Eagle Update 2.21.16

Congratulations to our Boys Basketball team for their amazing win over Tift County in the second round of the GHSA State Basketball Tournament. Milton sophomore guard Justin Brown hit the game winning 3-point basket to give Milton the 56-54 over the #2 ranked 6A team. The 22-8 Eagles will play Campbell High School in the Elite Eight at the University of West Georgia on Friday, February 26 at 4:45PM.

Click on the picture for GAME STORY.

COMMUNITY EVENT

LEAVING THE NEST WITH SAFETY IN MIND...
FEBRUARY 22, 2016
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
CAMBRIDGE AUDITORIUM
Join us for a Community Awareness Event regarding your child's safety as they make the transition from High School to College. We welcome you and your children (Grades 9-12) to attend this eye-opening event.

Our program features speakers on the following topics:

Community Safety
Mental Wellness
College Campus Safety
Human Trafficking

SPONSORED BY: CAMBRIDGE INTERACT, CAMBRIDGE PTSA , & MILTON-WINDWARD ROTARY

Mpire BROADCASTING

Mpire Broadcasting Needs YOU!

Do you love sports?

Does Technology interest you?
Are you interested in being in front or behind a camera?
Have you ever thought of being a producer or a broadcaster?
Are you considering journalism or a sports broadcasting career?
Did you know you can get real life broadcasting experience right here in school?
Do you want to get ahead of your peers for college
Looking for something to add to your resume?
Do you want to be part of ESPN at Milton?
Are you the next Kirk Herbstreit? Do you want to be?
Are you the next Erin Andrews? Do you want to be?

Milton High School, and the NFHS Network are pleased to announce our partnership in producing live Eagle athletic events throughout the year. Broadcasts that are produced right here at Milton are aired on the NFHS Network for Eagle fans to enjoy from their phone, laptop or computer, whenever they want! We are looking for students to join our broadcast club as we expand this venture at our school. Each student will be trained on how to produce school events and live sports broadcasts and introduced to the software that we use. Students will be assigned different roles throughout each broadcast to broaden their skills in either production, videography or live broadcasting. The program gives students an opportunity to gain hands on experience to get prepared for college and professional careers in the journalism industry all while increasing the school's brand and school spirit throughout the community. Our goal at Mpire Broadcasting is to help raise awareness of Eagle excellence both on and off the field, and we need YOU to help us do this. If any of this interests you, please let Mrs. Bacile in room 1276. We look forward to you joining our Mpire Broadcasting Club for the remainder of this school year and beyond.

Next Meeting:

Wednesday, February 24 at 7:30AM

in Room 6211

All are welcome

SPRING FASHION SHOW

Casting Call!
Milton Runway Productions (MRP) is seeking models for their upcoming Spring Fashion Show held on April 16, 2016. MRP is looking for all shapes and sizes, male and female - no experience necessary! If interested please attend the informational meeting on Wednesday, February 24 at 3:30PM in room 4210 or see Ms. Jardine (room 4210).

STUDENT PARKING

ALL CARS parking on campus must have a parking decal on them. If you have purchased a parking permit, but are driving a car that does not have a parking decal on it, please see Mrs. Bacile in office 1276 with the insurance card and license plate from the new car along with your driver's license.

All cars without decals are subject to

being tagged with a violation sticker

or towed at the owners expense.

SAFEteen EVENT

Milton High School is proud to host SAFEteen, a special safety seminar presented by the Milton Police Department and hosted by the Milton Health Alliance. All students and parents are welcome to attend. At SAFEteen, you will learn how to navigate the roads safely: What do you do if you are pulled over at night? What do you do if someone is following you? Come February 23, 2016 at 4:00PM in the Milton Media Center for an afternoon dedicated to your safety. Don't forget to bring your friends! Every person that comes will be entered in a raffle for a Starbucks gift card!

ATTENTION SENIORS

PTSA SCHOLARSHIPS

Attention Milton Class of 2016!

PTSA Scholarship Applications are now available - Seniors please pick up an application in the College & Career Center, Guidance Offices or online at miltonptsa.com. The PTSA provides a total of $10,000 of scholarship funding in the area of Academic, Language Arts, Computer/Technology, Science, Music, Athletics, Social Studies, Math, Visual Arts, Performing Arts and Community Service. The applications must be turned into Guidance Counselor Casey Plonka - Suite 1340 by Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at 4 PM.

Apply TODAY!

MILITARY SCHOLARSHIPS/APPOINTMENTS

Is your student receiving a Military Appointment or Military Scholarship? If so, please email Dr. Marsh at

[email protected] by March 1, 2016 with the following information:

Student Name
Military Branch
Scholarship Amount

SENIOR DUES

Just a reminder that in order to fund the numerous, fun activities the PTSA Senior Events Committee has planned for the Senior class of 2016, the PTSA committee will be collecting Senior dues of $85 for the year. These dues go to cover Senior Snacks, Mardi Gras, Red Envelopes, the Senior Breakfast and Slide Show, and the Senior Celebration. o To access a Senior dues form or to pay your Senior dues online please visit http://www.miltonptsa.com

CLASS OF 2016 RED ENVELOPES

ATTENTION SENIOR PARENTS

Following our wonderful Milton Tradition, we are once again giving relatives, friends and teachers of our 2016 graduates an extra opportunity to honor our students.

Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, teachers, neighbors, clergy and friends may send your Senior student a special letter of congratulations on his or her upcoming graduation in May 2016. We will carefully keep these cards and letters for each student and distribute them after the Senior Breakfast on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Every Senior will receive a large RED ENVELOPE containing these messages and well wishes. The letters and cards will be kept confidential until they are given to the students at the breakfast.

You can drop off your cards and letter at the front office in the red box labeled "RED ENVELOPES" or you can mail them to the school using the following address:

STUDENT'S FULL NAME

c/o Milton High School PTSA - Ann Davalos/RED ENVELOPES 13025 Birmingham Highway

Milton, GA 30004

ALL CARDS AND LETTER SENT TO THE SCHOOL or DROPPED OFF MUST BE MARKED "RED ENVELOPE" ON THE OUTSIDE TO ENSURE DELIVERY!

INSTRUCTIONS FOR RED ENVELOPE CARDS AND LETTERS: Please keep in mind that letters will be collected for over 450 students. It is IMPERATIVE that you follow these guidelines:*SEND ONLY CARDS or LETTERS 8 ½" x 11" or SMALLER

DO NOT SEND PACKAGES OF ANY KIND!
DO NOT SEND ANYTHING OF VALUE (i.e.: cash, checks, gift cards) we can't be responsible for it.
If sending several envelopes inside a larger one, PUT THE STUDENT'S FULL NAME on ALL ENVELOPES
Keep letters and cards FLATYou will be asked to come to school to pick up any items, which do not meet the above criteria. ALL cards and letters MUST BE DELIVERED TO SCHOOL by MONDAY MAY 2, 2016. We encourage you to send your letters as early as possible.

Let's show the Class of 2016 that they are indeed special to us and that we acknowledge their achievements of the past 12 year!

Ann Davalos: [email protected]

Erica Cloutier: [email protected]

Joy Brill: [email protected]

AP TEST INFORMATION

REGISTERING FOR AP EXAMS

As you know, taking the Advanced Placement exams is an important part of all AP courses. Milton High School desires that all students take AP exams for the AP classes that they have taken. Scoring well on an AP exam can often earn students college credit for their high school class, saving a significant amount on tuition.

If you choose not to take the AP exam, there is an opt-out form that needs to be signed by you and your parents. This form must be completed by no later than March 18, 2016. Please ask your AP teacher for the form.

Students wishing to take AP exams must register for their tests online. This registration will take a few minutes and can be completed from any computer with internet access.
AP exams are given to Milton students at no cost. Students will have the ability to continue in this tradition by registering for their tests during the regular registration window.

Online Exam registration will begin on Friday, February 19, 2016 at 12:01 AM. You will have until March 11 at 11:59 PM to complete your registration at no cost. Late registration will begin on Saturday, March 12 at 12:00 AM at a cost of $25 per exam, and end on Sunday, March 20 at 11:59 PM.

In order to register, students should click on the link provided on the school website or visit www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/110060 to register.

To complete the registration, students must answer all of the required questions. Registration is not complete until students have printed the .pdf of the confirmation page that is provided at the end.

We know that parents may desire to register their students for exams. We strongly recommend that parents and students are both present while registering to ensure that the correct exams are ordered.
Please visit http://school.fultonschools.org/hs/milton/Pages/default.aspx website for more information regarding LATE AP Exams / Attendance Policy.

Here are the important dates for the registration process:

2/19/16-12:01AM - AP Test Registration Opens
3/11/16-11:59PM - Late Registration Window-payments after this date will incur a $25 late fee per exam
3/20/16-11:59PM-AP Test Registration Ends
3/23/16-11:59 PM-Registrations that have not been paid for will be cancelled and exams will not be ordered

Please contact Ms. Heidi Ballog, AP Test Coordinator, [email protected] if you have any questions about AP testing.

COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER

PARENTS:

Please visit our website to learn more about and sign up for seminars just for you. Test Anxiety on March 23 at 6:30PM and Boot Camp Info on March 29 at 6:30PM.

Our Boot Camp Info will help to better explain what we will be covering and helping students to achieve as they move towards their senior year. This seminar is directed mainly to parents of juniors, but would be great for sophomore parents as well.

Also our next Peachtree Financial Night is Tuesday, February 23 in the College and Career Center. Sign ups for Financial Night are online, as well.

JUNIORS:

Sign ups continue for Boot Camp, which will be held the weeks of April 11 and April 25. Let us help you stay on TRACK for your senior year.

SENIORS:

Sign ups continue for your final two seminars. Evaluating Your Options the week of March 14 and Final Boot Camp Sessions the week of April 18.

ALL STUDENTS:

MOCK SAT will be held this Wednesday, February 24 from 12:30-4:30 in the CCC. Sign ups online at www.mhsccc.com.

UPCOMING COLLEGE VISITS:

Thursday, March 3

Georgia Gwinnett 11-1

Georgia College and State 11-1

Also con tinue to check the website, as well as Facebook and Twitter, for announcements concerning additional seminars for all students and parents from our business partners:

Applerouth
Peachtree College Planning
Within Reach

As always, please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. In person, from 7:30AM-1:30PM daily in the CCC. Or via email: [email protected] .

MILTON GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT

TRANSCRIPTS

Students or Parents who need transcripts for Insurance Companies, Discounts, Coaches, NCAA, etc. can also request transcripts using www.parchment.com. Transcripts may be mailed to individuals or sent electronically.

Please be sure that you select Milton High School as your current school when you set up your Parchment account to avoid any transcript errors.

ONLINE CLASS REQUESTS 2016-2017

Milton High School is pleased to offer a variety of courses and learning opportunities to our students. During the 2016-2017 school year, Milton High School will be limited in the number of online sections that we can provide to students during their regular instructional day. Students who are interested in applying for online courses must submit their Online Request Form by May 26, 2016. This document can be located on the MHS website.

ONLINE REQUEST FORM

MOVE ON WHEN READY

Are you interested in receiving simultaneous credit for college and high school courses? Have you considered the Move On When Ready Program? Milton High School offers the following MOWR programs:

College English with Georgia Perimeter College (on MHS campus)
Distance Calculus with Georgia Tech (on MHS campus via satellite)
Part-time Dual Enrollment
Full-time Dual Enrollment

If you are interested in any of these programs please get a Milton HS application in 1340. The Fulton County deadline to apply for all of these programs is March 31, 2016; you must submit the MHS paperwork and apply to the college by this date.

HOPE/ZELL MILLER SCHOLARSHIPS

Are you applying for HOPE or Zell Miller? If so, then we need to have a copy of your Social Security Card on file. If you are unsure if the school has this information on file, please see Ms. Dolores Shamis in suite 1340.

Please note that this is only the first step in HOPE eligibility. In order to apply for HOPE, you may log in to your student's GACollege411 account at www.gacollege411.org.

On the right side of the website, there are some shortcut links regarding HOPE Scholarship. You may access this clicking here: HOPE SCHOLARSHIP LINK

If you scroll down to the middle of the page, the application information and links are available. We have provided this information below for your convenience.

Application Procedure:

Students have two options when applying for the HOPE Scholarship:

Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or,
Complete the online GSFAPPS application or printable paper GSFAPPS application.

Note: The FAFSA must be completed each year. Please be sure to monitor each college/university's deadline for submitting the FAFSA/GSFAPPS application.

TAG 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.

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

EAGLE PRIDE

ATHLETICS

Equestrian Red Team

Congratulations to the Milton Eagles Equestrian Red Team and their Coach Lauren Kamber of Fortitude Farm for being Champions at their Zone 4, Region 12 Finals Competition at Wills Park on February 14, 2016. The Team qualified to compete at Regionals after just four shows, and this latest win has qualified the team to compete in the Zone 4 Finals Competition which will be held at Clemson University, April 1-3. In addition to the team, two members individually qualified to compete at Zones. Rebecca Leigh will compete in Varsity Open on the Flat, and Haley Sheppard in Varsity Intermediate on the Flat. The team will continue to proudly represent Milton High School and looks forward to competing against the 11 other Regional winners at Zones, with hopes to make it all the way to compete at Nationals! The team has had strong performances throughout the season, with two Championships, two Reserve Championships, and two third place honors, and thanks their coach, parents, families and school for their support!

Pictured above are (from left to right): Coach Lauren Kamber, Haley Sheppard, Rebecca Leigh, Shannon Allen, Rachel Brian, Brooke Eden, and Leslie Salmond. (Not present are team members Lily Shannon and Andres Canales).

ATHLETIC SCHEDULE

HOME EVENTS

2.22 Mon - Boys Lacrosse v North Gwinnett @ 7:30PM

2.22 Mon - 9th Baseball v Forsyth Central @ 5:55PM
2.22 Mon - VB Tennis v Riverwood @ 4:00PM

2.22 Mon - JVB Tennis v Dunwoody @ 4:00PM

2.23 Tue - Soccer VG/VB v v Cambridge 6:00PM/8:00PM

2.23 Tue - Baseball v Chattahoochee @ 5:55PM

2.23 Tue - VG Tennis v Pope @ 4PM

2.24 Wed - JVG Tennis v Walton @ 4PM

2.25 Thu - JVG/JVB Soccer v Wheeler 5:55PM/7:30PM

2.26 Fri - Boys Lacrosse v Wheeler JV 5:55PM/V 7:55PM

AWAY EVENTS

2.22 Mon - J VG/JVB Soc v. Alpharetta G 5:55/B 7:30PM

2.22 Mon - JV Baseball v. Cherokee @ 5:55PM
2.22 Mon - JVG Tennis v. Dunwwody @ 4:00PM

2.22 Mon - VG Tennis v. Riverwood @ 4:00PM

2.23 Tue - VB Tennis v. Pope @ 4:00PM

2.24 Wed - J V Track v. Johns Creek @ 4:00PM

2.24 Wed - JVB Tennis v. Walton @ 4:00 PM

2.25 Thu - Baseball v. NWF v Niceville, FL @ 5:00PM

2.25 Thu - Girls Lacrosse v. Wheeler @ 6:00PM

2.26 Fri - Boys Bball v. Campbell @ UWG @ 4:45PM

2.26 Fri - JVG Lacrosse v. BT @ 6:00PM

2.26 Fri - GV/BV Soc v. Wheeler @ 5:55PM/8:00PM

2.27 Sat - Gymnastics @ Bio-Gymnastics TBA

2.27 Sat - VG Golf @ Chicopee Woods Golf Course TBA

Milton High School
13025 Birmingham Highway
Milton, GA 30004

www.miltonhighschool.com