MVS Family News

The summer heat is finally breaking, and it is time to enjoy the outdoors, eat/drink pumpkin-spiced things and do some virtual learning!

Go M@VS!

:0) Mrs. Bishop

September 8/9/10/11/12- Week 6

• Thursday, September 11-- 7th On-Site Science Lab- 12:30 to 2:30

September 15/16/17/18/19- Week 7

• Thursday, September 18-- 8th On-Site Science Lab- 12:30 to 2:30

September 22/23/24/25/26- Week 8

September 29/30 & October 1/2/3- Week 9

• Thursday, October 2-- 4th/5th/6th On-Site Writer's Workshop- 9:00 to 11:00

Fall Break- October 4th to October 14th

October 15/16/17- Week 10

• Monday/Tuesday, October 13/14-- No school
• Friday, October 17-- Grade Cards go home

October 20/21/22/23/24- Week 11

• Tuesday, October 21-- Senior On-Site ACT Retake (Mandatory)- 8:00 to 12:00

October 27/28/29/30/31- Week 12

• Wednesday, October 29-- Junior On-Site ASVAB Test (Mandatory)- 9:00 to 11:00

November 3/4/5/6/7- Week 13

• Tuesday, November 4-- No School
• Wednesday, November 5-- Sophomore On-Site PreACT (Mandatory)- 8:30 to 12:00
• Thursday, November 6-- 7th/8th On-Site Writer's Workshop- 12:30 to 2:30

November 10/11/12/13/14- Week 14

• Thursday, November 13-- 7th On-Site Science Lab- 12:30 to 2:30

7th graders will be at MVS on Thursday, September 11th for the STEM challenge “Constructing a Device to Regulate the Release of Energy”. Students will need to arrive at 12:30 and will be dismissed at 2:30. Please dress in lab-appropriate attire (closed toed shoes, hair out of face).

Pepper the Platypus wants to thank all of the sixth graders for their hard work and dedication in learning to code! Keep up the good work, and she will keep laying eggs!

TN Promise is a last dollar scholarship to community college or technical school in the state of TN (Pellissippi, Roane State, Walter State, TCAT). Applications due by November 3 online at www.TNPromise.gov. Students must also complete the FAFSA by April 1, 2026 (FAFSA required for other state scholarship programs as well). The 2025-26 FAFSA opens on October 1, 2025. As a part of the TN Promise program, students will be assigned a mentor through the partner agency, TN Achieves; students will be required to complete community service; and students must attend MANDATORY meetings (Date and time will be released soon.)

More info on TN Promise:

• TN Promise Requirement Flyer with Due Dates
• TN Promise Scholarship Introduction Video
• TN Promise Application Steps
  
• Please note, students without a TSAC account must first create an account prior to completing the TN Promise application. The TN Promise application is housed within the student’s TSAC account so for some students completing the application may be a two-step process.

The state of TN identifies September as College Application and Exploration Month. Several post-secondary institutions will offer a "free application week" at some point during the month including UT system schools, MTSU, ETSU, TN Tech, and Vanderbilt. Some institutions will waive application fees for the entire month! See the attachment for a complete list of schools participating. Click on the picture below for the details.

The Blount County College Fair will take place on Wednesday, September 24 from 5:30-7:00 pm. This free, in-person college fair will allow high school students and their parents to connect with over 50 colleges, universities, technical schools, and art schools so that you can get the information you need during your college search. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with a variety of college representatives who are eager to discuss your many options for college!

Maryville City Schools has invested in staff and programs to help students start thinking about what happens after high school and what could be great for each of them. Throughout this year, we will hear more about the Ready Graduate Center and a piece of software called School Links that will assist your student on this journey. Our 9-12 Ready Graduate Advisor is Wes Lambert. Please reach out to him if you have any questions.

If you miss an assignment question, click on the green lightbulb in the top right corner to see the answer explained.

If you want to use Guided Notes as you work through the lessons, click here on the list of assignments to get the fill-in guided notes for each lesson. You can save them, fill them in as you go, and use them for reference later!

You can open the glossary while completing assignments to help with the vocabulary. Follow the #1 and #2 directions below.

After a Quiz, always choose to review your answers and use the green lightbulb to see why you missed the question! Learn from your mistakes!

After a Practice Test, you can review any missed lessons (in red below) and you can Review Practice Test (in blue) and use the green lightbulb to see an answer explanation for any missed question.

Every week, be looking for an email from Maryville Virtual School with the email address of noreply@loopmessaging. There will be an attached Progress Report that shows your student's current grade and attendance in each course. See the example below.

• Yellow- total days absent and number of unexcused absences. These are the numbers that inform the truancy process.
• Blue- courses absences. This number shows you for how many days a student has not completed their work for a specific class.
• Orange- Course % and Course Grade. This shows the current average in % and grade for each course.

If you do not receive the Progress Report email by Thursday, please check the clutter folder of your email. If you still do not see it, please contact MVS to make sure we have your email address listed correctly in PowerSchool.

Principal: Deana Bishop

Registrar/Bookkeeper/Front Office: Jennifer Davis

Academic Support Center: Marissa Geter

IEPs/ 504s: Melissa Vagnier

Ready Graduate Advisor (9-12): Wes Lambert

School Resource Officer: Adam Cook

Tech Support for Hardware: Click on the "Student Tech Help" button in ClassLink or click here.