CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS ON WINNING ALL THE TEAM RACES AT THIS WEEKENDS WAR EAGLE INVITATIONAL!

IN THIS UPDATE

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

Probe is an annual program of college fairs and school counselor workshops that are held throughout the state of Georgia. The program is managed by the Georgia Education Articulation Committee (GEAC), whose sole mission is to disseminate information and stimulate interest in post-secondary education for students in Georgia. Hundreds of colleges from across the nation attend Probe each year to reach thousands of Georgia high school juniors and seniors.

Cambridge High School is hosting a Probe College Fair on September 12, 2022 from 5:30-7:30pm in their cafeteria. They have graciously invited all Milton Juniors/Seniors to attend as well! If you are interested in attending the Probe College Fair, you can register at REGISTERPROBE.COM or use the QR Code below:

During the first week of school, we met with all students across grade levels to discuss expectations for our student body. One of the expectations discussed was getting to class on time.

School begins at 8:20AM and ends at 3:30PM

Students are to be IN THE CLASSROOM BY 8:20AM or they are considered tardy to 1st period. Students have five minutes between each period during the school day. It is the expectation that students are in their assigned classroom when the tardy bell rings or they will be considered tardy.

Attendance will be taken DAILY by teachers. Tardies are counted across all classes. For instance, if a student is tardy to 1st period, 3rd period, and 5th period, then they would have a total of three tardies. Please note that the tardy count will reset at the beginning of each semester.

Consequences for tardiness will be handled by the administration of Milton High School.

See the following matrix below for consequences of tardies:

Consequences for Tardiness *COUNTS FOR UNEXCUSED TARDIES ONLY

• > 5 TARDIES- WARNING & PHONE CALL HOME
• 5 TARDIES - ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE & PHONE CALL HOME
• 8 TARDIES - ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION & PHONE CALL HOME
• 10 TARDIES - ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION & PHONE CALL HOME
• 12+ TARDIES - STUDENT MAY BE PLACED IN HIGHER TIER FOR BEHAVIOR WHICH MAY INCLUDE MORE PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE CONSEQUENCES.

Please take some time to discuss our tardy policy with your child so that together we can establish this norm early on. We appreciate your support!

Upcoming FREE Applerouth Events

Online SAT/ACT Workshop

Aug 29 at 8:00PM

Register online: https://www.applerouth.com/calendar/

Event code: M516559

**During this group session, Tal Kitron (one of Applerouth's top tutors) will review the structure of the SAT and ACT and demo proven test-taking strategies.

College Essay Do's and Don'ts

Aug 30 at 8:00PM

Register online: https://www.applerouth.com/calendar/

Event code: M510547

**In this webinar, Wow Writing Workshop president Kim Lifton and Ginger Fay, a former Duke University admissions officer, will remove the mystery from the college essay process. Learn all the do's and don'ts from these two experts so your student can get those essays done with more confidence and less stress.

Applerouth SAT Prep Class at Milton High School

Milton HS has partnered with Applerouth Tutoring to provide SAT and ACT Prep programs. Seats are limited and are first come, first served. An ACT class will be offered in the Spring and registration will open later this fall.

To register for the SAT class, go to www.applerouth.com/signup and enter the event code.

Cost: $225

Event Code: SAT6531

Registration deadline: September 5

****First come, first served, limited to 20 students****

SAT Group Class

18 hours of group tutoring + 3 mock tests

September 10 - November 12

Mock SAT Sep 10 (Sat) 9:00am - 12:45pm

Session 1 Sep 17 (Sat) 9:00am - 12:00pm

Session 2 Sep 24 (Sat) 9:00am - 12:00pm

Mock SAT Oct 1 (Sat) 9:00am - 12:45pm

Session 3 Oct 15 (Sat) 9:00am - 12:00pm

Session 4 Oct 22 (Sat) 9:00am - 12:00pm

Session 5 Oct 29 (Sat) 9:00am - 12:00pm

Mock SAT Nov 5 (Sat) 9:00am - 12:45pm

Session 6 Nov 12 (Sat) 9:00am - 12:00pm

The MHS Counseling Department is on Social Media! Follow @MiltonCounseling on Instagram and @RepMCounselors on Twitter. The MHS counselors use these platforms to inform students and parents of important information, MHS Counseling events, general updates & opportunities with topics pertaining to College/Career access, Academic Advisement, and student wellness. Thanks for following!

Milton High School's CURRICULUM NIGHT will be on Monday, September 12.

There will be informational sessions at 5:30PM for TAG and ESOL parents/guardians.  The night will begin at 6:00PM for EVERYONE.  A schedule will be in future updates and emailed to parents.

YEARBOOKS ON SALE

Milton Yearbooks are on sale now! Don't wait until the price goes up--use the link below to lock in our beginning-of-the-year price!

www.miltonyearbook.com

Parents of Seniors--want to honor your student’s legacy with a senior tribute? Click the link below to guarantee our best price of the season!

www.miltonyearbook.com

2022 Reigning Georgia State Champions and 15x GHSA STATE CHAMPIONS

Interested in Milton Girl’s Lacrosse?

Please join us for our informational meeting on Wednesday, August 31 from 7:00-8:30pm in the media center. This is for parents of any new or returning JV and Varsity players.

Instagram: Milton Girl’s Lacrosse

#Rep the M

Come join us in National English Honor Society!

Milton’s National English Honor Society is looking for new members!

Here are just a few activities we have planned for this year: monthly book club meetings, underclassmen tutoring, poetry contests, teacher support activities, and many more!

Requirements:

• You must have completed two semesters of high school English (incoming freshmen in honors 10th literature qualify).
• You must have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0.
• You must have a minimum average of 88 in an honors or Advanced Placement English class (without the honors points) or you must have a 92 average in an on-level English class.
• You must complete the application process.

Deadline for applications is September 11 at 11:45 PM. We will notify those accepted by September 12, and our first meeting will be September 15!

The application is available in this form:

https://forms.office.com/r/9N38g9jqTp

If you have any questions, email or visit Ms. Matteson in room 2310. [email protected]

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

Our Milton Beta Club is looking forward to adding more members to its ranks! Our membership application for all eligible 10-12th graders will be from September 1st-17th. If you have good grades and a servant attitude, then the Beta Club is the place for you! Please review our requirements for membership and fill out the needed forms for applying to the club and to pay dues online on our website:

https://sites.google.com/site/miltonbetaclub

The membership drive for the Freshman class will be in the spring semester.

PREP BOOK DRIVE

The Milton Beta Club is holding a prep-book drive in which students donate their used AP, SAT, ACT, etc. books. These books will be redistributed to other students at MHS who may need them.

Collection dates:

September 7, 12, 14, and 16 before school (7:30am-8:15am)

OR you can drop off your books to room 2202 anytime

Students can pick up free books from this batch on September 19 (during lunch in the Media Center).

Are you Quick, Bright, Competitive, and a "Trivia" fan? We need you to join our MHS Academic Bowl Team!

If you are interested in becoming a member, our Academic Bowl President Darren Kellis and sponsor Mrs. Kelly Christian, will be answering your questions at the "Club Fair" on September 12th in the cafeteria for 3 lunches. Visit the Academic Bowl Table and help MHS

bring home the gold! ( All grades welcome!)

If you haven't heard, Milton High School has a garden! We are forming "The MHS Garden Club" to keep our new agricultural addition in pristine condition. If you have garden skills or are seriously interested in becoming part of this club, please email Mrs. Kelly Christian with your name, grade, and why you are interested in being part of our garden community. [email protected]

We will be working closely with our CBI department, AP Human Geography class, and the North Fulton Garden Community.

Are you an Eagle Scout in need of a project to complete a rank? See Mrs. Christian in Office 4307 or send an email to [email protected]. We may have the perfect project for you!

COMMUNITY PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

This week's Community Partner spotlight is on Peachtree Yard Cards! Peachtree Yard Cards provides all occasion yard sign rentals for residences, as well as commercial businesses in North Fulton. Service includes set up and take down at no additional cost. Our greetings are a great way to celebrate any event and they can make for a great surprise for someone special. Book your unique yard greetings today to be sure to reserve your special date for the best birthday yard sign in Atlanta. Visit us online at www.peachtreeyardcards.com to help us to celebrate your next special occasion!

PTO UPDATE

Thank you to all who have joined PTO so far - it isn't too late to take advantage of some great membership perks, such as tickets to homecoming, prom, the Cirque Theatre performance, and Eagle passes for entry to home sporting events. Visit our website today to join!

There are still openings to sign up to volunteer at the front office this week. Check out the schedule on our website, no experience necessary!

Senior Parents - We had our 1st Senior Snack of the school year on Friday, August 26. The senior class was treated to an ice cream truck. Be sure to pay your senior dues before September 15 so that your senior can take part in the September Senior Snack!

Visit our website at https://miltoneaglespto.membershiptoolkit.com/.

MEDUSA MYTHOLOGICAL EXAM

Congratulations to the Milton students who participated in the 2022 Medusa Mythology Contest. The Medusa Mythology Exam is given annually to over 3,000 students in approximately 100 schools nationally and internationally. The Medusa Mythology Exam welcomes all students of classical mythology. Founded in 1998, the Medusa Mythology Exam allows students worldwide the opportunity to demonstrate their enthusiasm and excellence in the field of Greco-Roman mythology and to be recognized accordingly for them; to encourage students pursuing the study of mythology; and to enable students to better understand the contemporary world through a richer knowledge of the ancient world.

Honorable Mention: Luke Ortwein; Lucy Whitener

Cum Laude: Teddy Sambol, Tim Schindler, William Swan, Sean Gallagher

Magna Cum Laude (silver medalist): Jenna McCulloch

CROSS COUNTRY

The Milton Cross Country teams travelled for the first time to the 18th War Eagle Invitational hosted by two-time 4A State Champions Chestatee HS & were able to win all four team races contested.

VARSITY GIRLS

In very warm & humid conditions, the Lady Eagles turned back 4 schools in the final race of the meet. Milton (1st-30 pts) was the overwhelming winner with Gainesville (2nd-60 pts) & Forsyth Central (3rd-63 pts) closest. Junior Ella Grace Malcom (1st-21:53) used a mid-race surge in the hilly section of the race to move to the front and eventually pull away for the overall race win! Senior Sydney Anderson (2nd-22:07) followed Malcom and moved from 4th place to eventually finish as the runner up to help pace the Lady Eagles up front. Junior Emerson Armistead (7th-23:18) maintained contact with the front group the entire race and with senior co-captain Gabby Beckman (8th-24:07) moving up 17 places during the race, Milton was able to turn back the Red Elephants of Gainesville. Others running in the varsity race included sophomores Macy Schadt (12th-24:36), Ivy Rindt (13th-24:43) & Grace Lochman (14th-24:45), senior Emmaline Kelley (20th-25:44) & sophomore Janelle Hagel (29th-28:00).

VARSITY BOYS

The Eagles faced a very strong & stubborn Chestatee team that is the 2-time defending 4A state champions and early on the War Eagles were right with the Milton team. As the race progressed, Milton (1st-28 pts) began to assert itself and eventually finished all-5 scoring runners in the top-10 overall positions. Chestatee (2nd-72 pts) & region-rival Forsyth Central (3rd-85 pts) trailed as the Eagles turned back 11 schools in total. Senior captain Cory Chambers (1st-17:16) took a shot at the course record but the rising heat & humidity were a factor in his performance. Milton’s team title came with top-10 finishes from sophomore Justin Sevel (4th-18:17), junior Zach Patell (5th-18:26), senior co-captain Oliver Stone (8th-18:42) & junior Danny Murray (10th-18:58). Factoring in the scoring for the Eagles included seniors Keller Wilson (15th-19:23) & Jack Rea (16th-19:25). Also running on the varsity squad were senior Pearson Gillam (22nd-19:57) & juniors Martin Sand (36th-20:33) & Luke Erbey (37th-20:34).

JV GIRLS

With revenge on their minds, the Lady Eagles turned back last week’s meet winner Gainesville and 7 scoring schools to win the meet! Milton (1st-24 pts) put all their scoring runners in the top-10 overall places to turn back Mt Pisgah (2nd-71 pts) & Hebron Christian (3rd-83 pts) who were closest to the Lady Eagles. Just before the 1st mile of the race Milton had no runners in the top-10 and used the 2nd half of the race to take command and get the easy team victory. Leading finishers for the Lady Eagles included senior Ella Butler (2nd-25:32), sophomore Alyssa Monje (4th-25:56) & freshman Hollis Thompson (6th-26:11).

JV BOYS

As the first race of the meet progressed, the Eagles showed their dominance by slowly putting more runners in the top-10 and at one point was looking to score a perfect 15 points and eventually did but with one finisher(5th) from anther school spoiling the perfect top-1-2-3-4-5 individual finish for the Eagles. Milton (1st-15 pts) easily dispatched 9 scoring schools. Taking the lead just past the 2-mile mark, junior Jayson Faupel (1st-20:50) held off freshman teammate Malin Schadt (2nd-20:51) to get the overall race victory! Closely behind these two were freshman Ryan Greathouse (3rd-20:54) & junior Parker Boys (4th-21:03). Freshman Jaylin Batra (6th-21:17) closed out the Milton scoring.

The cross-country teams next see action on Saturday, September 10th with the hosting of the 9th Milton Cross Country Invitational-Run for the Eagle Cup-with 28 schools scheduled to compete on the Eagles on-campus home course.

HOME

MON 08/29: Varsity Softball v Chattahoochee 5:30PM

MON 08/29: 9th Volleyball v Central & Gainesville 5:00PM

TUE 08/30: Varsity Softball v South Forsyth 6:00PM

THU 09/01: JV Football v Forsyth Central 6:00PM

AWAY

THU 09/01: 9th Football v Lambert 6:00PM

THU 09/01:  Softball Varsity v Forsyth Central 6:00PM

THU 09/01: Volleyball v Cambridge JV@5:15 / V@6:15PM

CONGRATULATIONS to our 2022 MHS Hall of Fame inductees! Our Hall of Fame recognizes former students and faculty who made a mark at Milton while they were here and have also made significant contributions out in the world after leaving MHS. Please reserve October 14 and 15 for the festivities! All are invited!

Student Success Skills is the Fulton County School District's K-12 program to ensure the support of the whole student. At Milton High School, students will participate in short weekly lessons on Tuesdays and Thursdays during advisement that follow's the county's Scope and Sequence of lessons. The lessons are based on the six Student Success Skills Standards: Sense of Belonging, Reflective Learning Strategies, Self-Management, Social Competence, Collaborative Problem Solving, and Self-Awareness.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SSS

REQUESTING TRANSCRIPTS

Counselors will begin fulfilling Senior transcript requests on September 1. Naviance is now open and students can submit their requests at any time. Counselors are not able to send transcripts before September 1.

Thank you, MHS Counseling

Counselor Caseloads

This is a reminder that counseling caseloads were updated as of 8/15/22. Please see below to ensure that you are reaching out to the proper personnel for your counseling needs:

Mrs. Casey Lahman, Last Names A-C

Ms. Hoglander, Last Names D-Hol

Ms. Bartley, Last Names Hom-Mc

Ms. Rhodes, Last Names Md-Sal

Ms. Wilson, Last Names Sam-Z

We understand there has been a significant amount of movement in previous years, and our department works diligently to ensure smooth transitions in times of change. We do not accept counselor change requests and students must work with the counselors assigned above. We thank you for your patience and understanding.

Schedule Change Window is CLOSED

This is a reminder that the schedule change window of August 8-August 19 is now CLOSED. This includes submitting Personal Fitness Waivers and Senior Reduced Courseload forms for this semester. As we enter Week 3 of instruction, we are unable to accommodate further change requests.

We thank you for your support and understanding.

- MHS Counseling

Interested in wanting to be apart of the MHS Girls Flag Football Program?

Tryouts will be September 19 and 20!

Please fill out this form: https://forms.office.com/r/TLYvu1SfKS

Currently pre-season workouts are going on.

Please reach out to Coach Nixon - [email protected] or Coach Vice - [email protected] for more information.

Calling all dancers! Milton High School will be bringing back the Dance Team! Tryouts will be held September 12 through September 15 after school. An informational meeting will be held in room 1336 on Wednesday, August 31 at 4:30PM. If interested, please see Coach Gooden in room 1281.

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 26.

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

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