This Week at MHS

A final comprehensive assessment is required in all courses. All final exams will be taken during the designated testing period unless prior arrangements have been made with the assistant principal’s office. The administration will review requests to take a final exam at a time other than during the designated testing period for unanticipated reasons only such as illness, family emergencies, hospitalization, etc. If such permission is granted, the exam will be administered after the regularly scheduled exam period. Students will not be granted permission to take the exam prior to the designated date and time.”

WIth the closure of the parking/access road at the back of the school (by the Auxiliary Gym), we want to clarify the parking situation. S Lot is student parking and some faculty parking only. A lot - in Front of our School Office - is the only location we have visitor parking. Parents who need to pick up a student before or during school must park in a parking space. Please see the photo below. During this time - all deliveries will come through our A lot - and no one can park anywhere but a parking spot. Parent pick up is on Lawrence Avenue at the canopy. Please do not pull into S lot or A lot to pick up your student.

Monday is the last day for students to bring in any change or donations to their first block class. Friday is the last day to donate online at the link below. Thank you for supporting our students and the Family Resource Center.

Two more weeks until the Winter Break! The key information for this week:

• PTSO will be selling gear during lunches on December 11th. New gear is available! See the graphic below.
• We continue with state testing this week. Please see the schedule below.
• Semester exams are December 17th and 18th. December 18th is a half day for MHS only. Students will be dismissed by 11:45am. Buses will not run until normal time. Any student who needs to ride the bus will be in the library for the afternoon time frame.

• It is time for the Black and White Dance. Tickets go on sale Sunday. Information is below and was emailed to all families over the break. Student Obligations must be cleared prior to purchasing dance tickets. Outside guests must complete the approval form to be admitted to the dance.

Wishing you a great week!

Our amazing PTSO will be holding a pop up shop during all lunched on December 11th. New gear is in stock!

Parents and Students – As we enter the testing season at MHS, here are a few reminders to make these days great and productive!

• Limit check outs from December 1 – 12 if at all possible. Students are taking tests at different times through the day. Once a student starts a test, they must finish the test or void the grade.
• Make sure the laptop is charged each night. All tests are digital!
• Get a good night’s rest and be on time! Waiting to start a test until all students are present is not possible. The student will then have to miss class time to take the test on make-up day.
• Be positive and encourage your student to do well!

We appreciate your help and can’t wait to share our student successes!

12/08/2025 – EOC US History Part 1

12/09/2025 – EOC US History Part 2; SDC US History Honors; SDC World History

12/10/2025 – EOC Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 Part 1; SDC Psychology

12/11/2025 – EOC Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 Part 2; SDC PreCalculus; SDC Statistics

12/12/2025 – EOC Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 Part 1; SDC Make Ups

12/15/2025 – EOC Make Ups

12/16/2025 – EOC Make Ups

Maryville High School will host “A Black and White Affair” on Thursday, December 18th from 7:00pm-10:30pm at the Airport Hilton. Attached to this email you will find two very important documents about the dance. The “Black and White Information” page outlines all rules and regulations for the dance. The “MySchoolDance Buying Guide” has specific instructions on how students can purchase tickets online. Students must use their SCHOOL EMAIL to purchase tickets. Tickets cannot be purchased with any other email account.

Please note the following –

1. Dance Ticket Website: http://www.myschooldance.com

• The Dance will be held at the Airport Hilton from 7:00 pm until 10:30 pm on Thursday, December 18th. No one will be admitted AFTER 9pm.
• You must be present at school on Thursday, December 18th to attend.
• Once you have been admitted to the dance, you may not leave and re-enter.

2. Tickets are $25 each from Sunday, December 7th through the end of the school day on Monday, December 15th.
3. After 3:30pm on Monday, December 15th, ticket prices will increase to $30 each with an extra fee. Tickets must be purchased before attending the dance and WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE DOOR. Please note that no guest tickets can be purchased after December 15th.
4. If bringing an outside guest, please note the following on the information page:

• MHS Administration must approve guests. Ninth graders may attend as a guest of a current MHS student. No eighth graders or younger will be permitted to attend, nor will anyone 21 years of age or older.
• The guest form must be completed online when purchasing tickets. Please note: if your guest attends another school you will HAVE to input one of his or her administrator’s email addresses when you purchase the tickets. If your guest does not attend school, you will need to enter amanda.russell@maryville-schools.org and she will have to approve your guest. If your guest has NOT BEEN APPROVED, they will not be allowed in the dance and your tickets will be refunded.

Regular Bell Schedule

EOC Testing History Part 1

Regular Bell Schedule

EOC Testing History Part 2: SDC US History Honors

7:00 am Athletic Booster Meeting @Cafe La Reve

8:30 am 10th Grade PIT Crew Meeting

3:30 pm Afterschool Tutoring

6:00 pm Basketball @Greeneville High

6:00 pm Wrestling @Central High (Central & Karns Matches)

Regular Bell Schedule

EOC Testing Algebra 1, Geometry, & Algebra 2 Part 1:

SDC Psychology

Regular Bell Schedule

EOC Testing Algebra 1, Geometry, & Algebra 2 Part 2:

SDC PreCal, SDC Statistics

7:45 am Spanish Honors Society @Ed Harmon

10:00 am MHS Bowling @District Tournament Crest Lanes

3:30 pm Afterschool Tutoring @Ed Harmon

4:30 pm Girls Basketball vs Fulton

7:00 pm Wizard of Oz Musical Performance

Regular Bell Schedule

EOC Testing Algebra 1, Geometry, & Algebra 2 Part 1:

SDC PreCal, SDC Make Ups

7:00 pm Wizard of Oz Musical Performance

9:30 am Boys Wrestling @140Clash Stone Memorial HS

2:00 pm Swim/Dive Ray Bussard Invitational @Allan Jones Aquatic

3:30 pm Boys Basketball vs Boyd County @Lee Athletic Center

7:00 pm Wizard of Oz Musical Performance

Football Banquet @MHS

1:00 pm Swim/Dive vs Farragut & Anderson County @Allan Jones

Here are a few updates from your school counselors:

• 10th - 12th Grade Students and Families

• Did you know that MHS distributes weekend food bags to students in need every Friday? We are so grateful for our partnership with the MCS Family Resource Center who helps make programs like this possible. Do you know a child who could benefit from this service? Reach out to his/her school counselor for details.

• 10th and 11th Grade Students

• In January, MHS will formally start the registration process for the 2026-27 school year, and your student will input his/her course requests into SchooLinks.

• To prepare for that, students - revisit, explore, or finish your YouScience assessments. The data from your YouScience profile will help refine your career search and assist you in making wise, informed decisions about your high school elective course selection during your junior and senior year.

• For more information about YouScience, please view this. In you are unable to access your account from ClassLink, see Mrs. Abernathy.

• 11th Grade Students

• Rachel Minzyk, 11th grader school counselor, will start conducting individual meetings with every student in the Class of 2027 from November 2025 through March of 2026. These meetings will review graduation progression, will discuss course planning for the 26-27 school year and will address post secondary planning.

• 11thand 12th Grade Students

• Please see the attached documentation about a nursing camp at Carson Newman. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, 12/17. For any questions, feel free to contact CN at 423-404-1515.

• 11th and 12th Grade PSTCC Dual Enrollment Students

• Final exams at Pellissippi State are coming up next week (Dec. 8–12). As a reminder, students’ schedules during final exam week may be different than their normal class meetings. Please see this Final Exam Schedule: https://www.pstcc.edu/calendar/final-exams/.

• 12th Grade Students + Families

• The 2026-27 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is OPEN! Complete that ASAP. See this link for more information.

• For more information about your next steps with TN Achieves to maintain TN Promise eligibility, please visit: https://www.tnachieves.org/high-school-senior.

Hey Rebel Families!

As Maryville High School’s Ready Graduate Coordinator, I’m locked in on helping our students who are skipping the 4-year college scene to chase trades, military, entrepreneurship, or straight-to-work wins. The Ready Graduate Center (RGC) is their command center—drop by and let’s map a future as bold as our red and black!

RGC Power-Up: Level Up Your Path

From mock interviews to trade-school tours, the RGC is where Rebels level up. We connect students to local gigs, skill-building, and real-world plans. Let’s make their post-grad game unstoppable!

Quick Win: Some careers, like drone tech or commercial baking, take just 6-12 months to start earning $45K+!

Helpful Resources

• Tennessee Promise Community College: Mandatory meeting for seniors November 20th in school.

• TCAT Knoxville: Hands-on programs in aviation maintenance, culinary, and more at tcatknoxville.edu.
• Handshake: Job board for high school grads at joinhandshake.com.
• Ready Graduate Center: Open for career quizzes, FAFSA help (yes, for trade schools too!), or just a chat.

Dinner Table Sparks

Ignite future-talk with your Rebel:

• “What job would make you jump out of bed excited?”
• “If money wasn’t a thing, what would you do all day?”
• “What’s a skill you’d love to be the best at?”
• “Who’s someone you admire in their career—why?”
• “What’s one thing you want your work to stand for?”

Tip: No pressure—just curiosity. Their answers might surprise you!

Data for Non-4-Year Rebels

The stats back the hustle:

• Trade Gold: Plumbers and EMTs in Tennessee earn $57K-$70K after 1-2 years of training (BLS, 2025).

• Growth Alert: Tennessee’s advanced manufacturing & healthcare jobs are rising 13% through 2034.

• Earn While Learning: Apprenticeships in robotics or electrical work start at $21-$28/hr + benefits.
• Fast ROI: 9-month certificates in fields like CNC machining or vet assisting land $46K-$65K starting pay.

Ready to help your Rebel own their future? Swing by the RGC or email me at wes.lambert@maryville-schools.org.

Rebels Rise! Coach Lambert Ready Graduate Coordinator

Employers of the Day –November/December

Lunchtime Employer of the Day visits connect students with local professionals, open doors to career possibilities, and help them start building their professional network. MHS is excited to welcome these industry partners to campus in December/January:

• December 16 – Great Smoky Mountains National Park

• January 22 – Knoxville TVA Federal Credit Union

Are you connected to a local employer or nonprofit? We’d love to feature you! Contact Rosanna Giles at Rosanna.giles@maryville-schools.org to learn more or get scheduled.

Looking forward to next semester…

MHS is excited to continue to provide opportunities for career exploration and workforce readiness in Spring 2026. Here’s what’s coming up:

• January Job Sessions - While sophomores and juniors focus on class registration, seniors will spend this time developing job-seeking, interviewing, and employability skills. Local employers will facilitate these sessions and share job opportunities, speak about their career journeys, or showcase employee recruitment videos. Participating employers include Blackberry Farms, Blount County E-911, Calibrate Construction, Cannon & Cannon, Cherokee Millwright, City of Maryville, Clayton Homes, Comfort Systems, Dandy Lions, Denso, Hillcrest Healthcare, HTI, ICC, Kingdom Design Ministries, Lets Be Blount, Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority, MowerWorx, Omega Digital, Open Arms Care, Pellissippi State Community College, Rainscapes Construction, Simmons Bank, University of Tennessee, UT Federal Credit Union, and Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance.

• February MHS Job Fair – Our annual schoolwide Job Fair provides information about hiring opportunities for graduating seniors, career exploration for underclassmen, and a chance for businesses to connect with and invest in their future workforce.

• April Summer Job Showcase – Will your student be looking for part-time or temporary seasonal employment? At the MHS Summer Job Showcase students may meet directly with local employers who are hiring.

• May Job Signing Day - Blount Partnership’s Job Signing Day celebrates graduating seniors who have accepted employment with local businesses. MHS will recognize those qualifying students in homeroom and cheer them on at this county-wide event!

• Ongoing Lunchtime Employers of the Day – We’ll continue to host employers on campus throughout the semester to give students consistent opportunities for career exploration.

Are you connected to a local employer or nonprofit? We’d love to feature you! Contact Rosanna Giles at Rosanna.giles@maryville-schools.org to learn more or get scheduled.

The Maryville High School PTSO is a committed group of individuals seeking to create lasting memories for students and teachers. They meet monthly at 12:30pm at MHS. We invite anyone interested in joining this group to attend the monthly meetings below.

• January 7th
• February 4th
• March 4th
• April 1st
• May 6th

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

School Board Policy now requires cell phones, smart watches, and any portable wireless device that has the capability to provide voice, messaging, or other data communication between two (2) or more parties to be turned off and stored during the school day. This means that from the time students arrive on campus until dismissal, cell phones, smart watches and other devices fitting this definition will not be used at any time during the school day. This includes break, lunch and passing period from one class to another.

Board Policy

Students may possess wireless communication devices so long as such devices are turned off and stored for the entirety of the school day. Such devices include any portable wireless device that has the capability to provide voice, messaging, or other data communication between two (2) or more parties, such as wearable technology, cell phones, laptops, tablets, and gaming devices.

A student may, however, be permitted to utilize a wireless communication device under the following circumstances:

1. In case of emergency;

2. When authorized by a teacher for educational purposes during instructional time;

3. To manage the student’s health, as documented in the student’s individual healthcare plan;

4. When the possession or use is required by the student’s individual education program, 504 plan, or individual learning plan; or

5. When the device is being used by a student with a disability for the operation of assistive technology to increase, maintain, or improve the student’s functional capabilities.

If a student's phone, smartwatch or other wireless devices are collected by a staff member, parents will be contacted to pick up the device from school. They will not be returned to the student.

Check-outs should be held to a minimum and are limited to the following:

1. Emergency - Decision to be made by the principal or assistant principals.

2. Prior arrangement - If a written request is received by officials in the student services office prior to the beginning of the school day, the student will be dismissed at the requested time. The checkout note must include the student’s full name, date, time of dismissal, phone number where parent/guardian can be reached for verification, and signature of the parent/guardian.

3. The parent/guardian comes to the main entrance office to sign the student out.

Students who become sick during the school day must report to the assistant principal’s office/school nurse before they call home. The assistant principal’s office will assist the student and permit the student to call home. The student will remain in the assistant principal’s office or with the school nurse until he/she receives permission to go home or until he/she is picked up by a parent/guardian.

Students are allowed to check out during third block only for medical or legal purposes, and proper documentation must be provided. Students are not allowed to check out to retrieve items needed for school. Leaving school without permission will result in disciplinary action.

Students checking out of school on an altered schedule day will receive an unexcused absence unless the school is provided the appropriate legal or medical documentation.

8:25-9:55 First Period

9:55-10:10 Break

10:10-11:40 Second Period

11:47-1:47 Third Period and Lunch

A LUNCH

Lunch 11:40-12:10

Class 12:17-1:47

Class 11:47-12:17

Lunch 12:17-12:47

Class 12:47-1:47

Class 11:47-12:47

Lunch 12:47-1:17

Class 1:17-1:47

Class 11:47-1:17

Lunch 1:17-1:47

1:54-3:25 Fourth Period