Meridian High School

1. Principal's Message
2. No School, Monday, May 30th
3. T-3 This Week
4. GoGuardian Parent App
5. Yearbook Sales
   
6. Special Schedule Week of June 6th
7. Seniors - Credit Retrieval
8. Graduation
9. Meridian Night of Athletic Excellence
10. Class of 2022 Graduation Celebration
11. Horticulture Class Beautified the MHS Sign
12. Prom
    
13. Hot Lunch Menu
14. Teacher Feature
15. National Holiday
16. Counselor Information
17. Daily Bell Schedule
18. Requesting Transcripts through Parchment
19. Attendance Information
20. MHS Points of Contact

“To inspire and challenge active learners to positively impact a changing world.”

On Tuesday we will celebrate our seniors who have earned awards and scholarships at our Evening of Excellence. It has been a four-year span that no one could have predicted. Our seniors have pushed through and I am excited they will be able to celebrate with a prom this weekend and graduation on June 9th.

As we look ahead to the final days of the school year there are some changes to the bell schedule next week (on June 8th and June 10th). Both days have special schedules so we can provide a senior farewell and carnival on June 8th. Our leadership class is looking forward to bringing this tradition back as well as we celebrate the seniors on their last day.

If you have any questions about events taking place on campus or what to expect at the end of the year, please contact me by email at dforbes@meridian.wednet.edu or by phone at 360-398-8111.

Go Trojans!

- Derek Forbes

We would like to get parents using the GoGuaridan Parent App before our students bring their Chromebooks home for the summer, Cynthia Richardson will be hosting in-person drop-in help sessions during the second week of June for any parent who wants support getting onto the app. (Cynthia Richardson is the TOSA: Instructional Coach for Technology Integration for the district)The following link will provide you with a demo of the GoGuardian Parent App .

Parents can come to any of the days/times listed below, even if they don't have a student at that particular school- we want parents to come when they can. There isn't a presentation, it's 1:1 help, so parents can come any time during that hour. If those days/times don't work for you, contact Cynthia Richardson directly to set up a time that works for you: crichardson@meridian.wednet.edu

• MHS, Monday, June 6, from 2:45-4:00pm
• MMS, Wednesday, June 8, from 2:45-4:00pm
• IRE, Friday, June 10, from 8:30am-10:00am

Yearbook Sales will begin on Tuesday, May 31st through the last day of school, June 14th. The cost is $70.00. There are only 100 left, so make sure you get yours before they are gone!

Reminder that all credit retrieval must be completed by June 1, 2022. Further, any online courses must be completed, transcripts requested by the student, and received by the school by June 1st as well.

There are only a few weeks left before graduation, let's all finish strong!

Congratulations to all our MHS senior athletes that will continue their athletic careers in college! Good Luck to all of you! Go Trojans!

Kayla Aalpoel - George Fox University - Cross Country, Track and Field

Kadance Blankers - South Puget Sound CC - Basketball

Finnley Claeys - Western Washington University - Volleyball

Ellie DeWaard - Northwest University - Basketball

Jolena Hoefer - Everett CC - Volleyball

Bryce Johnson - Yakima CC - Baseball

Landon Rische - Trinity Western University - Cross Country, Track and Field

Malaysia Smith - Ottawa University of Arizona - Volleyball

Mayah Torok - Bushnell University - Soccer, Track and Field

Monday - No School

Tuesday - Nachos

Wednesday - Cheeseburger & Fries

Thursday - Nugget & Mashed Potato Bowl

Friday - Spicy Chicken Burger on WG Bun

Other Daily Offerings May Include:

Pizza

Variety of Fresh Made Salads

Variety of Fresh Made Wraps

Deli Sandwiches

Yogurt Parfait

Mrs. Shumway has worked at Meridian for 23 years and she says her favorite thing about Meridian is the variety of students that we have. She got to see so many different perspectives of different places through her students. Mrs. Shumway became a teacher because she had really great teachers in her freshman year and her mom was also a teacher. When Mrs. Shumway was young, she used to travel a lot, she even went to school in Greece. In her adult years she taught in Turkey for two years, and eventually she settled down in Washington after marrying her husband. In all her years of teaching Mrs. Shumway says she loves the energy kids have, and how they're all different. Mrs. Shumway says her favorite free time activities are spending time with her family, going camping, paddle boarding, cooking and gardening. She loves cooking for her family. A while ago Mrs. Shumway took a couple years off of teaching and had a non profit organization for disabled people where they took them for outings. She also wanted to share that Meridian has been a wonderful place to work, and she wants to say to all her students that they should try to stretch themselves further than they usually would. She also wanted to use this opportunity to say come pick berries at Shumway Farm, they have all types of berries. Mrs. Shumway's highlight from working at Meridian High School is mostly how she got to meet so many students and got to show, learn and teach about other world cultures. Students say that their favorite thing about Mrs. Shumway is "she's very helpful in all situations," "she has a lot of positive energy," and "she's very supportive."

Teacher Feature is provided by Bhavnoor Dhatt. Bhavnoor is a leadership student that will be providing the Teacher Feature as part of her personal project for Leadership class.

National Donut Day falls each year on the first Friday of June. This year National Donut Day falls on June 4.

The origins of National Donut Day are traced to The Salvation Army’s involvement in World War I. During this time, a group of volunteers was dispatched to the frontlines with the mission of providing comforting meals for the troops. They soon found out that donuts were an effective way to provide food while navigating the difficulties of cooking in very dire circumstances. These brave volunteers would later be known as “donut lassies”. They would even use war helmets as a utensil to fry up seven donuts at a time.

In 1938 “Donut Day” was established as a way to honor the members of the Salvation Army that came to the aid of soldiers during World War I. Nowadays, National Donut Day is widely celebrated on the first Friday of June. Many donut shops are known to give them our for free, giving a good reason to take some time out of the day to enjoy this most cherished treat.

Meridian High School has partnered with parchment.com to fulfill transcript requests for current students and MHS alumni. Transcripts are securely sent electronically to colleges and universities across the nation, resulting in a reduction of lost documents at the financial aid offices. The service is free of charge to current students. Alumni pay a small fee. Please make sure that your intended college accepts electronic transcripts.

Please find the “Order transcripts through Parchment” link under Families & Students/Resources on the MHS website. Current students may call Mrs. Brinkman or Mrs. Waterman to receive their Parchment access code at the MHS office 360-398-8111.

Being present in class is vital to be successful in school. We want to encourage all of our students to be at school every day! If you are missing school, you are missing out on learning!

If your kids miss a day or even part of a day of school for whatever reason, please contact our attendance secretary, Mrs. McMains by either phone (360-318-2260) or email (tgmcmains@meridian.wednet.edu)with the reason for the absence. If they are going to miss because of an illness, please call or email in the morning and let us know! If there is a planned absence, please contact her and she will take care of notifying teachers. If she is unable to answer the phone right at that moment, please feel free to leave the information on her voicemail.

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The Meridian School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Title IX, ADA, and Compliance Coordinator (RCW 28A.640/28A.642) Kurt Harvill, Director of Personnel, 214 W. Laurel Rd., Bellingham WA 98226. 360-398-7111. Section 504 questions

Derek Forbes, Principal: dforbes@meridian.wednet.edu

Shaun Doffing, Assistant Principal:

sdoffing@meridian.wednet.edu

Cheryl McBride, Counselor A-J: cmcbride@meridian.wednet.edu

Don McMains, Counselor K-Z: dmcmains@meridian.wednet.edu

Tami McMains, Attendance: tgmcmains@meridian.wednet.edu

Robin Brinkman, Registration: rbrinkman@meridian.wednet.edu

Chromebook Tech Support: chromebook@meridian.wednet.edu