Branagan's Bulletin

Hello MHS,

Welcome Back! I hope you had a great weekend. I am sure the turning of the clocks ahead this weekend and the loss of an hour of sleep are impacting us all. However, this loss of an hour of sleep is another step to the beginning of the spring. I love this time of year!

Our school has so much to celebrate this week, and I could not be prouder of our school community. I must recognize the tremendous journey of the Boys Basketball Team and their pursuit of a state championship. Each player gave everything they had during their final game on Tuesday evening. I am beyond proud of each of you. Also, the amount of fans that traveled to every game was outstanding. The Orange and the Black travels well and it was evident every step of the way. Thank you to the members of the Class of 2025 for your leadership and commitment to your sport!

Additionally, I had the good fortune to spend the week with 28 members of the Student Council who attended the state conference for the Massachusetts Association of Student Councils (MASC). To see our student leaders represent our school with such pride and excellence was truly amazing. Each member of the delegation led with pride and learned new things to make our school even better. Also, it must be stated that our TV Production Program truly shined at the conference as they captured all of the amazing moments of the conference.

Lastly, I truly hope that each of you found success as you reviewed your Quarter III Progress Report. It is vital to assess how you started the year in September and see the growth you have had in your learning. I hope your Progress Report has given you the motivation to push yourself to FinishSTRONG.

I can't wait to see you.

Have a good week and always remember that we are SachemSTRONG.

Bran

• Congratulations to the Boys Basketball Team for an incredible season. The excitement in the post-season was amazing and thank you for allowing your school to partner with you to bring the Sachem Pride on the road. We will be back!
• Congratulations to Jacob Waterman who completed his year of serving as the Vice President of the Massachusetts Association of Student Councils (MASC). We are so proud of you, Jacob!
• Congratulations to Melina Freitas for being nominated for the 2025 MASC Unsung Hero Award. We are so proud of you, Melina!
• Congratulations to the Student Council for being named a 2025 Gold Council of Excellence for their outstanding work within our school. Well done! An additional note of thanks to Atley Phinney and Lily Rubeski for their outstanding job of creating our Book of Excellence.
• Congratulations to Amanda Gunnison, Cole Kelleher, and Olivia Vitali for being named the MASC 2025 Commonwealth Award Winners for their commitment to student leadership and our school. We are so proud of you!
• Congratulations to the MHS Student Council for raising $7,600.00 for the Special Olympics of Massachusetts for their annual plunge! Well done!
• Thank you to the amazing members of the Television Production who captured all of the moments of the MASC State Conference - Corinne Horsman, Josh Horsman, Aaron Davis, Nathan Baldwin, Hailey Iwanski, and Eddie Parkinson. Well done!
• Congratulations to Matt Patterson who competed in the Wrestling All-State Meet in Rhode Island this weekend.
• Thank you to Olivia Cheney for leading the charge with opening our school for the Spring Blood Drive that was held at MHS on Saturday. Also, her team of volunteers was amazing!
• Best of luck to the Speech and Theater Workshop as they begin their Tech Week for the big show this weekend!

Please take note of the Academic Bell Schedule and the rotation of your classes for this week - March 10 -14, 2025

The Success Block is a flex period in which students have access to teachers and school staff for academic support, school counseling and guidance curriculum, enrichment opportunities, special workshops, guest speakers and other programming not traditionally offered in the school day. The core of the Success Block is Academic Support and personal time for students to collaborate and complete work and projects. This is a time for students to work with their teachers for extra help, make-up work, extension activities, deeper lessons, exploratory activities and more. Other enrichment opportunities may be provided during the second semester based on staff and student interest and availability.

Quinn Kelly is the sports director of the radio station WATD in Marshfield. Quinn has come to MHS to broadcast our football and basketball games in the past. Quinn will be visiting MHS on Tuesday, March 18 during Success Block to speak about broadcasting, play-by-play announcing, and podcasts, etc. If you're truly interested in attending this presentation, please sign up using myflexlearning.com. Sign-ups for this class will close on Friday, March 14.

Please see Mr. Breen with any questions.

Attention all MHS Students and Families:

Please see the March edition of the School Counseling Newsletter, "Sachem Counseling Scoop"

Link to Newsletter: https://secure.smore.com/n/mu6t5

Congratulations to the many students who achieved the Honor Roll for Quarter II. We are so proud of you!

https://mhs.middleboro.k12.ma.us/students-and-families/honor-roll/quarter-2

Middleborough High School will be hosting the 3rd Annual Great Northeast Career & College Fair on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, from 5:30pm-7:00pm, in the Gymnasium. This event is open to all students and caregivers from Middleborough and the surrounding communities. Please contact the Middleborough High School Counseling Department with any questions.

The Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA) will host two virtual Financial Aid Offer Hotline events from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, and Wednesday, April 16 to help college-bound students and their families understand financial aid offers. Each student/family will meet with a financial aid expert to walk through each college financial aid offer the student has received, calculate the estimated balance due at each school, and consider their options for paying the remaining college costs. Families can drop in virtually to either event. Interested students and families can register online.

The World Language Department will host their annual World Language Week on March 10 - 14, 2025. Be on the lookout for some pretty cool events and activities to learn about languages all over the world.

Middleborough High School has been working with the public library and Overdrive for the last few weeks to bring a cool opportunity for our students to access books. Mrs. Phillips has arranged for students in the district to have access to public library eBooks and audiobooks without a library card. They can get them through Sora using their school credentials. Please check out the Smore explaining all this. Please see Mrs. Phillips in the Learning Commons with any questions.

Please see the expectations around taking the late buses that will run Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays of each week. The Late Buses will pick up in the Bus Loop at the back of the high school.

Late Bus Expectations:

• Late buses are available on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

• Late buses arrive at MHS at approximately 3:45 p.m. and pick up students at the Bus Loop.

• Students must have a valid, school-based reason to stay after (club meeting, extra help).

• Students seeking a late bus pass must sign up for the pass in the Main Office before 1:50 p.m. on the day of issuance. The Main Office will verify the school-based need with the staff person with whom the student is staying.

• Students must report to the Main Office upon the conclusion of the after school session with a timed pass from the sending staff person.

All students are required to sit in the Student Commons while waiting for the Late Buses.

The annual Spring Sports Information/Planning Meeting will take place for all spring athletes and families on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 6:00pm in the MHS Gym.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Mr. Syliva at rsylvia@middleboro.k12.ma.us

Spring Sports begins on Monday, March 17, 2025!

Go Sachems!

One Middleborough Learning Together is LIVE! We posted a great session with the Director of Student Services, Kevin Avitabile. He takes us on a journey through the incredible resources and support the Student Services Department offers for you and your child. Please visit www.middleboro.k12.ma.us/onemiddleborough

We will continue to roll out more great resources for our families as the year goes on. Please check back and follow us on Facebook & Instagram to be the first to know when we post a new episode.

Please check out the March Edition of the Middleborough Public Schools Family and Community Engagement Resource Newsletter.

Link to Newsletter: https://secure.smore.com/n/eq0c3-family-and-community-resources

As we head into the colder months of the school year, we wanted to share with you some information about inclement weather and how we will approach the decision making process of school delays and/or closure. One of the most difficult challenges we have is deciding whether or not to cancel or delay school due to inclement weather. Like weather forecasting, the school-closing decision process is not a perfect science. However, we believe it is important for students and families to understand how it works as Middleborough has its own unique set of factors that are taken into consideration when determining delays and/or cancellations.

We recognize that the decision to cancel school for the day is impactful on all families. Student and staff safety will always be my top priority as I navigate these decisions. We hope you find this information helpful in your planning for the coming winter months and helps everyone understand the process used to make the best possible decision for our students and staff.

Inclement Weather Procedure: https://secure.smore.com/n/3c49z

Kindergarten Registration will open on February 1, 2025, for students that turn 5 on or before September 1, 2025. Please use this link Kindergarten Registration or go to www.middleboro.k12.ma.us/registration to complete an online application for your student and review the list of required documents. For any questions please email Katie Goodine at registrar@middleboro.k12.ma.us

Email: pbranagan@middleboro.k12.ma.us
Website: www.middleboro.k12.ma.us
Location: 71 East Grove Street, Middleborough, MA.
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