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Working Together for Our Children

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Web: www.mppfa.org

Instagram: @mppfawarriors

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mppfamsjh

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mppfa-msjh

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Meet the MPPFA Board

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Anusha Vaidyanathan

President

Regina Dong

Treasurer

Ramya Chandrasekhar

Vice-President Membership

Jasmine Basrai

Vice-President Fundraising

Amy Perez

Principal

Lakshmi Deshkulkarni

Secretary

Ratnakar Verma

Vice-President-Traffic

Nancy Benton

FUSD/MSJ Teacher

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Agenda

  • President’s Update
  • Principals’ Update
    • Other Updates - Vice Principals, MPPFA Teacher Rep
  • Student Rep Updates
  • Committee Updates

�Guest Speakers

      • FUSD Superintendent and Staff

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MPPFA Commitment

  • Use funds received during the same year to support students, departments and campus-wide improvements
  • Help parents navigate the high school system
  • Support parents and students with college prep resources
  • Provide volunteer opportunities for students in various committees, initiatives and programs to support our students
  • Create community awareness through monthly general body meeting, webinars, msjtalk, whatsapp groups etc.
  • Build community by bringing parents, students, staff and administration together

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2025-26 Committees

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  • Traffic & Safety, Emergency Preparedness
  • Parent Advocacy Committee (PAC)
  • Wellness Committee
  • Events & Hospitality Committee
  • Technology, Communications, Social Media Committee
  • Career & Internship Committee
  • Grad Nite Committee - for 12th grade parents

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Fundraising Updates

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What this means?

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Spring events affected

Spring expo, Multicultural week,

Chinese New Year, Teacher Appreciation week

No scholarships, L2 projects, other capital projects

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  • Donate via https://mppfa.org/donate/ (Venmo or Paypal)
    • Or drop off the checks made to “Mission Possible” at the MSJ office
  • Seek Company Matching for your donations!
  • Look for a dining event in 2026
  • Want to help fundraise, join the committee contact vp_fundraising@mppfa.org

Your donation dollars at work!

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How are your funds helping the community!

  • Installation of new Marquee- Even with school construction this will be a long term capital project with fundraising potential
  • Funds for ASB to improve quality of events at MSJHS
    • Reopening of the student store
    • Speakers to support events like assemblies, homecoming and more!
    • Car Show- Blueprint for future community fundraising events
    • All student & teacher events - homecoming, career fair, MC week, Diwali, Lunar new year etc.
  • And more…
    • All donations go to improve our students experiences at MSJHS

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Principal/Assistant Principals’ Updates

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  • LOVE Week 2/9 - 2/12
  • WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges) Accreditation Visit

March 2-4

  • MTSS Classroom Walkthroughs 2/11
  • Boys and GIrls Basketball Teams are playing in NCS games this week. Go WARRIORS!
  • Winter Formal this Friday

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Student Rep Updates

Kishor Venkatesan - CO2029

Leina Ikeda - CO2028�Viraj Walia - CO2027

Aleena Gao - CO2026

  • Successful ICE Protest (Friday, Feb 6th)
    • Hundreds of student turnout
    • 3rd Period attendance issues resolved
  • Spring sports have officially begun; winter sports wrapping up
  • Upcoming Winter Ball
  • Sophomore Class Officer elections
  • Still some concerns over PE Swim Unit - specifically activity time length/medical conditions preventing participation
  • Juniors have CAASP state testing coming up
  • Senior Grad Nite June 4-5th Info Coming Soon!

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Traffic Updates

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  • 3 new volunteers signed up 👏
  • Our coverage has improved significantly
  • We are still short of 11 as ~2 volunteers left due to work conflicts
  • New equipments (A Sign, Pedestrian sign) procured

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Traffic Updates

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Traffic Updates

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Traffic Updates

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  • Please obey signs. They are for YOU and your children’s safety
  • Please do not make a RIGHT TURN while exiting horseshoe
  • Please do not STOP & WAIT on Palm in the flowing traffic

Request to Parents

Highly recommended link for parents

https://traffic.mppfa.org/safety

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Career & Internship Committee Updates

MSJ Career Exploration Fair

Jan 24 Sat 10-12pm, MSJ B wing

• MSJ's first ever Career Exploration Fair organized by MSJ DECA, MSJHS College & Career Center, MPPFA with help from L2 community

• ~300 attendees - students and parents from MSJHS & Hopkins

• Two seminar style sessions from 10 industry experts

• Covering tech, hardware, engg, health & life sciences, law, writing, media, real estate, navy, marines

• Tabling organizations: MSJ DECA, MPPFA, US Navy, Marines

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A big thank you to our wonderful speakers, US Navy, Marines, to all MSJ DECA, MPPFA organizers, volunteers, Ms Ng, Mr Liu, Ms Perez. Special mention to Dhivya and Celina MSJ DECA officers for planning, organizing and seeing this through!

Full Photos of the Fair

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Events Committee Updates

The Chinese Parent Community in association with MPPFA is hosting the Annual Lunar New Year Staff Luncheon on Feb 27 at Flex Room in the campus.

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There will be a raffle drawing for teachers and staff and the MPPFA President would be there to pick one of the winning tickets and also address the guests at the gathering.

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Grad Nite 2026

MPPFA is happy to organize our annual Grad Nite event for seniors. This year’s Grad Nite trip will be to Universal Studios Hollywood, June 4-5 (right after graduation on June 3)!

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Questions can be directed to gradnite1@mppfa.org

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Social Media Updates

Expanding beyond whatsapp!

https://www.instagram.com/mppfawarriors/

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https://www.linkedin.com/company/mppfa-msjh

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You Are Making A Difference!

  • Be a traffic volunteer - https://traffic.mppfa.org/signup
  • Donate via https://mppfa.org/donate/ (Venmo or Paypal)
    • Or drop off the checks made to “Mission Possible” at the MSJ office
  • Seek Company Matching for your donations!

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Join our Parent WhatsApp Groups

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Guest Speakers

  • FUSD Superintendent and Staff

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Thank You!

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