| 2017-18 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. |
| 2017-18 MSHS COUNSELING
DEPARTMENT |
| Lyndsey Brown M - Z Counselor |
| Adam Melichar A - L Counselor Tiffany Riedel Registrar Tamara 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. |
| 2017-18 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
End of Term
October 16
No School- Prof Dev Day
November 20-24
No School, Fall Break
December 21-29
No School, Winter Break
January 1-3
No School, Winter Break
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January 15
No School, MLK Day |
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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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Bullhorn Gallery
KWCH Where's Shane
Photo by: Olivia Blanford
Wellness Class
Photo by: Skylar Blaylock
Marching Band
Cheerleaders
Photo by: Brianna Jones-Rupp
Hawaiian Student Section
Photo by: Olivia Blanford
Herrington's Class
Photo by: Gavin Bowman
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|  MAVERICK BULLHORN Parent Newsletter October 2017 |
From Mr. Hickerson
The fall season is upon us and we are just about to wrap up the first nine weeks of the school year. Maize South HS is off to a fantastic start both academically and in the area of athletics and activities. The nine weeks ends on Oct. 13, and we do not have school on Monday, Oct. 16 as our staff will be involved in professional development activities that day.
Congratulations goes out to MSHS senior Brodie Gullic for being named a National Merit Semi-finalist. Also, seniors Tim Dobson, Cale Thimmesch, and Hayden Schmidt were named as Commended Students in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. Congratulations fellas!
On Tuesday, Oct. 3rd our freshmen and sophomores took the ACT ASPIRE test. Our senior class took the ACT test. We allowed our junior class to take a college visit day on Oct. 3rd.
The Kansas Department of Education has released state assessment information for the spring of 2018. MSHS sophomores will be taking state assessments in English language arts and math, and our MSHS juniors will be testing in the areas of science and history/government and social studies.
On September 22, we hosted Buhler HS for homecoming. After the game we had our traditional homecoming dance that was well attended. That same night we opened our new locker room facility at the stadium after several months of construction. We are blessed to have some of the best facilities around.
Maize South HS has been classified by the Kansas State High School Activities Association as a Class 5A high school. Our enrollment this year is 870 students putting us in Class 5A for the 17-18 school year. For all sports except football this year we will remain in Division 2 of the AVCTL.
Thank you for supporting MSHS and being part of our school community. If you ever have any questions or concerns do not hesitate to contact a staff member or the building administrative team. You can follow the happenings at MSHS on
www.usd266.com and
www.avctl.org.
It's a great day to be a Maverick!
Dave Hickerson
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From the Counselor
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
~Oscar Wilde
For Timely Information
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The Counselor's Corner: Use specific grade-level content boxes (ex: Senior Mavs) and "This Week's Important Announcements"
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Weekly emails from the MSHS Counseling Department
New and Exciting Shadowing/Interning Opportunities For Students
Upcoming Events
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Oct. 2nd, 7:00a-8:00a: Coffee With The Counselors in commons area.
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Oct. 3rd, 7:40a-12:00p: Seniors take ACT in class
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Oct. 9th-Oct. 16th: Future's Fair signup for Juniors in the counseling office
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Oct. 9th-20th: ASVAB test registration in counseling office, free to students
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Oct. 9th: College Monday - all students and staff wear college gear!
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Oct. 11th, 6:00p: Term 2 Driver's Education Enrollment Meeting in the Maize High School's lecture hall. Students and parents MUST be present.
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Oct. 11th, 7:45a-12:00p: PSAT assessment in the MSHS Lecture Hall
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Oct. 12th, EnCor: Maverick Career Lecture Series---Zach Simon, agronomist with the Kansas State Research and Extension Center
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Oct. 17th, 9:15a-11:15a: Future's Fair for JUNIORS at Koch Arena (MSHS will transport students who sign-up through the
Counselor's Corner)
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Oct. 17th Deadline to apply for Maize Education Foundation Student Enrichment Grant- available to students grades 7-11
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Oct. 19th, MavTime: Newman Online Enrollment meeting for Term 2 in auditorium
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Oct. 19th-Nov. 2nd: Newman Online Enrollment
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Oct. 23rd, 7:40a-11a: ASVAB testing, Lecture Hall
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Oct. 28th, 7:30a-12p: ACT test, MSHS C Hall
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Nov. 2nd, Encor & Lunch, 7:00p-8:30p: Senior Announcement Orders, Commons
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Nov. 2nd, Encor: Maverick Career Lecture Series--Interior Design: It's More than You Think by Dr. Migette Kaup, Professor of Apparel, Textile, & Design
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Nov. 3rd, 7:15-7:45a: Senior Announcement Orders, Commons
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Nov. 3rd, All Day: Last day to register for the December 9th ACT
MavTime College Visits to MSHS
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Oct. 9th- Pittsburgh State University, EnCor
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Oct. 10th- Wichita State University, EnCor
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Oct. 20th- Hutchinson Community College
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Oct. 23rd- University of Kansas
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Nov. 9th- Butler Community College
Seniors
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College applications and scholarships deadlines are approaching. If still undecided, take time to schedule those final college visitations. It is advised that students apply for admission to at least three different colleges of interest. Students can not apply for or accept any institutional scholarships (scholarships given by the college) until they are admitted to the school.
Many state colleges have a firm deadline of November 1st for institutional scholarships (ex: the Putnam or Fairchild at KSU or the Chancellor or Rock Chalk at KU).
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ACT information sheets with our school CEEB code and practice booklets are available in the counseling office on the south wall bookshelf. ACT registration and payment is all done through
www.actstudent.org. Remember that Maize South High School is in Wichita when registering for a testing center. Students can, however, take the test at any available site.
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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 the counseling office at 462.8003 or refer to our website,
the Counselor's Corner, where you can find PDF instructions.
Juniors
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Individual conferences with each student's counselor will begin soon. Juniors will be review their transcripts, Individual Plans of Study,
academic portfolios, graduation requirements, the ACT and suggestions for senior coursework. Questions from students are highly encouraged.
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Sign-up for the PSAT on October 11th is now closed. Students who are signed-up, spend some time reviewing the test materials on
Khan Academy. The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) is a program cosponsored by the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). Students working towards National Merit recognition must take the PSAT in their junior year.
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We will be giving the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) at MSHS on October 23rd. There is NO CHARGE for this test and students can sign up in the counseling office from October 9th - October 20th.
Sophomores
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Students should be diligent in updating their Individual Plans of Study (IPS). The IPS should be saved in the student's Google Drive or on their personal computer. If the student can't find their IPS, they can download a new one from the
Counselor's Corner.
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We will be giving the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) at MSHS on October 23rd. There is NO CHARGE for this test and students can sign up in the counseling office from October 9th - October 20th.
Freshmen
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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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Students should be diligent in updating their Individual Plans of Study (IPS). The IPS should be saved in the student's Google Drive or on their personal computer. If the student can't find their IPS, they can download a new one from the
Counselor's Corner.
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with counselors, soon. If your student would like to get a head-start, please direct them to the instructions.
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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: 2017-2018 Enrollment Nights (enrollment packets may be picked up in the counselor's office or online under the counselor's corner)
Term 2:October 11, 2017; 6:00pm; Maize High School Lecture Hall
Term 3:December 6, 2017; 6:00pm; Maize High School Lecture Hall
Term 4:March 7, 2018; 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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Girls Golf
The girls golf team has been having a successful season. We have finished in first once, second twice and third once in tournaments with as many as 12 teams. We have had steady and consistent play from all of our team this year.
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Volleyball
At present our records are as follows: Varsity 15-7, JV 12-3, and freshmen are 12-7.
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Tennis
The Girls Tennis Season is winding down to just a couple weeks left. There have been over 24 tournaments that have been played and the team has fared well in most of the tourneys. JV and Varsity league is on Monday and our Regional is next Saturday. Both will be held at Goddard High School. Seniors Emma Queen, Courtney Sellens, Kennedy Miller, Madi Zorn and others have done a great job of leading the team in practice. They plus Maddi Wilkinson and Kaylan Fields will be counted on as we head to postseason.
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Science
Principals of Engineering (POE) and Introduction to Engineering Design have been working through the engineering process to learn how to solve various problems. POE has been working on simple machines and IED has been learning to design parts on Inventor. Principals of Engineering also went over to the Early Childhood Center and worked with them to build Whirlybirds.
Pictured: Ellie Wiss (blonde) in the WMC pediatric intensive care unit and Katie Nitcher (brunette) in the WMC pediatric ambulatory surgery.
Just to review, our health science III class gives students an opportunity to explore careers in medicine firsthand. The program has three tiers; the first introduces students to health science, college, medical school, potential careers, medical terminology, etc. The second tier includes Certified Nursing Assistance, pharmacology, phlebotomy, EKG or anatomy and physiology class for college credit through WATC. The third tier or "capstone class" which involves shadowing a wide variety of medical professionals in a real-world setting. The students are MHS and MSHS seniors who have shown their seriousness and dedication by taking the aforementioned health science 1 and 2 classes. The class is highly competitive with a 20% acceptance rate.
We are always searching for ways to improve our shadowing experiences and new partnerships to forge. We are currently piloting a new hospital shadowing partner; a special thanks to Makenna Miller and Maddy Rondeau for pioneering this for us.
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