I hope everyone had a safe, restful, and relaxing vacation week! We are in the home stretch of this school year and still a lot happening!

We can't wait to see the Freshman and Sophomore classes at Spring Fling '22!

When? Friday May 13, 6:00-8:00 pm
Where? MHS Courtyard
What? Music, Dancing, Yard Games, Snack and Treats
Who? MHS Freshmen and Sophomores in good standing are invited to attend
How? With your help! Please see the sign up genius linked here to volunteer for set up and/or to donate items or funds.

Tickets will be on sale the week of May 2nd, $10 per person. Thank you so much for your support of our students!

Students arrived at the MHS library the first weeks of school eager to read and check out new books. Many were hoping for graphic novels only to find that the collection was smaller than expected. Students continued to ask for manga and graphic novels in the weeks to follow. In collaboration with students and librarians across the state we curated a list of titles and were fortunate to receive a grant from the Milton Foundation for Education to make this a possibility. Due to supply chain issues the books have taken longer than expected to arrive, however, the anticipation has only increased the enthusiasm for reading the newest titles. Thank you to the MFE for supporting the library and our students’ love of reading. We are grateful for all the work you do in the district. Happy reading!

I would like to thank Kathi and Chris Sullivan for the time they spent at Milton High on Wednesday delivering Sullivan’s Message. All MHS students had the opportunity to hear the Sullivans speak and the feedback was extremely positive! Students said it was powerful, impactful, and relatable. Thank you to our SEL Advisory Committee for providing us this opportunity.

The Milton High School Student-Athlete Advisory will host their first community service project – “Cats Clean the Cage” – on Saturday, May 7th. All spring student-athletes and coaches will help clean up Brooks Field at noon on 5/7 in advance of the Banquet the following week. A thank you in advance to the Milton DPW and MHS Custodians for their help!

MFE Celebration is fast approaching! Join your friends and neighbors at the Milton Foundation for Education Celebration on May 7 at 5pm! Get your tickets at this link now!

Join the fun with the Kentucky Derby Squares Raffle, on sale now at this link.

This weekend we are pleased to be the site of the MPDE Diversity Career Fair. Massachusetts Partnership for Diversity in Education (MPDE) is partnering with diversity recruitment expert DIVERSITY in Ed to bring together 40 school districts with openings for teachers and administrative staff for a hybrid in-person and virtual Diversity Career Fair on April 30th from 9am-12pm at Milton High School, 25 Gile Rd. Milton, MA. All details on attending can be found here.

SENIORS: Please update your college decisions on Naviance. Here's how:

1. Go to "Colleges."

2. Click "Colleges I'm Applying To."

3. Update the decision for each college to the right of the college name. You'll see a pencil that will let you "edit." Then look for "results." Click the boxes to tell us whether you were accepted, denied, waitlisted or deferred.

4. If you've decided which college to attend, scroll down past your list of colleges, and update "College that I'm attending."

This keeps our scatterplots accurate for the class of 2023. If you don't do it now, you will have to update Naviance before you are cleared to graduate.

Thank you!

The Quincy Family Resource Center is offering two upcoming parenting groups. All services and groups at the QFRC are free of charge.

• Parenting Journey— Parenting is a journey in which all parents need support and guidance. Connect with other parents during guided discussions that will help develop knowledge and skills that support you as a parent and role model. This group will be hosted and facilitated at the QFRC (1120 Hancock Street, First Floor, Quincy) and begins April 21st and runs through July 7th. Registration is required. For more information contact Robyn Dunphy at or rdunphy@baystatecs.org 617-481-7227 ext.141.
• Nurturing Your Parenting Skills Spring Session – Learn age appropriate expectations for your child, behavioral management, discipline techniques and appropriate consequences in this group . Spring Session May 2022—This group will begin May 12th and runs through June 30th, via Zoom from 4:00 to 6:00pm. Registration is required. For more information, please reach out to Kelly Heffernan at kheffernan@baystatecs.org or at 617-481-7227 x 155.

Green Up Milton: The Town of Milton and Sustainable Milton are hosting Green Up Milton Day on April 30-May 1!

In celebration of Earth Day, the Milton DPW and Sustainable Milton will be again hosting the Green up Milton this year on the weekend of April 30th! All town groups are encouraged to participate including schools, sports teams, neighborhood associations, town clubs, Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops, churches and temples, and any other small group OR even just an individual that wishes to join in on this great event! This is an opportunity to clean up areas around town to maintain Milton’s beauty.

Now is the time to start organizing your groups and choose your Green Up area! Please sign up your team or yourself using this form. You can send any additional inquiries or questions to miltongreenup@gmail.com. All details can be found on the Sustainable Milton website

Milton DPW will provide supplies including garbage bags, recycling bags, and work gloves. The supplies can be picked up at the Town Offices the week before the event. DPW staff will complete the cleanup by collecting all garbage and recycling bags and large debris at designated pickup locations on Monday May 2nd. We are looking forward to a fun and productive Green Up Milton Event

Our Community Salutes (OCS) Massachusetts in hosting its fourth recognition ceremony for seniors in Massachusetts enlisting in military service. The event is at Gillette Stadium on May 7th, 2022 and includes a community fair where enlistees and their parents/guardians can meet organizations that can assist them during and after their service, and a recognition ceremony to thank them for volunteering to serve. The event is limited to the enlistees, their parents/guardians and area leaders. The recognition ceremony will be broadcast on Facebook Live for viewing by family and friends as well as those enlistees not attending in person. We are including four “watch parties” for those enlistees unable to attend at Gillette. Enlistees can register here. For more information about this event contact Bob Notch.

If you have trouble securing an appointment for a physical this summer, MinuteClinic will be offering a $25 off discount for Sports Physicals between June 17 and September 14 this year. Patients can go online here to make an appointment or just scan the QR code below. Find a local clinic at this link.

As of this week, all COVID test kits have been distributed to students for the remainder of the school year for those who opted to participate in the COVID at-home test program. If a student did not pick up their tests on Thursday, they can stop by the health office to receive them.

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!

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.

We want to make families aware that the Milton Coalition, along with their partners MPS, MPD and BID have decided to not renew their contract with Interface Referral Service. This service provided free mental health referral services for all Milton residents. While this was a difficult decision, after considering the use data and the dramatic rise in the fee they were going to charge, it was decided that this was the best way to move forward.

Please visit our Family Resource Newsletter to find alternate valuable family support resources including Therapy Matcher, Compass Helpline, Quincy Family Resource Center (including Milton), Aspire Health Alliance and New Directions Counseling Center.

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.

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.

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.