Please join us in welcoming Ms. Terri Anderson to Matanzas High School. Ms. Anderson will be the school counselor for students with last names A-Di and our Behavior Cohort.

The next few weeks are filled with important test dates for many MHS students. Please review the following dates and check Schoology for testing locations.

March 1:

• All 11th Grade Students - SAT Testing 8:10AM - 12:30PM (Free SAT paid for by state of Florida - can be used for scholarship and college applications and for meeting ELA and Math Assessment graduation requirement)
• 12th Grade Students - Non-College Reportable SAT (For 12th grade students still needing Math or ELA Assessment graduation requirements) 8:10AM - 12:30PM
• All other students in grades 9,10 and 12 will follow a regular bell schedule (no Wellness Wednesday)

March 6-7:

• Algebra 1 EOC Retakes - All 11th or 12th grade students who have not met their math assessment requirement for graduation (Algebra 1 EOC or PSAT/SAT/ACT concordant score). Testing begins at 8:10AM.

We will operate a normal bell schedule on March 1st. All 9th, 10th and 12th grade students will follow their regular schedule while 11th grade students take the SAT.

To accommodate the final required instructional module, we will run a Wellness Wednesday modified bell schedule on March 8th.

Next week, on Monday 2/27 and Tuesday 2/28, students will enter their 23-24 course selections into Skyward during their ELA classes. On Schoology, we have posted two presentations with information about the course selection process, MHS elective offerings and the MHS course catalog with descriptions of each course we offer. This weekend, parents and students should review these materials as they complete their course selection sheets and bring them to school on February 27th.

Then, from March 2 - March 17 all students will come to The Plank with their ELA classes to have a one on one sit down meeting with their school counselor to review and confirm their course selections.

MHS welcomed a new school counselor this week, bringing our guidance team to 5! Here is the updated breakdown of school counselor assignments:

Ms. Anderson: A-Di & Behavior Cohort

Ms. Cuevas: F-J 12th Only & AICE Diploma Cohort

Dr. Fitzgerald: Do-Maq

Ms. Stuve: Mar-Ro

Ms. Feist: Ru-Z & ACCESS Cohort

MHS will host a PERT (Postsecondary Educational Readiness Test) session on March 29th beginning at 8:10AM for any student who wants to take dual enrollment for the first time in summer or fall 2023 and who has not yet taken the PERT.

Directions to Sign Up for the March 29 PERT:

1. Complete the DSC Dual Enrollment application at http://www.daytonastate.edu/dual-enrollment (Students are required to have at least a 2.5 unweighted high school GPA)

2. You will receive a follow up email with your Daytona State College Student ID. You are required to provide this ID number when you sign up to take the PERT at MHS.

3. Register for a spot in PERT testing before March 17th (or when all spots are filled - first come, first served) by completing the following Google Form (you are required to login using your Flagler Schools email address): https://forms.gle/EXSCqAmRedx3HzXa7

PERT Test at Daytona State - New and returning dual enrollment students also have the option to take the PERT at a DSC Assessment Center on any DSC campus. For more information, please visit: http://www.daytonastate.edu/dual-enrollment

Any current 9th grader student can apply now for an MHS Program of Study for the 23-24 school year. MHS is currently accepting applications for the AICE Program, Law & Justice Program, Marketing & Finance, Hospitality & Tourism and CyberSecurity!

Click Here for the CTE Program of Study Application

Click Here for the AICE Application

Applications are due March 17, 2023, students will be notified on or before March 27, 2023 of their acceptance.

Students interested in joining Carpentry, Culinary or Digital Media may select these electives on their course selection sheet, no application is required.

Parents and students interested in Daytona State College Dual Enrollment for 23-24, plan to attend one of the online information sessions at the link below.

This is the required first step for students who want to participate in DE and will answer many questions about the process and what to expect. Enrollment for Summer and Fall 2023 begins April 6th.

Upcoming session dates are 3/23, and 3/29.

https://www.daytonastate.edu/dual-enrollment/information-sessions.html

If you have qualified for or will qualify for the Florida Financial Aid Application Scholarships (Bright Futures Awards) you must complete your Florida Financial Aid Application BEFORE YOU GRADUATE to receive any potential award money! Please request the quick guide tutorial from your school counselor if needed.

Link to the Bright Futures website and application - https://www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org/SAPHome/SAPHome?url=home

Do you want to walk across the stage to accept your Daytona State College Diploma for Spring 2023? You can apply for DSC’s graduation ceremony through your MyDaytonaState portal.

Please see below for important dates:

First day to apply for graduation: January 17, 2023

Commencement book deadline: March 20, 2023

Summer Completers - Last day to apply: July 31, 2023

Commencement Ceremony: May 16, 2023

Reserve Tickets to Walk: Between February 1 and April 3 2023

**You must apply for graduation even if you do NOT wish to walk in the commencement ceremony

**You may walk in the ceremony no matter what your grad status is

For more information, FAQs, and details visit - https://www.daytonastate.edu/graduation/index.html

Yearbooks are on sale now for $80. Purchase yearbooks at https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A00000000

See Ms. Graifer in Room 1-202 for more details.

Free tutoring with bus transportation is offered every Tuesday and Thursday after school from 2:45-4:20 for ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, Edgenuity (Grad 100), and test re-takes and make up. See updated schedule with room locations below!

Parents, Matanzas is seeking candidates for the following positions:

• Mathematics Teacher
• School Counselor
• Paraprofessional

The positions are posted and accepting applications on the Flagler Schools website: https://www.flaglerschools.com/employment/work-with-us

Website: mhspirates.com
Location: 3535 Pirate Nation Way, Palm Coast, FL, USA
Phone: 386 447 1575
Facebook: facebook.com/MHSPirateNation
Twitter: @MHSPirateNation

Did you know that the MHS Daily Announcements are posted on our Matanzas HS website? To view, click the "Daily Announcements" megaphone on http://www.mhspirates.com