MST Weekly Update

Good afternoon to all of our MST family members.

The Final Friday! As hard as it is to believe, today is the final Friday of the 2022-23 school year. For me, it has flown by. It seems like yesterday that our 9th graders were entering high school for the first time and that the seniors were starting their final year at MST.

Today is the last day of classes with our seniors. They are a great group of students who I am sure will do great things with their lives. As a final gift for me to remember them, they graciously redecorated my office while I was on lunch duty. Nicely done seniors, nicely done!!

Next week we have several activities planned for seniors. Seniors must be finished with all graduation requirements, and senior dues must be paid, in order to attend any of these activities.

Monday 6/12

• Senior Trip to Boston 8:00-4:30

Tuesday 6/13

• 9:30-10:30-Cap and gown Distribution in the Brennan Center

Wednesday 6/14

Thursday 6/15

Friday 6/16

Saturday 6/17

The 2023 Class Night will be held on Wednesday June 14th in the Memorial High School auditorium at 6:00. This night is for all seniors, who will attend in cap and gown. Seniors should be at Memorial at 5:40 PM to get lined up.

This evening is for presentation of scholarships, academic awards and other honors received by members of the Class of 2023.

On Saturday, June 17, we will celebrate the graduation of The Class of 2023! MST Will be the first graduation of the day at 8:00. Below is graduation information from the Manchester School District.

Graduations for all four high schools will be held back-to-back at the SNHU Arena in downtown Manchester. Our high schools have been hard at work making final preparations for graduation ceremonies.

Here is some general information about the graduations:

Schedule of ceremonies:

• Manchester School of Technology High School

• Event starts at 8 a.m.

• Doors open at 7:40 a.m.

• Manchester Central High School

• Event starts at 10 a.m.

• Doors open at 9 a.m.

• Manchester High School West

• Event starts at 2 p.m.

• Doors open at 1 p.m.

• Manchester Memorial High School

• Event starts at 5:30 p.m.

• Doors open at 4:30 p.m.

Arrival and seating:

• All guests must enter through the arena’s main entrance

• Please be respectful if you arrive while a prior ceremony is still taking place

• No tickets are required

• Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis

What you can bring in:

• The arena has a “Clear Bag Policy” – guests can bring personal belongings in a CLEAR tote not to exceed 12”x12”x6". Wristlets are permitted but may not exceed 4" x 6" x 1"

Parking and accessibility:

• Parking is available at all city meters, parking garages and parking lots – there is no general parking on site

• Please note: There is an all-day event at Veterans’ Park during the day on June 17 – please be aware this will impact parking for graduations

• If you need accessible parking for graduation, please contact your student’s school to make arrangements

• You can find more information on parking and accessibility on the SNHU Arena website at https://www.snhuarena.com/plan-your-visit

Television broadcast:

• The ceremonies will be broadcast live by Manchester Public Television on Channel 16 or streaming on https://www.manchestertv.org/home

In the past week, our CTE programs had a visit from Santa, a trip to downtown businesses and a visit to a manufacturing plant.

Recently, the MST Business Principles program hosted a visit from SANTA (Dan Greenleaf). After learning HBO max's award winning documentary, "Santa Camp," featured a local entertainer, he and his wife, Mrs. Claus (Diana Greenleaf) were invited to discuss the business side of being Santa, and the holiday entertainment industry. The cheerful duo covered everything from marketing strategies to diversifying revenue streams throughout the year. Following the presentation, both students and staff alike couldn't resist a photo op with Mother and Father Christmas.

On Friday June 2nd, Business & Marketing students had the pleasure of participating in a behind the scenes tour of the SNHU Arena. Following the tour, they took time to visit with downtown business owners, and enjoyed a delicious lunch at a local favorite. The outing concluded with a visit to the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce to discuss branding and economic development.

On Monday June 5th, students in the manufacturing program visited Graphicast in Jaffrey NH. Students were able to learn how metal parts are made using graphite molds and molten metal. On the way home, they were able to stop at Kimball Farms for some lunch and ice cream.

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Fitness Room-Open every day from 2:20-2:55

Chess Club-Tuesdays after school in Room B105

Rock Band-Tuesdays from 2:30-3:30 in Portable 3

FIRST Robotics-Weekly at the Manchester Maker Space. Contact Ms. Robinson for information.

Wednesday June 14th, 2023-Class Night at Memorial High School at 6:00 PM

Thursday June 15th, 2023-Last day of school

Saturday June 17th, 2023-Graduation at 8:00 AM

And Looking Ahead!

CTE Summer Camp for 6th and 7th graders-June 26-29

June 20-24-Competency Recovery Week 1 from 8:00 to 11:30

June 26-29-Competency Recovery Week 2 from 8:00 to 11:30

July 10-13-Competency Recovery Week 3 from 8:00 to 11:30

July 17-20-Competency Recovery Week 4 from 8:00 to 11:30

Timothy Otis-Principal

Email: mst@mansd.org
Website: mst.mansd.org
Location: 100 Gerald Connors Circle, Manchester, NH, USA
Phone: 603-624-6490
Facebook: facebook.com/manchesterschooloftechnology

The mission of the Manchester School of Technology is to foster a safe and respectful learning environment while cultivating academic and technical competency, career success, and social awareness.