Bulldog Bulletin

The holidays are a wonderful time of the year. In addition to family time and traditions, the holidays signal the end of the semester on December 21. I would like to direct your attention to a few items as we approach that date:

· Attendance-Students are allowed 9 unexcused absences per semester. If you child has exceeded limit you should have received an attendance appeals packet in the mail. The appeals packet allows you the opportunity to explain the reason(s) for your child’s excessive absences. Please be sure to return your appeals packet to our Dean’s Office no later than Friday, December 10. We have a committee that will review your appeal and determine if we can waive any of your child’s absences. Students in excess of 9 unexcused absences who do not submit an appeals packet will automatically fail the semester on attendance even if they are passing the course academically.

· Missing Assignments-The greatest reason that students fail courses at Melbourne High School is because they have not completed and/or submitted the required assignments for their course(s). Please be sure to check FOCUS for missing assignments and contact your child’s teacher to see what can still be completed and submitted for credit. Partial credit on a late assignment is always better than no credit at all!

· Semester Exams-All students will take semester exams from December 16-December 21. The exam schedule is posted in this newsletter for your convenience. Semester exams comprise 20% of the semester average for your child’s courses, so it is important that they are prepared and take their exams seriously. Students who spend some time each night reviewing tend to perform better than students who try to “cram” a semester’s worth of information the night before the test.

Thank you for supporting Melbourne High School.

Dr. Chad Kirk, Principal

Now is your time Bulldogs to get that understanding of your class to the max!!

Mel High has an online school store! This is the place to get your official Mel High gear with our school colors and logos. Please check it out and share this link with friends, family, and alumni of Mel High. We would appreciate your help with spreading the news of this online school store through your social media. You are welcome to share the link. Thank you!

https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/florida/melbourne/melbourne-high-school-off

Graduation Date has been set!

Friday May 20, 2022

7 PM

Tom McIntyre Stadium

EFSC Exams:

EFSC exams will be the week of December 6 – 9. Make sure you know the exam schedule for your particular classes. The exam schedule is different than the regular schedule.

Textbooks/Materials:

Once you have completed all of your exams and classes you need to return your current textbooks/materials to the media center. Even if you received your materials through a voucher and filled it at EFSC, you must return it to the MHS media center.

After returning your current materials you can then check out the textbooks/materials for spring term. Remember PLAN AHEAD! DO NOT wait until classes start to get your textbooks!

EFSC Text Book Instructions

- You will need to PRINT your EFSC student detail schedule and bring it to the MHS Guidance office.

o How do I view or print my class schedule? Begin by logging into my EFSC > Select EFSC Titan Web > Student Services > Registration > Student Detail Schedule

- We will give you a stamped colored copy of your EFSC Schedule to give to the media center.

- When you return your current EFSC textbooks to our media center AND you have your colored copy of your student detail schedule you will be able to check out text books for the next term.

o Your visit to the media center will go faster if you already have your required materials list. You can access that list here: Find Textbooks | The Eastern Florida State Bookstore - Cocoa Campus (bncollege.com)

o Some materials are provided electronically. You will know if this is the case when you print your required materials list. Under Course Notes: there will be a statement that begins, “Access to course materials is within the course…” – If you see this statement you DO NOT NEED TO DO ANYTHING. On the first day of class your materials will appear in Canvas, opt in or do nothing. DO NOT OPT OUT EVER! You will be responsible for the cost of the materials if you opt out. You do not need anything from our media center for these courses.

o If your required materials list shows “w/ACCESS” “Math Lab” or something similar OR we do not have the book on our shelf you will need to request a voucher from Ms. Oswald.

- The EFSC bookstore is open to fill vouchers

o Vouchers are issued for any textbooks that we do not have on the shelf or require an access code. Vouchers will take 24 – 48 hours for MHS to receive them THEN you will have to take the voucher to EFSC to fill it. PLAN AHEAD!

Congratulations to the following Orchestra students on Superior and Excellent ratings at Orchestra Solo and Ensemble on November 6! We are so proud of you!

Sarah Drack, Lauren Blake, Chloe Leander, Corbin Ashby, Keagan Ashby, Sara Ashby, Sarah Closson, Natalia Sagolla, Ryan Wolff, Abbey Fernandez, Jake Reisinger, Hannah McDowall, Patrick DeVerter, Susanna Campbell, Andrew Holmes, Carlos Cordero, Julie Rader, James Coffey, & Hayden Boyd

This year, Melbourne High School is opening up a Food Pantry to assist our Mel High students and their families in need. If you could use some assistance, please complete the following Google form. To complete the form, you will need to be logged into your student’s launchpad account. https://forms.gle/u7vaGyvj47r6mfX49

If you have any questions please email Tammy Slattery at: slattery.tammy@brevardschools.org

All students wanting to tryout or participate in off-season conditioning for a team must complete an athletics packet. Information can be found here:

https://www.brevardschools.org/domain/10630

Please click this link to contact the specific coach for more information.

https://www.brevardschools.org/domain/10631

Upcoming events are:

November-December Fundraisers for Nana's House

January Human Trafficking Awareness Month

March: Zonta Chocolate Festival at Melbourne Auditorium

We are still looking for Solar Energy, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and LabView programmer mentors. If you would like to help our students out by giving some guidance in these subject areas please contact Mr. Stauffer.

The Science Research Team here at MHS still has more items on our Amazon Wishlist. If you wish to help out by purchasing some of our needed items please go to https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1LY8YIOLJ8886/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1?_encoding=UTF8&type=wishlist

Thank you once again for the community support!

The student incentive program is going great! Teachers and staff give out tickets to students that have done something the exemplifies what being a Mel High Bulldog is all about!

In addition to the items we have for them, such as t-shirts and water bottles, they are loving the gift card choices. We are running low on the initial donation of cards (Thank you!!) and would really appreciate donations to help keep our gift card option available. They seem especially fond of Starbucks and Dunkin' cards.

Donations can be dropped off in the main office. Please label the items: Attention – Mrs. Kilmer

If you have any questions, please contact me at: kilmer.cindy@brevardschools.org

Thank you in advance for any donations you are able to provide!

Are you interested in helping students, teachers, faculty and staff? PTO is looking for volunteers! No meetings required! If you are interested in learning more about Mel High PTO, please contact Stacie Neff at stacieneff5@gmail.com.

FRL applications can be completed online by clicking here: www.brevardschools.org/page/3473

Families can also set up an online lunch account through the district system. Go to www.mypaymentsplus.com to create your account and add money for your student to use in our cafeteria. If you already have an account you do not need to create another one for this year.

Stay home if you are sick: We ask our families to keep children home if they exhibit any Covid-19 symptoms for the safety of our students and staff. It is the most important thing you can do to help us mitigate the spread of Covid-19 on our campus.

What do I do if someone in my home contracts the Covid-19 virus? Please call the principal at 321-952-5880 x24503 if your student, or someone living in your home, contracts the Covid-19 virus. If you are going to quarantine your student, we will help you determine the correct dates for quarantine.

Face coverings: Masks are strongly recommended, but are not required for students in grades 7-12, employees, guests, volunteers, and vendors.

Clinic Policy: During the pandemic, any student sent home from our school clinic with Covid-19 related symptoms must quarantine for 10 calendar days unless (1) the student receives a negative Covid-19 test and brings the printed result to the school nurse or, (2) the student's family physician diagnoses the student's condition as something other than Covid-19 and writes a note allowing the student to return to school.

2021-2022 Yearbooks are now on sale! Our national award-winning publications frequently sell out, so get yours early!

Yearbook sales are online this year. Please go to www.YearbookOrderCenter.com and use our school code: 1936.

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Website: https://www.brevardschools.org/MelbourneHS

Email: MelbourneHigh@brevardschools.org

74 Bulldog Blvd.

Melbourne, FL. 32901

321-952-5880

You may want to ask your student to take a picture of the pass on their phone and they can show that to the teacher in case they lose the paper pass.