 MN Crazy Hat Day! The Marple Newtown High School administrative team recognizes their role in establishing school culture and seeks to encourage their students and staff in positive and creative ways. Chris White, Assistant Principal, recently purchased tiger-striped cowboy hats for them to wear for the first MN Crazy H.A.T. Day. The team visited ten classrooms to recognize Homework (Did everyone do the homework?), Attendance (Was everyone present?) and Timeliness (Was everyone on time?). If a class met these criteria, each student received a Tiger Pride key chain. In fifteen minutes, they recognized seven successful classrooms; more importantly, they sent the message to our students and staff that their administrators recognized their efforts. The administrative team agrees that a fashion faux-pas is a small price to pay for positive student effort and improved school climate! J Crazy H.A.T. day is an initiative of our MN Renaissance program and it will be repeated randomly throughout the year.
Important Change of Calendar for All Seniors!
 Due to the complexities of the 2008-2009 school calendar, this year’s commencement had been moved from Thursday, June 11, 2009 to Monday, June 15, 2009. Unfortunately,
The Pavilion at Villanova University, where we have successfully held graduation for the past three years, is not available to us on June 15th. In addition, after an extensive search, we have been unable to locate a suitable regional venue in which to host our commencement exercises.
I am, however, pleased to announce that we have developed a plan and received the approval from our Board of School Directors, which will allow us to hold Commencement on Thursday, June 11, 2009 at The Pavilion at Villanova University.
The Pennsylvania Department of Education requires all students to attend school for a minimum of 180 days. The June 11th graduation date will leave our seniors one day shy of the 180 day minimum. Therefore, we are developing an educational program for all 12th grade students on Friday, February 13, 2009. Dismissal on this day will be 11:00 a.m. Holding this “seniors only” school day will allow us to proceed with commencement on June 11th. The focus of this day will be career exploration. We will provide more details as we get closer to the date.
Please be aware that in the event that we have any school closings due to inclement weather, seniors will need to make up those days as well. We will begin with Monday, May 18th. Additional make-up days will be added, as necessary.
Thank you, in advance, for your cooperation and flexibility. We look forward to seeing you at The Pavilion on the night of June 11, 2009.
Sincerely, Ray McFall,
Principal
Edline Account Registration – all parents and students are encouraged to register for Edline access. All e-mail announcements will be made through Edline. In addition, it is a great way to keep up with your child’s grades in progress. For the parents of upperclassmen and incoming ninth grade students, activation codes and directions will be mailed home shortly after the school year begins. Please note that incoming ninth grade students and their parents will need to reactivate their accounts at the high school.
School Closing (Delayed Opening) Information — In the event of school closing or delayed opening due to inclement weather, information will be posted at http://www.mnsd.net as soon as it is available. It is also announced on KYW News Radio (our school number is 454), and the District Inform-a-phone 610-359-4280. Families will also receive a telephone call using our Global Connect system.
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