Patricio I. Vargas, Ph.D.

"To experience time travel, read. To achieve immortality, write." -@JamesClear

Career Technical Education students from the Morongo Unified School District joined the Flying Doctors, a non-profit medical mission non-governmental organization, in providing free dental and vision care services to those in need. We're so proud of our students!

It was my pleasure to award the MUSD Employee of the Month. Account Specialist Kim Phelps was given the honor for going above and beyond in helping other district departments with systems trainings. Her hard work embodies the values of our district!

Students from Twentynine Palms High School and Career Technical Education students from Yucca Valley High School participated in the annual Career Exploration Day! We want to give a big thank you to all the local businesses and career experts that attended this event.

Smelly pens, scratch-off art, Paw Patrol adventures and more — the Scholastic Book Fair has been rolling through different school sites throughout the district. What was your students favorite book fair find?

The Morongo USD named Katie O'Grady as our January Employee of the Month! Ms. O' Grady has been employed with the district since 2017 as a PE Teacher for La Contenta Middle School. Thank you Ms. O'Grady for being an outstanding MUSD employee!

The MUSD Board of Education recognized seniors who have qualified for the California State Seal of Biliteracy. Congratulations Andrea Tene Meza, William Armstrong, Jadyn Fenenoz, Daniel Mills, Joseph Natzel and Hannah Ross. #ProudtobeMUSD

Today is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day and I wanted to take a moment to highlight the amazing School Resource Officers that help keep our students safe. Thank you Deputy Merrell and Deputy Lomboy for all that you do to protect our students!

REMINDER: Tomorrow is our regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting. Join us at Joshua Tree Elementary School to share your thoughts on our agenda items. Check out the agenda details at morongo.k12.ca.us/o/musd/page/bo…

High school seniors, take the next step towards secondary education with the Copper Mountain Fighting Cacti R.I.S.E. program! The R.I.S.E. program helps guide student's through CMC's admissions and enrollment process.

Way to go MUSD readers! In 5 months our TK-3rd grade students have read over 6,000,000 words!

Santa Claus brought some Christmas cheer to Twentynine Palms Elementary School this morning with some help from his friends at the Twentynine Palms Rotary Club. Thank you Santa and our local Rotarians for bringing books to our students.

The Town of Yucca Valley recognized the Trojan Football team at their council meeting earlier this week. Thank you for recognizing the outstanding efforts of our student athletes! Photo Courtesy of The Hi-Desert Star

Families at Palm Vista Elementary School had some fun during their Bingo for Books event last night. Students and family members all played bingo for the chance to win books. At the end of the event everyone got at least three new books to take home!

“Language is tied to identity. You don't have to give up your identity of who you are in order to learn English.” says newcomers teacher Efraín Tovar.

Congratulations to the 𝐘𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐚 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑. 🎓 #proudtobemusd #WeareYV

Congratulations to the𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑. 🎓 #Wildcats #proudtobemusd #Classof2023

Summer Programs are underway, and students are filling their days with learning, creativity, movement and fun! #ProudtobeMUSD

At this weeks Board of Education meeting, the District recognized Julia Diliberto’s exceptional work as a Student Information Systems Technician. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition! #ProudtobeMUSD

❗Parents: Below are the start and end times for each school in the District for the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 school year. Please take note that each 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 an 𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐘 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘 with all schools ending 90 min earlier.