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IN THIS UPDATE
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PRINCIPAL
ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS
9th Grade
10th
Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
ADMIN ASSISTANTS
Adam Clack
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President:
Vice President:
(Click on name to email)
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2019
11/13: FR. FLIGHT (lunch)
11/14: FR/SO Parent Nt 6:30
11/20:
Senior Service Day
11/25-29: THANKSGV BR
12/17-20: Final Exams
12/20: End of 1st Semester
2020
01/06: 2nd Semester Begins
01/13: DE Parent Nt. 6:30
01/20: MLK HOLIDAY
02/03: FULL RELEASE DAY
02/11: Rise 9 Parent Nt 6:30
02/17: PRESIDENTS DAY
03/13: TEACHER WORKDAY
03/16: FULL RELEASE DAY
03/24: TEACHER WORKDAY
04/06-10: SPRING BREAK
04/21: DIGITAL LEARN DAY
04/20-05/01: EOC TESTING
05/04-15: AP TESTING
05/19: DIGITAL LEARN DAY
05/18-22: FINAL EXAMS
05/22: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
05/22: GRADUATION 7:30PM
*=NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
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MILTON'S PARTNERS
IN EDUCATION
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FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE PARENT NIGHT
The Milton High School Counseling Department is pleased to invite our Freshmen & Sophomore Parents to 9th/10th Grade Parent Night. This event will be on Thursday, November 14 at 6:30PM in the Milton High School Auditorium. Topics will include graduation requirements, SAT/ACT Testing Timeline, Utilizing your PSAT results, HOPE scholarship program, and more! We hope that you will be able to join us.
Mrs. Echeverria, MHS' Bilingual Community Liaison, will host a Spanish version of 9th/10th Parent Night on Thursday, November 21 beginning at 6:00PM in the MHS Media Hub.
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NOVEMBER TEACHER & PROFESSIONAL OF THE MONTH
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November
Teacher of the Month
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November
Professional of the Month
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Congratulations to Ms. Shaban for being named November Teacher of the Month. This is her teaching philosophy: In hindsight, one decision changed my life: deciding to become an AFS exchange student. This simple yet difficult choice has impacted my life in countless ways. I also believe that this decision also impacted the lives of many of my students over the past two decades. My keen interest in not only the Spanish language but the various facets of the culture spurred me to become a teacher. Stepping away from my job in international business was easy; my goal from day one was to share this deep enthusiasm of all things "Spanish" with my students. If this small town girl could master this wonderful language, I could get others to do the same, and have fun along the way. While the structures and vocabulary practice are essential, a big part of my classroom revolves around making these concepts fun to learn. Frequent , lively content-focused games, cultural days with quesadillas, student-produced altars for the Day of the Dead and heading to a Mexican restaurant to order in the language are all parts of how I get my "why" to make an impact on my students. Years later, students still approach me in public, often reminiscing about those creative cultural activities. That is what makes me happy to be here. That is my "why."
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Congratulations to Mr. Spierto for being named November Professional of the Month.
This is what was said about him: Rich is easy to talk to and is always willing to help the faculty and staff. He has unbelievable patience, never losing his patience, regardless of the situation. He has an open door policy particularly to new staff members. He is very supportive.
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COLLEGE FAIR
We are pleased to announce that on Thursday November 14, from 6:00-8:00PM. Milton High School together with Alpharetta, Cambridge, Chattahoochee and Centennial High School will have a COLLEGE FAIR in the Alpharetta High School Media Center, 3595 Webb Bridge Road, Alpharetta, GA 30005.
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FRESHMAN FLIGHT
Last FLIGHT seminar this Wednesday 11/13! 9th graders need to go to the auditorium for the beginning of their lunch period. We will be discussing Stress Management tools, and practicing some meditation & mindfulness techniques.
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PBIS
During the past several weeks, teachers have been handing out PBIS Rewards tickets. Students have been receiving the tickets based upon exemplifying our school wide
expectations.
The tickets will be eligible for redemption at least once a month. Examples of redemption items are listed in the table below:
The first raffle date is set for Thursday, 11/21/2019.
Students will be able to redeem their tickets for raffle entries in the cafeteria during both lunches Monday, 11/18/2019 through Wednesday, 11/20/2019. On the raffle date, students will be also be able to redeem tickets for the small tangible item that will be available this month.
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VAPING FOCUS GROUP: STUDENTS WANTED
Georgia State University is working with the Fulton County Health Department to learn more about your thoughts on e-cigarettes. They are holding focus groups to hear from you about what you know about e-cigarettes, what you think about them, and where you get your information on them. This is a research study.
During the focus groups, they will ask a group of up to 10 students like you questions such as:
"What do you know about e-cigarettes?"
"What type of e-cigarettes do you know about?"
"Where did you first learn about e-cigarettes?"
With permission from your parents,
you could be eligible to participate in a 60-90 minute group talk to help us learn more about youth and vaping, and earn a $50 gift card.
If you are interested, sign up quickly because space is limited.
or call 404-460-4795.
Once you sign up, a facilitator from JSI, an organization working with Georgia State University will contact you and your parents about the details.
Participation is completely voluntary and confidential.
There is no pressure from Milton High School to get involved in this project.
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PEER TUTORING AVAILABLE
NHS Students will be offering tutoring in ALL core subject areas before and after school each day in the Media Center. No need to sign-up, walk-ins welcome!
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STUDENT DROP-OFFS/PICK-UPS
Parking Notice Parents, please DO NOT utilize the BLUE LOT (bus side/woods) for dropping off or picking up students. This practice is a safety issue and has caused accidents in the recent past.
Thank you for your cooperation.
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MANDATORY TUTORING
Students and Parents,
Following the twelve-week grades, identified students will be required to attend Lunch Tutoring in the Media Hub beginning on Monday, November 11. Students with current grades below 70
in the following courses will be expected to attend tutoring at least one time per week until they are passing the class:
| Algebra I (On-level only) |
Geometry (On-level only) |
| Biology (On-level only) |
Physical Science (On-level only) |
| 9th Grade Literature (On-level only) |
11th Grade Literature (On-level only) |
| US History(On-level only) |
Economics |
REMINDER: ANY student may attend tutoring sessions at any time! Teachers may always advise a student to attend tutoring. Required attendance is currently only for students failing these specific courses.
STUDENT EXPECTATIONS:
- Students will attend 1 tutoring session per week for the course they are failing (e.g. If a student is failing 9th Grade Literature and Algebra, he or she can attend English help on Monday and Math help on Thursday).
- Students will check in with the TEACHER in the Media Hub who will sign him/her in.
- Students will remain with a tutor for 30 minutes.
- Any student on the failure list who does NOT attend will be contacted by his or her grade level administrator.
- The required attendance list will be updated every 3 weeks.
Thank you for your support of this program and our students!
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MANDATORY ONLINE SPANISH TUTORING
Students and Parents,
Following the twelve-week grades, identified students will be required to attend face to face tutoring in the Media Hub with Ms. L. Martinez, Milton's online Spanish Teacher beginning on Monday, November 11.
Students need to report to Room #2 during their scheduled online Spanish class.
For example, if your student's schedule has Spanish during 1st period, he/she must come first period in the media hub every Tuesday to see Ms. Martinez until his/her grade reaches above a 70.
* Spanish 1 * Spanish 2 * Spanish 3
STUDENT EXPECTATIONS:
- Students will attend a tutoring session every Tuesday for the course they are failing.
- Students will check in with Ms. Martinez in the Media Hub who will sign him/her in.
- Students will remain with Ms. Martinez for 30 minutes.
- Any student on the failure list who does NOT attend will be contacted by his or her grade level administrator.
- The required attendance list will be updated every 3 weeks. Thank you for your support of this program and our students!
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STUDENT RELAXATION CLASS
Free Student Relaxation Classes! Student relaxation classes will be offered the first half of EVERY lunch in the Wellness Studio (downstairs by the gym). Feel free to bring a blanket or sweatshirt to the class. Come by and try a class or email satchfield@fultonschools.org with any questions.
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MILTON THEATRE PRESENTS: FROZEN JR.
Thrilled to announce Milton Theatre Co's Holiday Show, FROZEN, JR.
❄️
Save the dates! Tickets go on sale November 15!
☃️ Friday, December 6 at 7:00 PM
☃️ Saturday, December 7 at 2:00 PM
☃️ Saturday, December 7 at 7:00 PM
☃️ Sunday, December 8 at 2:00 PM
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SPRING MUSICAL AUDITIONS
CHICAGO
Milton Theatre SPRING MUSICAL AUDITIONS!
November 11:
Vocal Auditions 4-8(ish)PM
November 12: Cold Reads, 4-8PM
November 13: TBD
November 14: Call Backs, 4-8PM
November 15: Cast List Posted
Dance: Wear dance attire.
You will learn a routine.
Vocals: Prepare at least a verse and a chorus from a song from the show.
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SENIOR YEARBOOK TRIBUTE ADS
SENIOR YEARBOOK TRIBUTES DISCOUNT DEADLINE 11/10/2019
The price goes up on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11.
SENIOR YEARBOOK TRIBUTE FINAL DEADLINE 11/20/2019
(FINAL DEADLINE)
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ATTENDANCE POLICY
ATTENTION PARENTS/GUARDIANS: Please review the information below regarding student absences.
When a student has been absent from school, please ensure the following steps are followed:
- Any student who has been absent from school shall present a written excuse to the attendance office within five (5) days of returning to school.
- The excuse must state the reason for the absence, include a telephone number where the parent can be reached, and be signed by the student's parent or guardian.
- Students who have missed ten (10) days or more of school in a school year
will be required to provide additional verification, including doctors' statements.
- Please allow the Attendance Clerk 24 hours to enter the excused notes that are given by the student upon return to school.
These are the excused absences that are accepted:
Infinite Campus has started automatically calling parents/guardians of students with absences and/or tardies regardless if the attendance was excused or unexcused. The attendance clerk is posting all excused notes as soon as she can but please allow 24 hours to post information. When the absence or tardy is EXCUSED it will be green in Infinite Campus.
Please look at Infinite Campus first if you have a specific question about attendance before calling attendance.
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SENIOR NEWS
Senior News: Senior Service Day is Wednesday, November 20 from 9:00AM - 1:30PM. Senior Service Day Information:
- Students will be transported from school to their volunteer site and back.
- The PTO will serve lunch at school after the seniors arrive back.
- Please use the link to sign up for a volunteer spot. Parents can sign up in the first spots on the Sign-Up Genius and seniors should scroll down to sign up for student spots.
- The deadline to sign up is November 6.
- Senior dues must be paid to participate.
Volunteer sign up link: CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
Senior dues link: CLICK HERE TO PAY SENIOR DUES
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MILTON PTO
HOLIDAY ORNAMENT
You can still place an order for our holiday ornaments! They are custom cast pewter, arrive in a gift box and sell for $20. Please click on the image to order from our website. You can also join the PTO or make a contribution.
NEW BUSINESS PARTNER
We are excited to announce that we have a new partner in education who just might be able to make your lives a whole lot easier this gift-giving season! Would you like to give a little something to your student's teacher or to one of our hard-working staff members but have no idea what they'd like? Problem solved!
The PTO has partnered with Tributes By Tracy, a small business located right here in Milton. Our partner has completed a 'likes assessment' of each of our teachers and staff members and has the inside scoop on their loves, interests, and 'stay-away-froms'. You can reach out to Tracy directly and she'll create something personalized for the gift recipient and deliver it to him/her at the school, or you can pick it up yourself to allow your student to hand-deliver it. Of course this is simply a new option available to you and not in any way an obligation.
If you wish to utilize this gifting option, place orders by December 1 to ensure the recipient's favorites are in stock and deliverable before the winter break. Later orders will be accepted, but selections may be limited.
As an added perk to the school, should you utilize Tributes By Tracy to assist you with gifts for others on your list, our partner will generously donate 3% of the proceeds of those orders to the Milton Eagles PTO. Be sure to mention Milton HS when placing your order!
Tributes By Tracy - Executive Gifting & Holiday Giftables
678-836-1559
CONTRIBUTE TO MHS PTO
The PTO welcomes your donations or membership at any time! Your contributions fund our academic support initiative currently in progress. We are providing our staff with requested learning tools and supplies. With the holidays coming up quickly, you can also make a donation toward gift cards for the staff.
Please click on the image to provide your support!
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MILTON THEATRE DATES
Save the dates for Milton Theatre 2019-2020 season
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IMORTANT DATES
The MHS Counseling Department Announces Parent Night Dates for the 2019-2020 School Year. All meetings will begin at 6:30PM and will be held in the MHS Auditorium.
Freshman/Sophomore Parent Night: November 14
Dual Enrollment Parent Night: January 13
Rising 9th Parent Night: February 11
**Mrs. Echeverria, MHS' Bilingual Community Liaison, will host a Spanish version of our Parent Nights (on the same date) beginning at 6:00PM in the Media Hub.
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MILTON CCC INFO
Students are now able to come to the Media Center during lunch hours on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to get answers/help to questions regarding all aspects of applying to college.
SCHEDULING YOUR COLLEGE VISIT AT MILTON HS:
- Sign up via Eventbrite by CLICKING HERE
- Print out your ticket and bring it with you to the visit. THIS WILL BE YOUR PASS
- All visits, unless otherwise noted, will be held in the College and Career Center (Room 2201).
- There are a limited number of tickets for each college visit, so sign up early.
- Visits are held during lunch hours only, with vary rare exceptions. (11:25am - 1:30pm)
- Visits only last for 30 minutes.
- Visits are for MILTON STUDENTS only.
- Students are expected and required to make up any missed work.
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 11
Upcoming College Visits:
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13
Marines (Cafeteria during all lunches)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14
Gwinnett Technical College (12:30pm)
COLLEGE PLANNING
Seniors...The last day for in-person college application/essay help will be
Tuesday, November 12 during both lunches. Our college visits are coming to an end. Thank you all for joining us. Watch for announcements for outside college fairs and on-campus visit opportunities.
Business Partner Info: Our final seminar with Peachtree College Planning, originally scheduled for Tuesday, November 12, is being rescheduled to the spring semester. Watch for details in the December Eagle Updates.
Educated Pathways will be holding a morning coffee on Tuesday, November 19 at 9:15AM in the College and Career Center.
SAT/ACT CLASSES
Applerouth will be offering SAT and ACT classes after school beginning in January and leading up to the March and April test dates. Registration is now available. Deadline to register is January 20 for SAT and February 3 for ACT.
SAT: www.applerouth.com/signup
Code: SAT 4726
14 hours of group tutoring + 3 mock tests
DATES: January 25 - March 10
TIMES: 3:45 - 5:45PM on Tuesdays
COST: $359
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ACT: www.applerouth.com/signup
Code: ACT 4728
14 hours of group tutoring + 3 mock tests
DATES: February 8 - April 2
TIMES: 3:45 - 5:45PM on Thursdays
COAST: $359 |
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You can also follow us on social media (Facebook) to see when new colleges sign up to visit.
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PTO BUSINESS PARTNERS
November begins our Youth Account promotion - open a Youth Savings Account and we will fund it with $50! Make this holiday a joyous one with a Youth Savings account from LGE Community Credit Union.
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EAGLE PRIDE
LATIN
Congratulations to the Milton students who won awards at Fall Forum! The Georgia Junior Classical League Fall Forum is an opportunity for Latin students from all over the state to converge and compete in a variety of academic contests. In addition to introducing students to this co-curricular organization, Fall Forum raises money to fund three scholarships offered by the GJCL. 12 Milton Latin students attended this year's forum at Wheeler High School, with several placing among the very best students in the state.
Here are the winners:
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Vishaal Ram
Maxima Cum Laude - history
Cum Laude - language
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Sydney Lynch
Maxima Cum Laude - mythology
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Luke Ortwein
Summa Cum Laude - language
Cum Laude - history
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Ryan Ortwein
Magna Cum Laude - Essay
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Anya Ricketson
Magna Cum Laude - Essay
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Insiya Motiwala
2nd place: Black and White Drawing
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A special recognition to Ryan Ortwein for placing 10th in the academic decathlon, a rigorous conglomerate of every academic content area condensed into a single exam. Ryan beat over 400 other students in the contest to be a top-10 placer. Congratulations to these elite scholars!
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD
The Milton High School Science Olympiad team placed 7th overall at the Lambert Invitational Tournament on November 9.
Individual Awards are:
1st Place in Astronomy: Rebecca Yu & Emily Song
2nd Place in Dynamic Planet: Sophie Richardson & Sid Thatipamula
3rd Place in Water Quality: Sparsh Kudrimoti & Christina Wang
3rd Place in Write It Do It: Sophie Richardson & Vihan Karnala
3rd Place in Anatomy: Arul Selvakumar & Eshaan Kutty
3rd Place in Experimental Design: Sophie Richardson, Sruthi Chatrathi, &
Sid Thatipamula
4th Place in Geologic Mapping: Sophie Richardson & Sruthi Chatrathi
5th Place in Forensics: Navina Doss & Christina Wang
5th Place in Disease Detectives: Neel Bhatt & Kate Gorman
5th Place in Write It Do It: Neel Bhatt & Tejaz Ashok
BAND
Congratulations to following MHS Band members for earning the rating of I, Superior at this year's GMEA District V Solo and Ensemble Evaluations:
| Brandon Soto |
Chris Fitzpatrick |
Ethan Johnson |
Ethan Shen |
| Katie Phelan |
Kyla Hampson |
Claire Jones |
Lindsey Berry |
| Manasa Golla |
Pratyusha Akavaram |
Adam Boswell |
Ananya Ashok |
| Kimberly Gabriel |
Mark Podrazhansky |
Ashton Roth |
Jonathan Cowles |
| Ethan Shen |
Taylor Montgomery |
Luis Collantes |
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ATHLETIC SCHEDULES
FRI 11/15: Football v Central Gwinnett 1st Round State Playoffs 7:30PM
SAT 11/16: Girls Basketball v Shaw JVG@2:00 / VG@3:30PM
AWAY EVENTS
TUE 11/12: Basketball v Cambridge JVG 4:30pm 9thB 6:00pm VG 6:00PM
FRI 11/15: Co-Ed Comp Cheer STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS Columbus 7:00PM
SAT 11/16: Wrestling V/JV at Collins Hill Tournament 9:00AM
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