News Releases

• MPUSD Awarded $500,000 State Grant to Expand Civic Engagement and Service Learning
• MPUSD Selected for Statewide Early Learning Cohort to Strengthen Math and Science Education
• Summer Meals Are In When School Is Out At MPUSD

• Class of 2025 Takes Center Stage at MPUSD Senior Night Recognition
• MPUSD Hits a High Note with National Music Education Honor: Six Years Strong

• MPUSD and Special Olympics Northern California to Host Largest Ever Track and Field Day in Monterey County at Monterey Peninsula College

• Three MPUSD Schools Re-Designated Purple Star Schools in 2025 for Supporting Military-Connected Students

• 6th Grade MPUSD Student Wins Countywide Spelling Bee, Will Represent Monterey County in Washington, DC

• Monterey High School Students Take First Place in Academic World Quest Competition
• Seaside High School Earns the College Boards AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for Expanding Young Women's Access to BOTH AP Computer Science Principles and AP Computer Science A

• MPUSD Hosts Second Annual Upcycled Prom Closet  to Support Students in Style

• MPUSD Schools Lead the Way: State Honors 14 Campuses for PBIS Success
• MPUSD Alder Residency Program Offered Another Year; Seeking Cohort 7
• MPUSD Secures Over $3 Million to Drive Environmental Stewardship with Zero-Emission School Buses and Charging Infrastructure

• MPUSD Named One of Top Performing Districts in California Offering Saturday Academy

• MPUSD Receives $1.3 Million to Address Chronic Absenteeism and Support Student Health Needs
• Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Awarded $2.4 Million to Provide Physical, Emotional, and Mental Well-Being to Support Students
• State Revises State Median Income and Age Range for Preschool Access
• Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Kicks off 2024-2025 School Year (Embargoed Until July 22, 2024)
• School Meals are in When School is Out at MPUSD
• Largest School District on the Peninsula to Celebrate the Classes of 2024 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds
• Monterey High School Recognized as a Top Performing School by the Educational Results Partnership
• MPUSD Awarded $8.7 Million to Support Student Needs in Seaside: District Secures $8.7 Million Grant to Revolutionize Student Support Through California Community Schools Partnership Program
• MPUSD and Seaside High School to Host Special Olympics Schools Partnership Program Track and Field Day
• Marina HIgh School to Break Ground on New Stadium Project
• Monterey High School to Break Ground on Lower Field and Stadium Project

• Seaside High to Host FIRST® Robotics Competition Monterey Bay Regional 

• MPUSD Offers Expansive Parking Programs and Services for Students Experiencing Homelessness
• Plaintiffs Dismiss Their Appeal regarding long-standing CEQA challenge to Monterey High School's Stadium Improvement Project
• Three MPUSD Schools Designated Purple Star Program Schools for Supporting Military-Connected Students

• For the Fourth Year in a Row Seaside High School Earns the College Board’s AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for Expanding Young Women’s Access to AP Computer Science Principles

• Monterey Peninsula Unified School District again prevails in court regarding the long-delayed Monterey High School Stadium Improvements Project

• MPUSD to Welcome Historically Black Colleges and Universities Caravan Tour
• MPUSD partners with Colgate to provide free dental check-ups

• Court Once Again Rules Against Efforts to Stop Long-Delayed Monterey High School Stadium Improvements Project
• City of Seaside and Ord Terrace Elementary Unveil Crossing Improvement Project
• Another Court Victory for the Long-Delayed Monterey High School Stadium Improvement Project
• MPUSD Schools Honored for their PBIS Work
• MPUSD Prioritizes Educational Experiences for its Earliest Learners
• Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula  Unveils New School Campus in Ribbon Cutting Event
• Court Issues Further Ruling on Monterey High Stadium Project
• MPUSD high school students complete AA degrees or IGETC via dual enrollment program

• Seaside High School student selected as a member of the National Youth Orchestra 2

• Seaside High School student named prestigious Gates Scholar and becomes member of The Gates Scholarship Class of 2023

• MPUSD Music Education Program Receives National Recognition Fourth Year in a Row

• Nine Monterey High School Student Engineer and Scientists Recognized at County Science and Engineering Fair
• Central Coast High School to Name New Culinary Kitchen and Classroom After Long-Time Educator and Prominent Community Leader Mary C. Owens

• 39 MPUSD Scholars Selected for Evans College Incentive Program by the Monterey Peninsula College Foundation 

• Seaside High School to Host 2023 FIRST® Robotics Competition Monterey Bay Regional Seaside High School to Host 2023 FIRST® Robotics Competition Monterey Bay Regional 

• Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Awarded Approximately $1.5 Million for Student Health and Safety

• Monterey Peninsula USD Announces Settlement in Lawsuit with Juul Labs, Inc.

• Five Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Leaders Honored as Association of California School Administrators Region 10 Administrators of the Year
• Earns the College Board’s AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for Expanding Young Women’s Access to AP Computer Science Principles
• Marina Vista Elementary Arts Academy becomes second Blue Zones Project® School in Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
• Marina Vista Elementary Arts Academy recognized as a 2023 California Exemplary Arts Education School
• Monterey Peninsula Unified School District receives $500,000 to support homeless youth statewide and nationally

• Turnaround Arts Mentor, Grammy-Award Winning DJ IZ Avila Works With Students at Marina Vista Elementary Arts Academy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School of the Arts
• Harvard University Convenes a Group of School District Leaders in Seaside to Focus on Deeper Learning for Students
• Two Monterey Peninsula Unified Schools Receive Prestigious State Recognition

• MPUSD to Host Districtwide Hackathon
• Marina High School Unveils New Gymnasium - Ribbon Cutting Set for November 16

• MPUSD to Undertake Environmental Impact Report for Monterey High School Stadium and Field Improvement Project 

• Walter Colton Middle School Students Take Anti-Bullying Message to Colton Hall
• Seaside High School Spartan Showcase: Grand Opening of Digital Library Media Center, Makerspace and State of the Art Classrooms

• MPUSD Awarded $1 Million to Further College Career Readiness through Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Offerings

• Seaside High Counselor Awarded Yale Educator of Year
• Seaside Principal Named Grand Prize Winner in Nutella's "Who Makes Your Morning Happy?" Contest
• Marina High School student named prestigious Gates Millennium Scholar and becomes member of The Gates Millennium Scholarship Class of 2019
• Monterey Peninsula Unified School District to Engage with Educators Across the State Rallying for Full and Fair Funding of Public Schools
• Monterey High School Becomes First International Baccalaureate World High School in Monterey County
• Turnaround Arts Mentor, Grammy-Winning DJ IZ Avila Works With Creative Students at Marina Vista Elementary in Monterey, CA

• December 3: MPUSD District 1 Trustee Earns CSBA Masters In Governance Certificate
• November 29: Two Peninsula School Districts Awarded Funding to Enhance Visual and Performing Arts
• October 17: Marina Vista Elementary Arts Academy transforms campus using giant photographs in collaboration with Inside Out Project, Turnaround Arts: California
• May 17: Four MPUSD Schools Receive Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll Designation
• April 23: Meet the 2019 Monterey County Teacher of the Year
• April 16: Marina's Marina Vista Elementary joins national arts-fueled school reform program
• March 7: Repairs and Upgrades to Prepare Students for 21st-Century Success
• February 21: Seaside elementary students to engage in video conference call with Turnaround Artist Amanda Lucidon, White House Photographer for Former First Lady Michelle Obama
• February 1: Monterey Peninsula USD Annual Teacher Recruitment Fair