We are all more than just a little excited to welcome you back to Moses Lake High School for the 23-24 school year! If you are new to the high school, here is a link to my 23-24 Principal’s Message on our web page. Please take some time to review all of the opening school year information found below.

We are planning for yet another perfect year at MLHS! Our student leaders and their advisors have been in the building for weeks, preparing for our year, including our school year kickoff days. Our high school lawns are green, our floors are sparkling, the Maverick Gym floor has been refinished down to the original wood, along with the addition of our Maverick Logo, and there are new school Mav pennants throughout our parking lots. Moses Lake High School is a true hub of teenage activity in our city and so of course, all of you deserve nothing less than our best.

Looking forward to seeing you all in a few weeks.

Best regards,

Sheila Kries, Principal

Welcome Letter From Mr. Thomas Jay, Assistant Principal for Grade 9

All ninth graders and their families are invited to a Welcome Hot Dog BBQ (sponsored by Moses Lake Churches) on TUESDAY AUGUST 29 5-7pm out in the front entrance courtyard of the high school. Food, music, free stuff and school tours will be available. Thanks in advance to Moses Lake Churches for the BBQ food and great cooking.

Teachers, staff and several support organizations will be present. (MLHS Cashier will be available to process payments for ASB, Parking, Fines, etc.)

Wednesday August 30th: 8:05-3:00pm Grades 9 & 10 Kickoff/Maverick Day

(Class Assemblies, Tours, homeroom activities, seminars, school photos, spirit fair and more).

Thursday August 31st: 8:05-3:00pm Grades 11 & 12 Kickoff/Maverick Day

(Class Assemblies, Tours, homeroom activities, seminars, school photos, spirit fair and more).

Friday September 1st: 8:05-3pm All Grades (9-12). Students will attend all of their class periods, followed by several teacher-led breakout interest sessions, ending the day with an all-school assembly.

MLHS Buses will be running all week.

Reserve your seat on the bus for 23-24: Register to ride MLSD buses this year.

Information on the exciting new SMART TAG from our transportation dept.

Maverick Days are designed to kick off the school year by providing students with intentional community and culture building activities. Our goal is to help cultivate relationships between students and staff as well as build Maverick Pride! This is our second year of Mav Days.

Grades 9 & 10 and 11 & 12 will each have a dedicated Mav Day before their all-school day on Friday.

9th Grade: Wednesday, August 30th 8:05-3:00pm

10th Grade: Wednesday, August 30th 8:05-3:00pm
11th Grade: Thursday, August 31st 8:05-3:00pm
12th Grade: Thursday, August 31st 8:05-3:00pm

Grades 9-12 Friday Sept. 1 8:05-3:00pm

During the Mav Days, students will have their school picture taken, receive their student ID card, and school lanyard, have cashier access to pay any fees or fines, receive Chromebook tech help for any problems that arose over the summer, receive AWESOME Maverick swag, attend seminars tailored to their grade level, choose breakout rooms for Friday, meet with teachers and meet their homeroom class. Students only need to bring their Chromebooks if they need tech help.

Friday, Sept. 1: full day for ALL grade levels.

This time will be spent building community with fun, interest based breakout rooms, a full-school assembly, and class rotations.

Tuesday, September 5th: First day on our normal T-Fr MLHS bell schedule

**Student fees may also be paid via the online payment portal as well as in person at the Cashier's Office. The following fees may be paid beginning August 21:

• ASB Card: $50
• MLHS Parking Pass: $30 w/ASB Card, $35 without ASB
• Parking Pass: (Running Start/Part Time Students) $15
• PE Lock: $10
• Chromebook Insurance: $20 (deadline Oct. 14)

Parking Permit Form/Payment Link - Complete it anytime before school begins. (*Parking permits will be distributed on September 5th.)

Class Picture Ordering Link. (Dorian Studio)

Our schools are participating in a federal program called the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). This program allows all children in our school to eat at no charge. However, some education programs we provide are funded with state dollars.

We will no longer be collecting Free and Reduced-Price Applications every year, instead, we must collect the Family Income Survey. This form helps us collect household information for all students attending CEP schools. Without this information, our school district could lose important state funding for educational programs that our students are entitled to.

By completing the Consent to Share Form, and the Family Income Survey, your student is able to access assistance in a variety of student activities and fees at MLHS.

Link to Consent to Share Form

School to home communication is vital to your child's academic success. Please take a moment to check on your contact information (names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses). To do that, log into your Skyward Family Access Account. On the top of the screen it say "Family Access" and has an "All Students" drop down.

From there, click "All Students" which brings up all of your students.

Then Click "Student Info" on the toolbar on the left hand side of the screen. That will pull up all of your active students in the district and their contact information that the district currently has for them. If anything needs to be updated, please complete the parent contact update form and return it to MLHS. We also have copies of this form at the school office.

During our 2022-23 school year, we moved to having only two lunch 30 minute lunch periods. We also closed the MLHS campus for all of our 9th graders. While all MLHS students are encouraged to remain on campus for their lunch, all ninth graders are required to spend their lunch period (B lunch- after period 4) on MLHS campus. Both Vanguard Academy and MLHS grade 9 “B” lunch will operate “closed” campuses.

Attendance is the most important indicator and mechanism that leads to student academic success. We found that our 9th grade attendance for period 5 class improved from prior years. (Period 5 lands right after the 9th grade lunch.) Our 9th Grade “on campus” lunch will provide our 9th graders with a safe, leisurely time for lunch, allowing them to arrive at their next class on time. Our 9th Grade on campus lunch policy will support student safety, consistent student attendance during scheduled classes, and will help our school be a good neighbor to our nearby community, It is also our hope that by regularly attending all of their classes, (even the ones after lunch), along with not having the opportunity to find themselves in potentially dangerous or ill-advised situations off campus, our 9th grade Mavericks will see great success at MLHS this year.

During the 9th Grade “B” Lunch, students may eat their lunches in the MLHS Commons or in the front outdoor courtyard. "No go" areas include school property behind the school (south athletic fields and dugouts) and the student parking lots. Students may not leave the school property during their lunch period. Parents, as always, are able to sign their students out for appointments throughout the school day.

1. Be sure to pull up your student schedule on your chromebook or a browser. Schedules will go live on Tues. Aug. 22, in the evening.
2. Counselor Drop In Sessions: Counselors are available for drop in meeting sessions the following two days (Aug. 23, 24) 11-2pm Aug 23 (last names: A-Le) , 4-7pm Aug 23 (last names: Lf-Z) and 11-2pm Aug. 24 (last names: Lf-Z) and 4-7pm Aug. 24 (last names A-Le)
3. Students new to Moses Lake School District should contact our registrars and receive an appointment with a counselor prior to August 23, if possible.
4. LUNCHES: Grades 10,11,12 will have the A Lunch (right after period 3) for 30 minutes.
5. All ninth graders will have a 30 minute lunch (the B lunch) coming right after period 4 class.
6. Download the 23-24 MLHS BELL SCHEDULE
7. Download a the skyward mobile app for your phone Skyward Mobile Access App
8. Take a screenshot or take a picture of your schedule for easy access. NOTE: student schedules may often change during the initial first fews days of school. Be sure to check your online schedule in skyward to keep and updated copy of the your schedule.
9. Or print out a copy of the most recent schedule to use at school.
10. Use your schedule, along with the school map to navigate your day.
11. Arriving at School: There are two main entrances into the building at the start of each day. Entrance A in through the Commons doors, and Entrance B is the 300 hallway entrance at the Bus Loop. Once the school day has begun, students should enter and leave the building by the Commons doors or Main Office entrance.
12. The first passing bell rings at 8am T-Fr. Period 1 begins at 8:05am.
13. Cross the threshold of your period 1 class prior to the ringing of that 8:05am bell.

September 4 – No school (Labor Day)

September 11 – Weekly Monday Late Start (1 hour late) review Bell Schedule 9am-3pm

October 13 – No School (Teacher Professional Development Day)

November 2- End of Quarter 1

November 10 - No School (Veterans' Day)

November 22 - Thanksgiving early release (11:30am release) review Bell Schedule 8:05-11:30am

November 23, 24 - No School- (Thanksgiving Holiday)

December 20-January 2 - No School (Winter Break)

January 15 - No School (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Birthday)

January 24 - End of Semester 1/Quarter 2

February 19 - No School (Presidents' Day)

March 28 - End of Quarter 3

April 1-5 - No School (Spring Break)

May 27 - No School (Memorial Day)

May 31 - Early Release (MLHS Graduation) 11:30am release

May 31 - MLHS Class of 2024 Graduation 6pm Lions' Field

June 7 - Final Day of the 23-24 School Year