Meridian High School

1. Principal's Message
2. No School, Monday, May 30th
3. T-3 This Week
4. MHS Music Department Final Concert
5. Sexual Health Education Lesson Reminder
6. Invitation to Online Safety Presentation
7. Yearbook Sales
8. Seniors - Credit Retrieval
9. Counselor Information
10. Senior Information Needed
11. Prom
12. Hot Lunch Menu
13. Teacher Feature
14. National Holiday
15. Daily Bell Schedule
16. Requesting Transcripts through Parchment
17. Attendance Information
18. MHS Points of Contact

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

This week marks the last full week of May. With 16 days of school remaining this is a great time to check on your student's grades and talk about their plan to maintain or improve them before school ends on June 14th. As the weather improves and the days get longer it is important to finish strong these last week weeks and do one's best. The next few weeks also mark times of celebration as our seniors count down their final days on campus, attend the Evening of Excellence, have the opportunity to go to the junior/senior prom, celebrate at graduation parties and participate in our MHS Graduation ceremonies on June 9th. It is an exciting time on campus.

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

Please join the students of the Meridian Music Department as they present their final concert of the year. Participating ensembles will be the concert and chamber choirs, symphonic and jazz bands. We will see ya there!

Students in grade 10 and 12 will be taking part in comprehensive sexual health lessons beginning May 20th. Sophomore lessons will take place during health and civics class periods May 24 to June 1. Senior lessons will take place during English class periods May 20 and 23. Parents and guardians may review the Positive Prevention Plus curriculum and may remove their children from these lessons with a written request. (RCW 28A.300.475). Families who wish to opt their children out of these lessons must have turned in an opt-out form to the school office before the first day of lessons. Students who opt-out of the lessons will (explain alternate activity).

For more information about Comprehensive Sexual Health Education, families can access this 15 minute video that provides additional background.

Meridian families and children over 14 are invited to attend a presentation on online safety at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 26 at Judson Hall (516 Main Street, Lynden, WA). The presentation is free and provided by the Lynden Police Department and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The presentation provides families with information about the potential risks of online environments including cyberbullying and internet addiction, and how to keep children safe. The presentation is geared for families with children of all ages. Families with questions may contact Det. Torok at Lynden Police Department, 360-354-2828.

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!

Seniors! The MHS class of 2022 Boosters would like to know your name and t-shirt size. Please follow this link and fill out the short form.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4Ej3TLFKIkIzrDB7h2z5bH_q-xOax87IDaNw9hxbMeXrJFw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Monday - Pulled Pork Hoagie

Tuesday - Nugget & Mashed Potato Bowl

Wednesday - French Toast w/Sausage

Thursday - BBQ Hoagie

Friday - Spicy Chicken Burger w/Fries

Other Daily Offerings May Include:

Pizza

Variety of Fresh Made Salads

Variety of Fresh Made Wraps

Deli Sandwiches

Yogurt Parfait

This is Mr. McGrew's second year of working at Meridian, but he student taught and subbed here for a year and a half about seventeen years ago. He also coached here for three years, he coached basketball, baseball, and football. He says his favorite thing about teaching at Meridian is the kids, he says the kids are so friendly and kind. They always say "thank you" at the end of class. This is the seventh building Mr. McGrew's worked at but none of the other places he's worked at have been like this. Mr. McGrew chose education as a career because when he was in high school his experience wasn't very fun for the most part and he felt like he could do better. He was interested in many different career paths and he even tried some of them but he eventually came back to education for good. He loves knowledge and the discussions he has in his classroom. He also enjoys being the smartest in the room and sometimes he is. Throughout his years of teaching he's been tasked with a wide assortment of classes, he's never had a boring career. He's been a dean of students, a counselor and special education teacher. He's taught science, social studies, English, and digi tools in a middle school. In high schools other than Meridian, he's taught computer software and hardware classes. In general he's coached track and field, basketball, baseball, and fastpitch. He's also been a part of two state championship teams for fastpitch and football. The football one was here in Meridian. Outside of teaching at Meridian, Mr. McGrew is also a freelance photographer, and an active day stock trader. The way he got into photography was his dislike of soccer, he couldn't stand it but when he grabbed his camera and was on the sideline looking through the lens on a perfect fall day he realized he loved the sport. Mr. McGrew also has a one year old named Jack, he was named after his golden retriever. Mr. McGrew says his highlight from working at Meridian is every day, he never feels dread while driving to work, he's always been happy going to work. He said even when we had to do distance learning, or if there was a hard day ahead, he enjoyed going to work here. Students say their favorite thing about Mr. McGrew is that, "he treats us like adults and helps prepare us for the real world," "he teaches and helps his students become successful," and he "cares a lot about teaching his students and helping them grow in life."

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 Paper Airplane Day is celebrated every year on May 26 to commemorate the fanciful aeronautical toy. Paper airplanes have fascinated children and adults alike around the globe for generations. The day is usually celebrated with contests in two basic flight categories: distance and time in air. The practice of constructing paper planes is sometimes referred to as aerogami, after origami, the Japanese art of paper folding. Crafting paper planes is said to have originated out of ancient China, but the art is said to have been perfected out of Japan.

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