Junipero Serra High School (commonly Serra or JSHS)

Junipero Serra High School is a private secondary school in San Mateo, California, serving students in grades 9-12. A part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco, this high school provides single-sex-education, accepting only young men. The school has an academic focus with a college preparatory curriculum.

Faculty:
All full time faculty, librarians, and counselors are represented by a labor union and have a collective bargaining agreement with the Archdiocese of San Francisco.  The CBA governs the terms of their employment.  The labor union's official name is The San Francisco Archdiocesan Federation of Teachers, Local 2240, which is an affiliate of the California Federation of Teachers (AFT, AFL-CIO).

Publications:

* El Padre yearbook

* Serra Friar newspaper

* Traditions magazine

Spirituality:

Junipero Serra High School is a Catholic school and thus offers faith instruction through the Campus Ministry program and the curriculum. The Campus Ministry Program plans liturgies and other prayer opportunities, hosts retreats, and manages the school's Christian Service program. Theology courses offer instruction in Catholic faith, morality and worship, and stress the importance of individual faith development. The curriculum is designed to address both students with extensive religious education as well as those with little or no knowledge of the Catholic faith.

Connor McLeod
Vice President of The ICE Standard Project North America High Schools

Connor McLeod is an Advisory Board Member with About The Kids Foundation. Connor was selected to be the Vice President of The ICE Standard Project for all North America High Schools. Connor and company will oversee and promote The ICE Standard Project and the FREE iPhone App called ICE Standard which is located on the Apple App Store to all high schools, teachers, students, families across all of North America. 

Connor is currently in his Senior year at Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, California, where he will be getting ready to play Varsity Lacrosse this upcoming season.  Connor is one of the team Captains and has been starting since his Freshman year and has received awards for his outstanding Lacrosse playing. Connor has also played Football for Junipero Serra High School as well.

Alex Mills is an Advisory Board Member with About The Kids Foundation. Alex was selected to be the Senior Director for The ICE Standard Project for Northern California, where, Alex and company will oversee all promotions of the FREE iPhone Application called ICE Standard which is located on the Apple App Store to all colleges, teachers, students and families across Northern California.

Alex is currently in his Senior year at Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, California, where he will be getting ready to play Varsity Lacrosse this upcoming season.  Alex is one of the team Captains and has been starting on the Varsity Lacrosse team since his Freshman year and has received awards as well for his outstanding Lacrosse playing.

Luke Longinotti

Sr. Director The ICE Standard Project Western Region High Schools

Luke Longinotti is an Advisory Board Member with About The Kids Foundation. Luke was selected to be the Senior Director of The ICE Standard Project for the Western Region High Schools, where he will be the point person to promote the FREE iPhone Application called ICE Standard to all students, teachers, friends and family in his community. The ICE Standard App is located on the Apple App Store. Luke attends Junipero Serra High School and is a resident of Burlingame, California. He is a three year varsity football player and track athlete. In addition, he is the current student body president of Junipero Serra High School. Next year, Luke plans on pursuing a higher education at a four year university while continuing to play football at a high level. 

Norte Dame High School

On August 4, 1851, Notre Dame Academy was established by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in San Jose. The Academy, one of the earliest secondary schools to be accredited by the State of California, included elementary and high school classes for local students and was a separate entity from the College of Notre Dame which served high school and college resident students at the same location. Because of increased enrollment in both the resident and day student population, a new building was erected in 1853, and the first Mass was celebrated in the chapel on January 1, 1854. The curriculum was rigorous and included Latin, English, French, German, Spanish, mathematics, science, astronomy, botany, music, art, drama, physical education, secretarial studies, homemaking, and sewing.

The present high school building, designed for a large resident population, was completed in the fall of 1928. The first graduation from the new high school building was held in 1930 with 31 graduates. During the next three decades, Notre Dame's day and resident student population continued to grow. In 1968, the Stanford School of Educational Research conducted a general study of the high school facility. As a result, the science area was renovated to provide increased laboratory space. The introduction of flexible scheduling followed and enabled greater utilization of the high school building. An additional classroom enlarged the art department, and former resident rooms were converted into seminar rooms and resource centers. In 1972, the boarding school was discontinued.

Christina Giotinis is an Advisory Board Member with About The Kids Foundation. Christina was selected to be the Director of The ICE Standard Project for Norte Dame High School in Belmont, California, where she will be the point person to promote the FREE iPhone Application called ICE Standard to all students, teachers, friends and families in her community.  The ICE Standard App is located on the Apple App Store. 

Christina is also on the board of her church's youth group and attends Norte Dame High School where she'll be entering her Senior year.  Besides Christina's school studies she is currently an associate at IN-N-OUT Burger in Redwood City, California.  Her major interests include video production and photography and she is planning on attending college after graduating high school next Spring.

Burlingame High School

Burlingame High School has been recognized nationally for its academic excellence. Newsweek rated Burlingame High School 207th in 2007 and 244th in 2008 in its national ranking of public schools. More recently, Burlingame High School was ranked 257th nationally in The Washington Post's 2001 High School Challenge.

Burlingame High seeks tp prepare its students through academic rigor and through the development of social citizenship. To this end the school has codified a number of core values which encourage a diverse learning environment which is achievement oriented, encouraging, supportive, and ultimately enjoyable. The school seeks to foster an ethical, standards based program that fully engages the community, parents, faculty, and students.

Vanessa Neumann
Sr. Director The ICE Standard Project for Burlingame High School

Vanessa Neumann is an Advisory Board Member with About The Kids Foundation. Vanessa was selected to be the Director of The ICE Standard Project for Burlingame High School in Burlingame, California, where she will be the point person to promote the FREE iPhone Application called ICE Standard to all students, teachers, friends and families in her community. The ICE Standard App is located on the Apple App Store.  

Vanessa resides in San Mateo, California and has played volleyball for 7 years, competing against the best teams in the Bay Area for her school and many other teams from California on her club team. She has learned to balance her school work while still committing herself to her teams. Vanessa is also very involved in her school work while still committing herself to her teams. Vanessa is also very involved in her school and participates in various leadership classes and activities.

After High School, Vanessa hopes to attend a University that will help her grow and achieve to her highest potential.