CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TOP CROSS COUNTRY PERFORMERS FROM THIS SATURDAY!

IN THIS UPDATE

Any item with a RED HEADER is NEW INFORMATION. Any item with a BLUE HEADER is information from PREVIOUS updates.

We want to take a moment to say THANK YOU to our STUDENTS, STAFF and COMMUNITY for an AMAZING FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOOL! It has been a very positive and energetic start to the 2022-2023 school year!

Senior Information

The first Senior Snack of the school year will be on 8/26! Please use link below to get all the information and pay Senior dues (pay dues by 8/23 to get the first Senior Snack).

https://miltoneaglespto.membershiptoolkit.com/story/190906

Calling All Seniors! It's time to design your senior T-shirt! Senior T-shirts are a long-standing tradition at Milton and we cannot wait to see what the Class of 2023 designs. Be on the lookout for information from Student Council about the t-shirt design submission (8/15 thru 8/22) and voting on 8/26 during Senior Snack.

Hire Me Registration (Prerequisite for Career Internship)

Hire Me : Students will explore career fields and personal career interests and aptitudes. They will be introduced to job search tools and will learn how to build a professional resume, write professional letters, practice interview skills, and learn about the Career Internship Program. Hire me meets ONE DAY a week during student's lunch period in a lunch and learn style. Students will bring lunch to class and eat during instruction.

Hire me Fall 2022 is open to Juniors and Seniors only who would like to participate in the Career Internship Program. (Sophomores will be invited to take Hire Me Spring semester.)

Hire Me will meet in room 4201 on Thursdays, September 1st - November 3rd during the student's lunch period.

Juniors and Seniors who would like to register for Hire me - Fall 2022, fill out the form below by Friday August 26th.

https://forms.office.com/r/k3NEFGkAWj

The JUNIOR PARKING LOTTERY will begin taking names this WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY in the CAFETERIA during ALL LUNCHES. Juniors looking to get into the lottery drawing will need the following:

• A VALID DRIVERS LICENSE (permits will NOT be accepted)
• STUDENT ID NUMBER

Students are only allowed ONE entry. The winners will be RANDOMLY drawn on FRIDAY MORNING and the winners will be notified FRIDAY EVENING.

Milton Theatre (Drama, Cirque, Tech) Parents:

Don’t miss the Parent Meeting on Monday August 15th at 7 pm in the Media Center.

• Meet the Directors, our new Cirque Assistant, Ms. Garrett, and MASK Board

• Learn about calendar, expectations, and fees

• Get involved

• Ask Questions

Milton Improv Troupe

Improv Workshop: August 18@3:45PM

Led by Improv leaders:

Sarah Lewis, Chris Mayer and Amalia Lotharius

Improv Auditions: August 24 in the Blackbox. Auditions @ 7:30AM Callbacks @ 3:45PM

OPEN TO ANYONE INTERESTED

Invitations to apply to the Milton Chapter of the National Honor Society were sent on August 12 2022, via school email to all Juniors and Seniors who qualified.

To qualify for an invitation:

For the 2022-2023 school year, Seniors who have attended at least one semester at Milton High School, have taken at least two honors level (or higher) courses at Milton and who have an unweighted cumulative GPA of 90 or higher will be invited to apply for membership.

For the 2022-2023 school year, Juniors who have attended at least one semester at Milton High School, have taken at least two honors level (or higher) courses at Milton and who have an unweighted cumulative GPA of 92 or higher will be invited to apply for membership.

If a student meets the criteria but did not receive an invitation in their Fulton County school email, please contact Renee Denney - [email protected] or Lisa Silverman - [email protected] by Tuesday, August 16.

The deadline to apply to NHS is Friday, August 19 at 4:00PM

Esports is back! Esports is a GHSA sport that competes for state championships! This requires teamwork, communication, critical and strategic thinking, creativity, sportsmanship, and leadership in order to be successful. This fall, we will be offering the games League of Legends and Super Smash Bros Ultimate. If you are interested in competing in either game this fall, please join us this Wednesday, August 17 in Room 4201 at 3:45PM.

NEW COACH ANNOUNCEMENT

Milton high school is delighted to welcome Lamar Calhoun as our new girls varsity basketball coach! Lamar brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in which we are confident will cultivate our students not only as athletes but also as leaders. Lamar brings with him a stellar record of athletic excellence starting with his own noteworthy high school basketball career where he was ranked the number one player in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For the last fifteen years, Lamar has coached both girls and boys basketball. His achievements include being honored as Coral Springs Christian coach of the year (2010), winning the district championship at Coral Springs Christian in 2010 and led Coral Springs Christian to the elite eight with just eight players in 2010 LaMar was the 2022 recipient of the Athletic Directors Career Achievement Award at Calvary Christian Academy. We are confident that Lamar’s track record of success will extend to Milton High School. Please help us in giving a warm welcome to Lamar and his family. There will open gyms for girls who are interested in playing basketball starting this Monday 15 and Wednesday the 17 from 6:30 to 8:30PM in the gym.

PARKING SPACE AUCTION NOW OPEN!

The girls basketball team is auctioning off a parking pass. Here is the link . The bidding ends 8/19/22 at 5pm.

CLICK HERE TO PLACE YOUR BID!

BOYS BASKETBALL INFORMATION FOR ATHLETES & PARENTS 

We are in the planning stages for the 2022-2023 Milton Boys Basketball Season.

We will have an informational meeting to share details for preseason conditioning, tryouts, fundraisers, travel, fees, expectations, etc for this season.

Anyone who is interested in trying out for basketball should attend!

WHAT: Boys Basketball Player and Parent Informational Meeting

WHEN: THURSDAY – August 18 - 7:00PM

WHERE: MILTON MEDIA CENTER

We look forward to seeing you there!

LAX GO EAGLES!

Ready for Fall Lacrosse?

Milton High School is hosting a parent information meeting on Wednesday August 24 from 7:00-8:30PM in the media center for Milton High School students interested in playing lacrosse this fall.

Lax get back on the field! Register today for Fall Lacrosse!

Click on Pickle Juice link below and follow link to register!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

If you are interested in being the mascot, EDDIE THE EAGLE for the football games, please see Mrs. Stucky in the Women's PE office anytime after 12:30PM

Visit the MHS PTO website for all of the following - https://miltoneaglespto.membershiptoolkit.com/home

• Join PTO - membership perks include Eagle Passes, Homecoming tickets, Prom tickets, Cirque tickets, and entry into a raffle for a free parking space! Next parking space drawing will take place at noon on Friday, August 19!
• Pay senior dues - if you have a senior, you don't want to miss out on all of the fun - monthly senior snacks, senior t-shirt, and the end of year senior sunset celebration!
• Volunteer to help out at the attendance desk - all shifts have openings, no experience necessary!
• Mark your calendar to attend our August meeting on Friday, 8/19 at 10:30AM in the media center, all are welcome!

Time Trial Tests Milton Harriers

The Milton Cross Country teams opened their season with their annual time trial meet to show & test their fitness level and to set the roster for the first competitive meet of the season.

GIRLS Race

In a runaway victory, junior Ella Grace Malcom (1st-21:48) led from the start and went on and won the girl’s race by close to 90-seconds! Malcom was the defending time trial winner from 2021 where she ran the 5th-best time ever on the course by a Milton runner. In her first race since moving here from Kansas this summer, senior Sydney Anderson (2nd-23:12) garnered runner-up honors and was followed by fellow senior Emmaline Kelley (3rd-23:43). Junior Calista Cacciatore (4th-24:13) was next after running most of the race with Kelley. Rounding out the top-7 positions and putting themselves in a position to run on the varsity team for the first meet were junior Emerson Armistead (5th-25:08), senior co-captain Gabby Beckmann (6th-25:29) & sophomore Macey Schadt (7th-25:42).

BOYS Race

Just like a repeat of the girl’s race, senior co-captain Cory Chambers (1st-17:36) went straight to the lead and never looked back running the 10th best time on the course by an Eagle runner! Chambers led a strong group of Eagle runners that all finished within 40 seconds of each other showing the Eagles are a very competitive program proving their #8 ranking in Class 7A is warranted. The group of finishers included sophomore Justin Sevel (2nd-18:50), seniors Preston Gillam (3rd-19:04) & Keller Wilson (4th-19:07), senior co-captain Oliver Stone (5th-19:08), junior Zach Patell (6th-19:30) and finally senior Jack Rea (7th-19:46).

Next weekend the Milton Cross Country teams travel to Winder, GA to compete in the Apalachee Season Opener at Apalachee HS where the Eagle teams have had much success over the last 3 years.

HOME

WED 08/17: V GIRLS SOFTBALL v. CAMBRIDGE 6:00PM

THU 08/18: V GIRLS SOFTBALL v. LASSITER 5:30PM

FRI 08/19: V FOOTBALL FREEDOM BOWL v. LIPSCOMB ACADEMY 8:30PM

AWAY

TUE 08/16: V VOLLEYBALL v. CHEROKEE 6:00PM

THU 08/18: VOLLEYBALL v. ROSWELL V@6:00 / JV@7:30PM

SAT 08/20: V CROSS COUNTRY at WILDCAT OPENER WINDER, GA

ONLINE COURSE REMINDERS

For students ENROLLED in an online course:

This is a reminder that students cannot be on campus during their virtual class time and must provide their own transportation to/from school. If you are not a Senior, parking is not guaranteed. Students loitering on campus during their online period may face disciplinary consequences.

For students REQUESTING an online course:

The deadline to request an online course was February 11, 2022. Counselors will not be accommodating requests for students to move from in-person to virtual and vice versa. If your student missed the opportunity to take an online class this year, he/she will have the opportunity to sign up in the Spring to take online courses for the 2023-2024 school year.

BUS INFORMATION

• CLICK HERE for the FCS TRANSPORTATION page
• Use the HERE COMES THE BUS app - CLICK HERE FOR APP INFORMATION

STUDENT DROP OFF

• Please use this link to see drop-off procedures for the 22-23 school year.
• Traffic is heavy from 8:00 - 8:20AM. (SCHOOL STARTS AT 8:20AM)
• REMINDER: Being stuck in traffic will not excuse students from being marked TARDY to school. Accumulating tardies will result in disciplinary consequences.

SCHOOL HOURS FOR STUDENTS

• The school will open for students at 7:30AM daily.
• The school day STARTS at 8:20AM.
• Arriving to school AFTER 8:20AM means the student is TARDY for school.
• FCS provides bus transportation for ALL STUDENTS (this helps lessen the drop-off traffic.

LOCKERS

• Lockers can be purchased online - CLICK HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS
• After purchasing a locker - print your purchase confirmation
• During your students scheduled lunch, they will be able to select their locker location.
• We suggest students follow their schedule for a day before choosing a locker location.

LUNCH

• Students must report to the cafeteria during their LUNCH period.
• Students will have access to outdoor seating during each lunch period. FOOD is NOT ALLOWED OUTSIDE.
• FOOD 

SCHEDULES

• Student schedules are available through Infinite Campus. Click here for more information about infinite campus.

NEW FCS CELL PHONE/PCD POLICY

(FCS Student Code of Conduct Rule 18f.II & 18.g.III) CLICK HERE FOR FULL STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT

• In grades 6 through 12, the use of PCDs is not allowed during instructional time and will only be allowed when explicitly instructed to do so by a teacher or other school staff member.
• The use of cell phones and other PCDs for noneducational purposes, including but not limited to, recording staff and/or students without permission or other inappropriate content is strictly prohibited. Discipline consequences will be given.

NAVIGATING NAVIANCE FOR SENIORS

All students NOW have access to their Naviance accounts . We highly encourage SENIORS to watch the help videos linked below and familiarize themselves with the platform before we enter application season: https://popwellt.wixsite.com/miltoneagles/naviance-1

Help Videos Include:

- Naviance Overview

- CommonApp Account Matching

- Build a 'Colleges I'm Applying To' List

- Requesting a Teacher LOR in Naviance

- Requesting Transcripts in Naviance

Please reach out to your assigned counselor with any additional questions or concerns. Thank you!

2022-2023 LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION REQUESTS

Attention Milton Seniors: Are you applying to college this Fall? If yes, does your application require a Letter of Recommendation? Look no further! Linked below are the two processes we have in place for requesting a Teacher LOR and/or a Counselor LOR:

• Requesting a TEACHER LOR (will be linked)
• Requesting a COUNSELOR LOR (will be linked)

Please carefully review the instructions for each type of letter request. The form to request a COUNSELOR LOR is now open, but submitting your request early does not mean that you will receive a letter early. Counselors will begin writing all letters on September 1.

Important Tasks for Seniors in need of a Counselor LOR:

• View Senior Brag Sheet in Naviance (available August 8)
• Complete the Senior Brag Sheet in Naviance by September 16
• Submit your letter request to www.bit.ly/miltonLOR22 at least 10 business days before your college deadline

Reach out to your assigned counselor with any additional questions or concerns you may have. Thank you!

COLLEGE PLANNING KICKOFF hosted by Peachtree College Planning

MHS Counseling is proud to partner with Peachtree College Planning for an in-person COLLEGE PLANNING KICKOFF session at Milton High School on August 30 at 12:00PM. This information session is for Milton PARENTS and will help to:

- Learn how to achieve your college planning goals

- Uncover insider strategies to get FREE money

- Identify strategies to increase admissions chances

- Develop a timeline and stay on track to get ahead

- Discover how to navigate college applications

If you are a PARENT and are interested in attending the in-person session on August 30, please use the link below to register. Peachtree College Planning will also offer a virtual session on August 30 at 7:00pm for those who cannot come to the 12:00pm session. We look forward to helping you kick off a great college application season!

https://bit.ly/CPK2022_MILTON

PEACH STATE TOUR August 18-20

Greetings from Augusta University, Georgia State University, Georgia Tech, and The University of Georgia! Students and parents are invited to register and learn more about the latest information on our admission processes and university offerings. Visit www.peachstatetour.org to view information sessions in your area, available both in-person and virtually.

The website is updated for this year! Use the following link to access the event calendar: www.miltonstudentco.squarespace.com/events

This website can also be used to find the following information:

• Student Council Updates/Elections

• School Event Information and Calendar (Prom, Homecoming, Tailgates, etc.)

• Senior Calendar

• Traditions Keeper Medallion Program

• School Service Project Updates

• Football Game Themes (Red Out, CAMO, etc.)

• Student Council Social Media Accounts

NOTIFICATION TO PARENTS OF THE SCREENING & REFERRAL

PROCESS FOR GIFTED ELIGIBILITY 2022-23

The consideration for gifted services may be reported or automatic as defined by the GaDOE Resource Manual for Gifted Education Services. The Fulton County School System screens all students for eligibility for gifted services twice a year and uses a systematic approach to identify highly capable students who may qualify for gifted services.

For more detailed information please click here: https://tinyurl.com/5n83tcj9

NEW TAG STUDENTS TO MHS

Gifted Students NEW to Fulton County Schools? Is your student new to Fulton County Schools and tested into Gifted at their previous school? If so, please fill out the following survey so we can update their records. Questions? Contact Renee Denney [email protected]

https://forms.office.com/r/apaE6WDHKG

Accepting Members

Do you want to join a top USA ranked robotics team? If so, the Milton Robotics team is open for anyone to join and learn more about robotics; no prior experience required. Every year, we create robots that shoot targets, lift blocks, etc. We have builders, programmers, marketing coordinators, sponsorship teams, etc. You don’t have to know anything tech related to join. We always have a role to fit your interests.

If you are interested or have any prior experience, please email [email protected]. Tell us your name, grade, and why you want to join robotics.