Planting Science Star Project participants. See story below.
January 13 - Day 5 C-B-D-F-G
January 14 - Day 6 E-A-Flex-C-F
January 15 - Day 7 A-B-D-G-E
January 16 - Day 8 B-Flex-D-C-F
January 17 - Day 1 C-A-Flex-E-G
LOOKING AHEAD:
January 20 - NO SCHOOL
January 21 - Day 2 E-B-D-G-F
January 22 - Day 3 A-Flex-D-F-C
January 23 - Day 4 B-A-Flex- G-E
January 24 - Day 5 C-B-D-F-G
NOTABLE DATES:
January 22 - Last day of Q2/Semester 1
January 23 - First day of Q3/Semester 2
Here is the 24-25 HS Monthly Bell Schedule for your reference. Please check it regularly as information may change.
2024-2025 MPS District Calendar
Reminders:
Class Dues ($20/student/year) Invoices are available on the MySchoolBucks portal. Please pay online at your earliest convenience. Please note that for seniors, the funds are used to purchase caps and gowns for graduation, class gifts, and to offset the cost of senior events such as Prom and senior night activity.
Club Activity Fees: $25 per student/year for those students who wish to be involved in any of our clubs. Checks made payable to the Town of Medfield are accepted in the Main Office.
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!
FROM THE SCHOOL COUNSELING OFFICE
SENIORS! Local scholarships are now available!
We encourage all seniors to apply! Students should check their email or Google Classroom to access the application.
All local scholarship and award applications must be submitted no later than Friday, January 24th at 2:30 pm. No late applications will be considered.
There are two separate application processes: a general award application and specific individual applications.
Completion of the general award application will make students eligible for about 25 scholarships. This is a Google form students fill out one time.
There are also about 30 scholarships that have their own application. These applications are all due to Mrs. McGrory in the School Counseling Office by 2:30pm on January 24th.
Additionally, we have scholarships, with awards ranging from $500 - $50,000 listed on the School Counseling Website! Each scholarship has its own deadline - with many not due until January, February, or even March. Check out these scholarship opportunities on the School Counseling Website!
Please see your School Counselor with any questions.
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SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, February 6, 2025
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2025 Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
On Tuesday, February 11th, Medfield will be offering the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery). Students should report to guidance 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 Guidance 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 school counseling office.
FROM THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
(see top image of our participating students)
Their project “How does the amount of H₂0 affect the amount of photosynthesis and plant growth?” has been selected to receive a Star Project Award for Fall 2024!
PlantingScience proudly recognizes recent Star Projects (https://plantingscience.org/starprojects/sp-recent) showcasing exceptional mentored/student-led plant science research. These projects highlight innovation, collaboration, and determination, selected for their quality, communication, and problem-solving. Out of 324 student projects across more than 45 classrooms only nine projects were chosen.
PlantingScience is a Student-Teacher-Scientist partnership that was founded in 2005 by the Botanical Society of America. This innovative program facilitates mentoring relationships with real plant scientists and teams of 3-5 students in 6th-12th grade classrooms. Through asynchronous online conversations, scientists provide support and encouragement as students design and carry out a plant-focused scientific investigation in the classroom.
Three additional projects received nominations and certificates of achievement.
Project 1: Joe Callahan, Miles Hajj, Malachy McAteer, Chase Sullivan, Liam Swartz
Project 5 : Hana Attia, Jake Bucci, Declan Haverty, Katrina Keegan, Casey Parker
Project 8: Evie Boylan, Alexandra Kappas, Joe Konopka, Lilith McGrory
Congratulations to all students on a job well done. Scientist mentors noted that Medfield students were very responsive and communicative throughout the process and they enjoyed sharing their passion for plants with the groups.
MASSACHUSETTS STATE SEAL OF BILITERACY
The Massachusetts Seal of Biliteracy program was signed into law in 2017 for the following reasons:
Encourage students to study and master languages;
Certify attainment of biliteracy skills;
Recognize the value of language diversity;
Provide employers with a method of identifying people with language and biliteracy skills;
Provide universities with a method to recognize and give credit to applicants for the attainment of high-level skills in languages;
Prepare students with skills that will benefit them in the labor market and the global society; and
Strengthen intergroup communication and honor the multiple cultures and languages in a community
While the seal itself is a graduation award, it helps us to verify and honor the diversity of languages and cultures within our community. To develop high-level skills in any second language can require hundreds of hours of immersion/ exposure. Therefore, we want all families to be aware of our participation in this program.
Testing dates for 2025 have been established: Seniors in Spanish will take the AAPPL on February 7th during the school day. Seniors in French and Mandarin will take the AAPPL on February 28th during the school day.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Ellen Toubman, department chair for World Languages and Cultures at 508-359-4367 ext 11015 or one of the school principals.
FROM MEDFIELD OUTREACH/MEDFIELD CARES ABOUT PREVENTION (MCAP)
Medfield Outreach/Medfield Cares About Prevention (MCAP) is hosting a speaker from the Boston Children's Digital Wellness Lab on Thursday, January 23 at 7:00 PM. She will be talking about technology and media trends, and providing strategies for parents on how to navigate media use with their children.
PLEASE REGISTER HERE or by scanning the QR code on the flyer.
FROM THE CLASS OF 2027
Calling all burrito lovers!
Foil your dinner plans and stop by Chipotle at 250 Main Street in Medfield for our fundraiser tomorrow night, Tuesday, January 14, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. We're raising money to support the MHS Class of 2027, so bring in the flyer below or mention the fundraiser at checkout, and they'll donate 25% of the proceeds to the cause! Thanks for supporting the Class of 2027! Click here for more details.
FROM THE CLASS OF 2028
Tonight Monday January 13th or Tomorrow Tuesday January 14th
Looking to take a night off from cooking dinner? Plan on ordering takeout or dining-in from Wasabi on January 13th or 14th, and a portion of sales will go to support our team.
Please mention Medfield Track & Field when you order. Note, takeout orders must be made by phone. Online orders will not be included in the fundraiser. Thank you!
10% of pre-tax takeout orders and 15% of in-restaurant dining will be donated to the team.
FROM THE MHS PTO
Please consider volunteering within a team to help pull together teacher & staff appreciation luncheons twice a year. This normally involves planning the food & drink, working with vendors for good deals, pick-up, set-up and serve!
We hope you’ll consider giving back towards a great cause of appreciating our MHS Teachers and Staff.
Please email Sue Ten Hagen HERE suetenhagen@gmail.com if you are interested.
Thank you and look forward to hearing from you soon.
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MHS PTO FUNDRAISER
HERE is the link for the menu and to place your order.
MESSAGE FROM ANGP
We are in need of volunteers to help backstage, front of house and lug stuff from A to B!
The Senior parents should sit and enjoy the event, so we rely on the help of parents/guardians of 9th, 10th and 11th Graders. Please pay it forward and support the fun.
Contact us HERE if you can Volunteer www.medfieldangp.com
Thank you!
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ANGP VOLUNTEERS
We’re gearing up for the All Night Grad Party—a 32-year Medfield tradition that’s all about keeping our kids safe and giving them an unforgettable night of fun!
This amazing event truly takes a village, and we need your help. Whether you’re a seasoned volunteer or new to Medfield High, we’d love for you to get involved.
Look out for an introductory meeting in the next week or two—details coming soon! In the meantime, visit www.medfieldangp.com for more info and to see how you can make a difference.
Let’s make the Class of 2025's graduation one they’ll never forget!
Visit our website to learn more about what’s involved www.medfieldangp.com
FROM MEDFIELD TV
A Legacy of Passion: The Peter Kenny Story
Hear Peter’s story through the voices of his friends and family, and learn about past scholarship winners in our new video, Legacy of Passion: The Peter Kenny Story.
Please help us continue Peter’s legacy by donating to the 2025 Peter Kenny Scholarship Fund. Visit www.medfield.tv/donate and add a Dedication in Memory of Peter Kenny to your donation form.
FROM THE MCPE
New Year, New Plans! Now that you’re out of the end of year haze, don’t forget to put MCPE Trivia Night on your calendar!
This popular MCPE event is coming up on Thursday January 30th, and registration is open. The event will be held again at the American Legion in Dover. Team sizes can be between 4 to 6 members. You’ll want to be ready with your team participants and a creative team name when you register!
FROM THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT
A Capella Night
Join us on Friday, JANUARY 31, 2025 at 7:00pm at the Medfield High School Auditorium for a fun-filled night to enjoy a cappella music from a wide range of talented students. Our headlining act is The Opportunes, Harvard University's oldest all-gender a cappella group and 2022 ICAA runner-up (@opportunes). The Opportunes’ style ranges from the soulful stylings of Whitney Houston to the epic drama of Labrinth, all the way to the pop hits of Beyoncé and the funky classics of Stevie Wonder.
We also will hear the award-winning Medfield High School Soundwaves (@MHSSoundWaves) perform along with Blake Middle School Crescendos, and other local high school groups. It's an evening full of entertaining singers and you don’t want to miss it!
FROM SEPAC
The Medfield SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Council) has collaborated with local neuropsychologists and educational boards to create a list of potential presentation topics for parents.
Please take a moment to COMPLETE THIS SURVEY and let us know which topics resonate with you. Presentations will be led by a neuropsychologist.
Possible topics include:
How to Reduce Academic Stress in Today’s Students
What Can a Neuropsychological Evaluation Tell You and How It Can Be Used in the IEP Process
Social Skills Challenges in Autism, Anxiety, and Trauma
How to Support Kids with Anxiety
Executive Function Challenges and the Impact on Learning
Diagnosis Disclosure: To Tell or Not to Tell
Anxiety’s Impact on Learning or Developmental Disabilities and How to Address This in the IEP
Navigating Puberty’s Changes to Adolescent Bodies and Brains
CLICK HERE:
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