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There will be no football practice this week and next week due to the VHSL dead period. Practice will resume after July 4th.

Link to away girls' soccer game at Altavista.
https://gofan.co/event/3674660?schoolId=VHSL

Link for MHS graduation live stream. Graduation begins at 10:00 AM on Saturday, 5/31/25.
https://youtube.com/@sdunkelmcps?si=yhYDcDSo_eGO2j6V

Graduation Information



Baccalaureate is Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM at Harmony Grove Baptist Church. Seniors need to be at the church by 6:30 PM with their caps and gowns. (Baccalaureate is not mandatory but encouraged. )

The JV Softball and Varsity Baseball games scheduled for today at Charles City have been cancelled due to the forecasted weather. Varsity Baseball will practice at MHS and JV Softball will practice at MHS.

This is a friendly reminder that if your child has medication in the clinic it needs to be picked up no later than Friday May 30, 2025 at 1:00pm. Students are not permitted to take the medication themselves. The parent or guardian listed on the emergency contacts list will be responsible for pick up or an approved adult by the parent or guardian. ALL medication left after the pick up deadline will be disposed of for the summer.
If you have any questions please call the clinic at (804)758-2132.
Thank you,
Nurse Kate

The JV Softball and Varsity Baseball games scheduled for today at Charles City have been cancelled and moved to Monday, May 12 at 5:00 pm.
JV Softball will practice at MHS
Varsity Baseball will practice at MHS

Farm Bureau Scholarship = Update due date is April 30 to the Farm Bureau
B.C. United & D. Flippins Scholarships = Due date is April 30 to the address on the form
Philippi Scholarship = Due date is May 1 to Philippi Christian Church
Lions Club Scholarship = Due date is May 5 to the MHS Counseling Office
Page N. Melton Scholarship = Due date is May 5 to the MHS Counseling Office
Horace Norton Memorial Scholarship = Due date is May 11 to the address on the form
Moose Lodge Scholarship = Due date is May 15 to the Moose Lodge
Urbanna Lodge #83 Masonic Scholarship = Due date is June 30 to the Urbanna Lodge #83
Donovan Masonic Scholarship = Due date is July 1 to the Donovan Masonic Lodge
*Scholarship forms are listed on the MHS Counseling Canvas page and the MHS Scholarship Deadlines page. Hard copies are available in the counseling office.

The gofan link for tickets for tonight's soccer match is below. Tickets are only sold on gofan or at the gate with a debit or credit card.
Thank you
https://gofan.co/event/3534310?schoolId=VA12858

Please see the survey below.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/12hcBAYEdpmUpao9Hj0ro-A-lB4L2YysMh8KQNgjFw_A/edit?usp=sharing

Junior Class Families-
Prom is May 3rd and we are finalizing our plans. We ask you to help your student's junior year, so you can just enjoy the fun their senior year. We need parents to bring food and help clean up on Sunday. Please reach out to Sarah Chowning or Regina South with questions.

Hello, Senior Families,
It's time to send in photos of your students for the 2025 graduation video. Please send one of when your child was a toddler (1/2 years old) and one when he/she was in Kindergarten or 1st grade. For your convenience, you can simply take a picture of a picture and email it to jlewis@mcps.k12.va.us or you can bring it in and Ms. Lewis will scan it and hand it right back to you.
The deadline is Friday, April 25.

The schedule next week is:
Monday, 4/21 - B day (12:15 PM dismissal)
Tuesday, 4/22 - A day
Wednesday, 4/23 - C day
Thursday, 4/24 - A day
Friday, 4/25 - B day

Enjoy a fun and supportive work environment where every day is filled with laughter and teamwork. We offer flexible working hours to fit your lifestyle, making balancing work and personal commitments easy. Be a part of a team that values creativity, collaboration, and a commitment to serving nutritious meals to our students.
Use the link below to submit your online application!
https://mcps.schoolspring.com/


Below is the link for tickets for the girls' soccer game tomorrow at 5:30 at Northumberland.
https://gofan.co/event/3470180?schoolId=VA7827

Please join VHSL staff in acknowledging the contributions of our athletic trainers around the state! They deserve recognition every day. March is a period of appreciation set by the National Athletic Training Association (NATA)


There are several changes to athletics today.
Varsity Boys' Soccer match scheduled for today has been cancelled and rescheduled for Monday, March 24 with JV Coed starting at 5:30 and Varsity Boys' starting at 7:00 pm.
Varsity Girls' Tennis at Lancaster has been cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date.
Varsity Boys' Tennis at Lancaster has been cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date.
The practice schedule for today is as follows:
JV Softball-canceled
Varsity Softball-MHS
JV Baseball-MHS
Varsity Baseball-MHS
JV Coed & Varsity Boys' Soccer-canceled
Varsity Girls' Soccer-MHS
Track & Field-MHS Weight room
Varsity Girls' & Boys' Tennis-SCW Gym

Senator Mark Warner is hosting a workshop for parents and students to learn about the application and nomination process for America's Service Academies for the Navy, Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine Academies. Additionally, ROTC and other military education and scholarship programs will be presented.
The meeting will be held on:
April 26, 2025
from 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
at the University of Mary Washington, Dodd Auditorium
in Fredericksburg, VA
Registration is required. See the Counseling Canvas page for the link.