Warrior Weekly News

Wow! Homecoming is a great time at MHS. Students and staff celebrate spirit days dressed as Adam Sandler, in class colors, and engage in an amazing pep rally. It really is a celebration that brings the whole school community together in an impressive way. It is a change for us all to embrace the 1Warrior mindset. This part of Homecoming is exciting as it aligns with one of our building priorities which is to see all of our Warriors connected to the school in a positive way.

Competitions this week gave our Warriors a chance to compete in golf, swim, volleyball, tennis, and football. The support at these events from our community energizes our athletes and pushes them to be even better. The Warrior families our a big part of the success of our athletes. Thank you for all the support!

This second week of school also brought with it many exciting lessons in our classrooms as teachers began labs with their students, began teaching comma rules, and started to deliver exciting content in their courses. The education at MHS is always a priority. One of our priorities this year is to grow all of our students in the area of literacy.

It really is great to be a Muskego Warrior. Have a great weekend!

Andy Bavlnka

Principal

262-971-1790 EXT 4500

In today’s world, it is crucial for every school system to maintain a heightened awareness of school safety. Rest assured, this will always be our top priority within our school system, and we are committed to ensuring the safety of our students and staff.

We have learned that a middle school student in our neighboring community, Mukwonago, received a threatening image via a social media app on Thursday, September 12th. With support from their police force, they continue investigating the matter. They believe their schools are safe, and they are in session today.

Rest assured, if any form of school threat was received in our district, it would be treated with the utmost seriousness and investigated thoroughly. We are proactive in our approach, and our robust partnership with our local law enforcement agencies ensures that every situation is handled with the necessary diligence.

Events like this create an opportunity for an impactful conversation with your student(s). Please talk with them about how they would respond if they received information of a threatening nature. Remind them of the importance of reporting information immediately to a trusted adult or through our SUSO app. Additionally, remind them that spreading rumors about a threat is also not okay and could result in significant disciplinary and legal actions. Finally, if you hear something as a parent/guardian, please immediately contact our police department. We all share the responsibility to keep our schools safe, and we appreciate your support.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions

SUSO Information here (LINK).

• Saturday, September 14: Homecoming dance from 7:00-10:00pm
• Wednesday, September 18, 2024: Warriors Welcome/Parent Open House 5:30-7:30pm
• Friday, September 20, 2024: Warrior Club Fair (sign-up in Sal Gym at lunch)
• October 1, 2024: ACP Day
• October 2, 2024: Parent Teacher Conferences 3:30-7:30

Warriors' Welcome is an exciting time to meet your student's teachers. You will learn a bit about the objectives of the courses, communication, and expectations. The event starts at 5:30 in the PAC for a brief introduction.

Learn more about the event.

See you soon!

On Thursday, September 26th, teachers and school staff will present important information regarding mental health and suicide prevention. Please use this as an opportunity to have important discussions at home. Please see the presentation HERE.

REMINDER, Senior Photos are due by October 25, 2024 for the yearbook. Click here for more information.

We will now be sending out the weekly parent/guardian/student newsletter via email AND by text going forward. We apologize last week for the new format of being sent out as a text only. We were having school-wide Infinite Campus issues, which did not allow an email version. 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.

Welcome to the 2024-25 School year! You will see a new staff member this year, partnered with SRO Chris Kristalidis. K9 Tito is a Police Facility dog, trained in therapy and narcotics detection.

He really enjoys interacting with students! It’s his favorite thing, followed closely by eating and his toys.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask when you see me out and about, or send me an email.

Chris Kristalidis, School Resource Officer

chris.kristalidis@muskegonorway.org

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.

For parking information, click here (map included).

• 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

Fall Weight Club for Muskego Power will start on Monday September 9th. Information and registration can be found on this link: Muskego Power.

Muskego High School will be offering the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) to any interested junior or senior. The test will be administered the morning of Tuesday, October 8th at Muskego High School in Room 234. The ASVAB is free of charge and should take approximately 3 hours. Students are responsible for any of the coursework missed while taking this assessment. Students need to sign-up to take the ASVAB by completing the form they were emailed from Student Services.

Standard AP Exam Registration is open as of September 2nd until November 1st, after this date there is a $10 late fee. AP (Advanced Placement) exams are optional exams that students can take for potential college credit if they receive a qualifying score. Please find more information about the registration process HERE.

Early College Credit Program (ECCP) allows a student in grades 9-12 to apply to enroll in a UW System institution or a participating private/nonprofit institution of higher education (IHE), to take one or more courses up to 18 credits, for which the student may earn high school credit and post-secondary credit. Students must meet certain criteria. For information about ECCP in the UW System, please click here. For information about ECCP in the WAICU (Private Colleges & Universities), please click here. The deadline for submitting completed ECCP applications for Spring Semester 2025 is October 1, 2024. Completed applications can be turned in to your School Counselor.

Start College Now allows a student in grades 11-12 to apply to enroll in a Wisconsin Technical College, to take one or more courses up to 18 credits, for which the student may earn high school credit and post-secondary credit. Students must meet certain criteria. For information on Start College Now, please click here. For information about Start College Now and Waukesha County Technical College please click here. The deadline for submitting completed Start College Now applications for Spring Semester 2025 is October 1, 2024. Completed applications can be turned in to your School Counselor. Students cannot be enrolled in both ECCP and Start College Now at the same time.

*Retakes will be Wednesday, October 16th during the lunch periods 11:00-12:40

At any time, you are able to see what your student has checked out from Destiny (physical collection) or Sora (ebooks and audiobooks). Linked are the directions for accessing the two accounts; you will need to be able to login as your student. It is the goal of the library to provide the right material for the right student; please use Novelist (provided by Badgerlink) to see professional and varied reviews. If you have additional needs or questions regarding the library materials your student accesses, please contact Muskego High School Librarian, Emily Dittmar.

• Destiny Physical Collection Access - will need to utilize the student log-in

• Sora eBook and Audiobook Access - will need to utilize the student log-in

To view current support staff job vacancies, click HERE

• Interested in Chess? Join the Chess Club. First lesson on Wed, Oct 2. More info here.
• Forte Theatre Company presents "She Loves Me" October 4-13. More info here.
• Join the Club DASH. Season runs from 10/14/24-3/1/25. See more info here.
• Muskego Lakes PTO presents the Pumpkin Spice Fair on Sunday, October 20, 9-2. Flyer here.
• Dairyland Bus Company is hiring, see flyer here.

Taher is now offering catering services for your events. Also, Taher is hiring. See the attached flyers for more information.

• Taher Catering Services
• Taher Hiring Flyer

Logan Komassa, Lauren Brome, Mr. Matt Mueller, Andrienne Schalk and Brianna Thomas

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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