Hello All!

We had a very exciting week hosting our Win for Wetherbee fundraiser organized by our wonderful Ms. Hickey, raising money for our MHS student, Aedan, who is battling cancer. What a huge success!! There were games, promotions, and so many exciting events the students were able to participate in. Bingo, trivia, putting green and many other activities- even dressing Mrs. Rao up in a cow costume! It has been a joy to see our Middle Schoolers step up and share their love!

Mrs. Rao dressed up on Friday, cowbell and all, to help support Aedan!! Thank you Mrs. Rao!!

Millis High School would like to welcome the parents of the rising 9th-grade students to join Principal Mark Awdycki, the School Counseling Department, teachers, and current MHS students, as they give a brief overview of the differences between Middle School and High School in Millis on Wednesday, April 3rd. Before the presentation, students and parents are welcome to attend the high school club showcase in the cafeteria from 6-6:30pm, where they can learn about the various clubs available at the high school. Following the showcase, the presentation will begin promptly at 6:30pm, where the principal and counselors will explain the course selection process, schedule, activities, clubs, credit requirements and supports available in the high school.

We look forward to seeing everyone on April 3rd, and to welcoming the Class of 2028 as they begin the process of transitioning to life as a Millis High School student!

Please click on the link below to read about Middle Schoolers, a very interesting and informative read.

Our ALL SCHOOL ASSEMBLY and TALENT SHOW were both held recently. The ALL SCHOOL ASSEMBLY theme for this month was INTEGRITY and we were so excited to celebrate several students for being upstanders and good citizens in our school community.

Also, we recognized our amazing staff members: Mrs. Molinari, Mrs. Maguire and Mrs. Hickey this month.

Mrs. Molinari strives to keep us all safe and healthy. She’s always there to listen to us and offer care when we are not feeling our best. She does an amazing job treating all of the Millis Middle and High School students as if they were her own kids!

Mrs. Maguire has a knack for putting things into perspective. She is a wordsmith when it comes to talking with students, parents and colleagues. Mrs. Maguire has worked very hard this year to match 6th graders with high school tutors. She stays after school many days to host tutoring sessions in her room.

Mrs. Hickey has been very busy this past month. She not only helped the 7th Graders create and celebrate impressive STEAM Fair presentations and put together today’s Talent Show with Mr. Devine, but she also helped organize fundraisers for a former student’s cancer care. For always being there to support current and former students, here’s to you Mrs. Hickey!

Congratulations to them!!

For the Talent Show, we had 3 cool acts that were performed in front of all our student body. Ryan D showed off his amazing skills with the yo-yo. WOW! Aiden S. and AJ M. rocked out with The Eagles - Hotel California. What a treat! And, Orlando S. entertained all playing his trombone. Very impressive!

A nice big THANK YOU to Ms. Hickey and Mr. Devine organizing the Talent Show and for their devotion and dedication to our kids. Their talents and hard work sure paid off, and it was a great show!

UPDATE ON THE STANDINGS!!

The Final Four for March Madness has been set! Ms. Shockley’s homeroom has advanced and will play against Ms. Botelho’s homeroom, who has been crushing their opponents with back-to-back weeks of 9,000 minutes! On the other side of the bracket, the 8th graders of Ms. Lahah’s homeroom continue their upset streak and face off against a very tough Mr. Devine’s homeroom. And Victoria Rodriguez is at the top of our individual leaderboard. Happy reading!

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Term 3 is off to a great start. Please make sure that your student has restocked their stash of writing utensils and has wired headphones for class. It's best to start off each class feeling prepared and ready to learn!

MCAS TESTING SPRING 2024

MCAS TESTING for Spring 2024 are listed below. It is important that students come to school on these testing dates. Please consider this when making appointments for your students. Thank you.

ELA MCAS:

Grade 6 & 7 April 4 and 5

Grade 8 April 9 and 10

Math MCAS

Grade 6 & 7 May 13 and 14

Grade 8 May 15 and 16

Grade 8 only:

Science May 23

Civics May 29

Here are some tips that are geared to Middle Schoolers, to help your student achieve their very best! Each week we will share a tip. We hope you can incorporate these tips into your daily routines with your child or children:

WEEKLY TIP #9 - SET LIMITS

Have rules and base the amount of freedom your child is given on how responsible they are.

Common Sense Media has so many wonderful resources to support parents with their teens and their digital lives. Please check them out here!

MARCH

29th - Early Release Day, dismissal @ 10:55 am

APRIL

4th - Grade 6 & Grade 7 ELA MCAS Testing

5th - Grade 6 & Grade 7 ELA MCAS Testing

8th & 9th - Grade 8th ELA MCAS Testing

10th & 11th - MCAS MAKE UP Testing for ELA

10 - Night of the Arts Show - MHS

12th - Early Release Day, dismissal @ 10:55 am

15 - 19th - April Vacation - no school this week

MAY

2nd - 8th grade State House Trip

13th - Grade 6 & 7 MATH MCAS Testing

14th - Grade 6 & 7 MATH MCAS Testing

15th - & 16th - Grade 8 MCAS Testing

17th - Early Release Day, dismissal @ 10:55 am

20th & 21st - MCAS MAKE UP Testing for MATH

23rd - Grade 8 STE MCAS Testing (MAKE UP on May 24th)

29th - Grade 8 CIVICS MCAS Testing (MAKE UP on May 30th)

27th - Memorial Day, no school

Lori Dwarika will be hosting classes once a month at the Millis Public Library for any teacher or employee that will need to be certified or recertified. She can be reached at Americanhealthsafetytraining@gmail.com.

Holliston/Millis DI had 15 teams participate in the Massachusetts Destination Imagination Tournament. Millis had 6 teams compete. We are excited to announce we have one Millis team that is eligible to advance to the Global Finals stage! This team competed in the Fine Arts challenge at the middle level. For this challenge they had to bring a work of visual art to life and create a piece of kinetic art. CONGRATULATIONS to:

Enzo DeSimone
John Gavaghan
Parker Hemingway
Maxwell Kepple
Charlie Randa
Joan Schneider
William Vaccaro

Please see the attachment of the other Millis teams and the challenges they participated in. Feel free to check out the challenge previews for more information about what teams did.

To learn more about DI in general visit the Massachusetts Destination Imagination website and the National DI website.

Holliston/Millis DI is a parent volunteer program. Without the commitment of our volunteers and school support this program would not be possible.

why?? because you're IN IT!

Please click on the link below for Middle School sports schedules

Varsity head coach Bob Martellio will be holding an important meeting for parents/guardians of all current 6th and 7th graders who are interested in playing football in the fall on Wednesday, March 27th at 6:00 pm in the HS cafeteria. If you have questions, please reach out to Coach Martellio at football@millisschools.org

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LAST CALL FOR SPRING BASEBALL!

MARCH 1 is last day to register without late fee

www.millisybs.org email millisybs@outlook.com with any questions

Practices and games scheduled mid April through June. - Instructional (Ages 5+): $120/player

- AA (Ages 6-8): $150/player
- AAA (Ages 8-10) and Majors (Ages 10-12): $200/player

*Family discount of 20% for 2 or more players
AAA and Majors evaluations 3/23 12-2pm at Sluggers Academy in Medfield

AA evaluations TBD. Opening day parade is 4/21 at 9AM.

www.millisybs.org

Some of our students participated in the production of The Wizard of Oz last weekend. There is a performance this weekend as well! Check out the flyer at the bottom of this newsletter.

click on the link below to pull up the Spring Summer 2024 Millis Recreation Brochure