MVS Family News

Just nine more days of school before Winter Break! It's important to keep working hard and complete all of your assignments these last few weeks. You can do this! Don't go to sleep at the wheel!

Go M@VS!

:0) Mrs. Bishop

November 27 - December 8-- State Testing for 10-12 grades (see below)

December 11-14-- Family Life/Ready Graduate Unit for grades 5-8

December 15-- Admin Day - No School

December 18 to January 2-- Winter Break - No School

January 8-- Optional ASVAB testing for grades 10-12 (see below)

Family Life for 5th-8th-grade students will be next week. Family Life for 9th grade will begin after Spring Break. The MCS Family Life Educator, Shanna Lingerfelt will host a drop-by parent curriculum review on Thursday, December 7th at Maryville City Schools Central Office from 3:30-5:00 pm. You may also click on the following link to the MCS Family Life website page for a list of covered topics, https://www.maryville-schools.org/central-office/family-life. Please email Mrs. Lingerfelt with any questions shanna.lingerfelt@maryville-schools.org. If you wish your student to have alternative assignments instead of participating in this curriculum, please email deana.bishop@maryville-schools.org.

If your student is in 10th-12th grade and currently taking English 2, Criminal Justice 2, Intro to Business, Biology, Geometry, or Algebra 1, he/she must come to take their state end of courses tests. Below is the schedule. (If your student is testing in a small group, please look for an email from Mrs. Bishop with the date/time.) These tests are mandatory, and all tests are taken on laptops.

• Tuesday, Dec. 5, 8:30 to 10:15-- Biology
  
• Thursday, Dec. 7, 8:30 to 12:00-- Geometry
  
• Friday, Dec. 8, 8:30 to 12:30-- Algebra 1
  

Thanks to everyone who ordered spirit wear from our first MVS Spirit Wear Sale! We expect the items to be delivered to MVS in the next few weeks. As soon as we have your order here, we will let you know that you can drop by and pick it up!

If you missed the Senior Post-High School Planning Meeting, click here to view the presentation and MVS Senior checklist.

If you missed the Sophomore/ Junior Post-High School Planning Meeting, click here to view the presentation.

The 2024-25 FAFSA form is a very important financial aid document that you will need to help your child complete if he/she plans to attend ANY post-secondary education in the 24-25 school year. Also, for students to remain eligible for the TN Promise scholarship, the FAFSA must be completed by April 15, 2024. If you plan to complete the FAFSA with your child, please visit fafsa.gov to start the process. The 2024-25 FAFSA will be released by December 31, 2023.

Your 10th-12th grade student can opt in to taking the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) test on January 8 beginning at 8:25am at MHS. Students can choose whether or not they want their scores to be reported to the military. Participation in the ASVAB does not obligate a student to talk with a military recruiter or consider a military career. ASVAB results offer access to excellent career exploration information that can assist students in finding a career that matches their strengths. Please email Mrs. Bishop if you want to sign up.

After the last legislative session, students in grades 9-12 are provided the opportunity to test out of certain graduation requirements by earning a passing score on a comprehensive credit exam prior to enrolling in the class. Testing out is an opportunity for students to earn credits for material they may already have a strong foundation in, without having to take the actual course for a semester or school year. To understand more about the courses for this opportunity, the score required, and the testing dates, please go to this link: https://mhs.maryville-schools.org/academics/state-test-out. The first testing date for this school year will be Saturday, December 2nd. If you need more information, please email Mrs. Bishop.

Students must request their 1010 Form before going to the DMV to receive their Learner’s Permit. Please call MVS or email Jennifer Davis. 1010 forms are given based on the previous 9 weeks' grades. If you are failing multiple classes, you are not eligible for a 1010 form until your grades are brought up to passing. The 1010 forms are good for 30 days during the school year.

If you are turning in any late work, be sure to always contact your teacher after submitting the assignment. Teachers are not notified when a student submits assignments after the due date, so they may not know you even turned something in.

Please remember to email your teachers and the MVS front office any doctor's notes for appointments or illness. Each student has 10 "parent convenience" days that are considered excused with no note. Any absences beyond those 10 days without a medical or legal note will be marked unexcused.

Principal: Deana Bishop

Registrar/Bookkeeper/Front Office: Jennifer Davis

Academic Support Center: Marissa Geter

IEPs/ 504s: Melissa Vagnier

Ready Graduate Advisor (9-12): Wes Lambert

School Resource Officer: Adam Cook

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