Announcements
Cancelled - new date to be announced.
NEW EVENT
9th Grade IB Parent Information Session
Sept 17th from 5-7PM in the Media Center
Mr Bosco will attend this event along with other members of the IB Administration and IB Faculty. The IB Parent Board invites you to meet other 9th Grade IB parents, hear an overview of 3 key topics related to 9th grade:
WHAT IS IB?
MYP COURSEWORK and
SERVICE HOURS!
The brief presentation will be followed by an informal Q&A to answer questions you may have about IB and 9th grade!
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ATTN: IB Juniors
The IB Leadership institute (IBLI) is a leadership development program for IB Juniors modeled after Leadership Charlotte. The program consists of 6 events during the school year. Events include: team building experience, poverty simulation, college admission 101, service project and etiquette & interview skills review. The application deadline has been extended until
September 18. Do not miss out on this great opportunity to learn new skills and enhance your college resume! Applications can be found at
www.myersparkib.org/ib-leadership-institute.html
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GOLD-OUT KICKBALL GAME:
Due to the weather conditions, the Gold-out Kickball Game h
as been moved to October 5th during block 4
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Please
make sure to KEEP their wristbands until October 5th so you can still participate. Students who have not bought a wristband, bracelet, or raffle tickets for CHICK FIL A for a YEAR will be able to make purchases during all 5 lunches as soon as we get back to school. Thank you to everyone for supporting Prayers For Elijah! REMEMBER - WEAR YOUR GOLD for the costume contest!
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Thank you IB parents!
The IB Parent Board would like to thank the 160 families that have already donated funds to support the Myers Park IB Program! Parent support is critical in supporting academic development, classroom needs and teacher development. We are working on great initiatives this year including the new Writing Center to help IB students with the Personal Project, Extended Essay and other writing assignments; sending teachers to IB training workshops in December; purchasing numerous classroom resources, textbooks and supplies and, with your support we can send a MPHS team to the IBO World Conference in next summer.
Please show your support for the IB Program at MPHS - your participation is very important. Donations can be made online at
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All IB students are
required to sign up for their grade level Remind 101 for important IB announcements!
9th grade - Text @mp-ib9 to 81010
10th grade - Text @mp-ib10 to 81010
11th grade - Text @mp-ib11 to 81010
12th grade - Text @mp-ib12 to 81010
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IB WEBSITE
Please visit the IB website for important and up to date information about IB at MP. The website is updated regularly, please be sure to visit often
Recently added information is listed on the HOME page.
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The Technical Theatre program and Auditorium
need your help!
The Technical Theatre courses are looking for new or gently used tools to use in our class and to complete projects in the auditorium. Follow the to link below to our wish list of tools OR we are also accepting Lowe's or Home Depot gift cards to purchase tools.
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Governor School
The Governor's School informational meeting has been changed to Thursday, September 20th
form 6:00 -7:00pm in the auditorium at Waddell Language Academy.
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Myers Park Golf Outing
The annual Myers Park charity "Wedge Out Hunger" golf outing will be held Oct 16th 12:00pm at Raintree County Club. Each year, the DECA team chooses a charity for the tournament to benefit. This year, we chose to partner with Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina, a distribution center providing grocery items to smaller programs across 19 counties in the Carolinas. These programs feed some of the 188,000 children and teens in our area.
To learn more about donating, sponsoring, or registering to play, visit
We hope to see how Myers Park can come together and help wedge out hunger!
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Celebrate your SENIOR with a "Home of a MPHS Senior
Mustang
" yard sign for $10. Please e-mail Zan Byrd zanbyrd@me.com more information or to place an order. Senior signs will also be sold at the MPHS Curriculum Night on Thursday, Sept. 20th.
Community Service Opportunities
Brixx 10k/5k Run-Walk
Here are the details:
- Event: Hit the Brixx 10k/5k run-walk
- Date: Sunday, October 14th
- Time Commitment: 6:30am-10am
- Location: Brixx Wood Fired Pizza-Uptown, 225 E 6th Street, Charlotte, 28202
- Opportunities: finish line, course monitors, check-in registration, Tshirts
- Beneficiary: Event benefits our Kids Path Pediatric Hospice Care of Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region
- Contact: Nancy Cole, Director of Special Events - Email: colen@hpccr.org or Work#: 704.335.4312
- email/call Nancy Cole. She will need your name, email address, cell #, T-shirt size - and she will provide instructions.
Barringer Academic Center
Barringer Academic Center needs volunteers to help watch children (play in the gym) on September 29 from noon to 3 PM. Parents will be attending informational sessions in the school. If you can help, contact their principal, Stephanie Range.
2018 Greater Charlotte Buddy Walk
The Greater Charlotte Buddy Walk will be held on Saturday, October 20th from 10am-1pm, at Jerry Richardson Football Stadium at UNC Charlotte.
You can sign up to volunteer at
Wing Haven Gardens & Bird Sanctuary
Do you like working with young children or digging in the dirt? Wing Haven, conveniently located in Myers Park, is accepting volunteers for: Family Events Team, which helps with children's activities on the following Saturdays: 10/20, 12/8, 2/15, 4/13.
Sign up at the link below (click "Register to Volunteer" and select "Children's Events")
Drop-In help days on 9/08 and 10/27. Sign Up below
Festival in the Park
is seeking volunteers September 21 - 23, 2018
For details, open the
flyer
Heartfelt Health - Teens
We are looking for Teens who share a passion for children's health and wellness issues and who would like to mentor younger children.
Our teens engage in a number of community service activities for children's causes and work with kids at Title 1 schools. In the past, we volunteered at a 5K race for pediatric cancer, created an anti-bully public service announcement, ran the "Kids Zone" at a citywide fitness expo, ran a Food Trucks & Music Fundraiser for Type 1 diabetes (featuring teenage musicians), ran science fairs in afterschool, taught cooking classes to underprivileged kids, taught tennis, created online quizzes, and conducted a Healthy Food Drive. We are a Certifying Organization for the Presidential Volunteer Service Award recognizing commendable community service.
If interested in joining us, please contact us at
info@kidsheartfelthealth.com For more info, check out our websites:
www.heartfelthealth-teens.com and
www.kidsheartfelthealth.com
Hope you will join
us!
Volunteer with The First Tee
Looking for ways to give back to your community?
Come volunteer with The First Tee of Greater Charlotte!
Open the
flyer for details.
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