Greetings Mashpee Middle-High School students and families!

Building Administration

Ms. Brady, Principal: bbrady@mpspk12.org

Mr. Markarian, Assistant Principal 7-9: smarkarian@mpspk12.org

Ms. Melby, Assistant Principal 10-12: rmelby@mpspk12.org

Additional Administrators

Mrs. Kett, Director of School Counseling: lkett@mpspk12.org

Mr. Looney, Director of Career and Technical Education (CTE): mlooney@mpspk12.org

Mr. Triveri, Athlectic Director and PE and Wellness Department Head: mtriveri@mpspk12.org

Ms. Finn, English Department Head: afinn@mpspk12.org

Mrs. Brodie, Math Department Head: kbrodie@mpspk12.org

Mrs. Soares, Science Department Head: ssoares@mpspk12.org

Mr. Brodie, History and Social Sciences Department Head: bbrodie@mpspk12.org

Mr. Rumberger, World Languages Department Head: trumberger@mpspk12.org

• Half-day on Monday, December 9th. MMHS will have an 11:45am dismissal for all students.
• No School for everyone December 23rd - January 1st. Students and staff return from break on Thursday, January 2nd. Enjoy your time off and be sure to do something you love!
• To the best of our ability, our weekly Newsletter will come out on Thursdays.
• Students can enter the building at 8:10am.
• Classes start promptly at 8:20am.
• Dismissal is at 2:50pm.
• MMHS has a rotating schedule with a dropped class each day. Here is a copy of our daily schedule: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jlseDXait6VvyqfPNKHxjhNXeu-5aiCz/view?usp=sharing
• MMHS Spirit Days every Friday! Make sure you wear your Mashpee gear or colors on Fridays!

Our MMHS football team did an AMAZING job last night at Gillette. It was a great game! Our kids played with heart and they put up an excellent fight. The principal of Uxbridge came to me after the game to compliment our team on their respect and sportsmanship. Our cheerleaders and band were high energy and full of fun! Thank you to the whole crew of teachers, coaches, advisors, and students who were part of this amazing season. I am so incredibly proud to be your principal!

Thank you to the Mashpee and Wampanoag Tribal Police Departments for sending our players off in style. Four police cruisers escorted our players all the way to the game and home from the game.

Also, the workers at Gillette and and for the MIAA came to me when the game was over and said that our crowd was one of the biggest, loudest, most energetic, and FUN crowds they've ever had for a high school Super Bowl game. They were impressed that not only were there no problems at all, but our crowd was polite and full of jokes with the workers. Thank you Mashpee community for being so amazing and supporting our kids!

Did you know that we have our own YouTube channel called Mashpee Falcon Media? We would love for you to subscribe to our channel! Our goal is to get at least 1,000 subscribers. Currently, we have 472. Please help us reach our goal! https://www.youtube.com/c/MashpeeFalconMedia

Here is this week's edition ofThe Mashpee Minute, Season 6, Episode 11

A Message from Mrs. Reynolds

We are excited to invite you to the Blue Falcon Theater Company’s Fall Play, Check Please, this Friday, December 6, and Saturday, December 7, at 7:00 PM! Tickets are just $5, and we would love for you to join us for an evening of laughter and entertainment.

The students have been working incredibly hard since September to bring their characters to life, and they are eager to share the results of their dedication and creativity with you. It’s truly a labor of love, and your support would mean the world to them!

Check Please is a hilarious comedy about the trials and tribulations of dating. Dating can be hard. Especially when your date happens to be a raging kleptomaniac, your grandmother’s bridge partner, or a mime. The play follows a series of blind dinner dates that couldn't get any worse – until they do. Can there possibly be a light at the end of the tunnel?

We promise you’ll be laughing all the way through the evening. We hope to see you there to support our talented students and enjoy a night of fun!

Click Here to learn more about the Cast: https://sites.google.com/mpspk12.org/blue-falcon-theter/home

ELPAC is the English Learner Parent Advisory Committee. Every public school in Massachusetts with 100 or more Multilingual Learners is required to establish an ELPAC. Membership is voluntary and open to all parents and legal guardians of current or former Multilingual Learners. The role of ELPAC can include:

• Creating by-laws (rules) regarding officers and operational procedures;
• Advising the school district, school committee, and board of trustees on matters related to English learners;
• Meeting regularly with school or district leaders to participate in the planning and development of programs to improve educational opportunities for English learners;
• Advising the district or school on any new proposed language acquisition programs
• Reviewing district and school improvement plans as they relate to English learners; and
• Meeting at least annually with the school committee or school council.

The next ELPAC meeting is scheduled for December 12 @ 6:00 at Quashnet School. Food and childcare are provided.

We will discuss:

1. Strategies for parents to support education at home

2. Monitoring grades in PowerSchool and Google Classroom

3. Using School Status Connect to communicate with teachers

MMHS is collaborating with YMCA of Cape Cod to bring an exciting opportunity for our BIPOC students here at Mashpee. The Y-Achievers Program is a college prep and career readiness program aimed to motivate BIPOC teens by giving them the support and resources to pursue and achieve their personal, academic, and career goals. Please see Ms. Almeida in Guidance B if you are interested in joining this program which is set to start in January.

When: December 4th-18th

Where: Donation locations include KCC, Quashnet, and MMHS

What: Donate what you can to help the 500+ homeless on Cape Cod! Please see this week's Mashpee Minute for more information

Who: For questions, contact priley@mpspk12.org and apurdy@mpspk12.org

Builders Club, which held its second meeting of the school year on Monday, October 28th, is looking for donations to support the Mashpee Cares Closet (MCC). Our Builders Club members are dedicated to keeping the MCC stocked and organized, making sure essential items like food, clothing, and hygiene products are accessible to all students at Mashpee Middle-High School. Their efforts keep this resource available for those who need it most.

We’re currently looking for donations of the following items: Items Needed for the MCC. Any help in keeping the MCC stocked with essential supplies is greatly appreciated!

For questions or more information, please reach out to Builders Club Advisors Casey Lynch (clynch@mpspk12.org) and Laura Taylor (ltaylor@mpspk12.org).

We have exciting news to share: EMILY DOOLAN, grade 12, was selected as a QuestBridge National Scholar! Out of 25,500 QuestBridge Applicants, only 7,288 were selected as finalists; EMILY being one of them. Finalists exhibit outstanding academic achievement and qualify financially. On December 2nd the approximately 2,627 QuestBridge finalists were notified if they were actually matched with a college; and EMILY was one of those matched. She was matched with one of her top colleges, BOSTON COLLEGE! EMILY will receive a full ride, tuition, books, housing, etc... to Boston College. CONGRATULATIONS EMILY! We're so proud of you!

Front Row (Left to Right): Lindsey Lu, Ayesha Shafi, Melania Frye, Grace Dion, Emily Doolan and Hannah Rogers

Back Row (Left to Right): Dominic Matteodo, Logan Wills, Michael McGrail, and Ben Squarcia

MMHS Middle and High School Chorus performed at the Mashpee Commons Tree Lighting last Friday!