1. Mansfield High School 2018-19 Senior Parents Meeting
MHS Parents & Family Engagement
August 2018 Meetings
Mansfield High School Senior Parents Meeting

2. Please Take a Moment to Sign Our Registration Sheet
Welcome!
Please Take a Moment to Sign Our Registration Sheet

3. MHS Parents & Family engagement plan
This year’s plan may be found in the appendix of the MHS Student Handbook

4. New Faculty Members Robyn Gutierrez, English / Drama
Karen Mayo, Computer Lab
(New Lab!)
Minerva Pineda, Spanish / District ESL Coordinator
Shaina Stubblefield, Choral Music

5. MHS Class of 2019 Commencement Ceremony Monday, May 13, 2019 7 p.m.
Welcome Seniors!
MHS Class of 2019
Commencement Ceremony
Monday, May 13, 2019
7 p.m.

6. Fall Drop / Add Deadline: Wednesday, August 15
Seniors have overall priority in schedule changes. After seniors, students will have priority in descending order of class rank (i.e., juniors, sophomores, and freshmen)

7. MHS School Year Paperwork

8. Important dates

9. Upcoming Dates August 6: MHS Back-to-School Night, 4 – 8 p.m.
August 13: MHS Classes Begin, 8 a.m.
August 14: Sr. Football Scrimmage vs. DeQueen, 6 p.m.
August 16: Sr. Tux & Drape Photos ($25 fee)
August 17: Red / White Volleyball Game, 6:30 p.m.
August 20: Deadline to Return Paperwork (Merit Holiday)
August 20-24: Homecoming Elections
August 23: Sr. Football at Hackett, 7 p.m. (Thursday)
August 24: Sr. Fundraiser Beach Volleyball Tournament
August 27: Volleyball at Hackett, 4 p.m.
August 31: Sr. Football vs. Waldron, 7 p.m.
September 14: Immunization Deadline, 3 p.m.

10. MHS Football Homecoming
Friday, September 28
vs. Greenland

11. Last Official Day of Fall Semester is Friday, December 21
All students will take semester exams December
December 21 is a make-up exam day. Students will not have to attend on this date unless they have a missed test to make-up.
Please plan now for your students to be in school on these dates.

12. 2019 MHS Prom
Friday, April 5, 2019
6 p.m.

13. Senior Debt List: Very Important!
All seniors must clear the MHS debt list prior to graduation ceremony. Various Incentive dates will be publicized throughout the year give seniors the chance for excused days and to clear their debts prior to graduation

14. MHS Policies Changes: Bell Schedule
MHS Policies Changes: Bell Schedule

15. New MHS Bell Schedule
Morning portion of the schedule remains the same: first warning bell is 7:55 a.m., and tardy bell for first period is 8 a.m.
Class period times for periods one through four remain the same.
Lunch periods have been extended to 30 minutes.
Wednesday homeroom day has been eliminated.
Bell schedule is the same, Mondays through Fridays.
“Advisory” period will be held each day following “B” lunch.
Afternoon classes are now 45 minutes each.
WATC students have the same schedule (“A” lunch and bus leaves at 11:35 a.m.)
Pep rally and other special event schedules have been adjusted (see handbook)

16. Semester Exams Exemption Changes
Fall Semester: All students take semester exams (no exemptions granted).
Spring Semester: Exemption policy remains the same as in previous years; students can earn exemption from spring semester finals.
Weighting of final exams have been reduced from 20% to 10%.
Semesters have been formally divided into nine weeks grading periods. Students will receive report cards for first, second, third, and fourth nine weeks grading periods.
Grades start over at the conclusion of the previous nine weeks.
Nine weeks grades are valued at 45% of the semester average (2 nine weeks per semester).
The semester average final grade (which appears on the students’ transcripts, is derived by
45% for first nine weeks, 45% for second nine weeks, and 10% for the semester exam equaling
100% of the semester average. This formula is repeated for the second semester.

17. MHS Drop-off and Pick-up
Campus parking is restricted on school days from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Each lot is marked accordingly. Students must register their vehicles and park in the assigned lots.
Drop-off and pick-up is not permitted behind MHS both before and after school. Parents are not permitted to park next to or behind the gym area to pick-up students. This policy exists for student pedestrian safety as well as to accommodate school bus traffic.

18. MHS Website: Check it Daily!
Information is updated daily!
Get your Tigers Gear on the MHS website to show your school spirit!

19. Mansfield High School Guidance Counselor
Jordan Duvall
Mansfield High School Guidance Counselor

20. Thank You for Your Attendance!
Have a Great School Year!
See You at Back to School Night, Monday, August 6, 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.

22. School Day Has Been Extended to 3:22 p.m.

23. Semester Exams