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In This Update

PSAT SCORES ARE IN

SENIOR DUES

SCHED CHANGE INFO

U. OF KENTUCKY VISIT

SGC MEETING

PTSA MEETING

ONLINE SAFETY INFO

PRINCETON REVIEW

FINANCIAL AID INFO

OPERATION COMPUTER

YEARBOOK SALES

GUIDANCE INFO

TAG INFORMATION

Milton High School
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11th Grade

12th Grade
 
ADMIN ASSISTANT
 
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

GUIDANCE DIRECTOR

Milton PTSA
 
Co-Presidents
Rosilyn Taylor

Jeannie Yancey

 

List of ALL PTSA Board Members
IMPORTANT
DATES
1.18-M.L.K. Jr. Holiday*
2.11- Teacher Work Day*
2.12- Fulton County PD Day*
2.15- Presidents' Day*
3.10- T eacher Work Day *
3.11- Teacher Work Day*
4.4-4.8- Spring Break
4.23- Prom
4.25-5.6 - EOC Exams
5.2-13 - AP Exams
5.23-26 - Final Exams
5.26- Last Day/Graduation
*=NO STUDENTS

January 10, 2016
MONDAY JANUARY 11
HOMEROOM BEFORE
FIRST PERIOD
PSATATTENTION STUDENTS
PSAT Scores are now available!
Students who would like to access their scores need to log onto College Board and create an account. https://www.collegeboard.org
 
If you have any questions see Ms. Morrison (Ballog) in 1360.
SENIORSATTENTION SENIORS
SENIORS, SENIORS, SENIORS!!
 CONGRATULATIONS!
WE ARE HALF WAY TO GRADUATION!!

There is still time to pay your Senior Dues!
Here are just some of the Senior Events/Activities still to come:
  • Mardi Gras Luncheon
  • Red Envelope
  • Top Golf
  • Senior Breakfast
  • Senior DVD

Don't Miss Out! Send in your Dues today and get your Seniors Only T-Shirt!


GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR FINAL SEMESTER
AT MILTON HIGH SCHOOL!
SCHEDULE CHANGE PROCESS

2ND SEM. SCHEDULE CHANGE REQUEST PROCESS

SCHEDULEIf your student needs to make a schedule change for second semester please follow the steps below:

 

1. The Schedule Change period will be from

    December 14 - January 20.

 

a. Students who have a 73% or lower in their core classes should request changes until January 13.

 

b. All other requests should be made from January 14-20.

 
2. In order to make a schedule change request please
    complete a Schedule Add/Drop Request Form
    available by clicking HERE. Forms are also available
    in Suites 1320 and 1340.
 
3. Please note that all schedule changes are based on
    class availability.
UKTRIP ATTENTION JUNIORS
SEE BLUE!
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY VISIT!
This College Visit is for students in the Class of 2017 who are interested in attending the University of Kentucky. Students must have a minimum GPA of a 2.5 in order to attend this visit. Follow the links below for further information.
SGCSGC MEETING
Tuesday, January 19th, 4:00PM
 
School Governance Council Meeting
Meeting with Public Comment

The next meeting of the Milton HS School Governance Council is scheduled for Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 4:00PM in the Media Center at Milton HS. This meeting will allow for public comment. Speakers may address the council at the meeting with comments limited to three minutes. Anyone wishing to comment should respond to the Chairman, Ann Price, at [email protected] by Friday, January 15, 2016 at noon.

To access the agenda for this meeting and to learn more about the School Governance Council, visit the Milton High School website at: http://school.fultonschools.org/hs/milton/Pages/sgc.aspx
PTSAPTSA BOARD MEETING
This Friday, January 15th there will be a Board Meeting for the PTSA in the Media Center at 9:00AM. Thank you for attending.
BARKONLINE SAFETY INFORMATION
As more of our students are accessing technology on a daily basis, and as Milton moves towards a digital device roll-out, it is becoming more evident that parents and guardians have concerns regarding their student's safety and digital footprint. To that end I am including some information for parents to be able to keep their student's digital identity as safe as possible. The company is called Bark and their site is
How it works:
SIGN UP-Work with your child to connect their text messaging and social network accounts to Bark's secure platform
GET ALERTS-Bark's technology monitors their accounts around the clock, and sends you text/email alerts to potentially dangerous activity
TAKE ACTION-Get expert advice on how to react to the potential issue and talk to your children
PRINCREVPRINCETON REVIEW CLASSES
SPRING 2016 - SIGNING UP
The Princeton Review Spring 2016 class offerings at Milton HS will consist of two SAT courses and one ACT course.  All Fulton County Schools students are eligible to register for $125 (a discount of more than 80% off of our normal $699 price), and will receive 18 hours of classroom instruction, three in-class proctored practice exams, access to online drills, and a booklet of 11 additional practice tests!  The Spring ACT and SAT classes are starting soon.  Register online today to provide your student with the skills needed to excel on the SAT or ACT!

Signing Up
  • To enroll, go to www.princetonreview.com
  • Go to "Find the Right Prep for You"
  • Choose "College" from top row and "SAT" or "ACT" from left dropdown box.
  • Enter your zip code and click "Search" button.
  • Click green "Fundamentals" box.
  • Choose desired course from list and click green "Enroll" button.
  • Enter Code FCSATL in field, click "Apply" to see the discounted price, and Checkout!

For questions, please contact our Atlanta office at (888) 300-7787 x1070 

FINAIDFINANCIAL AID INFO NIGHT
Would you like more information on financial aid? You are welcome to attend an event at Alpharetta High School on January 26 at 7:00 PM in the AHS Auditorium. Please also be sure to visit the Milton HS College and Career Center for regular information on financial aid.
COMPOPERATION COMPUTER RESCUE
Used Laptop Computers and Calculators Needed
The Milton ESOL Department is collecting used laptops in good-excellent condition to reformat, as well as used calculators to distribute to high school students who do not have these devices. Contact Laura Coln at [email protected] to drop off equipment.
Thank you for your support!
YEARBOOKYEARBOOK SALES
Yearbooks are for sale for $85 until Feb. 5th. After that, the price will increase to $95 until we are sold out and personalized books will not be available. You can purchase a yearbook at www.jostensyearbooks.com. (Choose MILTON HS-GA)
MILTON GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT
SHAMISThe Counseling Department wishes you a Happy New Year! As we move into second semester, we want to be sure that you have all of the options for making up classes. We want all of our students to stay on track for graduation.

Credit Recovery Options:
  1. Fulton County Virtual Campus ($250) registration details are online at: www.fultonschools.org. Click on Students, and then Click on Virtual Campus.
  2. GA Virtual ($250) registration details are online at: http://www.gavirtualschool.org/
  3. Learning Lab at MHS- Plato/GAVS Credit Recovery registration is available with Ms. DeCristofaro in 4301.

Please see Ms. DeCristofaro to obtain a contract for this option. Please note that not all classes are offered with Plato and GAVS Credit Recovery.

If you have any questions about these options please contact your Counselor.

 

TRANSCRIPTS
Any student who needs a mid-year transcript sent through Parchment.com, please place a "hold for grades" on the request.  These requests will be processed beginning January 13, 2016.

Transcript requests made before December 18th will be filled as received. Requests made during winter break will not be processed until after January 4, 2016 as the records office will be closed during the Fulton County Schools break.
 

TAGTAG INFORMATION
TAG PARTICIPATION
Any TAG student currently enrolled in an AP class, Directed Study class, TAG Professional Internship, TAG seminar or Independent Project receives TAG credit for the semester.

If your TAG student is not enrolled in any of these TAG credit courses, they must sign up for, attend and complete a TAG seminar to receive credit for TAG for the semester. If they do not participate in any TAG related course for the semester, the student will be put on TAG probation. If a student fails to participate in a TAG related course two semesters in a row, the student will be dismissed from TAG.

TAG seminar registration will open on Tuesday January 12th and the link for registration will be sent out electronically to TAG students. Students must register for TAG seminars by Sunday January 17th and seminars will begin meeting the week of January 18th.

Please contact Renee Denney at [email protected] if you have any questions.

TAG Professional Internship Program 
Any student planning to participate in the TAG professional Internship program MUST take and complete the "Hire Me" seminar as a pre-requisite.

Registration for Spring semester TAG seminars will open on Tuesday January 12th and close on Sunday the 17th. Seminars will begin the week of January 18th. An electronic link for registration will be sent to the students.

PARENTS
Do you work for or own a company that would be interested and/or willing to facilitate Milton High School Interns? Our students are required to work for the company for 70 hours per semester and are expected to perform as an employee without compensation. The TAG Professional Internship program is constantly seeking new internship sites. If you are interested in serving as an internship supervisor or would like more information please contact:
Meredith Drummond [email protected]
For more information on the TAG professional internship program please visit: www.fultonschools.org/internships
LAXSPRING SPORTS MEETINGS
MEN'S GOLF
There will be a mandatory meeting for all boys interested in playing for the Milton Golf team. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Jan 12th at 7:45AM in room 2306
MEN'S LACROSSE
There will be an informational meeting for Men's Spring Lacrosse in the Milton auditorium on Wednesday, January 13th at 7PM.  Come out for a meet & greet with Coach Casey Martin and his staff! If you are trying out for the team, or have any interest in trying out, please try to attend this session!
PRIDEEAGLE PRIDE
ACADEMICS
DEBATE
A Big Congratulations to Varsity Debate! Milton's two Varsity Debate teams traveled to Lexington, Kentucky to compete in a National tournament which draws students from all over the Southeast. Milton competed against 68 teams and over 135 students. Genevieve Hackman and Alyssa Hoover won first overall and Oliver Flint and Sanat Mohapatra made it to semi-finals making them a top 4 team.  Milton dominated the competition on speaker awards.
  • Genevieve Hackman - 1st speaker
  • Alyssa Hoover - 8th
  • Oliver Flint - 20th
  • Sanat Mohapatra - 24th

This competition gave both teams a bid to the Tournament of Champions this Spring. Congratulations to all students! 

PERFORMING ARTS
Congratulations to the thirteen students of the Milton Band selected to this year's All-State Band and Orchestra. This past weekend, over 2,000 students from around the state attended the final round of auditions at Houston County High School, and we are please to announce that thirteen students from Milton were named to this year's groups! 
  • Chase Callaway - 11th grade percussion
  • Sophie Dines - 12th grade horn 
  • Jacob Germany - 12th grade trumpet
  • Sophie Heit - 10th grade clarinet
  • Andrew Lang - 10th grade trumpet 
  • Michael Makrides -12th grade percussion 
  • Jacob Markfort - 10th grade bass clarinet
  • Andrew Michael - 12th grade trumpet
  • Ryan Milewski - 12th grade clarinet
  • Janie Pan - 9th grade clarinet
  • Caitlin Petros - 10th grade trumpet
  • Zach Price - 11th grade trumpet
  • Bo Quintana - 11th grade clarinet 
Also, congratulations to Mike Makrides and Susan Miller, our very own "All-Americans" who represented MHS this past week at the US Army All-American Bowl as members of the marching band! Click below to see a highlight video of the event.
ATHLETICS
EQUESTRIAN
Milton High School Equestrian Team - Blue ends the season with another 1st place Champion win on Saturday at Wills Park! They finish the season with 3 first place Champion wins and 1 second place Reserve Champion win! This was definitely their best season yet! Many thanks to Julie Mohr and BritMohr Farms for all the support and kindness she has shown to the team this year and to Paige Ripley for making us the best we could be! We not only had a great season but also gave back to our community with over $1500 in donations to Save the Horses and the Special Equestrians of Georgia! And next...we are on our way to Regionals! Go Eagles!
ATHLETIC SCHEDULE
  ATHSCHED
HOME EVENTS
1.15 Fri. JVB/JVG/9B Basketball v Pope - 4:30 & 6 
1.16 Sat VG Basketball v Cambridge - 3

AWAY EVENTS
1.12 Tues 9B Basketball v Blessed Trinity - 4:30
1.14-1.16 Thurs-Sat State Wrestling Duals - Macon
1.16 Sat Swimming Riverwood Invit. at Marist - 9AM

Milton High School
13025 Birmingham Highway
Milton, GA 30004
www.miltonhighschool.com