Spartan Scoop April 29

Reminder that anyone bringing a guest to prom who is a 9/10 grade MHS student, a current student at another high school or a 2023 MHS graduate of MHS must complete a guest form and turn it into the front office NO LATER than 3:15pm on Monday, April 29th.

Hey Seniors!

Don't miss out on your chance to snag this year's awesome senior t-shirt. Fill out the Google Form linked below to pre-order yours today!

**Google Form Link**

Orders will be closing on Tuesday, May 7th, so be sure to get your orders in before then. Your shirts will be ready for pick up by May 17th in the Marketing and Business Collaboration Space.

Remember, all t-shirts are just $15 each. It's a small price to pay for a lifetime of memories!

Don't wait, purchase yours now!

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Ginger Verhulst at verhulg@mcfsd.org.

Let's make our senior year unforgettable with these awesome shirts!

McFarland High School is participating in a new state program called Direct Admit Wisconsin. Direct Admit Wisconsin is designed to provide a place for all Wisconsin high school students to access a world-class public education by proactively offering them admission to the Universities of Wisconsin.

Based on a review of your student's 11th grade transcript (grade point average, math coursework, progression towards graduation), you and your student will receive an email in August indicating which UWs are providing them direct admission, and the next steps necessary in order to learn more about enrolling within the Universities of Wisconsin.

Participating in this program does not commit your student to attend the Universities of Wisconsin.

There are 10 UWs participating in Direct Admit Wisconsin for Fall 2025: UW-Green Bay, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Parkside, UW-Platteville, UW-River Falls, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Stout, UW-Superior and UW-Whitewater.

To facilitate the administration of this program, the following information will be shared by the school with the Universities of Wisconsin: Name, WISEid, Local Student District ID, contact information, legal sex, race/ethnicity, GPA and high school transcripts.

If you DO NOT WANT your student's information to be shared with Direct Admit Wisconsin, please email Principal Brett Jacobson (jacobsb@mcfsd.org) by May 15, 2024.

For further information on Direct Admit Wisconsin please see the following FAQ.

Please note, there is another program, called Wisconsin Guarantee which is also new for the Class of 2025. This is separate from the Direct Admit Wisconsin program. We will be releasing more information regarding that program soon, and information is also available at this website.

Also know that in addition to these programs, the traditional application process continues to be an option for any student.

Congratulations to the MHS Forensics Team! They competed at the state tournament at DeForest High School last week (4/19). The team earned the following medals:

• Eva VandeKieft (Prose) - Gold Medal
• Marissa Hueffner (Demonstration Speech) - Silver Medal
• Ava Vincent (Solo Acting Serious) - Silver Medal
• Mya George, Grace Griffin, Rachel Stolyarov (Group Interpretation) - Silver Medal

Congratulations to Brooke Clark for receiving the Dane County Youth Apprenticeship scholarship and to Penny Thompson for receiving school to career coordinator of the year award this past week at the Dane County Youth Apprenticeship awards night.

Congratulations to Ava Dean who was recently selected as one of 32 statewide finalists for the very prestigious 2024 WIAA Scholar Athlete Award! Only four boys and four girls from each of the four WIAA divisions were selected based on both athletic and academic achievement. Ava will be honored at the WIAA Scholar Athlete Banquet on May 5th in Stevens Point.

Announcing the MHS 2024 Junior Prom Court! Congratulations to Julia Ackley, Nathan Action,

Mady Behm, Claire Doty, Sarai Krogman, Charlie Malueg, Brady Ochalla, Kylie Rossman, Brevid Roth, and Bryce Splan.

Prom will be held May 4 from 8-11 pm at the Wisconsin Masonic Center in downtown Madison.

Mrs. Fortune’s Lifetime Fitness class celebrated Earth Day perfectly by collecting trash on their fitness walk! Right on, Spartans!!

McFarland vocal showcase at 7:30 pm in the PAC.

Prom - 8-11 pm at the Wisconsin Masonic Center

The best and most accurate way to report your student's attendance is via IC. You are able to enter your request directly into IC at any time of day, even for short notice requests. (Instructions). If you are concerned that the office staff is not receiving your IC absence request, please make sure you allow push notifications for the Infinite Campus app on your phone. Once the IC request is processed you will get a notification.

Bridging Brighter Smiles Dental Clinic will be back at MHS on Tuesday, April 30th and Wednesday, May 1st for their spring visits! It's not too late to enroll! See flier information for more details and how to enroll; as well as the MSD Health Service website for additional Dental Resources.

April showers bring May flowers--and pollen! If your student suffers from Spring allergies, Health Services can help. We are happy to keep over-the-counter allergy medicines such as Zyrtec, Claritin or Allegra for your student to take during the school day. If this is something you're interested in doing, please fill out our over-the-counter medication consent form, sign the bottom and send it to your student's health office. Medications must be sent in the original container-please no pills in baggies, tupperware or other unlabeled containers. Each health office does keep oral Benadryl in stock, for those with life-threatening allergic reactions. It is not recommended to be used as a first-line treatment for seasonal allergies and careful consideration should be taken when administering Benadryl at school, given that it can result in drowsiness.

It can be difficult to determine whether red, itchy and watery eyes are a result of Spring allergies or are a result of a bacterial or viral infection that may need further evaluation. See below for a quick run-down of symptoms, treatment and the District's guidelines on exclusion from school for pink eye.

• Bacterial pink eye: Symptoms include yellow or green colored, sticky discharge from the affected eye. Eyes are often very itchy and the eyelids may become swollen. You may notice your child's eyelids are crusted shut, especially in the morning. This must be treated with antibiotic ointment or eye drops and will then typically clear within 5-7 days.

• Viral pink eye: Discharge is normally watery but may be sticky and yellow in the morning. Eyelids can become very swollen. Symptoms typically follow a recent cold or sore throat. Antibiotic ointments or eye drops will not help with viral pink eye. Eye wash solutions such as Artificial Tears can help relieve symptoms. Contact your Provider if symptoms do not improve within 7-14 days.

MSD's Health Services Department follows the DHS Wisconsin Childhood Communicable Disease guidelines for exclusion practices from school. For the majority of pink eye cases, students do not have to be excluded from school. Circumstances that would result in your student being excluded from school include fever or if the student is unable to refrain from touching their affected eye. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Stephanie Peplinski, District Nurse, at peplins@mcfsd.org.

Track & Field: Had a good week, they competed well at the conference quad meet at DeForest and unfortunately their invite on Friday was cancelled due to weather.

Softball: Had 3 games this week against River Valley, Reedsburg and Sauk Prairie, they are competing well and improving.

Baseball: Had a busy week. They split their series with Edgewood this week, and we hosted a triangular on Saturday with a loss to Pewaukee and a win over Lake Mills.

Girls Soccer: Had a busy week with a tough conference loss to Sauk Prairie but a nice non conference win over Sugar River.

Boys Golf: Had another busy week. They tied for 2nd at their conference mini meet, took 5th out of 17 teams at the Evansville invite, and TOOK FIRST PLACE at the Platteville Invite on Saturday. CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!

Boys Tennis: Had a very busy week. They had close matches but came up a little short vs Baraboo and Reedsburg this week, but came back and beat Portage and Stoughton.

Boys Lacrosse: Had a busy week with wins over Sauk Prairie, Madison Co-op, and Pulaski, and a loss to Mukwonago.

Girls Lacrosse: Had a nice win over Edgewood this week.

Ultimate Frisbee: Had a good win over Edgewood this week.

May Is

• Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

• Mental Health Awareness Month

School Principals Day May 1

• We appreciate all of our Principals, and can't thank them enough for the their hard work and dedication to the students, staff, and the community.
  

Physical Education Week May 1 - 7

• This week is all about having fun while staying active and healthy. Jump, skip, move and groove!

* Wisconsin Public School Observance Days

The flyers found at the link above are not necessarily school-sponsored activities, and the McFarland School District does not provide support or endorsement of the program/flyer. It has neither reviewed nor approved the program, personnel, or activities announced in the brochure/flyer. Permission to distribute this material must not be considered a recommendation or endorsement by the School District.