San Marin Sun - October 11, 2026

Our Vision for Student Learning

At San Marin, every student is greeted by name and heard, reasons aloud with classmates through problems they cannot solve alone, drives their own thinking and revision, and leaves San Marin ready to think, contribute, and lead.

From Principal Boone

As the sun comes up this morning, I am remembering the sun setting last night on Corda Ranch at the Green and Gold fundraiser. Humility is our word this week, and it starts with thank you. Thank you to Brooke Gray, the force behind the event. Thank you to Janeen Brady and the extended Corda family. Thank you to our adult and student athlete volunteers. Thank you to the Novato community. What I saw was kindness, generosity, and down home hospitality.

Humility is also naming that we do not have the answer, or that we need help. For our students, that is what the Learning Lounge is for. It is open two afternoons a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:00 to 5:00 PM in the Library. On Thursdays, tutors from 10,000 Degrees help with college and scholarship essays, resumes and job searches, Algebra 1, English, social studies, Spanish, and study skills, and there is peer tutoring in math and science. Attendance is how we keep those tutors. Please send your student.

Four school days this week. There is no school Monday. It is a staff development day.

The Addams Family opens Thursday in the Emily Gates PAC, with four performances through Sunday. Homecoming is next week. If your student is bringing a guest to the dance, the guest pass form is due Thursday.

New this week: a first look at the dashboard we are building for our WASC self-study, just below.

WASC Self-Study

27 weeks to our visit, April 19 to 21. WASC accredits California high schools, and this is our self-study year. A team of educators from other schools will review our work and visit campus. Our staff met in their WASC committees for the first time on October 7. Each committee owns two or three of the 12 WASC standards. Next up: first drafts at our October 21 writing session.

The Mustang Way

What are you still learning? Last week's Sun named our September Mustang Way award winners, one freshman for each pillar. Ms. Crowley nominated the Humility winner. Here is some of what she wrote:

"What stands out to me is his ability to ask great questions, his general curiosity towards learning, and the desire to improve." She called him "a model of what it means to be humble on campus: lifting others up and engaging actively."

Asking great questions. Wanting to improve. Lifting others up. None of it requires having the answer. On the field, those three don't require athletic talent. Ask a coach who their favorite players of all time are, and they will name athletes who asked questions, worked to improve, and lifted others up.

For all of the adults reading this, including coaches, teachers, San Marin staff, parents, and caregivers, where in your life are you asking great questions, working toward improving, and lifting others up?

Coming Up

Full district calendar at nusd.org →

Homecoming 2026

Three days, one theme.

Parade. Thursday, October 22, 6:00 to 7:00 PM on Grant Street. Clubs, teams, and classes can enter a float. Register at the link below.

Crowning. Friday, October 23, at halftime of the home football game.

Dance. Saturday, October 24, 7:00 to 9:00 PM in the gym. Student tickets are at the link below. Students bringing a guest to the dance need a guest pass form, available in the front office. Forms are due this Thursday, October 15 in room 804 with $30, cash or check.

Student dance tickets → Register a parade float →

Counseling and College

AP exam ordering opens this week. Exams are $99 each, and orders are due Monday, November 2. After that, a $40 late fee applies to each exam. To order: pick up an order form in the Counseling Office, attach a check payable to San Marin High School, select Register for Exam in MyAP, join your teacher's AP Classroom, and return the form and check to Ms. Milani in Counseling.

Financial Aid Info Night. 10,000 Degrees runs an online info night on Wednesday, October 14, 5:30 to 7:00 PM, with separate sessions in English and Spanish. Submit workshops follow on Wednesday, November 4 and Wednesday, December 9, 5:00 to 7:00 PM, for help with the FAFSA, the CADAA, or the 10,000 Degrees Scholarship. Questions go to FinancialAid@10000degrees.org.
Info Night, English →
Noche informativa, en español →

Counselors will present to all freshmen this month in health and ethnic studies classes, covering the courses required for graduation, A-G readiness for college admission, and wellness and resources on campus.

Dual enrollment lets students take college courses while in high school. College of Marin is on campus every Wednesday, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, in the College and Career Center to help with applications and questions. See your counselor to book an appointment, or stop by.

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.

Career exploration on Zoom. Mr. Glasgow hosts a session for students and parents on Tuesday, October 13, 4:00 to 4:45 PM: how to explore careers online and offline, what different jobs are really like, and how to connect with people working in fields that interest you.
Register for the career Zoom →

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.
Meet with Mr. Glasgow →
Join his Remind group →

Parent and Family Education

Let's Talk webinars from Marin Healthy Youth Partnerships, for middle and high school families. Youth speakers, time for questions, and live Spanish interpretation at every session.

More parent and family events across Marin, with registration links, are on the county office of education calendar.

Register for Let's Talk → County events calendar →

STEM Marin

Peer tutoring. Peer tutors in math and science are at the Thursday Learning Lounge, 4:00 to 5:00 PM in the Library. The science focus right now is physics. Students can drop in.

STEM Stampede. Saturday, November 14 at 5:00 PM at Indian Valley Golf Course, an evening supporting the STEM Marin program. Tickets are on sale now. Buy tickets →

STEM Marin runs on family giving. The program needs more than $65,000 a year for the labs, equipment, and materials students use. The suggested contribution is $250 per student, and $250 or more comes with a swag bundle. Any amount helps.

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.

The STEM Marin September newsletter features the September STEM Students of the Month. Read the newsletter → En español →

Get STEM Marin news in your inbox. Subscribe to the STEM Marin newsletter →

San Marin Performing Arts

Three programs, one department. The Addams Family opens Thursday, October 15 and closes Sunday, October 18. Here is who puts it on.

Twelve minutes inside the program, made by Starnstruck Media, San Marin Class of 2020. Watch the video →

Concerts, productions, tickets, and how to get involved, at sanmarinperformingarts.org →

Athletics

Twenty-four contests this week, ten 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

Ten home contests this week, and Friday is Senior Night for girls varsity volleyball. Come out and see a team you have not seen yet.

Go Mustangs. Go Green & Gold. 🐴