MMHS Principal's Note 8-29-24

Greetings Mashpee Middle-High School students and families!

MMHS Important Information

To the best of our ability, our weekly Newsletter will come out on Thursdays!
Students can enter the building at 8:10 am.
Classes start promptly at 8:20 am.
Dismissal is at 2:50 pm.

MMHS has a rotating schedule with a dropped class each day. Here is a copy of our daily schedule: 

There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, 8/30, and Monday, 9/2.
MMHS Open House for ALL Families: Thursday, 9/19, at 6:00-7:30 pm.
Early Release Day for ALL MPS Schools: Monday, 9/30. MMHS dismissal is at 11:45 am.

Student Assemblies

On Wednesday and Thursday, the building administration met with each grade level in the auditorium. We introduced ourselves and set the tone for the upcoming school year. The following are highlights from our message.

Core Values

My expectations as a principal are simple and represent my core values as a person. I want MMHS to be a place of:

• Pride
• Respect
• Empathy
• Professionalism
• High Expectations

During assemblies, students were very respectful and responsive, and I truly appreciated their attention. We have really great kids here at MMHS!

Cell Phones

Nationwide, schools are struggling with how to appropriately implement cell phone expectations. Students at MMHS are allowed to use their phones 3 times throughout the day: breakfast, lunch, and homeroom. That is it. They are not allowed to use their cell phones in the hallways or between classes. We are asking that parents, guardians, and family members respect these expectations and refrain from contacting their children outside of the allowed times. During a recent Mashpee school committee meeting, I asked that, as the new principal, I be given grace to continue with the cell phone expectations that were implemented last year. Please help us in ensuring your child only uses their cell phone during breakfast, lunch, and homeroom.

The Massachusetts Smoke-Free Workplace Law

The Smoke-Free Workplace Law, M.G.L. Ch. 270, §22, mandates that enclosed workplaces with one or more employees must be smoke-free. The state law intends to protect workers in enclosed workplaces from secondhand smoke exposure. The full text of the law and additional information is available at www.mass.gov/dph/mtcp.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Is smoking allowed in public schools and on public school property? No. The Smoke-Free Workplace Law prohibits smoking in all enclosed workplaces, including public and private schools. In addition, Massachusetts requires that all public schools through high school prohibit smoking on school grounds, on school buses, and at school-sponsored events. The law is commonly referred to as the “Education Reform Act” (MG.L. ch. 270, §22(b)(2); MGL c. 71, §§2A, 37H; c. 90, §7B(10)).

What does this mean at MMHS? Smoking and vaping are not allowed anywhere on school grounds, inside our school, or on our school buses. Students who are found vaping or smoking will receive consequences. Our goal is to teach students that the decisions they make now can develop into habits that, eventually, may turn into addiction. We want our students to be safe and healthy now and in the future.

MMHS Spirit Days

Every Friday is an MMHS Spirit Day! We encourage students and staff to wear their Mashpee gear, royal blue, white, or black. We have a school store located just outside our cafeteria for students who would like to shop. Let's go Falcons!

Grade 8 and Washington DC

If you have not yet signed up for the Washington DC Trip scheduled for June 8th-11th and would like to go, please contact Mr. Looney at mlooney@mpspk12.org. If your child has already sold raffle tickets, please have them see Mr. Looney, during homeroom, in room A132 to turn in money and receipts to get more tickets.

MMHS Robotics CompetitionTeam

The Robotics Competition Team will start on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, after school in room 131 (the Robotics Room) with Mrs.Hough. All students in grades 7-12 are welcome to attend this first meeting which will go from after school till 5 pm. Students do not have to stay the whole time but can attend partially to voice their interest in the program. Students are welcome to stop by the Makerspace and ask Mrs. Hough about Robotics and Parents/Guardians can email her at ahough@mpspk12.org for information.

Health Updates 

2024 Seasonal Flu Clinics
https://www.mashpeema.gov/board-health/news/2024-seasonal-flu-clinics

Athletics: Upcoming Events at MMHS

This information is subject to change. Please check with the athletic department for updates.

Upcoming HOME Games and Events at MMHS:

• Varsity and Junior Varsity Volleyball: Thursday, 8/29, 4:00 pm, Mashpee vs. Monomoy (scrimmage)
• All-Sports Night: Thursday, 8/29, 6:00pm, MMHS Auditorium
• Varsity Football: Friday, 8/30, 11:00 am, Mashpee vs. Nauset (scrimmage)
• Varsity Girls' Soccer: Friday, 8/30, time TBD, Mashpee vs. CCA (scrimmage)
• Varsity Boys' Soccer: Wednesday, 9/4, 4:30 pm, Mashpee vs. Hull
• Junior Varsity Volleyball: Thursday, 9/5, 4:00 pm, Mashpee vs. Wareham
• Varsity Volleyball: Thursday, 9/5, 5:30 pm, Mashpee vs. Wareham
• Varsity Field Hockey: Thursday, 9/5, 4:30 pm, Mashpee vs. Cohasset
• Junior Varsity Field Hockey: Thursday, 9/5, 6:00 pm, Mashpee vs. Cohasset
• Junior Varsity Volleyball: Monday, 9/9, 4:30 pm, Mashpee vs. Cape Cod Academy
• Varsity Volleyball: Monday, 9/9, 6:00 pm, Mashpee vs. Cape Cod Academy
• Junior Varsity Football: Monday, 9/9, 4:00 pm, Mashpee vs. Dennis-Yarmouth
• Varsity Cross Country: Monday, 9/9, 4:00 pm, Mashpee vs. Middleboro
• Varsity and Junior Varsity Girls' Soccer: Monday, 9/9, 4:30 pm, Mashpee vs. Cohasset