DESE Report Card

Greetings,

State regulations mandate that we share a "report card" that is produced by the Department of Early and Secondary Education (DESE). This report highlights how each school fared on the most recent MCAS testing. We will be distributing this report to all students this Friday. You can access the report and corresponding letter HERE.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact my office. I wish you a wonderful day and holiday season!

Student Illnesses and Being Dismissed

Happy Wednesday!

As the weather gets cold and the days grow short, we're noticing the annual trend of increased illnesses and students requesting to be dismissed. This year we've also noticed an increase in the number of students texting a parent asking to be dismissed because they don't feel good.

I ask that all students who feel ill see the school nurse. The nurse will evaluate the student and call a parent to have the student dismissed. If your child texts you saying he/she doesn't feel well please have them report to the nurse who will then follow up with you. We need to track the number of students not feeling well for the health and safety of all students.

When your child is dismissed I also ask that you or the responsible adult please come into the building to dismiss your child. This is for security reasons. I do not want any student leaving school grounds with an unauthorized person.

I appreciate your support on this. Best wishes for a healthy winter!

2nd Term Progress Reports Sent Home!

We distributed second quarter mid-term progress reports to all students today. Please take time and ask your child about these reports. We decided to issue progress reports with the knowledge that not having an electronic means to view your child’s status has negatively impacted your ability to monitor and supervise your child this year. I sincerely hope that we are able to launch a new electronic progress report system soon, but did not want to wait any longer to communicate your child’s progress with you.

If you have any questions regarding these progress reports I advise you to contact your child’s teacher directly. If you have trouble communicating with the teacher then please contact your child’s guidance counselor who will be pleased to assist.

Thanks!

Congratulations Bailey!

Congratulations to MHS's Bailey Medeiros for winning the Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2014 competition this past weekend! Bailey competed against 65 other contestants at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium Theatre.

Bailey will now represent Massachusetts at the Miss Teen USA 2014 pageant next July in the Bahamas!

Great job Bailey! You make MHS very proud.

Here is a link to a press release regarding Bailey's victory.

Winter Athletics

Happy Wednesday everyone! This is important information from our athletic department. I'll be sending out a Connect-Ed soon with the same information:

Winter Sports will begin on Monday, December 2^nd. The schedule for 12/2 is as follows: 

Boys Basketball try-outs: 2:30 to 5:30 pm in the gym

Girls Basketball try-outs: 5:30-8:30 pm in the gym

Cheerleading: 5:00-8:00 pm in the HS Cafeteria

Swimming: 4:30-7:30 pm at Quarry Hill Pool

Please confirm that your son/daughter has a physical on file with the school nurse.  Physicals are now good for 13 months and will sometimes expire during the season.  Please contact the school nurse if you are unsure.  Anyone that does not have a current physical will not be allowed to tryout/ participate.

I wish you the best of luck with the upcoming season and look forward to seeing you competing and representing MHS.

September and October Students of the Month

The Student Council has started a new tradition this year with monthly recognition assemblies. We come together as a school community every month to recognize Students of the Month, Faculty of the Month, Athletes of the Week, and other recognition depending on the month.

So far we have recognized the following Students of the Month:

September

Jennifer Lusty

Cassidy Bailey

Myrand Messina

Rebecca Biancardi

Christopher Riley

Emily Crescentini

Karen Kubaska

Larry Vozzella

Kade Sandomierski

Stephanie Lefebvre

October

Kathryn Szwed

Rachel Buck

Matt Serra

Rachel Gordon

Ashley Forest

Noah Malo

Samantha Gilmore

Congratulations to everyone!

Back Online!

After a hiatus due to technology issues, I'm proud to announce that the MHS Principal Blog is back online! By now you should have seen the new Monson Public Schools website. I am excited with the new site and how clean and informative it is.

For those new to my blog, I try and post current events and topics in a timely manner to ensure families and the larger community are informed with what is happening at MHS. Please feel free to leave comments!

Make it a wonderful day!