Week of August 31, 2026

Millennium Students and Parents,

We need your help! Our community is large and we have a lot of parents, students, and staff members coming to campus each and every day. We have procedures for morning drop off and afternoon pick up. We need our community to follow those procedures. We need our community to drive responsibly and with caution. We need our community to arrive early and have some patience. Most importantly, we need to keep our community safe. I am including our drop off and pick up procedures below as a refresher. Please, Please, Please follow these procedures. They have been implemented to keep our community safe.

We also need your help with our surrounding neighbors. We recently sent information out about not parking or picking up students in the retirement community next to us. We ask the same thing with the business community across the street. Those locations are not meant for parents to park and wait for their student.

Thank you for helping us keep our community safe.

Progress Reports - 1st Quarter progress reports will be posted this Friday, September 4th. Progress reports will be available through ParentVue. They are not mailed.

Entering Campus - All students entering campus must show their physical ID and students will be checked in electronically. If students forget their ID, they will be sent directly to the bookstore to get an ID before heading to class.

NO SCHOOL - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH

LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

Highlights for this week:

• Progress Reports posted - Friday, September 4th

Upcoming Dates:

• No School - Monday, September 7th - Labor Day Holiday
• No School - Wednesday, September 16th - Teacher Professional Development Day
• Freshman Career Expo - Thursday, September 17th
• Stand Up, Speak Up Event hosted at Millennium - Friday, September 18th
• No School - October 5 - 9 - Fall Break

"No one has ever become poor by giving."

Anne Frank

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Nichole Bundy

Principal

Millennium High School

Millennium HS is a member of the Agua Fria High School District family of schools

Drop Off Tips

• Gates Open at 6:45 AM
• Drop Off Early as Traffic Backs Up as Early as 7:00 AM
• Be patient, there will be traffic until everyone learns the flow.
• Front of School is for DROP OFF Only
• Front of School has Two Lanes for Drop Off
• Obey Right Turn Only Signs

Pick Up Tips

• There is no Pick Up at the front of the school off Wigwam.
• Gates Open at 2:00 PM
• Utilize Empty Parking Spots to Wait for Your Student
• Be patient, there will be traffic until everyone learns the flow.
• U-Turn Available (Baseball Lot & Main Gym)
• Two Exits - Baseball Lot (Park Ave) & Student Lot (Wigwam Blvd)

Student Safety

• We ask that you do not drop your child off in the middle of the street.
• We ask that you speak to your child about using the cross walk if they walk to school.
• Do not use the bus drop-off as a student drop-off or pick up.

What is Proposition 438, and why does it matter for our schools?

Prop 438 is a continuation of Agua Fria High School District’s existing Maintenance & Operations Budget Override. It funds critical day-to-day essentials, like keeping high-quality teachers in classrooms, maintaining campus safety personnel, and expanding career programs like Nursing, IT, and Trades.

Best of all? It maintains our current voter-approved funding with no tax rate increase! Without it, our district faces over $12 million in annual budget reductions.

Securly Home is now available! Securly is the platform our district uses to help monitor student activity on school-issued Chromebooks and support safe, responsible digital citizenship. With the Securly Home App, parents and guardians can now have greater visibility into their student’s online activity.

Learn more about Securly Home and how to get started at https://mhs.aguafria.org/resources/securly-home-app.

For the safety and security of our campus, all staff and students are required to wear a physical ID at all times while on campus. Replacement IDs can be purchased in the bookstore for $2 for the first 2 and then $5 for each additional.

Students, be sure to plan ahead and sign up for your RTI sessions before the weekly deadlines!

Monday & Tuesday RTI: Sign up or make changes by Sunday at 5:00 PM.

Thursday & Friday RTI: Sign up or make changes by Wednesday at 5:00 PM.

After the 5:00 PM deadline, you will no longer be able to make changes to your RTI sessions for those days.

Visit rti.aguafria.org to sign up and check the site to see your RTI session assignment.

Be on time. Stay on track. Succeed.

🎟️ HOMECOMING TICKET SALES ARE HERE, TIGERS! 🐯💜

Get ready for A New Millennium ✨🪩

🎫 Tickets went on sale Monday, August 24th on GoFan for $30!
👥 Guest passes will also be available in the bookstore starting August 24th.
⚠️ All existing fines must be paid before purchasing.
⏰ Ticket sales end 9/24!

🏠 HOMECOMING: 9/26 | 6–9 PM

Don’t wait until the last minute—secure your ticket and get ready for a night to remember! 💜🖤

#MillenniumTigers #A_New_Millennium #Homecoming2026 #TigerPride #MHSHomecoming

Game days are right around the corner! Avoid the long lines by purchasing a student or family pass! Both passes will be digital this year. Student passes can be purchased in the bookstore or online through our webstore and family passes can only be purchased online through GoFan.

Student Pass: bit.ly/MHS_Bookstore

• Scroll down to the webstore
• Under Returning Users use the student ID number as the username and the student last name as the password.
• Student Passes will be found in their StudentVUE app.

Family Pass: bit.ly/MHSFamilyPass

• Purchase through GoFan
• Each member of the Family Pass will have their own digital entry as physical cards will not be issued this year.

PSAT registration is coming up! Testing will take place on October 19th, 20th, and 22nd.

Priority registration for 11th-grade students only will be open September 1st–15th. General registration will be open September 16th–25th.

Registration is limited to the first 200 paid applicants, so families are encouraged to register early. The cost is $18 and must be paid through the bookstore.

Register here: https://bit.ly/PSAT2026MHS

Tigers! 🐯💜 West-Mec will be having a virtual town hall on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 from 5:00pm to 6:00pm to highlight new and high-opportunity programs! Sign Up using the QR code on the flyer or at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpndu_-9hnpvYnPuUo813a2o8z0T7tWwpeUojTS2UuvQpJ7Q/viewform

📸 Yearbook Picture Retakes & Make-Ups – Wednesday, September 9

Picture retakes and make-ups for grades 9–11 will take place in the Millennium Library.

🐯 Who can participate? Students who missed the original picture day, are new to Millennium and need a yearbook photo, are returning a purchased portrait package for a retake, or have received prior authorization from Grads Photography.

🔗 Students: If you meet one of the criteria above and need your photo taken, please complete bit.ly/MHSretakes using your school email account.

📬 Missing a purchased portrait package? Packages were mailed directly to students' homes. Call Grads at 623-580-4723, ext. 1 to have your order tracked.

🎓 Seniors: Yearbook portraits must be taken at the Grads Photography studio by October 24, 2026. Scheduling information: mhs.aguafria.org/resources/senior-information

Please note: This is not for ID card retakes.

The National Honor Society at Millennium HS is offering free 30-minute tutoring sessions for students at MHS who need an extra boost in their classes. We strive to assist in campus outreach, and would love to help! Tutoring is free, and can be requested through the Google Form posted on the school library site and on social media. The link to the Form is: https://forms.gle/WoQD8e1aDhKNNMpTA.

Hey Seniors, on September 3rd, the College and Career Center will be having a College Application Workshop from 2pm - 3:30pm. Come and talk to colleges and universities about applications and get help completing them. Don't forget your chromebooks! Scan the QR code on the flyer to register or register at this link: https://forms.gle/fj6jyj9mUkRn8bgG8

On September 11, 2026 MHS will play against Agua Fria High School. This game will be our military appreciation night. If you are a military connected family or staff member including active duty, reserve, retired, or a Gold star family, we would like to invite you to this event. We will be hosting a VIP area in the endzone for military connected staff and families. If you would like to attend, please RSVP using the QR code.

Join us Saturday, September 26, from 6–9 PM in the Aux Gym for a fun-filled night of music, dancing, and Homecoming memories.

📅 September 26
⏰ 6–9 PM
📍 Aux Gym
💿 Theme: A New Millennium

Mark your calendars, Tigers—Homecoming is calling! 💕🎶📱

Looking for an easy way to earn money and gain work experience right here on campus? Our school cafeteria is hiring student workers! Students work just the first 15–20 minutes of lunch, are paid for 30 minutes, and receive a free reimbursable meal each shift.

It’s a great opportunity to build job skills, earn money, and help keep our cafeteria running strong. Students who are interested should visit the Kitchen Manager in the cafeteria to pick up an application.

Get your yearbook now! On sale through 8/28 for $60. Use the QR CODE on the flyer to order. Prices will increase! Want to upload photos for the yearbook? See the yearbook flyers for more info on how to order and how to upload. Want to help CREATE the yearbook? Join yearbook club. First meeting after school on 8/18 in L704. See Mrs. Wallace for more info!

Grads Photography is offering in studio senior photo sessions. They have already started sending out emails to schedule. This photo will be the senior yearbook photo and will be a tux/drape style.

Your are able to start booking now at www.gradsphoto.com for the Glendale Studio or you can call us at 623-566-1082 ext. 2 to schedule an appointment.

Students having issues with their Chromebook need to visit the library counter. Students are required to have our campus technicians do any and all repairs to their device. The DPP is a great way to ensure these repairs are covered. This coverage does need to be renewed each school year. As a reminder, personal devices are not allowed to be used on campus.

Our school hours are from 7:30 AM - 2:15 PM Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday and 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM on Wednesdays. Students need to arrive on campus with enough time to arrive to their classes before the late bell rings. Please be sure to accommodate entering campus through security devices. There will be lines to enter campus.

• Regular student attendance is necessary to provide the greatest opportunity for student academic success.
• If you need to call in an absence for your student, please contact 623-932-7200 Extension 2 and leave your student’s name, ID number, date, and the reason for the absence and it will be processed as soon as possible.
• Students who are late to any class during the day will be marked tardy. 5 tardies to a class will be the equivalent of 1 absence for the class.
• Attendance Appeals will be held when a student misses 10 or more classes in a particular course.
• An Attendance Appeal could result in the loss of credit for the student. Please refer to the Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook and review the district policy regarding attendance and tardiness.

"The time you take to prepare shows the respect you have for the opportunity." - William Arthur Ward

Part of our Portrait of a Graduate is to prepare students to be responsible adults. This includes being on time to all classes every day.

Students who are more than 15 minutes late to class will be marked absent for that period. An accumulation of 5 tardies will equal 1 absence.

Consequences

5 tardies - Detention

10 tardies - Extended detention

15 tardies - Office referral (may result in ISS or OSS)

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Nichole Bundy, Principal | nbundy@aguafria.org

Jessica Femiak, Assistant Principal | jfemiak@aguafria.org

Amie Gilbert | agilbert@aguafria.org

Remigio Gordillo, Assistant Principal/AD | rgordillo@aguafria.org

Delawn Leggett, Assistant Principal | dleggett@aguafria.org