| 2016-17 MSHS ADMINISTRATION |
| Dave Hickerson Principal |
| Alison Klock Assistant Principal A - L Dave Nash Assistant Principal M - Z Curtis Klein MSHS Athletic/Activities Director Administrative Office Staff Brenda Block Attendance Secretary Cassie Tholen Secretary Jayne Young Accounting Secretary If you would like to speak with someone in the main office during the school day, you may call 316-462-8000. |
| 2016-17 MSHS COUNSELING
DEPARTMENT |
| Diane Close M - Z Counselor |
| Adam Melichar A - L Counselor Tiffany Riedel Registrar Tamra Luce Counseling Secretary If you would like to speak with someone in the counseling office during the school day, you may call 316-462-8003. |
| 2016-17 MSHS ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT Curtis Klein
MSHS Athletic/Activities Director Jayne Young
Athletic/Activities Secretary |
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| If you would like to speak with someone in the athletic office during the school day, you may call 316-729-4191. |
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DATES TO REMEMBER
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March 20-24-
No School- Spring Break
April 8-
Prom
April 14-
No School
May 5-
No School
May 9-
Last Day for Seniors
May 11-
MSHS Graduation
May 18-
Last Day of School |
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District Communications Policy
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Please visit
www.usd266.com/ bulletinboard to access the Maize USD 266 Online Bulletin Board for complete and timely information about upcoming events and activities sponsored by Maize Schools and partner agencies. |
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Wanted:
Substitute teachers!
Maize USD 266 is looking for substitute teachers. If you are available for occasional work during the school day and enjoy working with students and being in schools, please consider joining us as a sub! We are especially in need of subs for our elementary schools. Please share this information and encourage qualified candidates you know to apply.
Our subs:
* are paid $95 a day.
* have the option of indicating specific schools, grade levels, etc. they would like to work with.
* always have the option to pass on subbing opportunities that may not meet their interest and/or schedule.
* must have either their current teaching license or a Kansas
State Department of Education-issued Emergency Substitute License, available to those who have at least 60 hours of college credit or a degree (that does not have to be in education).
Interested? Please contact
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Yearbook Purchases
Have you purchased the 2016-2017 yearbook?
It's not too late to purchase a copy of the 2016-2017 yearbook; it's a book full of memories from this school year. If you'd like to purchase a yearbook, you can order online by clicking
HERE or by bringing $40 check or cash to Shelly. Walston in E110. Checks should be made out to MSHS and should have your child's name on the memo line.
SENIOR PARENTS:
It's time to order senior recognition ads.
Want to give your child a lasting memory for years to come? Submit a senior recognition ad to be placed in the 2016-2017 yearbook. Ads can include heartfelt messages and adorable photos from your child's best memories. You can order online by clicking
HERE
or by filling out this form and submitting it to Shelly Walston in E110.
Would you like to advertise in MSHS Bullseye newsmagazine?
If you or a business you frequent would like to advertise in the MSHS Bullseye newsmagazine, please click
HERE for our ad sales booklet. Ads are cheap and easy to submit; we'll even design them for you! We also have online advertisement available. With over 700 views daily and more than 800 readers of the print issue, advertising in the Bullseye is a great way to let the Maize South community know about your business.
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Bullhorn Gallery
Girls Basketball
Photo by: Laurel Smith
Pep Assembly
Photo by: Reagan jones
Science 2
Photo by: Crystal Henry
Science
Photo by: Fernando Poot
Swimming
Photo by: Madison Owings
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|  MAVERICK BULLHORN Parent Newsletter March 2017 |
From Mr. Hickerson
March 2017
Our students and counselors are busy finishing up the enrollment process for the 2017-18 school year. It appears our enrollment may be up approximately 90 students from this school year.
Sophomores and juniors will take state assessments the first week of April. The MSHS staff would like to wish all of our students the best of luck during this important time period. Parents can help support their child by ensuring the student gets a good night's rest and a good breakfast prior to testing. We will be on a modified schedule on April 4 and 5. More information will come out at a later date.
The staff at MSHS is dedicated to providing your son/daughter with an academic background that focuses on college and career readiness. Thank you for your continued support of MSHS. We expect our students to come to school properly dressed, on time, and ready to learn.
Congratulations to MSHS junior Jayson West for winning a state championship at the Class 4A wrestling tournament in Salina on Feb. 24 and 25. Jayson is the first state wrestling champion in MSHS history.
The athletic entrance construction project is just about complete. We look for it to be finished in mid-March. Progress continues on the new FAA classroom and the fine arts storage room.
Spring sports have begun, and our coaches and student athletes are preparing for their events. Good luck to all of our student athletes and coaches.
The MSHS Science Olympiad team competed over the weekend at WSU and finished in 4
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place in regional competition. Congratulations to all participants. Coaches are Rob Archibald and Sheena Jensen.
The MSHS Forensics team is busy with competitions as well. We wish them the best of luck this spring. The MSHS band and vocal music departments are busy preparing for spring concerts and state competition.
The MSHS musical continues with shows tonight and Saturday in the auditorium. This year's show is All Shook Up and it begins at 7:30 each night. Tickets are $8.00 for adults and $6.00 for students.
Planning and preparations are underway for the junior / senior prom on April 8 at the Wichita Boathouse. Prom will be from 8pm-11pm. The After Prom event will be held at MSHS from 11pm-3am.
You can access
www.avctl.org
for athletic and activities schedules. Please feel free to contact MSHS with any questions or concerns you may have. I look forward to seeing you at a concert, athletic event, or activity that involves the Mavericks of Maize South HS.
It's a great time to be a Maize South Maverick!
Dave Hickerson
Principal
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Driver Education
USD 266 Maize offers Online Driver Education during the school year (Term 1; Term 2; Term 3; Term 4). The online driver education program strives to prepare students to become knowledgeable and respectful of the law; to learn basic driving skills; and to develop a responsible attitude toward driving. The instructors will provide critical experience to students; involve parents in the process, and foster cooperative interaction with others in the driving environment. More detailed information on Online Driver Education can be found on the high school web site under the counselor's corner.
Online Driver Education: 2016-2017 Enrollment Nights (enrollment packets may be picked up in the counselor's office or online under the counselor's corner)
Term 4: March 8, 2017; 6:00pm; Maize High School Lecture Hall
**Students and Parents need to attend the enrollment meeting. Please bring your enrollment packet, a writing pen and any type of Kansas Permit or License you already have to the Enrollment Meeting**
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From the Counselor
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
~Helen Keller
For Timely Information
Upcoming Events
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Mar. 3rd: Last day to register for the April 8th ACT, All Day, online at
www.actstudent.org
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Mar. 8th: Term 4 Driver's Ed Enrollment meeting, 6:00p, Maize High School Lecture Hall
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Mar. 10th: AP testing signup ends, All Day, counseling office
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Mar. 14th: ACT Powerprep class, 6:30p - 9:00p, Lecture Hall
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Mar. 15th: ACT Powerprep class, 6:30p - 9:00 p, Lecture Hall
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April 6th: Maverick Career Lecture Series- TBD, EnCor, Lecture Hall
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April 8th: ACT test, 7:30a - 12:00p, C Hall
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April 11th: Balfour- Senior cap and gown delivery, 10:30a - 1:30p, commons area
Upcoming College Visits to MSHS
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Mar. 9th: Newman University, EnCor, commons area
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Mar. 13th: Cowley College, all lunch periods, commons area
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Mar. 14th: Emporia State University, EnCor, commons area
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Mar. 16th: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, EnCor, commons area
Food Pantry Information
The Maverick Mentors, a school leadership group, in coordination with several staff members and community groups, have established a food pantry that is open for business. The pantry, located in the high school, will provide a limited selection of food and hygiene products to any Maize South High School student in need. The pantry is supplied through and contingent upon student and community donations. Non-perishable food items as well as new personal hygiene items are always accepted. For a student to utilize the pantry, they need to talk with a counselor or an administrator; there is no vetting. The whole process is discreet, with the goal of providing essentials without calling attention to the student.
Please feel free to share this information out so that all families in the building are aware of the opportunity.
Seniors
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Advanced Placement testing sign-up is open until March 10th. If you/your student took an AP class and would like to take an AP exam, use
this link to sign-up. Registration isn't complete until payment is received in the counseling office.
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Follow the MSHS counselors on
Twitter @MavCounseling or utilize the
Counselor's Corner website for the most up-to-date scholarship opportunities, planning tools, assessment sign-up, MCLS sign-up, important dates/deadlines, etc.
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Need a transcript sent to a college? The Maize school district uses the digital service
www.parchment.com. If you have any questions, feel free to contact our registrar at 462-8008 or refer to our website,
the
Counselor's Corner, where you can find PDF instructions.
Juniors
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Advanced Placement testing sign-up is open until March 10th. If you/your student took an AP class and would like to take an AP exam, use
this link to sign-up. Registration isn't complete until payment is received in the counseling office.
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Counselors are currently working on enrollment for the 2017-18 school year. Students should still be spending time working on their
Academic Portfolio. The Academic Portfolio has a number of parts, but students should be diligent in focusing on and updating their
Individual Plans of Study (IPS) and working on their
High School Resumes. All documents should be saved in the student's Google Drive in a folder titled "Academic Portfolio." If the student can't find their IPS, one can always be downloaded from the
Counselor's Corner. All modifications to the IPS can be done in the Google extension program, DocHub. Just make sure to save it and share it with your counselor when you are done modifying.
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Follow the MSHS counselors on
Twitter @MavCounseling or utilize the
Counselor's Corner website for the most up-to-date scholarship opportunities, planning tools, assessment sign-up, MCLS sign-up, important dates/deadlines, etc.
Sophomores
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Counselors are currently working on enrollment for the 2017-18 school year. Students should still be spending time working on their
Academic Portfolio. The Academic Portfolio has a number of parts, but students should be diligent in focusing on and updating their
Individual Plans of Study (IPS) and working on their
High School Resumes. All documents should be saved in the student's Google Drive in a folder titled "Academic Portfolio." If the student can't find their IPS, one can always be downloaded from the
Counselor's Corner. All modifications to the IPS can be done in the Google extension program, DocHub. Just make sure to save it and share it with your counselor when you are done modifying.
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Follow the MSHS counselors on
Twitter @MavCounseling or utilize the
Counselor's Corner website for the most up-to-date scholarship opportunities, planning tools, assessment sign-up, MCLS sign-up, important dates/deadlines, etc.
Freshmen
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Counselors are currently working on enrollment for the 2017-18 school year. Students should still be spending time working on their
Academic Portfolio. The Academic Portfolio has a number of parts, but students should be diligent in focusing on and updating their
Individual Plans of Study (IPS) and working on their
High School Resumes. All documents should be saved in the student's Google Drive in a folder titled "Academic Portfolio." If the student can't find their IPS, one can always be downloaded from the
Counselor's Corner. All modifications to the IPS can be done in the Google extension program, DocHub. Just make sure to save it and share it with your counselor when you are done modifying.
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for the most up-to-date scholarship opportunities, planning tools, assessment sign-up, MCLS sign-up, important dates/deadlines
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Summer Face to Face Driver Education
2017 SUMMER FACE TO FACE DRIVER EDUCATION Mandatory Parent/Student Meetings and Enrollment Documentation
USD 266 Maize Schools will once again offer summer face to face driver education. Any student who turns 14 on or before June 1, 2017 and has or will graduate 8th grade by June 1st will be eligible to enroll in summer driver education. Students will attend two weeks of classes starting Thursday, June 1st and ending on Tuesday, June 13th from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Students will also complete at least five, one hour driving sessions (schedule to be determined after class begins). We prefer that students get an instructional permit at the DMV in advance of the class and spend as much time as possible driving in safe locations with their parents. Practicing with parents before class starts is a plus considering that driver education is only five hours of driving.
Two
mandatory enrollment meetings will be held in May. Parents and students must attend one of the two meetings. The first meeting will be on Monday, May 1st at 6:00 pm in the Maize High School Lecture Hall. The second meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 3rd at 6:00 pm in the Maize South High School Commons Area. Eye tests will be given at both of these meetings. Enrollment forms will be email out to parents during the month of April. Students will need to bring any type of license or permit they might already have. The cost of summer driver education is $200 with payment due in full on the date of the meetings.
No registrations or late payments will be accepted after the last parent meeting on Wednesday, May 3rd.
Students and parents with questions are encouraged to contact Steve Martling at 316-462-8000 or by email at
smartling@usd266.com or Curtis Klein at 316-462-8048 or by email at
cklein@usd266.com.
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PE Highlights
After attending a conference for physical educators, Coach Rasmussen was given a book titled, "Moving and Learning Across the Curriculum" which our department is reading and discussing together each week. This book gives great examples of how increased fitness and daily activity can enhance a student's ability to not only pay attention better in all curricular areas, but also retain more information. The information and collaboration we are gaining through our reading and discussion will hopefully prove beneficial to our students and other core areas of our school.
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Art Department
Art Club & Souper Bowl!
This year the MSHS art club worked with Mr Gegen to create ceramics bowls. Art club member work after school and during encore to build and glaze their bowls. Once completed the bowls were donated to the Souper Bowl Event which was held on February 2nd. The bowls were purchased by patrons to help raise money for Inner Faith Ministries which helps feed and provide shelter for the homeless.
Art Club is also getting ready for the heartworks ball which will happen the last weekend in April. Last year we raised almost $1000 to donate to a charity. Mark your calendars and come out to support our MSHS artists.
Art club will also be traveling in April to Bentonville Arkansas to visit the Crystal Bridges Museum of Art.
2017 Scholastics Art awards competition
Maize south students also competed in the annual scholastics art Competition.
Maize South High School results:
Cooper Blaske 12 Gold Key 17 Art Portfolio Collage
Cooper Blaske 12 Honorable Mention Design Stranger Things Poster
Cooper Blaske 12 Gold Key Digital Art I Can't Read
Cooper Blaske 12 Gold Key Digital Art Solitude
Bailee Davis 11 Honorable Mention Painting Christmas Ornaments
Courtney Gaughan 11 Honorable Mention Ceramics & Glass Puzzle Box
Clayton Hardin 11 Gold Key Painting Imperfections
Makenna Karp 10 Silver Key Painting Exploding Lightbulb
McKenzie Miller 12Honorable MentionSculpture Family Truckster
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After Prom Donations & Volunteers
Attention Parents,
Planning the 2017 Maize South After Prom has begun! The Prom and After Prom are traditionally a time of celebration for high school Junior and Seniors.
This is a non-profit event, totally supported by donations from dedicated parents, individuals, organizations and local businesses. We need your help if we want this event to be a continued success.
There are lots of ways you can lend your support:
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Cash donations:
Money goes to rent inflatables and games, purchase prizes and food, etc. A donation as little as $5 or as much as you want. Any amount will make a big difference. All donations are tax deductible.
We will also be taking donations at conferences. Visit us at the After Prom booth with your monetary donations.
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Prize donations:
We can use anything that would make a great prize. Small business owners or any local business that would willing to donate.
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Volunteer:
Contact one of the following committee chairpersons if you are interested in being a volunteer.
Co-Chair-
Casey Richardson
316-210-2103
Kim Maxson-
316-993-1834
Jan Jarman-
316-644-2011
Shannon Parke-
316-734-3471
Your monetary/prize donation will be greatly appreciated. All donations should be made payable to Mazie South After Prom, mailed to 3701 N Tyler Rd, Wichita, KS 67205 or dropped off at MSHS office. If you would like to make a prize donation you may drop if off at the MSHS office, attention any chairperson or call to make arrangement for pick up. For more information please contact Vannessa Minks at
vminks@live.com
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Thank you for your support!
Vannessa Minks
After Prom Chairperson
Dave Hickerson
MSHS Principal
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