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

2. 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

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

4. 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)

5. 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)

6. Attendance in Aeries

7. 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

8. 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!!

9. 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

10. From the Library
MUHSD student accounts will be deleted within 2 weeks of graduation
Students may create personal gmail accounts in which current s/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

11. 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.

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

13. Raffle Time!
2 Senior Sweatshirts

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

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

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

19. Raffle Time! 2
Prom Tickets!

20. 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

21. Raffle Time!
1 Grad Night Ticket!

22. Sober Grad Information
Time and Place
June :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!

23. Graduation

24. 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.

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

26. 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

27. 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!!

28. 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

29. 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

30. Raffle Time!
2 X 2 GRADUATION TICKETS

31. 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

32. Please don’t hesitate to call and ASK!
Questions?
Counseling Office
Attendance Office
Student Body Office
Student Body Obligations
Library Obligations
Please don’t hesitate to call and ASK!