Hats off to MHS school counselors for the new student orientation during Tuesday's RTI time. Students received information about MHS, and they were given the opportunity to express any concerns. They also received T-shirts and goodie bags as welcome gifts. Thank you ladies for extending a warm welcome to our new Patriots!
Ms. Jamie White's students enjoyed playing in teams in a competition to study vocabulary in Family and Consumer Sciences. They used Quizlet Live, which places students in random teams where they have to discuss terms and definitions with each team member in order to win! Teamwork makes the dream work!
Attention Parents: Please make plans to attend the MHS Lady Patriots basketball team's annual parent meeting.
Join MHS in our efforts to help others survive. Donate blood on Wednesday, August 28th.
Happy Labor Day from MHS!
We cannot stop our mouths about Mrs. Sudbury's ELA classes! They recently began studying Early American Literature and learning about Puritans. Today, she took a moment to step back in time today in order to introduce them to the novel The Crucible which they also began reading today.
School picture day will be Wednesday, August 28th!
MHS Lady Patriots Basketball team is accepting donations to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital . Click the link to help these ladies make an impact.
https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/Walk/Walk?team_id=311610&pg=team&fr_id=15539
Mr. Herren's Robotics class has been studying engineering design. Today, the students built robots using instructions. Soon, they will be designing their own robots and building them without instructions.
Hooray for Friday! Because it's library day! Every Friday Ms. Sturghill does story time. Today's story was about birthdays and the feelings brought on by special days. Students explored why and how birthdays are celebrated along with making wise choices as we celebrate one another as well as ourselves. If you have a birthday this month, remember that you are special. Happy birthday!
Mrs. White's FACS classes studied the impact of individuality and self-concept. They created self-portraits detailing how they see themselves and what their interests, hobbies, and habits look like.
Battle of the Brains!! Principal Scott and Asst. Principal Mrs. Clay test out one of the new teen makerspace games!
Come out and watch MHS tennis team "ace it" on August 26th!
Tryouts for MHS Quiz Bowl will be August 28th in Rm. AC-105 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Questions will be much like trivia. Make sure you have a dependable, punctual ride home. See you there!
And the Lucky Duck of the week is.....AMANDA WHITE!!
Last Friday, Ms. White's Biology and Honors Biology students built carbohydrate models (glucose) out of play-doh and toothpicks. Then, they worked together to combine their monosaccharides into disaccharides to demonstrate the process of dehydration synthesis.
Students had a blast in Ms. Starkey's Biology class learning how proteins fold by making protein keychains using beads to represent amino acids and braiding and twisting to show primary, secondary, and tertiary protein structures.
MHS will have ACT English tutoring Saturday, August 17, from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Students may sign up in room 124 of the English Department.
Come check out the volleyball team jamboree on Thursday, August 22nd from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Fidelity Bank Arena.
MHS librarian, Ms. Sturghill, has been diligently working to make sure that every student is familiar with the school library and what it has to offer.
