Good morning, Woolie families.

It's hard to believe that we are already sending out the April Community Newsletter. Where has the school year gone?! With so many things going on at the Junior-Senior High School, its no surprise that the days are flying by.

April is no exception when it comes to "things" going on! We have so many activities, both academically and co-curricularly, taking place that we are excited to share with the community. We love all of these events as they showcase the efforts of our students and staff and allow our community to come out and show support for our Woolies!

We are deeply thankful for our strong partnership with the community and are appreciative of all that you do to support our efforts!

Sincerely,

Chris Lowe

• Student Spotlight
• Housekeeping/Reminders
• From the School Counseling Department
• Our Schedule for the Month
• Looking Ahead
• Athletics Department Information
• Woolie Gear

Congratulations to Gizelle Campos, the Valedictorian of the Class of 2025.

Gizelle was also this year's recipient of the Worcester County Superintendent's Award.

Congrats to Gizelle on both of this prestigious accomplishments.

Congratulations to Courtney Le, the Salutatorian of the Class of 2025.

Congrats to Courtney on the prestigious accomplishment!

Congratulations on achieving the gold Council of Excellence Award! What an amazing accomplishment for our school to be recognized for!

Please click the link below for an updated timeline of events for the Class of 2025.

Please note that these dates are tentatively scheduled.

Please see the attached visual for updates on our iReady Benchmarking Dates for the 2024-2025 school year.

Please see the visual for the update on this year's High School testing calendar.

**Please note that some of these dates are subject to change.**

Please see the visual for the update on this year's Junior High School testing calendar.

**Please note that some of these dates are subject to change.**

Check out what's going on in the School Counseling Department for the month of April.

The School Council will be meeting on April 1 at 8:30 am for its monthly meeting.

Students in the Carpenters Union Workshop series will be attending a working session on April 2.

Term 3 officially ends on Friday, April 4.

Ms. Moran will be taking students to participate in Student Government Day at the State House on Friday, April 4.

Any Junior or Senior that is planning on brining an outside guest, must have their form turned into Mrs. Rigney by Friday, April 4.

Please remember that the age cap for outside guests is 19 years old, as indicated on the form.

If you have specific questions, please reach out to Mrs. Rigney.

Term 4 officially begins on Monday, April 7.

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During the week of April 7 - April 11, we will be recognizing our amazing Assistant Principals, Mrs. Rigney and Mr. Mara.

Tech week for this year's Spring Musical, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, begins the week of April 7 - April 11.

If you have questions, please reach out to our Director, Ms. Danielle Rieder.

Humanities Scholars will be headed to Nichols College on April 8.

Grades 7 and 8 will be taking their MCAS ELA on April 9 and 10. Makeups will take place on April 11 and 14.

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COme and celebrate our amazing Drama Department as they perform the all-time classic, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. Per usual, we will have three performances over the course of the weekend. We anticipate being at capacity for the shows, so please get your tickets early. Here is the Direct Link to Purchase Tickets.

Friday Performance - 7:00 pm

Saturday Performance - 7:00 pm

Sunday Performance - 2:00 pm

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More information to come.

Our School Counseling Department is hosting our first annual Industry Day Fair on April 16. Students will have the opportunity to explore various industries and connect directly with professionals about some of the intricacies associated with the particular career field.

If you have any questions, please reach out directly to your child's counselor.

Please reach out to Mr. Settle or Mr. Przygoda for more info.

The Millbury Public Schools will be hosting its 3rd annual, "A Night to Belong" at the Shaw School. The event will be taking place on April 17 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.

Mr. Bastien's AP Environmental Science will be headed to the Blackstone Water Facility on April 18 to participate in field work.

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Identified students needing to complete an EPP will be doing so on April 28 and April 29. Counselors will be notifying students and families directly.

Last year at our Student Council Conference, we had the chance to hear an incredible keynote speaker who truly left a lasting impact. Our students loved him so much, they were determined to bring him to Millbury—and they made it happen!

A huge thank you to our very generous Parents Club for funding this opportunity!

On Monday, the day we return from break, Monti Washington will be speaking to all students in grades 9–12. We felt it was important to bring his message to our entire student body as soon as possible.

Monti is flying in from LA just to speak with us, and we’re hopeful his words will resonate with all of our students just as they did with our Student Council leaders.

There will be 2 assemblies:

9th &10th Grade: 11:35 -12:35

11th & 12th Grade: 12:45-1:45

Here is his bio in case you want to learn a little more about him:

Monti’s passion for helping students stems from the adversity he faced early on in life. Forced to live in poverty due to his mother’s drug addiction, Monti grew up sleeping on cardboard boxes, living in parks, and being abused by foster parent after foster parent. Until 8th grade Monti was in special Ed. Classes and was held back on two separate occasions. Despite this adversity, Monti went on to obtain two college degrees, become an award winning poet, published author, activist, and nationally recognized actor appearing in several commercials and shows and currently starring in Tyler Perry’s Bruh.

Best Buddies will be hosting a Paint Night in the B Cafe on April 29 at 5:00 pm.

The annual town election will be taking place on April 30 in the Gymnasium.

8th-graders will participating in the Grade 8 MCAS STE on April 30 and May 1.

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Please see the flyer for more information

PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW OUR ATHLETICS CALENDAR.

Check out the link to our online store where you can get some great Woolie Gear. This store is open 24/7!

Be on the lookout for more gear that will be available during the year through fundraisers and extra-curriculars!

Email: clowe@millburyschools.org
Website: https://hs.millburyschools.org
Location: 12 Martin Street, Millbury, MA, USA
Phone: 508.865.5841 Facebook: facebook.com/mjshswoolies

The Millbury Public Schools ensures equal employment and educational opportunities for its employees and students and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex or sexual orientation, gender identity (M.G.L. c. 151B and 151C, Title VI, Title VII, and Title IX), or on the basis of disability (Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973/ADA) or homelessness. In addition, the Millbury Public Schools does not discriminate against its employees on the basis of age (M.G.L. 151B/ADEA) on the basis of veteran's status, or genetic information.