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Newsletter for Monona Grove High School
November 2016
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A Message From Dr. Brost
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Dear Parents and Friends,
First quarter ends on November 3. Report cards will be posted in your Infinite Campus portal during the week of November 7. I will e-mail you when grades are available. Even though grades are accessible through Infinite Campus, we appreciate visiting with you in person at Parent/ Teacher Conferences. You are invited to attend
Parent/Teacher Conferences from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. on November 10 and 16. You should have already received an e-mail with directions for signing up for conferences on-line.
The Fall Academic Awards Banquet is November 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Auditorium. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors who qualify will be recognized. Students must have maintained a 3.75 GPA for both semesters of freshmen year to qualify for an award as a sophomore. The list of students receiving awards is posted on the Student Services Office window and has been communicated to parents and students.
The school counselors have begun hosting Junior Planning Seminars. These seminars are delivered in a group format of ten families to thoroughly outline information needed for post-secondary planning. Each family receives a folder of important documents that are personal to their child's academic progress. We have received feedback that these meetings are very valuable. An e-mail was sent to all junior parents with directions for scheduling an appointment. If you cannot find your e-mail with scheduling directions, please call our guidance office at 316 - 1373.
Seniors attended a graduation meeting on October 24. Orders for caps and gown must be turned in during lunch on November 3. Every senior should be scheduling a meeting with his/her counselor to solidify plans for life after high school. Seniors should be completing college applications or making other arrangements for technical schools, apprenticeships, etc. If you, or your student, need any assistance with the application process for schools, please contact your school counselor. There are also a number of resources available on our web site to assist in the college selection process.
Congratulations to all of our fall athletes as post-season play is winding up over the next couple of weeks. We are very proud of how our student athletes represent MGHS. If your student is not participating in a club or sport this winter, encourage him/her to consider joining one of the many co-curricular offerings available. Special congratulations go out to our state qualifiers:
- The doubles team of Amanda Newman and Hailey Munz finished in the Top-8 at the State Tennis Tournament.
- The boys Cross Country Team of Charlie Ellenbecker, James Giftos, Reed Anderson, Eddie Gnewuch, Gage Hunter, Caden Nelson, and Carlos Gatica competed at the State Cross Country Meet in Wisconsin Rapids on October 29. Their Badger Conference Title was the first for MGHS since the 1960's.
We look forward to seeing you at Parent/Teacher Conferences.
Sincerely,
Paul Brost, Ph.D.
Principal
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News from the Student Services Department
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Students are encouraged to build a relationship with their school counselor during their high school years. Passes for appointments during school hours may be obtained by stopping in Student Services. Each student has been assigned a counselor based on the student's last name. Ms. Bishop has A-G, Mr. Groff has H-O and Ms. Burke has P-Z. Although students are assigned to a certain counselor, a student may seek assistance from the counselor of their choice.
In addition, the Student Services Department includes Ms. Macias, School to Work Coordinator (co-op and apprenticeship information), Ms. Frain, School Social Worker, and Ms. Smith, School Psychologist. All are available to meet with students and parents to help with academic, career, social and emotional needs.
Student Services welcomes all students! Please remember to stop in to make an appointment.
Senior Meetings
All seniors are asked to schedule your senior meeting with your school counselor as soon as possible. We will discuss your post high school plans and answer your questions. Also, remember to review the post-secondary planning power point that was sent to you in early September.
Letters of Recommendation
Many of you plan to ask your counselor, teacher or employer for a letter of recommendation. Quality recommendations take some time to write! Please request your letters at least two weeks - preferably more - prior to your deadline.
Scholarship Information
It is never too early to start thinking about scholarships for college. The Student Services Department will be sending out a weekly email to all seniors with scholarship news and updates. Seniors should be checking their email for scholarship information.
Jobs Information
All jobs and contact information can be found on the Student Services website.
Junior Seminars
The Monona Grove High School Student Services Department is excited to be hosting Junior Seminars for junior students and their parents/guardians.
These seminars will be delivered in a group format of ten families to thoroughly outline information needed for post-secondary planning.
Each family will receive a folder of important documents that are personal to your student's academic progress. The presentations will take place in the Monona Grove High School IMC.
We are looking forward to meeting with you.
For questions about Junior Seminars please contact Michelle Boyde, Student Services Administrative Assistant,
at 608-316-1373.
ACT and WorkKeys
The ACT is designed to assess a students' readiness for college and WorkKeys helps assess a students' readiness for work and for life. All MGHS juniors will take the ACT on February 28 and WorkKeys on March 1.
Midwest Student Exchange Program
The Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP) is a multi-state tuition reciprocity program with nine of the 12 states in the Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC) participating. MSEP can help students and their families find ways to save on out-of-state tuition. View a printable brochure with more MSEP information in the "Paying for College" section of the UW HELP website.
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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, November 21, at 6:30 p.m. This is an informal group meeting to encourage communication between home and school. There are no membership dues, fundraising, or required volunteer work. The Forum will meet monthly during the school year on December 19, January 16, February 20, March 20, April 17, and May 15.
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MGEF Gala - November 5
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Save the date for the Monona Grove Education Foundation's 3rd Annual Gala Honoring Coach Dan Zweifel presented by Monona State Bank.
This year's Gala will be held at 6:00 p.m. on
November 5, 2016 at East Side Businessman's Club. Please join us for appetizers, a silent auction, a dessert auction, presentations from our 2015 Grant Recipients and the honoring of Coach Zweifel.
This is a great night to celebrate our district, our teachers and our students. Tickets will be available online starting September 1, 2016. SPACE IS LIMITED, so please make plans to get your tickets right away. It is sure to be another great night!
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Parent Teacher Conferences
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Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held November 10 and November 16. Click
here to schedule your student's conferences.
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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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Winter Sports Parent and Athlete Meeting November 1
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If your student is planning to play a winter sport, please mark your calendar and plan to attend the Winter Sports Parent and Athlete Meeting on November 1, 2016 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at MGHS. This is a chance for parents and athletes to meet the coaches and learn about the team. Blue slips will not be issued at the meeting.
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Blue Slips for Winter Sports
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Winter Sports Registration for winter athletes will be held in the MGHS Main Office between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. during the following weeks:
Girls Basketball: Oct. 31 - Nov. 4
Boys Basketball: Oct. 31 - Nov. 4
Boys Swim: Nov. 7 - Nov. 11
Wrestling: Nov. 7 - Nov. 11
BE SURE TO BRING ALL FORMS LISTED BELOW WITH YOU TO THE HIGH SCHOOL MAIN OFFICE DURING THE DESIGNATED WEEKS LISTED ABOVE:
- Physical/Alternate Year Card
If the date on the physical is BEFORE April 1, 2015, a new physical is needed (green form). If the date is AFTER April 1, 2015, an alternate year physical form will need to be completed (yellow form).
- Athletic Emergency Form
- Acknowledgement of Risk Form
- Parent Athlete Rules of Eligibility Form (WIAA)
- Concussion Form
- $80.00 check made out to Monona Grove HS
All forms are available on the website or by clicking
here
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Sign Up for Sporting/Activities Updates
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Have you ever wondered if a sporting event or activity has been cancelled? 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. When the decision is made to cancel an event, the HS Athletic web page is updated.
To register to receive email notification, click
here
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Have you paid your fees?
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If you haven't done so already, please be sure to pay your student's fees for the 2016-17 school year.
Checks can be mailed to school or parents can pay online in the parent portal.
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Infinite Campus Information
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Is your Infinite Campus Information Up to Date?
Do you have a change of information 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.
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Reminders from the Attendance Office
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 24 hour Attendance Line: 608-316-1393
The Attendance Office is open from 7:15-3:45. Parents may call before or after school and leave a message regarding their child's attendance.
Parents are required to call the Attendance Line prior to 10:00 A.M. on the day of the absence.
Please be sure to indicate the student's name, grade, date of absence and reason for absence when calling.
Students must have absences excused within 24 hours after they return or the absences will be considered unexcused.
The MGSD recognizes a positive relationship between good school attendance and success in school and employment.
A student's attendance in school becomes part of his/her permanent school record and is often the subject of inquiry by employers. Most importantly, however, is the need for students to be in school to interact with the teacher and with other students as they gain the knowledge that is necessary for successful completion of the course of studies Monona Grove High School provides.
Excused Absences
Parents may excuse, in writing, a student for any reason
PRIOR
to the day of the absence. (Wis. Stats. 118.15(3)(c). If an excuse is not given prior to an absence, the school, not a student's parent, excuses an absence. Monona Grove High School will excuse a student from school for the following reasons:
- personal illness;
- illness in the family for which the student is required at home;
- funerals and weddings;
- religious holidays;
- legal obligations;
- dental, medical, and orthodontic appointments;
- family vacations that cannot be scheduled during non-school times or other family approved vacations or school visits with prior approval; and
- an emergency situation which must be reviewed by the assistant principal.
Unexcused Absences
The school will not excuse an absence for any reason other than those listed above. Specifically:
- single period absences for illness when the student fails to report to the Nurse's Office
- absences related to vehicle problems during the school day
- oversleeping
- absences due to working on other school work will not be excused unless it's a school-sponsored field trip.
Parents will be notified of unexcused absences by phone or mail. Students with unexcused absences from classes or study halls will be assigned one, two-hour after school detention per period missed.
Leaving School Early
Monona Grove High School is a closed campus except for the following occasions: lunch, cooperative education programs, medical/dental appointments, sudden illness, or open campus students. During passing times, students must remain on school grounds. All students wishing to leave school must obtain permission from their parent, the assistant principal, or the school nurse in case of illness. Students will not be allowed out of class for illness unless they are going home. At that time, the student must sign out in the Attendance Office and receive an out pass. If he/she plans to return to school, he/she must sign in upon returning. Students are not allowed to have other students drive them anywhere during the school day.
Planned Absences and Vacations
Occasionally a student will know in advance that he/she will be absent from school. This can be excused if, and only if, a planned absence form is
completed prior to the absence. This requires that the student notify his/her teachers of the planned absence so that school work missed during the absence can be given to the student. This must be done at least three days prior to the planned absence. Planned absence forms are available in the Attendance Office and are required for absences of 2 or more days.
If forms are not completed and returned before the student leaves, the absences will be unexcused.
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Menningitis Immunizations
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends routine meningococcal disease immunization at the preadolescent doctor's visit (11 to 12 years old). For those teenagers who have not been previously vaccinated, immunization also is recommended at high school entry and for all incoming college freshmen who will live in a dormitory (only one shot required).
Please click
here for more information on meningitis
Spanish version
here
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Early Learning Fair
Monday, February 6
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On Monday, February 6, 2017, the Monona Grove School District will hold its annual Early Learning Fair and Together 4 Kids Registration at Nichols School (MG District Office) in Monona. This event is a free service to families of pre-school children. Parents will have the opportunity to meet with a professional to share information about their child's development and to register for the 2017-2018 T4K program. Registration information will be sent to families in mid December. Parents should call the Early Education Office at 839-2113 to schedule an appointment upon receipt of registration materials. If you have any new neighbors with young children aged birth to 4 ½, please have them call Gina in the Early Education Office at 839-2113.
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Hands Only CPR
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Students in Ms. Magnor's Health class learn "hands only CPR" with the help of Ms. Percy from the Area Health Education Center. Students performed CPR to the beat of "Stayin' Alive".
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Wisconsin Singers
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UW-Madison's most talented singers, dancers and instrumentalists, the Wisconsin Singers, will take the stage at Monona Grove High School for one night only on
Saturday, November 5 at 7:00 p.m. Featuring an opening performance by the Monona Grove show choirs,this is a Broadway-caliber show that promises to entertain your whole family.
2016 MG alum, Shawn Peters, freshman at UW-Madison, is a member of this prestigious group!
Reserved tickets are available at
www.seatyourself.biz/mghs
. Adult ticket prices are $15.00, senior citizen and student ticket prices are $12.00. Tickets can also be purchased by calling the Monona Grove box office 316-1389.
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Pink Day in Monona
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On Wednesday, October 19, staff and students at MGHS dressed in pink in recognition of Pink Day for breast cancer awareness and research.
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Cross Country Goes to State
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Th
ese Moms of Monona Grove are super excited because their boys qualified for the WIAA D1 State Cross Country Meet! This is the first time the MGHS boys CC team has qualified as a team since 1979!
Great job Coach Duss training them to perform at such a high level! Go MGCC!
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MGHS Drama Club
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MGHS Drama Club advanced to sectionals in the 1 Act Drama Competition. We have such a talented group of kids. Way to go MG!
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LaCrosse for Girls
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Any MG girls (9th grade and younger) interested in learning lacrosse or refreshing your skills this winter? Consider this 6 week clinic at the Sun Prairie PAC starting in November. If you want to continue playing, MG girls can play @ Sun Prairie up to 8th grade and then for the co-op with LaFollette for high school.
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DECA Travels to Milwaukee
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Several DECA students spent the day touring the UW Milwaukee Panther Arena, learning about sports marketing, and watching a Milkwaukee Wave indoor soccer game.
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Homecoming Court
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Congratulations to Maddy Braun and Collin Larsh - MGHS 2016 Homecoming Queen and King.
Congratulations to this year's MGHS Homecoming Court. Maddy Braun, Ione Dyer, Ellery Gronski, Katherine Manthe, Madeline Masters, Kylie Meinholz, Zach Gariti, Spencer Hampton, Cody Jaworski, Mitch Kelsey, Collin Larsh, Casey McCosky and Sam Turk.
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Soccer Jerseys Head to Tanzania
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Monona Grove High School recently donated some athletic equipment to Kickin It Back, an organization that provides gently used soccer equipment to children in developing nations that do not have access to quality gear.
MGHS soccer jerseys were sent to a small village in Tanzania. A tournament was held with three teams and about 100 kids received the soccer gear. The kids were extremely grateful to get new jerseys and shorts and even danced in celebration a while after seeing it.
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Tennis State Send Off
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Congratulations to our Girls Tennis Team as t
hey sent two student athletes to the Girls State Tennis Tournament.
MGHS had a traditional MG State Send off, through the halls, for the State Qualifiers, Amanda Newman and Hailey Munz.
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"Tied" in Knots
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Students learned how to tie ties in Ms. Macias' Exploring Business and Marketing class this semester!
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Infinite Campus Mobile App
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Parents may access Infinite Campus on their mobile devices. The mobile app information can be found at the bottom of the parent portal window. The District ID is GJGZMY.
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