Archived MHS Summer 23
Summer Newsletter
August 25, 2023
Upcoming Events
8/30 - First Day of 2023-24 School Year - Doors Open 7:40
9/1 - No School
9/4 - Labor Day (No School)
9/18 - 9/22 - Homecoming Spirit Week
9/20 - Early Release at 10:55am (Teacher Professional Learning Day)
9/21 - High School Open House 6:30pm
9/22 - Homecoming Football Game vs. Blackstone-Millville Regional HS 6:30pm
9/23 - Homecoming Dance
9/24 - Boosters Back to School 5k Run 9am - LINK to REGISTER
9/25 - Boosters Golf Tournament at Walpole CC 12pm - LINK to REGISTER
Back To School - Wed., August 30th
We are so excited to welcome our students back for the start of the 2023-24 school year, next Wednesday, August 30th! Doors will open at 7:40am and students will head right to their Advisory to start the day. Advisory room assignments will be posted around the building, and students can find their Advisory information on the class list that was mailed last week. Students will receive a hard copy of their rotating schedule on Wednesday morning in Advisory. In addition, PowerSchool will open for students to view their schedules on Monday afternoon. Here are some links to help launch school year 2023-2024....
School Calendar with Letter Days
We will once again utilize the "Drop Off" table outside the main office for all items your student asked you to drop off after the start of school. Please log your students name and the item.
A Letter from Superintendent Mullaney
Dear members of the Millis community,
Next week, we will be welcoming our students back to our schools on Wednesday, August 30. We are so excited to start the 2023-2024 school year and have high hopes for our students. Obviously there will be increased activity around our school buildings particularly in the mornings between 7:30AM and 8:30AM and in the afternoons between 2:15PM and 3:15PM, as students are entering and exiting our schools. There will also be school buses out picking up and dropping off kids. Some students bicycle, sharing the road with drivers. We do our best to remind kids to be safe, cross streets when and where it is appropriate, and be aware of their surroundings, but we also have to rely on the awareness of people who are driving near our schools or on the streets where our buses are dropping students off.
Chromebooks
If your student’s device stops working or requires maintenance, please have them email our Tech Department at helpdesk@millisschools.org to advise they have an issue. Students can also bring their device to the Library and speak to a student at the SHOP desk. The SHOP desk is our student technology team that now handles the loaner devices. If there are no students present at the SHOP desk, please see our librarian, Mr. Carter, at the circulation desk. The same is true if they forget their device at home. They can go to the Library and borrow a device and/or charger any day school is in session as long as supply lasts. We have also created a Chromebook Care and Use Guide for everything Chromebook related.
Insurance for Chromebooks is suggested and the information can be accessed below.
School Lunch & Breakfast Free for all students
School lunch continues to be FREE to all students this year. Every student is eligible to receive one free breakfast and one free lunch each daily, and you can check out the menus here. If you feel your family qualifies for free and reduced lunch, you should still fill out the Household Application for Free and Reduced Price Meals for the 2023-2024 school year. The application is used to determine qualification for free transportation, as well as waivers, such as athletic fees.
2023-24 MHS Parent/Student Handbook
**Attendance**
Tardies
If your student is going to be late to school, a parent/guardian must contact the office, by or before 8AM. The office can be reached one of the following ways:
Attendance line
508-906-3713
hsattendance@millisschools.org
or you may send your student in with a note
If we don’t hear from a parent/guardian, the tardy will be unexcused. Upon arrival at school, the student should go directly to the office and sign in.
Dismissals
If your student needs to be dismissed, a parent/guardian must send their student in with a note or email the office at hsattendance@millisschools.org, listing the dismissal time and reason. Just a reminder that driving hours should not be scheduled during the school day, and do not constitute excused time away from school.
Phone calls for dismissals are not permitted.
Students are expected to check in with the office to confirm their dismissal and receive a pass. If we do not receive a note, a parent or guardian must come into the office to sign their student out at the time of dismissal. Please make every effort to adhere to this dismissal policy to minimize disruptions to class time. Please also be mindful of how a dismissal may impact your student’s eligibility to participate in extracurricular activities.
Activities Eligibility Dismissal:
If your student is involved in extracurricular activities and needs to be dismissed during the school day, they will need to provide a note from the place of their appointment (not a parental note) so they remain eligible to play or practice.
Medical Dismissal:
Any student requesting to leave for any kind of medical reason must go through the nurse’s office.
Emergency Dismissal:
In the event of a true emergency, a parent/guardian should contact the office. Every attempt will be made to expedite the dismissal. Please note, driving hours scheduled during the school day are not considered an emergency nor excusable under any circumstance. Every effort should be made to complete these hours outside of school hours.
Absence
If your student needs to be absent from school, a parent/guardian must notify the office via the attendance line at 508-906-3713 or by emailing hsattendance@millisschools.org as close to 8:00 AM as possible. If we don’t hear from a parent/guardian, the absence is unexcused and the student will be marked as truant. Attendance at school is incredibly important, and every effort possible should be made to maintain regular attendance at the high school.
Road Closures Start 9/5/23
Please be advised that paving work is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, September 5th, daily until work is completed:
Spring Street will be CLOSED from 7:30am-9:00am
Plain Street will be CLOSED from 9:00am-2:00pm
Other affected roads will be Auburn Road from the cemetery entrance to Route 109 AND Village Street from the intersection of Pleasant Street to Acorn Street.
Please allow for extra time for travel in Town while work is performed. Questions should be directed to the Millis DPW at 508-376-5424. Schedule updates will be posted here.
Welcome MHS Class of 2027!
Class of 2023 - Last Call
Ryan Petrush
Sam Goncalves
Oscar Alves
Abena Ashiagbor
TJ Daniels
Lydia Scanlon
Eva Fabian
Zoe Cabral
Emmanuel Doodoo
Middle-High School Home-School Association
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August 11, 2023
There's Still Some Summer Left!
Don't let this newsletter panic you! There is still plenty of time to enjoy the summer days before students return to school on August 30 (doors open at 7:40am). We wanted to provide you with few updates as we prepare for the start of school and look toward the upcoming events on the school calendar. We hope you have had a great summer so far, and that you enjoy the remaining days with family and friends! The High School Office will be open summer hours, Mon.-Fri., from 9am-2:30pm through August 18. We will resume normal business hours (8am-3pm) beginning on August 21.
Freshman & New Student Orientation - August 17
Just a reminder that our freshman and new student orientation program will be held on Thursday, August 17, from 10:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. beginning in the school auditorium. This program will provide students with information about the programs and policies of the high school. Students will meet various staff members and upperclassmen who can give them a clear picture of life at Millis High. Students will have opportunities to ask questions on all aspects of Millis High School. The program will conclude with pizza being served in our cafeteria at 11:30am, before taking the first group photo of Millis High School’s Class of 2027. The goal of this program is to make our new students feel comfortable and welcomed when they begin school. We are excited to welcome Millis High’s Class of 2027!
Schedules & Scheduling Correction Day
Report Cards Moving Online
For some time now, mid-term progress reports have only been available online, while we’ve continued with paper report cards. This year, we are moving to online report cards as well. When report cards become available each term, they will be accessed through PowerSchool. More information on how to access the report cards will be sent out as we get closer to the end of the first quarter. You can always contact the main office if for some reason you still need a paper copy of your student’s report card.
Summer Reading
Before we left school, students entering grades 9-12 were asked to choose one book out of a group of nearly 30 staff selected works, and registered for their choice. On Wednesday, September 6, students will report to a classroom for their particular book. There, students will meet the teacher who read that book and will participate in—among other possibilities—a discussion and/or exam on the book. The grade on that assessment will be entered as a test grade in the student’s English class. Books may be brought into school on Summer Reading Day, but it’s up to the teacher’s discretion whether or not to allow books or notes to be used during the assessment.
Register to Participate in Nutcracker 2023!
Terpsichore, the Millis MS/HS Dance Club, is excited to be accepting registrations for their 15th Annual Production of the Nutcracker. We have roles for dancers with no experience all the way through advanced, and time commitments from as little as just coming the week of the dress rehearsal (reindeer) all the way through having so many roles that you are rehearsing 5-7 hours a week.
There is no cost to register or participate, and registrations will be accepted on an ongoing basis until all roles are filled. Of course, an early registration increases the likelihood of your dancer being selected for the roles they are most interested in.
Rehearsal will start for older dancer roles on Friday, September 8, and many other roles will start rehearsing the week after that (September 12-16). If you have any questions, reach out to Stephanie Copice at scopice@millisschools.org subject line "Nutcracker 2023".
School Counselor Assignments for 2023-24
Mrs. Riley Dunn (rdunn@millisschools.org)
Grade 9 (2027): Abreu - Kitchens
Grade 10 (2026): Arian - Lauria
Grade 11 (2025): Adams - Joseph
Grade 12 (2024): Athanasi - Keomorokot
Ms. Nicole Moore (nmoore@millisschools.org)
Grade 9 (2027): Kraby - Zammarchi
Grade 10 (2026): Lebak - Young
Grade 11 (2025): Kaslosky - Zangari
Grade 12 (2024): Legere - Zarnofsky
School Health Office requirements for back to school!
- An updated physical is required for all students entering grade 10
- Grade 11 and 12 entry: 1 booster dose of MenACWY received on or after 16 years of age is required (1 or more doses of MenACWY are acceptable as long as 1 dose was received on or after 16 years of age.)
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/school-immunizations#school-and-camp-requirements-
Please reach out with any questions and send all medical documentation to Lynn Molinari - lmolinari@millisschools.org
Have a happy and healthy summer!
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