MHS STUDENT & FAMILY NEWSLETTER

RSU 57 & Massabesic High School

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

Hello Mustang Nation,.

It looks to be a fairly straightforward week at MHS with the temperatures rising a bit and no threat of snow in the forecast! My house here in our community received a small coating of the white stuff last night, but my dad who lives four hours to the North received several inches - I love Winter but no thanks, that's a bit soon!

Morning Meetings this week:

Tuesday 11.18.25 from 7:25 - 7:50:

Student Council (Mr. Nadeau - Room 34)

The Resiliency Project (Mrs. Desjardins - Room 43)

Game Club/Chess Club Informational Meeting (Ms. Pennell & Mr. Villmore - Room 13)

Zero Waste Recycling Club @ MHS West

Thursday 11.20.25 from 7:25 - 7:50:

National Honor Society (Mrs. Stephenson - Room 6)

Class of 2028 Officers Meeting (Mrs. Pellegrino & Mr. Macisso - Room 19)

Math Team (Mrs. Blair - Room 18)

Zero Waste Recycling Club @ Central Office & MHS East

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

Monday, 11.17.25 - WHITE

Tuesday, 11.18.25 - GREEN

Wednesday, 11.19.25 - WHITE

Thursday, 11.20.25 - GREEN

Friday, 11.21.25 - WHITE

Take care,

-Mr. Thurlow

Parker Soule-Parent, joined by family, friends, and members of the MHS Athletic Department signed his National Letter of Intent on Friday, November 14 to play baseball at Sacred Heart University. We congratulate Parker on this wonderful milestone in his baseball career!

Emmett Carroll, joined by family, friends, and members of the MHS Athletic Department signed his National Letter of Intent on Friday, November 14 to play baseball at Southern New Hampshire University. Congratulations to Emmett as he embarks on the next step in his baseball journey!

Alongside her family, we are proud to recognize Alexandra (Allie) Gibson (Grade 9) for her accomplishments throughout Southern Maine in competitive team and individual skating.

This past weekend (Nov 8-9), Allie’s team (Southern Maine Regional High School Skating Team) participated in a competition in Falmouth. The team did well and Allie placed 3rd in Team Maneuvers and 2nd in her individual category (Aspire 3 Girls Free Skate)! See link: (https://ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2025/36588/index.asp). Her events were 29 and 36.

What makes these accomplishments even more impressive is that this was her first time competing! Allie is next scheduled to participate in a holiday exhibition in December at Troubh Ice Arena in Portland.

(Write up and photo credit to Allie's family)

The Maine Department of Education (DOE) is now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 Maine DOE Student Cabinet, a group of students who collaborate with Maine DOE staff to provide input on educational opportunities, improvements, and policy for the State of Maine. The deadline to apply is Thursday, November 20, 2025. FMI use this link to learn about the role and responsibilities, and the application process, for a Maine DOE Student Cabinet member.

The Guidance Department would like to sponsor two spirit days in November:

Monday, November 24 will be promoted as 'Dress for Your Future Job' for our students. For staff, we ask that you treat this as dressing for the job you might have had if you had not ventured into the world of education.

Tuesday, November 25 will be promoted as Colleges & Business Swag Day for students & staff.

A Husson admissions rep will meet with students one-on-one to review their applications and let them know their acceptance decision! Accepted students will receive a certificate of acceptance, certificate of merit, goodie bag, and photo op!

If not accepted, don’t fret -

The Husson admissions rep can give some kind suggestions on next steps.

In the past students have found On The Spot Admission Days to be beneficial.

In order to take part in Husson's On The Spot Admission Day,

by December 8th students will need to:

- Sign up in Guidance

- Submit their application to Husson via Common App or

directly through Husson’s website

Unsure about applying to Husson? The admissions rep will be available to talk one on one with interested students to answer questions. Just sign up in Guidance.

Get your ugly Christmas sweaters and running shoes ready!

Massabesic High School's National Honor Society is sponsoring its sixth annual Ugly Sweater 5K! ALL the proceeds of the event will be used to purchase holiday gifts from the giving trees in RSU 57's schools, libraries, and town halls.

Never run/walked/crawled a 5K before? No worries. We've got you covered!

The event starts at Massabesic High School's track on November 30, 2025, at 9:00 am (check-in starts at 8:30 am) and takes you through the back roads nearby. Be sure to wear your ugliest Christmas sweater!

If you're not able to participate but would like to donate, visit the DONATE section on our website! Sponsors (individuals, families, and businesses) will be mentioned on the back of the shirts as well.

Register by November 14, 2025, and receive a FREE T-shirt!

Thank you for making holiday wishes come true for the kids in our community.

https://runsignup.com/Race/ME/Waterboro/UglySweater5K2023

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.

SENIORS & Families - please see the important message from our Yearbook Advisor, Mrs. Fryzlewicz:

Hello Seniors!

Senior pictures and quotes/bequeathments will be due by/before the Holidays, by December 21. They need to be emailed to yearbook1@rsu57.org. and MUST have your name in the subject field- if it is not there it will not be able to be found again.

When we leave for Christmas break I should have them. Our MHS team and I can get them started and see who's missing, etc..

The Rubric for these pictures are:

** Vertical shots

** Just you in the shot

** Must be able to see your face/eyes

** Must be appropriate- by school standards: dress/apparel, items in picture, etc.

** Cell phone pictures have been able to be used in the past, we can try it...

** Can have pets, favorite car, etc. in the shot.

** min 175 kb

** If no photo is received by this date we will use the Lifetouch school picture taken for school.

** Your photo does not have to be a professional shot. Yearbook can make arrangements with you to take your senior picture as well.

If you have any questions about an item or scene, etc. please do not hesitate to connect with me and we can discuss it, no problem.

**December 21st - to yearbook1@rsu57.org and MUST have your name as the subject

* YOUR NAME ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO BE IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF ANY EMAIL!

**Finding your picture and labeling it as YOU in the book depends on this happening!

This cannot be stressed enough!

*Our email site will have been sent submissions from many different sources: several photographers, individual parents, step parents, grandparents, quardians, students, etc.. to list a few.

*Please let your families and photographers know to use your name on the subject line in the email with your photos.

Senior Write-up:

Leave your personal mark on the 2025-2026 yearbook. It can be a favorite memory, quote, poem, song verse, or words of wisdom that you like.

*What you choose needs to be accompanied by who said it or where it was pulled from. For example:

"You just try saying 'no' to these salty parabolas!"

-Jillian Holtzman, Ghostbusters

"...of all the things these hands have held, the best by far was you."

- Cecilia and the Satellite, Andrew McMahon

Otherwise, not necessary if the writer is you:

" To all my friends that remain at Massabesic High, I leave all my unused passes, the locker I would've been assigned and never was able to use, and my favorite pencil- that I swear had enough lead to last through my whole senior year. "

** Yearbook staff and Advisor reserve the right to refuse, or redirect back to the student for re-write, any submission that does not reflect respectfully on the staff, students, and seniors of Massabesic High school or RSU57.

Oh!! and don't forget that yearbooks are at their least expensive right now, on jostens.com, for $80!!

Any questions? Please come by, find me, or email me at heidifryzlewicz@rsu57.org.

Mrs Fryzlewicz

MHS Yearbook Advisor

2025-2026 Book!

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, November 24 - Dress for Your Future Job Day

Tuesday, November 25 - Dress to support Businesses & Industry or College Swag Day

Wednesday, November 26 - No School

Thursday, November 27 - Thanksgiving (District Closed)

Friday, November 28 - No School & District Closed

Sunday, November 30 - Ugly Sweater 5k

Saturday, December 6 - MHS Music Dept. Mattress Fundraiser

Wednesday, December 10 - ASVAB for Grade 10

Wednesday, December 10 - 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):