This Week at MHS

Congratulations to our football team for a strong win over Bearden and continuing on in the playoffs! MHS is sponsoring a student pep bus for the next Friday game - see more information below. This is a short week for students, but a great week for families. As a school community we have so much to be thankful for! From our school family to yours, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!

Parents of seniors: TN Promise will host the Class of 2025 mandatory meeting on Wednesday, December 4 at 4:00 pm in the MHS cafeteria. Students MUST attend this meeting to remain eligible for the TN Promise scholarship. An after-school part time job is not an excuse to miss this meeting so encourage your child to ask off of work now! Students will learn more about options for college and TN Promise scholarship requirements. TnAchieves mentors will be in attendance to begin working with your students. The meeting will last one hour, and students are required to remain in attendance for the full duration of the meeting.

The Maryville Swim and Dive team is hosting the Goggled Gobbler Run at Thanksgiving. Sign up to support the team and get some extra steps on Thanksgiving Day.

When we return from this short break MCS Penny Wars begins to celebrate Giving Tuesday! This year the MSC Foundation is hosting a penny war to raise money for the Children's Fund. We will be collecting pennies through our first block classes December 3rd-6th. Please see the Flyer above for more information about this opportunity to support our own families.

State testing is almost here. Please see the schedule below. We appreciate you keeping checkouts to a minimum for your student during their testing times.

Monday, December 2nd - LDC Marketing

Tuesday, December 3rd - English 1 and 2 EOC part 1

Wednesday, December 4th - English EOC part 2, SDC Intro to Business

Thursday, December 5th - English EOC part 3

Friday, December 6th - Biology EOC, English EOC make-ups, CLEP Spanish

Monday, December 9th - US History Part 1

Tuesday, December 10th - US History Part 2, SDC US History and SDC Teaching as a Profession 2

Wednesday, December 11th - Algebra II and Geometry EOC part 1, SDC Psychology

Thursday, December 12th - Algebra II and Geometry EOC part 2, SDC PreCalculus, SDC Probability and Statistics

Friday, December 13th - Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry EOC part 3; Make Up SDCs

Monday, December 16th - Make Up EOCs

Tuesday, December 17th - Make Up EOCs

Happy Thanksgiving!

Maryville High School is providing a pep charter bus for MHS enrolled students who wish to attend the football playoff game this Friday, November 29, 2024 at Oakland HS. Maryville High School will cover the cost of the pep charter bus, but students will be responsible for purchasing their ticket on GoFan as well as food for the trip. As a school sponsored event, the student code of conduct will be enforced for the duration of the trip. The bus will leave MHS at 3pm, stop at Buc-ee's for food, and arrive at the game in time to cheer on the Rebels. We anticipate arriving back home around 1:30am.

We have 50 available seats for students.

If you want a seat on the bus the following steps must be followed:

• Stop by Student Services starting at 8am Monday, November 25th to get a parent permission form and to reserve a seat on the bus.
• Return the permission form by 3:30pm Tuesday, November 26th. At the time you turn in your permission form you must show proof of a purchased ticket on GoFan. You must have a purchased ticket before finalizing your seat on the bus.
• We will create a waitlist. Should anyone not submit their documents in time, we will contact the next student in line to join the bus.

The Tri-M Music Honor's Society will host the first ever Maryville's Got Talent, a talent show for YOU to audition and compete in. Grab your friends, showcase your talents, and let our teacher judges decide the winner! To audition for participation, fill out the form below by January 17th . Semi-finals will take place January 24th, finals will be held January 31st. We can't wait to see what you can do!

https://forms.gle/VDm9prtzHq2bLgW28

Parents and Students – As we enter the testing season at MHS, here are a few reminders to make these days great and productive!

• Limit check outs from December 2 – 13 if at all possible. Students are taking tests at different times through the day. Once a student starts a test, they must finish the test or void the grade.
• Make sure the laptop is charged each night. All tests are digital!
• Get a good night’s rest and be on time! Waiting to start a test until all students are present is not possible. The student will then have to miss class time to take the test on make-up day.
• Be positive and encourage your student to do well!

We appreciate your help and can’t wait to share our student successes!

MHS Meet and Greets during the lunch hour provides students an opportunity to interact with local industry partners. These informal discussions with partners allow students to learn about different career paths, check out potential future employers, and build their professional network. Upcoming MHS Lunch Meet & Greets (11:40-1:45) include: · Thursday 11/21: PrintFX · Tuesday 12/3: Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants · Tuesday 12/10: Walden Security

Are you a parent who owns a business or associated with a potential community partner willing to host a lunch hour Meet & Greet? Please reach out to Rosanna Giles at Rosanna.giles@maryville-schools.org to get scheduled!

Regular Bell Schedule

7:00 pm Girls Basketball vs Knox Catholic @Farragut

8:30 pm Boys Basketball vs McMinn @Farragut

Regular Bell Schedule

1:00 pm Wrestling @William Blount

3:30 pm Afterschool Tutoring @Ed Harmon

3:30 pm Bowling vs Bearden @Crest Lanes

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

NO SCHOOL WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY

NO SCHOOL WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY

Parents of seniors: TN Promise will host the Class of 2025 mandatory meeting on Wednesday, December 4 at 4:00 pm in the MHS cafeteria. Students MUST attend this meeting to remain eligible for the TN Promise scholarship. An after-school part time job is not an excuse to miss this meeting so encourage your child to ask off of work now! Students will learn more about options for college and TN Promise scholarship requirements. TnAchieves mentors will be in attendance to begin working with your students. The meeting will last one hour, and students are required to remain in attendance for the full duration of the meeting.

Seniors and parents of seniors: check your email inbox this week for in a copy of the December scholarship newsletter.

Current 10th and 11th graders: are you interested in taking dual enrollment classes next year? If so, you must have a 3.0 unweighted GPA and certain ACT scores (English-18, Reading-19 and Math-19). If you've not yet taken the ACT, we suggest you register for the National Test date in February. Go to actstudent.org for more information.

Students and Families - College Board released PSAT/NMSQT score reports for students who completed the 10/16 PSAT test. Students should have received an email from College Board alerting them of the available score report.

Upcoming Scholarship Deadlines:

12/15: Burger King Scholarship

12/15: TN Tech freshmen scholarships

12/16: Blount Co. MLK Celebration Scholarship (someone in Blount County WILL win this award!)

12/31: Cirkled In No Sweat Scholarship

1/3/25: Alcoa/Blount Co NAACP Freedom Fund Scholarship

1/10/25: Y-12 Federal Credit Union Bill T. Hicks Scholarship

For a comprehensive list of scholarships opportunities, please consult the school counseling Canvas page.

Check-outs should be held to a minimum and are limited to the following:

1. Emergency - Decision to be made by the principal or assistant principals.

2. Prior arrangement - If a written request is received by officials in the student services office prior to the beginning of the school day, the student will be dismissed at the requested time. The checkout note must include the student’s full name, date, time of dismissal, phone number where parent/guardian can be reached for verification, and signature of the parent/guardian.

3. The parent/guardian comes to the main entrance office to sign the student out.

Students who become sick during the school day must report to the assistant principal’s office/school nurse before they call home. The assistant principal’s office will assist the student and permit the student to call home. The student will remain in the assistant principal’s office or with the school nurse until he/she receives permission to go home or until he/she is picked up by a parent/guardian.

Students are allowed to check out during third block only for medical or legal purposes, and proper documentation must be provided. Students are not allowed to check out to retrieve items needed for school. Leaving school without permission will result in disciplinary action.

Students checking out of school on an altered schedule day will receive an unexcused absence unless the school is provided the appropriate legal or medical documentation.

The Maryville High School PTSO is a committed group of individuals seeking to create lasting memories for students and teachers. They meet monthly at 12:30pm at MHS. We invite anyone interested in joining this group to attend the monthly meetings below.

December 4

January 8

February 5 (evening meeting)

March – My Real Life Committee Meeting only

April 2

May 7

8:25-9:55 First Block

9:55-10:10 Break

10:10-11:40 Second Block

11:47-1:47 Third Block and Lunch

A LUNCH

Lunch 11:40-12:10

Class 12:17-1:47

Class 11:47-12:17

Lunch 12:17-12:47

Class 12:47-12:47

Class 11:47-12:47

Lunch 12:47-1:17

Class 1:17-1:47

Class 11:47-1:17

Lunch 1:17-1:47

1:54-3:25 Fourth Period

8:25 - 9:45 First Block

9:50 – 10:30 Activity

10:35 - 11:55 Second Block

12:00 - 2:00 Third Block & Lunch

• A Lunch
• Lunch 12:00- 12:30
• Class 12:30 - 2:00
• B Lunch Class 12:00 - 12:30
• Lunch 12:30 - 1:00
• Class 1:00 - 2:00
• C Lunch Class 12:00 – 1:00
• Lunch 1:00 - 1:30
• Class 1:30 - 2:00
• D Lunch Class 12:00 – 1:30
• Lunch 1:30 - 2:00

2:05 - 3:25 Fourth Block