News and Announcements

PTSA will be hosting a fundraiser at Chick-Fil-A (5000 Market Place Dr., Monterey Park, CA). Families can dine-in or Carry Out/Drive Through. When placing the order enter code: KEPPELPTA. Thank you for your support!

Monterey Park's Safe Routes to School Plan an will identify
ways to make walking, biking, and rolling to and around
school easier and safer for students. Using field research,
data analysis, and input from you, the City is developing the plan
as part of Vision Zero, a greater initiative to improve street
safety and accessibility in Monterey Park for everyone.
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD

Attention Seniors! Mark Keppel High School graduation cap and gown sales are available now. Seniors may also purchase class rings and other senior items to remember their senior year. We will also have Academic Apparel here at school on February 25 and 27 to accept orders. Click the title above to place your order or copy and paste this link: https://www.academicapparel.com/product/mark-keppel/

Click on the title page to learn all of the great things happening at MKHS during the month of March!

MKHS Alliance's Fear the Spear 5K Run/Walk is Sat., April 11, at Keppel's track. Early Bird registration is $15/student & $20/adult. Those who register early, now - March 13, are guaranteed a free 5K t-shirt. Register with Ms. Phillips in room A114. Make checks payable to MKHS Alliance. View the route at plotaroute.com/route/3229196

Please click on the title above to view the Presentation Slide Deck our MKHS Counseling Team presented. Information regarding our PODER program is also included. Thank you.

Click to on the title above to access the February 2026 Keppel Insider Community Newsletter!

Enrollment for next school year is NOW open! CLICK ON THE HEADLINE to register your new and returning students and/or to apply for our dual immersion language programs.

Please be advised that concrete improvements will be conducted on March 10- 16 at the intersection of Garfield Ave & Keller Ave and Garfield Ave & EL Repetto Dr. As well as along New Ave between Hellman Ave & GARVEY AVE. Parking and traffic will be impacted. Please click on the title for more information.

Mark Keppel will be having our WASC visit for accreditation in Spring 2027. We are looking for volunteers to be a part of our WASC parent/guardian focus group. Please click on the headline for more information.

马克·凯佩尔高中将于2027年春季接受WASC认证访问。我们正在招募志愿者加入WASC家长/监护人焦点小组。请点击标题了解更多信息。

Mark Keppel recibirá la visita de la comisión de acreditación WASC en la primavera de 2027. Buscamos voluntarios para formar parte de nuestro grupo de enfoque de padres/tutores de WASC. Haga clic en el título para obtener más información.

Trường Mark Keppel sẽ đón đoàn kiểm định WASC để đánh giá chất lượng giáo dục vào mùa xuân năm 2027. Chúng tôi đang tìm kiếm các tình nguyện viên tham gia nhóm thảo luận dành cho phụ huynh/người giám hộ trong quá trình kiểm định WASC. Vui lòng nhấp vào tiêu đề để biết thêm thông tin chi tiết.

This scholarship is open to Alhambra Unified School District seniors who identify (in any way) as Latina/o/x and plan to enroll in post-secondary education in the fall of 2026. Winners will be selected from each high school within the district: Alhambra HS, Mark Keppel HS, San Gabriel HS; one from all the BOLD Academy Programs and one from all the Independent Study Programs.

DEADLINE:
Application, Essay, Transcripts and Letter of Recommendation must be submitted by: Friday, March 13, 2026 - NO EXCEPTIONS!

MKHS Alliance's Valentine bake sale fundraiser is Feb. 9-10. Place your preorder by clicking on the title above on the Valentine bake sale flyer. More info is in the preorder form. Customers can pay cash, check, or Zelle. MKHS Alliance fundraises to support Keppel's academics, sports, & clubs.

PTSA will be hosting a Panda Express fundraiser on Tuesday, February 17th. 28% of the proceeds will be donated the 2026 Mark Keppel High School Grad Night. Click of the title above for more information!

MKHS Alliance will be hosting a fundraiser at Panda Express! Click on the title above for more information. 28% of the proceeds will go towards MKHS Alliance!

ALA is happy to announce a Writing Workshop intended to provide students with strategies on how to respond to college and scholarship applications. We are thankful to count on the expertise of Steve Padilla, LA Times Editor, and Dr. Gina Chávez, Cal State LA Professor, who will be leading this workshop. Both of them have also been ALA scholarship application reviewers for many years. For more information, please go http://www.alhambralatinoassociation.com.

Join us for our next School Site Council Meeting on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 2:30 pm. Click on the headline for details.

On February 19th, come by Jay's Pizza (2412 S. Garfield Ave, Monterey Park) and buy pizza. Jays' Pizza will donate 25% of all orders made at the restaurant, online, or by phone for this event (except for delivery services such as Doordash/Grubhub.). Please show this flyer or mention the MKHS Fundraiser! Thank you!

Join us for Night of the Aztecs on Thursday, February 12, 2026 from 5:30-8:00 pm. Teachers will be displaying what their students have learned this year. Incoming freshmen families are welcome to attend.

Seniors! It's time to purchase senior ads for the MKHS 2026 yearbook! Spots are extremely limited and will be given on a first come, first serve basis. If you're interested please follow the next steps:

1. Complete the Google Survey: https://forms.gle/25thSUUQHwgEiqvV6
2. If you receive an email back, it means your spot has been reserved and you will receive information for next steps. If not, it means that all the spots for senior ads have been sold.
3. Ads are being sold for $130 for a half page and $80 for a quarter page. See the attached sample below for reference

Thank you!