A total of 412 students were invited to Milpitas High School's Senior Awards Night to be recognized for one or more awards. 

• A total of 326 students received a Gold Cord for achieving an academic GPA from 10-12 grade of 3.25 unweighted or 3.5 weighted.
• A total of 181 students received a Maroon Cord for volunteering 150 hours or more over the course of their 4 years in high school.
• The school's top 12 students had GPAs ranging from 4.41-4.55
• Valedictorian: 
• Ashley Chen, 4.55 GPA, attending UCLA
• Gold cord, Maroon cord, Golden State Seal, President's Education Award, National Merit Finalist, State Seal of Biliteracy, recipient of multiple scholarships: Milpitas Teacher's Association Scholarship, Danny Lau Memorial Scholarship, Hall of Fame Scholarship, CommonWealth Educational Scholarship
• 3 Salutatorians, 4.52 GPA
• Parshva Jain
• UC San Diego
• Gold cord
• Golden State Seal
• President's Education Award
• Luke Ren
• UC Irvine
• Gold cord
• Maroon Cord
• Golden State Seal
• President's Education Award
• MHS Guidance Scholarship
• Britney Weng - UC Berkeley
• Gold cord
• Maroon cord
• Golden State Seal
• President's Education Award
• State Seal of Biliteracy
• National Honor Society
• California Scholarship Federation
• $73,000 total in scholarships were awarded at Senior Awards Night
• Grants and other outside scholarships are unknown
• 141 students received a President’s Education Award for maintaining a minimum GPA of 3.5 or higher from 10th grade to 12th grade, taking five AP/Honors classes with a B or better in each and scoring “Advanced” on four of four Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium exams
• 295 students received a Golden State Seal for receiving a B+ or higher in an English, Math, and science course in ninth, 10th, or 11th grade and receiving a B or higher in U.S. History and a grade of B or higher in two other courses for ninth, 10th, or 11th grade
• 50 students received the State Seal of Biliteracy award
• 7 National Merit Scholarship Finalist for placing in the top 1% nationally based on their performance on the PSAT taken in their junior year. Finalists are eligible for multiple scholarships
• Based on the Senior Survey through Naviance (approx. 400 responses)
• 133 attending a 2 year community college
• 20 students attending private universities
• 210 students attending public universities
• 11 out of state
• 80 UC
• 119 CSU
• 67 to SJSU
• 24 to UC Davis
• 15 to UC Irvine
• 6 to UCLA
• 7 to UC Berkeley

"This year's award ceremony had a completely different format than last year, this time being more "
personal to the students," said Marissa Canez, Milpitas High School's College and Career Technician. "My favorite part of planning this year's event was recording the seniors' shout outs to staff and family, and a compiled video of all the shout outs was played at the beginning of the ceremony. This was a perfect personal touch and brought a smile to so many faces!"

This year at the 2019 MHS Senior Awards Night, 2 videos were played; one of student shout outs and the other on what Valedictorian means.

Shout Out Video

What does Valedictorian Mean

A Sikorsky HH-60G Pavehawk from Moffett Air National Guard Base landed on the field of Sinnott Elementary School May 30. Maj. Ken Yambing, the CDTF Team Hawk commander, spoke about the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM), which led to the designing, creating, and building of the helicopter. He also talked to the students about having a growth mindset, and how making good decisions throughout your life can help you obtain some awesome jobs such as a pilot, first responder, teacher, etc.
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SFC Mark Anthony Karandang, CDTF Civil Air Operations NCOIC, encouraged students to be kind to one another, and emphasized teamwork and healthy eating. He even led students and staff in an oath so they can be honorary members of their team. Officer Brian Hinkley of the Milpitas Police Department mirrored the message of making good decisions in life, such as teamwork, being kind, and eating healthy. This event reached over 900 individuals and was coordinated by MSgt Jeannie Lam, a third grade teacher at Sinnott Elementary School and a member of the 129th Rescue Wing. Milpitas Board of Education Trustees Michael Tsai and Kelly Yip-Chuan was also in attendance.
 
The following dignitaries were also in attendance:
 
Officer Kita Inthasack, School Resource Officer
Officer Chris Nicholas, Traffic Safety Officer
 
Counter Drug Task Force (CDTF)
TSGT JESUS ORTIZ, CDTF Team Hawk NCOIC
TSGT BRADLEY BOTHELIO, CDTF Team Hawk Special Missions Aviator
SSGT RYAN GUERRA, CDTF Team Hawk Special Missions Aviator
CAPT TREVOR STINSON, CDTF Team Hawk Aircraft Commander 
TSGT JOSEPH ZHANG, CDTF Communications NCOIC
 SSGT AARON PICKARD, CDTF Team Hawk Pararescueman
 SSGT THOMAS POST, CDTF Team Hawk Pararescueman

​Senate Bill (SB) 858 requires that school districts must identify the minimum reserve level applicable to the District and disclose the amount in excess of the minimum. The public hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at 7:00 pm in the Board Room of the Milpitas Unified School District, 1331 E. Calaveras Blvd, Milpitas, Building 500.