MHS STUDENT & FAMILY NEWSLETTER

RSU 57 & Massabesic High School

"Preparing students for success in an ever-changing world."

Hello Mustang Nation,

Welcome to 2026 and Happy New Year! I hope that you all had enjoyable holiday break. A special thank you to our custodial crew who has worked hard to prepare our building for our return. Our grounds crew has also worked incredibly hard to make sure our walkways and entrances are safe for our return. Due to the magnitude of recent storms and significant freezing, there may be some isolated spaces that continue to be somewhat slippery despite dedicated attention from our crews - I ask that you continue to exercise caution as you are making your way around campus.

A quick reminder that Semester 1 ends on Friday, January 23, 2026. This means three more weeks: roughly two weeks of academic learning and just under one week for final assessments, projects, and presentations. The schedule for Finals Week is provided below in this newsletter. (Inclement weather & potential school cancellation may cause us to adjust our end of semester and finals schedule - that will be communicated through this newsletter platform if needed)

Morning Meetings this week.

Tuesday, 01.06.26

Resiliency Project (Mrs. Desjardins, Room 43)

Thursday, 01.08.26

One Act Cast & Crew List Release (Mrs. Leavitt - Room 1)

As a reminder, our Green/White day rotation for this week is below:

Monday, 01.05.26 - GREEN

Tuesday, 01.06.26 - WHITE

Wednesday, 01.07.26 - (School Closure for weather)

Thursday, 01.08.26 - GREEN

Friday, 01.09.26 - WHITE

Take care,

-Mr. Thurlow

Please consider supporting the MHS SWIM TEAM by purchasing exclusive Swim Team gear with the link below.

Captain Howell & Chief Lipp with our NJROTC program are proud to announce upcoming opportunities for our students to participate in Sea Perch Competitions - students will be engaged in building underwater drones and testing them out against other students from the region at a competition held at the University of New Hampshire.

Interested students should connect directly with Captain & Chief (we are currently looking at around 30 available spots).

Sea Perch practice/work days are as follows:

Tuesday, March 3 - Block 4 and after school (1:00 - 4:00 pm)

Wednesday, March 4 - Block 4 and after school (1:00 - 4:00 pm)

Thursday, March 5 - Block 4 and after school (1:00 - 4:00pm)

As we enter the colder and more problematic months of the school year we want to ensure that families are aware of support that exists to help those experiencing challenging times. The link provides information for food assistance programs by town throughout the state for families in need.

A reminder to students and families regarding cell phones and personal electronic devices - district policy prohibits the use of these devices during the school day, therefore school rules dictate that these devices are not to be found in a student's possession. School sanctioned options for storage as listed below - any deviation from those options will result in immediate and progressive consequences. (Of course, we want to avoid consequences if possible)

1. Leave the cell phone/personal electronic device at home.

2. Leave the cell phone/personal electronic devices in your vehicle or the vehicle of a friend/classmate.

3. Leave the cell phone/personal electronic device in your homeroom.

MHS is proud to expand our partnership with Josten's (think letterman jackets, graduation gear, etc.) to offer an MHS Mascot Shop for lots of great MHS Gear. Please check out the shop using the link below. This site will be available all year long.

Monday, January 5 - Return to School

Wednesday, January 14 - Early Release Day

Monday, January 19 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)

January 20 - January 23: Finals Week

Friday, January 23 - End of Semester 1

Monday, January 26 - Beginning of Semester 2

Wednesday, January 28 - Early Release Day

You are always welcome to call our Main Office at (207) 247-3141, schedule a meeting, or email members of our administrative team members directly (emails listed below):