NAHS co-presidents Bailey Meade & Katie Turner putting the final touches on the Winter Semi-Formal Dance banner, displayed at this past Fridays event.
THIS WEEK:
December 4 - Day 3 A-Flex-D-F-C
December 5 - Day 4 B-A-Flex-G-E
December 6 - Day 5 C-B-D-F-G
December 7 - Day 6 E-A-Flex-C-F
December 8 - Day 7 A-B-D-G-E
LOOKING AHEAD:
December 11 - Day 8 B-Flex-D-C-F
December 12 - A-G HALF DAY 11:10 Dismissal (Teacher PD)
December 13 - Day 1 C-A-Flex-E-G
December 14 - Day 2 E-B-D-G-F
December 15 - Day 3 A-Flex-D-F-C
NOTABLE DATES:
Monday, December 11 - Winter Band, Orchestra and Chorus Concert
Thursday, December 14 - Winter Jazz Band, Jazz Choir, Chamber Orchestra Concert
HELPFUL INFORMATION:
- If you are having trouble accessing your ASPEN account - email aspenhelp@email.medfield.net for assistance
- Check out the Medfield High School FAQs Center for information regarding our HS Schedule, School Calendars, Bell Schedules, Technology, and more!
- Here is the 23-24 HS Monthly Bell Schedule for your reference. Please check it regularly as information may change.
- 2023-2024 MPS District Calendar
HANDBOOK HIGHLIGHT #14
STUDENT PARKING
- Parking is designated for seniors, with each eligible driver receiving a numbered parking spot for the school year. The fee for parking on campus is $180/year. All students must register their vehicle(s) with the Assistant Principal prior to receiving a spot assignment and physical parking pass.
- If there are additional parking spaces available, there will be a parking lottery for eligible juniors. The parking lottery for Semester 2 will be open soon - juniors please watch your email.
- Students may not visit their cars during the school day without permission from the main office.
- Students parking on campus are doing so at their own risk, and Medfield High School is not responsible for damages or theft.
- Medfield High School students and visitors are expected to obey all traffic safety laws and speed limits. Failure to do so will result in possible legal action and revocation of parking privileges.
- Students are not permitted to transfer or loan parking spots to other students. Sophomores may not park on campus.
- Students who drive to school without an assigned parking spot or authorization from the main office will receive disciplinary consequences. Violators of the parking expectations may be subject to the loss of current or future on-campus parking privileges.
- Parking privileges may be revoked for leaving campus without proper authorization.
For more information, please visit the MHS Student Handbook.
FROM THE SCHOOL COUNSELING OFFICE
Attention Juniors and Seniors:
2024 Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
On Wednesday, February 7th, Medfield will be offering the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery). Students should report to the counseling office at 7:45AM on test day. Students can register here:
The test, optional and open to all CURRENT JUNIORS & SENIORS, is approximately 3 hours in length. Students are reminded that they are responsible to approach teachers in order to make up all missing assignments. Students will check-in to the MHS Counseling Office the morning of the exam.
The ASVAB is an interest inventory that allows students to explore potential career options. The ASVAB is designed to help students learn more about themselves and the world of work, to identify and explore potentially satisfying occupations, and develop an effective strategy to realize potential career goals.
There is no fee to take the test. If you have any questions about registration please contact the counseling office.
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Junior Future Planning Night - Follow Up Materials
We were thrilled to see many of you at our Junior Future Planning Night last Thursday! For those who were unable to attend, please find attached our Junior Future Planning Night Information Packet.
If you don't yet have an active Parent/Guardian SCOIR account, you should have received on email from SCOIR on Friday, 12/1. Clicking on the link provided in that email will allow you to activate your account. If you did not receive the email or would like to add a second parent, please feel free to contact your child's school counselor. Attached is a Parent/Guardian Guide to Using SCOIR which we encourage you to check out to help you make the most of the available features.
As always, please don't hesitate to reach out to your child's school counselor if we can support you in any way.
FROM THE PTO
The FUNTASTIC AND HIGH-FLYING Harlem Wizards are returning to Medfield High School on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 7pm!!
This event promises to be high energy, fun-filled, great for kids and adults and will guarantee to put a smile on all your faces! Extremely talented basketball players will play against your teachers from all Medfield District Schools. (We say ‘play', but we all know they’ll run circles around them in a very entertaining way!!)
The event is a fundraiser for the Medfield High School PTO, to help raise funds for scholarships, deserving awards, inspirational speakers, grant requests to enrich classroom experiences and so much more. Please help support us by purchasing tickets to this great show, bringing the whole community together. Tickets would make great Holiday Gifts giving you all something to look forward to in the New Year!
TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED HERE - Hurry before they sell out!
Thank you for your support.
PRE-ACT TEST
Dear Sophomore Families and Students,
In February of 2024 Medfield High School will be offering the PRE-ACT for all sophomores. This OPTIONAL practice test for the ACT is normed for sophomores and is a great low-stakes introduction into the college admissions testing window.
The PRE-ACT will be held at MHS on Saturday, February 10th at 7:45AM. The test is approximately three hours long.
To register, families should follow this link and fill out all the information necessary. The fee for the test will be $35.00 with an option for a fee reduction. The registration window will be from Monday, December 4th through Friday, January 19th, 2024.
For more information about the PRE-ACT feel free to contact your guidance counselor, read this document, PRE ACT AT A GLANCE, or reach out to me with any questions or concerns.
Thank you,
Alice Luczak
PSAT, SAT, and Pre-ACT Coordinator
aluczak@email.medfield.net
From the Class of 2026:
Do you plan to purchase gift cards for the holidays? Maybe you could purchase a gift card for yourself to do all your holiday shopping with? The Class of 2026 would like to make the holidays even easier for you!
The Class of 2026 is running a Gift Card fundraiser from now through the holidays. Simply create an account, purchase your gift cards, and your gift cards will be mailed directly to you or delivered to you electronically. You will pay no additional charge for the gift card but RaiseRight will donate a certain percentage back to the Class of 2026!
Thank you for supporting the Class of 2026!
Sincerely,
Kate Mioduszewski and Kayla Spinello
Class of 2026 Advisors
From the Class of 2027:
To purchase your raffle tickets, use this LINK or the QR code.
FROM THE NATIONAL ART HONOR SOCIETY
Please consider supporting NAHS by purchasing a pack of student illustrated winter gift labels. All proceeds go to the arts scholarship fund. Reach out to Meg Drew with questions.
FROM THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
Calling all K-12 student space and science enthusiasts!
NASA wants to hear where and how you’d explore space with the Power to Explore Student Challenge.
Students are challenged to research Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS), a type of nuclear “battery” used in space exploration, and dream up a new RPS-powered space mission to a destination with limited or obstructed access to light. Write about where your RPS-powered mission would go, the mission goal(s), the advantages of using RPS, and a unique power you have to help achieve mission success. In total, your submission is limited to 250 words.
Entries will be judged in three grade-level categories: K-4, 5-8, and 9-12. Every student who submits an entry will receive a digital certificate and an invitation to a virtual event with NASA experts, where students will learn about what powers the NASA workforce to dream big and explore. Fifteen national semifinalists in each grade category (45 winners total) will receive a NASA RPS Prize pack, three national finalists in each grade category will (9 finalists total) will receive a virtual session with a NASA RPS expert, and one grand prize winner from each grade category (3 total) will receive a trip for two to NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
Learn more at the Challenge website. Entries due January 26, 2024, 11:59 p.m. ET.
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Battelle Climate Challenge for 9th-12th grade students
The Battelle Climate Challenge asks students to research past and future impacts of climate-related hazards in their community, and then develop a proposed action to help build a more resilient community. The grand prize winner will present their poster at the Innovations in Climate Resilience Conference in Washington, D.C., and receive a $5,000 STEM grant for a U.S. nonprofit organization, public library, or public school. The 2nd - 5th place finalists will receive a $1,500 STEM grant for a U.S. nonprofit organization, public library, or public school. Learn more at the Challenge website. Entries due: January 19, 2024.
CLUB NEWS
FEES FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Students are expected to pay a $25 Activity Fee for participation in extracurricular activities/clubs per year (not including athletics). This annual fee covers membership in all clubs/activities and is used to offset costs associated with these groups/activities. Matters of monetary hardship should be directed to an Assistant Principal for extracurricular fees. This fee is now due and checks should be made out to the Town of Medfield with your child’s name in the memo. Fees can be turned in to the club advisor or the main office.
The Ski & Snowboard Club still has openings!! Please consider joining the fun at Wachusett Mountain!! Trips are Thursdays after school starting after winter vacation. Please contact gkincaid@email.medfield.net if interested.
FROM MEDFIELD OUTREACH
FROM SEPAC
Medfield SEPAC is offering Parent Connection Groups this year in response to feedback in meetings and after-meeting surveys. A SEPAC parent volunteer will coordinate each, focusing on a different diagnosis. These informal groups will connect parents and caregivers of children of all ages with the specific diagnosis to share experiences and resources.
Our Parent Connection Group, focusing on Down Syndrome, is holding its second meeting on December 21st from 11:30 am-12:30 pm at the Medfield Public Library. If you want to join this group, please get in touch with Michelle, this group's parent volunteer, at mebrien@gmail.com.
We are looking to form groups for the following diagnoses: ADHD, Dyslexia + Language-based Learning Disabilities, and Autism Spectrum. If you want to join one of these groups, please email sepac@email.medfield.net to connect with our parent volunteers for more information.
If you haven't taken our website survey yet, there is no time like the present. Access the survey directly HERE.
Check out our website, Facebook, and Instagram social media pages. We share area events and more!
If you haven't taken a second yet to pre-order a yearbook copy now while supplies last, please do so ASAP. Luckily, the price has been frozen at $95 for the rest of this school year, which is a good deal since the final price has long been $100. Here is the ordering link. If you have any questions, please read through this FAQs doc for more information. Thanks!
FROM THE ALL NIGHT GRAD PARTY
Please PAY IT FORWARD
Every year the graduating class experiences the party of all parties in a very SAFE environment. The only way the kids (who do say it’s one of the most memorable ’school’ events they have ever experienced) can enjoy this is from the amazing generous time from volunteers pulling it all together. Many hands make light work - and fun ‘work’ too!!
Join our committee with friends or even to make new like-minded friends whose mission is to create FUN.
Please consider helping out this year - in ANY capacity.
Underclassmen parents can be part of the planning ready for new parents to take over the reins by the time your kids are in Senior Year. Senior parents can of course help out too, but not the night of however.
Let's create fun together…
Reach out today to find out how you can help.
Email: angpmedfield@gmail.com
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FOR OUR DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS!
COMMUNITY NOTICES
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https://www.medfield.net/o/medfield-public-schools/browse/103792
To submit items to the MHS WEEKLY NEWS UPDATE, please email Maura Fitzgerald at mfitzgerald@email.medfield.net by 8:00 AM on Monday mornings. If you would like to submit photos or flyers, please convert to .jpg files.
