The cut-off date for signing up for the try-outs is May 5th (next Tuesday).
o Letters for your individual try-out dates/times will be delivered to TFTs May 6th-8th.
o There aren’t any packets for the talent show. You will receive a letter as mentioned previously.
o You MUST be prepared with your outfits, music, props, instruments, etc. at the time of your try-out. We will not be rescheduling any try-out times.
o Once try-outs have been completed you will receive a letter letting you know whether you have been selected for the show or not
Tickets for the 8th grade dance will be on sale in the cafeteria beginning Monday, May 4th, through Tuesday, May 12th. Tickets will be $10. Dance will be FRIDAY, MAY 15th at MHS.
Please remember:
o *Only 8th grade, MMS students, may attend the dance
o *You may NOT attend if you have:
-any Step 4 or higher discipline during the fourth quarter
-are assigned in-house the week of the dance
-are absent for any part of the day of the dance
o *You must be in school the entire day!
o *Limousines are not allowed. If you arrive in a limo, you will be asked to leave.
o *Students should dress-up, please no blue jeans
Jalisa McQueen, a junior at Monroe High School, is one of only 40 students nationwide chosen to attend the University of California-Davis Young Scholars Program (UCD-YSP,) June 21-August 1. In addition, she was offered a $6,000 scholarship for the program.
“This is the premiere program of its type in the United States and Jalisa is so deserving of this honor. During her summer vacation this year, she will have the same types of experiences that she would have during her first years of college,” said Monroe High School science teacher Kristen Hovest.
The UCD-YSP is a summer residential research program design to expose 40 high-achieving high school students from across the country to the world of original research in the natural sciences. The program has an emphasis on the biological, environmental and agricultural sciences.
When in the program, Jalisa will work one-on-one with research faculty and research groups in state-of-the-art laboratories for six weeks. She will work on an additional project and a journal-quality paper and symposium presentation about her work. Besides the scientific research, the UCD-YSP strives to introduce participants to the climate and culture of living and working on a university campus.
Everybody is s suspect in “CLUE the Musical” to be staged this coming weekend by the Theatre Company of Monroe High School. The show will be presented four times. This engaging and interactive musical is based on the popular board game, CLUE. The plot concerns a murder at the mansion, occupied by several people. The audience is asked to solve the murder. Cast members are Mary Stehulak, Austin Bray, Zachary Everly, Jarod Kimble, Michaela Foulkrod, Krissy Castellese, Haley Langmeyer, Taryn Michaels, oseph Pilgrim and Curtis Jewell. The show will be presented four times. Dates and times for the show are: Friday, May 1 – 7 p.m.; Saturday, May 2 – 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, May 3, 7 p.m. The show will be presented at the Monroe High School Auditorium. “The end is determined by audience members who select the murderer, murder weapon and location of the murder,” said Sue Sacks, Monroe High School drama teacher who directs the production. “Based on the cards drawn, the show has 216 possible endings, with interchangeable dialogue between the characters that is delivered as the story unfolds.” This show is presented as a dinner theater with a dessert buffet served during intermission. Tickets are $15 each and can only be bought or reserved before the performance. To purchase or reserve tickets, please call 265-3538.
Please come to Buffalo Wild Wings next Wednesday, April 29th in support of our Trojan Pride Project. You do not need to have the flyer in hand when you come. You can simply take a picture of the flyer and show it to your server.
MMS, MHS Instrumental Groups to Play in Local Competition
It should be quite a treat for music lovers in Monroe County when all of Monroe Public Schools' instrumental groups from Monroe Middle School and Monroe High School participate in the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association festival to be held this year in Monroe. All of the concerts on March 12-14 are free.
Band Festival to Provide Three Days of Music
Persons who enjoy middle school and high school orchestras and bands will delight in three days of music coming up March 12-14 when the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association hosts its band and orchestra festival at Monroe County Community College.
Some 42 groups will perform over the three days, involving 1,937 students, assisted by more than 220 volunteers. This very special event, which is coordinated by the Music Department of Monroe Public Schools, is free of change for all to attend.
Festival hours are 8 a.m. to 7:50 p.m., Thursday, March 12; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, March 13; and 9 a.m. to 2:20 p.m., Saturday, March 14.
All participating groups will perform three numbers in the Meyer Theater and will be judged by professional adjudicators. Those concerts are open to the public. They also then will perform a selection they never have seen before – called sight-reading – before another judge.
Here is the list of performance times by group.
Thursday, March 12
8:00 a.m. – Ida Middle School 7th Grade band;
8:25 a.m. – Dundee Middle School Concert Band
8:50 a.m. – Bedford Junior High School 7th Grade Band
9:25 a.m. – Seitz Middle School (Riverview) 7th/8th Grade Concert Band
9:50 a.m. – Ida Middle School 8th Grade Band
10:15 a.m. – Bedford Junior High School 8th Grade Band
10:55 a.m. – Bedford Junior High School String Orchestra
11:25 a.m. --Monroe Middle School Orchestra
11:50 a.m. – Whiteford High School Concert Band
1:00 p.m. – St. Mary Catholic Central High School Band
1:25 p.m. – Dundee High School Concert Band
1:50 p.m. – Wyandotte Roosevelt High School Band
2:25 p.m. – Bedford High School Varsity Band
2:50 p.m. – Bedford High School Symphony Orchestra
3:15 p.m. – St. Mary Catholic Central Chamber Strings
3:55 p.m. – Bedford High School Symphonic Band
4:25 p.m. – Wyandotte Roosevelt High School Symphony Band
4:55 p.m. – Bedford High School Chamber Orchestra
6:10 p.m. – St. Mary Catholic Central High School Symphony Band
6:50 p.m. – Monroe High School Orchestra
Friday, March 13
8:00 a.m. – Airport High School Concert Band
8:25 a.m. – Summerfield Middle School Concert Band
8:50 a.m. – Whiteford Junior High School Prep Band
9:30 a.m. – Ida High School Symphonic Band
9:55 a.m. – Airport High School Symphonic Band
10:20 a.m. – Summerfield High School Symphonic Band
11:00 a.m. – Simpson Middle School (Flat Rock) 7th Grade Band
11:25 a.m. – Wagar Middle School Symphonic Band
11:50 a.m. – Plymouth-Canton Educational Park High School Symphony Band
1:00 p.m. – Summit Academy High School Symphonic Band
1:25 p.m. – Ida High School Concert Band
1:50 p.m. – Plymouth Canton Educational Park High School Chamber Winds
2:30 p.m. – Wagar Middle School Concert Band
3:00 p.m. – Plymouth-Canton Educational park High School Wind Ensemble
Saturday, March 14
9:00 a.m. -- Monroe Middle School 7th Grade Band
9:25 a.m. – Jefferson High School Symphonic Band
9:55 a.m. – Wyandotte Roosevelt High School String Orchestra
10:35 a.m. – Monroe Middle School 8th Grade Band
11:00 a.m. – Monroe High School Concert Band
11:30 a.m. – Jefferson High School Wind Ensemble
12:50 p.m. – Wyandotte Roosevelt High School Chamber Strings
1:20 p.m. – Monroe High School Wind Ensemble
MMS 8th grader qualifies for National Geographic State Bee
Monroe Middle School 8th grader Gino Assenmacher has been named a semifinalist and is eligible to participate in the 2015 National Geographic State Bee on March 27 in Battle Creek.
Gino, the son of Craig and Nina Assenmacher, is a member of the National Junior Honor Society at Monroe Middle School and is involved in various activities at the school.
Monroe High School will hold its annual open house and information night for eighth graders and their parents on Thursday, January 29. The event runs from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at Monroe High School.
Eighth graders from Monroe Middle School and their parents as well as those attending private or charter schools or being home-schooled are invited to attend.
The event will open with a clubs and activities festival in the MHS Commons from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. From 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., there will be sessions about various aspects of learning at Monroe High School, many of them about programs available only at Monroe High School and not at any other local high school. Building tours also will be available. Among the programs to be highlighted are the MHS direct college program in association with Monroe County Community College, the large number of virtual classes available at MHS, the school’s push towards a college-going culture and the successful Allies in Monroe program.
Staff members will be on-hand to explain the enrollment process and distribute scheduling and registration materials. Curriculum questions also will be answered.
Persons with questions can contact the assistant principals’ office at 265-3460.
Monroe Public Schools Board of Education President Robert Yeo was re-elected board president for 2015, his third consecutive year to hold the post, at the board’s organizational meeting on Tuesday, January 13.
Larry VanWasshenova was re-elected vice president of the board. Board member Ryan Philbeck was elected secretary and MPS Business and Finance Director Katherine Eighmey was re-appointed board treasurer.
The school board also decided Tuesday night that it will continue to hold its regular meetings at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. The board also approved the 2015 meeting schedule for its committees. The 2015 meeting schedule is posted on the MPS website http://www.monroe.k12.mi.us .
Hey everyone, have you ordered your yearbook yet?! If you’re not sure, you can check the updated list inside of the showcase, outside of room 112. If you haven’t ordered one yet, there’s still time. You need to hurry though because the price is going up! You can order by calling 1.866.282.1516 or going to the website at www.jostensyearbooks.com. You can also refer to the flyers that have been mailed home, or pick up another copy from Mrs. VanKlingeren in room 112. Quantities are limited, so order asap! Don’t miss out on your book full of memories!