Thank you to everyone who participated in our blood drive this week! Together, we made an incredible impact:

• Total Donors Registered: 59

  • First-time donors: 39
  • Repeat donors: 20

• Whole Blood Collected: 40 donations (used to treat trauma and emergency situations)

• Double Red Cell Donations: 6 (used to treat sickle cell anemia)

• Deferrals: 14 (ineligible to donate at the time)

💪 Total Lives Saved: 156!

Your contributions are helping to save lives and support those in need. Thank you for showing up and making a difference! #McClureHealthScience #BloodDrive #LivesSaved #CommunityImpact

This week, we hosted an incredible Voter Registration Drive for our students, empowering them to take the first step toward making their voices heard in future elections! 🎉

Our students showed up, asked important questions, and engaged with the process. A huge shoutout to the dedicated volunteers and staff who helped guide them through registration. Your efforts are helping build a more informed and active community! 💪

Civic engagement starts here, and we’re proud of our students for taking action. Let’s keep the momentum going! 🗳️💬

The MHSHS School Counseling Department is seeking new members for its 24-25 School Counseling Advisory Council.

The purpose of the council is to provide feedback on the school counseling program goals, review school counseling program results, make recommendations for the school counseling program, and serves as an advocating tool for the school counseling program itself.

Input from all stakeholders (parents, students, teachers, administrators, and community members) are crucial to the development and success of our school counseling program. Please consider joining us for the 24-25 school year!

Please complete this form by Friday, September 27th.

https://forms.gle/NPnXhHjsAddDtbYq8

These QR codes will take students to their specific counselor's appointment request form. Please recycle your yellow sheet from the 23-24 school year and post this new sheet in your classroom. We encourage you to bring attention to our QR codes on the first day of school so that our students know quickly how to request an appointment with us! Please don't hesitate to reach out to any of us with questions or concerns.

• Students can be dropped off in the back of the building, entrance at Steve Reynolds Blud starting at 6:30 am.
• No student should be dropped off before 6:30 am due to safety and security reasons.
• Follow the orange entrance line from Steve Reynolds Blud on the map and begin to drop off at the red line where the sidewalks begin by the intramural field and building.

• Please exit your car as soon as you see the sidewalk in the back of the building.
• Do not wait to get to the back door as this backs up traffic.
• Please do not drop off in the middle of the parking lot as this is not safe for students or drivers.
• Please do not move the cones as they are placed in the locations for the safety of all staff and students.
• Follow the green line on the map to exit out onto Steve Reynolds Blud.

• Afternoon pick-up begins at 1:52 pm.
• Follow the orange entrance line from Steve Reynolds Blud on the map.
• The blue line is where afternoon pick-up will take place which is on the side of the building.

• Students must be picked up no later than 2:00 pm unless they are staying with a club or teacher for help sessions.
• The latest time to pick up a student from a club or help session is 2:50 pm.

• Student drivers will enter from Steve Reynolds Blud.
• Follow the orange entrance line from Steve Reynolds Blud on the map
• Please pull forward into your parking spot. Do not back in as it causes traffic to back up.
• Student drivers will exit out of Steve Reynolds Blud in the afternoon.
• Follow the green exit line on the map.

Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) invites GCPS families, Gwinnett County residents, students, and GCPS staff members to participate in the school district’s review of the Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) curriculum Sept. 3 through Sept. 26. The public may review proposed standards online, offering feedback on AKS that have been developed to align the curriculum with the Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) and/or Georgia Performance Standards (GPS). Click here for a list of the courses with AKS under review. To review the AKS and provide feedback, please click here to begin. Comments will be accepted through Thursday Sept. 26.

What: Annual AKS Public Review Opportunity

When: Sept. 3 through Sept. 26

• Please post / distribute information to parents, community, staff, and students.

The Office of Family Engagement's Engage, Equip, Empower Series presents Universal Screeners: i-Ready & MAP Family Night presented by Miranda McLaren, Executive Director for the Office of Accountability and Assessment on Tuesday, August 27th virtually from 5:30 pm until 6:30 pm. Please use the following advertisements provided for you translated into English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese to distribute to your families in multiple ways. You may also use the following Zoom link although a hyperlink is embedded within the PDF flyers.

The attachments include:

• PNG Images of the flyers in each language

• PDF's with hyperlinks to the flyers in each language

The Zoom Link for registration:

https://gcpsk12-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUkdO6qqjotGN2Rvsl1xxb3PwR9wY4vpl51

During this session, GCPS families of students in grades K - 9 will receive information about the i-Ready and MAP Universal Screeners, find out how they will help identify students' strengths and areas of need, and how they support instruction for all students.

Everything you need to know about the new FAFSA® changes

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) is the gateway to getting federal student loans, scholarships, grants, and work-study for school, but there can be so much confusion around it.

The FAFSA® used to be a super long application that took a lot of time and effort—that’s now a thing of the past. The FAFSA® for the 2024-2025 academic year is the new and improved version. Check out the link below to see all the changes!

Tips on how to avoid these common FAFSA® mistakes

Every year, families postpone filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®). Some skip it entirely because they think it’s a waste of time, the application is too long, or it's only a fast track to federal student loans. However, the FAFSA® package can also include college scholarships, work-study, and grants. Not filling it out—the most costly FAFSA® mistake—can result in losing money that could have helped you pay for college. Don’t be that student, and make sure you avoid these common FAFSA® mistakes by checking out the article link below!

Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) invites GCPS families, Gwinnett County residents, students, and GCPS staff members to participate in the school district’s review of the Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) curriculum Sept. 3 through Sept. 26. The public may review proposed standards online, offering feedback on AKS that have been developed to align the curriculum with the Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) and/or Georgia Performance Standards (GPS). Click here for a list of the courses with AKS under review. To review the AKS and provide feedback, please click here to begin. Comments will be accepted through Thursday Sept. 26.

What: Annual AKS Public Review Opportunity

When: Sept. 3 through Sept. 26

• Please post / distribute information to parents, community, staff, and students.

GCPS has transitioned from SchoolMessenger to ParentSquare for two-way communication between schools and families, and we encourage all families to download the app and create an account. With its user-friendly interface, ParentSquare offers seamless two-way communication through text, newsletters, posts, emergency alerts, and direct messaging. One of our favorite features is the integrated translation feature, which enables automatic translations for multilingual families.

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