Mustang Minute
August 7th, 2023
It is hard to believe that October is here! Fall athletics are in full swing and our Mustangs are doing great! The Marching Band and Color Guard are putting on spectacular performances and Clubs and activities have started making MHS very lively in the afternoons.
Progress Reports will be shared via SchoolBrains Tuesday afternoon and a hard copy will be provided to students on Wednesday morning. Please be sure to review progress reports and reach out to teachers with any questions. Quarter 1 ends on November 1st.
Medford High School has created a Google Calendar to share all important events with the community.
In Partnership,
Marta Cabral
- Open House at Medford High School for Grade 8 and Transfer Students. Come see what makes MHS so special! October 24th at MHS from 6-7:30PM
- Check out Media Tech's On the Sideline YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@OTS_Official26/featured
- Marching Band and Color Guard performed their first fall show this past weekend.
- Mustang Athletes have been spotlighted for several Boston Globe Athletes of the week!
- Class elections are underway for grades 9-12.
- Homecoming is scheduled for October 25th!
- EL Family Night on October 29 from 5:30-7PM at MHS! Families of English Language Learners at MHS are invited to family night!
CTE Updates from Principal Fallon:
First project of the year! Students in the Carpentry Program successfully installed a door complete with trim and wallboard for Mr. Hamilton in H House. Next project includes a custom shed for the MHS Buildings and Grounds Department for equipment storage. Interested in a custom shed? Please inquire with Mr. Fallon for more information.
- Picture Day is on October 18th! See order details here.
- Attendance Policy: Students are allotted 3 unexcused absences per quarter (per class). An attendance failure- 59/E will be issued if a student exceeds 3 unexcused absences per class each quarter. Please contact the House Office with attendance calls and House AP with any questions regarding the attendance policy.
- Tardy Policy: (3) unexcused tardies will result in (1) absence to period 1 class.
- A reminder that a note or email should be sent in advance and given to the main office if a student is being dismissed early. Students should only be dismissed at the last moment on an emergency basis. A dismissal is an unexcused absence from class unless a doctor's note is provided. Please do not dismiss unless absolutely necessary.
Dental Screenings
DentalCare is offering No Cost In-School Dental Care to our students. You can complete the consent form by scanning the QR code on the flyer or visiting https://dentacarema.com/consentforms
Students over 18 years old may sign their own consent form.
Mandated Health Screenings
School nurses will begin mandated health screenings in October and continue until all screenings are completed. Mandated health screenings include vision, hearing and postural for Grade 9 students and BMI (height and weight) screenings for Grade 10. If you would like to opt-out of these screenings, please email jsilva@medford.k12.ma.us
SBIRT Screenings - Grade 10 students
In January 2016, Governor Baker signed a law that requires public schools to screen students for risk behaviors. This law is named “An Act relative to preventing adolescent substance abuse by expanding SBIRT.” SBIRT refers to a screening questionnaire and stands for Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment.
Our in-school Massachusetts General Hospital Youth Wellness Coach at Medford High School will be providing an interview-based screening for all 10th grade students about the use of alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs. Student screening sessions will be brief (approximately 5 minutes) and conducted confidentially in private, one-on-one sessions.
Please click here for important information about SBIRT screening.
- College Fair at MHS on October 23rd at MHS from 6PM-8PM.
- C3 Day is October 30th- please see this memo with important information
- PSAT- October 30th for grade 11 and grade 10 students that opted in.
- Coffee with the Counselors Presentation
- Senior Student Presentation- this presentation was shared with students in their ELA classes by School Counselors.
- The Say Something Anonymous Reporting System allows you to submit secure, anonymous concerns. Please never hesitate to report a concern and rest assured- it is anonymous! Visit the MHS homepage and navigate to the top right corner where you will find the Anonymous Report button.
For those who would like to make a donation to the PTO, Please Venmo using: @MHSMVTHSPTO Questions regarding PTO: please email: mhsmvthspto@gmail.com
These donations make it possible to provide supplies and appreciation to staff and students.
Next PTO Meeting: November 5 via Zoom
