Milton High School Weekly Updates
2/2/2024
Important Dates to Remember
Feb 2-4 MHS Theatre Festival
Feb 7 Early Dismissal for All Students
Feb 17-25 Vacation
MHS Theatre Winter Festival - THIS WEEKEND!
We hope you will join us for an exciting weekend of theatre with our Winter Festival, Feb 2-4 at Milton High School! Our students have three separate theatre offerings:
SIX: Teen Edition - From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to reclaim their identities out of the shadow of their infamous spouse – remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Musical Celebration of 21st century girl power!
Nora’s Lost - Debilitated by Alzheimer’s disease, Nora Blodgett follows the vision of her late husband into the woods on a cold night. Nora’s life flashes before her — revealing her former life as a dynamic teacher, a caring wife, and a loving mother. Will Nora’s daughter find her mother in time?
10 Minute Student Directed Plays - Five separate short plays directed by our amazing students.
In the spirit of supporting all of our students participating in the winter festival, we strongly encourage audience members to attend both acts. That being said, we will not be admitting additional audience members into the theater at intermission. Thank you for understanding and we hope to see you next weekend!
Don't miss out on seeing these talented students! (*Recommended for those age 12 and up). The details and schedule can be found below. Tickets can be purchased at this link.
Term 2 Report Cards
Term 2 report cards for MHS students have been posted in PowerSchool.
The report card can be found in the Document Library in PowerSchool. Here is a link to instructions on how to access documents through your PowerSchool Family Portal. This is only available on the web and not the app.
If you are not able to access your account on the web and you have the app on your phone, you can go to Classes (at the bottom of the page) click on Q2 (at the top of the page), and see second term grades.
Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Search
Thank you for your ongoing participation in our candidate selection process for the next Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB). Initially, the screening committee recommended three finalists for the position. The final candidate, Efe Igho-Osagie Shavers, has expressed interest once again in being considered a finalist, and we are working to provide an opportunity for the community to meet her prior to making a final decision on the position.
We will be introducing Ms. Efe Igho-Osagie Shavers on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 to meet with various stakeholders. Ms. Igho-Osagie Shavers is currently a Behavioral Specialist for the Brockton Neighborhood Health Center. Prior to her position with the Brockton Neighborhood Health Center, she worked at Boston University as a Researcher in the area of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion while working towards her Doctorate degree.
The schedule for February 6th is as follows:
2:30-2:55pm Tour of Milton High School
3:00-3:30pm Meet with Administrators (Principal Conference Room, Milton High School)
3:35-4:05pm Meet with Faculty/Staff (Principal Conference Room, Milton High School)
4:10-4:40pm Interview with Screening Committee
4:45-5:15pm Virtual Meeting with Parents/Guardians and Community Members, Passcode 218471
A survey link is included if you would like to provide any feedback after meeting this candidate.
We hope that you are able to meet this candidate on Tuesday, February 6th.
Thank you,
The Screening Committee for the
Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Class of 2025 Valentine's Day Fundraiser!
Want to send something special to your someone special on Valentine's Day? Look no further! Starting Monday, the Class of 2025 will be selling Candy Hearts at all lunches to be delivered last period on Valentine's Day.
Each box is $2 and you will have an opportunity to write a special message to your recipient.
Good Luck to MHS Robotics Team!
Good luck to the Milton High School Robotics Team at the Canton Robotic Competition on Saturday, February 3! Our students will compete with and against 30 other teams from across the state as part of this FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Competition.
Captains Colin Truong and David Mitchell, and team members Ethan Hale, Sofia Serpa, May Fundling, Aidan Leschuk, Nathan Chan, Daniel Winterberg, Morgan Xu, Dobie Illich, Ethan Avignon, Antonio Campos, Avery Squiciarino, Sofia Nitolo, Delia Neugebauer, Ilya Kushnarev, Sara Khan, Owen Crowley, Nicholas Pulgini will use science, math, computer science, and 21st-century skills to design, build, test, and evaluate a robot. Students not only have to make a working robot but also need to communicate their build with peers, judges, and adults. This competition will be an excellent demonstration of the skills that our high school students have gained and will challenge them in a competitive environment.
The competition will be held from 10 am to 4 pm at Canton High School (900 Washington St, Canton) and all are welcome. Look for the team and and their advisor, Anna Valdez in their Milton Robotics t-shirts. They are energized and ready for the last competition of the season!
Model UN Heads to BosMUN
Good luck to the MHS Model UN (Model United Nations) Team at BosMUN!
Fresh off a weekend at Harvard MUN, where two thirds of the team were on committees that had their resolutions passed, our delegates are ready for www.bosmun.org and "to have the chance to delve into the world of international affairs, public speaking, and diplomatic skills, all the while utilizing creative freedom in their various committees through policy debate."
We can't wait to hear all about it from Advisor Mr. Borde and delegates Alex McEttrick, Tucker Korman, Sam Boucher, Rory Martin, Sydney Burns, Ida Zoll, Rachel McNulty, Jackson Wagner, Gabby Beaudoin, Orla Crosse, Vivienne Renaud, Kevin Gomes, Adam Cheairs, Leo Waldbaum, Will Malec and Lawson Beaudoin!
AP African American Studies
Students in AP African American Studies kicked off Black History Month with an early Juneteenth celebration! Students contributed to a wide buffet of food, including ribs, cornbread, sweet potato pie, Nigerian rice, Caribean Pikliz, Haitian meat patties, peach cobbler, red velvet cake and so much more. The celebration also marked the course's arrival into the twentieth century in the course curriculum, with students about to embark on the stories of the Great Migration and Harlem Renaissance.
Environmental Science
Mrs. Plunkett's Environmental Science class had an amazing guest speaker visit their class this week. Meg Tabacsko from the MWRA (Massachusetts Water Resource Authority) came to visit just as the class wrapped up the Water Unit to teach us about the work they do to supply thousands of homes in the Bay State with clean tap water and the steps taken to clean our waste water out at Deer Island. The kids worked through the water treatment process with hands-on demonstrations and learned about the many career opportunities the MWRA has to offer everyone from GED's to PhD's!
Unified Basketball
We had a great afternoon of hoops at Unified Basketball this week!
Basketball in the Community
Boys Basketball welcomed the Milton Metro 3rd grade teams to their game against Needham this week! The 3rd grade teams played at half time, and the community came out to cheer on Boys Varsity Basketball AND the 3rd graders!
Tonight (2/2) it's the girl's turn as Girls Varsity Basketball hosts the girl's 3rd and 4th grade teams at their home game at 6:30 pm.
Thanks to the coaches, players, and AD Mike Bierwirth for welcoming the Metro program, and thanks to Milton Metro for cheering on our varsity teams!
Juniors and Seniors~ Save the Date!
The Milton High School Junior/Senior Prom will be held on the evening of Saturday May 18th at the New England Aquarium in Boston. More details will be coming soon!
Footloose Auditions!
Are you interested in auditioning for our spring musical, FOOTLOOSE? Click here for more information!
Calling all Milton Highschoolers! Do you have any old elementary school-level chapter books that you don’t read anymore? Consider donating them to our elementary schools!
- Boxes will be organized by grade in the foyer.
- The drive will be open February 5 through 16
- Sponsored by NHS
- Email Greta.Cardoza.2024@miltonps.org or Samantha.Kelly.2024@miltonps.org with any questions
Support our Milton Public Schools students at Collicot ~ Cunningham ~ Glover ~ Tucker!
School Counseling Week
Next week we will recognize our professional school counselors (formerly called Guidance Counselors) who collaborate with administrators, teachers, staff, families and the community to ensure all students have the opportunity to design a rigorous and relevant academic and career program. Professional school counselors design and implement a comprehensive school counseling program that includes educational and career planning activities for all students designed to assist students in reaching academic, career and personal/social goals.
Academic and college and career planning provides all students with the opportunity to identify strengths, areas in need of improvement and areas of interest early on so students and their families can set post-secondary goals and make informed choices to support students in reaching the desired outcome. The focus of academic and career planning is threefold: to help students acquire the skills to achieve academic success, to make connections between school and life experiences and to acquire knowledge and skills to be college and career ready upon high school graduation.
In Milton, School Counselors are aided by specialist counselors called School Adjustment Counselors; social workers who are clinically trained to help students manage their social/emotional well being. School counselors serve all students, addressing college & career readiness, academic concerns and social emotional issues, while adjustment counselors serve a limited population.
All of Milton’s counselors are to be commended for actively helping students examine their abilities, strengths, interests and talents; for working in a partnership with parents as they encounter the challenges of raising children in today’s world; for focusing on positive ways to enhance students’ academic, career and social/emotional development; and working with teachers and other educators to provide an educational system where students can realize their potential and set healthy, realistic and optimistic aspirations for themselves. School counselors are certified, experienced educators with a master’s degree in school counseling. The combination of their training and experience makes them an integral part of the total educational program.
Community Forum
How Do We Dwell Together in Peace? Addressing the Turmoil of Perspectives on the War in Gaza and Surrounding Territories
We invite participants to bring your questions, your openness and your willingness to respect differences. This is not a time for answers, pronouncements or divisive judgment. It is a time to listen, to be heard, and to reach toward mutual abiding and shared dignity.
- Sunday, February 4, 3-5:00 pm
- Pierce Middle School, 451 Central Ave, Milton, MA
- Organized by the Milton Interfaith Clergy Association (MICA) at the request of the Select Board.
With co-moderators Dr.Carl El-Tobgui and Jeffrey R. Stone we will frame this beginning conversation with these values:
- The horrors of war and tactics of terrorism create devastating repercussions
- The practice of peace begins with ourselves
- Diversity flourishes in respectful learning environments
Bring your courage, your curiosity, your grief and your honesty as we engage in this complex and painful situation.
Support and Strengthen Music in MPS - Join FAME!
The music program in Milton Public Schools is very strong and can be even stronger with your support! FAME -- Friends and Advocates of Music Education -- is a parent-run, volunteer organization that works to support and strengthen music in MPS. FAME’s mission is to support, strengthen, and enhance music education as well as foster a robust and inclusive musical community in the Milton Public Schools (K-12). We carry out our mission through advocacy, financial support, and promotion of music programs and events. We support current needs of the music program as well as partner with music teachers to increase access and opportunity to our amazing music program. There are many ways to get involved, from advocating for music programs and volunteering at concerts and fundraisers (our annual Mattress Sale is coming up on March 30th!) to leading on social media to joining the leadership team. Learn more and express interest here!
Community Service & Employment Opportunities
Are you looking for community service opportunities? Throughout the year you will be able to access any community service opportunities here. There are already several opportunities available for students to volunteer. Get involved now! If you are looking for employment or internship opportunities this page will be updated throughout the year.
Milton Sports for All is offering Candlepin Bowling and we need your help!! We are looking for high school students to help with scoring and bowling with students in grades 4-8! This event is always held at Cunningham Hall on Wednesday afternoons starting January 10th- March 27th. If you can help out from 4:30-5:1 or 5:30-6:15 or both then please sign up! Please email us at msfavolunteers@gmail.com. A fun time is always had by all!
Innovative Pathways-Schools to Careers
Innovative Pathways allow students early insight to careers that suit their interests and abilities and encourage paths that they may not otherwise have discovered. Our partners, School to Careers and MassHire, provide Milton students opportunities to forge these discoveries. Both will help connect students with local employers in specific industries for our Internship Program and help to offer real life work experiences for our students in our Career Readiness class.
Click here for specific programs that may interest you. This will be updated as more opportunities are confirmed. Contact Joyce White with any questions jwhite@miltonps.org.
Senior Class Information
All Senior families should have received a Senior Update this week with information on activities, events, scholarship information and more. The update is linked here.
Senior Scholarships
The MHS Senior Scholarship Application is now available. By taking five to ten minutes to complete this brief survey on Naviance, you will automatically qualify for almost a hundred scholarships sponsored by local families and organizations. Also make sure that your Senior Portfolio is thoroughly completed, as we occasionally send that to scholarship donors who want to find out more about you, and also review it ourselves. To find the scholarship application, log onto your Naviance account, go to the blue circle with your initials in the top right corner, Surveys From Your School, and "MHS Senior Scholarship Application 2024" will appear. Complete this survey by midnight on Friday, February 16th to qualify!
There are also a handful of scholarships with separate applications available for your consideration. They can also be found in Naviance (highlight the Colleges tab, see Scholarships and Money on the right, and select Scholarship Search). There are currently a handful of scholarships posted, with many more to be added in the next few weeks. Copies of the scholarships can also be found in the School Counseling Office.
The Scholarship Selection Process:
- The process varies according to the stipulations of each individual award.
- Actual selection is performed in several different ways: representatives from some organizations select their recipients from the application forms; some are selected by a high school faculty ballot; some groups prefer the scholarship co-chairs to screen appropriate candidates.
- There are scholarships that are chosen independently, such as those voted by the faculty, department and club awards, and organizations that simply inform us of their recipients.
- This process is complex, yet is carried out in a professional, fair, and unbiased way.
The culmination of this effort is Senior Awards Night, which we will hold on Tuesday, May 28th. This is the occasion when town organizations, service clubs, scholarship donors, and the faculty recognize seniors for scholarship, service, and participation at Milton High School and the community.
Please send any questions our way, and good luck!
Sincerely,
Senior Scholarship Co-Chairs
Scott Devlin and Jennie Beliveau
Who's Who at MHS
Principal Karen J. Cahill, kcahill@miltonps.org
Vice Principal Ngoc Tran, ntran@miltonps.org
Vice Principal Brian Mackinaw, bmackinaw@miltonps.org
Nurse Shannon Aikey, saikey@miltonps.org
Administrative Assistant Jenn McCullough, jmccullough@miltonps.org
Adminstrative Assistant Tyler Urso, turso@miltonps.org
Milton High School
Email: kcahill@miltonps.org
Website: https://www.miltonps.org/mhs/
Location: 25 Gile Road, Milton, MA, USA
Phone: (617)-696-4470