MHS Registration Newsletter

All students must be registered every year. The annual registration is done completely online and is open August 8th through August 23rd. Please login to IC and register your child(ren) as soon as possible once registration opens. More detailed information can be found on the McFarland School District 2023-24 Online Registration webpage. If you need assistance with online registration, please stop by the high school main office between 8:00 am - noon or 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm beginning August 8th and throughout the registration window.

There are 115 parking permits available this year. Seniors will have the opportunity to sign up for parking on Thursday, August 17th, from 6:00 AM - 11:55 PM. Specific information regarding online sign-up will be sent to students and parents/guardians via Infinite Campus.

Some basic guidelines for parking:

• You will NOT have a specific parking stall number. Parking in the lot, with a permit, will be on a first come-first serve basis. Students who park in the lot without a permit will be ticketed and/or towed.

• You may NOT park in a stall with an “E” before the number or if it is marked “Visitor.” Failure to follow this guideline will result in a ticket and possible loss of parking privileges.

• After sign-up takes place, approved students will receive an email on Monday, August 21st, with a link to complete a google form with car information and acknowledgement of the parking regulations. The $25 parking fee will be applied to their IC account.

• Students will receive their permit after they have paid the $25 fee and completed the google form. Payments, forms, and permits must all be taken care of by August 31st. You may not park in the lot until you have received your permit.

• All parking fees for seniors must be paid by Thursday, August 31st. After that, available spots will be opened up to waitlisted seniors.

• If you are a senior who did not get a spot during sign up, please stop by the office and see Julie starting September 5th to get on the list.

• This process is repeated in January. Parking does NOT carry over from semester 1 to semester 2. You must reapply.

This year, we are being proactive in having students apply for senior release. We would like to have senior release on students' schedules prior to the start of the school year, so that it can begin right away. Senior students can use this link to access the application. New this year, senior parents will have a section in online registration indicating that they either agree or disagree with their child having senior release. If a student completes the application, meets criteria, and has parent approval, their schedules will be adjusted. Senior release expectations are linked here for reference.

Please note, students who have senior release will be expected to leave the building daily and cannot choose to stay some days and leave others. Senior release will replace a study hall and is non credit bearing. Senior release is a privilege and may be revoked if students cannot remain in good standing academically, behaviorally, and attendance-wise. Senior release can be applied for at any time during the school year.

Hello! My name is PJ Harper, and I am thrilled to be joining the new admin team here at MHS. Professionally, I bring 17 years of experience as an educator - 10 in the classroom and 7 years in leadership roles. Personally, I was born and raised in Arkansas and moved to Wisconsin in my twenties. My husband, Scott, and I moved to McFarland 2 years ago with our Brady Bunch family and got married last summer in our backyard - with my oldest daughter officiating. Hobbies include paddling, biking, hiking, camping, skiing, live music, reading and art - and we feel so lucky to do most of those things right here in McFarland. We just love it here, and I couldn’t be happier to be able to serve in the community that I call home.

I am Dana Schoemer, and I am happy to be joining the MHS team as a new Associate Principal. This will be the start of my ninth year in administration, and I am looking forward to bringing my positive energy and ideas to the high school. My teaching background is in special education. I spent five years working at Parker High School within the special education department, specifically working with students with intellectual disabilities. During part of that time, I served as the department chair for the special education department, was the summer school lead teacher, and filled in as associate principal for a quarter. After teaching, I took on my first administrative role at Rio Middle/High School as the Principal and Athletic Director. I remained in that role for three years prior to working at Stoughton High School as Associate Principal, where I have been for the last five years. Outside of school I enjoy spending time with my daughter Brennley (5) and dog Mya (9), being outdoors as much as possible, and singing in my acapella group. I am eager and excited to be working in this community, growing together to support students in becoming productive members of the community and making McFarland High School a place where people feel safe, supported, and included.

ALL high school students, including seniors, should plan to have their picture taken. These pictures are used to print student IDs. Every student needs an ID. The high school will have a retake day on Wednesday, September 27th, from 9:00 am - 2:15 pm in the student learning center.

MHS's fall musical will be Legally Blonde. If you are interested in participating in the musical, please click here for more information on auditions, rehearsal dates and times, and performance dates.

Just a reminder that our cell phone policy is "Off and Away." From 7:55 am until 3:15 pm, phones must be powered off and out of sight during instructional time. Students are welcome to use their phones during passing times and their lunch period.

Course fees vary depending on the courses a student takes. Fees are applied prior to the start of the school year and again at the start of second semester. To view the fees associated with your child(ren), please look in the “Fees” tab within Infinite Campus.

Art

$15.00 Art 1: Drawing/Painting & Art 1: 3D (per semester)

$20.00 Art 2: Drawing/Painting, Art 2: Metals/Sculpture, Art 2: Ceramics, Graphic Design, Interior Design

$25.00 Art 3: Adv. Ceramics, Art 3: Metals & Sculpture, Art 3: Adv. Drawing & Painting

$30.00 Art 4: Adv. Art Seminar

$40.00 Photography I

$45.00 Adv. Photography

Business & Marketing

$20.00 Spartan Headquarters (per semester)

English

$25.00 AP Composition

$25.00 AP Lit - Semester

Family & Consumer Education

$25.00 Foods 1: Culinary Basics, Foods 2: Advanced Culinary & Baking

$30.00 Foods 3: Introduction to the Industry

Health/PE

$5.00 Strength & Speed, Lifetime Fitness

$15.00 Fitness Through Sport

$20.00 Personal Fitness 9

$25.00 Personal Fitness 10

Music

$15.00 Band/Choir Uniform cleaning fee

$75.00 Instrument Rental (for those using school instruments)

$20.00 Cello/Bass Rental—required for those playing cello/bass

Variable Rate - Students participating in solo and ensemble will be charged based on the event and number of events.

Science

$5.50 Env. Science, Weather/Climate/Ocean, Space Science, Chemistry II, Physics II

$11.00 Adv. Biology, Physics I, Chemistry I

$16.50 AP Physics

$20.00 Human Anatomy I: Intro to Health Science

$27.50 Human Anatomy II

$30.00 Bio-Technology

$33.00 AP Chemistry

$38.50 AP Biology

Technology & Engineering

$20.00 All Technology & Engineering classes, Trades Math

Miscellaneous

$40.00 Chromebook insurance (REQUIRED for ALL students)

Any unpaid optional fees will be removed from accounts after October 13, 2023.

• Student Athletic Pass: $35.00 - for entry into all high school athletic events, except for hockey and WIAA tournament contests
• Athletics Fee: Athletes only - $115.00/sport
• Parking Permit Fee: $25.00 per semester
• Band/Choir Accompanist Fee: Fee amount varies based on number of events
• Yearbook: $65.00
• Music Boosters Donation: Suggested $ 10.00
• Junior Prom Donation: Suggested $25.00

Supplies are based on the courses each student has chosen to take. For all courses not listed below, it is a good idea to have a folder, notebook, and pen/pencil the first day of school. Teachers will let students know if any additional supplies are needed.

ALL STUDENTS

• Corded headphones (preferably with microphone)

BUSINESS COURSES

• Basic calculator

• Folder or 3 Ring Binder

ENGLISH COURSES

• Composition notebook

• Blank theme paper or notebook

• Highlighters

• Pencils

• Pens

• 1 pack sticky notes (Post-its)

SCIENCE COURSES

• Notebook

• Folder

• Three-ring binder

• Pens/Pencils (black or blue)

• Scientific or graphing calculator

WORLD LANGUAGES

• Pens/Pencils

• Three-ring binder and/or folder

• A dedicated notebook for French/Spanish class

ALGEBRA 1, ALGEBRA 2, & GLOBAL MATH

• Binders with dividers

• Loose leaf or quad ruled paper

• Scientific calculator (TI 30XIIS or TI 30XS preferred)

GEOMETRY

• Binder with dividers

• 2 notebooks

• Graph paper

• Tracing paper

• Scientific calculator (TI 30XIIS or TI 30XS preferred)

STATISTICS, PRECALCULUS, CALCULUS AB & CALCULUS BC

• Binder with dividers

• Loose leaf paper or quad ruled paper

• TI-84+ or TI-84 CE graphing calculator

TRADES MATH

• Scientific calculator (TI30XIIS preferred)

• Pencils

• Notebook