Medical & Health Services Academy

Leadership meets every Wednesday in D7 during second lunch and discusses upcoming events and plans. 

Positions in leadership include: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Historian, and Public Relations. 

Elections for next year's positions will begin in March. Come by our meetings and find out all the details!

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Edward Teller Scholarship Applications are here. Completed Applications are due to Mrs. Russell no later than April 30th, 2020. Ask your Science teacher or visit the Career Center for access to the application forms.

Camp Cardiac and Camp Neuro:  Run by local medical students in over 30 cities nationwide, serve as an ideal introduction for any high school student interested in exploring a career in medicine. Applications to the Sacramento Programs are open to to high school students (including Spring/Summer 2020 graduates) 15-18 years of age as of first day of assigned session and currently residing in the US. to apply on-line visit http://www.campcardiac.org/.

Interested in Biotechnology? Applications for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory High School Student Biotech Summer Experience will be released soon and Due at the end of May. Visit https://st.llnl.gov/sci-ed/biotech-summer-experience to keep up-to-date.

Job Shadowing Students are doing a wonderful Job!!!
The PowerPoint and MHSA Student Guide to Job Shadowing 2020 Booklet that was passed out at the Orientation Meeting are posted below for your reference.
Please remember to turn-in all paperwork to Mrs. Pajarillo on or before the Friday PRIOR to your first day of Job Shadowing and that a copy of all paperwork must be kept with you at all times. 
After Job Shadowing, please return to Mrs. Pajarillo for her to make a photocopy of your daily Journal to be kept with your file and return to this site to complete the Post-Job Shadow Student Feedback Form. (arriving shortly)
Thank you!

Applications are closed for the 2020-2021 school year.

Applications for the 2021-2022 school year will be available in December 2020.

We appreciate your interest.

Mr. Foster                     
         Health Concepts 1, Medical Terminology & Human Physiology
         tfoster@tusd.net         
Mr. Alexander               
         MHSA Biology                                                                                      
         galexander@tusd.net
​Mrs. Thangavel
         MHSA Chemistry
         kthangavel@tusd.net
Mr. Rinaldi
          MHSA Physics                                                                                       
          jrinaldi@tusd.net
Mrs. Lawrence
          MHSA Algebra 1 & Geometry
          llawrence@tusd.net
Mr. Lawrence
          MHSA P.E.
          jlawrence@tusd.net
Mr. Heinen                     
          MHSA English 9
          cheinen@tusd.net
Mrs. Des-Lauriers
     ​​     MHSA English 10
          rdeslauriers@tusd.net
Ms. Frandsen
         MHSA English 11
         dfrandsen@tusd.net
​Mr. Munger
          MHSA English 12                                                                                 
          cmunger@tusd.net
​Mrs. Russell
         MHSA Coordinator & Human Physiology
         jrussell@tusd.net    
​Mr. Silva
         MHSA Counselor
         dsilva@tusd.net
Mr. Keller         
         Principal 
         bkeller@tusd.net

KHS Site Tutoring Program is after school in the Library, Tu-Th
           When quarter one grades are posted, students that are in-danger-of failing any of their courses will
            receive a notice of academic probation and will be required to attend a minimum of 2 hours of
            tutoring per week until their grade has improved.

Take a moment to check out the degrees offered at San Joaquin Delta College. Visit https://www.deltacollege.edu/degree-programs and select Degrees in Health and Fitness. If you are interested in attending classes while still in High School, be sure to contact Mr. Silva (dsilva@tusd.net) to sign up for Dual Enrollment or the College Early Start Program.

Medical Terminology Students: Your class is articulated with Delta College. Information on how to acquire College Units will soon be available.

Can a student leave the academy?
Kimball MHSA is a 4 year commitment.  It is expected that students and parents honor that commitment.  

Does the academy 4-year plan meet the a-g requirements?
Yes. 

If my child does not get in their freshman year will they have an opportunity to get in their sophomore year?
Students can enter into the academy between their freshmen and sophomore  years if space is available.  Students will not be accepted into the academy their junior or senior years.

If I can't make an extra curricular activities will it affect my grade?
If you miss extra-curricular activities your grade will not be affected. However, you will miss out on some amazing experiences.  

Will there be a separate dress code for the Academy?
In addition to following the Kimball High School dress code, academy student will be expected to wear scrubs provided by the academy every Tuesday and Thursday.

Volunteer at a STEAM Event! 
 Tokay High School, Saturday, February 29th from 10:00am-3:00pm
 Fun event with an interactive health booth supporting American Red     Cross blood services. Contact our club officers to sign up.

If you are interested in being an officer next year, become an Apprentice first. Contact our club officers if you are interested.
-Congratulations - 

The officers can be contacted through Remind
    Text @khsarcc to 81010 or use the Remind App

President- Nicole
Vice President- Jordyn
Treasurer- Jenika
Secretary- Alyana
Social Media Coordinator- Laila