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Weekly Newsletter
May 25 - 29, 2020
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The following dates have been determined for parents/students to come to MMS to return/collect student items.
· Thursday, May 21st 5pm-7pm
· Friday, May 22nd 9am-Noon
· Tuesday, May 26th 5pm-7pmOn those days students need to return their track uniforms and sweats.
Students can also turn in any library books they have.
We will also collect all 8th grade chromebooks that were given out to students. (All 6th and 7th grade students can keep their chromebook and we will collect those at a later time.)
If you know your child will not be returning back to MMS, you can turn in the chromebook on the dates mentioned above. Please make sure the charger is with the chromebook when you return it.
DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENT ITEMS:
Also, on those dates, students will be able to get their items from the PE/athletic lockers.
We ask that all parents/students stay in their vehicle and a MMS staff member will come to you vehicle.
A staff member will get your student information and will return the items back to your vehicle.
All MMS staff will be wearing a face covering and practicing all social distance guidelines. Students/parents will not be allowed into the building.
MMS Google Classroom Codes
Click Here to View the List of MMS Google Classroom Codes
Hays County COVID-19 Resources
Click Here to View a List of Available Resources
Counselor's Corner
Click Here to View an Important Message From Our Counselors
UPDATE for 2019-2020: MMS students need to sign up for the Late Bus using the following link or scanning the QR code located in their teacher's classroom by 5pm the day prior to riding the late bus.
CLICK HERE to Sign Up for the LATE BUS
All student checkouts must be done before 3:15pm. It is required to have a photo ID when checking out your student. We are not able to release students to parents/guardians without a photo ID.
Food deliveries from any delivery service are prohibited on campus. We can only accept food from parents/family members for their student only. Parents are not allowed to bring food for other students.
Please take a moment to review our policy for students riding home on a bus with another student:
- A note is needed from both parties; the student that is going home with a friend AND a note from the friend's parent.
- Both notes must have a parent signature and a phone number.
- The campus will contact both parties for verification. Notes can be provided ahead of time for verification.
- Students will not be allowed to go home with their friend on the bus if we have not had verbal confirmation from both parties.
If you are unable to receive phone calls at work, please email Beatrice.Garcia@hayscisd.net (front office receptionist) and/or myself James.Cruz@hayscisd.net. You can also text me at 512-698-7007.
I appreciate everyone’s understanding with this policy. Please let me know if you have any questions, I will be happy to assist you.
For a brief introduction to SRP (Standard Response Protocol) in English click here
For a brief introduction to SRP (Standard Response Protocol) in Spanish click here
To learn more detailed information about SRP and the iloveuguys foundation, please visit www.iloveuguys.org
SRP Parent Handout
This year we are using a system called HERO this year that will keep track of tardy/no id/cell phone violations. We also use this system for Tiger Tickets and positive behavior. Parents are able to keep track of their students tardy/no id violations as well as how many tiger tickets they have earned. Here are the directions:
- You must create an account on the computer first before downloading the ap. Please go to https://herok12.com/. Click on sign in (top right corner)
- After clicking sign in, click on the picture that says parents
- Click on create an account
- Hit submit after filling out the information
- Click add a student
- Click “no” when the message ask if you have a code
- Fill out your child information
- After you have followed these steps, you can download the AP.
- Type in your search “HeroK12”. Download the HERO AP that is a blue color (it will say students).
Please let me know if you need any assistance.
Updated Cell Phone Policy
Parents: Our district has adopted a new 2018-2019 cell phone policy.
Please visit the link below to review the policy.
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Online Student Registration Now Open!
Student Registration 2020-2021: Online registration for the 2020-2021 school year is now open for all new and returning students. Click headline for more information.
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School Supplies 2019-2020
Click headline to view and/or print the MMS 2019-2020 School Supply List.
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District Admin to Recommend Board Change Hays HS Mascot
Based on student, teacher, and community feedback, the Hays CISD administration will recommend that the Board of Trustees vote to change the Hays High School rebel mascot. The mascot of a high school is supposed to serve as a unifying symbol and a rallying-point for school pride – a way for all students to collectively celebrate their academic, athletic, and fine arts accomplishments and cheer on their teams. When nearly 60 percent of the students, and more than 70 percent of the teachers and staff members, show little to no comfort with the current mascot, it ceases to serve its intended purpose. When more than a quarter of the students, and nearly a third of the teachers and staff members, are very uncomfortable with the current mascot; that mascot fails in its objective. When a mascot mires the school in political controversy and pits students, families, and community members against each other; it is time to change.
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Ginn Named New Dahlstrom MS Principal
Hays Consolidated Independent School District (Hays CISD) Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright announced Monday that Dedrah Ginn, current Dahlstrom Middle School assistant principal, will serve as the new principal for the campus beginning with the 2020-2021 school year. The announcement followed approval by the Board of Trustees at its June business meeting. Ginn brings with her more than a decade’s worth of experience in teaching and campus leadership.
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Morales to Lead Lehman Mariachi Program
Hays Consolidated Independent School District (Hays CISD) Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright is pleased to announce the selection of Alondra Morales as the director of the award-winning Lehman High School mariachi band program, which includes the ensembles Mariachi Los Lobos, Mariachi Azul y Plata, Mariachi Luz de Luna, and Mariachi Primaria. She brings with her a combination of teaching and professional performance experience.
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A Message from Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright: We Are Stronger Together
Nine days ago, nearly nine heartbreaking minutes were captured on video. In those minutes, George Floyd was murdered. Today, all four of those responsible were finally criminally charged. Mr. Floyd’s murder has opened, yet again, a suffering in America that continues to wound our collective soul. Following the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., his close confidant and Civil Rights Movement icon in his own right, former Atlanta Mayor and UN Ambassador Andrew Young, has said, “We were never concerned with who killed Martin Luther King, but what killed Martin Luther King" – an observation that still haunts us more than 50 years later. It is my hope and commitment that, this time, we can all do our part to unite in the cause of love and healing. Silence on the matter is no longer acceptable, because it is tantamount to complicity.
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Dr. Watson Tapped to Lead Simon MS as Principal
Hays CISD Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright announced Friday that Dr. Michael Watson, current Dahlstrom Middle School principal, will serve as the new principal for Simon Middle School beginning with the 2020-2021 school year. Dr. Watson joined the Hays CISD team in 2014, as the principal of Live Oak Academy and led that campus to stellar success, doubling the number of graduates at the campus in prior years to nearly 200. In 2017, Dr. Watson became principal of Dahlstrom Middle School and helped that campus move from a “B” grade to an “A,” with distinctions.
