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Blazing our own path to excellence!
All students need to come to MVS with a guardian during one of the following "drop-in" times to have a school picture taken, receive class schedule, pay the school fees ($60), and complete the data verification, if not already completed. Students in grades 9-12 will then be issued a Dell laptop. Students in grades 4-8 will receive their work for the week and will be issued their laptop during their Start Right day. Note that you will receive an information form from the photographer about proof and purchase information. Seniors will be asked to have their pictures taken as well, so we can issue school ID cards.
- Monday, August 3 from 8:30 to 11:30am
- Tuesday, August 4 from 8:30 to 11:30am
Students in grades 4-8 will need to attend a Start Right Day session to meet their teacher, meet other students, review classroom procedures, and receive/setup their laptop. This meeting will get the elementary and middle school students in gear to start the school year right! More details about drop off and pick up will be coming from your main teacher soon.
Thursday, August 6th
- Grades 4-5-- 9:00 to 10:00
Friday, August 7th
- Grades 6-8-- 9:00 to 11:00
Each year on July 4th, citizens celebrate our country. This year was special as the USA turned 250! Since we are not in school on July 4th, we wanted to take a minute and remind our students of the story of the founding of our country 250 years ago.
The founding of the United States began with the separation of the original 13 American colonies from Great Britain, a historic split driven by conflicts over unfair taxation, trade restrictions, and a lack of political representation in the British Parliament. Tensions escalated into the American Revolutionary War in 1775, leading the Continental Congress to adopt the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Drafted primarily by Thomas Jefferson, this historic document severed all political ties with the British Crown, boldly asserting that "all men are created equal" and possess unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Following a military victory and the formal recognition of independence via the Treaty of Paris in 1783, the newly formed nation sought to establish a stable and permanent governance framework. This culminated in the drafting of the United States Constitution, which was officially adopted on September 17, 1787, to structure the federal government into three distinct branches with built-in checks and balances. To guarantee the protection of individual liberties from government overreach, the Bill of Rights was added as the first ten amendments. Today, American citizens enjoy fundamental rights and freedoms, including the freedom of speech, religion, and the press, the right to assemble peacefully, protection against unreasonable searches, and the guarantee of a fair trial by jury.
Happy late 4th of July!
