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February 2017

Brad Plackemeier, Principal Shane Backhus, Asst. Principal Bryce McFarland, Asst. Principal

Parent-Teacher Conferences March 13th & 14th 5pm - 9pm

January has been a busy month at McPherson High School with the start of the semes-ter. MHS hosted its annual boys and girls invitational tournaments and is preparing to serve as host to the first ever Kansas Girls High School Wrestling Championship in Feb-ruary. The MHS performing arts department is rehearsing for the musical, The Little Mermaid, and putting together the yearly talent show in February.

The MHS Student Council’s Class of the Year project continues to increase student participation in and attendance at extracurricular events. The goal of the contest is to increase school spirit while providing increased support for students in athletic events and activities. Points will be awarded to classes based on participation in extracurricu-lar activities, attendance at extracurricular events, school attendance rates, discipline referral rates, parent/teacher conference attendance, and participation in spirit weeks. The winning class will earn a full day off of school at the end of the year.

The goal of McPherson High School will continue to focus on preparing each student to be citizenship, college, and career ready when they graduate in the Roundhouse in May.

Seniors and families, mark your calendars with the following important dates!

Thursday, March 2, 2017: Graduation orders arrive at MHS -- Any unpaid order bal-ance will need to be taken care of prior to pick-up. Personal checks will not be ac-cepted on this day (cash or credit only).

Friday, May 5, 2017: Senior Breakfast at 7:00 A.M. -- Invitations will arrive via USPS in April. Please make sure the front office has your correct mailing address on file.

Saturday, May 6, 2017: Project Graduation at Worlds of Fun

Saturday, May 20, 2017: Graduation!

Seniors should also be bringing an 8x10 picture frame to my room for a Senior Breakfast project. It can be any frame they like, but it needs to be able to stand up.

Erica ShookSenior Class Sponsor

Junior Class is hosting American

Legion Family Night on February 16th!

SOPHOMORE CLASSPlease remember we will be respon-sible for after prom clean up. Prom is April 8th. Clean up will begin once prom is over. We will need a lot of help from parents. We will also need trucks, trailers and drills.

Student Honors

Student HonorsOur students continue to excel! CONGRATULATIONS to the

following MHS clubs, teams and individuals!

• Congratulations to Mattea Black & Rachael Hendricks for their art being accepted into the Scholastic Art Compe-tition in Wichita.

• Congratulations to Rachel Dossett and Thomas Smith who’ve been chosen All Schools Day Queen and Prince Charm-ing.

Congratulations to the following students named Winter Homecoming candidates.

Queen Candidates - Zaida Chapman, Gracy Feil, Sydney Mossman, Elle Schrag, Emma Yowell

King Candidates - Dylan Baldwin, Eric Gaeddert, Chris Kirchner, Paxton Leaf, Patrick Munsey

Congratulations to the Boys Basketball Team for winning the McPherson In-vitational Tournament. Ben Pyle was

named the MVP and Mason Alexander & Jake Alexander were named to the All-

Tourney Team.Congratulations to the Girls Basketball

Team for their 3rd place finish at the Mid America Classic Tournament. Taylor

Robertson was named to the All-Tourney Team.

Just a reminder that MHS will not be receiving deliveries of, or participating in the distribution of Valentine flowers,

balloons, etc., on Valentine’s Day.

Unpaid Fees . . . Please send your check today clearing your student’s account. Fees need to be paid in full prior to the end of the school year. If you have questions, you may contact Tracey We-del in the Bookkeeping Office between 9 to 11 am and 12 to 2 pm.

February 17th: Breast Cancer Presen-tation at halftime of Girls Basketball game

The first day of practice for spring sports is Monday, February 27th. The KSHSAA recommends completion of the physical evaluation of athletes at least one month prior to the first practice to allow time for corrections of deficiencies and implementation of conditioning recommendations. Physical forms, concussion forms and parent permission/emergency card forms are available in the Activities/Athletics Office. Students who have previously participated in this school year’s fall and winter sports already have these forms submitted and do NOT need to have them filled out again.

Also, each athlete must pay the participation fee, if you have not done so this school year. Fees need to be paid in the Bookkeeper’s Office, if you have questions regarding the fee call the Activities Office at 241-9510. Do not wait until the first day of practice to take care of the requirements. Remember, a student will not be permitted to participate until all forms are on file and fees have been paid.

Attention - Spring Athletes

Did you know???You can go to avctl.org and click on

Mcpherson to see all the updated chang-es for all McPherson High School athletics & activities. You can also click on the des-tination of the activity and it will give you

the directions to that destionation.

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National Honor Society invitations will be sent out in February. Stu-dents with cummulative weighted GPAs of 3.5 and better will receive

invitations and instructions on how to apply for membership. There is never a fee to become a member of

NHS.

Spring College Visits

Spring college visits will be on Monday, Feb-ruary 20th. Please sign up in the Guidance Office. This visit is open to all MHS students that have an interest in attending the following schools:

Washburn University - Juniors onlyEmporia State UniversityFlint Hills Technical College

The cost of transportation and supervision is paid for by USD 418. There may be a fee for lunch. If you cancel your place after the sign-up deadline (or don’t show up on the day of the visit), a $20 transportation & su-pervision fee will be charged to your school account.

The deadline to sign up is February 1st. Space may be limited, so sign up early!

Here are some important upcoming dates from your College & Career Advocates!

For more information, please contact us at 241-9520

Feb. 11, 2017: Official ACT Opportunity at MHSFeb. 15, 2017: Priority Scholarship Application

Deadline for Many CollegesApril 8, 2017: Official ACT Opportunity at MHS

June 10, 2017: Official ACT Opportunity at MHS

To keep current with events connected to the Guidance Office, follow us on Facebook ( @MHS Guidance Office ), Twitter ( @advocateadvice ),

Website ( mhsgo.weebly.com )

Class RankClass rank was determined by a formu-la that is designed to reward a student for performance in the local curriculum, standardized test score (ACT) and for complet-ing The Kansas Scholars Curriculum recom-mended curriculum. The formulas is:

A student’s weighted GPA + ACT score x.1 + The Kansas Scholars Curriculum (1 or 0)

The ACT scores used for this calculation are based on the best score on record at the end of the 7th semester. The Kansas Scholars Curric-ulum value will be one point for completing the recommended curriculum, or a zero if the stu-dent does not. The Valedictorian and Saluta-torian for the graduating class was determined after the completion of the 7th semester.

NCAA Eligibility Guidelines(National Collegiate Activities Association)

Any student who plans on, or is thinking about being a college athelete should register with the NCAA Clearinghouse. It is recommended that you start this process as a freshman in high school.

Here is a starting point on the web to learn about this process: http://eligibilitycenter.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.html

More details can be found at: http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/student-athlete+experience/becoming+a+student-athlete/getting+started

Please see a counselor or advocate for more in-formation.

Parents, Due date for handing inSenior photos for the

Senior Tribute is Monday, April 3rd.

YEARBOOKS are on sale for $60February 9th - 17th

Personalization is $5.50.

Icons are $3.67.

You can place an order at jostens.com or call the High School.