Manitou Springs High School

Happy first day of school and happy Friday! We had an awesome first week as a staff preparing lessons, collaborating together, and setting goals for this year. Additionally, our Student Council and Freshmen Advisors worked together to host our incoming ninth grade class for their Freshmen Orientation yesterday! Thank you to all of our folks who made that day possible, and in particular our Student Council Advisors: Liz Tindall and Ingrid Perez. Today was our first day of school, which was a blast! It was so fun seeing new and old faces, supporting students in finding their new classrooms and teachers, and seeing students and staff building community.

We're looking forward to our first full week with students next week! Go Mustangs!

Anna Conrad

Manitou Springs High School

Principal

Please take time to review our new Student/Family Handbook

Be sure to look over our updated Attendance Policy starting on page 12 of the handbook.

Please be sure to submit renewed immunization records and/or exemption forms to the health office.

If your student needs access to medications during the day, complete the medication authorization form (available at the health office).

Does your student have a chronic condition that warrants a healthcare plan? If so, please call Nurse Jacque to discuss at - 719-685-2030.

Scholarships for Seniors

Seniors and parents/guardians will receive an email every Saturday morning with a link to the MSHS Scholarship page. The scholarships will be listed by the due date and the criteria for each scholarship is posted as well. Mrs. Trainor will highlight a scholarship that week for students to check out. If you have any questions or your student needs help completing a scholarship application, please see Mrs. Trainor, her office is in the media center or you may email her at jtrainor@mssd14.org. Here is the link, MSHS Scholarships.

Save the Dates

Colorado Free Application Days will be October 17th-19th. Seniors will be able to apply to a Colorado university or college for free on those days.

Financial Aid Night will be October 26th from 5pm-6pm at MSHS Media Center. This is for junior and senior families wanting information on how to pay for college.

Welcome back, Mustangs!

Sources of Strength (SOS) knows that the start of the school year can bring about a lot of feelings, which can include excitement, nervousness, happiness, relief, fear, and anxiety. With this in mind, we have put together some resources to help reduce the impacts of anxiety. Please check the bulletin board between the front office and the front door to keep updated on our messages and campaigns for this year! If you're interested in helping us spread mindful, mental health strategies each month, join our club meetings on Thursdays at lunch in Doc Moen's room.

Schedule: August 21-27

*Please note that only home events are listed in the schedule

Monday, August 21st: A Day

9:40-10:10 am - 9th Grade Advisory Class Meeting in Old Gym

5:30-7:30 - BOE Meeting (Media Center)

Tuesday, August 22nd: B Day

9:40-10:10 am - 10th Grade Advisory Class Meeting in Old Gym

5/6 pm - JV/V Volleyball vs Fowler

Wednesday, August 23rd: A Day

No Late Start

9:40-10:10 am - 11th Grade Advisory Class Meeting in Old Gym

Thursday, August 24th: B Day

9:40-10:10 am - 12th Grade Advisory Class Meeting in Old Gym

Friday, August 25th: A Day with Assembly Schedule

Class Colors Spirit Day--please wear the color of your advisory!

• Seniors: purple
• Juniors: blue
• Sophomores: red
• Freshmen: pink

Last Day for students to Change A Classes

8:05-9:35 am - 1A

9:40-11:05 am - 2A

11:05-11:45 am - Lunch

11:50-1:15 pm - 3A

1:20-2:45 pm - 4A

2:50-3:20 pm - Back to School Assembly (New Gym) - please walk your 4th period students to the Assembly

7 pm - V Football vs Valley

Email: aconrad@mssd14.org
Website: www.mssd14.org
Location: 401 El Monte Place, Manitou Springs, CO, USA
Phone: 719-685-2074
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manitouspringshighschool