Monroe Messages
A Newsletter of Monroe County Schools
The MPHS Rifle Team is resuming practice after the fall break to prepare for the 22-23 School Year GHSA Rifle competition series. Matches are held weekly on Thursday evenings after school with rotating home and away matches. The first match will be away at Lamar on 3 NOV, with the first home match at the JROTC gym on 10 NOV. MPHS JROTC Rifle Team will also compete in JROTC eligible matches later this year. With the new talent that tried out this week and the returning experienced shooters, this should be a very good year.
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This week we wrap up our series on the schools of Monroe County with a look at Hubbard Elementary School. MP-TV tells you what life is like at the Hub.

Our athletic offerings continue to grow at Mary Persons High School and Monroe County Middle School. MP-TV’s Erin Duggar sat down with athletic trainer Sean Boland to learn what it takes to keep our players safe and strong on the field.

Our Mary Persons Volleyball team has had a great season. MP-TV spoke with Coach Hannah Grossman to learn more about this year’s team.
Beginning in October the middle school counselors will be working with 6th, 7th, & 8th graders in their ELA classes on the YouScience platform to complete career aptitude & interest profiles as well as introduction to Career Clusters and future career opportunities. 
Want Kids to Be More Responsible Online? Start Early
Move over Itsy Bitsy Spider. Here’s a nursery rhyme for the 21st century: “Sometimes with technology, balancing’s hard to do. … Too much of something can make you sad or blue.”

That ditty—popularized by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit which focuses on helping children use technology in safer and more meaningful ways—is meant to simplify a lesson that’s increasingly relevant for kids as young as two: Be careful about how much time you spend in the digital world and what you do while you’re there. Read more here.

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