Spartan Scoop April 15

• PreACT Exam for freshmen and sophomores.
• Juniors and Seniors do NOT have school.
• Band-O-Rama

No School - staff professional development day

The MHS Black Student Union and Global Diversity class took a field trip to the The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center in Chicago, the first and oldest independent Black History Museum in the country.

The kids were great! They learned so much about African American history both nationally and in Chicago. After their time at the museum, they went to the Bronzeville Soul, which is a Black-owned soul food restaurant in the heart of a historically majority Black neighborhood called Bronzeville in Chicago. What a terrific time!

It was seed starting time in Ms. Pliska's room. Ms. Pliska and the Eco Club maintain a garden area outside of her classroom.

Join us for McFarland's DECA Book Drive!

Do you have books at home that you're ready to part with? We're thrilled to announce our book drive and would love to collect them from you! Whether it's children's books, novels, or textbooks, we welcome them all!

Drop off your books at any of the McFarland School Buildings: CEPS, WIS, IMMS, MHS. We've also partnered with several local businesses where you can drop off your donations: Gingerbread House, McFarland House Cafe, Grace Coffee, Peony's Parlor, and CLM!

All donated books will be given to the Madison Reading Club, spreading the love of literature to those who need it most.

And here's something special: don't forget to follow our Facebook page for Bedtime Stories with DECA Members! Our members will be reading stories for bedtime, creating magical moments for kids and families alike.

Spring play information - Tickets

The best and most accurate way to report your student's attendance is via IC. You are able to enter your request directly into IC at any time of day, even for short notice requests. (Instructions). If you are concerned that the office staff is not receiving your IC absence request, please make sure you allow push notifications for the Infinite Campus app on your phone. Once the IC request is processed you will get a notification.

Bridging Brighter Smiles Dental Clinic will be back at MHS on Tuesday, April 30th and Wednesday, May 1st for their spring visits! It's not too late to enroll! See flier information for more details and how to enroll; as well as the MSD Health Service website for additional Dental Resources.

Emergencies can happen at any time, so it is crucial that school staff, especially Health Services staff, are able to get in contact with a parent/guardian or an emergency contact during the school day. Please take a moment to review your students' listed emergency contacts in the IC parent portal to ensure the information listed is the most current. If there are special circumstances where you know you will not be available for calls during a specific time of day or if school staff should utilize an alternate phone number such as an office line, please ensure that this is communicated and/or make sure that your listed emergency contacts are aware of this, as health office staff may need to contact them if your student is seen in the health office and parent/guardian notification is required. To make changes to your emergency contacts please see here for steps to update contact information. Thank you for our partnership in helping to keep our students safe and healthy!

Track & Field: Has started their outdoor season. They performed well in their first conference dual meet on Tuesday, and we were proud to host the 1st annual Bruce Fischer Track & Field Invitational on Friday where the Spartans competed well.

Softball: Had a very busy week with 3 games vs. Evansville, Baraboo and Mount Horeb. They are competing well and getting better every game.

Baseball: Had 4 games this week they went 2 and 2 with conference wins over Stoughton, and non conference losses to Lodi and Lakeside Lutheran.

Girls Soccer: Had a great conference win over Edgewood and a nice non conference win over Sun Prairie West this week.

Boys Golf: Had a very busy first week of competitions. They competed well at the Stoughton invite and the MG invite. They are currently in 3rd place in the conference.

Boys Tennis: Had a busy week to start their season as well. They beat LaFollette and Fort Atkinson in duals and fell to Waunakee and Verona in their matches at the Verona Invite.

Boys Lacrosse: Had a nice win over DeForest this week and competed well vs. Waunakee.

Girls Lacrosse: Had a nice win over DeForest as well and competed well vs. Waunakee.

Ultimate Frisbee: Had a nice home win vs. Madison East this week.

April Is

• National Autism Acceptance Month
• Hmong Heritage Month
• Arab American Heritage Month
• National School Library Month

* Patriots Day - April 19

• Today we remember the brave people who helped during the American Revolutionary War. Let's celebrate the history and spirit of freedom.

* Wisconsin Public School Observance Days

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