Mount News

The Mount Pleasant Faculty and Staff are pleased to welcome our new and returning students to the 2024-2025 academic school year. We are preparing to open school on August 26th for our 9th and 12th graders. On August 27th we will open for all students grades 9-12. Transportation information will be mailed out a week or so before school begins. Please contact transportation directly with any request and or changes you may need.

We are excited to announce that ALL students will receive Free Breakfast and Lunch this school year. Snacks will still be available to purchase at the snack line. We recommend creating a www.linqconnect.com account for purchases.

For more details and welcome information please view the welcome back letter linked below.

Curi Calderon-Lacy, Principal

Evanthia Filiou, Assistant Principal

John Norton, Assistant Principal

Tiff McCullough, Assistant Principal

Uchechi Amudipe, Dean of Students

Brian Hines, Dean of Students

August 26th 9th and 12th Graders will report to school at 7:15 am.

• All Students report to the cafeteria for breakfast.
• First period schedules will be posted in the student center. Find your name and room assignment.
• All students report to period 1 by 7:30 am.
• Schedules can be found on home access and schoology.

August 27th All Students report to school.

• Doors open at 7:15 am.
• First Period begins at 7:30 am

For all Car Riders - Please follow our traffic pattern.

• Cars cannot enter the bus lane.
• Please park in the afternoon if you are waiting for student at dismissal time.
• Drive carefully as students are walking through the parking lot.

Our counseling department is excited to welcome our students back for the 2024-2025 school year. As we get ready to welcome back students we want to provide our families with some information about the upcoming school year.

Student schedules are available on home access and schoology.

Counselors will make changes to schedules during the first two to three weeks of school. If you have any questions about the courses you selected to take for this school year please email your counselor using the emails below. All counselors are assigned by the students last name.

Rachel.Herskowitz@bsd.k12.de.us - A - G

Della.Schweiger@bsd.k12.de.us H - O

Iman.Turner@bsd.k12.de.us P - Z

Jeanne.Beadle@bsd.k12.de.us MYP 9th and 10th

Leslie.Carlson@bsd.k12.de.us Diploma 11th and 12th

Our school community has access to various sports programs throughout each season. Students must be registered and need to have a current DIAA Physical on file with the nurse's office in order to participate in school sports. For a list of our Athletic programs and Clubs click the links below.

For more information about our coaches and who to contact go to www.greenknightssports.com

Parents come out on September 17th to our Open House night. You will have an opportunity to go through your student's schedule and meet the teachers who will share in their learning this year. We will begin our meeting in the auditorium at 6pm with Mrs. Calderon-Lacy and the Mount Pleasant Administrative Team.

We have a new look. Check out our new website at https://mphs.brandywineschools.org/ . We appreciate your patience as we polish our new look.

Universal Free Student Meal School!

Parents will not be required to complete a Meal Benefit Application for this school year. ALL students will receive a Free Breakfast and Lunch each day. Students will have access to the snack line but will need to purchase snacks at costs. We highly encourage families to set up a www.linqconnect.com account for their student to purchase snacks.

If your student is taking AP and IB classes which will require them to take National and International assessments, then you will have to complete the meal benefit application in order to determine your elegibility for free or reduced assessment fees.

Our school social workers provide service hours and counseling to students throughout the summer. They are in the building on Tuesdays and Thursdays to provide services to students on their caseloads. Stay tuned for more information regarding additional programming.

Mr. Preston Lanier and Mrs. Regina Ames will be making phone calls to families and students to continue summer services and support.

School Supplies

Students who will not be continuing in a Brandywine School District School next year need to return their chromebooks to their current school. If you have a chromebook that is damaged of needs repair please turn it in to our library or main office. Repairs may be charged depending on the damage.

Our offices will be open Monday - Friday from 7am to 3pm for the remainder of the year. Join us in welcoming Mrs. Maya Grier our new attendance secretary. Mrs. Grier will be covering the main office as part of her duties and will also manage all attendance matters.

For the 24-25 school year we will have a few changes to the office procedures. Last year we average 50+ students late to school every day. In order to address this issue we will be monitoring students who consistently arrive late to school/class. Please review the new guidelines for Early Dismissals and Late Arrivals below.

All students will sign in and out using a digital sign in system (SWIPE). Student ID's will have a barcode they can scan or enter their student ID number.

• Administrators will monitor the number of late to school/class entries and will issue warnings and detentions. Parent conferences may be required if actions do not improve.
• Early Dismissals must be accompanied with a parent note regardless if student is 18 years of age. The guardian must notify the attendance secretary that the student can leave early.
• No early dismissals will be accepted after 2pm. School dismisses at 2:18 and the office must prepare for the arrival of buses.
• Only Seniors may have abbreviated schedules and or study hall excusals to leave early or arrive late. Parents must sign the study hall forms for Seniors to have the permission leave first and last period of the day ONLY.

No students are permitted to leave the building and return for a later class without a documented reason. If you have any questions please speak with your student's administrator.

8/26 First Day of School for 9 and 12 Grades

8/27 All Grades report back to school

9/2 Schools Closed Labor Day

9/10 Schools Closed State of Delaware Election Day!

9/19 Mount Peasant Open House 6pm

Please reach out to us if you need assistance. Our offices are open Monday through Friday from 7am to 3pm.

Email: MountPleasantHS@bsd.k12.de.us
Website: https://www.brandywineschools.org/mphs
Location: 5201 Washington Street, Wilmington, DE, USA
Phone: 302-762-7125
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MPHSGreenKnights