfully is the mindset we are looking for. How you respond matters. Our student athletes see it. The whole community sees it.
Bad calls will happen. San Marin will lose contests. That is sports. Accepting that and behaving respectfully is the mindset we are looking for. How you respond matters. Our student athletes see it. The whole community sees it.
Coming Up
| Mon Aug 24 | Pictures, grades 9 through 11 Students |
| Tue Aug 25 | Musical Info Night The Addams Family · 6:00 PM · Emily Gates Performing Arts Center Students Families |
| Thu Aug 27 | Addams Family Auditions 6:00 PM · Emily Gates Performing Arts Center Students |
| Wed Sep 2 |
Last day for schedule change requests Students PTSA Back to School Staff Lunch 12:40 to 1:15 PM. To help, contact Brianna Weber, our PTSA Hospitality Chair Families |
| Mon Sep 7 | Labor Day, no school |
| Tue Sep 8 | Dine and Donate for Performing Arts All day at Tommy's Salsa, 1553 S Novato Blvd Families |
| Wed Sep 9 |
First ELAC meeting 9:00 to 10:00 AM · Main office Families Wellness Resource Fair at lunch · Quad Students |
| Fri Sep 11 | Minimum day, dismissal at 1:15 PM |
| Wed Sep 16 | Club Fair at lunch · Quad Students |
| Thu Sep 17 | Back to School Night 5:30 PM · San Marin campus Families |
| Fri Sep 25 | Progress reports go home |
Full district calendar at nusd.org →
Volunteering at San Marin
New this year: every San Marin volunteer completes mandated reporter training. This applies to all volunteers. You will not be able to volunteer until it is complete.
NUSD has a one-page explanation of what the training is and who it covers.
Read the flyer, English →
Lea el folleto, español →
Register for the training →
NUSD has a one-page explanation of what the training is and who it covers.
Read the flyer, English →
Lea el folleto, español →
Register for the training →
ELAC
¡Familias de San Marin, nos da mucho gusto comenzar un nuevo año escolar 2026-2027! ¡Acompáñenos a nuestra primera reunión de ELAC!
Miércoles, 9 de septiembre de 2026 · 9:00 a. m. a 10:00 a. m.
Nos reuniremos en la oficina principal. Su voz y participación son importantes para nuestra comunidad escolar. Ofreceremos refrigerios ligeros. ¡No falte!
Miércoles, 9 de septiembre de 2026 · 9:00 a. m. a 10:00 a. m.
Nos reuniremos en la oficina principal. Su voz y participación son importantes para nuestra comunidad escolar. Ofreceremos refrigerios ligeros. ¡No falte!
San Marin families, we are glad to begin the 2026-2027 school year. Please join us for our first ELAC meeting. ELAC is our English Learner Advisory Committee.
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 · 9:00 to 10:00 AM
We will meet in the main office. Your voice and your participation matter to our school community. Light refreshments will be served.
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 · 9:00 to 10:00 AM
We will meet in the main office. Your voice and your participation matter to our school community. Light refreshments will be served.
Athletics
| Mon Aug 24 | Varsity Flag Football at Petaluma · 7:00 PM |
| Tue Aug 25 |
Home Girls Freshman Volleyball v San Rafael · 4:30 PM Release 3:30 Girls JV Volleyball at San Rafael · 5:00 PM Release 3:30 Home Girls Varsity Water Polo v Novato · 6:30 PM Girls Varsity Volleyball at San Rafael · 7:00 PM |
| Wed Aug 26 |
Home Girls Varsity Golf v Novato · 3:30 PM Release 2:30 Home Girls Varsity Tennis v Terra Linda · 4:00 PM Home Varsity Flag Football v Analy · 6:30 PM |
| Fri Aug 28 |
Home Girls Varsity Tennis v Marin Catholic · 4:00 PM Release 3:00 Home JV Football v St. Ignatius · 4:30 PM Release 3:00 Home Varsity Football v St. Ignatius · 7:00 PM |
| Sat Aug 29 | Girls Varsity Volleyball at Nor-Cal Tournament · time to be confirmed |
Home contests are at San Marin. Student athletes with a release time leave class early that day. Every team, every result, at sanmarinathletics.com →
Around Campus
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San Marin Athletics → Schedules, scores, rosters, and results for every Mustang team. Updated live all season. |
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San Marin Performing Arts → Music, theater, and technical arts. Concerts, productions, and how to get involved. |
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STEM Marin → Engineering, Biotechnology, and Art in Science. Four-year pathways at San Marin. |
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The Pony Express → San Marin's student-run newsroom. Campus life, sports, and opinion, written by Mustangs. |
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Mustang Minutes → Student-produced video from around campus. |
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PTSA → New volunteers always welcome. Every hour helps. |
Let's have a great week!
Go Mustangs. Go Green & Gold. 🐴
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San Marin High School · 15 San Marin Drive, Novato, CA 94945 · (415) 898-2121
Attendance: Jacque Baniqued (A to L) · Michelle Guin (M to Z)
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Attendance: Jacque Baniqued (A to L) · Michelle Guin (M to Z)
Sent via ParentSquare.