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College Visits
Next Week
Monday October 17
Brandeis University at 7:45
Brown Unversity at 8:00
High Point University at 11:30
University of California, berkeley at 12:00
Meredith College at 1:00
Tuesday October 18
Clemson University at 8:00
Middlebury College at 8:00
East Carolina University at 9:00
Washington and Lee University at 1:00
Wednesday October 19
William Peace University at 9:00
Thursday October 20
Trinity College at 10:00
University of Southern California at 11:00
University of Denver at 12:30
Friday October 21
Yale University at 9:00
Southern Methodist University at 10:00
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Campus Beautification
Please join the Campus Beautification committee on
October 15
from
8:30 to 11:30 am
for our fall cleanup. We will meet in front of the Administration Building and then begin weeding, trimming, and planting. Given the size of our campus, we need parents and students. (Service hours will be awarded.)
Please bring work gloves and a bottle of water.
If you would like to donate topsoil, manure, pansies or monkey grass, please contact Sara Holderness.
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National Honor Society Applications
Are you a junior or senior with at least a 3.25 unweighted GPA? Do you value academics, service, leadership, and character? Consider joining the MPHS chapter of the National Honor Society!
Applications for our Fall 2016 induction are available as a Google form on our website under the Prospective Members Tab.
Applications will be due Monday, October 17
by 2:15 pm.
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Belk Scholarship
Any senior interested in applying for the school nomination for the Belk scholarship to Davidson College or the Jefferson scholarship to University of Virginia, please pick up an application at AG 124, Mrs. Jenkins office. All applications are due October 17th.
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Naviance Training
for Juniors
On October 11, 2016, juniors were shown a training via YouTube on how to use Naviance. The link plus more information can be found on the MPHS Student Services
website
.
It is important that students NOT parents set up their Naviance accounts. If students were not in school on October 11
th
and did not receive their registration codes, please have the students stop in to see Mrs. Eddington or their counselor to get their registration code.
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MPHS Coat Drive
During October, we are collecting NEW and CLEAN, GENTLY USED coats, jackets, fleece and hoodies of all sizes and for all genders. There will be a large, labeled bin in the Main Office. These will go to students who do not have adequate outerwear for the upcoming colder weather.
Also, kids LOVE MPHS Spirit wear - please consider buying
online,
at the
Hoof Hut
on
Wednesdays
, or donating a MP sweatshirt, t-shirt, or shorts so these kids can proudly support their school.
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Myers Park Speech & Debate - Parents Meeting-
10/20/16
Parents of all MP Speech & Debate team members are invited to a meeting on Thursday, October 20 from 6 pm to 7 pm in Room S12.
At this meeting, we will discuss the Debate Foundation Leadership and the Laird Lewis Tournament. If you are unable to attend this meeting, please email Bob Wieckowski.
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First Quarter Testing Days
T
esting for 1st Quarter will be conducted during the standard bell schedule. In order to avoid multiple tests on a single date, the following dates have been designated for each block.
October 21
- Block 1
October 26 - Block 2
October 27 - Block 3 (block 3 testing will occur during 2nd block to avoid lunch interruptions; block 2 will occur during 3rd block)
October 28
- Block 4
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Time to
Please make sure that
your loyalty cards are
linked to support our numerous MPHS organizations!
Click the horseshoe for more
information and a list of school code numbers.
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October 14 Homecoming Tailgate 5-6:30pm
October 14 Homecoming Book Drive 5-6:30pm
October 15 Campus Beautification 8:30-11:30am
October 15 CPCC Open House 10am-1pm
October 17 NHS forms due
October 17 Belk Scholarship forms due
October 18 Grin to Green Golf Tournament Raintree Golf Course 12pm
October 19 MPHS Interact Meeting after school M6
October 20 PTSO meeting 11:30 Art Gallery
October 20 Indoor Track Interest Meeting 2:25 old gym
October 20 Speech & Debate Meeting 6pm S12
October 22 Indoor Track Parents Meeting 9am
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Homecoming Tailgate
TONIGHT October 14, 5-6:30pm
Come join us in the bus lot before the game!! There will be cookout food, music, a car smash, a teacher pie-eating contest, and game booths run by clubs.
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Homecoming Book Drive
Cultivating Literacy Together (CLT), a service club at Myers Park, is working to collect new and gently used children's books for Books on Break. Books on Break is a new initiative led by local early literacy nonprofit Promising Pages and sponsored by Read Charlotte that aims to get books into the hands of high-risk kids before this year's winter break so that they can read at home during those weeks away from school. Please bring your donation to CLT's table at the Homecoming Tailgate this Friday
October 14 from 5:00-6:30pm in the bus lot. Contact CLT with any questions.
Thanks for your support!
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CPCC Open House
Experience what makes CPCC
one of the top community colleges in the nation. Engage with faculty and staff at more than 50 information tables representing academic programs, student services and student life. It will be held at Central Campus on Saturday, Oct
. 15th from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
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PreACT/PSAT Announcement
PSAT/ NMSQT School Plan for Wed. Oct. 19
9th Grade:
Will be conducting career exploration.
10th Grade:
Students will be participating in the PSAT. There are no makeup dates for the PSAT.
11th Grade:
Students will be participating in the PSAT/ NMSQT for scholarship eligibility. There are no makeup dates for the PSAT/ NMSQT.
All Grades:
will report to
1st block at 12:45pm
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Freshman Career Interest Activities
On Wednesday Oct. 19 freshmen will be meeting in homerooms. During this time, students will be participating in career interest activities. They will have an opportunity to:
- Assess personal interests and strengths that are then matched to various career clusters
- Explore careers that have been matched based on personal interests and strengths as well as those careers of interest in areas such as tasks performed, expected wages, education requirements and job outlook projections
- Review suggested high school academic plans for careers of interest
- Investigate high school diploma, two-year, four-year and post-graduate job opportunities within career clusters of interest
This is an important academic day for your child. While other grade levels will be involved in college preparation testing during this time, this is an opportunity for your child to participate in personalized career exploration activities. See you in homeroom!
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MPHS INTERACT
Meeting Wednesday Oct. 19
Sponsored by Charlotte Uptown Rotary Club
After 5 years of dormancy, we are excited to resurrect Interact at Myers Park. The Rotary Club International is one of the largest service organizations in the world with over 1.2 million members and 34,000 clubs around the world. Interact is a youth sponsored club aiming to "unite leaders from all continents, cultures, and occupations to exchange ideas and take action in communities around the world."
We are chiefly a service geared club and members will help to plan and organize 2 service events this year, one per semester. A great way to get some volunteer hours and connect with your MPHS community!! Please join us!
If you would like to: Evolve your Leadership Skills, Make International Connections and Develop Friendships...We will hold a meeting Wednesday October 19 immediately following dismissal in M6. Please join us and if you are interested, text the code @48ffe8 to 81010 to join our Remind message group. Be sure to include the @ symbol in the message! Reply with your name and grade once connected.
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MPHS PTSO Meeting
There is a meeting of the MPHS PTSO on
Thursday Oct 20th at 11:30 in the Art Gallery.
Everyone is welcome. Committee chairs are encouraged to attend.
Come hear about what is happening at the school and in the PTSO!
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Indoor Track Interest Meeting
Indoor Track Interest meeting will be held after school on
Thursday, October 20th
, in the health classroom in the old gym at
2:25
. Please turn in a completed eligibility packet at that time. Eligibility packets have been revised this year, so only use the one available at this link.
-Students cannot step on the track / try out this year without a FULL and COMPLETED eligibility packet.
-Parent's meeting will be on
Saturday October 22nd at 9am
in the old gym.
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Yearbook Pictures Update
Seniors should have received an email from Prestige portraits saying they need to select their favorite portrait to be put in the yearbook, however it did not give a date as to when these pictures need to be selected by. The date, which was confirmed by Lifetouch is
Oct. 20
. If seniors have any questions regarding access codes or how to view their portraits, please call (704)628-4600
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You Grin, You're In
Golf with Myers Park DECA
Myers Park DECA is partnering with Ace and TJ's Grin Kids to host the"Grin to Green" Golf Tournament on
October 18th at Raintree Golf Club. All profits benefit the local charity, created in 2000 by 96.1 morning show hosts Ace and TJ. Grin Kids strives to provide terminally ill and chronically disabled children a once in a lifetime vacation to Walt Disney World. During their 16 years, over 400 kids and their families have been taken by Grin Kids on this 5 day trip. This trip is dedicated to making the lives of these children and their families more fun and exciting while bringing them together to make memories that will last forever. MP DECA shows a passion for this cause and supports Grin Kids because we want to make a difference in the children's lives and help give them a memorable trip to Disney World. You can help this magical vacation happen by supporting the Grin to Green Golf Tournament! DECA is asking you to share this information with family or friends, register to play or sponsor a hole!
For more information visit
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The PTSO Priority Fund
needs YOUR SUPPORT!
The Park: Make It Your Own by investing today!
EVERY Parent can make a difference by contributing to the Priority Fund!
The PTSO supports all 190 staff and 3000 students!!!
PTSO funds support school wide efforts and items that impact all areas of student and campus life. We are on our way to achieving our 2016-2017 Goal of $180,000 but still have a ways to go. EVERY parent and EVERY donation counts. EVERY student receives benefit from the PTSO. If you have not already given please consider a donation to the PTSO to help improve and enrich the quality of your child's education!
Examples of the most recent allocations include a professional development grant for the entire foreign language department to attend an in-service workshop; improved safety and security of our campus through the purchase of new walkie-talkies for administrative and security staff; and enriched curriculum for the physics and biology departments through purchasing of supplemental laboratory supplies.
Click
here for information about the Priority Fund
or to make a donation.
We accept check, Pay Pal OR stock donations!
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