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Family Newsletter for Monona Grove High School
~ March 2018
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A Message From Dr. Brost
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Dear Parents:
Thank you to juniors, and their parents, for successful completion of the ACT and WorkKeys assessments on February 27 & 28. Freshmen and sophomores will take their version of the ACT, the Aspire assessment, on April 18 & 19. Because of the length of the test, we are breaking it into two days. Juniors and seniors will have school in the afternoon of both days. Details will be e-mailed the week prior to the test. Sophomores also have a Social Studies exam, Wisconsin Forward, which will be administered in their Social Studies class this semester.
Parent/Teacher Conferences take place on March 14 and 22. You will soon receive an e-mail with instructions for the on-line registration. Teachers will continue to have sign-up sheets outside their classrooms displaying available meeting times that are not pre-scheduled through the on-line system. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Thank you to all of our parent volunteers who made the Show Choir Invitational another success. On Saturday, February 17, we hosted high schools from around the Midwest. As winter sports conclude, we have a number of athletes advancing to state-level competition. In Gymnastics, Tatem Capouch will compete in the All Around and on Beam. Payton Jenks-Recker will compete on Vault. The State Gymnastics Meet is in Wisconsin Rapids on March 2 & 3.
Congratulations to coach Kelly Chadesh and the MGHS Boys Swim Team They are the Division II state champions for the fourth year in a row! Even though the list is long, these student athletes all deserve to be noted. State swimmers in the order of the events were:
- Connor Jacobson and JB McAllister - Alternates
- DIVING - Steven Blew 7th
- 200 MEDLEY RELAY - State Champs: Eric Storms, Josh Douberly, Bronz Geisler, Shane Sackett
- 200 FREESTYLE - Ben McDade, State Champ
- 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY - Josh Douberly 7th
- 50 FREESTYLE - Shane Sackett 2nd, Jacob Lippiatt 5th
- 100 BUTTERFLY - Eric Storms 2nd, Bronz Geisler 6th
- 100 FREESTYLE - Shane Sackett 3rd, Jacob Lippiatt 6th
- 500 FREESTYLE - Ben McDade, State Champ
- 200 FREESTYLE - Jacob Douberly 8th
- 200 FREESTYLE RELAY - Shane Sackett, Jacob Lippiatt, Bronz Geisler, Ben McDade State Champs
- 100 BACKSTROKE - Eric Storms, State Champ
- 100 BREASTSTROKE - Josh Douberly 4th, Bronz Geisler 6th
- 400 FREESTYLE RELAY - Josh Douberly, Jacob Lippiatt, Eric Storms, Ben McDade, State Champs
Please make note of these upcoming events: National Honor Society induction is March 7th at 6:00 p.m. The next Parent Educator Forum is March 20th at 6:30 p.m. We hope that families enjoy time together over Spring Break.
Sincerely,
Paul Brost, Ph.D.
Principal
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| Parent Teacher Conferences |
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held
March 14 and March 22 from 4:00-8:00 p.m.
Parents may reserve conference slots with individual teachers using Sign Up Genius, an on-line reservation tool. When reserving slots with teachers, parents will be prompted to create a free account, which only requires a valid email address and password, or to sign into a previously-created account.
You may drop in and sign up for available slots in person on these dates. However, only spots that have not been reserved by on-line appointments will be available.
An Infinite Campus message will be sent in early March to let parents know when they can begin reserving time slots for conferences.
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Parent Educator Forum Meeting
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All parents/guardians of MGHS students are welcome to attend the Parent Educator Forum meeting on
Monday, March 19
at
6:3
0 pm in the IMC.
This is a great opportunity to meet with Dr. Brost in a small group setting, hear what's going on at the high school level and discuss issues! Parents interested in what is discussed can email Lisa Stangler at
[email protected] to get notes from our most recent meeting. We'd love to see new faces!
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| Class Ring Orders |
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Students in 9th grade will attend a "Ring Meeting" on March 12th at 11am in the auditorium. They will receive order forms to take home.
9th Grade Ring orders will be taken during both lunches on March 21st.
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Homework Help
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The Overtime Program is a program for students who need a place to do homework after school and for students who need extra time to complete an assignment or get extra help in a class. Some students may be assigned to Overtime by their teachers if there is a need.
Overtime takes place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 in the IMC. Please encourage your student to take advantage of the Overtime Program if they need additional help with an assignment or in one of their classes.
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Student Services Department News
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Sophomores and Wisconsin's Forward Exam
All sophomore students will be taking a state mandated exam in social studies classes on Thursday and Friday,
March 22 and 23. This test is designed to gauge how well students are doing in relation to the Wisconsin Academic Standards. These standards outline what students should know and be able to do in order to be college and career ready. Please make sure your students are in school on these days, bring their charged chromebook and eat a nutritional breakfast to ensure doing their best.
Freshmen and Sophomore Aspire Assessment
All MGHS freshmen and sophomores will take the Aspire assessment on Wednesday and Thursday, April 18 and 19, 2018. The Aspire is a computerized assessment in the areas of: reading, math, English, science and writing. The Aspire assessment is designed to assess a students' readiness for post-secondary college and career options. Participation in the Aspire is mandatory for all freshmen and sophomores; please schedule non-school related appointments outside of these days.
On the 18th and 19th Freshmen and Sophomores will report at the usual start time for the Aspire assessment. Juniors and Seniors will report to classes at 11:58a.m. Wednesday, April 18 is a B day and Thursday, April 19 is an A day. Buses will run normal morning and afternoon runs. There will NOT be a mid-day bus run to bring juniors and seniors to school. Supervision will be provided in the Commons for students who take the bus in the morning and are not testing. There will be one lunch at 11:18-11:53am. All students must report to classes beginning at 11:58 a.m.
SENIOR NEWS
Scholarship Information
Scholarship information can be found on the MG website in the student services tab under "Post-Secondary Planning". It is up to the students to check this regularly for updates. Most colleges/universities also offer their own annual scholarship opportunities to incoming freshmen. Students are highly encouraged to explore these by contacting their future school(s) of choice or by visiting school websites.
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| ATOD Prevention Newsletter |
Click
HERE for the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Prevention Newsletter. The topic this month is "Teenager's Embrace JUUL, Saying It's Discreet Enough To Vape In Class".
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From the Athletic Department
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Spring sports are right around the corner! Have you ever wondered if a sporting event or activity has been cancelled due to weather? If so, it's time to get registered to receive email notification of the cancelled/changed sport/activity. MGHS waits until approximately 2:00 p.m. to cancel a sporting event.
To register to receive email notifications, click here.
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Are you following us? Keep up on the latest athletics information by following us on Twitter @mghssports.
Athlete in the News:
Monona Grove's Tatem Capouch was chosen for Senior Gymnastics Nationals through the Wisconsin High School Gymnastics Association. This is a program offered to only Seniors, and fourteen girls were chosen from Wisconsin after an application process with a biography, history of scores, and academic requirements. Tatem will have the opportunity to compete on Team Wisconsin in Florida in May.
Spring Sports Start Dates:
- Baseball - March 19
- Boys Golf - March 26
- Girls Soccer - March 19
- Softball - March 12
- Boys Tennis - March 26
- Boys & Girls Track & Field - March 5
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| NHS Induction |
The National Honor Society Induction ceremony will take place on March 7th in the Auditorium from 6:00-7:00 pm.
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| MGSD String Festival |
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On Monday, March 12, the Monona Grove orchestra program will present its annual District Wide String Festival Concert. The program begins at 7:00 p.m. and will feature more than 500 string students in grades 4-12 playing as individual ensembles and as one mass orchestra.
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| Spring Musical |
Monona Grove High School proudly presents
CRAZY FOR YOU,
the new Gershwin musical.
April 5-8
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
Ticket prices: Adults $14; Students and Seniors $10
Reserve your tickets
here
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School Board Candidate Forum
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Community Media is holding a School Board Candidate Forum:
Sunday March 18th at 1pm in the Monona Library Municipal Room. The forums will stream live on our Monona Community Media YouTube Channel and we'll have the videos available to view through YouTube the remainder of the election season. We'll be posting event information on http://mymonona.com/ and Facebook.
The League of Women Voters will be moderating and will begin at 1pm.
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| Visitors from Costa Rica |
16 MG students and their families hosted students from Costa Rica at the end of January. The Costa Rican students got to experience snow for the first time, school at MG, and they visited sites like UW-Madison, the Wisconsin Capitol Building, and the cities of Milwaukee and Chicago. The students from Costa Rica also gave presentations about Costa Rica in English and visited Spanish classes to chat with students in Spanish. Many fun experiences were had and close friendships were even made. Some MG students even plan on going to Costa Rica this summer to visit their student and stay with their family there!
Our MG Host Students are pictured here with their guests: Sydney McCutchin, Kendall Purcell, Reagan Engels, Jessica Peter, Jake Mechler, Mady Davis-Troller, Maddie Harford, Hannah Weber, Jacob Sale, Jake Schaefer, Quentin Simmons, and Hannah Olson. not pictured: Matt Schlaefer, Molly Bittner, Corbin Jaworski, and Natalie Condon
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| Clothing and Society Class News |
Students in Ms. Opper's Clothing and Society Class learned to sew and made dresses out of pillowcases. These dresses were donated to an organization that distributed the dresses to 31 countries in Africa.
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| Ethics Symposium |
These students attended the Rotary High School Ethics Symposium on February 16th. It was held at the Monona Terrace and our very own Dr. Olson facilitated one of the sessions.
Anita Anongdeth, Jessica Deane, Emma DeMonte, Ethan Deon, Sarah Fahlberg, Lexie Goke, Ryan Hinaus, Connor Jacobson, Ethan Jones, Zoe Keck, Matthew Klinzing, Adam Mennenga, Emma Millholland, Isaac Neitzel, John Rodwell, Sanaa Semia, Kyanna Weigel Steer, Brendan Thompson, Jake Van Veghel, Rachel Yundt
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Menus
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Students may leave the school campus for lunch, but each student is expected to be back to school in time for their next class. If students stay at school for lunch, they may bring their own lunch or purchase lunch in the cafeteria.
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Student Calendars
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Click
here to view the 2017-18 school calendar.
Click
here to view the 2018-19 school calendar.
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Infinite Campus Information
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Is your Infinite Campus Information Up to Date?
Do you have a
c
hange of infor
mation such as a new doctor, a new e-mail address or phone number? It is very important that all of your information is up to date on Infinite Campus. Please log into your Parent Portal and enter the new information.
Infinite Campus Mobile App
Parents may access Infinite Campus on their mobile de
vices. The mobile app information can be found at the bottom of the parent portal window
. The District ID is GJGZMY.
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