Congratulations to Pierce 7th grader Madison Deeb!
Madison’s work was awarded Honorable Mention in the grades 6-8 category of the Massachusetts Art Education Association 2025 Youth Art Month Flag Design Contest!
Join MHS Theatre this Saturday, March 1st at Norwood High School as they compete in the METG High School Drama Festival Competition with their one act submission, Too Many Daughters: A Jane Austen Parody.
They're kicking off the preliminary competition day at 9 AM, and for just $10, you get access to the full day of fantastic performances from 7 other MA high schools. They would love to see as many familiar faces as possible in the house—go support them and enjoy a day of great theatre! Grab your ticket now via the link below.
https://metg.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F13219
MHS Best Buddies celebrated Valentine's Day this week with friends, games, treats, and a some photo booth fun. Best Buddies wishes everyone a Happy Valentine's Day!
Congratulations to Coach Julie Denehy and the Pierce Girls Basketball team on their fantastic 10-1 season! Go 'Cats!
It is with great excitement that we announce the outstanding achievement of three MHS students who have been selected as recipients of the prestigious Scholastic Art and Writing Awards!
As the nation's longest-running and most esteemed recognition program for creative teens, the Scholastic Awards celebrate exceptional young talent across the country.
Siabh Chaplin, Grade 9, earned a Silver Key for her captivating short story, Elmstone Manor.
Maya Sekhar, Grade 11, was awarded a Silver Key for her intricate 3D woven baskets, Childhood in Scraps.
Ann Nguyen, a senior who will be attending the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in the fall, received a Silver Key for her painting, Chà Một Cột, and a Gold Key for her digital artwork, Evergreen. Ann's Gold Key winning piece will now move on to be judged at the national level—a remarkable honor.
Recognition from the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers is a tremendous accomplishment. Congratulations to Siabh, Maya and Ann for earring these prestigious awards and for making our MPS community proud!
MPS February Break
February 17-21, 2025
We are celebrating 100 days of school!
Coffee and a pastry on a Friday morning? Yes, please!
Thank you to the MHS PTO, MHS parents who generously donate time and funds so these events can happen and to Matt Thayer from American Provisions for the delicious pastry!
And a BIG thank you to our students who coordinated coffee and pastry deliveries throughout the school!
Ms. Kelley's freshman MHS Social Studies class recently participated in their own Peace of Paris Conference, which took place after World War 1.
Students represented different countries at the end of the war and tried to negotiate a peace plan. Our students did a great job staying in character while advocating for their country's rights and realized how difficult it is to make sure each country is represented fairly.
Congratulations to our Festival Musicians from Pierce and Milton High School!
We are thrilled to announce the outstanding achievements of our student musicians from both Pierce Middle School and Milton High School who earned spots in the Junior and Senior SEMSBA Festivals and the MMEA Junior District Festival! These students spent the first half of the school year preparing pieces and auditioned on Saturday, February 1st, alongside students from over 30 other communities.
A huge congratulations to all of these dedicated students who have worked so hard. We are incredibly proud of their accomplishments! Please join us in celebrating the following students.
MMEA Junior District Festival: Pierce Middle School- Eugenia Mayo and Mason Pena Raines.
Junior SEMSBA Festival: Pierce Middle School- Frederick Mai and Garvin Wong
Milton High School- Thea Malcolm and Cecilia Campbell-Stewart
Senior SEMSBA Festival: Milton High School: Chloe Bergeron, Amelia Ejugi, Celia Frank-McKnight, Leo Gerald, Sebastian Gobbi, Nate Guthrie, Charlotte Hegarty, Eleanor Janulewicz-Lloyd, Gwen Johnston, James Malec, Liam Manares, Sofie Profit, Layla Raymond and Nate Turner.
Pictured are our MHS Musicians who made the festivals.
Unified Art Trip to MFA!
As we wrap up a fantastic semester of our MHS Unified Arts class, we were excited that students had the opportunity to attend a field trip to the Museum of Fine Arts during the last week of class.
To fund the trip, students held a successful handmade ornament sale over the holidays. At the museum, they explored artworks that have been central to our studies this semester, including Monet's Waterlilies, Ancient Greek storytelling vessels, traditional African masks, and a large scale modern sculpture by glass artist Dale Chihuly.
This visit allowed students to connect the dots between what they learned in class and the real-life masterpieces they encountered, deepening their appreciation and passion for art. Students were particularly excited to share this experience with their peers, stepping beyond the walls of Milton High to engage in a unique artistic journey. They would like to thank everyone who supported them with the ornament sale - you made this rewarding experience possible.
Students from the Unified Arts class look forward to showcasing their artwork from their very successful first semester at the MHS Fine Arts Show in May!
Last week our schools celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with art, music, reading and writing. In addition, our schools held service events during the week and on MLK Day. Thank you to all who donated and participated!
Celebrating Our Differences (COD) is a 4th grade disability awareness program that helps students understand what it is like to live with different abilities. The program consists of five units which include learning differences, physical differences, vision, hearing, and autism.
Across the five units, the program helps build empathy by incorporating hands on activities with a lecture from a guest speaker to share their personal experiences living with a disability. A highlight of the program is having MPS students serve as guest speakers to share their experiences with their peers. All fourth graders across the four elementary schools participate in the program.
For the 1st lesson of this year, throughout the month of January, our 4th graders participated in the Vision unit. We were excited to welcome back our guest speaker, Dave Lynn. Dave brought his guide dog, Frosty and talked with our students about how he uses his guide dog to help him remain independent and navigate the world despite losing his vision. Students learned about the assistive technology available that individuals with visual impairments use to remain independent, as well as how to respectfully approach and offer to guide an individual with a visual impairment. Thank you to Dave Lynn - and Frosty - for spending time with our students!
Fun night for kids = night out for parents! Join the MHS Varsity Dance Team for Wildcat Fun Night!
- Friday, Jan 31
- 6:15-8:30pm
- Glover Gym
See the image for all details and be sure to sign up in advance! By signing up ahead of time you guarantee a spot for your student and save $5. Send your Venmo payment by 5 pm on 1/30/25. Submit Venmo payment to @Heidi-Sanoussi. Please note Wildcat Fun Night AND YOUR CHILD ́s NAME IN THE Venmo payment COMMENTS.
Bravo Pierce Players!
Once again, Milton was WOWED by our talented Pierce Players! Over three sold out shows, audiences were entertained by our cast and impressed with our crew's efforts. Many thanks to our behind the scenes adults (staff and parents) without whom these wonderful productions would not be possible!
TONIGHT!
Join us for Kindergarten Information Night tonight, Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 6:30pm to learn about the Kindergarten curriculum, health services, transportation, Milton Community Schools before and after school programs, school assignments, and the online registration process.
This event will be virtual and the link to attend can be found here: https://miltonps-org.zoom.us/j/94768978208?pwd=Jzp4M69wokZNCd8umzxyDoPBh3jdnx.1#success
The webinar passcode is 278992.
We can't wait to welcome the Class of 2038!
MCS Vacation Camps - now at Cunningham and Tucker! February 2025 Vacation Camps are open to all MPS Students in grades K-5. MPS students from all elementary schools can choose to attend the Cunningham or Tucker site.
Milton Community Schools is offering programming during February school vacation week (Tue-Fr). All details are here: https://secure.smore.com/n/2sr1y
- Two locations open to all - Cunningham and Tucker
- Camp runs from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
- The day is packed with activities in cooking, STEAM, drumming, art, sports, and includes special events and guests!
All students in grades K-5 at Milton Public Schools are invited to register on Arbiter Sports at the link below. The tuition is $250 for all four days and tuition assistance is available. If you have any questions, please contact the MCS Office at mcs@miltonps.org or call (617) 696-5040 ext. 5544.
Link to register: https://students.arbitersports.com/programs/february-2025-vacation-camps
This week Ms. Mary Beth's full-day Tucker preschool students worked as teams to wonder about this question: How can you think about the needs and perspectives of others when making something to help them? The children began with a reading and discussion of the classic story Make Way for Ducklings. After much discussion and reflection each team created an integrated Engineering and Empathy Challenge. You can see how proud of their creations each team is!
The Pierce Players present ANNIE Jr. in the Pierce Auditorium on Jan. 23 & 24 at 7 PM and Jan. 25th at 2 PM!
Tickets are going fast and can be purchased at this link: https://cur8.com/15925/project/128576
Break a leg, Pierce Players!
The MHS Varsity Dance Team is hosting a Kids Fun Night on Friday, January 31 in the Glover Gym from 6:15-8:30pm.
Sign up using the QR code or at this link: https://forms.gle/o8DSxb9C8nWuuSXR9
Come join the Wildcat fun!
