Bear Country’s Senior Parent Night Class of 2017 **This presentation will be posted to the MHS website for future reference!**

Evening Agenda 90% Attendance Policy Grades/Discipline Obligations Scholarship Night Senior Activities Prom 2017 Grad Night at Magic Mountain Sober Grad Graduation Expectations Graduation Speakers Graduation Practices Graduation Regalia Graduation Tickets and Diplomas

Let’s talk RAFFLE!! 2 X 2 GRADUATION TICKETS Free Senior Sweatshirt 3

If you receive a notification letter, your child is in JEOPARDY! 90% Attendance Policy 108 periods (180 x 6 = 1080 periods) District attendance requirement with NO Exceptions! Consequences of NOT meeting requirements: NO Senior activities NO Graduation Ceremony If you receive a notification letter, your child is in JEOPARDY! (make an appointment with a Associate Principal/ Attendance Liaison to develop a rehabilitation plan)

90% in a Nut Shell COUNTED AGAINST STU NOT COUNTED AGAINST Illness (I) Unverified (Z) Truancy (O) Suspension (S) Unexcused absences (U) NOT COUNTED AGAINST Medical (M) On Campus Suspension (X) Prior Approval (P) School Activities (V) Court (J)

Attendance in Aeries

PLEASE COMMUNICATE WITH MR. SMOOT REGULARLY Grades and Discipline All credit requirements must be met PRIOR to Graduation Yellow Notices (Senior Danger Notices) Red Notices (Senior Failure Notices) PLEASE COMMUNICATE WITH MR. SMOOT REGULARLY Students—please be on your best behavior at school and all events associated with school…. ANY DRUG/ALCOHOL RELATED OFFENSE WILL RENDER YOU INELIGIBLE FOR ALL SENIOR ACTIVITIES

From the Guidance Office…. Students….you should continually monitor your progress throughout the semester Grade Reporting Feb 3--Progress Reports March 10--End of 3rd quarter April 13--Progress Report Parents...In addition to our regular progress reports, you will be notified of additional concerns through the Yellow/Red notice process Do not wait until May to discuss academic concerns!!

NETS Grad Requirement National Educational Technology Standards NETS 5/6 – Digital Citizenship & Keyboarding MUHSD students must complete the Cyber Safety and Keyboarding requirement in order to graduate. (Please see list tonight!) Students may practice/take either test in the Library before school/after school. Students may practice/take either test in Room 201 on Wednesdays at lunch Students who have NOT passed will be assigned Saturday Academy time beginning in March

From the Library MUHSD student email accounts will be deleted within 2 weeks of graduation Students may create personal gmail accounts in which current emails/google docs may be kept Instructions will be posted on the library’s webpage and further instruction will be provided through library and senior classes

Obligations All obligation MUST BE CLEARED prior to participating in MHS events— PROM Grad Night Grad Ceremony! PLEASE TAKE CARE OF OBLIGATIONS IMMEDIATELY! DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR. YOU MAY SET UP PAYMENTS AND/OR PERFORM WORK DETAIL TO CLEAR SOME OBLIGATIONS.

Check your Aeries account Under Student Info, Click on “Fees and Fines” Check your Aeries account

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Financial Aid Workshops Scholarship Info Generic Scholarship App -- Deadline Feb. 22 FAFSA (Financial Aid/Cal Grant) is due March 2nd Bloss Scholarship App - - Deadline March 20 Visit the MHS website STUDENT SERVICES then click on COLLEGE & GUIDANCE Financial Aid Workshops

Scholarship Night Tuesday, May 16th 6:30 p.m. in the MHS Gym Invitation Only If your student has been awarded a scholarship, you will receive an invitation

California Scholarship Federation White Robe at Graduation Ceremony for Life-time CSF Members (4 semesters from 10th, 11th, and 12th grades with 1 semester in their senior year) Gold Stole - Qualifying and joining for all 8 semesters is 100% CSF Attendance CSF Dinner - May 23rd at 6:00pm Invitation only Place TBD. Graduates only, no parents or guests Seniors who qualify for a life-time 100% membership will be notified

Senior Activities April 4 8:10 am – 12:30pm & Senior Activities may include Financial Literacy, Hypnotist, Life After High School, etc.

PROM 2017 Saturday, May 13 Vista Ranch Price TBD Tickets available in March Formal attire

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Grad Nite @ Magic Mountain 5/26-27 3 Buses, 150 Seats One payment of approx. $200 per student starting March 1 NO REFUNDS after May 8th Proper attire required

Raffle Time! 1 Grad Night Ticket!

Sober Grad Information Time and Place June 1 10:00 PM – 5:00 AM Location – either GVHS, MHS, or EL Cap - TBD Tickets will be sold in the SBO Volunteers Needed!! Purpose Safe, Sane, and Sober FUN!

Graduation

Representing MHS A Community Event Appropriate dress for Graduation In addition to the cap/gown ordered through MHS/Jostens MEN: slacks, dress shirts, neckties and appropriate dress shoes WOMEN: dresses, skirts, or slacks and appropriate dress shoes Inappropriate Dress: jeans, shorts, worn-out tennis shoes, flip flops, additions to the academic regalia not provided by the school (leis, decorated caps, etc) No balloons allowed at the graduation.

Representing MHS Practices on May 30 & 31 GRADUATION PRACTICES ARE MANDATORY!! STUDENTS WHO MISS PRACTICE WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL JEOPARDIZE PARTICIPATION IN THE CEREMONY!!

Graduation Honors Gold Cord--3.5 and above White cap/gown—CSF Life Membership Gold Stole—100% CSF attendance Purple Cord--250 hrs Community Service Various other cords/stoles--LINK, Mentor, AVID, Band, etc. These honors are part of the Academic Regalia provided by MHS in addition to the cap/gown you have ordered

Community Service Awards Minimum of 250 hours of Community Service required for “Purple Cord” Final deadline to submit Community Service Hours: May 1, 2017 NO IF’s AND’s OR BUT’s!!! Your hours must be verified. If you are unsure of what qualifies, ASK!!! Ms. Tippett can help!!

Graduation Speakers National Anthem/Flag Ceremony Tryouts will be held for Speaker-at-Large and for singer of National Anthem The week of April 10, sign up in SBO—Tryouts, the week of April 24 Selection by a panel of teachers/staff Flag Ceremony sign ups May 16 in the SBO

Graduation Tickets Number available: 6 tickets Your attendance here = 1 extra Attendance at April Senior Activities = 1 per each day (2 total) If additional tickets are needed, sign ups are taken and tickets are granted as available

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May be purchased in the SBO ASB STICKER ESTIMATED SAVINGS COST OF AN ASB = $25 PROM SAVINGS = $10 GRAD NIGHT SAVINGS = $10 YEARBOOK SAVINGS = $10 These three items alone, which your senior will most likely wish to purchase will cover the cost of an ASB sticker. That means that any HOME GAMES, SCHOOL DANCES, LETTERMAN’S PATCHES & ASB EVENTS will be FREE! May be purchased in the SBO

Please don’t hesitate to call and ASK! Questions? Counseling Office 325-1024 Attendance Office 325-1018 Student Body Office 325-1063 Student Body Obligations 325-1064 Library Obligations 325-1049 Please don’t hesitate to call and ASK!