 eNews May 22, 2018
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Bet there's something YOU can do to help with ANGP!
The 2018 MHS All Night Grad Party is fast approaching and many more volunteers are needed.
Great at putting up holiday lights? Sign up for a shift on Saturday, June 2nd. Not great at planning decorations, but great at following directions? Sign up for an evening shift on Thursday, June 7th or a daytime shift on Friday, June 8th. Great at running games or are a casino dealer wannabe? Sign up for a shift the night of the event. Are you a health professional? Sign up for a shift the night of the event. Want to assist, but need a shorter shift? Bring a friend to help you or just include your available hours in the shift you sign up for. Click here NOW and find out how YOU can help make this important event a success for our graduating seniors!
p.s. Not only will you feel good about your contribution, but you'll get a sneak peek at the festivities for when your child is a senior!
Senior Parents Buy Tix Now!
Don't forget to purchase a ticket for
your senior today. Early ticket purchases help us tremendously with
planning AND save you money! After you purchase a ticket for your
senior, sign up here to volunteer at the event and donate refreshments.
Junior Parents
Co-chairs for the 2019 MHS All Night Grad Party are needed! Volunteer at the event this year, and then consider chairing it next year.
Grab a friend and pay it forward. Sign up now! Questions? Send an e-mail to mhsangp@gmail.com.
Thank you on behalf of the 2018 MHS Senior Class.
Parents of MHS Juniors Come Hear Parents of Seniors Talk About the College Process
McLean Student Services will host their final Parent University of the school year on Friday, May 25 from 8:30-9:30 AM in the Dance Room. This “Parent to Parent” panel will consist of parents of current seniors who will explain the college application process from their perspective. Hear from the most recent “experts” about what worked and what didn’t work for their child and family. You are sure to come away with some great tips!
*Please park in the lot by the baseball field.
Questions? Please contact: Laura Venos, College and Career Center Specialist or Kathleen Otal and Tara Lodwig, School Counselors
Special PTSA General Meeting May 25 Immediately Following Parent University
Please join us on Friday, May 25 at 9:30am in the Dance Room, following the Parent University Parent to Parent Panel, for a brief PTSA meeting where we will vote to fill the vacant board position of President Elect. We invite those who are attending the panel discussion to stay and for others to stop by to help elect Deena Gordon Parla for the 2018-19 term.
Thank you for your support!
Dance Team Car Wash June 2
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The Mclean High School Highlandettes are running a car wash on Saturday June 2 from 11 am - 3 pm at the BP Gas Station in Mclean, at 1423 Chain Bridge Road. We are accepting donations in exchange for a spotless car. Come on out and support our dancers! |
Resources for Talking about Season 2 of 13 Reasons Why
Season 2 of the Netflix program 13 Reasons Why began this weekend. Mental health and youth advocates are warning parents,
educators, and professionals that the content of the program, as well as
last year's 13 Reasons Why, Season 1, warrants discussion about
watching the program at all, watching with teens, and talking
afterwards.
Parents
should be aware that this season includes issues of gun violence,
substance abuse, and sexual assault in addition to suicide.
The Safe Community Coalition will post resources via (@safecommunitycoalitionmcleanVA) and Twitter
(@mcleanscc) as they appear, but here are some other resources:
Please continue to look out for each other and all of our kids and use 24/7 emergency resources if there is any question:
- Life Threatening, 911
- CrisisLink Regional Hotline, 703-527-4077, CrisisLink is a hotline for individuals in crisis or family/friends seeking guidance for how to help a loved one
- CrisisText, Text NEEDHELP to 85511
- Dominion Hospital Emergency, 703-536-2000
- Inova Emergency, 703-289-7560
- Mobile Crisis Unit, 1-844-627-4747
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-TALK, 1-800-SUICIDE
- Merrifield Center Emergency, 703-573-5679, TTY dial 711. The Merrifield Center, of the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board, offers a range of clinical programming. Emergency Services, staffed 24 hours per day, seven days per week, works with people in psychiatric crisis who need immediate attention.
You
can also consider changing your Netflix passwords to help monitor
access.
Senior Dues – Can’t Remember Whether You’ve Paid?
No problem, email rlyates@fcps.edu and ask Renee Yates. Put “Senior Dues” in the subject line and “Have senior dues been paid for my student {insert student name} ?“ in the body of the email.
Please ask and do not pay twice. Processing reimbursements is time consuming for MHS staff. Thank you for your help.
Seniors and Parents of Seniors-
Check out “So You’re 18” on the PTSA Class of 2018 webpage
Click here to view the pamphlet from the Virginia State Bar which walks you through the privileges you gain and the legal responsibilities you incur when you turn 18 - including 22 topics ranging from voter registration and military service to contracts and credit. It is an excellent reference for young adults heading off to college or into employment.
Here's Your "Be in the Know" End of Year Schedule
Check out this informative page which shows the dates of SOLs, APs, end of year finals, senior events and early release days June 8, 12,13,14 & 15!
End of Year Medication Pick Up
The school health room is reminding parents and guardians that all medication stored in the health room must be picked up no later than the student dismissal time on the last day of school, June 15th. Medication left in the health room after that time will be discarded. It is FCPS policy that medications must be picked up by the parent or guardian. Medication cannot be sent home with your student. However, with parent or guardian permission, a high school student may transport over-the-counter medications to and from the school health room. If you have any questions, please contact your school health room aide, Julie Gamboa, at 703-714-5710 or jgamboa@fcps.edu.
McLean HS Earth Day Art
Click on this link to see more beautiful art like the sea otter below and to see some of Ms. Jensen's students (just one of the groups of students who created the beautiful Earth Day inspired chalk art). Thanks to Marion Meakem documenting the event so beautifully through her photography.
If you didn't receive a directory, you might have forgotten to join! Join now!
Yearly membership dues are the most important source of funds for the PTSA and all its programs, and our books show membership is down critically from previous years. We can't meet our fundraising goals for this school year without your support. If you are not sure if you joined the PTSA already this school year, contact Alison Senold.
Earn Money for MHS When You Purchase Through Our Amazon Link
Simply bookmark: http://www.amazon.com/?tag=mcleanhs.20
And use the link to access Amazon BEFORE you add items to your cart and check out promptly. Items that are left in your cart for 24 hours or more do not qualify. To save items to purchase later, please use your Wish List. Every purchase counts!
Friday Tea Station - Donations Needed
The Hospitality Committee and parents run a Friday Tea Station to provide a much-needed pick-me-up to MHS teachers and staff. Have a favorite teacher you'd like to reward or just want to help staff have a good start to the day?
Sign up to send in an item(s) on a Friday(s). On the assigned morning, your student can drop off your donation at the school office. The tea station is set up at the end of the first hall near the kitchen as you enter office. A link to sign up can be found HERE.
We're also always recruiting for other Hospitality Committee activities. If you'd like to join this fun and rewarding team, please send an email to sue@wydlerbrothers.com and we'll add you to our email list.
Thank you in advance for your help!
Sue Hutchings Hazen, MHS Hospitality Chair sue@wydlerbrothers.com, 703-328-4767
Resources for Parents Related to Special Education
The FCPS Parent Resource Center (PRC) helps parents of students with disabilities. It sponsors workshops, has a lending library, and has Parent Liaisons to help parents solve problems. The PRC provides services relating to twice exceptional students, special needs life planning, parent stress, postsecondary education, resource fairs for students, access to support groups for students and adults, and many more!
For all the current events, information, and groups: Click here (updated 5/1/2018).
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