The Bulldog Beat
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
MPHS Announces Our 2021 Literary Team

Congratulations to the following students for being selected to represent
Mary Persons High School on the 2021 Literary Team.

Rhetorical Essay
Baxter Berlin
alternate Jeremiah Ochieng

Personal Essay
Gabriella Miller
alternate Ella Magda

Argumentative Essay
Elizabeth Bennett
alternate Riley Van Voorhis

Extemporaneous Speaking
Domestic: Gabe Hogan, and alternate Emma Parker
International: William Little, and alternate Cameron Sparks

Girl's Solo
Heaven Taylor
alternate Anabel Storey

Boy's Solo
James Smith
alternate Samuel Kelsay

Candidates for Girl's Trio
Meghan Bennett, Julia Rainey, Sydney Stapleton,
Juliann Stevenson, Anabel Storey, Heaven Taylor, and Abi Wilks

Candidates for Boy's Quartet
Dylan Garrett, Sam Kelsay, William Little, Luke McBride,
Christopher Slaughter, James Smith, Landon Smith, and Riley Van Voorhis

Candidates for Humorous Monologue Interpretation            
Christopher Slaughter and Heather Tillman
                 
Dramatic Monologue Interpretation
Abi Wilks
alternate McKenzie Pye
 
Duo Performance in a Scene
Samuel Kelsay and Christopher Slaughter
Meal Pickup Service for A/B SCHEDULE STUDENTS & VIRTUAL LEARNERS ONLY
Monroe County School Nutrition Program is excited to offer meal pickup service
on WEDNESDAYS (5 lunches and 5 breakfasts) 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM 
for A/B SCHEDULE and VIRTUAL LEARNERS ONLY. 
These meals will be provided to your student for a limited time at no charge as a result of the extended waiver under the Seamless Summer USDA Meals Program. Student lunch number will be required at pick up. Student will not need to be present for pick up, but you may be asked to show confirmation of this form completion to the School Nutrition Employee providing the meals.

The exclusive location for this pick up will be
the Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary School bus loading/unloading area.

 THIS FORM is due every Thursday by 3 p.m. in the week prior to pick up. 

When you sign up, you must pick up on Wednesday for the 5 meals total for the week.
Young Georgia Author's Writing Contest
If you have a story to tell or a poem
to share, consider entering the Young
Georgia Author's writing contest. 
Guidelines and entry forms can be found
outside of Mrs. Jenkins's room, room 504.
Don't wait - we are only accepting entries
until Friday, January 29th.
If you have questions, email Mrs. Jenkins at chelsie.jenkins@mcschools.org. 
Find Bus Route
& Stop Time
Using E-Link

Connecting YOU with Books You Love...
Visit
to browse for books that
you would like to read.
Email us your book requests!!
Freshmen should email 
amanda.bernard@mcschools.org, 10th-12th students should email lauri.english@mcschools.org. 
Books will be delivered to YOU on Campus!
NEW Titles Recently Added
 OverDrive/Sora - Our eBook Library!  
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Have questions or need assistance?
Contact Mrs. English at lauri.english@mcschools.org.
Show Your MP School Spirit
MP Masks & Gaiters are available
for purchase  in the Front Office.
Costs: 1 for $10 or 2 for $15.
Spirit Shirts are available for purchase in the Front Office
on both campuses.
Adult small- X-large are $15 
& XXL & XXXL are $17!
Yearbook
News

NOW - 1/29/21 - Price of the Yearbook is $70.00.
Counselors News
Attention 
Seniors
The counseling department has created a master scholarship list with opportunities for local, state and national scholarships. Many of you have applied or have started the college application process, so this is a perfect time to search for financial support. Please note that the local scholarships are usually made available after January. This spreadsheet is updated regularly once dates are published and made available.


Club News
Equestrian News
Any equestrians who wish to meet the lettering requirements must
join the USEF
(United States Equestrian Federation).  
You can go to www.usef.org to join and click on Membership.
The Interscholastic Program page
will give you information about
the requirements.  You can also
find information about
competitions from this site.
If you have any questions,
contact Ronna DeMichiel at ronna.demichiel@mcschools.org!
FBLA New

FBLA Captures 7th Region Championship in a Row!!
MP FBLA captured their 7th region championship in a row this year. We had 21 region champions and members were awarded 94 medals in individual and team events! Forty students have qualified to move on to state competition in March!
Region champions include Justin Wachtel in Accounting 1, Madison McKinnon in Spreadsheet Applications, Alyssa Green in Banking and Financial Systems, Karsin Bass in Database Design, Gwyneth Cabe & Moriah Germany in Social Media Strategies, Haley Baswell in Business Calculations, Michaela Mullis & Chloe Myers in Business Ethics, Ellie Adams & Sydney Stapleton in Introduction to Business Presentation, Sydney Stapleton in Intro to Business Communication, Ellie Adams in Intro to Financial Math, Eli Allen in Intro to Information Technoloy, JaDerius Buckner in Supply Chain Management, Caroline Buffington and Mary Michael Tane in Intro to Social Media Strategies, Haley Baswell in Personal Finance, Gwyneth Cabe & Moriah Germany in Public Service Announcement, Michaela Mullis in Word Processing, William Stewart in Entrepreneurship, Abby Childs & Hanna Hampton in Graphic Design, DJ Guice in Help Desk, JaDerius Buckner, Hunter Hudson, and Abby Pollock in Digital Video Production, and Sydney Reichert in Introduction to Event Planning.

Congratulations to all the winners,and good luck at state!
FBLA Selling
MP Colors Pura Vida Bracelets

$7 each or 2 for $12. 
Cash or check payable to MPHS.  
Pickup your bracelets on the
Main Campus from Mrs. Myers in
room 226 or Mrs. Little in room 227
or on the Freshman Campus from
Mrs. Sparks in the business lab.  
Stop by soon to get one or four. 
Supply is limited!!

Proceeds go to help our members
cover conference fees.  
Thank you for supporting our students!
Sports News
Bass Fishing News

Our Fishing Team is heading to
Lake Seminole in Bainbridge
for our first State qualifier
Friday and Saturday.
Good luck Bulldogs!!
Soccer Tryouts Continue
Middle School Girls Soccer Tryouts
Dates: Tuesday Jan. 19 - Wednesday Jan. 20
Location: TGS Field
Time: 4:00 - 5:30pm

JV/Varsity Boys Soccer Tryouts
Dates: Monday Jan. 18 (9:00am), Tuesday Jan. 19 - Friday Jan. 22
Time: Monday (9:00 - 11:00 am), Tuesday - Friday (4:00 - 6:00pm)
Contact Coach Stevick with any questions: andrew.stevick@mcschools.org

Middle School Boys Soccer Tryouts 
Dates: Tuesday Jan. 19 - Friday Jan. 22
Location: Monroe Academy Fields
Time: 4:00 - 5:30pm
Contact Coach Stevick with any questions: andrew.stevick@mcschools.org
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