January 20, 2025

I hope everyone has had a great weekend. On this federal holiday, we remember the late Martin Luther King, Jr. who is known for his contributions to the American civil rights movement in the 1960s. His most famous work is his “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered in 1963, in which he spoke of his dream of a United States that is void of segregation and racism.

Physical ID update - We are continuing to work with our vendor to get physical IDs printed for all our students. We have a handful of students who still do not have a picture in our student information system, so we are tackling that task at the moment. I will continue to update you and our students as we progress.

I know this seems to be a drawn out topic regarding student drop off in the morning, but it is a daily task and we are focused on keeping our community safety during this process. Please continue to follow proper procedures and traffic laws when dropping of your student.

The two biggest items we see that back up traffic and put our students at risk include:

1. Please refrain from dropping off your student in the middle of the street along Wigwam Blvd. Please refrain from dropping off students along the curb on Wigwam as well. (This stops traffic.) This is a huge safety concern for our students. Please utilize the drop off loops either in the west student parking lot, the front loop along Wigwam Blvd or down Park Avenue to the baseball parking lot.

2. Westbound traffic on Wigwam Blvd - Please refrain from turning right into the front drop of loop from the outside lane. It is not a turning lane. This is preventing the east bound traffic from turning left into the drop off area. I believe this is what is leading to students being dropped off in the middle of Wigwam Blvd.

Registering for 25/26 classes: Students will meet with their counselors during their English class.

Current Freshman will be registering for classes January 27 - 31

*Freshman will meet with their counselors during their Freshman Experience class

Upcoming Dates:

No School - Friday, February 14th & Monday, February17th - Presidents' Day Holiday

Have a great week Tigers!

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Nichole Bundy

Principal

Millennium High School

#ThisIsMillennium

Millennium HS is a member of the Agua Fria High School District family of schools

Where: Palo Verde Energy Education Center 600 N Verrado Way, Buckeye, AZ 85326

Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, has become a leading cause of overdose deaths across the nation, and right here at home. Families, schools, and law enforcement agencies are grappling with the consequences of this crisis, which affects individuals of all ages and backgrounds.

I wanted to personally invite you to our Caregiver Workshop Day on Saturday, February 8th, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Agua Fria High School. This is a free event for parents and caregivers to connect, learn, and access valuable resources to support their families.

Event Details

• Date: Saturday, February 8th
• Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
• Location: Agua Fria High School, 530 E. Riley Dr., Avondale, AZ 85323
• Highlights:
  • Workshops on mental health, senior year preparation, career pathways, and more.
  • Breakfast and lunch provided.
  • Resource fair, giveaways, and a free book for all attendees.
  • Free childcare (crawling age to 8 years old).
  • Free Spanish translation available.

Workshops Offered

• How to Support Student Well-Being at Home and School
• West-MEC/Careers in Trades
• Navigating Senior Year
• Mental Health and You
• Snapchat: The Latest Drug Dealing Trends
• The Rise of Fentanyl
• Anxiety in Youth: How Parents Can Help

Spots are limited to 100 attendees, so please register soon. Click here to register!

This event is sponsored by Avondale One Opioid Narcotics Education.

Girls Get IT

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FRI | FEB 28, 2025

ESTRELLA MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Celebrating the countless opportunities available in the field of Information

Technology, Girls Get IT (GGIT) welcomes high school students from schools across the Valley for an interactive day of experiences introducing them to their possibilities.

Civics Test - did your child take this test in 8th grade?

Both our feeder districts, Avondale (AESD) and Litchfield (LESD) Elementary School Districts, have administered the state required Civics test to students in 8th grade. AESD gave the test to our current 9th grade students (Class of 2028) and current 10th grade students (Class of 2027). LESD gave the test only to our current 9th grade students (Class of 2028).

We have records from both the Avondale and Litchfield Districts of which students received a passing score. We are working to make sure the right individuals at each high school receive this information. Please do not contact the feeder districts to request scores. In addition to the opportunities for our students to meet the Civics test graduation requirement while they were either in AESD or LESD, we also offer students the opportunity to pass the Civics test during high school.

Congratulations to our Pom Team for being the AIA State Championship Runners Up In Hip Hop and taking home the Most Entertaining banner.

🎉 Huge thanks to Delta Dental for donating pizza for Millennium’s FAFSA Completion Night! 🍕 The event was a big success, with the FAFSA and Counseling teams helping over 20 families complete their FAFSA applications. Great job, Tigers! 🐾 #FAFSACompletion #MillenniumStrong #DeltaDental

Game days are right around the corner! Avoid the long lines by purchasing a student or family pass! Both passes will be digital this year. Student passes can be purchased in the bookstore or online through our webstore and family passes can only be purchased online through GoFan.

Student Pass: bit.ly/MHSBookstore

Family Pass: bit.ly/MHSFamilyPass

🩸 Millennium High School Key Club Vitalant Blood Drive 🩸

📅 Date: Friday, January 24, 2025
⏰ Time: 8 AM - 12 PM
📍 Location: Band Room

Did you know someone needs a blood transfusion every 2 seconds? When you donate blood, you have the power to transform a life!

✅ Why Donate?
Save lives
Find out your blood type
Free drinks and snacks
Enter to win $10,000
Receive a Chick-fil-A gift card

Must be at least 16 years old (height/weight restrictions apply)
Pick up and return permission forms in the Counseling Office.
Permission form also attached.

Email jgrumbling@aguafria.org with any questions.

MECHA club is organizing a donation drive for migrant workers impacted by the LA fires. They are selling fruit charms, however you may donate as much as you'd like. The link posted on MECHA's Instagram.

Cyber Tigers the Millennium Robotics Club has invited the Sweet Scoops Ice Cream Truck to campus on January 21st. Enjoy some ice cream and support your robotics club at the same time!

We will be facilitating our third cohort of Grief Group this semester. Grief group will take place every Friday for 8 weeks during RTI. We are aiming to start the group at the end of January 2025. If you know a student this may benefit or who may be interested, please email ktejada@aguafria.org or reach out to the student's counselor.

It's never too early to start thinking about graduation. Jostens has opened up ordering for the Class of 2025 Graduation products to be ordered. Please note that the only item required to be ordered through Jostens is the cap and gown unit to ensure it's the right color purple. Please visit the link below in order to purchase your graduation items. Sibling caps and gowns from previous years may also be used. In this case, you would only need to order the tassel. If your previous senior was class of 2024 and they decorated their cap, you would need to call Jostens at their store to place the order at 602-765-7337.
Caps and gowns are delivered to the school for our on-campus distribution event in March. We do encourage you to get your order in by the December deadline to ensure your cap and gown arrives in time for our spring distribution.

Upcoming Deadlines
December 15th – Cyberweek Deadline

Millennium High School Jostens Link

Students at Millennium can get a free 30-minute tutoring session with members of the Millennium chapter of National Honor Society. This "Tiger Tutoring" is a volunteer service that is offered only to MHS students. If your student might need some assistance in their classes, please have them complete the below-linked Google Form.

Tiger Tutoring Form - bit.ly/mhstigertutoring

Melissa Mangahas - Counselor A-Co mmangahas@aguafria.org

Jennifer Grumbling - Counselor Cr-G jgrumbling@aguafria.org

Erika Fierros - Counselor H-K/ELL efierros@aguafria.org

Marwin Lee - Counselor L-Ne mlee@aguafria.org

Jill Thomas - Counselor Ng-Se jthomas@aguafria.org

Eric Oliphant - Counselor Sh-Z eoliphant@aguafria.org

Maria Rivera - College & Career Specialist mrivera@aguafria.org

ALL transcript requests whether unofficial or official must be requested through Parchment.com.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ORDERING TRANSCRIPTS ELECTRONICALLY

Ordering your high school transcript on Parchment.com is fast, easy, and secure. You may track the entire process on your account from the website. Parchment offers a user guide and a tutorial videos that explains how to order high school transcripts at: Support.Parchment.com.

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Nichole Bundy, Principal | nbundy@aguafria.org

Michael Butts, Assistant Principal | mbutts@aguafria.org

Amie Gilbert | Assistant Principal | agilbert@aguafria.org

Remigio Gordillo, Assistant Principal/AD | rgordillo@aguafria.org

Carissa Harvey, Assistant Principal | charvey@aguafria.org