MAYNARD HIGH SCHOOL

Monday, January 6 – School Resumes – Day 6

Tuesday, January 7 – SAC – C Block

Tuesday, January 14 -- SAC -- A Block

Tuesday, January 14 -- Staff Meeting -- 2:15 PM

Monday, January 20 – Martin Luther King Day – No School

Tuesday, January 21 - Friday, January 24 – Midyear Examinations (See Below)

Friday, January 24 – Last Day of Semester One

Monday, January 27 – Semester Two Begins

Tuesday, January 28 -- School Council -- 4:00 PM

Wednesday, January 29 -- Advisory -- F Block

Friday, January 31 -- Early Release -- BDCF

Tuesday, January 21st: Day 2

A Block: 7:45am-8:42am

C Block : 8:45am-9:42am

D Block: 9:45am-10:42am

E Block(Lunch)-10:45am-12:07pm

Locker Cleanout – 12:09pm-12:33pm

F Block Exam: 12:35pm-2:05pm

Wednesday, January 22nd:

B Block Exam: 7:45am-9:15am

Break: 9:15am – 9:25am

G Block Exam: 9:25am-10:55am

Early Dismissal for Students

Thursday, January 23rd:

A Block Exam: 7:45am-9:15am

Break: 9:15am – 9:25am

C Block Exam: 9:25am-10:55am

Early Dismissal for Students

Friday, January 24th:

D Block Exam: 7:45am-9:15am

Break: 9:15am – 9:25am

E Block Exam: 9:25am-10:55am

Early Dismissal for Students

Congratulations to our 2025 Adams Scholars!

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts' John and Abigail Adams Scholarship is a merit-based program that provides a credit toward tuition for up to eight semesters of undergraduate education at a Massachusetts state college or university. For this scholarship, merit is based on student scores on the 10th grade Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) test. Each year, seniors who have at least one score in the "Advanced" category, and whose total scores are in the top 25% of the class, are awarded this honor.

On December 10th and 11th, Maynard High School's DECA club competed at the District Conference. All of our students worked hard to prepare, and six of them qualified as finalists, who will move on to compete at the state conference in February:

Jenny Smith (Professional selling)

Shannon Kelly (Professional selling)
Jack Dunton (Business Finance Series)
Jackson Caldwell (Automotive Services Marketing Series)
Kayleigh Donahue and Rachel Martins (Integrated Marketing Campaign - Product)

Congratulations to all of our finalists! It takes serious preparation, and great business sense to succeed in these competitions.

We could not have such a successful DECA program without our amazing advisor, Ms. Emily Pileeki! Thanks also to Mr. Pileeki and Mr. Soto for helping with chaperone duties.

A huge round of applause goes out to all the Maynard Music Students who auditioned for the Central District Senior Festival Ensembles! We had six students audition for these ensembles this fall. We are excited and proud of our students for taking advantage of this wonderful opportunity to make music with students from around the area. We are also grateful to our two amazing music educators, Mr. Kozik and Ms. Fournier, for their instruction and their enthusiasm.

Our auditions paid off! Two of our students were accepted and will go on to perform at Mechanics Hall in Worcester later this month. Congratulations to Gavin Izaguirre on voice and Matthew Lucas on guitar! Matthew also received a recommendation to audition for the All-State Jazz Band because of his high audition score.

The students in one of Ms. Adams’s Spanish Four classes were recently treated to a virtual visit by MHS class of 2022 alumna Grace Wilde, who is currently studying in Barcelona, Spain. The Economics and Hispanic Studies double major at Boston College had a lot to share about why she chose to continue her study of Spanish.

The Spanish Four class is in the midst of learning about the history and culture of Spain, so this was a great opportunity to have some of that reinforced by Grace’s presentation and stories. Grace participated in MHS’s Spanish exchange by hosting a student in the fall of 2019. She was unable to visit her student in 2020 because of the pandemic. However, Grace & Ana have stayed in touch and Grace was able to visit her and her family in Sevilla (See photo above!).

On December 20, the parent volunteers of the Maynard High School PTO delivered an amazing bounty of gifts, treats, and holiday spirit. The faculty and staff were overwhelmed by the outpouring of support as we finished up our last day before vacation. Thank you so much to everyone who donated and everyone who helped out -- and a huge thank you to Jules for the festive gift bags! To say that the PTO brightened our day is an understatement!

As always, email Mhighschoolpto@gmail.com if you have any questions, or you wish to volunteer!

Earning your Associate's Degree or Career Certificate after high school is now free at public community colleges in the state of Massachusetts! Check out the Free Community College opportunities at this link.

Earning your Bachelor's Degree is now free for students whose family income is no more than $85,000, as well! Check out the MassGrant program at this link.

You must fill out the FAFSA or the MASFA to qualify. Talk to your School Counselor for more information. Help is available -- just let us know about any FAFSA or MAFSA problems!

List of Programs offered at Middlesex Community College

List of Programs offered at Mass Bay Community College

Yearbook orders will be done online this year through Jostens. The cost is $85 .

Click here to order your yearbook!

FIND HELP THROUGH EMERSON HOSPITAL

FIND HELP We are excited to partner with @EmersonHealth to launch the new Find Help website. If you or someone you know needs assistance, use the site to search for support like food pantries, financial aid, transportation, and more. Visit EmersonHealth.FindHelp.com. Please share and bookmark the site to make it easy to find when you need help

COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRIES

The Open Table Food Pantry (www.opentable.org; 33 Main St, Maynard) is open on Tuesdays, 3:30 - 6:30 PM and Thursdays, 1 - 4:30 PM and offers free bags of groceries 1x/week. Open Table also allows families to pick up frozen meals for family members weekly.

The Maynard Food Pantry (www.maynardfoodpantry.com; 82 Main St., Maynard) is open on Mondays from 10 AM - 12 noon. Maynard residents may shop twice a month; others may shop once a month.

The mission of the Maynard Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) is to work for the understanding of, respect for, and support of all children with special needs in the community.

Maynard SEPAC works in collaboration with MPS community members to:

· Promote a network of parents and forums to share information

· Advise the school district on special education programs, training needs, and policy

· Promote communication between PAC members; local, state and national organizations, councils and groups

· Promote understanding, acceptance, and inclusion within the community

· Provide informational forums for parents, students, educators, and professionals

Joining is easy - any community member who attends a SEPAC meeting or event during the year is considered a voting member. There are many ways to contribute and we will work with you to identify something that works with your schedule and responsibilities.

Please reach out to our Public Outreach Coordinator Kim Baldasaro, sepacoutreach@maynard.k12.ma.us with any questions or for more information about joining.

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