EAGLE UPDATE

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Congratulations to all three Milton orchestras- Concert, Sinfonia, and Chamber- that traveled to North Atlanta HS Thursday and earned unanimous Superior ratings ​at Large Group Performance Evaluation!

Superior is the highest rating that a group can be awarded by a panel of three performance judges and a sight reading judge at this Georgia Music Educators Association annual event.

IN THIS UPDATE

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

NEW INFORMATION

PREVIOUS EU INFORMATION

CALENDAR REMINDERS

AP LATE REGISTRATION/CANCELLATION

ANNUAL PERCEPTION SURVEY

SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP

MILTON'S 2023 VALEDICTORIAN

CAP & GOWN PICTURES

MILTON'S 2023 SALUTATORIAN

M.A.C. AUDITION WORKSHOP

MILTON HOSTING FENCING STATES

SPRING MUSICAL: DISATER!

YEARBOOK LAST CHANCE

MHS 100 YEAR DOCUMENTARY

MHS PTO SENIOR SCHOLARSHIPS

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL COAT DRIVE

MILTON WELCOMES SISTER SCHOOL

REGISTRATION TIMELINE 2023-2024 SY

BOYS LACROSSE

CHORUS PLACEMENT EXAMS

MILTON PTO

JUNIOR JUMPSTART

EAGLE PRIDE

CAREER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

ATHLETIC SCHEDULES

MILTON MODEL UN


PTO BUSINESS PARTNERS

CALENDAR REMINDERS

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20: NO SCHOOL

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY - NO STUDENTS

TUESDAY, MARCH 7: ACT DAY - SCHEDULE COMING NEXT WEEK

MONDAY, MARCH 13: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY - NO STUDENTS

TUESDAY, MARCH 14: TEACHER WORKDAY - NO STUDENTS

WEEK OF APRIL 3 - 7: SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL

CLICK HERE FOR FCS CALENDAR

ANNUAL PERCEPTION SURVEY

Your opinion matters. Fulton County Schools encourages parents to take the Annual Parent Perception Survey between February 13 and March 10. The survey is anonymous and confidential and should take about 15 minutes to complete. Please complete one survey per school where you have one or more students enrolled. Additionally, students in grades 4-12 will take the Annual Student Perception Survey between February 13 and 24 during the school day.

CLICK HERE FOR THE ANNUAL PARENT PERCEPTION SURVEY

MILTON'S 2023 VALEDICTORIAN

Class of 2023 Valedictorian: Isabella Szabo

Isabella attended the Georgia Governor's Honors Program as a finalist in Spanish and she has taken an Advanced Spanish Composition course at the University of Arizona. She is a Coach and Captain of the Milton Science Olympiad Team and medaled at both Regional and State-Level Competitions. She is a four-year member of the Milton Beta Club, currently serving as President, and helped organize Beta's Used Prep-Book Drive for the past two years. She is an active member of the National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, and Spanish National Honor Society at Milton. Isabella has been named a National Merit Scholarship Finalist and is a recipient of the Georgia Seal of Biliteracy.

In addition to academics, Isabella has played the Viola for seven years and is a member of the Milton Chamber Orchestra. She currently interns at DMD Engineering and Testing Inc. and is a remote intern with Solutionz Inc.'s Grants Department, where she helps with outreach campaigns that raise awareness about distance learning and telemedicine grants in rural communities. She is Undecided as far as which college she wants to attend, but her goal is to double major in Chemistry and Spanish, then use that degree to conduct research in sustainable Chemistry.

MILTON'S 2023 SALUTATORIAN

Class of 2023 Salutatorian: Rebecca Yu

At Milton, Rebecca is a team Captain and Coach of the Science Olympiad Team. Competing since freshman year, she has garnered over 20 medals in various subjects at the Invitational, Regional, and State-Level. Additionally, she is the Vice President of Milton Beta Club and Milton Hack Club. She took part in the Fulton County Student Technology Competition, becoming a Georgia state qualifier for her top performance in both Internet Applications and Programming Challenge. Rebecca actively participates in the competitive Math Team, National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, and Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society. She has received recognitions as a Milton Class of 2023 PAGE STAR Student, a U.S. Presidential Scholars Nominee, a Georgia Tech Stamps Scholarship Semifinalist, and a National Merit Finalist.

Rebecca played violin in the Milton High School Sinfonia Orchestra and is also a pianist outside of school. Additionally, as a visual artist, she has won a Regional Honorable Mention and a National Silver Medal in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for her artworks.

Rebecca is Undecided as far as college selection, but she is particularly interested in harnessing the power of computing to advance research in biology and medicine. She currently works as a student researcher in a quantitative genomics lab at Emory University, where she is developing an ML-based web tool for analyzing gene expression data to better predict human diseases. She was also selected to attend the Georgia Tech AI4ALL summer program, where she delivered a poster presentation on evaluating gender- and genre-based bias in movie dialogue. She hopes to one day make breakthroughs in science and technology that can positively impact the world.

MILTON HOSTING FENCING STATES

On February 25th, Milton Fencing Club will host the GHSFL (Georgia High School Fencing League) Individual State Championship at Milton High School. There will be over 120 fencers from 19 high schools to compete in men and women division. Only fencers who placed in the top 16th in at least one tournament during school year will be qualified to participate.

The event is open to public, come to support your Milton fencing team!

Email miltonhighschoolfencingclub@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Date: February 25, 2023

Start time: 9:00AM

Location: Milton High School Cafeteria

YEARBOOK LAST CHANCE

This is the LAST CHANCE to guarantee a yearbook for your student! Friday, February 24th will be the end of our sale of books and we will not order any extra books this year, so follow the link below to grab a book today, and hold onto this piece of Milton history!

https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01330700

MHS PTO SENIOR SCHOLARSHIPS

Parents of MHS Seniors, make sure your student makes note of the PTO Scholarship application. The PTO awards three $1000 scholarships to students in the areas of Academics, Community Service and The Arts. Deadline is Monday, March 20; find the scholarship application on the home page of our website.

https://bit.ly/mhs2023scholarships

MILTON WELCOMES SISTER SCHOOL

For the first time in 3 years, Milton will host a group of 6 students and one teacher from our sister school in Okinawa 2/20-2/28. Milton's sister school relationship with Hokuzan High School started in 2014. Since then, over 40 students from Milton and 50 from Hokuzan have spent a week living with a host family and attending their sister school. This summer, Milton will send another 27 students to Japan as part of the New Perspectives: Japan Program. If you see our guests this week, greet them with a big O-MEH-DEH-TOH!

BOYS LACROSSE

The Eagles are set to defend the nest this week in two home games!


Tuesday February 21

Eagles vs West Forsyth

JV 5:30pm

Varsity 7:30pm


Saturday February 25

Eagles vs Lambert

JV 1pm

Varsity 3pm

MILTON PTO

COMMUNITY PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

This week's PTO Community Partner Spotlight is on Nothing Bundt Cakes! Nothing Bundt Cakes, located at 5230 Windward Parkway, suite 102 in Milton, offers a delectable variety of perfectly frosted bundt cakes, in many flavors and sizes. Be sure to stop in and try the flavor of the month! The cakes can be decorated to suit your special occasion. Make any day better with a bundt cake from Nothing Bundt Cakes! Visit on-line at www.nothingbundtcakes.com.

UPDATE

  • Thank you to the parent volunteers who helped clean out and organize the stadium ticket room. A huge shout out to MHS parent Keesha Asher for leading this initiative!
  • Last week, we treated our MHS Staff to Alumni Cookie Dough for a Valentine's Day treat for February staff appreciation.
  • In Academia Support, the PTO purchased items including a heat press, 3D printer, and a laser engraver for our TAG department.

PTO SCHOLARSHIPS

Parents of MHS seniors, the MHS PTO will award three $1000 scholarships, one each in the areas of Academics, Community Service, and the Arts. Click the link below for more details. The applications will remain open through Monday, 3/20. https://bit.ly/mhs2023scholarships\

PTO BOARD POSITIONS

Looking to get more involved during the 2023-24 school year? We have openings on our PTO board. For more information, attend our February meeting, or email us at miltoneaglespto@gmail.com.

MEETING

Our February PTO meeting will take place on Tuesday, 2/28 at 9:15 am in the media center, all are welcome to attend!


Visit our website to find out about all volunteer openings, sign up to help out, and to stay informed on all things PTO.

https://miltoneaglespto.membershiptoolkit.com/

EAGLE PRIDE

LATIN

Congratulations to all the participants in the 2023 Milton JCL Lupercalia Lightning Certamen tournament! The competition was fierce, as were the competitors themselves. After 5 full rounds for all participants a winner was crowned. Here are the winners:

NOVICE: Hunter Davis

INTERMEDIATE Runner-up: Daniel Fujamade

ADVANCED Runner-up: William Swan

Kudos to these fine scholar for continuing to represent Milton's Classical Language programs across the state and the nation. Good luck to them as they participate at Duke University in March!

FBLA

Congratulations to the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Regional Leadership Conference (RLC) State Qualifiers.

2nd Place (State Rank: 4th) - International Business

Snigdha Jannu and Joseph Hanna

2nd Place (State Rank: 10th) - Economics

Kate Gorman

4th Place - Accounting I

Kate Gorman

4th Place - Future Business Leader

Avani Kalvakuntla

6th Place - Introduction to Business Communication

Ashna Kutty

10th Place - Accounting I

Mason Ezzell

12th Place - Personal Finance

Tanish Karnala

Special congratulations to Snigdha Jannu, Joseph Hanna, and Kate Gorman for earning a state rank amongst 300+ teams.

Please wish these State Qualifiers good luck as they compete against students all over Georgia at the State Leadership Conference in Atlanta on March 10th and 11th.

ATHLETIC SCHEDULES

HOME

MON 02/20: Boys Baseball JV v Roswell 6:00PM

TUE 02/21: Boys Lacrosse JV/Varsity v West Forsyth 5:30/7:30PM

WED 02/22: Track/Field Varsity Tri Meet 4:00PM

WED 02/22: JV Boys Tennis v Roswell

THU 02/23: JV Soccer v Alpharetta G@5:55 / B@7:55PM

THU 02/23: 9th Boys Baseball v Cambridge 6:00PM

FRI 02/24: Varsity Soccer v West Forsyth G@5:55 / B@7:55PM

FRI 02/24: Gymnastics at County Championship @ Roswell Rec

AWAY

MON 02/20: Boys Baseball Varsity v Roswell 6:00PM

TUE 02/21: Varsity Soccer v Northview G@5:55 / B@7:55PM

TUE 02/21: Boys Basketball at State 1st Round - TBD

TUE 02/21: Varsity Baseball v Creekview 5:30PM

WED 02/22: Varsity Girls Tennis v. Roswell

WED 02/22: JV Baseball v Roswell 6:00PM

WED 02/22: Varsity Girls Golf v Cambridge @ White Columns

WED 02/22: Varsity Girls Lacrosse v Denmark 5:55PM

THU 02/23: Girls & Boys JV Golf v Cambridge @ White Columns

THU 02/23: Girls Lacrosse v Mill Creek Var@5:30 / JV@7:30PM

FRI 02/24: Boys Basketball at State Round 2

FRI 02/24: Varsity Baseball v North Springs 7:00PM

SAT 02/25: Varsity Girls Golf Lady Wolves Inv @ Bears Best

SAT 02/25: Varsity Baseball v Rocksmart TBD

2022-2023 AP LATE REGISTRATION/CANCELLATION

If a student has been enrolled in year-long F2F and GAVS AP courses or fall (one semester) AP courses and did not register before the November 15 deadline, they must pay $40.00 late fee for each exam being ordered. If the fee is not paid by Friday, March 10, 2023, the exam(s) will not be ordered.

Students must follow the steps below to pay late registration/cancellation fees:

  1. Go to Milton High School website
  2. Click in Online School Payments (OSP)
  3. Click Advanced Placement Late/Cancellation Fee (right side of the screen)
  4. Complete the Order Form (be sure to pay $40.00 for each exam you want to register or cancel)
  5.  Save receipt for records.
  6. Student must email receipt to: Monica White at whiteml@fultonschools.org

Student must state the following in the email: Student Name

  • Subject exam(s) student wants ordered/cancelled
  • Teacher(s) and Period(s) of AP course(s) in which the student is enrolled

Once Ms. White receives the email with the above information and receipt attached, (1) she will email student with JOIN CODE(s), so student can register for the exam(s) through College Board or (2) cancel the exam(s).

Deadline for all AP exam orders is

Friday, March 10 at 11:59 pm.

SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP

Attention ALL Seniors. The Senior Scholarship Application is now open. Please follow link below and submit your application to be eligible to earn scholarship money awarded by the Milton PTO. The application will remain open until March 20th. https://bit.ly/mhs2023scholarships

CAP & GOWN PICTURES

Milton High School Class of 2023: Cap and Gown Pictures Are Here!

Parents and Seniors, Cap & Gown portraits are now available to view and purchase through CADY! Celebrate this special achievement by clicking below to order now! cady.com/capgown23

MILTON ARTS COUNCIL AUDITION WORKSHOP

Milton Arts Council is proud to present our Audition Workshop.

This session will be taught by MHS theater and University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alum, Lauren Dominguez-Kenner. It is designed to improve knowledge of and confidence in the high school theater audition process.

The workshop will be held Saturday, March 11, 2023 from 1-4pm at Community Place, adjacent to City Hall in Milton.

Please email any questions to: miltonartscouncil@gmail.com

SPRING MUSICAL: DISATER!

Tickets for Milton Theatre Spring Musical are now on sale!

DISASTER

March 9-11 & March 16-18 at 7:00PM

Matinee March 18 at 2:00PM

Get your tickets @ https://mhsga.booktix.com

RESERVED SEATS $15 and $20

Group sales available, email us at miltontheatre@gmail.com

MHS 100 YEAR DOCUMENTARY

100 Years of Milton High School

MHS History Documentary

The MHS 100th Anniversary video is a documentary of the history of Milton High School from its establishment in 1921 through 2021. The video highlights and celebrates alumni and staff members who are representative of all those who have been affiliated with MHS through its first one hundred years. This video was made during our 100th anniversary year and was premiered on the day of our special celebration. The 100th anniversary video, in addition to a video from Cady Studios made specifically about Milton as it is today, can be seen on YouTube at the following link. Thanks to Mark Maloney (MHS Alumni Parent) and MJM Productions for the creation of the 100th anniversary video and special thanks to the MHS 100th Anniversary Committee for assisting in the production.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL COAT DRIVE

REGISTRATION TIMELINE FOR 2023-2024 SY

Registration Timeline for 2023-2024 SY

As shared in the Registration 101 Sessions and on the Eagle Update, the expected registration timeline is as follows:

  • Monday, February 20: Students will receive Verification Form #2 (limited number of changes allowed)
  • Friday, February 24: Verification Form #2 is DUE (Form #2 is the last opportunity to indicate you want an online course in your schedule for the 2023-2024 school year)

Course selections during registration are considered FINAL. There are limited to no opportunities for additional changes beyond these deadlines. Students are advised to use the time allotted to make educated decisions; turning in the Verification Form faster does not mean you have a better chance of getting your desired schedule


CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION

MHS COURSE CATALOG

FULTON VIRTUAL SCHOOL CATALOG

GA VIRTUAL SCHOOL CATALOG

REGISTRATION 101 SESSIONS (1 per grade level)

AP FACT SHEET

MILTON COUNSELING WEBSITE

CHORUS PLACEMENT EXAMS

JUNIOR JUMPSTART

Peachtree College Planning Presents: Junior Jumpstart!

MHS Counseling is a proud partner of Peachtree College Planning, and Junior Jumpstart is a great first step to successful college planning. This workshop will be hosted virtually on February 22 at both 12PM and 7PM. All parents of students Grades 9-11 are invited to register. Workshop topics include:

- Crafting the perfect college list

- Identifying free money through scholarships and other saving strategies

- Building a timeline for success

- Maximizing your application strategies

- 35 other ways to find and afford the right college

If this workshop interests you, register here: https://bit.ly/3kF8DCY

CAREER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Career Internship Program

Rising Juniors and Seniors are you looking for an opportunity to explore how your skills and interests might play out in the workplace through hands-on, real life experiences? An Internship will also provide you with a mentor in your field of interest who can provide guidance about what your educational next steps should be to best prepare for a career in that field. If this sounds like and opportunity you would want to pursue during the 2023-2024 school year, fill out the application by 2/24/2023. See Mrs. Denney in room 4209 with any questions or email denneyr@fultonschools.org. To apply:

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

CLCIK HERE for more information

MILTON MODEL UN

The Milton Model United Nations club will be hosting a conference on Saturday, March 25! This conference is open to all Milton High School students, regardless of whether or not you are a current member of the club. Our conference will have committees geared to all levels of experience. If interested in participating, please fill out the form below:

Interest Form: https://forms.office.com/r/KZRvmUaVhu

Please contact our club president, Heet Shah (heet1356@gmail.com), or our sponsor, Ms. Sanders (sandersm2@fultonschools.org), if you have any questions.

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