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2017 MHS GRADUATION INFO – MAY 21, 2017 – MHS GYMNASIUM
Doors open at 1:00 pm to the public
Ceremony – 2 pm
NO tickets required!
Seating also available in the Cafeteria w/ Live Stream feed & air conditioning
Graduation Ceremony will be live-streamed on MPW Public Access Channel 9 beginning at 1:30 pm.  There are also rebroadcasts set up for next week on Channel 9.

FFA Plant Sale at the MHS Greenhouse – May 11 & 12, May 18 & 19 – 7:30 am – 6 pm, May 6th 8-10 am   FFA Plant Sale

FOOD SERVICE CHANGES MAY 17-26:
STARTING MAY 17 – NIRVANA – OPENS AT 9:15 AM – CLOSE AT END OF LUNCH
PASSPORT WILL BE OPEN THROUGH MAY 25TH
BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED MAY 22-26
SACK LUNCHES WILL BE AVAILABLE MAY 26 FROM 10 AM TO 10:20 AM
NIRVANA WILL BE CLOSED MAY 22-26
LIBRARY CAFE WILL BE CLOSED MAY 22-26
TAILGATERS, TASTE OF ITALY & SUB-LINE WILL BE CLOSED MAY 24-26
COMMONS WILL BE CLOSED MAY 23-26

• Youth Show Choir Camp – for students entering Grades 4-9 – July 10-14, 2017
  MYSCC Brochure   MYSCC Application   MYSCC Authorization Form
• AP Lang and Comp students for next year, please stop by Mrs. Walker’s room (21-024) to pick up summer homework. Here’s the link to the assignment: http://tinyurl.com/lf84yqk
• The library will be CLOSED ALL DAY Friday, May 19th for cap & gown pick-up.
• AP Literature students for next year please stop by Mr. Guerra’s room, 21-033, before the end of the year to review the summer homework and join the Google Classroom.
• AP Statistics students for next year please swing by Mrs. Hirschfeld’s room 11-025 before the end of the year to pick up your book and summer assignment.
• Muscatine has been assigned an IGHSAU Regional Girls’ Soccer Game on May 31st at starting at 6 pm. Muscatine will host Pleasant Valley.
• Summer Camps offered at St. Ambrose University this Summer – June 19th-20th, two-day camp with an overnight stay in our residence halls for junior and senior high school students interested in learning more about human anatomy and physiology. Students will explore organ systems on the human cadavers. Below is the link with information on all the camps. Scholarships are available for students who qualify for free or reduced lunch. http://www.sau.edu/Summer_at_St_Ambrose.html
• Special SOAP meeting this week – Senior Send-Off!!! If you are a senior who attended SOAP this year (even if it’s been awhile!), come let us pray for you as you start the next chapter in your life. SOAP will meet in the Cedar Street parking lot at 7:30 pm this Thursday. Bring a blanket, some snacks, and a senior!
• Girls’ Cross Country Meeting – There will be a meeting Monday, May 22, from 6:30-7:00 PM in the Commons for girls interested in Cross Country. Parents are encouraged to attend. Summer running, and the upcoming season will be discussed. Questions, contact Coach Armstrong.
• Academic/Attendance Assembly Awards – If you did not get your awards from the Academic Assembly please see Mrs. Edkin in the Registrar’s Office in Student Services office to pick them up.
• EAT AT MCDONALDS!! Tuesday, May 23rd, from 5-8pm for the German Exchange Program fundraiser. They will give us 10% of all sales during that time. DANKE SCHÖN!!
• Sophomores and Juniors who are enrolled in Anatomy & Physiology for 2017-18, please stop in Mr. Johnson’s room 12-0006, before the end of the school year.
• 2017-18 Class Schedules are available in PowerSchool – On the left-hand side there is a menu item ‘Next Year’s Schedule’. An email. ‘2017-18 Class Schedules’ was sent out on May 9th with instructions for questions or changes to your schedule.
• Freshman-Juniors – All library books and materials are due by Monday, May 22nd. If you need to keep a book longer for a class assignment, please contact Mrs. Keltner.
• Boy’s Cross Country (XC) – There will be a meeting for all boys interested in cross-country in the fall. Summer training begins this summer. Please come to an informational meeting Monday,  May 22nd in Mr. Foxen’s room 11-033 (first-floor new wing) 1st part of lunch 12:00 PM. If you have questions please see Mr. Foxen.
• Online registration for the August Muskie Football Camp is open at https://register.myonlinecamp.com/camp.cfm?sport=7&id=97752
• NEEDED….hosts for students from France THIS SUMMER! Language and Friendship are still looking for host families for visiting students from France. They will be here from mid-June to mid-July. For more information, visit languageandfriendship.com/hosting/ and use group ID: AG13911. You do NOT need to speak/study French; these students are looking for an immersion experience in English and the opportunity to learn about life in the USA. This is a wonderful opportunity to make an international friend.
• Muskie Volleyball Open Gym Schedule ‘17 – Open to 2017-18 9th-12th-grade students.  Muskie Volleyball Open Gym Schedule ’17
• Current MHS Parents & Future MHS Parents – MHS Booster Club is looking for a few energetic & committed parents to join us for the 2017/2018 school year! Did you know that the MHS Booster Club represents and supports over 65 high school clubs, activities, and sports? We hold a meeting once a month at the high school & also help with concessions and other great school sponsored activities. It’s a great way to connect, meet new parents & get involved! If interested in learning more you can contact MHS Booster parents; Carol Reynolds carol.reynolds@kentww.com or Joni Kerr jonikerr@machlink.com.

** Silver Cord Opportunities **

• College 4 Kids Volunteers Needed – It’s fun, easy, and earns you Silver Cord hours.  June 12-23, 2017, 8 am-12 pm daily at MHS.  If interested, please contact laurie.schroeder@mcsdonline.org
• Summer Lunch Volunteers – United Way is looking for volunteers for the Summer Lunch Program. If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, please visit www.volunteermuscatine.org or contact Nichole at United Way at 563-263-5963 or nichole@unitedwaymuscatine.org      Summer Lunch Volunteer Info
• Muscatine Junior Tennis Tournament, July 14-16 needs volunteers for the following areas: “Court’s Cleanup Crew”, the “Check-in Table”, “First Aid-ICE-Refreshments”, and “Photographer”.  The date of the actual clean-up of the courts would be Wednesday, July 12th.  Looking for about 8-12 people to help clean up the courts this day.  The tools to do the job I’d ask that the volunteers bring are leaf blowers, rakes, grain shovels, wheelbarrows, buckets and eye protection.  Some of these items will be supplied as well.   Pizza will be provided afterward for the volunteers! More volunteer opportunities for this event can be found at www.greatrivertennis.com<http://www.greatrivertennis.com.  Also looking for two officials.  These would be paid positions and would need to complete the USTA Officials Training.  If interested, please contact Cindy Klebe, Muscatine Junior Tennis Tournament Director at 563-506-5901.  Courts Clean Up Crew   Photographer Volunteers  Check-In Table Volunteers  First Aid Ice Refreshments Table Volunteer   Final Tournament Flyer
• Pearl City Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Spring Clean Up is looking for 4-5 volunteers on a Saturday or Sunday for 3-4 hours. Date to be set when 4-5 interested students have responded.  If interested, please contact Jeff Cooper at (239) 994-3475.
  Pearl Valley Rehabilitation Clean Up                                                              

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