MMS Volunteer Procedures

General Volunteer Process

Obtain verification that you are free from tuberculosis infection. Mariposa County Health Dept. (966-3689) offers free testing services as follows:

2nd Tuesday of the month: 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm Skin Testing
2nd Thursday of the month: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm or Friday 8:00 am – 10:00 pm Assessment

3rd Tuesday of the month: 9:00 am – 11:00 am Skin Testing
3rd Thursday of the month: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm or Friday 8:00 am – 10:00 am Assessment

Bring TB verification to the MMS office for copy work and sign a “Waiver and Release for Volunteers” form. After that, you will be provided with a “pink slip” to present to the MCUSD’s main office at 5082 Old Highway North, Mariposa. A staff member will collect $16 (cash only, exact change only please) and present you with a “Request for Live Scan Service” form.

Present your “Request for Live Scan Service” form to the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Dept for fingerprinting. (5099 Old Highway North, Mariposa; 966-3615) Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. The school will contact you when you have been cleared for volunteering.

Volunteer to Transport Students Process

In addition to the “General Volunteer Process”, a volunteer who plans to transport students must complete the following additional steps and present the documents to the MMS office. The documents will be reviewed for approval.

H-6 Report from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). You must obtain this personally (no one else can pick this up on your behalf). A $5 fee will be charged by DMV for the report.

Evidence of Coverage. You will need to obtain evidence of coverage and present it to the school where you want to volunteer. Please note that the coverage must satisfy the following minimums:
Bodily Injury - $100,000 - $300,000
Property Damage - $50,000
Medical Payments - $2,000

The school will contact you when you have been cleared to volunteer to transport students.

We're Back!

The storms have given us a break and MMS is back in session. We remind people to drive in a manner that is safe.

Roads are covered in ice.

Enjoy the snow!

No School Today

Due to adverse weather conditions MCUSD has closed all schools except for El Portal and Yosemite Vally Schools.

School will resume on Monday, January 25th.

Saturday School for January 23rd has been cancelled.

Enjoy this beautiful weather.

John Muir at MMS!

Today, Thursday the 21st, Yosemite advocate John Muir will be visiting the 8th grade students. Mr. Muir will be talking about his beloved Yosemite Valley to students a couple of weeks prior to their visitation to the park as part of the Yosemite Institute Program.

The Faculty, Staff, and Students of Mariposa Middle School all join together to welcome John Muir (AKA Lee Stetson).

The Power is back on!

While the power was knocked out today prior to the start of classes MMS is proud to state that we perservered. We began on time with our custom of honoring America by reciting the Pledge to the Flag and then went into first period. P.G.&E. was able to restore power before the end of the period and second period began on time.

Once again; the faculty, staff, and students proved that the MMS Bears are tough.

We thank P.G.&E. for a job well done. Thanks also go out to the support staff of MCUSD who jumped right in and helped.

Happy New Year!

Students have returned to school and we are back into our routines. New elective classes began this week. 7th grade students who wrote notes of thanks to Veterans for their sacrifice have been receiving letters back from the Veterans. The connection between our students and those brave Veterans has had a profound effect on our students. The 7th graders are looking into the possibility of sponsoring a collection drive to send treats to some of the military forces in the Middle East.

Thanks Veterans!

Go Bears!