Martin County High School

High school seniors: The 2022 QuestBridge National College Match is now open! Apply by September 27 for full four-year scholarships to top colleges. Find out if you're eligible and apply for free at www.questbridge.org.

🎨 SPEAKING OUT ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH🎨 Our Doodle for Google grand prize winner, Sophie Araque-Liu of Martin County High School, was featured on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt this week. Sophie spoke with Lester about the important meaning of the drawing she submitted to the annual contest, which led to her earning a $30,000 college scholarship and $50,000 for her school! Watch the video: https://youtu.be/67GBBl_pTTM #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

MCHS Benchmark Testing Information: FAST ELA Testing will take place for 9th and 10th graders on Tuesday, Aug. 23, Algebra 1 and Geometry on Wednesday, Aug. 24, and Biology and US History on Thursday, Aug. 25. Students MUST bring their updated, fully charged school issued laptops every day for testing. The Bell Schedule will be changed for each day. Please click on the following link for more information including room assignments. https://tinyurl.com/4mtvdx7k

MCHS Math teachers make the teamwork dream work! #MCSDTheRippleEffect

MCHS Admin Team activates the ripple effect by building relationships with staff, students and families and being in classrooms. #MCSDThe RippleEffect

Greetings MCHS Parents! We will begin around first round of progress monitoring testing next week. It is very important that all students bring their district issued laptops to school to complete the OS103 update. We would like to have all laptops updated by Monday August 22. Please have all your students bring their laptops fully charged tomorrow and Monday. Thank you and have a great evening .

MCHS Teachers! Please do not forget about submitting your class counts by 3pm.

Rise and shine with our Doodle for Google CHAMPION on your mind! Visit Google.com today and check out the featured art to see for yourself! 💻 🎨 🏆 Thanks in part to our generous Martin County community members, who went #ALLINMartin👊 with their voting, Martin County High School senior Sophie Araque-Liu has been named the winner of Google’s annual student art competition. Sophie has earned a $30,000 college scholarship for herself and $50,000 for the establishment or improvement of a tech lab at MCHS! Read more: https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/doodle-for-google-winner-cares-for-herself-by-not-going-it-alone/ #MCSDTheRippleEffect #PublicSchoolProud

💻 FOCUS ON ACCESSIBILITY💻 Don't forget, families! You may complete your child's emergency card and your #BacktoSchool parental consent forms electronically in the FOCUS Parent Portal. Click here to access the FOCUS Parent Portal: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/ If you do not currently have access to the FOCUS Parent Portal, click here to view instructions for claiming your account: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/ 📲Have questions about accessing FOCUS? Contact the data entry registrar at your child's school. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

On August 23, 24, and 25th, our students will be taking their first benchmark testing for the year. Tuesday, Aug. 23 will be ELA 9th and 10th. Wednesday, Aug. 24 will be Algebra 1 and Geometry. Thursday, Aug. 25 will be US History and Biology. On all three days, MCHS will be using the below testing bell schedule. More details will be shared later this week. https://docs.google.com/document/d/15ZHdf7xa1VY0RtpXW4xvu0SxNcrpdkzwG53sAqVkVE0/edit?usp=sharing

Testing Bell Schedule is in effect for August 23, 24, 25 at MCHS! For schedule, click this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15ZHdf7xa1VY0RtpXW4xvu0SxNcrpdkzwG53sAqVkVE0/edit?usp=sharing

🌞 RISE & SHINE🌞 We're #ALLINMartin👊 and ready for our first full week of learning! See you soon, students! #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDTheRippleEffect

🍎FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL READY🍎 It's the first day back to school for many students, teachers and staff, and it's also a brand new start for more than 100 Martin County School District employees! Although these educators might be in a new career, educational role or school building, our Professional Development team made sure they were ready to begin the year on the right foot and with a lot of support. Our annual three-day New Educator Orientation is a great way for new staff to learn the in's and out's of the Martin County School District and what it means to be #ALLINMartin👊! Check out some of the new faces you'll see around the district 👀 👀 https://youtu.be/ZLehM_DoEJg

🍎 WELCOME BACK, STUDENTS! 🍎 We are #ALLINMartin👊 and ready for a fantastic 2022-2023 school year! #FirstDayofSchool #PublicSchoolProud

🍎 #BACKTOSCHOOL COUNTDOWN🍎 The first day of the 2022-2023 school year is TOMORROW! Be sure to have your child go to bed on time tonight so they will be ready for learning in the morning. #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

Congratulations to Josh Moberg, the newest addition to our MCHS administrative team as the Assistant Principal of Athletics pending School Board Approval!

Freshman In Need of a Laptop may pick up a device during Freshman Orientation on Tuesday, 8/9 from 7:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. in the L4L Area/Media Center. A Laptop Loan Form (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SDBNUS0Ryl7-68Sh6LLUbdkBF1M95j-h/view?usp=sharing)must be submitted.

Use this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScEixnVjvWC4XqSbTGfH94B70NmEKea7v8acoCeT1s180zqZg/viewform to submit a Request for Schedule Correction for Fall 2022-23 SY. Walk-ins cannot be accommodated due to the high volume of requests and new student registrations.

🍎 #BACKTOSCHOOL COUNTDOWN🍎 Click the link below to bookmark our 2022-2023 school calendar. This will help your family keep track of report card/interim report dates, holidays, early dismissal days and more! https://www.martinschools.org/page/reopening#incal #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

📚 #BACKTOSCHOOL COUNTDOWN📚 Due to the expiration of a federal waiver, the District will no longer be able to offer free meals to all students this school year. Families are encouraged to apply for free and reduced-price meal benefits on our website or via a paper form available from their child's school. Students attending the following schools will continue to receive free breakfasts and lunches with no income restrictions: J. D. Parker School Of Technology, The Pinewood Elementary, Port Salerno Elementary School, Warfield Elementary School, Indiantown Middle School, Willoughby Learning Center and Spectrum Academy. For the schools not listed above, MCSD will cover the costs of meals for all students for the first three days of school (August 10-12). After August 12, the regular price for breakfast for K-5 and 6-12 students is $1.50. Lunch for K-5 is $1.85, and 6-12 is $2.10. The District will cover the cost of meals for students who apply and qualify for reduced-price meals. Complete a school meal application here: https://www.myschoolapps.com/Home/PickDistrict #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud