Maize South High School

Greetings Mavs!

I hope everyone had a relaxing and healthy Spring Break, we really lucked out with beautiful weather this year. I’m excited to finish this fourth term strong! Looking ahead, it will be here before we realize it. The Class of 2024 has 30 more days left of school. If you have a senior student, please make sure you have reviewed the senior email sent to all parents and students regarding preparation and senior events.

Celebrate!

• The Boys’ Basketball team finished their season with a 4th place finish at the KSHSAA 5A State Tournament in Emporia at the beginning of Spring Break, wrapping up a fantastic season.

• The Girls’ Basketball team wrapped up a record breaking season with a 2nd place finish at the KSHSAA 5A State Tournament ending the season as the state runner-up.

• Our Band, Choir, and Orchestras all will compete at their annual festivals in April.

News and Upcoming Events

• Spring activities are underway, check www.avctl.org for our spring calendar.

• There is no school on Friday, April 5th or Monday, April 8th.

• School will be in session on April 26th since we used snow days in January.

• Senior families received communication on March 9th regarding several senior events and tasks that need to be completed this spring.The Senior Email is linked here as a reminder.

• The 2024 Maize South High School Prom, Garden of Glamour, will be Saturday, April 20th from 8:00 - 11:00 pm at the Wichita Art Museum. Tickets are on sale now through April 18th. Tickets may be purchased using this link, Prom Ticket Purchase. There will be no tickets sold at the door. All MSHS Juniors and Seniors are invited to prom and are able to invite one guest. All guests must be registered with administrative approval from their attending school.

• After prom will be held at Maize South High School following the conclusion of prom. Tickets may be purchased in advance for $15 using this link, After Prom Ticket Purchase, or $20 at the door. Please note this is different from prom where there are no tickets sold at the door. Prom and After Prom are two separate events, tickets are sold separately.

End of Year Finals

The end of year finals schedule will look very similar to the winter finals schedule.

Friday, May 17th 7:35 am - 2:40 pm

1st block - Study Hall - Students will be assigned to a study hall location

2nd block - FINAL - Students report to 2nd block to take their final

Flex - Students will report to their regular Flex classroom

3rd block - Non-academic Activities planned - Students will be provided multiple non-academic related activities to participate in (lunch will be at the beginning of 3rd block)

4th block - FINAL - Students report to 4th block to take their final

Monday, May 20th - 7:35 am - 2:40 pm

1st block - FINAL - Students report to 1st block to take their final

2nd block - Non-academic Activities planned - Students will be provided multiple non-academic related activities to participate in

Flex - Students will report to their regular Flex classroom

3rd block - FINAL - Students will report to 3rd block to take their final (lunch will be during this time as usual)

4th block - Non-academic Activities planned - Students will be provided multiple non-academic related activities to participate in

This schedule applies only to Maize South High School. Students who travel to MCA or MHS for classes will continue their regular travel schedule and be expected to be in attendance at their regularly scheduled MCA/MHS class times.

Students are not able to take finals early. For families that know their student is going to miss the last few days of the semester, there is a process to complete so that the student is able to make up their finals in June.

• Students who will miss finals need to have their parent contact the student’s alpha administrator

• A - B - Mr. Smith lbsmith@usd266.com

• C - H - Mrs. Klock aklock@usd266.com

• I - P - Mrs. Fowler mfowler@usd266.com

• Q - Z - Mr. Nash dnash@usd266.com

Parents may give their student permission to leave campus during "off" times. "Off" times are those times during the school day in which finals are not being taken. Our office staff will not be able to answer the volume of calls and track down students on the 17th and 20th. If parents would like their student to be allowed to leave campus for part or all of the "off" times, please complete this form. For planning purposes, please complete this form by Thursday, May 16th.

The last day of school for 9th - 11th grade students is a half day on Tuesday, May 21st. We will have an end of year celebration, Maverick Mayhem. This is an attendance day and students are expected to be in attendance. More information about Maverick Mayhem will be in the May newsletter.

Mavs Up!

Becky Sailor

Principal

Want to nominate a Maize South staff member for Maverick of the Month? Click here Maverick of the Month or go to the MSHS website anytime!

Visit our school website at www.usd266.com/mshs.

Connect with Ms. Sailor at bsailor@usd266.com or 316-462-8000.

Maize South High School is located at 3701 N. Tyler Rd. in Wichita.

Follow Us

• Website: Counselor’s Corner

• Twitter: @MavCounseling

• Facebook: Maize South High School

The Counseling Center Facebook page has been deactivated. We are now using a general school Facebook page. Like the page for updates!

Upcoming Events

• March 4: Cap & gown and senior announcement delivery, commons during all lunches
• March 5: Cap & gown and senior announcement delivery, commons during all lunches
• April 20: Prom at Wichita Art Museum, 8pm

College & Career Center

We have started the last nine weeks of the 2023-2024 school year! What does that mean for you?

1. It is time to assess the success of this school year. How did you do? Can you do more or should you scale back? Will you become more involved in clubs and organizations next year? Don’t forget about building your resume. This will pay off when you begin applying for scholarships your senior year.

2. It is also time to think about how you will spend your summer. Will you take a summer class, find a job to develop new skills, look for volunteer opportunities or look for some type of internship?

3. Summer is a great time to begin looking at colleges. It is never too early! You often need to plan ahead when you are visiting colleges. Call the Admissions office and set up a tour.

4. For this year's juniors, the college application process opens up on July 1st. Will it be a goal of yours to complete college application(s) before you get busy with your senior year?

5. There are still opportunities to attend Junior and Senior Days at many local colleges. If you need assistance, please stop by and see your College and Career Advocate. We are happy to help!

Visits scheduled through the College and Career Center:

• April 2nd- Sophomores, juniors and seniors to visit Pittsburg State University by using this link. PSU Trip Registration Link

• April 3rd - Great Plains Association for College Admission Counseling (GPACAC) will host a college fair in the Maize Career Academy on Wednesday, April 3rd from 9-11a. Students interested in speaking with college representatives from KS institutions as well as schools from outside the state. Interested students are asked to register with Strive Scan using the QR code from the flyers placed around the school or this link. Strive Scan Registration Link

• April 4th -The First Annual Career Fair for students interested in entering the workforce full-time after graduation as well as those who would like to work full time and attend college part time. Students are asked to bring a resume with them to the career fair. Our business partners attending the Career Fair currently have full time employment opportunities available for you upon graduation. The College & Career Center is a great place to create or finalize your resume's details. If you are interested in speaking with a business partner use the link below to register.

Career Fair Registration Link

• April 6th and April 13th Spirit Summer Internship Interviews. Spirit AeroSystems High School Summer Internship Interview Day is approaching quickly. Please complete the registration form by using this link.

Youth Employment Project Registration Survey (surveymonkey.com)

• April 15th - Please note the date change! Our trip to FHSU Tiger Days in Hays KS is open to grades 10-12. The bus for all students will leave from MHS at 6:30a and return at approximately 4:00p. The bus will load from the front of the school, flag pole entrance. Please click on the link to register by noon on Thursday, April 11th.

FHSU Trip Registration Link

• April 17th - Butler CC visit will allow students grades 10-12 to tour both of the Andover and El Dorado campuses. More information to come

• May 8th - SENIOR CELEBRATION IN THE COMMONS AREA DURING FLEX

Secure your senior ad or yearbook NOW at: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1873667/Maize-South-High-School/

Yearbook prices:

Spring: 2.17-6.1 for $55.00

Deadline to order a yearbook will be June 1st. There will be no extensions for any reason.

April 5: No School, Professional Development

April 8: No School

April 20: Prom, 8PM at Wichita Art Museum

If you have a child with a health condition that may require emergency action beyond first aid and/or emergency medication to be carried by the student or given in emergencies, please make sure you have communicated the health needs to the school nurse this school year.

Some students have health conditions which might require certain prescribed emergency procedures beyond standard first aid and/or emergency medication to be given at school if the student experiences severe symptoms of their health condition during the school day. Asthma, anaphylaxis, seizures, and diabetes are examples of health conditions that may require an Emergency Action Plan to be in place.

Emergency Action Plans are developed by the School Nurse at the request of the parent, to ensure necessary prescribed emergency care procedures for each individual student, including medications to be given, are communicated to the school staff who supervise the student during the school day.

This information must be updated with each new school year or whenever the condition or necessary care changes. It is the responsibility of the parent to notify the school nurse each school year of the health condition and to provide the necessary documentation from physicians for prescribed emergency actions to be taken. When this information is received, the Emergency Action Plan is developed.

District policy in USD 266 allows students in grades 9-12 to carry and self-administer certain emergency medications for the treatment of diabetes, asthma, anaphylaxis and/or seizures. In order to self-carry these medications, parent must submit the proper documentation signed by parent and physician.

Contact me to update your child’s most current health care needs at school if you have not done so yet this year so we are ready to provide the individual care they need. Thank you!

Vision and Hearing Screening Notice

Katy Carter, BSN, RN, NCSN

School Nurse, Maize South High School

kcarter@usd266.com

• If you need your student released during the school day, please contact the attendance office at 316-462-8000 as soon as possible so we can get a pass to them. The more advanced notice we have, the easier it will be to ensure your child is able to leave on time. If your child will be absent all day, please notify the school by 8:00am.
• Parents are strongly encouraged to call the school instead of coming into the building to have their student checked out. This will help reduce traffic through the front office.
• As defined in the BOE attendance policy, students have THREE school days to have a medical note turned into the office to excuse an absence.
• Parents are able to excuse SEVEN absences per class for the whole school year. Once seven has been reached, absences will be marked unexcused unless excused for a different reason.
• The accumulation of SIX absences in a block, per term/9 weeks, may result in no credit being granted. Credit may be granted pending a decision by a review panel. The review panel is available upon request by the student or parent.
  
• If you know ahead of time that your student is going to miss more than one day of school in a row, they're able to fill out an extended absence form. Completing this form will make sure those absences are excused. It requires signatures from all teachers, a parent, and an administrator. This form will need to be completed at least three days before the student is absent. You can access the form below.

• If your student is going to be tardy to school, please call the office. They are allowed THREE parent excused 1st block tardies per school year, after that they are subject to detention.
• Students are allowed TWO tardies per term. Once they reach their third tardy, a one hour detention will be assigned to them.
• Tardies reset every term.
• Tardies are defined as coming in late and missing 20 minutes or less of class time.

• If you need to pick up your child from school during school hours, please call the office with the time your child needs to be released. They will receive a pass ahead of time and can check themselves out at the requested time. The exception to this, is lunch time. If you wish to check your student out for lunch, a parent must come in and sign the student out. Parents are not required to sign students back in.

• When a student is absent, it is the responsibility of the parents to call the attendance office within 24 hours to verify the reason for the absence. Please be sure to provide a doctor's note to the front office when your child has seen the doctor, dentist, etc., these visits won't count against your child's attendance. Medical notes can also be faxed to 462-8001.

• If your child is absent and will require homework, please email the teacher.
• It is a district policy for all students to wear their school ID and lanyard at all times. If a student does not have their ID, they will be given a temporary name tag. Students will be issued detention once they have been given FOUR temporary name tags. IDs and lanyards can be replaced for $3 each.

• Because students are not allowed to bring balloons or glass items on the bus, the Maize school district will not be accepting any flower, candy, cookie, or balloon bouquet deliveries to students.
• We have a "closed lunch" policy. Students will be expected to eat at school and NO OUTSIDE FOOD may be brought in or delivered.

Thank you for your help with this. We appreciate it!

USD 266 Maize offers Online Driver Education each term during the school year. The online driver education program strives to prepare students to become knowledgeable and respectful of the law; to learn basic driving skills; and to develop a responsible attitude toward driving. The instructors will provide critical experience to students; involve parents in the process, and foster cooperative interaction with others in the driving environment. Students should be studying the Kansas Driver Handbook and be ready to take a handbook test at the start of the course. Students that have a Kansas Permit that is valid through the course dates will be exempt from taking the handbook test. More detailed information on Online Driver Education can be found on the high school website, (click on Counselor, Enrollment and Course Information, then Driver Education).

2024 Enrollment Information and Mandatory Parent/Student Meeting

Online Driver Education 2023-2024: Both the Student and the Parent/Guardian must attend the enrollment night in order to be in Online Dr. Ed. Each term class is limited to 50 students. Enrollment packets may be downloaded off of the high school website or the button below.

**Both the Student and one Parent/Guardian will be required to attend the enrollment meeting. Please bring your enrollment packet, a writing pen, corrective eye wear (if needed) and any type of Kansas Permit/License you already have to the Enrollment Meeting**

A parking permit is required for students to park on campus. A completed form will need to be turned in to the North Office and a sticker will be assigned to the student. The sticker will need to be placed on the back window in the bottom left hand corner. The form can be accessed below.

If you would like to speak with someone in the main office during the school day, you may call (316) 462-8000.

NORTH OFFICE

Megan Fowler, Assistant Principal I-P

Paige Luna, Counselor I-P

Dave Nash, Assistant Principal Q-Z

Melissa Bush, Counselor Q-Z

Christina Black, Registrar

Stephanie Brooks, Discipline Secretary

Khendra Leslie, Communications Secretary

Jocelyn Hartman, Counseling Secretary

SOUTH OFFICE

Becky Sailor, Principal

Luke Smith, Athletic Director/Assistant Principal A-B

Taluia Pentecost, Counselor A-B

Alison Klock, Assistant Principal C-H

Brooke Sorenson, Counselor C-H

Lyn Brown, College and Career Advocate

Taryn Scott, Accounting/Athletics Secretary

Suzanne Sullard, Attendance Secretary

NURSE

Katy Carter