Image from ICA Boston Field Trip
THIS WEEK:
December 5 - Day 2 E-B-D-G-F
December 6 - Day 3 A-Flex-D-F-C
December 7 - Day 4 B-A-Flex-G-E
December 8 - Day 5 C-B-D-F-G
December 9 - Day 6 E-A-Flex-C-F
LOOKING AHEAD:
December 12 - Day 7 A-B-D-G-E
December 13 - Day 8 B-Flex-D-C-F
December 14 - Day 1 C-A-Flex-E-G
December 15 - Day 2 E-B-D-G-F
December 16 - Day 3 A-Flex-D-F-C
NOTABLE DATES:
- MHS Winter Band Concert December 6th
- Open Gradebooks from December 12-14th
- Saturnalia for Latin II, III and IV students - Thursday, December 8th from 6-8 PM in the cafeteria
FROM THE GUIDANCE OFFICE
ATTENTION SENIORS!
Looking for scholarship money? Thirty (30) new scholarships, with awards ranging from $500 - $50,000 were just added to the Guidance Website! Each scholarship has its own deadline - the earliest upcoming deadline is November 30th and others are not due until December, January, or even March.
Check out these scholarship opportunities on the Guidance Website!
FROM THE MHS PTO
The MHS PTO Holiday Auction is NOW LIVE!!!!
Visit: https://www.biddingforgood.com/medfieldpto to see some great ideas for unique gifts and make your bids. The auction closes Thursday, December 8th at 9pm, so be sure to get your bids in before then.
All proceeds from this auction will go toward funding scholarships, grants, inspirational speakers, and teacher appreciation luncheons at the high school. Thank you for your support and hope we’ve helped with some of your Holiday gifts shopping!!
FROM THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Congratulations to the following students for their acceptances to the 2023 Senior Eastern District Music Festival:
Concert Band students Lauren Barr, Amelia DeHoff, Alexander Mazurenko, Christian Roth, and Lukas Subacs.
Concert Choir students Patrick Brennan, Neva Fuller, Noah Hutchinson, Ava Morrison, Sean Narkewich, James O'Loughlin, Sadie Rothstein, Kiera Stanton, Margaret Tucker, Alithia Varughese, and Julia Wall.
Approximately 1,000 students auditioned for this festival and we are very proud of the hard work that all these students put in over many months.
Additional congratulations go to Amelia, Neva, Ava, Sadie, Kiera, Margaret, and Julia for their invitations to audition for the 2023 All-State Festival. These students were in the top half of all accepted musicians on their instrument/voice parts.
FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
We also have future alumni shirts in youth sizes! Limited quantities so get yours before they sell out!
All proceeds go towards our scholarship programs!
Please reach out to info@medfieldalumni.org with any questions!
https://form.jotform.com/223328237287056
MHS WRITING CENTER TERM 2 NEWS
For Seniors:
Are you a procrastinator and still need to start and finish your college essay? Or maybe you will feel better if you review your common app college application essay one more time? Just make a Writing Center appointment, and we'll help get you to the next step. Regular admission deadlines for fall 2023 admission are generally the first week of January. (This year January 3, 4, or 5.)
In addition, between Thanksgiving and the beginning of January, many seniors choose to apply to additional colleges, and that can mean more supplements to write. Make appointments in the Writing Center so we can help you start, write, and polish these challenging prompt responses.
Or perhaps you would like some help in creating and/or polishing your resume? Again, the Writing Center is here to help you!
For All MHS Students:
In Term 2 there are often important writing assignments in a variety of classes. So remember: it always helps to use the Writing Center!
Some areas the Writing Center can help:
- getting started on writing assignments
- help when students are stuck in the midst of writing assignments
- review of finished writing assignments
Perhaps you are applying to summer programs and/or internships? They often have writing prompts as part of their applications. Or do you need to write a cover letter? (Tip: you do!) Again, the MHS Writing Center can assist you with all kinds of writing, at any stage of the process.
If anyone is having a hard time scheduling a Writing Center appointment, please reach out via your school email to Bonnie Wren-Burgess (bwren-burgess@email.medfield.net) and we can often help you now that we have an excellent Student Peer LinK program tutor along with Honors Writing Seminar peer tutors.
The MHS Writing Center is a judgement free zone. In the Writing Center we all just want to help you with any of your writing!
WRITING CONTEST
Your MHS Writing Center wanted to share the news with you that this year’s
John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest ™ is now open!
Sponsored annually by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, this contest is a way for high school students across the country to share inspiring stories of brave leaders from years past, while also uplifting President Kennedy’s lessons of political courage. Participants can win up to $10,000 for college by submitting an essay.
Please Note: deadline for submissions is January 13, 2023!
Contest Topic and Information: The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation invites U.S. high school students to describe and analyze an act of political courage by a U.S. elected official who served during or after 1917, the year John F. Kennedy was born. The official may have addressed an issue at the local, state, or national level.
Resources, links to some past winning essays, as well as all the specifics on preparing and submitting your entry are available here:
https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/education/profile-in-courage-essay-contest
I can also be your sponsoring teacher, or will be happy to work with your Social Studies and/or English teachers to help them sponsor your submission.
WB, Ms. Wren-Burgess
English Teacher and Writing Center, Room 224
bwren-burgess@email.medfield.net
FROM THE ART DEPARTMENT
Students and staff had the best time at @ICAinBOSTON with Ceramics 2, AP Art History, and AP Studio. It's always such a treat to see such stunning work in person!
Now is a great time to pre-order the 2023 yearbook! Please act fast to ensure you get a copy before the price goes up to $100 in the spring...if there are even any left at that point, as they sold out last year. Just click on this LINK.
Also, please review this DOC for answers to frequently asked questions, especially if you are a parent of a Senior wondering how and when to order a recognition ad (AKA baby ad). Jostens recently set that deadline as January 31...if you are interested, as it is a fun but optional tradition. Thanks!
COMMUNITY NOTICES
Please visit our district website for community notices and announcements.
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.
