Warrior Weekly News

The weeks leading up to the holidays are filled with lots of energy and excitement as students work hard in classes and anticipate all of the things they will do over break.

One of the exciting things that happened this past week was the Career Exploration Event at MHS, in which over 50 business partners (Thank you to all business partners!) came and spoke to our students about a wide range of careers from manufacturing, plumbing, electrical, to public services such as law enforcement and firefighting. Events such as this are amazing opportunities for students to think about future careers. The speakers did a great job sharing what their work entails and what skills students will need to be successful. I love to hear our students talk about how they are making connections between careers and courses that they are taking (or want to take). We know that students are highly engaged in their learning when they see that "real-world" purpose.

One last thing from the Career Exploration Event that stuck with me was a conversation I had with one of the speakers. The speaker and I talked at length, as he was leaving, about how cool it was to meet so many students excited to learn about what he did for a living. He marveled at the interest of the students and how mature they were during his presentation. He agreed with me when I told him that our Warriors are stars.

I hope you have some time this weekend to connect with your amazing kids. Our Warriors ARE amazing and the speaker's comments remind me of the bright future they have in front of them. :)

Have a great weekend!

Go, Warriors!

Andy Bavlnka

Principal

Congratulations: Ian Bojarski, Beau Monnot, Sydney Treichel, and Isabella Seggelink with Principal Bavlnka

**Not pictured: Sydney Jameson, Brody Axelson, and Seth Conway

Email: mhs-admin-office@muskegonorway.org
Website: https://www.muskegonorway.org/schools/high/
Phone: 262-971-1790

Twitter: @MHSBavlnka

We know that regular school attendance is a priority for students.

• Our goal is that all students have a daily attendance rate higher than 95%, as we know it strongly impacts student achievement and success.
• Additionally, we want ALL MHS students to be College, Career, and Community ready. We know that a 95% attendance rate prepares our students to be successful beyond high school.
• Please reach out to Ms. Jen Gigl (jennifer.gigl@muskegonorway.org) for support if your student is struggling with attendance. We are here for you!

• December 23-31: Winter Break - No Students or Teachers
• January 1: Winter Break - No Students or Teachers
• January 2: School Resumes

From the Desk of SRO Kristalidis:

With our first winter weather day of the year, I thought this was a fitting reminder for any of you who are drivers. Especially if you are a newer driver and this is your first winter driving.

In addition to the tips on the poster below, an important reminder is that Wisconsin law requires you use your headlights during periods of limited visibility. Limited visibility means that objects are not visible from a distance of 500 feet from your vehicle (i.e.: when it's snowing, raining, or foggy).

Drive safely!

*Please take a minute to reinforce the need to be careful in school parking lots in terms of speed, honoring stop signs, and being extra attentive. We have lots of traffic and new drivers. We want to keep everyone safe. :)

For parking information, click here (map included).

Looking forward to the holidays? Well, why not represent your High School during the festive times? The Warriors Warehouse would like to introduce the holiday season to the best sales and promotions you have ever seen! These promotions include the following:

• For the month of December, we have a BOGO 50% sale on the three long-sleeve shirts found in the Warriors Warehouse.
• To make your Christmas tree look ten times better, purchase a Muskego Warriors ornament.
• Who doesn't like a good discount? All clearance items are an additional 10% off the already discounted price, what a deal!

Muskego FBLA greatly appreciates every community member's contribution! On behalf of the Muskego FBLA chapter we would like to wish everyone an early Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, we hope you enjoy!

Scholarships are continuously updated and added to our MHS scholarship website throughout the academic year for our 12th grade students. Currently there are several posted that are due in less than one month. Please consider reviewing each of these and applying. If you need any support with your application or have any questions you can stop into Student Services to work with Mrs. Knapp!

Please consider applying for the WI Distinguished Young Women Scholarship Program. This national scholarship program promotes and rewards scholastics, leadership, and talent in young women. Each year the program rewards $50,000 in scholarships to deserving young women in WI. The application takes only 5 minutes. Please stop in to see Mrs. Knapp in Student Services with questions or apply at https://www.distinguishedyw.org. Deadline to apply is December 15th.

What: ASAP is a tutoring program for Freshman students which monitors student progress, reduces student failures, and increases communication among teachers, parents, administrators, guidance Counselors and support staff.

Where: Room 288

When: Tuesdays After School (2:30-3:30)

***Dates are subject to change

December: 17

January: 7, 14

February: 11, 18

March: 4, 18

April: 22, 29

May: 13, 27

June: 3

Why: We want students to be successful. A referral to the program is not necessary in order to attend the After School Academic Program but a referral form can be found on the School Website under the Parents & Students Tab under Academic Resources. Students are welcome to get help any week it works in their schedule.

*Pictured with Mr. Mueller

To view current support staff job vacancies, click HERE

Please see flyer here for more information.

• Love and Logic 5 week class starting in January. See flyer here.
  
• Dairyland Bus Company is hiring, see flyer here.

Taher is now offering catering services for your events. Also, Taher is hiring.

• Taher Catering Services
• Taher Hiring Flyer

We will be allowing students to enter MHS through Door 16 (Athletic Doors) during morning passing periods to help students get to class on time:

• Door 16 will be open during passing periods between 1st and 2nd, 2nd and 3rd, and 3rd and 4th hours.

• The doors will ONLY be open during the five minute passing period window. A staff member will be monitoring students entering the building during this time.

• Report absences before 8:30 am.

• Report absences by logging into Infinite Campus, either through the Campus Parent App or from a computer.

• Once logged in, click More, then Absence Requests.

• Select your student(s).

• Select the reason from the drop-down.

• Select the absence type.

• Select the date(s).

• Add Comments.

• Click Submit

We will now be sending out the weekly parent/guardian/student newsletter via email AND by text going forward. To make sure that you receive communication either way, double-check your settings in IC. Here is a form to follow along to make sure your settings are correct.

Our Weekly Parent Newsletter is a great way to keep up on the happenings of MHS. Additionally, our webpage and social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook are used to help celebrate the awesome things our students are doing.

Please consider following us on Twitter @MHSBavlnka or Muskego-Norway Schools on Facebook.

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