It's that time of year again! The 6th Annual
Acton-Boxborough-Maynard PMC Kids Bike Ride will take
place on June 3, 2018 from 8:30 to 12:00 pm at
NARA Park in Acton.
PMC KIDS Bike Rides became an
official PMC program in 2005 as a way to include young cyclists in
the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge’s mission of raising money for cancer research
and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund. These
rides enable children between the ages of 3 and 13 to ride their bikes and
solicit sponsors to donate money to cancer research. 100% of all money
raised at this event and by the children will go directly to Dana Farber via the PMC.
Last year we had over 200 riders and raised over $43,000! The event will
include the ride, food, multiple kid’s activities, a kid’s chance and silent
auction!
Registration is $15 before May 1st, so
register your kids early! Ride details and rider and volunteer registration can
be found at: http://www.kids.pmc.org/Acton-Boxboro.aspx. You can also email PMCKidsAB@gmail.com with any
questions. Or visit us on our PMC Kids Ride -Acton Boxboro Maynard
Facebook page. We hope to see you there!
1st Annual Mattress Fundraiser!!
On Sunday April 29, 2018,
Maynard High School Girls Track is pleased to host a one of a kind fundraising
event. Did you realize 1 in 10 people buy a new mattress every
year? This is the time to buy and save up to 50% off retail, all while supporting our Girls Track program. There will be 20+
sets on display and a team of experts on hand to answer any questions you may
have.
When: Sunday,
April 29, 2018
Where: In the Maynard
High School Gym
Time: 10am
- 4pm
Stop in and take a
look! Layaway and delivery are available to make it easy on you. We
appreciate your support of our fundraiser and hope you spread the word to
neighbors, family and friends.
Important Events and Reminders:
In an effort to streamline the Superintendent’s Notes, I will
provide important upcoming events or announcements that have already been
posted in previous Superintendent’s Notes in this section.
Maynard is Leading The Nation - Request For Past
Graduates
The Maynard
Leading the Nation website can be found at the following link:
https://leadingthenation.maynard.k12.ma.us
At the bottom of
the home page, you will see two picture frames.
The left picture frame says Coming May 7th-11th Portraits of Past Graduates. The right frame says Coming May 7th-11th Portraits
of Future Graduates where our current Maynard students will be interviewed for a
video saying "what they love about Maynard Public Schools"
This is a
request to past graduates to video anything you would like to say about how
Maynard High School prepared you for your life after school. Our TV/Radio Production teacher, John Ogden
has offered to have former graduates come to the MHS TV studio to be videoed by
our students. He can be reached by phone
to set up a time at (978) 897-8891 or by email at:
jogden@maynard.k12.ma.us
If you don't
have time to come to Maynard High School or you now live far away, John has
provided the following directions to video yourself with an iPhone. The directions also explain how you can share
and send the videos to him.
HOW TO SEND VIDEOS
This tutorial operates under the assumption you are using an
iPhone/iPad to do your recording. If you are using a different brand of
phone, some steps may be different, but the process will be similar. You
will need to have the Google Drive app and/or the email
app coordinated with your camera roll/photos.
1. Take the video you want to take, using your phone's camera.
a. Try not to have too many mistakes/blunders in
your speaking. (I recommend writing and having a script in front of you.)
b. Make sure the lighting is appropriate. (Never
shoot a video with the light behind you.)
2. Once you have a satisfactory video, open it up, and press the share
icon (it looks like a square with an arrow pointing up).
-A new screen will open up that has various ways to
share your video. Select email, to send it directly as an email.
-If your video is too large, you must first upload
it to Google Drive (by pressing the Google Drive icon). Once uploaded,
open Google Drive, find your video, select it, and press SHARE. Input the
email address of the person that you want to share it with.
*Videos of a large size must be shared using Google Drive, and cannot
be sent over email.
Glow to Grow Concussion Awareness Walk-a-thon
This event is being run by Garving Cummings for her senior
project. This is a glow in the dark
themed walk-a-thon to light up the race for concussion awareness
Date: April 27th
Time: 7-10 pm
Location: Alumni Field, 1 Tiger Drive, Maynard MA
Maynard High
School Senior Project
Please join Maynard High School Senior
Project students as they present their findings and projects at the annual
Spring Presentation event. The event includes a luncheon for teachers and
community partners and concludes with panel presentations that you will help
judge.
Each student presentation will summarize the
student's experience in the program—their research, internship and project, as
well as their assessment of how well they met the school competencies
requirements. You will be assigned to a panel that will include a Maynard
High School teacher. Panelists will ask the seniors questions about their projects
and placements. Panelists will provide feedback to the students about the
strengths and areas for improvement in their presentations. It promises
to be a rewarding experience for you and for the students!
Thanks to the Maynard Education Foundation for
approval of an administrator grant, this year the luncheon will include a brief
presentation by Dr. Gerardi
called Massachusetts and Maynard Leading the Nation: celebrating the 25th
anniversary of education reform.
Date: Friday, May
11, 2018
Luncheon: 11:15 AM-12:15 PM
Panel Presentations: 12:30 PM-2:15 PM
Place: Maynard High School, 1 Tiger Drive, Maynard, MA 01754
Luncheon: 11:15 AM-12:15 PM
Panel Presentations: 12:30 PM-2:15 PM
Place: Maynard High School, 1 Tiger Drive, Maynard, MA 01754
To
reserve your spot at the luncheon and to serve on the panels, please email your
name and contact phone number to:
2018-2019 Bus Registration
Bus registration for the 2018-2019 school year will begin on May 7,
2018. Registration will take place at the administrative offices located at
the Fowler School from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Registration forms will be available on our website to download and all
school offices starting on May 4. No
forms will be accepted before May 7.
There is no fee increase this year.
$270.00 for the 1st student; $220 each student thereafter.
Note: If
you have a student entering 7th grade at a distance of 2 miles or more,
you must now pay the fee. Any questions,
please call Colleen Moore at 978-897-2222.
Senior Project
Madison
Berry is a senior at Maynard High School. She is currently working on a project
in order to complete her Senior Project capstone. She is working with Savers to
host a clothing drive. You can learn
more at the following link:
https://sites.google.com/view/fundriveforhivfunding/home
Maynard Earth Day
Maynard's first annual Earth Day will be on Sunday April 22, from 1:00
pm to 3:00 pm. The event will start at
the Mill Pond parking lot on Main Street in Maynard. There will be Music, an Art show and sales,
and many other activities. For more
information, see the Maynard Public Schools website homepage at the following
link:
http://www.maynard.k12.ma.us/
A Message for Parents in Grades 5 Through 8 About Transitions and
Choices
I am very aware of the growing consideration for alternate school
choices to the traditional neighborhood public school. For any parent considering alternatives to
the Maynard Public Schools, I would encourage you to meet with me individually
before you make that decision. You can
contact me in the following ways:
Email: rgerardi@maynard.k12.ma.us
Phone: (978) 897-2222
Visit: Central Office at Fowler School
This dialog is very important for me to learn concerns and share my
thoughts too. I will make myself available seven days a week and anytime
(morning, daytime, or evening) that is convenient for you.
A Wonderful New Scholarship Brought to MHS by the Society
of Women Engineers
The Society of
Women Engineers of Southern New Hampshire has elected to establish a
scholarship fund to benefit a Maynard High School graduating senior who is a
young woman headed into engineering or STEM related field.
The first annual
Laura Schuler Cossette Scholarship Fundraiser will be held on Saturday
April 21st at 6:00pm at the Maynard Elks at 34 Powdermill Road. The
scholarship has been established to honor the memory of 1980 Maynard High
School graduate Laura Schuler Cossette. Admission is $25.00. There will be
food, an auction, Cash Bar, and music provided by the Groove Street Band.
Please join us
for this spring soiree with proceeds to benefit a worthy MHS graduate and in
memory of a distinguished Maynard High School alumna.
Please donate to the Maynard High School Scholarship Fund
Maynard residents will be receiving their
Excise Bills in the next week. Included with the invoices, you will find
an insert related to the Maynard High School (MHS) Scholarship Fund. The
town of Maynard School Department has established an MHS Scholarship Fund to
provide assistance to MHS graduating seniors who plan to pursue post-secondary
education. Each year, the Scholarship Committee grants scholarships to
deserving students to assist with post-secondary expenses. This fund
depends totally on the support of the general public. Many cities and
towns in the area provide a similar scholarship fund.
Please consider completing the form
included with the excise bill, along with your donation ($25, $40, $50 or
other). Please make a separate check payable to Town of Maynard, 195 Main St, Maynard, MA 01754 and please note "Scholarship
Donation" in the memo line of the check. If you would like a form
sent to you, please email mjtbrannelly@comcast.net.
Thank you very much for your support of
Maynard graduating seniors. They greatly appreciate it!
Science Festival at Framingham State University
Through
Maynard’s affiliation with the Metrowest STEM Network we have been given the
opportunity to invite Maynard residents to the Science Festival at Framingham
State University. There will be
demonstrations and hands on activities for learners of all ages including kids,
teens, and adults. You will meet science
and engineering professionals and mingle with fellow science enthusiast. The Keynote speaker is John Grant, PhD from
the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
Day:
Saturday
Date:
April 21, 2018
Time:
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
