February 12, 2023

Good afternoon MHS families,

As we gear up to head into February break we have an important parent night presentation on Wednesday for any parent or guardian in the district to learn more about substance abuse and talking with our students about it. The event starts at 6:30pm and should last roughly an hour.

When we return from break we will be sending out information regarding spring conferences which are on the afternoon of March 9th, so please be on the lookout for that information the week we return.

Check out the newsletter below for other updates about what is happening at MHS and I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Mansfield High School will be hosting a Healthy Decision Making parent night on Wednesday, February 15th at 6:30PM in the high school auditorium. Parents with students of any age are encouraged to come to learn how you can support healthy discussions with your child. Details about the event are below.

We are excited to announce we now have a graduation date set for Sunday, June 4th at the Xfinity Center.

We will communicate further details regarding time once we finalize plans with the venue.

During MCAS testing MHS will have reverse half-days for any student in grades 9, 11, and 12. The reverse half-days will allow our grade 10 students to take the MCAS and then attend classes without missing any academic time in class. The dates for the reverse half-days are below and can also be found on the district calendar which is also linked at the bottom of the newsletter.

ELA MCAS:

March 28th and 29th

Math MCAS:

May 16th and 17th

Students in grades 9, 11, and 12 will report to school at 10:20am in order to begin classes at 10:30am.

Further information regarding schedule and bus pick-up will be shared in future newsletters.

Be sure to tune in next weekend and watch the Mansfield High School Quiz Show Team battle the highly touted Red Hawks of Melrose in what promises to be an exciting competition. The match will be televised on GBH at the following times:

Feb 18th 6:00 PM GBH2

Feb 18th 11:30 PM GBH44

Feb 19th 1:00 PM GBH44

Feb 19th 5:00 PM GBH2

The MHS Entrepreneurship students successfully ran a small business selling their handmade candles, lip balm, and ornaments during the fall semester. Using their proceeds, they voted to support the Mansfield Animal Shelter with a donation of $850, while also making $150 of microloans to aspiring entrepreneurs in Congo (DRC), Jordan, and Senegal via Kiva.org. Since the inception of this small business project, students have donated over $15,000 to local charities and organizations, while also funding future semesters of Entrepreneurship students to complete the same project.

A limited number of these great products are still available for purchase! Please see the order form at bit.ly/entrefall22 or contact Jacqueline.Collins@mansfieldschools.com.

In an effort to combat the ongoing challenge of vaping within our school (and others), please take a look at and utilize the various resources provided below to learn more about vaping in order to start/continue the conversation with your child. Making progress in this area is a group effort, and we want to provide support for families at home with these resources.

General Info:

What parents need to know

Quick Facts about vaping

Vaping and the impact of Covid

Vaping can't harm teens?

Information on Quitting:

How to quit

This is quitting

Nicotine withdrawal and how to cope

This past Thursday our school counseling department hosted a college planning night for the class of 2024 families. We had over 150 family members attend the event and many of the panelists from area schools stayed to answer questions at the end of the presentation.

For those families that could not attend but are interested in some of the information, please use the links to access the PDF versions of the packets.

Future Planninig 101

Parent and Student Guide: Special Education

Time is running out to order your yearbook!
Go to www.yearbookordercenter.com (our school number is 5468) to order your book online. Yearbooks will only be available to order until January 20th. There may not be any books available in June so order now. Any extra books that may become available to be sold in June are $90 so order now to save!

Ads: Celebrate your senior! Advertise your business! Buy an ad in this year's book. Go to https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/product/yearbook_ads to order. The absolute final deadline to order is February 24th.

The yearbook staff is collecting senior flashbacks! Flashbacks are photos of groups of students at school events from kindergarten to 11th grade! Email your photos to yearbook@mansfieldschools.com The deadline for flashback submission is February 14th.

Celebrate your senior! Advertise your business! Buy an ad in the yearbook. Go to https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/product/yearbook_ads to order. The absolute final deadline to order is February 24th.

The yearbook staff is collecting senior flashbacks! Flashbacks are photos of groups of students at school events from kindergarten to 11th grade! Email your photos to yearbook@mansfieldschools.com The deadline for flashback submission is February 14th.