Coming up on the Horizon

All of the Millard High Schools have agreed on the following criteria for a student wanting to attend homecoming.

This includes signing a form for a student to attend homecoming at another school.

· Passing ½ of their classes

· Fewer than 12 tardies

· Present 90% of the time

• Millard West -September 21st
• Millard North- September 28th
• Millard South-October 5th

Please click here to order from School Tradition's Omaha. All orders must be made online. We encourage our students to attend their home school graduation at the end of the year with Millard North, South, and West.

Millard South Graduation- May 24th, 9:00 am

Millard West Graduation- May 24th, 1:00 pm

Millard North Graduation May 24th, 5:00 pm

A Metro Community College representative will be here on Thursday, September 26. This visit is for any student interested in CollegeNOW or post-secondary education. Interested students should sign up with Mrs. Parker by Wednesday, September 25.

Jingle Volunteers

We are looking for a few parents willing to support the Millard Public Schools Foundation, which supports all the students in the School.

In recent years, they have directly benefited Horizon by allowing us to purchase alternative seating and providing incentives for students to do well at school.

Volunteers would be responsible for decorating a tree for the Annual Millard Public Schools Jingle Event. A tree and a $200 budget for decorations will be provided.

The informational meeting will be on September 26th at 7 p.m. in The Room at the Foundation (5231 S. 159th Avenue).

The tree guidelines are below. Any parent willing to volunteer is appreciated, and you can let Dr. Brosnan know by emailing her at elbrosnan@mpsomaha.org. If you are unable to volunteer but would like to donate, please let us know.

September is Attendance Awareness Month, a campaign that highlights the strong connection between school attendance and academic achievement.

During the 2022-2023 school year, 69,000 students or 22% of Nebraska students were chronically absent. Chronic absence is defined as missing 10% of a school year or about 18 days. It counts all absences: excused, unexcused, and suspensions. Millard Public Schools has 176 school days in the 2024-2025 school year. Based on chronic absenteeism research it is recommended that a student miss less than nine days of school.

Absenteeism and its ill effects start early. One in 10 kindergarten and first grade students are chronically absent. Poor attendance can influence whether children read proficiently by the end of third grade or are held back. By 6th grade, chronic absence becomes a leading indicator that a student will drop out of high school. When students improve their attendance rates, they improve their academic prospects and chances for graduating.

A quick reminder of a great opportunity for 9th through 12th graders. The VFW's

Voice of Democracy Contest can help financially prepare students for college and more

importantly, remind all of us of the importance of veteran service to our nation.

The VFW’s annual Voice of Democracy Audio Essay Competition gives students an opportunity

to express their views on an annual patriotic theme. The 2024 – 2025 theme is “Is America

Today Our Forefathers’ Vision?” Please join the students who participated in past years. Details

of the VFW program and Voice of Democracy Competition are in the attached documents. Please apply at https://vfw1581.org/

The deadline for this year’s submissions is October 31st, 2024.

• Students of the month are those students that are showing consistency in being on PAR. (Productive, Accountable, and Respectful)
• Students are nominated and voted on by staff each month.
• Each student is eligible to receive the award once per school year.
• Chosen students will receive a gift bag of prizes donated by a local business

• Click on this spreadsheet to donate to our teacher's wishlist.

  We appreciate you supporting us

• Students who are interested in construction/trades are encouraged to fill out the interest survey in the all-school google classroom. It is also located HERE

• Please be advised that blankets are not to be worn during the school day. If your student chooses to have a blanket on the way to and from school, it needs to remain in their backpack during the school day. If you need assistance with warm clothes, please reach out to our School Social Worker, Abby Bjornsen.

The free/reduced meal application is now live on the MPS website:

1. Please go to https://www.mpsomaha.org/

2. Click on the “Departments” box: https://www.mpsomaha.org/departments

3. Scroll down to the “Food Services” tab and click on it

4. Click on the “Free & Reduced Application Information” tab and select the language version you prefer.

Students must…

• Pass 50% of their classes every term
• If they do not, your student will have one term to pass 3 out of their 4 classes to maintain their spot.
• Maintain good attendance
• If they are not, a meeting will be held to discuss their attendance.

Open Campus is a privilege for juniors and seniors attending Horizon. Open campus is reserved for students who meet the following qualifications to be in good standing each week.

1. The student must be passing all classes with a 68.5% or higher.

2. The student must be in good attendance. This means the student has missed less than 10% of instructional minutes for the week.

3. The student must have good behavior. This means no major behavior infractions.

4. JUNIOR PARENTS: If you student meets the below qualifications they may go to lunch with your permission. Please complete this form to indicate that you would like them to be able to leave for lunch if they qualify.

Please do not call your student out if they do not qualify. We need your partnership to support your student.

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If you have questions regarding any information in this mailing, please call 402-715-8468. Have a fantastic weekend.

Sincerely,

Dr. Emili Brosnan

Principal

Mr. Antonio Gonzalez

Assistant Principal