Milton High School Weekly Updates
3/7/2024
Important Dates to Remember
March 14-Early Dismissal
March 21-Conferences (Regular School Day)
March 29-No School - Good Friday
April 3-Term 3 Ends
MHS Theater Program
Good luck to our theatre students performing this weekend in the Semi Finals of the METG Drama Festival Competition. They will be performing Nora's Lost, which they performed as part of our winter program.
MHS Culture Fair - All are Welcome!
All are invited to the Culture Fair in the MHS Library on Friday March 15, 6-8pm. The Asian Culture Club, French Club & Hispanic Culture Club would like to welcome the whole Milton community to their annual fair with arts and crafts, mask making, dragon dance, ping pong tables, karaoke, a bake sale and a photo booth. They look forward to seeing you at this wonderful event to celebrate our town's diversity!
MHS Athletics
Good luck to the following student athletes who are competing this weekend at Nationals here at the Reggie Center in Boston and at the Nike Nationals in New York City:
Bobby Beato, Nate Turner, Sahana Zauls, Lucy Asanza, Donna Gauvin, Elana Pukel, Fionnuala Queally, Kai Quinones, Abdallah Hassan, Mudia Odion-Ukpebor, Zakai Perkins, MJ Holloway,Chase Nixon, Miles Fergus, Aidan Crummey, Moses Mann and Luka Juric.
CONGRATULATIONS to our Girls Hockey Team for an amazing season! They lost to Duxbury in the final eight but played their hearts out all season long. What an incredible job! Well done!
Spring Athletics Registration is OPEN! Be sure to register for your spring sport as we are just one month from tryouts. If you have already registered for a sport this year, all you need to do is update your registration and add the spring sport. Do not forget to click the "Submit Registration" button to complete the process. Additionally, all physicals need to be up-to-date in order to try out. Please check the Spring 2024 Cleared List to ensure we have an updated physical (within 13 months).
Register here. Please contact Laura Conachy with questions.
FirstView Bus Tracking App is Live!
We are excited to be piloting the FirstView Bus Tracking App in Milton this spring. If your child takes the bus and you would like to live track their bus, follow these simple steps:
Download the FirstView App from the app store.
Enter your name and contact information
Confirm your account via email
Choose Massachusetts
Choose Milton SD
Enter the MPS code: V2GD
Choose your child’s AM Route (note that Milton - 10A7B11C stands for buses 10A, 7B,11C) Your child’s bus number is on their bus pass.
Ignore MID Route
Choose your child’s PM Route
Choose your communication preferences
Add a second student if needed.
You can now track your child’s bus in real time!
All details on FirstView can be found here.
Issues with the app can be resolved by FirstView by calling the toll-free phone number 888-889-8920 from 7am -5pm; emailing Customer Support at support@firstviewapp.com; using the in-app “✉” button to provide feedback. Questions about the bus? Email bus@miltonps.org.
Please be sure to still be at the bus stop ten minutes before your scheduled time, as the bus tracking could be off by a few minutes. Tracking is best used for longer delays or issues. Thank you for piloting FirstView with us as we all work together to make our transportation system better for everyone!
Ramadan Food Drive
What is Ramadan? Learn more about it here from Cunningham teacher Mme. Mushin and her children. You can follow along with the book (One Wish) they read with the link below.
Milton Muslim Neighbors, Milton Interfaith Clergy Association, and Milton Public Schools. are holding a food drive during Ramadan. We are collecting:
- Donate food, dry goods, and hygiene items. All items must have ingredient labels with current expiration dates.
- Monday, March 11- Friday, March 29
- All MPS Schools have bins in the lobby
Join your Muslim neighbors! Ramadan is a very special time of year for Muslims to do good deeds. It is important to practice gratitude and give to those struggling to put food on their tables.
School Building Committee Information Sessions
The School Building Committee (SBC) is holding three Information Sessions for MPS parents/guardians and Milton Community members. All are welcome at whichever session best fits your schedule. SBC members will share updates on the project and upcoming next steps. You can attend the final session on March 11 at 6:30 pm in the MHS auditorium, or listen to the Zoom webinar meeting from earlier this week at this link, password 9Ha5iG??
Spring Lockdown Drill
As is our usual practice, each school will hold an unannounced Lockdown Drill before the end of the school year. Upon hearing the lockdown announcement, students and staff use the knowledge gained during previous training and drills and enter into lockdown. Milton Police are on the scene and quickly assess the building, preparing feedback for each school. The entire drill takes under 30 minutes, and while the drill is unannounced, students and staff are aware the event is a drill shortly after the lockdown announcement.
While we all wish these drills were unnecessary, we have to work within the current reality facing schools today and prepare for these unlikely but potential events. As always, we appreciate our ongoing partnership with Milton Police and Fire and the support of MPS parents and guardians.
Junior Class: NACAC National College Fair Boston
The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) invites students, parents, and counselors to explore the college search process at the NACAC National College Fair in Boston held on Thursday, May 2, 2024 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. and Friday, May 3, 2024 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. The fair will be held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
Highlights of this year's fair include Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) focused areas, workshops covering topics such as college essays and financial aid, and access to the College Advising and Financial Aid Center.
Register for free early to take full advantage of our MatchMaking feature *What is MatchMaking? At the time of registration, students will select the attributes that are most important to them in a college. They will then receive an email that best matches them to the specific colleges and universities based on the criteria they provide. They will then reference this email on the day of the fair to connect with their best matches!
Students planning to attend should REGISTER ONLINE HERE and print their personal barcode to bring to the fair. This will allow Colleges and Universities to scan your barcode and put you on their mailing lists. In addition, the fair will provide students with an excused absence verification form to bring back to Milton High.
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.
AP Exam Fees
400 students will take 1,000 AP Exams this May between Monday, May 6 and Friday, May 17. The full AP Exam Schedule is available on the CollegeBoard’s website. Payments for AP Exams were due November 1, 2023. If you have not paid AP exam fees yet, please visit the high school website and click on the red "quicklink" circle with the $ in it. "AP Exam Fees" are the very top option, and each exam is $98. Seniors who have not paid AP Exam fees will not be able to complete senior sign out or receive their diplomas. If you still owe this fee, you have received an email from Mrs. Meyer (bmeyer@miltonps.org), the AP Coordinator. Thank you for your prompt attention to this obligation.
Senior Class Information
FAME Mattress Fundraiser
FAME is holding its 9th Annual Mattress Fundraiser!
Come support the amazing music program in MPS and get a great quality mattress at a good price on Saturday, March.
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
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 High School
Email: kcahill@miltonps.org
Website: https://www.miltonps.org/mhs/
Location: 25 Gile Road, Milton, MA, USA
Phone: (617)-696-4470