MVS Family News
Blazing our own path to excellence!
Last Friday, MVS moved into our new, renovated space! There is still a little work going on around us, but we are unpacking boxes and making it feel like home! From now on, to come into MVS, you will use the actual front door of the building. See the picture below!
So exciting!
:0) Mrs. Bishop
AI is an interesting field that is emerging everywhere and does have some important ties to education. Teachers everywhere are learning more about AI and how it can be used effectively as a part of education. With that being said, if a teacher wants your student to use AI to help with an assignment or writing, then he or she will let them know that when the assignment is made. Unless a teacher gives students permission to use AI for a specific assignment, students are not to use Artificial Intelligence sites or apps to help with MVS assignments. Work that is generated with the use of AI will be treated like plagiarism and will be graded as such. If this occurs, teachers may give students the option to come into MVS to rewrite an essay with paper and pencil or monitored technology.
7th Grade Science Lab
7th graders will be at MVS on Thursday, September 12th for the STEM challenge “Constructing a Device to Regulate the Release of Energy”. Students will need to arrive at 12:00 and will be dismissed at 2:00. Please dress in lab-appropriate attire (closed toed shoes, hair out of face).
8th Science Lab
8th graders will be at MVS on Thursday, September 19th for the science lab “Plate Boundaries and Movement”. Students will need to arrive at 12:00 at will be dismissed at 2:00. Please dress in lab-appropriate attite (closed toed shoes, hair out of face…).
ACT Retakes for All Seniors
All MVS Seniors will retake the ACT test on October 22nd at Maryville Virtual School. This retake is a free, on-line test opportunity provided by the state of Tennessee. More information will be coming home soon explaining the process of enrolling for the test.
Optional PSAT Testing
High-achieving 10th and 11th grade students can register for the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which is a standardized test that provides firsthand practice for the SAT (a college entrance exam). ​ The PSAT/NMSQT measures:​ Critical reading skills, Math problem-solving skills, and Writing skills. Taking the PSAT as a 10th grader can ease some of a student’s test anxiety about future college entrance exams. ​Taking the PSAT as a 11th grader offers students the opportunity to qualify the National Merit Scholarship Program. Our students have the opportunity to test with Maryville High School, if they complete the registration process before the below deadline. If you have questions, please contact Jennifer Abernathy at jennifer.abernathy@maryville-schools.org.
TEST DATE: Wednesday, October 16-- 7:45-12:00
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, September 13
LOCATION: Maryville High School
COST: $25.00 (The $25.00 registration fee is NON-REFUNDABLE.)
To Register--- Print and complete the below form. Return it to the MVS office along with $25 in cash or check (made out to MVS).
