This Week at Mauldin High School - Feb. 19-25

2012-2013 Greenville County Schools Calendar released - http://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/gcsd/calendar/

Attendance Volunteers Needed
The Attendance Office needs volunteers for Monday and Tuesday mornings to handle early dismissals and to file. This is a much needed and busy volunteer position. For more information, contact Emily Long, 355-6651 or elong@greenville.k12.sc.us

Southside High Speech and Debate Tournament Results
The following students placed at the Southside Speech and Debate Tournament.
Brittany Fales - 5th in Lincoln Douglas Debate
Kelsey Fuson - 4th in Lincoln Douglas Debate
Dafydd Durairaj - 2nd in Lincoln Douglas Debate
Suefie Moghaddassi - 4th in Original Oratory
-Suefie also received her second bid to the Tournament of Champions in California

Driver’s Education Sign-up - February 13 - 24
Beginning February 13, students may submit their names for consideration for enrolling in Driver’s Education for the 2012-2013 school year. Students must come to the guidance office and complete a request form. A drawing will be held for the available seats in the class. The absolute deadline to sign-up for the drawing is February 24 at 4:00 p.m. Driver’s Ed is a ½ unit course so students who get in automatically will be signed up for health which is also ½ unit. If selected, students will see the class added to their recommendations when they begin registration later in March. Students must then select the course. If the course is not listed as a recommendation in the portal when registration opens, the student did not get in and must sign up for another elective. The fee for the class is $150 and must be paid before the 5th class meeting. If the fee is not paid by the 5th day of class, you will be removed and placed in another elective course. Students must be 15 years old and must obtain a permit before being allowed to drive

HELP SUPPORT OUR MHS ATHLETES BY BUYING A SMOOTHIE FROM SMOOTHIE KING ON FRIDAY, 2/ 24 AT LUNCH
On Friday, February 24, Smoothie King will be in the cafeteria selling their 12 oz. smoothies for $3.00 and their 20 oz. for $4.50. A dollar from every sale will go into the Booster Club Budget to support all of our athletes.

Gang Summit II – Monday, 2/27
Gang Summit II is planned for February 27 and three former gang members will share their real life stories. The speakers will talk about their experiences as gang members and encourage young people to make positive choices in their lives.

The summit is hosted by Dexter L. Reaves, Traci Young Fant and The Baptist Ministers Fellowship Association. This educational and inspirational event will take place in the Mauldin City Hall Courtroom; 5 East Butler Rd., Mauldin, SC on February 27 at 7 p.m.

The valuable information presented at this forum may help deter young people from joining a gang and assist parents and community leaders as we work together to make our community a better place.

If you have any questions, please contact Dexter Reaves at reaves4sheriff@gmail.com, (O) (864) 977-1229 or (C) (864) 505-0291 or Traci Young Fant at Thinktwice2011@live.com (C) (864) 325-3592.

Boys Varsity Tennis Team Fundraiser at Pizza Inn – Thursday, March 1st
The Mauldin Boys Varsity Tennis Team will take a break from serving tennis balls and will be serving Greenville's best pizza on March 1st from 4:30 til 10 p.m. at Pizza Inn located at 2001 Woodruff Road, Greenville, SC. All tips will go to the team to help offset the seasons' expenses so please be generous. LET’S MAKE THIS YEAR OUR BIGGEST EVENT EVER! Come out and support the team!

DMV Permit Test – Thursday, March 1st
The DMV Permit test will be offered in the Media Center on March 1, April 12, and May 1 at 7:45am. The test is open to any student, 14 1/2 years old or older. Please sign up in advance in Guidance.

Youth Leadership Greenville
The Greenville Chamber of Commerce and Greenville County Schools are excited to call for applications for Youth Leadership Greenville, a leadership development program geared toward youth who exhibit leadership skills and potential while maintaining no lower than a C average. Current 10th graders may apply and if accepted will have opportunities to develop an awareness of community needs, leadership skills to meet those needs, and work collaboratively with adult community leaders throughout their junior year in high school. Interested students should see Dr. Chuck Childs in guidance. Applications are due to Dr. Chuck Childs by March 9, 2012.

Doodle 4 Google Contest
Students are invited to enter the Doodle 4 Google contest and win a $30,000 scholarship and $50,000 for MHS! All entries will be set to Google for judging. Pick up an entry form and template in the media center. The deadline for entries is March 16.


Muse - Arts Magazine
Mauldin High's Arts Magazine is now accepting submissions of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, photography, and art. Muse will be published in virtual format in May.

Please contact Ms. Yvonne at ymason@greenville.k12.sc.us for more information, to submit work, or to request that your art work be photographed. Deadline for submissions is March 30.

Greenville Tech Application Day will be March 2nd
Greenville Tech is offering their placement (ASSET) test to Mauldin High Students on March 6th, please sign up in guidance.
Greenville County Virtual School Summer School Information
Greenville County Virtual School (GCVS) will begin accepting applications for summer enrollment beginning March 5, 2012. Students will be enrolled on a first-come first-serve basis (due to budget limits) and classes are free of charge (graduating seniors for summer 2012 will be given priority).  Students who know that they must take a course this summer should see their counselor as soon as possible. Spaces are expected to fill rapidly because all students in Greenville County high schools are eligible to enroll.
The courses listed below will be offered:

GCVS 2011 – 2012 Course offerings (subject to change)
English I, II, III, and IV
US History
Algebra I, II, and Geometry
Psychology
Desktop Publishing
Probability and Statistics
Biology

All Greenville County Virtual School Courses are offered as CP & Honors except Desktop Publishing and Probability and Statistics.
Classes will begin on June 11, 2012. If accepted, students will receive an email through their Greenville County School email address only, that will provide login instructions and the enrollment key. It is imperative that your Greenville county email is in working order. Students will be required to take a final exam or a state mandated End-of-Course exam that must be proctored by a school district employee at a designated location. Students who fail to show-up and take the exam when and where instructed will receive a zero. No make-up exams will be given.
Tentative exam dates:
Final Exams – August 6, 7 and
End-of-Course Exams (Algebra 1, English 1, US History, Biology 1) July 31, August 1 and 2.
It is the student’s responsibility to confirm exam dates with his/her online teacher. A link will be provided by the online teacher to sign-up for the exam a few weeks before exam dates.
End-Of-Course Exams will be administered on an assigned date and time. Your online teacher will provide the information. Additionally, dates will be posted on the GCVS website.
Special Note to Student Athletes:
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has very strict guidelines regarding credit for courses taken online, such as courses offered by the Greenville County and South Carolina Virtual School programs. Student athletes are advised not to expect online courses to be accepted by the NCAA Eligibility Center for clearance to play collegiate sports. Athletes are advised to seek other options by consulting the high school counselor.

South Carolina Virtual School - Summer School Information
Students interested in taking a South Carolina Virtual School Program (SCVS) free summer course must follow a two-step process.
1. Students must see their counselor and complete and submit an application. Applications will be accepted beginning March 5, 2012. Once students apply they should go ahead and set-up a VSA account (instructions provided by the counselor).
2. SCVS will open up for students to then request the course they wish to take beginning May 21 – 25.  Acceptance into the classes is on a first-come first-serve basis; so students are encouraged to request the class as soon as the system opens on May 21.
Once you have requested a course, it is your responsibility to log in and check the status of your request. You can see what each status means by going to the SCVSP website, and viewing their enrollment status chart under the Students tab. You could be assigned up until the day classes begin, so continue to check your status.

On the day that your virtual class is scheduled to begin, check your Inbox under “Messages”
(See the blue box on the left of the screen.) on your VSA site, as your virtual teacher will send you a message activating the class and giving you instructions on what to do to get started.

Final Exams: Students will be required to take a final exam or a state mandated End-of-Course exam that must be proctored by a school district employee at a designated location.  Students who fail to show-up and take the exam when and where instructed will receive a zero. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm exam dates with his/her teacher.
Tentative exam dates:
Final Exams – August 6 and 7 (A link will be provided by your online teacher to sign-up for the exam a few weeks before the exam dates)
End-of-Course Exams (Algebra 1, English 1, US History, Biology 1) July 31, August 1 and 2.
Special Note to Student Athletes:  The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has very strict guidelines regarding credit for courses taken online, such as courses offered by the Greenville County and South Carolina Virtual School programs.  Student athletes are advised not to expect online courses to be accepted by the NCAA Eligibility Center for clearance to play collegiate sports.  Athletes are advised to seek other options by consulting the high school counselor.
Tentative Course Offerings – (check the SCVS website for updates https://scvspconnect.ed.sc.gov/index.php?q=current-course-offerings)
English

Math

Science

Social Studies

Fine Arts

Physical Education

World Languages

Career and Technology

Career and Technology

English 3 CP

Algebra 2 CP

Environmental Science CP

Economics CP

Art History CP

PE 1 CP

Spanish 2 (June – December)

Keyboarding

Health Science 1

English 4 CP

Geometry CP

Physical Science CR

Government CP

Music Appreciation

Personal Health CP

Latin 1 (June – December)

Human Development

Intro to Emer Medical

English 1Credit Recovery

Statistics CP

Biology 1 CR

Economics CR

Personal Finance

Child Development 1

English 2 CR

Algebra 1 CR

Chemistry CR

Government CR

Entrepreneurship

Family Life 1

English 3 CR

Algebra 2 CR

US History CR


Medical Terminology

Parenting Ed 1

English 4 CR

Geometry CR

Intro to Health Science

Financial Fitness 1

CR – Credit Recovery: To take CR classes students must have failed the class previously and will be taught content not mastered.  Credit Recovery courses do not require an End-of-Course Exam or an exam.