Solon Salutes
2023-2024 School Year
- February 22 Composition Concert 7:00 PM MHS Auditorium Join us for the concert
- February 23 CVCC Program Shadow day 7:45-1:00 PM
- February 26 - March 5 No School / Winter Recess
- March 1- VSAC Scholarships Are due.
- Students will be getting an email from Power School around 11:00 AM alerting them if they have been called back or signed up for a Solon Block. Please check in with your student to see how it's working.
- Reminders! Students are not be allowed to leave class to go home if they don't have a green early dismissal slip. There have been a number of occasions lately where students have been allowed to leave without a slip who have either bypassed the office on their way out or have come to the office saying they are leaving with no official word from caregivers.
- MHS continues to collect snack donations. Individual wrapped is best please. Please drop off any donations to the MHS office.
Dear MHS Community,
I hope you had a wonderful weekend; all is well and good. Last week, MHS had one of my favorite events- The Sustainable Fashion Show and Clothing Swap. Not only is it an opportunity for students to trade clothes, watch a fun fashion show, and most importantly, learn about how fashion, climate, and pollution all intersect in our lives. Thank you, Rachel Stevens, Tom Sabo, Kianna Bromley, and Earth Group, for your work and time in making this event happen.
This week, MHS has Enrichment on Wednesday, when students sign up to take a mini-short course based on their interests. An opportunity to meet a new student, a teacher they might not have had a class with yet, and complete an activity.
Why are these events so important? Connections and Relationships. One way to increase engagement, attendance, and community is by improving a student's sense of belonging at MHS. On January 29th, during a long TA, students completed a Belonging Circle, led by MHS students asking questions about what it means to "belong" at MHS. On February 12th, the Restorative Practices student leaders presented that data to our faculty. The work on increasing how students feel about attending MHS is one we take seriously, take time, and collect data on to improve our community continuously.
One way we know the work is making an impact is that MHS's Chronic Absenteeism rate has been lowered by 14% since the same time last year, the 22-23 school year. This is a team effort. Teachers, students, caregivers, staff, counselors, custodians, food service, administration, required Solon Blocks, interventions, and co-curricular all impact a student's sense of belonging. While we have more work to do, seeing a positive difference in our work is encouraging.
We ask you to continue ensuring students attend school and classes, speak up when issues arise, and see the value in community efforts.
We appreciate you all for your work.
As we head into break week, stay focused on the positive. Get some rest and enjoy.
Sincerely,
Jason
"The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The work of life is to develop it. The meaning of life is to give your gift away." ― David Viscott
Solon Salutes
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Counseling Department
Library
Read the latest updates from the library!
Community Based Learning
Check out the latest CBL opportunities and updates!
Update from Russell Clar
As some of you know, Russell Clar, an MHS junior, is participating in a semester away right now (left Jan.15). The students left base camp on Monday, and they asked us to share it with students' local schools where relevant. You might even enjoy reading the Kroka Semester blog post that Russell and a fellow student wrote the other day, and the blog will be updated periodically --including with more photos .
District Updates
Please check out these important updates from the district
- Your vote matters! Please vote on Town Meeting Day (Tuesday, March 5th) or contact your Town Clerk’s Office to request an absentee ballot to vote early. Visit www.mrpsvt.org/budget to learn more about the proposed FY`25 school budget.
2/21/24 School Board Meeting @ MHS 6:30 PM
Early Release change -
“All MRPS schools will release students early on Monday, April 8, 2024 to observe the solar eclipse. We will have a full school day on Monday, August 15, 2024, the originally scheduled early release day. (Your school) will release students at (time) on Monday, April 8, 2024.”Title I Parent Night (RVS, MSMS, and MHS Only)
February 22nd at 6 p.m. will be our virtual caregiver Title I information night meeting. As we did last year please send out the following message in your weekly communications:
Annually MRPS schools that receive Title I funds (RVS, MSMS, and MHS) offer a short caregiver information night. The meeting is virtual and can be attended live if there is enough interest OR you can sign up to receive a video of the presentation. We also post the video on our website for easy access. If you are interested in attending please complete this short survey.
