RSU 57 & Massabesic High School

"Preparing students for success in an ever-changing world."

Hello Mustang Nation,

HOMECOMING WEEK AT MHS!!! We have a week filled with great activities, school spirit, and homecoming athletic events. We hope you will find something this week that you can engage in and show your school spirit and school pride. Our week concludes on Saturday with our annual Homecoming Dance - a reminder that students must be in good standing to attend the dance and in attendance at school on Friday to be eligible to attend on Saturday.

OUR STUDENTS ARE GREAT! We continue to see impressive attendance and conduct from our student population. I am proud of the effort that students are putting forth to obey school rules, arrive on time, and focus on their academics. In the early going of the school year we are also seeing impressive performance in the classroom. There is always room for improvement and we will continue to encourage our students to work hard toward goals of achievement, but it is also important to provide this praise and acknowledgement of the hard work completed thus far. As the principal I am proud of Massabesic students and take every opportunity I can to speak to my colleagues around the county and state of the incredible potential and abilities of Mustang Nation.

As a reminder, our upcoming week will follow the GREEN & WHITE day schedule below:

Monday 9/23 - GREEN

Tuesday 9/24 - WHITE

Wednesday 9/25- GREEN (ERD Schedule linked below)

Thursday 9/26 - WHITE

Friday 9/27 - GREEN

Take care,

-Mr. Thurlow

Spirit week is next week 9/23-9/27 and Student Council has some wonderful things planned for you! The theme of homecoming spirit week is "Class vs. Class" Participate so your class can be victorious and have bragging rights for the year. There will be a point system for most participation on dress-up days, winning games, and donating money to chains during your lunch period. A pep rally will be held Friday during 4th block. Come watch the return of the Powder Puff football game, the tug-of-war, MASCAR racing, and other games.

This year we're introducing mini-games during Mustang Time. We are currently looking for volunteers from each class (and staff volunteers) for the following days and games.

Monday 9/23 Hallway egg race. Two volunteers from each class, one to wear the blindfold and hold the egg, the other to guide them around objects to the finish line.

Tuesday 9/24 Pie eating contest. One volunteer per class will have to eat a whole fruit pie. Whoever eats the whole pie first (or the most in a given time period) wins.

If you're interested in participating, please email Dennis Nadeau. First come first serve.

Chains will be for sale during lunch time. Each chain link will be sold for 50 cents. Donations go to a good cause.

Below are the SPIRIT DAYS:

Monday: USA

Tuesday: White Lies. Wear a white shirt with a school appropriate lie about yourself written on it)

Wednesday: Adam Sandler Look up a picture of Adam Sandler and you'll get it)

Thursday: Anything but a Backpack. Silly school appropriate objects. Objects involving weapons or profanity will be turned away and potentially lead to disciplinary action.

Friday: Class colors

Freshman=yellow

Sophomores=white

Juniors=green

Seniors=black

Hallway Decorating: The use of PAINTERS TAPE or STICKY TACK are the only approved adhesives to be used during decorating when fastening decorations to surfaces ( including but not limited to walls, doors, floors, ceilings, lockers, etc.). Glue can used to fasten materials together, but are not to be used on any school surfaces. Classes found using any other type adhesives on school surfaces will be disqualified from hallway competition and billed for maintenance and clean up of those impacted areas.

Friday, September 27 during Block 4 we will host a pep rally in the gymnasium. Students will report to Block 4 for attendance the first 15 minutes of Block 4. Students will be announced to move to the gymnasium. Quiet spaces (library & cafeteria) will be provided for students who need this type of environment.

We (Student Council) look forward to seeing everyone dress up and have fun next week!

Mr. Nadeau & Ms. Goulet - Student Council Advisors

Homecoming Tickets Sales will take places starting on Tuesday, September 27 through Friday, September 27th during Mustang Time and Lunches.

Tickets are $10

Student ID's (distributed this week) are required for entry

Doors open at 6:00 pm. No entry past 7:30 pm. The dance ends promptly at 9:00 pm

The Massabesic Field Hockey team does an annual fundraiser leading up to our Breast Cancer Awareness game and through the month of October. RSD Graphics has created an online store where a portion of the cost of each item will be donated to the Susan G. Komen foundation for breast cancer research. RSD Graphics will also match the amount made to go to the foundation! All orders placed before September 30 will be ready by October 10th and can be picked up right at our game on October 10th at 4pm! RSD graphics will also have a few select items available on that day for purchase! Orders placed after 9/30 will be ready for late October to mid November.

The online store will be open through the month of October.

Game club will begin on September 30th and will meet every Monday afternoon until May.

Please see Ms. Pennell or Mr. Villmore for more information.

Congratulations are in order for Grade 10 student Lydia Ridley who has recently been showing her prize-winning animals at the Big E Fair in West Springfield, Massachusetts. Lydia has garnered many awards including her Maine 4-H fitting team placing first in their respective competition, and Lydia taking second place in a very close showmanship class. Additionally, the farm she was working with won Grand Champion Holstein and many others awards! What a great experience for Lydia, and also such a great demonstration of setting goals, working hard toward those goals, and realizing those achievement. Congratulations, Lydia - we are so very proud of you!

Do you plan to apply to a 4-year college? Does the college you plan to apply to require the SAT? If any of your colleges' admission requirements include the SAT, now is the time to register for the test. How do you check on your college's admissions requirements? Admissions requirements can be found on each college's admissions webpage - and these requirements can slightly vary from college to college.

SAT Test Registration Information

Students register themselves for the SAT test at https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat and the cost is $68.

If the student qualifies for an SAT fee waiver, the attached form needs to be signed by the parent/guardian and returned to Ms. Deborah Curtis in the guidance office.

IMPORTANT: Students interested in taking the SAT should read the information on the SAT website.

https://bluebook.collegeboard.org/students/download-bluebook

The SAT is now digital and some of the information on how to prepare for the SAT test has changed.

Attention Students & Parents/Guardians,

School pictures are ready! To order, log in to your account on mylifetouch.com or create an account using your student's student ID number. All families can also log on and order a FREE Digital SmileSafe card. More about the Smilesafe program here.

Picture makeups are scheduled for Tuesday, October 15.

The letter is linked below, provided in PDF format, and in photos as well.

Calling All Businesses, Industries, & Community Partners!

Massabesic High School is hosting an Annual Career Fair on October 23, 2024, from 7:30-11:30 am in the school’s gymnasium.

Our goal is to inspire the youth in our community to be Career and College ready. It is important for students to explore different career fields in a variety of interest areas or even explore options they have not yet considered. The Annual Career Fair enables students to connect with local companies and helps spread the word about your company and job openings.

We cordially invite you to be a part of this great event. If you are able to join us, you will be responsible for running a booth and discussing with students your workday and the skills and education needed to be successful in your particular career field. If you have any flyers or job postings available, ‌this would be a great opportunity to bring them.

If you are interested in representing your business, please complete the form linked here.

Please feel free to email Marianne Stephenson if you have any questions mariannestephenson@rsu57.org.

• Student Parking Stickers now available! Students can see Mrs. Renaud Tuesday - Friday of next week, 7:30 - 1:30, in the High School Main Office to get your sticker.

• Please bring the completed parking form document with you.

• Any student who gets their sticker during this week prior to school will be entered into a raffle - Grand Prize $25.00 Applebee's gift card

Registration for MHS Athletics is now open.

Please visit ParentVUE at:

https://me-wat-psv.edupoint.com/Home_PXP2.aspx

then click on Online Registration in upper right corner, and then select 2024-25 Athletics Registration

Monday, September 23 - Saturday, September 28 - Homecoming Week

Friday, September 27 - Homecoming Pep Rally during Block 4

Saturday, September 28 - Homecoming Dance

Monday, October 7 - MHS College Kick-Off Event

Tuesday, October 15 - Picture Retake Day

Sunday, October 20 - Mustang Monster Dash & 5k Fun Run

Wednesday, October 23 - MHS Career Fair

Thursday, October 24...7:30 AM - 10:30 AM - PSAT Testing

Friday, October 25...7:30 AM - 10:30 AM - PSAT Testing

You are always welcome to call our Maine Office at (207) 247-3141, schedule a meeting, or email members of our administrative team members directly (emails listed below):