January 2 NO SCHOOL
January 3 - Day 8 B-Flex-D-C-F
January 4 - Day 1 C-A-Flex-E-G
January 5 - Day 2 E-B-D-G-F
January 6 - Day 3 A-Flex-D-F-C
LOOKING AHEAD:
January 9 - Day 4 B-A-Flex-G-E
January 10 - Day 5 C-B-D-F-G
January 11 - Day 6 E-A-Flex-C-F
January 12 - Day 7 A-B-D-G-E
January 13 - Day 8 B-Flex-D-C-F
NOTABLE DATES:
Thursday, January 5, 2023 - First Ski/Snowboard Club trip for all registered members.
FROM THE GUIDANCE OFFICE
ATTENTION SENIORS!
Looking for scholarship money? Thirty (30) scholarships, with awards ranging from $500 - $50,000 are listed on the Guidance Website! Each scholarship has its own deadline - with many not due until January, February or even March.
Check out these scholarship opportunities on the Guidance Website!
2023 AP EXAM INFORMATION
All students enrolled in an AP course(s) will be receiving invoices for AP exams beginning in January. The invoices will explain the format/instructions for payment. For those wondering, here is the process for registering, paying for and taking AP exams:
Fall: Register to take exams through College Board
**Winter: Pay for exams through AP Test Services**
Spring: Take the AP exams in May
Cost for each exam: $105
Payment window: January 17th--March 1st, 2023
Late Fee: $10 per test if paid AFTER 3/1/2023
If paying for AP exams presents a hardship of any kind, please speak to your child’s guidance counselor. For students taking a high volume of exams we can set up monthly payment plans if necessary. If you have any questions regarding the AP exams, please contact the guidance office.
THIS DOCUMENT contains additional information, along with the Medfield AP 2023 Exam schedule.
EMPTY BOWLS
MHS Clay Club presents Empty Bowls, a collaborative community dinner of soup and bread to raise money for Medfield Food Cupboard. Come make or buy a bowl and join us for a soup dinner Thursday 3/9/23. All proceeds benefit Medfield Food Cupboard!
Sign up here: https://t.co/kQ8OtFIru6
CLASS OF 2025 FUNDRAISER
The Medfield Class of 2025 is selling dog leashes to support their class. All dog leashes cost $25. When the dog leashes come in (we anticipate they will be in by mid-January), they can be picked up outside Medfield High School and they can be paid for at that time. The $25 can be paid in cash (you are encouraged to pay the exact amount) or a check made out to the Town of Medfield. Place your order HERE.
VOLLEYBALL CLINIC
MHS WRITING CENTER UPDATE
Just before the December break, the Honors Writing Seminar (HWS) Peer Tutors worked during Flexes and after school with dozens of sophomores and juniors in the Writing Center on their A Doll's House and Catcher in the Rye essays.
Throughout Semester 1 HWS students have been training for Peer Tutoring and were happy to put into practice what they've learned! In addition to working in the Writing Center, the HWS Peer Tutors also help in classrooms during some periods.
So we can further support our students' writing, HWS student David Hom (MHS '23) created a Google form for students who came for this extra help, to gather additional feedback and help HWS tutors improve. A typical comment was "I worked on making my paragraphs more concise and easier to understand, correcting my citation, and adding on necessary extra analysis."
As a reminder, the Writing Center is available to all students for help on their academic and other writing during Flex periods. It's easy to sign up on the MHS My Flex Learning app. Any problems signing up, just reach out to:
Bonnie Wren-Burgess (WB)
English Teacher & Writing Center Director
bwren-burgess@email.medfield.net
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.
