FRIDAY FOCUS

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Buy your tickets online here: https://www.msbtickets.com/monomoyregionalhighschool/event/MRHSWinterConcert2024

Hello Sharks!

The Spirit Trees will be set on Main Street this Wednesday to begin decorating. For those of you who don't know, each class is asked to decorate their tree to win a cash prize for their class.

Decorating may begin on Thursday December 5th and will be judged on Thursday December 12th. Winners will be announced Monday Dec. 16th beginning Spirit Week. Class participation for Spirit week will be tracked with daily forms. Both will be used to determine the winning class. There are cash prizes for 1st place!

We are looking for School Spirit, Creativity, Effort, Inclusiveness and Teamwork.

Classes can even add a class charity to the tree if you would like!

No Glass/Liquids on the Trees. ONLY LED lights. Any altering to other classes trees will result in disqualification and discipline.

Here are the locations of the trees:
12th Grade: Largest Tree, left of Library
11th Grade: Second Largest Tree, Right of Library
10th Grade: Outside School Store Door
9th Grade: Left side of Cafeteria Entrance by Windows
8th Grade: Corner to right of Tech Office
Best Buddies: Farthest Corner Left of Library & Display Case

Stay tuned for the Spirit week days for December 16th -20th!

-Spirit Club

Congratulations to Freshman Davion Dawkins who earned the position of "Runner Up" in the annual Lions Club Speech Contest. Davion wrote and presented an excellent speech about the best advice he ever received, "No man is an island; no man stands alone." Davion won some nice holiday spending money! Bravo!

It's that time of year when the Creative Writing class and the Sandscript club create holiday candy houses and then write stories about the people or creatures that live inside them. Once their stories are finished, their houses and writing will go on display here at school.

9 of the 17 music students who auditioned for the VERY competitive Senior Southeastern MA District Music Festival were accepted!

Representing Monomoy in the Mixed Chorus: Leyla Holmes (soprano), Emory Hines (alto), Payton MacRoberts (tenor), David Mitchell (tenor), Boden Mabile (tenor) and Ben McGrath (bass)

In the Concert Band: Charlotte Skinner (oboe) and Riley Martin (clarinet)

In the Orchestra: Wellington Holmes (french horn)

Emory, Ben, Payton, and Welly all received scores high enough to get All-State recommendations!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!

Tickets will go live in January with an early rate special. More info to come!

Senior portraits, baby photos, paragraphs and quotes were due on Friday, November 22nd. Thank you to all seniors who turned their items in on time. Thanks to you all we will have no problem meeting our first deadline.

ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK

• We are offering a $10 discount on yearbooks for seniors until 12/31/24. Be sure to get yours! More details on how to purchase on the checklist attached.
• If you need financial assistance to purchase a yearbook please email Mrs. Francesconi (kfrancesoni@monomoy.edu).

Best Regards,

Katie Francesconi
MRHS Yearbook Advisor

The Harwich Elementary PTO is in need of student volunteers to help at its annual Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, December 14. Please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0845A9AA22A6FDC52-52389772-hesholiday#/.

If you have any questions, email Mrs. Jordan at jjordan@monomoy.edu.

The Diversity Club, with the help of donations from the community, Stop and Shop, and Google . Org Teen Mental Health Initiative, can distribute individual bags of food on Fridays. They are handed out at the end of the day and are available to anyone who needs them. Pick up in the Main Office lobby as you are heading out to your bus!

MRHS has joined with Outer Cape Health Services to offer additional support to our school community. This new project aims to increase access to community supports and clinical services for students and their families. The service will provide onsite access to OCHS navigator services and tele-behavioral and telemedicine appointments. The school-based OCHS Navigator will work alongside school personnel to help students and families to access locally-based services and resources. The Navigator program will support students in connecting to the resources that they need to improve health, wellness, and academic engagement. Navigators will provide customized case management services, ensuring that students and families are connected to the supports that they need. To learn more, click here or speak to the school's nurses or counselors.

More Information below:

• Senior Special: High School Class Rings | Herff Jones
• Class Rings, Yearbooks & More for Graduation | Herff Jones

Winter hats and baseball caps, mugs and shirts and so much more!

Some items are only $5.00.

We will be open Tuesday, December 10th for the Winter Concert. We open at 6:30.

Student Council is hosting a toy drive! We are accepting donations from December 2-13.

During the varsity basketball games this December the Class of 2027 will have teams of students available to wrap your holiday gifts for you! Payment is donation based.

Doing some holiday shopping in Hyannis?! Stop by Panera in Hyannis on Sunday, December 15th to support the Class of 2025! Use code FUND4U and 20% of net sales will be donated to the Class of 2025!

Monomoy Interact Club is collecting warm clothing for Cape Cod residents via the StreetReach program. We'll have boxes outside the high school library and cafeteria. Adult clothing only (new or gently used.)

Seniors should be checking Naviance for local scholarship opportunities. In January 2025, students will meet with the volunteers from Dollars for Scholars to learn about the MDFS process.

• Seniors with December and January deadlines, please be checking in with your school counselor!

INSTAGRAM: @MonomoyGuidance

Wishing you health and safety,

The MRHS Counseling Team

The Fall Sports Awards Night was Monday November 25th in the MRHS auditorium. We

celebrated the many successes of our fall sports season.

• Field Hockey was recognized for their amazing run in the Division 4 State Tournament, fourth consecutive Final Four appearance and second straight appearance in the State Final!
• Boys Golf was recognized for their second place finish in the Division 3 State Championships!
• Hank Brown was recognized for advancing to the New England Regional Golf Championships!
• Cheer was recognized for their 1 st place finish in Division 4 at the King Philip Invitational which allowed them to compete in the South Regional Competition!
• Field Hockey was recognized for their Cape and Islands League Atlantic Division Championship!
• Emily Layton was recognized for her Cape and Islands League Atlantic Division MVP!

• Girls Cross Country – Remi Schreiner, Amanda McIsaac, Kapka Thompson
• Boys Cross Country – Chatham Gillis, Quinn Muldoon, Harry Michaud, Tanner Grodzicki
• Field Hockey – Emily Layton, Samantha Clarke, Emery Cappallo, Mia Zimmerman, Ella Reeves
• Girls Soccer – Fiona Moore, Maya Flaherty, Gianna Paravisini, Riley Hesse
• Boys Soccer – Ryan Laramee, Tate Laramee, Seamus St. Pierre, Niko Vujosevic, Finn Hyora
• Boys Golf – Jackson Rocco, Casey Huse, Braden Burke, Hank Brown
• Football – Zach Vagenas, Dillon Chapman, Logan Crevier, Drew Chapman
• Girls Volleyball – Karina Khalsa, Alana Lojko, Amalia Decastro, Meryn Boutin

• September – Lucy Bates, Sean Needham
• October – Fiona Moore, Chatham Gillis

Ashley Anderson, Alexa Babes-Deel, Juan Pablo Baquero, Lucy Bates, Isabella Bellefeuille, Mackenzie Bowers, Marlene Bregieiro Martinez, Kendall Bresciani, Zack Brown Souza, Emma Capen, Thomas Chase, Sophia Cohrs, Chase Connors, Claire Cooney, Ella Cutter, Della Davis, Jillian Dittrich, Charlie Ducott, Autumn Escher, Maya Flaherty, Alexa Ford, Lauren Gabri, Megan Gabri, Rylie Gillis, Emma Gogol, Kai Goley, Janeese Gomes-Yochum, Alexis Goode, Jacob Gould, Madison Gray, Tanner Grodzicki, Erin Guerard, John Gula, Caroline Hadden, Nicholas Hadden, Cathryn Hart, Sophia , Hennessey, Chloe Horan. Jessica Horsfall. Grace Jodice. Claire Kennard. Tamer Khalil. Molly Langway, Ryan Laramee, Georgia Latham, Vivian Latham, Emily Layton, Tyler Layton, Noemie Lemaire, Stella Linell, Kinsey Lister, Abrielle Long, Carly Mainini, Adam Manna. Madeline McCauley, Amanda McIsaac, Quinn Muldoon, Milo Pillsbury, Corinne Pina, Juliana Ritchie, Remi Schreiner, Stella Seufert, Natalie Sims, Kylee Small, Kade Stephens, Lee Stockwell, Jaxx Tileston, Niko Vujosevic, Stella Weinberg, Troy Yates, Jenna Zaloom

Harrsion Beaumont, Meryn Boutin, Emily Brophy, Peter Brown, Clayton Buck, Thomas Burchell, Braden Burke, Ethan Carey, Drew Chapman, Jakob Conlon, Jackson Craig, Hadley Dubis, Olivia Eldredge, Jack Ford, John Fougere, Karson Gilley, Chatham Gillis, Jake Giorgio, Molly Giorgio, Addison Goley, Sage Harrison, Riley Hesse, , Kamalei Hill, Casey Huse, Kate Huse, Finn Hyora, Patrick Jordan, Andrew Lagreze, Jameson Lapsley, Tate Laramee, Gianna Larocco, Teagan Lebedevitch, Alden Libby, Alana Lojko, Ryder Long, Lily Majka, Connor Malloy, Cameron McCutcheon, Patrick McMahon, Henry Metters, Harry Michaud, Lucas Mirisola, Fiona Moore, Jackson Morneau, Aidan O'Keefe, Skyler Orsmond, Max Ramler, Owen Ramler, Cameron Reeves, Ella Reeves, Ada Riker, Chace Robbins, Scarlett Roberts, Jackson Rocco, Emily Saliba, Alessio Santalucia, Sydney Santiago, Rory Shortis, Cooper Snell, Seamus St. Pierre, Aidan Stone, Madelyn Swett, Cameron Thacher, Kapka Thompson, Zach Vagenas, Joseph Ventura, Vidan Vujosevic, , Madison Whitcomb, Grace Whitney, Myla Wilder, Lillian Winkfield, Jacob Woodland, Chase Yarletts, Ryder Young, Mia Zimmerman

Our varsity boys’ basketball team is playing at the Boston TD Garden on Saturday January 11th at 4 PM. This will be an experience of a lifetime. Tickets costs $25 and are on sale until 1/1/25. The tickets are valid for all eight high school games on January 11. All seats are unreserved and are on a first come first serve basis. Come dressed in your Monomoy gear to support our team! https://am.ticketmaster.com/tdgarden/buy/lawson2025?promocode=TEFXU09OTU9OT01PWQ==

Click here to access the Monomoy All Sports Booster Club's merch store: https://monomoy-merch.printify.me/products

Follow us on Instagram for game results, scores, updates, and more!: @monomoyathletics

To report your child's absence, tardy, or upcoming dismissal please use the following link:

https://mrhs.monomoy.edu/attendance

Did you know? Past issues of the Friday Focus can be found on our website:

https://mrhs.monomoy.edu/news/friday-focus

Monomoy Regional High School operations and activities are guided by Monomoy Regional School District policies and school-specific procedures. The MRHS Handbook is a resource for families and students, providing information and guidelines for a variety of topics. If you have additional questions not covered here, contact MRHS at (508) 430-7200.

https://mrhs.monomoy.edu/parent-caregiver-resources/school-handbook

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