Be sure to read the weekly updates for important information about upcoming events.

Have a wonderful weekend!

IMPORTANT:

TERM 1 Ends Thursday, November 10th

No school Friday, November 11th in honor of Veteran's Day

Thursday, November 17th, is an EARLY RELEASE and PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES-more details to come.

SAVE the DATE: Parents and Guardians of students in Grades 8-11, please save the date for the MHS School Counseling Department’s annual Post Secondary Planning Night on Thursday, December 1st, from 6:15 – 8:30 pm. More details to come!

We are just one week away from MHS Theatre’s production of Beauty and the Beast! This family friendly show is sure to be a crowd pleaser and is offered four times throughout the weekend – Nov 10 at 7pm, Nov 12 at 2 pm and 7 pm, and Nov 13 at 2pm. This is a fantastic opportunity to see a high quality local show with your family while supporting our talented MHS students. Tickets are available at this link. Break a leg, MHS Theatre!

The nurse is available for conferences for any parent/guardian who wishes to meet by appointment only. Please reach out to the school nurse at saikey@miltonps.org to schedule an appointment.

Ms. Hanna will be performing in a fun series of pop-up concerts this Saturday with her choir, Boston Choral Ensemble. The concerts are short and sweet and super family friendly (and FREE)! She'll be performing in JP at 1:00pm & the Boston Public Library, Central Library at 3:00pmMore details can be found here.

Fruit Center Shopping week is November 7-11 and it’s easy to participate and raise funds for your child’s school. Thank you to the Fruit Center for their generous support of our schools!

• Download a shopping voucher for your school here. Print as many as you’d like and share them with friends, family and neighbors. There are also social media promotional graphics and QR codes that you can use to promote this event to your school community.
• Present your voucher when you make purchases at the Fruit Center Marketplace from Monday, November 7 through Sunday, November 13, 2022. Shop as often as you like and use your voucher for every shopping trip you make.
• The Fruit Center will donate 20% of your total purchase back to your school.
• All details can be found here.

Good luck to the Varsity Football Team tonight as they take on Minnechaug Regional High School tonight at 7:00PM in game 1 of the Division 3 Playoffs on home turf at Brooks Field!

Best of luck to the Girls Varsity Field Hockey Team as the take on North Attleboro tomorrow night at 6:00PM on home turf!

AND best of luck to the Boys Varsity Soccer Team as they take on East Longmeadow on Monday night, November 7th, under the lights at 7:00PM on home turf!

Tickets for all games can be purchased here:

https://gofan.co/app/school/MA14647

Congratulations to the boys swim and dive team who won the Bay State Conference meet last weekend by over 200 points!!!! Andrew Scapicchio, Jackson Wagner, Ryan Kelly, Malachi Buchanan and Colby Moskos won individual events, and overall the team won every event except for two!

And congrats to girls team, a small but mighty group of 7, on dropping 10 seconds in both relays to qualify for sectionals and states!!! Senior Liv DiSandro made her second state cut, and Kaleigh Boyton finished in the top 10 for the 200 individual medley!

There will be a Winter Athletics Parent/Guardian Meeting on Wednesday, November 9th at 6:00pm in the Field House. All student-athletes and their parents/guardians should plan to attend this meeting. The Athletic Director will speak for a few minutes before breaking into program specific meetings. Athletics Registration is always open and you can find links and information on the Athletics website.

We are excited to announce that we have hired MHS teacher Rick McCready as our new Unified Track and Field Head Coach for the Spring of 2023. McCready has coached with the Golf and Hockey Programs for the past several years, while also volunteering with the Unified Program last year. He looks forward to enhancing the experience of those students involved as well as engaging the community in what is a great program!

Superintendent Search Update

As announced at the November 2 School Committee meeting (discussion starts at 1 hour twenty six minutes into the meeting), the School Committee is launching an expedited search process to identify the next Superintendent of Milton Public Schools. All MPS families should have received an email outlining the process, timeline and ways to participate (focus groups and search committee). The email from the School Committee is linked here for your review.

Public Forum

On Wednesday, November 9, from 7-8:30pm, the School Committee will host the first of four public forums for the Milton community. The forum will provide a brief presentation on Personalized Learning, a pillar of the MPS Strategic Plan. Personalized Learning is an educational approach that creates engaging learning experiences aligned with each student’s strengths, interests, and needs and ensures that students will experience a robust and academically rich school experience.

Community members will be invited to ask questions and share comments about Personalized Learning. MPS Administration, School Committee members, and Personalized Learning authority Cyndy Taymore, who is providing the district with Professional Development, will respond to questions and comments and share their perspectives on the issues.

The public forum will be held at the Council on Aging, at 10 Walnut St, just behind Town Hall. The meeting will be hybrid, with attendees able to participate in person and through Zoom and Slido. All links to attend will be posted on the main page of the MPS website linked here.

iDECIDE (Drug Education Curriculum: Intervention, Diversion, and Empowerment) was developed to provide schools with a science-based intervention for students caught violating the school substance use policy (e.g., using at school or at school sanctioned events or reporting to school intoxicated). iDECIDE is an alternative to punitive responses to student substance use.

The objective of iDECIDE is to provide students with:

• A scientific understanding of the impact of substance use and addiction on the adolescent brain and body;

• An understanding of the common tactics used by industry to target young people;

• The ability to identify and respond to personal impulses to use alcohol and other drugs; and

• A sense of empowerment and a plan to make healthy decisions in line with their core values and future goals.

Milton High School is partnering with iDECIDE at Mass General Hospital to support students who have violated our substance use policy. This letter is for all families to know more about the program and a confidential survey that will be administered to all students mid-November about substance use and mental health. A list of FAQ about the program and survey can be found here.

The Hispanic Culture Club put together an altar in the library this week to commemorate "El Día de Los Muertos"

From the SEPAC Board:

Participate: Milton SEPAC will kick off our new season on Monday, November 14 by voting in the ’22-’23 board. All are welcome to attend this virtual meeting (link will be available next week). Please visit this Nominations Form and vote for the SPEPAC Board today! Educate & Advocate: Visit the Federation for Children with Special Needs calendar to see many free opportunities to educate and learn about advocacy.

SEPAC: Advocate, Educate, Participate

One of the most important components of the IEP is the Vision Statement. This upcoming workshop can support your visioning process, which is not easy.

Planning a Life (PAL) is back! FCSN is bringing back our post-secondary transition conference, Planning A Life, this fall!

Planning for College and Beyond: November 4&5

This will be virtual on the first day and in-person on the second day. Youth and young adults (13-22) are welcome! This year, we are planning fun and informative activities and presentations for youth attendees on the in-person days of both PAL conferences.

Thursday, December 1: Post Secondary Planning @ MHS: new this year, SEPAC will be sponsoring a new session entitled "Alternative Paths" that will present a host of tools and resources for innovative studies and post secondary formation.

Are you looking for community service opportunities? Throughout the year you will be able to access any community service opportunities here. There are already several opportunities available for students to volunteer. Get involved now!

Please visit the MPS Community News & Events page for information on Milton Parks and Rec Basketball and Ski, Milton Library programs, Mackie's Veterans Day Cut-a-thon, The Run to Change Lives on November 19th and more!

Middle and high school parents: please help us by completing this brief, anonymous survey about youth health and well-being. Click here for the survey: https://rb.gy/4fubsm

This survey is part of The Milton Coalition’s comprehensive community assessment. The Milton Coalition and the Health Department uses this data, along with other information we collect, to evaluate our efforts and inform our future work. Results will be presented next spring. Stay in touch by signing up for our newsletter on our website: www.milton-coalition.org Thank you for participating!

Please join the MHS School Counseling Department for their annual Post Secondary Planning Night on Thursday, December 1, from 6:15-8:30 pm. Over two hours, families will have the opportunity to attend the information sessions that most interest them. Sessions include How to Pay for College, Services for Students with Disabilities, Start Planning for your Child’s Future, Trade Talk, Admissions Advisory: Private Colleges and Public Universities and College Testing: ACT vs SAT. The evening is targeted to parents and guardians of students in Grades 8-11 but all are welcome to attend. We hope you will join us for this valuable evening as you begin to think about your child’s post secondary plans.

At Milton High, we have a variety of clubs that our students are actively engaged in.
A complete listing of Clubs and Organizations for the 2022-2-23 School year is listed here.

Students are encouraged to get involved in the many offerings provided by Milton High School.

However as stated in our Student Handbook there is an annual $25 club/activity fee for joining any of the clubs or participating in other student activities with a $50 maximum fee per student per year limit. Furthermore, students who wish to start a new club/activity may do so at the discretion of the Principal. A listing of clubs is here and all students are invited to join clubs at any time.

If you are involved in a club at MHS please go to the MPS Online Payment Center, on the MPS Homepage, select HS Student Activities and follow instructions for payment.

If you have any questions please reach out to Karen Cahill (kcahill@miltonps.org) or Tyler Urso, Administrative Assistant Milton High School (turso@miltonps.org).

This week's Family Resource Newsletter contains information about two local food resources for families. If you need additional assistance, please reach out to Marti O’Keefe McKenna, MPS Family Outreach Liaison at 617-980-7343 or mmckenna@miltonps.org. All calls and emails are confidential.

Home of the Wildcats

Email: kcahill@miltonps.org
Website: https://www.miltonps.org/mhs/
Location: 25 Gile Road, Milton, MA, USA
Phone: (617)-696-4470