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Corinne Glenney, Hannah Sullivan, Noella Burlette and Jonaye Williams are all smiles and too tired to stand after waiting all day Friday to set a new school record in the Distance Medley Relay by nearly 5 seconds of last year's mark!

Finishing first in the shot put, Nate Quaye, third from left, is all smiles as he poses with his competitors including MHS teammate Eric Tann.

We will dismiss at 2:00 this week so be sure to check out the class schedule here.

Congratulations to Alexandra Hamza, grade 9, who was recently accepted to serve on the middle school Nutmeg Selection Committee to help choose the 2021 Nutmeg Book Award Nominees for the State of Connecticut.

NHS members assemble goodie bags for the Golf Fore Kids Foundation that hosts a charity golf tournament in memory of Jacob Osit. Proceeds of the tournament support the Connect Children’s Medical Center, The Jimmy Fund, and The Hole-in-the-Wall- Gang Camp.

Students in Ms. Lockhart's period 7 class engaged in a break out box challenge on world religions. These students were able to solve all of the clues with 5 minutes to spare!

Manchester's creative writing community was represented at Imagine Main Street on Thursday night. MHS alum James Costa manned the table to tell residents about our Things in a book projects. Deb Weinberg demonstrated a creative writing activity, bringing a rock to life, from the MHS Creative Writing class

Respect - Responsibility - Kindness - Perseverance - Integrity

Core Value Of The Month

Perseverance

Show us how you are persevering and receive a Core Value ticket, drop it in the Main Office or Freshmen Center box, receive an Imagine Coin and maybe you will be the next winner of the MHS Core Value t-shirt!

The students pictured below were the winners of the MHS Core Value t-shirt for the month of December. These students were “caught” doing something in alignment with our MHS Core Value of the month, Kindness. They shared with us the reasons they received their Core Value ticket.

• I held the door for the teacher and stayed to wait and hold the door for the student coming up the stairs.
• I improved inn my classwork while being able to help my classmates.
• I said to Ms. Adams that I can hold Gizmo while she can put her things down on her desk.
• I helped a teacher fix a desk.

The MHS Core Value for the month for January is Perseverance. For the opportunity to win a MHS Core Value t-shirt here is what you need to do...

"Get caught" persevering and receive a Core Value ticket, drop it in the Main Office or Freshmen Center box, receive an Imagine Coin and you will be entered in the drawing for a chance to be the next winner of the MHS Core Value t-shirt!

Please include the following picture and students' names.

Pictured below, from left to right:
Erik Curry, Taliyah Collins, Muhammad Saeed, Kenneth Hesford, Joseph Fogarty, Ian Bruckner.

Not in Picture: Ava Zemanek, Daniel Amfo.

Check out how to get involved at MHS by visiting the Student Activities Page

Calling all singers, rappers, poets, musicians, dancers, actors, comedians, and magicians! Anyone with a talent is welcome to perform at the next Open Mic on Thursday, January 17th, from 2:30 to 3:30 in room 165 (PAC Space). Late bus passes will be available.

Sign up to perform or attend at the Open Mic table in the cafeteria during all lunch waves... Anyone who signs up in advance and shows up on the 17th will get a ticket for a gift card raffle, sponsored by the PAC academy!

See Ms. Milewski, Zach "Kai" Faccin, and Mr. DeSorbo with questions!

SNOBALL Tickets will be on sale January 14th through January 18th during all lunch waves in the Student Activities Office. Ticket Cost is $20.00 each. NO tickets will be sold after January 18th

If you are planning on bringing an outside guest you MUST have a completed Guest Permission Slip at the time of ticket purchase. Forms are available in the Student Activities Office and the Main Office.

STUDENTS MUST HAVE A SCHOOL ID WITH PICTURE TO ENTER THE DANCE. Temporary ID's or the Swipe App. will not be allowed for entry.

The Snoball Dance will be held on January 26, 2019 at Maneeleys in South Windsor from 7:00-11:00pm.

Dress code is semi-formal.

Guest permission form

For talent show application, click here.

For an order form for flowers, click here.

ATTENTION ALL INTRAMURAL VOLLEYBALL PARTICIPANTS!!!

Our first ever volleyball tournament is going to start in February! Get your teams PUMPED and ready for the final games this quarter. The team that wins the championship will receive intramurals volleyball t shirt! The full seasons stats and standings will be posted outside of the main gym on Monday.

Have you ever wanted to learn sign language? Would you like to have a unique skill to put on job applications? Do you already know some ASL and want to learn more?

Come join the American Sign Language (ASL) Club every Wednesday from 2:15 to 3:00 in room 233!

See Ms. Milewski and Madison Chader with questions.

Love to Debate? Do you have an engaging topic that has not been covered in class?Are you a student, teacher, or part of the school community? Welcome to the Current Events Club. Founded by Charles Dunne and Mr. Pearson, the current events club aims to educate students on events and issues in our modern world. We strive to have healthy and safe conversations about various issues. We have many exciting plans throughout the year and hope to see you come and have a great time discussing important and relevant issues.
Start Date: December 5
Meetings will be from 2:15 - 3:00 PM Every Wednesday in Room 291
We will have coffee and doughnuts available the first meeting on December 5 where we will go over expectations and plan out some of the activities we will be doing.

This new club will meet in 294 on Mondays from 2:15-3:00. All levels are welcome, and materials will be provided for those who don't have their own.

"Live for 5" is the MHS' weekly television program for announcements. It will begin at 9:45AM and can be found here:

http://www.mhstelevision.com/live-for-5

We are encouraging input from teachers as well. If teachers have an idea or something they would like to advertise please email Eric Larson. Show it on your classroom projectors! Turn up your sound, and let your students watch their peers talk about some of the events that are coming up at MHS or celebrations of student life.

Tuesday: Boys Swimming v Conard

Wednesday: Ice Hockey v Housatonic-NW-Wamogo-Torrington

Friday: Boys Basketball v East Hartford

Boys Swimming v Hartford

Visit the MHS Athletic and check out the full schedule for the winter here.

Kate Hedlund smashes another school record by over 5 seconds running at 2:58:95 in the 1000m. Not wanting to be outdone, Andre Suhie ran a 7 second PR in the 1000m 2:40:9.

Kate finished fourth overall and first girl from CT.

Swimming and Diving

Merideen 97 MHS 84

Our event winners: Colin Zorger, 200 free & 100 butterfly: Noah Luby 200 individual Medley & 100 free; 400 free relay, Zorger, Luby, Owen Atzbach, Noah Lindstrom.

The team swam well with 21 best times ; Noah Lindstrom improving in three events; those in two events, Riley Clark, Diego Gomez,Luis Diaz, Drew Nelson, Matt Valintine, Colin Zorger ; those in one event, Hendrick Facas, Isabella Angelo, Ales Vetere, Mia Hwang

Our next meet is Tuesday against Conard at MHS 3:45pm

Congratulations to Alivia LeCoultre! You are this week's Free Book Friday Winner! Pick up your book in room 286! Take a chance to win a free book! Drawings will be held on Friday and winners are announced each Monday. Enter today clicking here!

Last week's winner, Briana Morin, receives her book.

• Click on this link for Scholarship Information
• Admission counselors from different colleges and universities, as well as military recruiters, schedule regular visits to MHS to meet with students to answer questions and provide information about their programs. If you are interested in meeting the admission counselors/military recruiters please sign up in Naviance, under college visits.
• Norwich University - Vermont and Universal Technical Institute will be visiting MHS in January. sign up in Naviance to meet with them.
  
• Hartford Electricians Joint Apprenticeship & Training Program - Our apprenticeship application period will open for 2 weeks starting: Monday, January 28, 2019 - Friday, February 1st and Monday February 4th - Friday February 8 2019. All those interested must come down to our office from 8:00am - Noon and extended hours on from 3:00pm - 7:00pm and fill the application out in our office at 208 Murphy Rd in Hartford. Applicants must be at least 17 years of age to apply. Applicants must be a high school graduate, graduating in June, or have a GED. Applicants must have at least (1) year of Algebra with a passing grade. An official transcript is required in order to prove educational attainment and to complete the aptitude test. Transcript must be in a sealed envelope and we must receive no later than March 8, 2019. All applicants must apply in person no applications are to leave our office. A photo ID with their present address is required. Questions please call 860-525-5982 Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm.
  
• The College Aptitude Test (CAT) Preparatory Program, sponsored by the Hartford Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is being offered this winter to all high school students. Participants will study the content of the Reading, Writing & Language, and Math sections of the SAT. Students must register online at Eventbrite.com or Click Here. The $20.00 registration fee may be paid at the time of online registration or in-person at the Orientation. For further information or questions, please e-mail CATPrep@DSTHartford.com or call Sharon Anderson at (702) 286-0768 or Kaprece Smith (847) 528-0870

• Bezos Scholars Program - This is a year-long leadership program for current high school juniors. The program starts off with an all-expense paid trip to the Aspen Ideas Festival, June 22-28, 2019. There is ongoing support and $1,00 in funding for student and educator teams to launch community change projects. During senior year students are provided with dynamic and knowledgeable college advising support. For more information and to apply go to https://bezosscholars.org/. Deadline to apply - 2/8/19
  

• A recruiter from the U.S. Army will be visiting MHS on 2/4/19 at 10:00. This is for students who have not already meet with him on previous visits. Sign up in Naviance, under college visits.

Juniors

IThere are a lot of ways to prepare for the test and the Saturday class is just one of them.

Two other ways are:

1. Take SAT practice tests online at: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/practice/full-length-practice-tests

2. Create a CollegeBoard account (if you do not have one already) and connect your PSAT scores to Khan Academy and practice there. Here's a link to show you how that works: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/practice/khan-academy

Attendance

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