The Grade 10 ELA MCAS Exam is next week on Tuesday 3/22 and Wednesday 3/23, beginning at 7:50AM both days. Please take a few minutes with your student to review the Grade 10 MCAS Notification Letter prior to the exams. We appreciate everyone’s attention to this important information. It’s important that students are well rested, and have a good breakfast prior to MCAS testing. Breakfast is available in the cafeteria starting at 7:15AM every morning.

Student room locations are posted outside of the Main Office and Guidance Offices.

Grade 10 Students who have a school-issued chromebook must bring the device, fully charged, both days to the exam. Other students will be provided a chromebook to use for the exam.

The mission of Milton High School is to cultivate a supportive environment that graduates students who are equipped to reach their potential and contribute to the global community by engaging them in a rigorous, enriching educational program that emphasizes respect, achievement, and citizenship. Vision Awards are a formal recognition of students and staff who were nominated by the Milton High community for their outstanding contributions to Milton High School. These individuals exemplify aspects of Milton High School's Vision of Graduate and each share unique gifts that make our school an equitable community of diverse learners who are valued and affirmed.

Please join me in congratulating the following MHS students and staff: Camryn Balestra, Reilly Bergin, Gisele Dimanche, Sam DiSandro, Shea Donovan, Isabella Doten, Michael Laine, Mason McCullough and teachers, Kristin Masciarelli and Nick Marinilli. Congratulations!!

After completing a nearly perfect routine , MHS Cheer finished 3rd at the State Championship in the Small Coed Division at Worcester State! Congratulations on a successful season!!

Please consider attending one of four sessions on March 21, 22, 24, 25 to learn about Restorative Justice in the Milton Public Schools. Restorative Justice is an approach, mindset, and flexible set of practices that put relationships and connection at the heart of a community. All parents and guardians from our Pre-K to 12 schools are invited to meet MPS’s new district-wide Restorative Justice Coach, Adina Schecter, to learn more about how this approach can create transformational change in our school district. There will be both in-person and virtual options the week of March 21st. Please sign up for the session you will attend so we can plan accordingly. All details and the sign up can be found here.

Down syndrome (or Trisomy 21) is a naturally occurring chromosomal arrangement that has always been a part of the human condition. World Down Syndrome Day is celebrated on March 21st in hopes that together we can empower people around the world to advocate for full inclusion in society for people with Down Syndrome and for everyone.

Milton will be celebrating World Down Syndrome Day by promoting inclusion in a variety of ways during the week of March 21st.

We hope you join us in the celebration!

Monday 3/21: Lots of Socks Day

Every year, on March 21, people all around the world come together to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day by wearing brightly colored, mismatched socks. March 21 is symbolic because people with Down syndrome have 3 copies of their 21st chromosome. Socks were chosen because the karyotype of Ds chromosomes actually looks like mismatched socks!

Tuesday 3/22: Inclusion Day

Think about your daily life; when you take part in activities like school, work, recreation or public life, alongside other people. Are you included? Do you have the same opportunities as others? Or do you face barriers? Do you participate in inclusive activities? Or are they segregated? Today’s reality is that people with Down syndrome and disabilities do not benefit from full and effective participation and inclusion in society. This is due to many reasons, but one reason is a lack of agreed understanding about what inclusion is and what inclusive systems look like in practice. Fill out what Inclusion Means to you on the flyers handed out in advisory class.

Wednesday 3/23: Blue / Yellow Day

Blue and Yellow are the colors used to raise awareness about Down Syndrome. Best Buddies members will be handing out Blue and Yellow ribbons at the entrance of the school. Wear your Blue and Yellow to support awareness!

Thursday 3/24: Donation Day

Best Buddies will be collecting donations of $0.21 or $3.21 (to represent the three copies of chromosome 21) at all three entrances of the building on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week! All proceeds will be donated to the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress.

Friday 3/25: Milton Pride Day

To promote inclusion and to support spreading awareness of Down Syndrome, wear your red, white, and Milton gear today and spread kindness throughout the town.

Support Milton High School's Robotics Club by buying a raffle ticket at room 133, from Jayme Lo or Gus Greene, or at the main/back entrances during parent teacher conferences. Each ticket is 2$ and you will get the chance to win a 25$ Fruit Center gift card or 2x 50$ Milton House of Pizza. There will be three winners that will be announced on March 21st. Good Luck!"

Do you have any instruments that are no longer used at your home? Please consider donating them to the Milton Music Department! MHS's chapter of the Tri-M Music Honor Society is holding an instrument drive to collect new or used instruments for use within music programs across the district. We are especially interested in guitars, electric basses, hand drums/percussion instruments, and traditional band & orchestral instruments.

If you have an instrument in playable condition that you'd like to donate, you may drop them off at the MHS main entrance at the following times:

• Wednesday 3/23 – 5:30-6:30 PM (Chorus Concert Night!)
  
• Saturday 4/9 – 12:00-4:00 PM (FAME Mattress Fundraiser!)

We also encourage you to check out these other exciting music events taking place at the same time! If you have any questions or need to arrange an alternate drop-off time, please reach out to Tri-M Faculty Advisor, Julia Hanna at jhanna@miltonps.org.

The senior class thanks all who attended Trivia Night! The donations from the Milton Boosters were amazing and so appreciated. 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winners gave string performances and beat out some heavy competitors. Fun was had by all!

Dear Class of 2022:

With the month of March underway and final post-high school plans beginning to emerge, it is a great time to secure some extra funding to support your futures. Below is the current list of scholarships available to you in the local, Town of Milton scholarship program. Further details, and copies of applications, can be found on Naviance, (highlight the Colleges tab, see Scholarships and Money on the right, and select Scholarship Search). Feel free to email me or stop by Guidance with any questions.

Sincerely,

Mr. Devlin

ArtDante Scholarship - calling all visual artists, how has art influenced your life? - due March 25th

Beirne Lovely Memorial - $2500 - how have you exemplified Beirne's motto of "be kind; do good?" - essay, and more required - due March 25th

Caitlin Clavette Memorial - brief statement required, how does your own vision of your future embody the Caitlin Clavette Memorial Foundation's mission? - due March 26th

Debra Davis Memorial - what sets you apart from others? How have you grown over the last four years? How have you helped others? Essay due in Guidance March 26th

Edan Cicerone Memorial - how have you supported the LGBTQ community? - due March 31st

Mark Bavis Leadership Foundation - due April 15th

MHS Boosters - several awards available, $500 each, application due April 15th

Michael C. McHugh Tucker Scholarship - calling all Tucker alums - due March 21st

r Education Sam Cichello Memorial Scholarship - new in 2022 - $1000 - due March 18th

Milton Girls Softball Giovannucci Scholarship - $250, due April 5th

Milton Kiwanis Club - resident of Milton for at least 3 years, exemplifies the Kiwanis ideals, due March 25th

Milton Players - participation in theater and the performing arts, due March 20th

Milton Woman's Club - $1000, short essay, due in Guidance March 20th!

ONECommunity Scholarship - HarborOne Bank - $2500 - see website for details

Pierce PTO - attended Pierce, write a speech you will deliver at 8th grade commencement, due March 25th - $1000

Rebekah Assembly of Massachusetts - $1000 - due March 30th

Rockland Trust - $3000 - due March 29th

Stephen Phillips Memorial - see website for details - due April 4th

Tempus Unlimited - for students with a documented disability and current IEP, due June 1st

Please join us for the next SEPAC ZOOM board meeting on March 23!

• Participate: We are very happy to say that we have a new SEPAC secretary. Meredith McGrory is a teacher at Tucker Elementary and is an MPS parent, with her youngest in preschool. Welcome Meredith!
• Advocate: Change your culture, join SEPAC! Please reach out to your school rep to find out about how being a part of SEPAC is essential for advocacy. We welcome new voices and ideas.
• Educate: FREE WEBINAR College Admissions for Complex Students: Monday, March 21, 7-8pm. Please register here.

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!

Over the coming months, MHS may receive information on summer employment or internship opportunities. Please refer to this document for updates as they are given to us.

If your high school student is interested in being a Red Shirt at MSE, all details are here. ALL applications are due by April 12th at 3 pm. Late applications will not be considered.

Please note the following guidelines for qualification and process of acceptance as a Red Shirt Volunteer or Paid staff member. All guidelines and the link to apply are here. You must use your student email address to apply.

• Milton High School students will be given priority for any open positions (both Community Service and paid); upper class students will be placed first.
• Students must volunteer a minimum of one summer of Community Service at MSE before being eligible for paid positions. Having been a volunteer or paid Red Shirt in the past does not guarantee a position in this year’s staff.
• The final year that students can work as paid Red Shirts is the summer following their graduation from high school.
• Positions are offered as openings become available.

The Milton School Committee invites all to participate in the Open Public Hearing to discuss all matters relating to the proposed 2022-2023 Fiscal Budget.

• Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 6:30pm
• Via Zoom;Passcode: 168556; Webinar ID: 811 8269 8756

If you are unable to participate, please feel free to email comments/questions to the Milton School Committee at schoolcommittee@miltonps.org.

The 2022-23 One Page School Year Calendar (Draft) linked here has been approved by the School Committee. Please note that this calendar is intended as a guide ONLY. It may be necessary to change this schedule to better serve instructional purposes.

Our Milton High Library is open by 7am every morning so students can access all the amazing resources the library has to offer! Librarian J Troy is always on hand to help guide students in the right direction!

Throughout the school year, members of our MPS community celebrate and observe various religious holidays. We adjust homework expectations as needed as you can see in the document linked here. If there is a religious holiday that we have missed, please email Superintendent James Jette.

For Family Technology Support click HERE

Chromebook Troubleshooting

Is your family having internet issues or need assistance to access the internet in your home? Please go here for more information.

All MHS students and families are required to read our MHS Student and Family Handbook and required to digitally sign a verification form acknowledging reading and understanding the rules and policies for Milton High School. If you have not signed and submitted the verification form that was sent to you by No-Reply@miltonps.org, please do so as soon as possible. Feel free to reach out to the Main Office with any questions.

As discussed at a recent School Committee meeting, the Milton Public Schools has updated our school incident reporting forms so people can specify incidents on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion and more. The Milton High School incident form can be found here and each school has a form linked on the front of their school’s website and they are also linked on the front of the MPS website, the MPS Education Equity page and MPS Anti-Bullying page.

This Resource Guide contains contact information to link families and youth to mental health, substance use and trauma hotlines as well as to emergency and outpatient therapy, family and group support programs, substance use disorder treatment, culturally competent care, and social services.

Tax season has begun and Noreen Kearney Dolan, Fund Coordinator for the Milton Residents Fund, asked that we share this resource with MPS families. MyFreeTaxes, a product supported by United Way, helps people file their taxes for free while getting the assistance they need. The site will point you to either an in-person VITA site in a local community or will provide you with access to the website to file your taxes for free – with no income limits. Volunteer help is a phone call away.

MPS knows that families may sometimes need resources for their children and family beyond the classroom. In addition to the Family Resource Newsletter please visit Milton Public School Resource Guide. If you need additional assistance please don’t hesitate to reach out to Marti O’Keefe McKenna, MPS Family Outreach Liaison at 617-980-7343 or by email at mmckenna@miltonps.org. All calls and emails are confidential.