Happy Easter! Happy Passover! I hope everyone has a safe, restful, and relaxing vacation next week! Please see important updates and information below, including the exciting announcement about our Spring Fling Dance for Freshmen & Sophomores!

Milton High School Student Government is excited to be hosting a Spring Fling Dance for all freshmen and sophomores on Friday May 13th from 7-9 in the MHS Courtyard. Please keep an eye out for further communication after break regarding details of the dance, ticket sales, and parent/guardian volunteer and donation opportunities.

Sullivan’s Message: Milton High School and the entire Milton Community is incredibly fortunate to be welcoming Chris and Kathi Sullivan to the MHS Auditorium on Wednesday, April 27 at 6pm. The Sullivans will share the separate stories of their personal struggles with the impact of alcohol and drug abuse, underage/binge drinking, loss and recovery. Kathi lost her beloved daughter as the result of a tragic underage binge-drinking incident. She later met Chris, a former Patriots Super Bowl champion, who after battling anxiety and depression succumbed to substance abuse that ended his NFL career. Together they hope to enlist the community to embrace creating increased awareness of drug and alcohol abuse, the importance of developing coping skills and seeking help when needed and sharing that making good choices is life changing. All MHS students will have the opportunity to hear the Sullivans speak during the school day, but we would like to invite all parents and other high school aged community members to attend. You can find more information about the Sullivans at www.sullivansmessage.com.

Just a reminder for adults and teenagers that it is illegal in Massachusetts to furnish alcohol to a person under 21 years of age and that it is punishable by a fine of up to $2000, or imprisonment for up to one year, or both. To find out more about the social host law: https://www.mass.gov/doc/preventing-underage-drinking-action-plan-for-parents/download

Just a reminder that Term 3 Report cards have been posted in Plus Portals!

PARENTS/GUARDIANS: Log in to your portal and select your student.

Click on the E-LOCKER located in the red menu bar at the top of the portal page.

Then click E-Portfolio.

You will find a PDF of your student's Term 3 report card dated 4/8/2022.

Click on the BLUE download button and your report card will open.

The April 7 School Committee Candidate Forum very much fulfilled SEPAC’s mission to advocate, educate, and participate. By way of introduction, each of the five candidates was asked to answer the following questions: Please tell us a little about your life experience and philosophy regarding special needs and special education? AND How do you define inclusion?

A final question that went to all candidates: What would you say to voters who believe special education services come at the expense of general education programs or extracurricular offerings?

If you missed the forum, you can watch the recorded version on Milton SEPAC. We hope you will participate and educate yourself by reviewing candidates’ views and advocate by VOTING APRIL 26.

In honor of Ramadan, the Milton Muslim Neighbors are again partnering with Beth Shalom and First Parish to run a community food drive from April 8-29. There are bins at each of the six Milton Public Schools as well as various locations throughout town. All details can be found here.

Please join your Muslim neighbor in this food drive. Ramadan is a very special time of year for Muslims to do good deeds. It is important to practice gratitude and give to those struggling to put food on their tables. Donations will be distributed to local food pantries and social services. This project is brought to you by Milton Muslim Neighbors, Milton Interfaith Clergy Association, and Milton Public Schools. For more info, please contact Amal at amalkimawi@gmail.com

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.

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.

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.