The Writing Center was a busy place before February Vacation!
THIS WEEK:
February 26 - Day 7 A-B-D-G-E
February 27 - Day 8 B-Flex-D-C-F
February 28 - Day 1 C-A-Flex-E-G
February 29 - Day 2 E-B-D-G-F
March 1 - Day 3 A-Flex-D-F-C
LOOKING AHEAD:
March 4 - Day 4 B-A-Flex-G-E
March 5 - Day 5 C-B-D-F-G
March 6 - Day 6 E-A-Flex-C-F
March 7 - Day 7 A-B-D-G-E
March 8 - Day 8 B-Flex-D-C-F
NOTABLE DATES
February 27-29: Open Gradebooks
February 27-March 4: Cafe Read-A-Latte in the LMC
February 29: Sophomore Parent Night
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
- Class dues ($20/year) can be paid online via the MySchoolBucks portal. Please check your account for outstanding invoices.
ATHLETICS - TOURNAMENT TIME
Tuesday, February 27:
MIAA Alpine Ski State Championships
9:30 am - Wachusett Mountain (Good Luck Tyler Zilinski and Eva Thomson!)
Wednesday, Feb 28:
MIAA D2 Girls Hockey Round of 32
Medfield (#18) at King Philip (#15)
7pm - Foxboro Sports Center
MIAA D3 Boys Hockey Round of 32
Medfield (#10) hosts Wakefield (#23)
8pm - Cadillac Ice Arena in Walpole
Friday, March 1:
MIAA D2 Girls Basketball Round of 32
Medfield (#1) hosts Westboro (#32) / Marblehead (#33) winner
5:00 pm - Medfield High School Gym
MIAA D3 Boys Basketball Round of 32
Medfield (#6) hosts Boston Latin Academy (#27) / Worcester Tech (#38) winner
6:45 pm - Medfield High School Gym
Saturday, March 2:
MIAA Gymnastics State Championships
2pm - Algonquin Regional High School
Let's Go Warriors!
HANDBOOK HIGHLIGHT #24
EXTRA HELP
Extra help will be available during Flex blocks as well as after school some Tuesdays and most Thursdays. Teachers may also offer extra help before school and those arrangements should be discussed directly with the teacher.
In addition, students may request assistance from a peer tutor (a list of peer tutors is available through the guidance office).
For more information, please visit the MHS Student Handbook.
FROM THE SCHOOL COUNSELING OFFICE
Parents/Guardians of the Class of 2026:
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Military Representative Visits
A representative from the U.S. Navy will be visiting the School Counseling Office on Monday, March 4th during Flex A and B (10:09-11:16).
Students interested in hearing about the opportunities and benefits the military has to offer are encouraged to attend. Students interested please sign up in MFL under 'College Visits'.
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Personal Pathways Career and Training Fair:
Framingham Public Schools and Natick Public Schools are collaborating to host our Personal Pathways Career and Training Fair on the evening of March 12th. We are hosting organizations and businesses in order to spread awareness of the wide variety of career and training options available in today's job market. Metrowest students and families are invited to learn about a variety of postsecondary options beyond typical 4 year colleges.
Vendors from the following sectors will be represented:
Architecture and Construction & Trades
Arts A/V Technology and Communications
Education and Training
Employment Services
Health Science
Hospitality and Tourism
Human Services
Law Public Safety and Security
Military
Personal Services
Real Estate
STEM
Trade School/Community College
This event is open to the public.
CAFE READ-A-LATTE
The MHS Library is excited to announce the details for Café Read-a-Latte 2024! Café Read-a-Latte is a time for students to visit the LMC and get some relaxing downtime by visiting different stations with book/ reading themes. Every student at MHS will get to visit our celebration of books and reading during their English classes– and possibly, Flex.
In order to make this year successful, we are looking for your help! There are two ways to help if you are interested:
We are looking for a few volunteers to help us oversee/ restock the stations in the Library. IF you are interested in this, you must have a CORI on file with the Medfield Public Schools (within the last year). It only takes a few minutes if you stop by the front office at MHS or Central Office (3rd floor) with your driver's license.
Every student will get a free beverage and snack during their visit, so we are looking for snack and beverage donations.
*Non-perishable items can be dropped off anytime prior to our kickoff (2/27) & perishable items (fruit) can be dropped off during the week 2/27-3/4. You can leave them in the front office at MHS– or have your student deliver directly to the LMC.
Sign up for everything HERE :)
Thank you so much for helping us make this a special experience for every student at MHS!
Email Kerry Cowell with any questions!
CLASS OF 2024 FUNDRAISER
The Class of 2024 is hosting their last ever fundraiser of Medfield 9x12" pennants for $12. This fundraiser is to help support class initiatives for the rest of the year. The GOOGLE ORDER FORM will be open until 2/16 and checks can be dropped off through the first set of double doors on the bookshelf at the High School.
FROM THE THEATRE SOCIETY
Poster Design by Junior, Natasha Huss
MHS Spring Play: Puffs
It's SHOW TIME!
Have you ever been reading a book and wished the author would elaborate more on the smaller characters? Or found yourself rooting for the underdog who supports the lead, but never feels the warmth of the limelight for themself? If you answered YES, then Medfield High School Theatre Society’s production of PUFFS is just the show for you.
PUFFS, Or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years At A Certain School of Magic and Magic, takes place at a pretty famous school with some pretty famous students and alums…but our show isn’t about them. Let’s say.. it’s a play in a place you may know, but people you do not. PUFFS follows three delightful young wizards who did not have famous parents or an evil Dark Lord constantly trying to kill them. Wayne Hopkins, the endearingly ordinary wizard and hero of our story, who loves video games, pop music, and movies. Megan Jones, moody, goth, sarcastic, angry…your typical teenager. And Oliver Rivers, a math prodigy who is very sad to learn this school has no math classes. There’s also a whole host of other hilarious characters who create chaos as our three friends navigate the many twists and turns of life as young wizards. They may start out as just boring “Puffs” but they become so much more.
We cordially invite you to join us as our show navigates seven years of dueling, slumber parties, balls, Death Buddies, and friendship. Perfect for lovers of both magic and tales of underdogs rising to the occasion.
PUFFS celebrates themes of friendship, acceptance and the importance of loyalty in a world where some people seem to care more about popularity and winning. Recommended for thirteen and up for some light innuendo, but use your own discretion.
To purchase tickets: https://www.ticketsource.us/medfield-high-school-theatre-society
DATES: March 1 & 2
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: MHS Auditorium
Follow us on Instagram + Facebook: @medfielddrama
“Puffs (Two Act for Young Wizards)” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
PUFFS, Or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years At A Certain School of Magic and Magic by Matt Cox
FROM THE SENIOR FASHION SHOW COMMITTEE
Calling all underclassmen parents! We need volunteers to work the Senior Fashion Show so that the senior parents can watch the show. We also need donations of food and drinks for the concession stand (senior parents can help with this!). The Senior Fashion Show is one of the biggest fundraisers for the ANGP as well as it is a fun event for the senior class to participate in as they wind down their senior year. Thank you for your help!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094BABA923A6FEC34-47880097-senior#/
FROM THE ALL NIGHT GRAD PARTY
We need folk to cut, paste, color-in or if you're creative - design things!
Please consider getting together with friends & come to our Wednesday Workshops to create the fun - not only for the Seniors but for yourselves too!!
First workshop starts 28th February 6pm in MHS Cafeteria.
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To All Senior Parents and Guardians:
The All Night Grad Party Committee (ANGP) are now in the thick of fundraising and planning the party of the year for your Seniors.
The only way we can make this happen is thanks to generous donations from the community & volunteer time.
PLEASE HELP IN ANY WAY YOU CAN.
The average cost per Senior for this 8 hour party, full of fun entertainment, food, & refreshments throughout the night is $200.
Please help our mission of keeping your kids SAFE while celebrating.
Thank you!
DONATE HERE and receive The Class of 2024 Car Magnet
FROM THE WRITING CENTER
Congratulations to:
—our students who made 16 Writing Center appointments, because even the day before the February break still wanted the opportunity to work to improve their writing
—our talented Writing Center Senior Tutors and all the Semester 1 Honors Writing Seminar students volunteering to help underclassmen with their writing!
As a note we typically handle ~5 appointments each Flex, with WB (2 appointments) & the Senior Writing Center Tutors with 1 appointment each!
The Writing Center welcomes all students for help with any of their writing. Just make an appointment on your MyFlexLearning app. If you’re having a hard time securing an appointment, please email WB (Ms. Wren-Burgess), Writing Center Director at bwren-burgess@email.medfield.net.
SCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES
We are excited to share information with you about the 2024 PREFACE Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute! PREFACE is a summer program for talented students who will be entering the 11th or 12th grade in the fall and who have been historically under-represented in science, engineering, and the technological fields, and who express a strong, early interest in pursuing careers in these areas. This year’s program will take place in-person, Sunday, July 28 through Saturday, August 10, 2024 (2 weeks), on the Rensselaer campus in Troy, NY.
Completed applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on April 19, 2024. Notifications will be made to accepted students in early May.
If you have questions about the program, please contact us at preface@rpi.edu.
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Gender Representation in Tech club GRiT is a student-led club at Concord Academy that organizes and hosts an annual tech conference designed to promote gender equity in the STEM world. While all individuals are welcome at this conference, our goal is to create an open space for female and genderqueer students to explore their interests in tech. We welcome all students grades 6 through 12 (ages 12-19), regardless of previous experience.
The 2024 GRiT conference will take place on April 20, 2024, from 1-3:30 pm at Concord Academy (166 Main St, Concord, MA 01742). The conference will consist of two workshop blocks with workshops hosted by CA alums and other non-males in the tech industry. Students will be able to choose the workshop they wish to attend through a form sent to them prior to the conference.
As examples of workshops, our 2023 conference hosted workshops regarding navigating the tech world as a WOC, an introduction to creating more accessible technology, how to use technology and psychology to discover your own work style, and more!
Free registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gender-representation-in-tech-conference-tickets-795423782947?aff=oddtdtcreator
For more information on this conference and previous conferences, please visit our website: https://sites.google.com/concordacademy.org/grit/home
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Get ready for the April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse!
The eclipse may overlap with dismissal for many Massachusetts schools. We recommend preparing students to safely experience the eclipse. Comprehensive information related to the eclipse is available on our new eclipse resource site. Visit NASA’s website for comprehensive information about the eclipse.
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Ocean STEAM Powered Women Fellowship August 11-17, 2024: Applications Open!
The 2024 O-STEAM Fellowship is a collaboration between WHOI Sea Grant at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Sea Education Association.
BUILD CONFIDENCE IN STEAM! This fellowship aims to promote diversity and expose young women to a variety of careers in science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM).
O-STEAM student fellows will work with a predominantly female team of researchers to explore a variety of STEAM-related activities. The team will explore challenges that are unique to women in science. In seeing themselves represented, our teens can gain a sense of belonging.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
We welcome students who are:
- Interested in being in a female-identified space,
- Current residents of and students in Massachusetts, and
- Current high school sophomores and juniors.
No experience required
FREE OPPORTUNITY
The fellowship award includes travel to and from Woods Hole, food, and accommodations. There is no cost to the participants.
LEARN MORE AT THE INFORMATION SESSION!
Have questions about the program? Get answers at our Zoom session on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at 6 p.m. Register for the Info Session
HOW TO APPLY Learn more about the fellowship and how to apply on the O-STEAM webpage. Applications are due by April 4, 2024. Notifications will be made by May 2024.
CONTACT Email Grace Simpkins, gsimpkins@whoi.edu, with any questions.
FROM MCPE
Volunteer with MCPE and make a difference for our kids and schools!
Are you looking for a way to give back to Medfield Public Schools?
Join the Medfield Coalition for Public Education!
MCPE is an independent, non-profit organization funded to provide system-wide support and academic enrichment for the Medfield Public Schools through grants for the development of innovative programs, curriculum, and enrichment. MCPE is led by a volunteer board that works throughout the school year to organize community-wide fundraising events and make grants to teachers and staff at all five Medfield Public Schools.
We’re recruiting new board members to start in the 2024-25 school year! If you are interested in becoming an MCPE board member, we would love to hear from you. We're looking for candidates who can commit to a 3-year term, attend board meetings once a month (Sept-June), and have an active interest in enriching kids' education in Medfield schools. All skill sets are welcome, and we strive to have a board with diverse backgrounds.
Learn more and apply here: https://www.medfieldcoalition....
SAVE THE DATE:
Early March – March Madness bracket pool benefitting MCPE!
Monday, March 18 – Spelling Bee for Wheelock and Dale students!
Mid-May – MCPE's Blue Ribbon Recognition Program gives you the chance to honor a Medfield teacher or staff member who has made a positive impact in a student's life and show your appreciation!
Save the date! Massachusetts Miss Amazing is coming to Medfield High School for its eleventh annual event! Join us in supporting this goal and giving girls and women with disabilities an opportunity to shine. Donations are greatly appreciated to fund this empowering event. To donate and support, go to our website. This is a full-day event on Saturday April 27th, and the show will be held in the Medfield High School Auditorium at 6 PM. If you want to volunteer with the event, you can sign up to be a buddy, half day volunteer (helping hand), or a right hand man online at ma.missamazing.org. If you know a girl or young woman who might want to participate in this event, refer them to the Miss Amazing website so they can learn more! See you there!
FROM SEPAC
Please mark your calendars for our spring Workshops & Parent Connection Groups:
2/27 ASD Parent Connection Group, 7 pm Medfield Public Safety Building.
2/28 Technology Safety with School Resource Officers Hart and Manganello, 7 pm, Blake Middle School Library. SEPAC Board meeting after.
3/4 ADHD Parent Connection Group, 7 pm Medfield Public Safety Building.
3/12 NEW IEP Process with Director of Student Services Mary Bruhl, 7 pm, Blake Middle School Library. SEPAC Board meeting after.
3/20 Dyslexia + Language-Based Learning Disabilities Parent Connection Group - 7 pm Medfield Public Safety Building.
3/21 Down Syndrome Parent Connection Group, 11:30 am Medfield Public Library.
4/23 Executive Function with Ali Spidalieri, M.Ed BCBA, 7 pm, Blake Middle School Library. SEPAC Board meeting after.
Details are always available on our website and social media (FB & IG)! Our workshops and board meetings offer childcare, and a remote link can be made available if you'd like. Our workshops and board meetings are open to EVERYONE. You do not need a child on an IEP or 504 to attend. RSVP to sepac@email.medfield.net
Our parent connection groups are limited to parents and caregivers of children with the corresponding diagnosis. Please email sepac@email.medfield.net with questions or to join a group. We hope to see you!
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY EVENT
The MetroWest Commission on the Status of Women is proud to announce its upcoming International Women's Day event, scheduled for March 8, 2024 from 7-9 pm, at the Common Street Spiritual Center located at 13 Common Street in Natick. This event promises to be an empowering celebration of women's achievements and a platform for advocacy and unity within the community.
International Women's Day is a globally recognized occasion that commemorates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women while also calling for gender equality. This year, the MetroWest Commission on the Status of Women is organizing an event that highlights the resilience, strength, and contributions of women from diverse backgrounds.
The event will feature a series of inspiring speeches, artistic performances and exciting vendor displays all aimed at promoting gender equality and empowering women. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with thought leaders, activists, and community members, fostering dialogue and collaboration on issues affecting women locally and globally.
In addition to the enriching program, the event will also support a worthy cause - combating period poverty. The MetroWest Commission on the Status of Women is partnering with Fihri, a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing period poverty, to provide period poverty kits to those in need. These kits contain essential menstrual hygiene products and aim to alleviate the financial burden associated with menstruation for vulnerable individuals.
This event is open to anyone regardless of gender! Here is the link to sign up https://www.eventbrite.com/e/international-womens-day-celebration-tickets-838274821557?aff=oddtdtcreator
If you have questions please contact Mia Remington '24 at mzremington2024@email.medfield.net
Hope to see you there!
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.
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COMMUNITY NOTICES
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