June 3rd: San Mateo’s Coalition Z Chapter, a youth-led organization, holds a peaceful protest outside San Mateo City Hall.
May 31st: San Francisco issues a curfew from 8 PM to 5 AM to stop the protests.
May 28th: The 2019-2020 School Year officially ends.
May 28th: Riots and Protests break out across the country stemming from the deaths of African Americans at the hands of police officers.
May 27th: The US COVID-19 Death Count eclipses 100,000
May 25th: George Floyd, an African American accused of using a counterfeit $20 bill, is choked to death by a police officer.
May 22nd: Footage of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, an African American jogger, goes viral.
April 16th: The district votes 3-2 in favor of a credit/no-credit grading system in an online board meeting. Watch the decision here.
April 13th: One month since school closed. Hear what SMHS students had to say.
April 7th: Superintendent Kevin Skelley officially announces the closure of schools for the rest of the school year. Listen to the announcement here.
March 25th: The School Closure is extended to May 4th.
March 17th: Governor Gavin Newsom says that he doesn’t anticipate schools to open before the summer break.
March 17th: San Mateo County enters a 3 week “shelter-in-place” until April 7th.
March 16th: The CollegeBoard announces that AP tests will be held online and will only cover material taught before the closure of school.
March 13th: Students come to school for an unexpected 1-7 day. Teachers rush to prepare for the shift to online learning. Witness this day here.
March 12th: The district votes on closing down San Mateo High for 2 weeks. Hear the closure announcement.
March 9th: Open House is Cancelled