The Blueprint

I hope you all had a great week.Wednesday, April 22nd, is Administrative Professionals' Day. We are incredibly fortunate to have a dedicated office staff that works tirelessly behind the scenes to keep MHS running smoothly every day. Please take a moment next week to show your appreciation and thank the following staff members:

Ms. Verley

Ms. Cowles

Mr. Parker

Ms. Greenwell

Ms. McKee

Ms. Tammy

Ms. Cowan

Ms. Byers

Ms. Harmon

Ms. Corbett

Have a great weekend!

In this newsletter, you will read about:

• What's going on next week?
• Shout Out Form
• Staff Birthdays
• April This or That Showdown
• Motivational Monday: CharacterStrong Lesson
• Seniors in Jeopardy of Failing
• Academic Contracts: Grade Change Process
• Safety Protocols
• Annual MGSD ML Family Picnic
• Career Fair Class Rotation Schedule
• Gift Donations for E3 Event (May 1st)
• Senior Notes
• AP Exams
• NC Moodle Account Password For EOC Testing
• Charleston Wrap Fundraiser
• Annual E3 Event for Seniors - May 1
• EAP Resource
• Staff Website
• Positive Postcards
• Important Dates

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• Check the box on Ms. Harmon's spreadsheet for students who successfully completed the Q3 Academic Contract by Friday, 4/17, 2:00 p.m.
• Motivational Monday Lesson:Character Strong Lesson, Freshman need to complete IXL 8th Grade GG.4 skill for 10 minutes.
• Progress Report Verification DUE Thursday by 3pm. Check to make sure your grades match in Canvas and IC.
• NC Moodle Account Password For EOC Testing: Please log in and reset your password.
• Write a note to a Senior! Please turn in all completed notes to Ms. Royal

Monday, April 20

• Motivational Monday

Tuesday, April 21

• PLC Meetings

Wednesday, April 22

• Administrative Professionals' Day

Thursday, April 23

• PLC Meetings
• CTE Signing Day, 8-10:15AM, PAC
• BT/Mentor End-of-Year Celebration!, 3-5PM, Performance Coffee House

Friday, April 24

• Progress Reports go home

Is there someone at MHS who’s gone above and beyond? Someone who’s truly ALL IN and helping to keep our Blue Devil flame burning bright?

Let’s celebrate them! Use the Blue Devil Shout-Out Form to recognize a colleague who’s sparking positivity and excellence.

Shout-outs can be anonymous if you'd prefer. LINK.

Thank you to Ms. Hocutt for pairing with me to explain a cartoon about the French Revolution! Using Loom, she translated and explained the original French in the cartoon and stepped into her history teacher's shoes, teaching them about how this fits into the context of the French Revolution! ~Mr. Gray

A huge shout-out to Ms. Klingman, Ms. Young, and Mr. Stevenson for the incredible production last night! It was absolutely amazing; every single character delivered an outstanding performance.

I know the immense amount of time and dedication it took to put this production together, but it was worth every second. This play was truly made for MHS students. Our performers owned the stage!

Each Year the MHS prom blows me away. Thank Ms. Long and everyone that put time in to the it the BEST prom ever. Everything was beautiful.

Samone Graham, 4/20, Admin Team

Karen Moore, 4/22, EC Department

If you have a senior in your class who is currently in jeopardy of failing, please complete this form. Before submitting, ensure that you have already contacted the student's parents to discuss their progress.

Underclassmen Awards Ceremony

Who: 9th-11th Graders

When: Wednesday, May 6 @ 6:30pm

Where: PAC

Why: To recognize our excellent and inspiring underclassmen

Senior Awards Day/E3

Who: Seniors

When: Friday, May 1 @ 9am

Where: PAC

Why: To recognize our excellent and inspiring Seniors

Note: This immediately precedes our E3 event on the field!

Please enter student names and ID numbers on this spreadsheet by Friday, April 24th.

These new safety protocols go into effect this Monday, April 20th. Please take a moment in each of your classes to emphasize why maintaining campus safety is a priority for everyone.

Key Protocols for staff to Emphasize to students:

1. Entry Points: Students may only enter through the following four locations:

   • Main Campus: Front Entrance.

   • Blue Devil Blvd: PAC Entrance.

   • Magnolia St: PAC Entrance.

   • Magnolia Campus: Front Entrance.

2. Screening Prep: Students must remove from their bags to expedite the process. (BLUE ITEMS)

3. To maintain a secure perimeter, any student caught opening an exterior door for others will face Out-of-School Suspension .

Please begin discussing these changes with your students, emphasizing that these measures are in place for the safety of everyone on campus. You will find the new entrance signage attached below for your reference.

Our next Progress Report are set to go out next week. Please check that your grades are syncing often and correct between Canvas and Infinite Campus.

• If your grades are not syncing, then please check all of these troubleshooting tips first. These issues have fixed 99% of grade sync issues
• Chat with our Grade Sync Help Chatbot to find a grade sync error!
• Reach out to Caty or Erin if you can't figure out why your grades are not matching

Please remember to check your grade sync often! Our final progress report will go out April 24th for Q4 and will be pushed through IC so it is important that your grades are correct in both IC and Canvas. The parent portal is also now turned on for IC.

Progress Report Verification DUE Thursday April 23rd by 3pm

Annual MGSD ML Family Picnic, Friday, April 24th, 5-7pm, @ MIS (Mooresville Intermediate)

Each spring, the MGSD ML Department hosts a family friendly picnic for our K-12 multilingual students and their families. Please consider stopping by to join in the festivities, visit with our ML families, and/or work a portion of the event. We’d love to see you there!

The MHS Annual Career Fair is back! While the event is primarily designed for Juniors and Seniors, underclassmen are welcome to attend if they are part of a scheduled class.

Please review the schedule below and plan to bring your class to the Magnolia Gym during your assigned time. To ensure a professional and organized event, please review the following expectations with your students before you arrive:

Student Expectations & Professionalism

• Networking Opportunity: Remind students that our guests are here to offer summer employment, internships, and networking opportunities. This for all student those who are going to college, those we are going into employment and students entering into the military. This is for our student future.

• Represent MHS: Students are expected to show the utmost respect to our guests and represent Mooresville High School with pride.

• Resumes: If students have updated resumes, please encourage them to bring copies to share with potential employers.

Event Protocols

• Instructional Time: This event counts as instructional time. Cell phones should remain away unless being used specifically to scan QR codes or gather information from sponsors.

• Supervision: Please remain with your class in the Magnolia Gym for the duration of your scheduled slot.

• Traffic Flow: It is vital that we adhere strictly to the schedule below to prevent overcrowding and maintain a steady flow of traffic.

Career Fair Teacher Schedule

Thank you for your support in making this a successful event for our students!

Department Chairs,

If your department would like to donate a gift or themed basket for the Counseling Department to give away at the E3 event on May 1st, please notify Ms. Forte by April 17th.

If you have any questions regarding gift ideas or basket themes, please feel free to reach out to any member of the Counseling Department for suggestions.

At graduation practice each Senior will receive a large envelope full of supportive notes from teachers.

Sign up below and write a few friendly note cards to our graduates.We have a box of blank greeting cards in my room (A215 at MHS). Grab a few cards and write messages of congratulations, fond memories, and best wishes to your former students. You're also welcome to use your own greeting cards.

If you're not near MHS or A215, let me know and I'll run some cards to you.

Here is the list of students. Our hope is for every Senior to have multiple cards. Sign up!

Send completed notes to Mary Royal at MHS and we will compile them for distribution.

It is amazing to see the smiles (and tears!) as Seniors read your words! These cards go a long way!

Most test will take place in the Magnolia PD Room. Specific testing locations will be sent out very soon to the students.

Most exams will take 4 hours. On the day of the AP exam, the student is excused for the whole day.

**If a student has a morning exam (7:30-11:30), they get the afternoon off.

**If the student has an afternoon exam (11:30-3:30), they get the morning off.

**For the day of the student's exam, the student's attendance will already be coded.

Please be advised that the MHS Attendance team will be responsible for all attendance coding related to our AP students.

If you have any students in your classes taking AP exams, encourage them to let you know the days they will be out of your class as soon as possible.

We need all hands on deck to help log students in on test day. If you were here in the Fall you should have an NC Moodle Account. Please follow the directions below to reset your password.

How to reset your password: If you still need to reset your NC Moodle password, please click on the link below. At the bottom of the login screen, you’ll see the option to reset your password. Please make sure this is done before the EOC Training on April 27th

NC Moodle Reset Password

Mooresville High School has kicked off our Charleston Wrap fundraiser! All proceeds go directly to our E3 budget so that we can host the biggest and best end of year celebration ever for the Class of 2026! Shop HERE throughout the month of April.

Birthdays, weddings, Mother's Day, graduations... there's always an event to prep for in the Spring! This is "the good gift wrap," so stock up while you have the chance. Thanks for supporting our students!

• Some BTs and admin will receive an email April 17th from noreply@qemailserver.com. This survey is from NCDPI and must be completed as soon as possible.

• NCDPI BT April Newsletter

• Mentors, don’t forget about your 21st Century Mentoring module in NCEES.

• See if you’ve already completed it: instructions

• How to access the course: instructions

• Please send your certificate or a screenshot of your completion to Rachel Bustle by May 1st.

• This can count as CEUs! Use the information below when you submit your certificate in Timekeeper.

• Course Code: NM0231

• Course Title: 21st Century Mentoring: Self Paced

• Submit your BT/Mentor logs

• BT PD is done for the year! Individuals missing sessions will be contacted.

• Need something?

rachelbustle@mgsd.k12.nc.us or Make an Appointment

The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a confidential counseling and referral service that can help you address life's challenges. EAP services are available to you at no cost for confidential help with work, family, personal matters, or legal or financial issues.

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Second Semester

April 16-18, 2026: Spring Musical at 7PM

April 21, 2026: FCCLA Spirit Night at Tacos 4 Life, 4-8PM

April 28, 2026: Career Fair (during the school day)

April 30, 2026: Deadline to order a yearbook for $100 (yearbookforever.com)

May 1, 2026: E3

May 4-15, 2026: AP Exams (exact dates for specific exams are listed on CollegeBoard.com)

May 6, 2026: Underclassmen Awards, 6:30pm, PAC

May 7, 2026: Civic Gateway Presentations (date Change)

May 7, 2026: Spring Chorus Concert

May 11, 2026: Spring Band Concert

May 11, 2026: Tentative week for yearbook distribution

May 13, 2026: Senior Scholarship Night

May 14-21, 2026: Final exams for second semester

May 21, 2026: Early Release Day

May 21, 2026: Final second semester report cards

May 22, 2026: Graduation Practice

May 23, 2026: Graduation, 8:30am