SCHOOL HIGHLIGHT: Mt. Eden High School

“You Can’t Hide that Monarch Pride”

Mt. Eden High School is a public high school located in Hayward, CA, and has the largest high school student body in the Hayward Unified School District with approximately 2,000 students. Several notable Mt. Eden alumni include Dell Demps (NBA Player), Spice 1 (rapper) and Mahershala Ali (Oscar winner). When students returned in-person for the 2021-2022 school year, a new state of the art STEAM building was ready for use. The building includes flexible learning spaces, 2 science labs, breakout rooms and an outdoor learning center.
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The Mt. Eden High School Program is a School-Based Counseling Enriched Special Day Class (CE-SDC) managed in partnership between Hayward Unified School District and Seneca Family of Agencies to help students on site and in their communities to overcome emotional and behavioral challenges in order to be successful at their public-school campus. Counselors and therapists emphasize unconditional care of each student and are committed to our core values of Love and Compassion, Respect, Curiosity, Hope and Courage, and Joy.

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​Seneca started their partnership with Hayward Unified School District in the early 2000’s and Mt. Eden is one of those original 3 schools.  When you enter the B-7 classroom you are immediately greeted by the amazing staff: Erika (Seneca alum) is the teacher, Jesse (Mt. Eden alum) is the therapist, Jessica (Clinical Intern) and the Mental Health Counselors: Divya, Vanessa and Janet. As you spend time in the classroom with the staff and students, you get a sense of their commitment to building a safe and welcoming community.

Blog Post Written By: Stacey Buenavista, Director of School Partnerships