MHS News
Events, information to keep you informed, and school highlights
Reminders: Arrival Time: Students may enter the building at 7:00 AM. Students must stay in the cafeteria until 7:15. Students may not be walking around the hallways unsupervised. Office hours are from 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM Monday - Fridays
Visitors: To maintain security, all visitors must enter at the main entrance, sign in at the front office and wear a visitor badge while in the building. Parents needing to pick up students early from school for an appointment will need to do so from the front office. School Fees:The new way to pay for school field trips, sports fees, spirit wear and more, School Cash Online is:https://frederickcounty.schoolcashonline.com Fridays are Spirit Days - we show our Knight Pride by wearing orange and black! Clubs: Club sign-ups will begin September 14th. Students will see a slide show about available clubs during their KnightsQuest time and will be given the opportunity to sign up throughout the week. Attendance: We encourage students to arrive on time and attend school each day. When a student returns to school, the written excuse note should be dropped off in the front office.
The Student Handbook contains all sorts of important information for students! Policies on dress code and Bring Your Own Device are just two examples. Please take time to review these online or using the link below
https://education.fcps.org/mhs/sites/mhs/files/2016%202017%20STUDENT%20HANDBOOK.pdf PSAT: Student that registered for the PSAT when pick-up their Student guide during all lunch shifts on Wednesday and Thursday.
Tutoring is available after school on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for Math, Science, English, and Social Studies. Click on the link for the full schedule and locations: http://education.fcps.org/mhs/tutoring Safe Driving: Students that drive to school are reminded of the following guidelines.
1. Students parking on MHS property must obtain a permit and the permit must be clearly displayed on the vehicle at all times while on campus.
2. Students with outstanding financial obligations and parking fines will not be issued a permit until the debt is paid.
3. Students will practice safe behavior, obey traffic laws and posted speed limits (15 MPH).
4. Students must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and school buses and courteously follow the directives of any teacher or other staff member who is supervising or coordinating activities in the parking areas or campus roadways.
5. Students may park ONLY in those areas designated as student parking areas and painted with yellow lines.
6. All passengers must be transported in a legally approved fashion with seat belts fastened. Students are prohibited from riding in the back of pick-up trucks.
7. Student drivers may not exit from/through the front parking lot until all buses have exited (around 2:25). MHS still needs volunteers to help in the Copy Room. We need volunteers to make copies of instructional material for the teachers as well as manage the distribution of teacher-printed material. Your help in this area matters greatly to the teachers. Helping with this administrative task frees our teachers so they can spend more working with your students. If you can spare a morning or afternoon or just an hour or two, just one day a week, please email Diane Cosgray diane.cosgray@fcps.org.
FCPS encourages female high school students to consider pursuing careers in science and engineering.
Our Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) program meets monthly on Wednesdays at the FCPS Earth and Space Science Lab (ESSL), 210 Madison St, Frederick, 7 PM-8:15 PM. WISE is open to all females, grades 9-12. https://education.fcps.org/sciencesec/wise
Last year MHS was voted Best Public High School by the Frederick News Post. Again this year MHS is in the running for Best of the Best. To vote go to https://fnpsites.net/bob2017/
CONGRATULATIONS to our custodial crew for earning the FCPS curb appeal award for the 3rd year in a row. MHS was the only high school to earn the award. Factors considered included: mowed grass, trimmed edges, cracks in sidewalks/parking lots sprayed, walkways and curbs swept, fence lines clean, trees pruned, bushes trimmed, exterior paint in good shape, beds weeded, loading docks tidy, chiller/cooling tower areas clean, gates well maintained and secure, updated signage, brickwork free of graffiti, and stadiums ready to host.
Upcoming event:
Financial Aid Night – Tuesday, October 3rd at 6:30 in the MHS cafeteria.
Senior transcripts will be ready for release on September 15, 2017.
Get all the latest news at https://education.fcps.org/mhs/sites/mhs/files/counseling/2017_CB01.pdf
Test Dates:
PSAT: Wednesday, October 11 at MHS.
SAT: October 7.
ACT: October 28
"Ready, Respectful, Relentless"
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Middletown High School 200 Schoolhouse Drive Middletown, MD 21769 240-236-7400 phone 240-236-7450 fax