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RED HAWK REPORT
Issue 8
APRIL 2016
APRIL 2016
NEWS YOU CAN USE...
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April Calendar of Events:
12th: Career Day
22nd:: No School—Professional
Development Day
26th: Job/Career Fair-for all
Juniors and Seniors
26th & 27th: ACT Aspire
Testing– for all Freshmen and
Sophomores
Family Access Mid-Term &
Report Card Release Dates:
Grading Period
Release Date
Qtr. 3
Mid-Term 4
Qtr. 4/Sem. 2
4/08/16
5/06/16
6/07/16
E-mail notification will be sent to
parents after grades have been
posted to Family Access.
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Greetings,
Open vs. Quiet Study Halls on Wednesdays:
With start of the fourth quarter on April 4th, I wanted to take time to remind
parents of the current 9th - 11th grade students of how the Wednesday Quiet
Study Hall/Open Study Hall system works.
Every Wednesday, during the last 35 minutes of the day, students who have
had no D's or F's AND three or fewer total tardies the previous quarter are
given an open study hall where they can choose to go to the library,
cafeteria, or gym. Other students are required to go to an assigned
classroom for Quiet Study Hall. This is an incentive system that is helping to
motivate students to do well in their courses and get to class on time. While
students are motivated in different ways, it has worked well for many.
Please remind your students that, like this year, the 4th quarter this year
will determine placement for 1st quarter next year. Thank you for
continuing to encourage your student to finish strong.
As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Milton High School
114 W. High Street
Milton, WI 53563
Main Office: (608) 868-9300
Activities Office: (608) 868-9565
Attendance Line: (608) 868-9340
Counseling Office: (608) 868-9560
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J. Jeremiah Bilhorn
Principal, Milton High School
114 W. High St. Milton, WI 53563
Office: (608) 868-9300
Email: [email protected]
Tweeting at: https://twitter.com/MiltonPrincipal
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WOODWORKING NEWS
21 Reasons Why School Woodworking Programs are
Important in the 21st Century
A quality woodworking program provides experiences far more important than those typically
associated with woodshop. Courses like woodworking, where students use their hands build
confidence, strength of character, and problem solving capabilities useful in all careers and in
every educational experience. Furthermore, working with a natural material in a creative manner assists students in connecting the relevance of other subject material to their daily lives.
Woodworking education:
1. Assists students in communicating and understanding ideas non-verbally, through
pictures, sketches and technical drawings.
2. Enhances the skills of spatial visualization required for geometry, trigonometry and
algebra, thereby helping students to prepare for careers in engineering,
architecture and science.
3. Provides students with take-home, physical evidence of their mastery of their skills.
The objects are prized and often kept for a lifetime.
4. Instills a pride of accomplishment and self-esteem.
5. Gives the student the opportunity to execute precise work and to produce useful
products, become “self-assessors” using measuring tools, squares, etc. and
then the fit of things to self-assess the quality of their work.
6. Trains the eye and hand to see accurately and to feel the sense of beauty in design,
form, and function.
7. Inculcates the habits of attention, perseverance and patience.
8. Offers opportunities for students to go where their hearts demand by selecting
designs and projects that motivate them not only as a woodworker but also as a student.
9. Provides opportunities for students to overcome setbacks that occur when working
on real objects.
10. Provides relevancy of other subject matter (art, math, science, history, etc.) to
their lives, thereby preparing them for a lifetime of learning.
11. Provides non-academic areas for demonstration of skills and pursuit of excellence.
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12. Provides a non-contrived opportunity for engagement of multiple intelligences.
13. Provides an opportunity to engage physically and actively in learning exercises.
14. Provides an opportunity for engagement and success even for those not inclined to
academic involvement.
15. Helps students gain confidence as real world problem solvers.
16. Helps students gain confidence in tools use and to learn safety considerations
required for a career, a lifetime of general home maintenance or a life-long hobby.
17. Offers an appreciation for the values inherent in skilled labor and the work
contributions of others.
18. Connects students to thousands of years of human creative endeavor.
19. Provides a much-needed break from oppressive classroom routine.
20. Helps students to better understand the sources and process of technological
change, thus placing human development in historical context.
21. Is a class that students enjoy!
Scott Randall,
Technology Education Teacher
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WORLD LANGUAGES
We would be honored for you to join us at our fifth annual Culture Fair! All Milton High School
Seniors enrolled in AP Spanish/Spanish 4, or AP French/French 4 will be presenting their final
projects in an educational and exciting setting!
On Wed., May 25th at MHS, students will be presenting a project influenced by all four years of
the knowledge they have acquired in their study of world language. The public is encouraged
to attend to ask questions of the students, purchase French/Spanish club goodies, and make
donations to students participating in travel studies. All presentations begin at 4PM in Gym 2.
Hope to see you there!
Rob Boden,
MHS World
Language Teacher
Alissa Bratz,
MHS World
Language Teacher
Liz Evans,
MHS World
Language Teacher
Audra Reynolds,
MHS World
Language Teacher
Shauna Wessely,
MHS World
Language Teacher
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTING
This year, more than 160 students have signed up to take more than
300 Advanced Placement (AP) tests in May. The cost of each test is
$93. Students were required to pay a $25/test non-refundable
deposit when they signed up to take their tests in March. The
remaining balance for each test is due before the testing begins in
May. Please bring payment to the MHS Counseling Office and make
checks payable to Milton High School.
Most of AP testing takes place at St. Mary’s Church, located at 837
Parkview Drive in Milton. The one exception this year is on Friday,
May 6th. All students taking the AP US History test will report to Hope
Lutheran Church, located at 335 Dairyland Dr in Milton to complete
their test. Students are responsible for their own transportation to
and from the testing location. Students are to arrive for each test by
7:30am for morning tests and by 11:30am for afternoon tests.
Pre-administration sessions will be held at the end of April during class time to give all students
information about testing and to complete some general paperwork. Parent/Guardians are
encouraged to communicate with their student about the test(s) they will take and the preparation
necessary to do well. Please ensure that students are prepared for their testing date by setting an
alarm clock and allowing time to eat a healthy breakfast before coming to the church. It is helpful to
review the course material before testing, but no books or notes are allowed in the testing location.
If students or parents have any questions, feel free to contact Carrie Wineke, MHS Counselor, at 8689560.
Week
1
Monday,
May 2
Tuesday,
May 3
Wednesday, May
4
Thursday,
May 5
Friday, May 6
8 a.m.
Chemistry
Spanish
English Literature
Calculus
US History
12
noon
Psychology
Week
2
Monday,
May 9
Tuesday,
May 10
Wednesday, May
11
Thursday,
May 12
8 a.m.
Biology
US Gov
English Language
World History
12
noon
Studio Art
Friday,
May 13
French
Carrie Wineke,
School Counselor
and AP Coordinator
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FRENCH CLUB NEWS
Many members of MHS French Club have recently competed in Concour Oral, a French
speaking competition. This competition is very similar to Forensics, but they speak in all French. This
competition pushes French students to expand their knowledge of the language in a fun way. We had
many people competing in the district competition who advanced to State. The students who competed
are Chet Adam, Alex Boettcher, Maggie Frees, Scott Meyer, Cora Persons, Miranda Solem, Erin
Swope, and Lindsey Vegter. Chet, Cora, Erin, and Lindsey are all moving on to state. Congratulations
to all!
After the terrorist attacks in France, French Club felt very moved to honor all of those who were
involved. They have decided to build a piece garden in Veterans Park to commemorate these people.
The peace garden has been approved by the city and the plans are currently being drawn up. The
garden will be open to the public, but the French Club is dedicated to preserving it and keeping the
garden looking nice. More information on the garden will be coming soon.
This summer, ten students from MHS will be going on an amazing trip to France for two weeks.
They will visit many different cities and important French monuments. They will also become host
students and will live with a French family, learning how they go about their days. These students are
very exciting about the wonderful opportunity they have been given and look forward to sharing their
stories when they return.
There is still time for you to become a host of a French student! If you want to share your life
with others and see theirs, consider hosting a student from France. If this sounds like something you
would like to do, go to languageandfriendship.com/hosting or talk to Madame Bratz at
[email protected].
Kailey Persons,
French Club Public
Relations Officer
Madame. Bratz,
MHS French Teacher
& French Club Co-Advisor
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ART DEPARTMENT NEWS
VISUAL ARTS CLASSIC REGIONAL COMPETITION
2016
UW-WHITEWATER
The National Art Honor Society competed in the 2016 UWWhitewater’s Regional Visual Arts Classic competition on
Friday, March 4. The team placed second out of 8 teams in
the team's Critical-Thinking Challenge. The team won 4
first places, 8 second places, 3 third places, and 2
honorable mentions.
Alyssa, Holly, Adrianna, and Sammy will be going to STATE
at Edgewood College on Friday, April 8th to represent
Milton. GOOD-LUCK LADIES, AND CONGRATULATIONS
TO EVERYONE!!
MILTON SCHOOL DISTRICT ART SHOW 2016
March 15-April 3
The National Art Honor Society worked extremely hard
getting all the artworks from the high school matted and
mounted for the annual district art show.
THE BADGER CONFERENCE ART SHOW 2016
April 23-May 22
The National Art Honor Society will be hosting the Badger
Conference Art Show at the Milton House. The show will be
available for viewing from Tuesday, April 26-Sunday, May
22. The closing reception will be from 1-2:30pm on Sunday,
May 22. The awards ceremony will be at 2:00pm.
The jurors for this year are Larry Schultz of Milton and Jared
Janovec from UW-Whitewater.
NEW SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY!
365 Sunnyside Drive
Milton, WI 53563
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HANDY ART VISUAL ARTS SCHOLARSHIP
Handy Art is pleased to offer the Handy Art Visual Arts
Scholarship to one talented graduating senior art student
from Milton High School who is in need of financial
supports to pursue a career in the visual arts. This is a
ne-time $2,000.00 scholarship for a strong and qualified
student. The qualified candidate must show a financial need
to attend a two-year or a four-year college.
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MILTON MOTTO NEWS
The Milton Motto conducted a homeroom lesson on March 17th that focused on appropriate use of technology in the classroom.
Inappropriate use of technology was documented by staff as the most distracting classroom behavior exhibited by students.
What educators expect:
Students’ phones are silenced and put away during instructional time
Students’ laptops are stowed in their cases until instructional use
Students’ laptops are fully charged and ready for use
Students’ music should be off and ear-phones should be taken out for class and when talking to a
teacher
How parents can help at home:
Encourage students to charge their laptops at home every night
Contact the office, rather than your child if a message needs to be delivered during the school day
Model appropriate use of technology during family time at home
Examples:
No phones or ear-phones at the dinner table
Provide eye contact
Charge devices at night in a common area
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MHS DAILY BELL SCHEDULES
NON-PLC DAYS: MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS
Warning
Bell
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
Period 4
Period 5
Lunch 1
11:0111:27
7:30
7:358:23
8:279:15
9:1910:07
10:1111:01
Period 6
5B
11:3112:19
Period 7
Period 8
1:152:03
2:072:55
6B
12:231:11
5A
11:0511:53
Lunch 2
11:5312:19
5A
11:0511:53
6A
11:5712:45
6B
12:231:11
Lunch 3
12:451:11
PLC DAY: WEDNESDAYS
Warning
Bell
Period
1
Period
2
Period
3
Period
4
Period 5
Lunch 1
10:4111:07
7:30
7:358:18
8:229:05
9:099:52
9:5610:41
5A
10:45-11:28
5A
10:4511:28
Period 6
5B
11:1111:54
6B
11:5812:41
Lunch 2
11:2811:54
6B
11:5812:41
6A
11:3212:15
Period
7
Period
8
PLC
Time
12:451:28
1:322:15
2:192:55
Lunch 3
12:1512:41
HOMEROOM DAYS: 1ST AND 3RD THURSDAYS
Warning
Bell
Period
1
Period
2
Homeroom
Period
3
Period
4
Period 5
Lunch 1
11:2111:47
7:30
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7:358:18
8:229:05
9:099:45
9:4910:32
10:3611:21
Period 6
5B
11:5112:34
6B
12:381:21
5A
11:2512:08
Lunch 2
12:0812:34
6B
12:381:21
5A
11:2512:08
6A
12:1212:55
Lunch 3
12:551:21
Period 7
Period
8
1:252:08
2:122:55