San Marin Sun - March 22, 2026
Posted Date: 03/22/26 (06:00 PM)
San Marin High School · Novato, CA
San Marin Sun
Weekly Update
Weekly Update
| Week of March 23–27, 2026 | Vol. 2 · Issue 27 |
📅 Regular Bell Schedule · Week of Mar 23
Spring is here. Let’s finish strong, Mustangs.
Quick Links 🎓 Aeries Portal 🔔 Bell Schedule 📞 Report Absence 🤝 PTSA 🏈 Athletics 🎭 VPA 🔬 STEM 🎶 Music 🎥 Mustang Minutes
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| This week: Regular bell schedule. Spring sports in full swing with 24 events on the schedule. 🐴 |
| Mustang moment: RENT: School Edition has four final shows. Thursday March 26, Friday March 27, and Saturday March 28 at 7:00 PM. Closing matinee Sunday March 29 at 2:00 PM. Tickets selling fast. Buy tickets on GoFan → |
| From Principal Boone |
Mustang community. Last week was Neurodiversity Week at San Marin, and I could not be more proud of how our campus showed up. The theme was simple: Love Your Brain. Our students and staff planned meaningful activities throughout the week. Everyone engaged with openness and respect. Our families supported the message that every kind of mind belongs here. Friday’s Neurodiversity Fair in the quad was a perfect way to close out the week. Thank you to everyone who made it happen.
Andy Boone, Principal
| This Week · Need to Know |
| RENT: School Edition has four final shows. Thursday March 26, Friday March 27, and Saturday March 28 at 7:00 PM. Closing matinee Sunday March 29 at 2:00 PM. Tickets selling fast. Buy tickets on GoFan → Students Families |
| Free Immigration Legal Defense Services. MCOE has secured a grant providing free, confidential legal representation for families facing immigration hearings, deportation defense, detention support, and pathways to citizenship. Our goal is to ensure legal barriers do not interfere with a student’s ability to remain in school and succeed. Contact the school office for a confidential referral. Resources: We Have Rights (English) | Español | Know Your Rights (ILRC) → Families |
| Vigilant Parent Initiative Workshop: Thursday, March 26, 6:00-8:00 PM. School Resource Officer Jonathan Antimo will teach parents how to navigate the five apps students use most: Snapchat, Instagram, Roblox, Discord, and TikTok. Learn how to set parental controls and keep your kids safer online. NUSD District Office, Room 107. Families |
| Parent Resource: Nicotine Products Targeting Youth. The recording of the Let’s Talk Marin session on Zyn, vapes, and other nicotine products is now available. Watch the recording → Families |
| NUSD Strengthens Student Wellness with New State Program. Free mental health care is now available for students through a new state program. Please complete the Fee Schedule Consent to Bill form so your student can access these services. Each week, more families are signing up. Learn more and sign up → | Watch the video explainer → Families |
| Attendance questions? Contact Jacque Baniqued (A–L) or Michelle Guin (M–Z) at the absence line: (415) 897-4901. Families |
| Coming Up · Dates & Events |
| Tue Mar 24 | NUSD Board Meeting · Open session 6:00 PM |
| Apr 6–10 | Spring Recess · No school |
| Fri Jun 12 | Graduation · Class of 2026 · 2:00 PM |
| Mustang Highlights |
🏆 Student Leadership
Beatrice Plescia: Honored at the Elected Women’s Luncheon
Pony Express Editor-in-Chief Beatrice Plescia was recognized by the Marin Women’s PAC at their Elected Women’s Luncheon. Congratulations, Beatrice.
🎓 College Commitment · D1 Athlete
Alex Chamberlain → University of Louisville
Pre-Dentistry · Playing Lacrosse for the Cardinals
🎓 College Acceptance
Jocelyn Cepeda → Dominican University
Kinesiology
🎓 College Acceptance
Kaylee Ritchie → Sacramento State University
Psychology
🎓 College Acceptance
Serena Schena → University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Human Development & Family Sciences
| Counselor’s Corner |
| Click here for counseling information → Follow us on Instagram: @smhs.schoolcounselors |
| Seniors: Financial Aid is a graduation requirement. FAFSA and CADAA deadlines are approaching. Contact your counselor immediately if you have not started. Students Families |
| Wellness Hub Talk Series. Hosted by the Marin County Cooperative Team during ACCESS. Students can sign up for any session. Upcoming: Apr 15 Financial Health (resume writing, budgeting) · May 6 Mental Health (when feelings become diagnosable) · May 20 Women’s Health (sexual/reproductive health). Students |
| Free Summer Leadership Camp: Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA). August 1-5 at Redwood Glen, Santa Cruz. Free for current freshmen, sophomores, and juniors in SF, San Mateo, and Marin counties. Apply at ryla.camp. Flyers: English | Español Students Families |
| North Marin Council PTA Scholarship: $1,500. Three NUSD seniors with a strong record of community service will each receive $1,500 for their school or career program of choice. Application deadline: April 24, 2026. Learn more and apply → Students |
| Volunteer with the Marin Audubon Society in Novato. Hands-on workdays restoring local habitats. Great for students who enjoy outdoor work, teamwork, and community impact. Join the Remind group for spring workday updates: Sign up → Students |
| Graduation Central · Class of 2026 |
🎓 Graduation Central
Everything seniors and families need to know about graduation: cap and gown, ceremony details, deadlines, and more.
Visit Graduation Central →
| Pony Express |
📰 Read the Pony Express
San Marin’s student-run newsroom. Campus life, sports, opinion, and the stories that matter to Mustangs.
Read Now →
| Visual & Performing Arts |
🎭 SM Performing Arts Newsletter
Full updates from SM Music Boosters: rehearsal news, concert schedules, donation needs, and more.
Read Full Newsletter →
| RENT: School Edition, Final Four Shows. Thursday March 26, Friday March 27, and Saturday March 28 at 7:00 PM. Closing matinee Sunday March 29 at 2:00 PM. Buy tickets on GoFan → |
| No Music Boosters Meeting in March. |
| Visit the SM Music website for the full calendar and program info. |
| Athletics · Spring Schedule |
📅 This Week · Mar 23–28
| Mon 23 | 🚌 Girls JV Lacrosse @ Casa Grande (2:45 release) · 🏠 Boys VR Lacrosse vs San Rafael 6:00 PM · 🏠 Softball VR vs San Rafael 6:30 PM · 🚌 Girls VR Lacrosse @ Casa Grande 6:30 PM |
| Tue 24 | 🏠 Baseball VR vs Tamalpais 4:30 PM (3:00 release) · 🚌 Boys JV Volleyball @ Novato (3:10 release) · 🚌 JV Baseball @ Tamalpais (2:30 release) · 🚌 Boys VR Volleyball @ Redwood (3:25 release) · 🚌 Girls VR Lacrosse @ San Rafael 6:00 PM |
| Wed 25 | 🏠 Boys VR Golf vs Branson 3:30 PM (2:30 release) · 🏠 Boys VR Tennis vs Novato 4:00 PM · 🚌 Softball VR @ Redwood · 🏠 FR Baseball vs Vintage 4:30 PM |
| Thu 26 | 🚌 Diving VR @ Tamalpais (2:30 release) · 🏠 Boys VR Volleyball vs Tamalpais 5:00 PM · 🏠 Girls VR Lacrosse vs Novato 6:30 PM · 🚌 Boys VR Lacrosse @ Cardinal Newman 7:00 PM |
| Fri 27 | 🏠 Swimming VR vs San Rafael 4:00 PM · 🚌 Boys VR Tennis @ Marin Catholic (2:30 release) · 🏠 JV Baseball vs Tamalpais 4:30 PM (3:00 release) · 🚌 Baseball VR @ Tamalpais (2:30 release) |
| Sat 28 | 🚌 Track & Field VR Piner-Prospector Invitational 8:00 AM · 🚌 Boys JV Volleyball @ Novato NorCal Invitational 8:00 AM · 🚌 FR Baseball @ Vintage 11:00 AM · 🏠 Girls VR Lacrosse vs Poly Prep (Brooklyn, NY) 11:00 AM |
🏠 = Home at San Marin · 🚌 = Away · All times Pacific Full schedule →
| Program Spotlight · STEM Marin |
🔬 STEM Marin at San Marin High School
Engineering · Biotechnology · Art in Science · stemmarin.org
STEM Marin students work with 3D bioprinters, grow live mammalian cells, complete real engineering capstone projects, and can earn college credits through Solano Community College. The program is supported by the STEM Marin Fund.
| Community & Volunteers |
| 🎓 | Safe Grad Night: Class of 2026. After graduation on Friday, June 12, buses leave San Marin at 9:00 PM for The Epicenter in Santa Rosa. Tickets are $90 if you register before April 30. You must register to attend. Questions: smsafegrad@gmail.com Students Families |
| 🤝 | Join the San Marin PTSA.We’re only at 40% of our membership goal. You can help. Membership is just $20 and funds teacher grants, student programs, campus improvements, and events from freshman orientation through senior awards. |
| 🚲 | E-Bike Safety for Families. Safe Routes to Schools has published parent guides on e-bike safety. Available in English and Spanish. Families Students |
| 🏆 | Sports Boosters. Join, donate, or volunteer to support our 32 spring sports teams. Contact the Athletics office at (415) 898-2121. |
| District News · NUSD |
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Upcoming NUSD Board Meetings
March 24 · Regular Board Meeting, 6:00 PMApril 14 · Special Board Meeting Bond Tour, 3:00 – 5:00 PM April 21 · Regular Board Meeting, 6:00 PM · Lu Sutton & San Marin present Agendas and remote viewing options at nusd.org → Board → Board Meeting Dates and Agendas.
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Art @ the District Office
March: Lynwood & Pleasant ValleyApril: School Fuel |
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NUSD Budget Update NUSD is navigating state funding challenges shared by schools statewide. Full details and community engagement opportunities at nusd.org.Questions: Leslie Benjamin, Communications · (415) 897-4259
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Big week ahead, Mustang community. RENT closes this week, spring sports are rolling, and we have an NUSD Board meeting Tuesday evening. Thank you for staying connected and for everything you do for our students and our school.
Go Mustangs. Go Green & Gold. 🐴
→ School Website→ NUSD District→ Aeries Portal→ Bell Schedule→ Report Absence→ Athletics→ PTSA→ Counseling→ STEM Marin→ Pony Express
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San Marin High School · 15 San Marin Drive, Novato, CA 94945 · (415) 898-2121 Principal: Andy Boone · sanmarin.nusd.org |
Vol. 2 · Issue 27 |