March 2024 Update
Please see below for updated info for the Class of 2024!
📆Important Dates
📕Yearbook Sales Close March 15
✅An Overview of Senior Events
💰Expected Senior Expenses
😀Parent/Guardian Senior Activities
👏Student Government Events
🏫School Organized Events
💰MHS Senior Scholarships
💲FAFSA Information
✅Update Naviance
📝AP Exam Fees
💼MassHire Free Training Opportunities
Important Senior Dates
All MHS dates can be found on the MHS homepage linked here. The calendar will be updated as events are added.
- Thursday, May 9: Scholastic Honors Night
- Saturday, May 18: MHS Junior/Senior Prom
- Friday, May 24: Early Dismissal, Last Day for Seniors
- Monday, May 27: No School, Memorial Day
- Tuesday, May 28: Senior Awards Night
- Wednesday, May 29: Senior Field Day (rain date 5/30)
- Wednesday, May 29: MHS Boosters Varsity Celebration
- Friday, May 31: Senior Clap-out/Walk and Lunch
- Sunday, June 2, 2 pm: Graduation on Brooks Field!
Yearbook Sales Closes March 15
If you still need to purchase your senior's yearbook, you can do so using this link. Sales are open until March 15. The personal/family ad spaces have sold out - thank you to everyone who purchased one to help support the 2024 yearbook! Yearbooks will be distributed at the Senior Lunch on Friday, May 31.
Overview of Senior Events
Spring is an exciting time for our seniors with events ranging from Prom and Awards Nights to Senior Lunches and Graduation! It can be a lot to keep track of, so please take a moment to read through this overview.
Senior families, MHS Student Government and Advisors and MHS Administration each organize events and activities.
Senior Families plan and run: Carnival/Field Day, Senior Walk and Clap-out (new this year) through the elementary schools, lawn signs(delivered early May) and a picnic lunch for the senior class.
MHS Student Government and Advisors plan and run: Prom, Senior Class fundraisers, Spirit Week, Cap and Gown purchases
MHS Administrators plan and run: Graduation and rehearsals, MHS Academic Awards Nights, and help to coordinate awards nights for Boosters and MHS Music.
Senior Expenses
Senior Parent Run activities: Expected cost for these activities is $75 per student. 275 seniors total cost estimate is $22,000 (Lawn signs $4500, Clap-out buses $3600, Field Day $10,000, Senior lunch - $3000).
Prom: The actual price of prom will be known in March once details of the event are finalized and tickets go on sale. The price of each ticket was $90 last year, but student government is working hard to fundraise in an attempt to bring the ticket price down. Additional prom costs for individuals can also include dresses, suits/tuxedos, parking and transportation.
Cap and Gown: The cost of the retainable cap, gown, and customized stole is $30 per person.
Yearbook: The cost of a yearbook is $82. Yearbooks can be purchased until March 15 at this link.
Financial assistance: Please reach out to Principal Karen Cahill at kcahill@miltonps.org. All calls and emails are confidential.
Parent Organized Senior Week Activities
A huge thank you to the 169 families who have contributed $18,577 for the suggested senior activity fee of $75 per student. We received a generous business donation of $1500 from Certa Pro Painters and a $1000 pass through donation of $1000 from the class of 2023. The current total is 21,077, so we are almost there!
This month, the senior parent volunteers will evaluate what we have raised through this parent ask and then look to supplement with fundraising. We would like to have a little cushion for potential cost overruns and also be able to pass the $1000 on to the Class of 2025.
If you would still like to contribute:
- Use this link to donate through Square
- Drop a check made out to the MHS PTO to the MHS main office.
On behalf of the Class of 2024 - thank you!
Michelle Cardoza (ashergreta@gmail.com), Megan Renaud (megmont26@yahoo.com), and Stephanie O’Keefe (sastruck1@aol.com) and the Senior Class Parent Volunteers
Student Government Events
Student Government and Advisors (Ms. Beliveau and Dr. Conaty) organize the big event - Prom! Prom is on Saturday, May 18 and will be held at the New England Aquarium. All details on Prom, including cost, will be available in late March. Prom tickets are expected to be in the range of $70-$90, depending on what student government can raise this winter to offset the cost.
Spirit Week will take place May 20-24. Senior class reps work hard to plan a different theme for each day of the week. More details to come.
In addition, student government purchases and distributes caps, gowns and customized stoles. The cost of this is expected to be $30.
School Organized Events
MHS administrators plan and run MHS Graduation, scheduled for Sunday, June 2 at 2 pm, outside on Brooks Field. If the weather does not cooperate, graduation will be held inside, in the Copeland Field house, at the same day and time.
There will be two mandatory graduation practices held the week of May 27. In addition, MHS administrators coordinate Scholastic Honors Night, Senior Awards Night and help facilitate Boosters and Music Awards nights. All dates are listed in the dates section above and can be found in the calendar on the MHS homepage.
MHS Senior Scholarships
There continue to be a handful of scholarships with separate applications available for your consideration. They can be found in Naviance (highlight the Colleges tab, see Scholarships and Money on the right, and select Scholarship Search). Copies of the scholarships can also be found in the School Counseling Office. Many due dates for the applications are approaching so please check them out!
Please reach out to Mr. Devlin (sdevlin@miltonps.org) or Ms. Beliveau (jbeliveau@miltonps.org) if you have any questions.
All the best to the Class of ‘24!
Mr. Devlin and Ms. Beliveau
FAFSA Information
The 2024-25 FAFSA is available, and all seniors applying to postsecondary education are encouraged to apply for need-based financial aid. Complete the FAFSA as soon as possible at fafsa.gov. For anyone needing help with the FAFSA, there are virtual events offering one-on-one expert assistance:
- FAFSA Day events: Join a Monday session offered once a month from February until May to get FAFSA questions answered.
Because of the FAFSA delays, many colleges are delaying their deposit dates from May 1 to June 1. Check the colleges' websites to find out.
MASFA Information
The Dept of Higher Ed is pleased to share that the 2024-2025 Massachusetts Application for State Financial Aid (MASFA) is now available. This is an important step towards tuition equity in the Commonwealth. The MASFA allows undocumented students to apply for state financial aid for the first time. Students may access the application here: Tuition Equity/ Massachusetts Department of Higher Education.
The MASFA is for students who have completed at least three years of high school in Massachusetts and received a diploma but are ineligible for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) due to their immigration status. It should be completed by students who are beginning college in Fall 2024.
Update Naviance
Seniors are asked to update their admissions decisions on Naviance, so that the scatterplots are accurate for the class of 2025. Do this by logging into Naviance, navigating to the "Colleges I'm applying to" page, and looking for the pencil icon to the right of each college.
MassHire Free Training Opportunities
Seniors who do not plan to attend college still need post secondary training! MassHire and Massachusetts Labor and Workforce Development are committed to providing communities with accessible adult education and opportunities for skill development. Inclusive and affordable education can have a profound impact on individuals and the community as a whole. Additionally, SSTI (South Shore Regional Technical Institute) offers a free 13-week program, funded by a CTI Grant initiative, to train underemployed and unemployed individuals in key trades such as Automotive, HVAC, Landscaping, Carpentry, and Metal Fabrication/Welding. Classes will run Sept- Dec 2024 from 4 pm to 8 pm, Mondays- Thursdays, And the MASSHire business team will assist students with job placements.