The Splog Archives: February 2009
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27 February 2009
Snow days, PTSA and a Guest
My intent yesterday was to walk around with my Flip Video and record what exactly happens in a comprehensive high school when school is cancelled. Ironically, I got too busy talking with staff that I didn’t get around to it. So, maybe old man weather will provide me another opportunity before spring really arrives. [...]
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18 February 2009
Spartan Night and Girls’ Hockey
Just a quick post today. On Monday, February 23 we will be hosting our incoming ninth graders and their families at our annual Spartan Night. You will remember that we had to reschedule the event as a result of poor weather. And, congratulations to our girls’ hockey team, who advanced to the section championship [...]
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13 February 2009
Staff Development and A Growing Trend
So, what exactly do we do with our time on Staff Development late starts and early releases? Well, this is valuable time set aside by our district for the purpose of professional development. Much of the time, we work together as a staff, either in workshops or teams, toward our Site Goals. Today, many [...]
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9 February 2009
Updated Registration Timeline, Budget Cuts
Recognizing the potential of some changes to our offerings next school year, we have delayed our registration process this winter. Our final, final registration calendar is set and below you will find the dates our students will participate in registration for the 2009-2010 school year. Grade 8: Pre-registration meetings are on-going. Feb. 24 [...]
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6 February 2009
Presidential Scholars Applicants
Three Mayo students have been invited to apply for this year’s United States Presidential Scholars program. Seniors Peter Cerhan, Andrew Peters and Annemarie Ryu were chosen to apply on the basis of their accomplishments in the areas of academic and artistic success, leadership and involvement in our school and community. The Presidential Scholars Program [...]
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4 February 2009
Recent Input Session and Open House
At our PTSA meeting on Monday evening, many parents expressed concern about the Superintendent’s 5×3 schedule recommendation as a part of the budget reduction process. For nearly two hours we talked about that schedule’s potential impact on students and staff here at Mayo High School. And, many parents stopped at the input session yesterday evening [...]
