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Upcoming Dates
Progress Reports - March 14, 2019
Parent Conferences - March 21, 2019
Spring Break - April 1-5, 2019
Progress Reports - April 16, 2019
Last Day of School - May 22, 2019
Graduation - May 24, 2019
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Region 2AAAA Literary CHAMPS
Congratulations to the Mary Persons High School Literary Team, coordinator and coach Mr. Hernandez, coach Ms. Spires and Ms. Lori Greenway, and accompanist Mr. Terry Clopton for being the 2-AAAA Literary Region Champions, ahead of 2nd place Howard High School. We are excited to share with you the individual results of our Region Literary Competition.
Region Champion in Humorous Interpretation
Abby Hodges
Region Champion in Dramatic Interpretation
Chase Hester
Region Champions in Trio
Abby Hodges, Emily Joseph and Stephanie Nix
Region Champion in Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking
Taylor Jordan
Region Champion in Rhetorical Essay
Baxter Berlin
2nd place in Boy's Solo
Charles Dean
2nd place in Duo Interpretation
Tim Clements and Natalie Pippin
3rd place in Quartet
Charles Dean, Jordan Shepherd, James Smith and Richard Smith
4th place Girl's Solo
Stephanie Nix
4th place in Argumentative Essay
Elizabeth Bennett
4th place in International Extemporaneous Speaking
Anthony Kerr
Along with accompanying team members
Grant Mitchell, Luka Rice, Cayton Sink, Liam Spence, Emmy Tane
, Destiny Thompson, and James Wright, Mary Persons High School's team earned enough total points to claim the Region Championship title.
Trio, Rhetorical Essay, Humorous Interp., Dramatic Interp. and Domestic Extemp. winners will advance to the Georgia High School Association AAAA State Literary Competition that will be held at Veterans High School on Saturday, March 16th.
Congratulations to the 2019 Literary Team for another outstanding season!
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Access Department Fundraiser
MIXED BAG DESIGNS
by BOON SUPPLY
The Access Department is hosting a fundraiser with Mixed Bag Designs, which sells a curated collection of products across home, garden, office, travel and more.
We can raise up to 40% of every online sale, and the
funds raised
will be used to help with Prom expenses for our Access students.
We would love your help!
The DEADLINE to place your order is Friday, March 15th.
Fundraiser ID 242287
The deadline to place your order is Friday, March 15, 2019.
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Class of 2019 Yard Signs - $22
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Economics teachers
are selling
Senior Yard Signs for $22.
Each sign will be double sided with a yard stake.
Orders will be taken until Spring Break and then signs will be returned after Spring Break in Mid April.
See Mr. Simmons
or
Ms. Peacock
before or after school.
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Represent YOUR Class!!
Order your keychain TODAY!
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K
eychain w/silver ring
$4.00
Keychain w/tassel
$6.00
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or send message @Creationsbychamps on Facebook
to place your order, or if you have any questions.
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Yearbook News
The yearbooks are sold out! If you are still interested in purchasing one, you can add your name to the waiting list outside room 206, in case there are any extras. The cost will be $75.
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AP Exams
AP Registration Deadline has
been extended to March 20th.
The cost of each exam is $95.
All exams can be paid with cash or checks. Please make checks payable
to Mary Persons High School.
Please see Mrs Burston if you
have any questions.
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Are YOU Reading the Counselors' Newsletter?
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Attention Seniors
Are YOU on the Board??
Have you been accepted to a college or enlisted with the military?
If so, please provide your counselor with a copy of your acceptance letter
or enlistment paperwork (paper copy or email).
Senior pictures and
college logos or military logos will be displayed
on the board
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Art News
The Visual Arts department kicked off Youth Art Month with a reception held Tuesday, March 5 at the Fine Arts Center.
The YAM Exhibit will be on display through the month of March.
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Monroe County Schools Visual Arts Department will host
the
2019 Youth Art Month student exhibit from March 1-29 at the Fine Arts Center.
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Chorus News
Congratulations to the Mary Persons Beginning Women, Men, Mixed and Advanced Women's Choirs, director Mr. Hernandez, and accompanists Terry Clopton and Katie Thomason for receiving straight superior ratings in performance and sight reading from every judge at the 2019 Georgia Music Educators Association Large Group Performance Evaluations.
A Superior rating denotes "an outstanding performance worthy of distinction of being recognized as among the very best".
This is the 7th consecutive year of this outstanding accomplishment!
We would like to say a special thank you to our accompanying adults: Robin Head, Michelle Kelly, Belinda Penamon, Chris Peterman, Lisa Slaughter, Debra Smith, Sheri Stevenson, Fran Tapley, Conni Tane, Keith White and Gloria Williams.
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2019-2020 Auxiliary Tryouts
March 25 - March 29
Mary Persons Freshman campus GYM
TIME: 3:45 pm-5:30 pm
Forms should be returned no later than March 28th.
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Clubs & Organizations News
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FBLA News
FBLA is selling ice cream sandwiches for $1.00 after school on
Thursdays in Mrs. Myers room 226.
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FFA News
Mary Persons FFA competed in the Area III Wildlife Career Development Event on February 28th. The Wildlife Career Development Event allows students to demonstrate their knowledge in identifying aquatic plants and animals, Whitetail Deer Management, general wildlife, plant, and tool identification, and game bird identification. Senior team members include Jessica Hammock, Anna Grace Simmons, Cameron Lewis, and Jack Demarest. Junior team members include JT Andrews, Rachel Casteel, Katilyn Shields, and Evan Bertram. Both teams placed 1st in their division and will represent our region at the State contest in Athens on March 22 and 23. Jessica Hammock was the highest overall individual in the senior division and JT Andrews was the highest overall individual in the junior division. Anna Grace Simmons was 3rd overall in the senior division and Katilyn Shields was 3rd overall in the junior division.
Mary Persons FFA competed in the Area III Nursery Landscape Career Development Event on February 28th in Fort Valley. The Nursery/Landscape Career Development Event allows students to demonstrate their knowledge in plant materials, plant disorders, cultural practices, design and construction, supplies and equipment, safety, interpersonal relations, marketing and records and reports. Both Senior and Junior teams placed first in the area contest and will represent Central Region at the state contest March 22 and 23 in Athens, GA. Senior team members were Anna Hightower, Deyana Stokes, Austin Wiggins, and Cole Duncan. Austin Wiggins was highest scoring team member and placed 2nd overall in the Senior Division. Junior team members were Maradeth Leverett, Caroline Hampton, Gilean Michael, and Marlee Coffman. Marlee Coffman was the overall high individual and Gilean Michael was 2nd high individual.
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FCA meets
Friday mornings
MPHS
Gym
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Soccer News
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Soccer Decals
for car, cup, binder, shirts & more.
3 by 3 inch decals are
$5.
5 by 5 inch decals are
$7.
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Tennis News
The Tennis team took on region foe Spalding on last week at home and secured their second region win with ease.
The Tennis team played last Thursday afternoon against ACE at the Bulldog Tennis complex and both boys and girls achieved 5-0 victories. Winners for the boys included Micah, Preston, and Caleb Wilson for singles and the teams of Brandon Carter/Tucker Melton and Jimbo Finch/Carter Justice for doubles. Winners for the girls included Jackie Gore, Reagan Dorrity, and Julia Rainey for singles and the teams of Emma Cantrell/Josey Allen and Isabelle McCaskill/Lauren DeFore for doubles. The girls are now 6-1 and the boys are 5-2.
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Volleyball News
Attention Girls interested in Volleyball
Volleyball open gym/ conditioning will be Monday & Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5:10.
It will start (depending on basketball) March 11, 2019 in MPHS gym util April.
A Mini Camp will take place April 15th-April 17th starting at 3:45 and go til 5.
Volleyball tryouts will be April 22, 24, 25 and 26th 3:30-5:30.
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Link Your Ingles Card to MPHS
Ingles cards must be
re-linked each year.
Our school code is 10509.
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*See Mrs. English for passwords to the
resources that require a password.
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Follow us on Instagram @marypersonshigh.
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Monroe County School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or sex in its employment practices, student programs and dealings with the public. It is the policy of the Board of Education to comply fully with the requirements of Title VI, Title IX, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act and all accompanying regulations. As a result, the following people have been appointed to oversee specific areas. Title II, Adult 504, Adult Title IX Dr. Mike Hickman 25 Brooklyn Avenue, Forsyth, GA 31029 478-994-2031 Student and Athletic Title IX Jackson Daniel 25 Brooklyn Avenue, Forsyth, GA 31029 Student 504 Jenny Rooks 25 Brooklyn Avenue Forsyth, GA 31029 Copyright 2018. All Rights Reserved.
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