San Marin Sun - September 13, 2026
Posted Date: 09/13/26 (06:00 PM)
San Marin High School · Novato, CA
San Marin Sun
| Week of September 14, 2026 | Vol. 3 · No. 5 |
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🎓 Aeries 🔔 Bell Schedule 📞 Report Absence 🏆 Athletics 🎭 Performing Arts 🔬 STEM Marin 🤝 PTSA 📣 Sports Boosters
From Principal Boone
Back to School Night is Thursday, September 17. We are really looking forward to meeting as many of you as we can!
On Wednesday during Access, our tutorial period, students will build out their schedule and map where each of their classes is. Ask your student to walk you through it that night. You can also pull the schedule up in Aeries.
Ninth grade parents, meet us outside the PAC at 5:30. We will welcome you there, and a couple of our students will talk about how the year is going. Also, please prepare for a surprise musical performance. Everyone else, please be on campus before the 5:55 bell.
At the bell you will follow your student's schedule. Let's have some fun!
On Wednesday during Access, our tutorial period, students will build out their schedule and map where each of their classes is. Ask your student to walk you through it that night. You can also pull the schedule up in Aeries.
Ninth grade parents, meet us outside the PAC at 5:30. We will welcome you there, and a couple of our students will talk about how the year is going. Also, please prepare for a surprise musical performance. Everyone else, please be on campus before the 5:55 bell.
At the bell you will follow your student's schedule. Let's have some fun!
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 4 of 37
Respect · Respeto
Who do you respect, and what do they do to earn it?
¿A quién respetas, y qué hace para ganarse ese respeto?
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Who are the people in your life you really respect? What are the consistent behaviors those people display, and when is the last time you told them?
This past Friday was September 11. I always feel a lot on that day. One of the things I think about is our first responders, and how many of them choose to raise their families right here in Novato. We love our relationships with Novato PD, the Marin County Sheriff's Office, the California Highway Patrol, Novato Fire, and the other agencies who serve this community. We are blessed to work with the people who make up those agencies. If you are a first responder, active duty or retired, or your family includes one, thank you all for your service.
This past Friday was September 11. I always feel a lot on that day. One of the things I think about is our first responders, and how many of them choose to raise their families right here in Novato. We love our relationships with Novato PD, the Marin County Sheriff's Office, the California Highway Patrol, Novato Fire, and the other agencies who serve this community. We are blessed to work with the people who make up those agencies. If you are a first responder, active duty or retired, or your family includes one, thank you all for your service.
Coming Up
| Mon Sep 14 | Sports Boosters meeting. 5:00 PM in the Library. Families |
| Tue Sep 15 | Learning Lounge opens. Tuesdays, 4:00 to 5:00 PM in the Library, starting this week. Students can drop in for extra support with their academic work. Students |
| Tue Sep 15 | NUSD Board meeting. Agenda and meeting details at nusd.org → Families |
| Wed Sep 16 | Club Fair. At lunch in the Quad. Every club on campus, in one place. Students |
| Wed Sep 16 | College rep visit: NYU. 1:20 PM. Email vjensen@nusd.org to sign up. Students |
| Thu Sep 17 | Back to School Night. 5:30 to 7:00 PM. Ninth grade parents meet outside the PAC at 5:30. All other grades arrive before the 5:55 bell. If you still need to finish Data Confirmation, we can help you with it that night. Families |
| Sat Sep 19 | Cheer Team Car Wash. 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at San Marin. $30 per vehicle at the gate, $25 prepaid. Senior students $25 at the gate, $20 prepaid. Cash, credit, and Apple Pay. Prepay → Families |
| Wed Sep 23 | College rep visit: USC. 1:20 PM. Email vjensen@nusd.org to sign up. Students |
| Wed Sep 23 | PTSA General Association meeting. 7:00 to 8:30 PM in the Library. The first one of the year. Families |
| Fri Sep 25 | Progress report period ends. Progress reports go home. Families |
| Tue Sep 29 | College rep visit: UC Davis. Virtual, 12:25 PM. Email vjensen@nusd.org to sign up. Students |
| Fri Oct 2 | Pasta Social and Fall Concert. Emily Gates PAC. Classical concert at 6:00 PM, pasta dinner at 6:30 PM, jazz concert at 7:30 PM. Tickets → Families |
| Mon Oct 5 | School Fuel Softball Tournament. An adult tournament for parents, staff, and alumni. Games Mon Oct 5, Tue Oct 6, Mon Oct 12 and Tue Oct 13, with the championship Fri Oct 16. First pitch is 6:30 PM at the College of Marin Indian Valley Campus. Registration is $50. Register → Families |
| Thu Oct 15 | The Addams Family opens. Four performances in the Emily Gates PAC: Thu Oct 15, Fri Oct 16 and Sat Oct 17 at 7:00 PM, and Sun Oct 18 at 2:00 PM. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for students and for seniors, $35 for VIP. Tickets → Families |
Full district calendar at nusd.org →
Counseling and College
Seniors, this is your month. Counselors present on the college application process in mid September, and senior meetings follow over the two weeks after that.
Volunteers from 10,000 Degrees are in the library every Tuesday from 1:55 to 3:10 PM to help seniors with college essays and Personal Insight Questions. Sign-up sheets are in the College and Career Center.
Mr. Glasgow, the Marin County Office of Education career liaison, is on campus every Thursday. He meets with students about internships, volunteer opportunities, and career exploration. Families and students can join his Remind group to hear about programs and deadlines as they come up.
There are also great opportunities for students in healthcare careers, with training length and pay laid out for each one.
Volunteers from 10,000 Degrees are in the library every Tuesday from 1:55 to 3:10 PM to help seniors with college essays and Personal Insight Questions. Sign-up sheets are in the College and Career Center.
Mr. Glasgow, the Marin County Office of Education career liaison, is on campus every Thursday. He meets with students about internships, volunteer opportunities, and career exploration. Families and students can join his Remind group to hear about programs and deadlines as they come up.
There are also great opportunities for students in healthcare careers, with training length and pay laid out for each one.
STEM Marin Family Giving
STEM Marin runs on family giving. The program needs more than $65,000 a year to operate, and that money pays for the labs, equipment, and materials students use in Engineering, Biotechnology, and Art in Science.
The suggested contribution is $250 per student. Any amount helps, and a contribution of $250 or more comes with a swag bundle.
The suggested contribution is $250 per student. Any amount helps, and a contribution of $250 or more comes with a swag bundle.
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🔬 Three ways to give
Venmo → PayPal → Square →
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Prefer a check? Make it payable to STEM Marin Fund. Drop it at the school office, or mail it to San Marin High School STEM Program, 15 San Marin Drive, Novato, CA 94945.
Save the date. The STEM Stampede is Saturday, November 14 at 5:00 PM at Indian Valley Golf Course, a country western evening supporting the STEM Marin program. Early bird tickets go on sale September 20. Prices rise October 5.
Questions about the program itself go to stemmarin.org →
Save the date. The STEM Stampede is Saturday, November 14 at 5:00 PM at Indian Valley Golf Course, a country western evening supporting the STEM Marin program. Early bird tickets go on sale September 20. Prices rise October 5.
Questions about the program itself go to stemmarin.org →
Athletics
| Mon Sep 14 | Varsity Flag Football at Novato · 4:00 PM Release 2:40 |
| Tue Sep 15 |
Girls Varsity Golf at Tamalpais · 3:30 PM Release 2:15 Home Girls Varsity Tennis v Redwood · 4:00 PM Release 3:00 Boys Varsity Water Polo at Vintage · 4:00 PM Boys JV Water Polo at Vintage · 5:00 PM Girls Varsity Water Polo at Vintage · 6:00 PM |
| Wed Sep 16 |
Home Girls Varsity Golf v Tamalpais · 3:30 PM Release 2:30 Home Varsity Flag Football v Terra Linda · 6:30 PM Girls Freshman Volleyball at Terra Linda · 4:30 PM Girls JV Volleyball at Terra Linda · 5:30 PM Girls Varsity Volleyball at Terra Linda · 6:30 PM |
| Thu Sep 17 | Freshman Football at Rancho Cotate · 6:00 PM Release 3:15, bus leaves 3:45 |
| Fri Sep 18 |
Boys Varsity Water Polo at the Vintage Tournament · 9:55 AM Out all day Varsity Cross Country at the Woodbridge Classic · 10:00 AM Out all day JV Football and Cheer at Oakland · 4:30 PM Release 1:30, bus leaves 2:00 Girls Varsity Tennis at Novato · 5:00 PM Varsity Football and Cheer at Oakland · 7:00 PM Release 2:30, bus leaves 3:00 |
| Sat Sep 19 |
Boys Varsity Water Polo at the Vintage Tournament · time to be confirmed Girls Freshman Volleyball at the Carmichael Invitational · time to be confirmed Girls JV Volleyball at the San Lorenzo Tournament · time to be confirmed Varsity Cross Country at the De La Salle Nike Invitational · time to be confirmed |
Twenty one contests this week, three of them at home. 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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Counseling Office → Course planning, transcripts, college and career, and student support. |
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The Pony Express → San Marin's student-run newsroom. Campus life, sports, and opinion, written by Mustangs. The paper is entirely self-funded, so subscriptions and donations are what keep it running. Subscribe or donate → |
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Mustang Minutes → Student-produced video from around campus. |
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PTSA → New volunteers always welcome. Every hour helps. |
Ask your student about their schedule on Wednesday. Then come walk it with us Thursday.
Go Mustangs. Go Green & Gold. 🐴
→ School Website→ NUSD District→ Aeries→ Bell Schedule→ Report Absence→ Counseling→ STEM Marin→ NUSD Board
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)
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