The Splog Archives: October 2008
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31 October 2008
Budget Reduction Input
Please plan to attend one of the public input sessions regarding our district’s budget reduction process. As you may already be aware, we are in the early stages of identifying approximately $10 million in cuts for the 2009-2010 school year. Your input is valuable to our district and the Ad Hoc committee that is currently [...]
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29 October 2008
Class Rank Continued……
The greatest conversation generated thus far here has been the discussion surrounding class rank, weighted GPAs, etc. As I shared with you previously, school districts across the nation continue to look carefully at how admissions’ counselors evaluate transcripts and student applications for entrance to their universities. Sometime after the turn of the year, our district [...]
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27 October 2008
Tennis and End of Quarter
Congratulations to our girls’ tennis team on their performance at the annual state tournament. Our team placed second in state and our doubles team of Emilie Renault and Annie Ryu won the state championship. I enjoyed seeing our student-athletes compete last week, as they represented Mayo High School exceptionally well. We are quickly approaching [...]
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21 October 2008
State Tennis
Today I will be spending some time at the Girls’ Tennis State Tournament. Our team begins tournament play at noon. We are excited for them and sent them off with a pep fest yesterday morning. Please check the Minnesota State High School League website for updates. That website link is provided to the right on [...]
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20 October 2008
PTSA Tonight
The Mayo High School PTSA will meet this evening in the project room across from the cafeteria. Our guest this evening will be our school liaison officer, Josh Thompson. He will talk about his responsibilities here at Mayo High School and how law enforcement and the school work together. My list of talking points will [...]
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15 October 2008
MEA Break
Please enjoy your time with your family over the MEA break. Our kids and staff have been working hard!
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13 October 2008
Conferences tonight
We are looking forward to seeing you tonight at our first parent-teacher conference of the school year. If you do not have a pre-arranged appointment we would encourage you to check the teacher schedules as you enter the building. Of course, we do have another conference offering on October 30th in the cafeteria. For those [...]
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8 October 2008
Veteran’s Day Activity
Mayo High School will continue its tradition of recognizing our country’s veterans this November. In the past, we have most often welcomed a guest to address our student body. This year, however, we are trying something new. Members of Operation Hometown Gratitude will be taking the leadership in an all-student service opportunity. On November 11th, [...]
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7 October 2008
Crisis Team Available
The Mayo High School community is saddened by the death of one of its junior classmates. The crisis team met this morning to put a plan in action to support our students and staff. Guidance counselors and other crisis support staff will be available to students all day today and as students need support this [...]
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6 October 2008
October 13th Conferences
Mayo High School will host our first parent-teacher conferences for the 2008-2009 school year, next Monday, October 13th. The format is a pre-scheduled one, at which the teacher and parent(s) meet in the classroom. Some of you may have already received calls from our staff inviting you for a specific time. We tried this format [...]
