On Friday, February 28th the Flagler County Education Foundation is sponsoring a College and Career Fair at the Palm Coast Community Center. This fair will feature representatives from 150 businesses, technical schools, colleges and universities, who will be available to provide information about job opportunities and post-secondary educational opportunities to our students.

Flagler Schools has organized a school-wide field trip for 11th and 12th grade students to attend this event during the school day. Please complete the form below to grant permission for your child to attend this event. Any 11th or 12th grade student is eligible to participate in this field trip opportunity. Students who have permission to attend will be notified by Tuesday, February 25th of their assigned time slot and bus.

The afternoon portion of this event is open to the public from 2PM to 5PM, but please note that parking is limited - there will be satellite parking with a shuttle available at the Daytona State Campus for any families wishing to attend during the afternoon.

MHS will operate a modified bell schedule on Wednesday, March 5th due to administration of the SAT. The bell schedule will be published in next week's newsletter. Please see below for information about what each grade level can expect on this day.

Any 9th or 10th grade student who is interested in dual enrollment for the 25-26 school year and currently holds at least a 3.0 unweighted GPA is eligible to sign up to take the PERT at MHS on Wednesday March 5th. Seats are limited to the first 50 students who sign up.

Students who are interested in dual enrollment and need PERT qualifying scores may also sign up to take the test at Daytona State College. For more information visit https://www.daytonastate.edu/dual-enrollment/index.html

All 9th and 10th grade students will have a study hall on Wednesday, March 5th for the first four periods of the day (unless they are signed up for PERT testing). Please check Schoology for your assigned location.

All 11th grade students will take the SAT during school on Wednesday, March 5th. This is a great opportunity for our students to take this assessment free of charge. The SAT is used for college admissions, scholarship consideration (including Bright Futures) and also can be used as a concordant score for graduation purposes. Look out for testing locations to be posted in Schoology.

Any 12th grade student who has not yet met their testing requirements for graduation (FAST ELA Test and BEST Algebra 1 EOC or concordant score) will take the SAT on Wednesday, March 5th. Look out for testing locations to be posted in Schoology.

12th grade students who have met both test scores for graduation will be participating in a study hall during the SAT on March 5th. Please check Schoology for your study hall location.

The AICE SAC and General Assembly are working on our Induction/Pinning Ceremony and our End of the Year Banquet. We invite any and all AICE students to attend. Please join us in 1-205 on Thursdays afterschool until 4:30pm.

AICE/AP Study Sessions are now available after school on Thursdays (3-4:30pm) in Room 1-205 with Mrs Davis. Virtual Study Sessions are also available both Tuesday and Thursday evenings with Ms Doyle (6-7:30pm): meet.google.com/ujg-qewz-jgm (join with Google Meet). Please be sure to have the Opt In form completed in order to participate in either format.

MHS Tutoring Opt In Form 24/25

If your student is in 8th or 9th grade and is interested in joining the AICE Diploma Program, please be sure to complete the application: MHS Program of Choice Application.

A huge congratulations to our Boys Wrestling Team for their impressive performance! Six of our boys have qualified for regionals, and we are especially proud of Mason Obama for winning the district title. What a fantastic achievement!

• Lady Pirate Wrestlers: Our dedicated Lady Pirate Wrestlers are off to the regional tournament today! We wish them the best of luck as they compete. Go, Lady Pirates!
• We are thrilled to announce that our Softball Team has made history by beating Spruce Creek for the first time ever! Congratulations, ladies!
• Both our Boys and Girls Tennis Teams went undefeated this week—kudos to both teams for their hard work and determination!
• In Boys Weightlifting, our athletes excelled at their traditional meet. Special recognition goes to Jordan Theus Cale and Amir Tariq, who each broke two school records!

Sign ups are open now for FREE Pre-Participation Physicals and ECG Screenings on Wednesday, May 21st and Thursday, May 22nd at Flagler Palm Coast High School. Pre-participation sports physicals are for any Flagler County student in grades 6-12. Students involved in JROTC, marching band, or other school activities requiring a physical may also participate.

Registration is required, click the link below to register online. For more information, contact the MHS Athletic Trainer Michael Doersch.

If you are interested in playing a sport here at Matanzas High School, make sure you have your Athletic Clearance updated and complete with the following information:

• Sport you are interested in trying out for

• Updated EL2 (sports physical)

• NFHS Learn Courses (Concussion, Heat Illness, and Cardiac Arrest)

• Copy of your insurance card

• Sports Medicine Information Form

• ImPact testing form

As always, athletes are required to carry a cumulative 2.0 GPA (per FHSAA Policies)

Baseball: Coach Jim Perry - perryj@flaglerschools.com
Flag Football: Coach Phil Haire - hairep@flaglerschools.com

Boys Lacrosse: Coach Adam Frys - frysa@flaglerschools.com

Girls Lacrosse: Coach Brandie Alred - alredb@flaglerschools.com
Boys Tennis: Coach Jens Oliva - olivaj1@flaglerschools.com

Girls Tennis: Coach Laura Oliva - olival@flaglerschools.com
Track and Field: Coach Katie Hoover - hooverk@flaglerschools.com
Beach Volleyball: Contact AD Zach Rigney - rigneyz@flaglerschools.com

Boys Weightlifting: Coach Matthew Forrest - forrestm@flaglerschools.com

Current 9th grade students are encouraged to explore our Programs of Study at MHS, which are career and advanced academic pathways which prepare students for careers or college after high school. Through their participation in these programs, students get hands on experience and even earn real world, industry credentials. Matanzas High School is offering the following Programs of Study for the 25-26 school year - check out the website below for more information and to apply!

• Allied Health (New! for 2025-2026 school year)
• Building Construction Technology
• Cambridge AICE (Advanced International Certificate of Education)
• Culinary
• Cybersecurity
• Digital Media
• Future Educators
• Hospitality & Tourism
• Army JROTC
• Law & Justice
• Marketing & Finance

Theater students at Matanzas High School will present Shakespeare's ROMEO + JULIET in the Pirate Theater on February 20-22 at 7pm and with a matinee on February 22 at 2pm. This production began its life as a classroom project where students were asked to adapt a scene from this famous play in a time period and setting of their own choosing--and after a class vote, they decided to adapt the entire play to take place in 1960's Mississippi--with rockabilly music and Shakespearean language with a southern accent! Tickets are $10 at the door or on our ticketing website at teachtix.com/piratetheater

Course selection for current 9th, 10th and 11th grade students for the 2025-2026 school year has begun! Parents, please be an active part of this process, here are the resources you need to assist your child in selecting the courses that are right for them! All of the resources mentioned below can be found on our Course Selection Information website (link below).

• View the narrated slide show presentation from our school counselors which walks our parents and students through their options and the selection process.
• Discuss course selections with your child, using the course selection spreadsheet that lists all the courses offered at MHS. Your student should fill out the linked Google Form prior to February 10th.
• If you or your student have any questions, please submit them here, and one of our school counselors will get back to you via email.

From February 10th through 25th all students will visit the upper spot with their English classes to meet with their school counselors individually to review their course selections for the 25-26 school year. Parents are invited to attend these brief meetings, please ask your student when their meeting will be, if you wish to attend you may check in at the front office prior to the time. Please understand these are brief (10 minute) meetings to review course selections. If you need a more comprehensive meeting with your child's school counselor, please schedule a meeting at a later date.

Did you know MHS offers online free tutoring hosted by MHS teachers? Students can join these online sessions for math tutoring and homework help on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. This opportunity is open to all students, the link is posted on Schoology.

Subject Areas:

• English

• Math

• Science

• Social Studies

• ESOL

• Classroom Assessment Retakes/Makeups

• Homework Assistance (All Core Areas)

On Campus Tutoring:

• Tuesday and Thursday from 3:00-4:30pm

Virtual Tutoring:

• Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00-7:30pm via Google Meets. (A link will be provided on Schoology).

Activity buses leave campus at 4:40pm from the bus loop (for zonal transportation students).

All students are required to have parent permission to attend (see below).

Subjects/Offerings will be adjusted based on student demand throughout the year. Any changes to the schedule and offerings will be communicated in advance.

If you want your child to participate in After-School Tutoring at any point during this school year, you must complete the permission form below once. If you have any questions, please contact Sara Novak at novaks@flaglerschools.com

Summer dual enrollment is only available to returning dual enrollment students, new dual enrollment students may not begin in summer.

Summer 2025 Deadline to Submit Registration form to your School Counselor: April 30th

January 1 - April 2: Application, Testing and Advising Window: New students must complete their application, orientation, new student advising session and placement testing within this period. All of these tasks are completed through Daytona State College directly.

April 3 - May 15th: Registration for Fall 2025. To be eligible for enrollment, students must have applied, tested, planned classes with a DSC advisor, and must submit a completed registration form to his or her school counselor by May 15th. The application, testing and advising process is completed directly between the student and Daytona State - for more information or assistance, see below.

If you would like for your child to get started with dual enrollment, visit the Daytona State College Dual Enrollment website to: read through the complete dual enrollment handbook, apply for admissions, sign up for placement testing, orientation and advising sessions through Daytona State. All of these steps must be completed prior to reviewing your registration with your School Counselor.

Did you know that MHS has a representative from Daytona State College on campus regularly to answer student questions about all things DSC? The representative will be in the upper spot (guidance) during both lunches on the following day and can answer questions about dual enrollment, coursework, admissions and more!

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The document below was created by guidance to help families keep track of testing dates and sign up information for the ACT, SAT and CLT.

Do you still need to pass the Algebra 1 or ELA exam? If you have not yet met the English Language Arts (ELA) and Math exam test score requirements for high school graduation, you can also take the ACT, CLT and/or SAT exams to work towards meeting the concordant score needed for graduation.

Seniors! You may meet the criteria for the Florida Seal of the Fine Arts, a program established to recognize high school graduates who have met exemplary benchmarks in fine arts coursework. If you have taken multiple years of fine arts (performing or visual), and have been involved with outside activities, competitions and service, consider applying at the link below:

If you have not yet ordered your cap and gown, please visit the link below for more information and to order. Cap and gown delivery will be on April 4, 2025.

Note: students are NOT required to purchase a graduation package from the website, families may choose to order individual items such as cap & gown by scrolling down to "Shop All Graduation Products" on the Jostens website. Look for "Custom Cap/Gown/Tassel/Medallion Unit" which includes a cap, gown and tassel. The school medallions are provided by MHS to all students on the day of graduation.

We know that some of our students use gowns previously worn by their older siblings - if you are planning to do this, please contact Ms. Alred, our Senior Sponsor (alredb@flaglerschools.com), so that she can verify that you have the most up to date regalia and if needed, work with our Jostens representative to bring your gown up to date.

We know that some of our families have financial hardship that prevent them from being able to afford the cap and gown. If your family needs financial assistance to be able to purchase a cap and gown, please reach out to your child's school counselor directly (contacts below) and she will be able to help.

We are pleased to announce that the graduation ceremony for the Matanzas High School Class of 2025 will take place on Wednesday, May 28th at 3:00PM at the Daytona Beach Ocean Center. Please mark your calendars!

Website: mhspirates.com
Location: 3535 Pirate Nation Way, Palm Coast, FL, USA
Phone: 386 447 1575
Facebook: facebook.com/MHSPirateNation
X/Twitter: @PirateNationMHS

Instagram: @PirateNationMHS

Ms. Bozeman - Principal

bozemank@flaglerschools.com

Ms. Brock - AP (ESE)

brocks@flaglerschools.com

Ms. Novak - Assistant Principal (Teaching & Learning)

novaks@flaglerschools.com

Mr. Scott - Assistant Principal (Guidance and Deans) scottj02@flaglerschools.com

Ms. Minn - Assistant Principal (MTSS, AICE, Testing, Facilities) minnk@flaglerschools.com

Coach Rigney - Athletic Director

rigneyz@flaglerschools.com

A-G : Terri Anderson

H-Ka & AICE Diploma Cohort: Yasmin Cuevas

Ke-Ri: Tammy Stuve

Ro-Z & Access Point Students: Kay Feist

Interventions, ESE & Behavior Cohort Students: Heidi Fitzgerald

FortifyFL is a suspicious activity reporting tool that allows you to instantly relay information to appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials.

Tips can be submitted anonymously via the web or by downloading the FortifyFL app. FortifyFL is also a shortcut in Classlink on all student devices.

Did you know that the MHS Daily Announcements are posted on our Matanzas HS website? To view, click the "Daily Announcements" megaphone on http://www.mhspirates.com