The MHS Weekly 12/15/24

Posted Date: 12/15/24 (6:00 PM)

The MHS Weekly 

December 15, 2024

Important Dates  

Dec. 16th - 19th Finals - All minimum days

Mon - 1A & 1B

Tues - 2A & 2B

Wed - 3A & 3B

Thurs - 4 & 5

Dec. 20th - NO SCHOOL FRIDAY

Spirit Week December 16th-19th:

Mon.- Christmas PJ Day

Tues.- Santa vs. Grinch

Wed.- Snow Day

Thurs.- All Out Christmas

Dec. 20th - Jan 3rd - Winter Break - NO SCHOOL

Jan 18th - Winter Formal

The Lion's Club, Middletown

8-10pm

Principally Speaking...

Greetings students, parents, and friends of Middletown High School.

Finals week is here! Monday through Thursday are minimum days that consist of two class

period finals each day. Students, study for your exams and do your best on your finals.

Please remember that Friday of this week we do not have school.

Congratulations to our Boys JV Basketball team that won the Lower Lake Tournament last

weekend!

The Christmas and New Year’s holidays are wonderful opportunities to enjoy your family, do

fun things, and get some rest. Have a safe and enjoyable Christmas holiday and New Year!

Thank you for your support. Have a wonderful week and holidays!

Carlos L. McKinney Sr.

Principal

Middletown High School

Check Out This Amazing Community Event!!!

LAKE COUNTY DRONE RACE - DEC 21st

Stop By to Pick Up Some Holiday Goods

Sophomore Class Fundraiser

Counselor's Corner

Have a very Happy Holidays and enjoy your time off!

Finals Week! Yay! Let me know if there is any way I can help!

Seniors needing to attend the Board Meeting on Monday night, I will be there with the forms to sign. Let’s get this done! I believe there are 5 or 6 of you. Meeting starts at 6 pm in the multi-purpose room.

Credit recovery students: Please work over the break! I will be checking Edgenuity regularly to see if students need work opened. Email me if you need help! If you do not have a way to work on it over break, please come see me!

We will be holding the ASVAB Career Exploration test on Thursday, January 16th at 9:45 am. This is a great opportunity, even if you took it last year it is a good idea to take it again. We had some problems with the results last year due to the site getting overwhelmed. I have been guaranteed that will not happen again! I have included the link to the form below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc20-7RYSOe__ay94udviJoMcCtObAx-tJnUg9Ysctd-Emqjw/viewform?usp=header

Senior To Do List:

Common App - complete and if I am giving you a recommendation, get me your brag sheet!

Login and create your FAFSA or CADAA account and create invites for parents. FAFSA and CADAA are open! This is the perfect time to get this done!

https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa - FAFSA

https://dream.csac.ca.gov/landing - CADAA

Finish up and research scholarship applications. There are links below for more scholarship opportunities.

Not going to college? No problem, work on your classes and get everything caught up so you graduate. Credit Recovery students GET GOING!

Come see me if you have questions or need help! Please do not hesitate! I am here to help all of you!

Financial Aid Information:

Anticipated date the FAFSA and CADAA ARE open. They are going through an initial process right now, trying to get rid of any bugs or problems that were encountered last year.

Students can create their account and invite contributors (parent/parents/guardians) to also create an account. This way when it opens, you will be ready to go. Students need their own personal email account, honestly, this should be set up in their Freshman year because we also use it for dual-enrollment sign-ups. Students should not use their MUSD email!

Parents who file separate tax returns need separate accounts.

Student name needs to be an exact match to Social Security Card, also student school records need to be an exact match for Cal Grant.

Contributors without a Social Security number should apply very early, during that time there has historically not been a manual verification process.

The FAFSA and CADAA form actually help determine the different types of financial aid ply and pay the fee for the Common APP, only to find out that the University they were applying to did not charge an application fee. Do your research!

Gift Aid - grants and scholarships

Self-help Aid - Loans and student employment

Federal Work Study Programs - these are better than a job because academics always come first with these positions.

Please let me know if you are interested in a “Cash for College” night. I would like to hold it in the first week of December if there is interest.

Shari Harmon

Links to college applications

https://www.commonapp.org/ - Common Application Which include:

Scholarship Opportunities:

Students should be a part of the following organizations, who help search for scholarships:

Fastweb.com - https://www.fastweb.com/

bigfuture.com - https://prod.idp.collegeboard.org/

immigrantsrising.org - https://immigrantsrising.org/

Goldendoor - https://www.goldendoorscholars.org/

CA FFA State Conference Meeting Flyer (spanish)

MHS Holiday Wreaths

The floral students have been busy making extra wreaths this week. And they are doing an amazing job! Hopefully you were able to order yours already. If not, be sure to reach out t one of the floral students or Mrs. Jones.

MHS Mock Trial competed in the Mendocino County scrimmage on Dec. 7th.

Congratulations to ...

Defense MVP Attorney Gabriella Neylon,

Defense MVP Witness Mikah Smith,

Prosecution MVP Attorney Lily Morita and

Prosecution MVP Witness Sirus Rudy.

It was a great first competition of the season!

Yearbook price increase Jan 1st...

Buy yours now!

Class of 2025...

Important Yearbook Deadlines!

MHS Athletics

Congratulations to Mia Hoogendoorn for earning All Tourney in the REIBT tournament. and to Jon Hawkins for earning All Tourney in the St. Vincents Tournament.

Womens wrestling was represented strongly at San Leandro on Saturday, which is one of the best girls tournaments in the NCS. Congratulations to Cat Barriga and Nayeli Negrete for placing 2nd.

*Athletes, make sure your grades are up so you can continue in Winter sports and be eligible for Spring Sports. Semester grades are what we use for eligibility.

Sports This Week:

Tues 12/17/24 JV & Varsity Girls Basketball @ Kelseyville 5 & 6:30 pm

JV & Varsity Boys Basketball VS Kelseyville (Home) 5 & 6:30 pm

Wed 12/18 JV & Varsity Girls Basketball @ Windsor 5 & 6:30 pm

Thu 12/19 JV & Varsity Boys Basketball @ Swett Tournament 4:30 & 6 pm

Frosh Basketball @ Credo 4:00 pm

Fri 12/20 Varsity Boys Basketball @ Swett Tournament 2:00 pm

JV/Frosh Boys Basketball @ St. Vincent TBD

12/21 Saturday - Girls Wrestling @ WWTOC Roseville TBD

Varsity Girls Basketball @ Sonoma Academy 1:30 pm

Varsity Boys Basketball @ Sonoma Academy 3:00 pm

JV/Frosh Boys Basketball @ St. Vincent TBD

Good Luck Athletes!

Mrs. Holt

Middletown Sports Boosters Club

MHS Track hosting Winter Formal

Middletown High School

www.mhs.middletownusd.org

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