Wednesday, April 25, 2018 Day 2
Our school day officially begins at 8:10 with our cafeteria serving breakfast. All students should be in their homerooms no later than 8:30 and the period 1 class begins at 8:35.
PLEASE NOTE: 8th graders will be taking the Science MEAS this Thursday during period 2, 3, 5 and 6. Not on Wednesday as the Parent Newsletter stated.
Greeting from the Class of 2018 Project Graduation Committee!
Project Graduation is a chemical free celebration of graduating seniors on the night of graduation. Each year, the parent committee raises close to $20,000 to provide an amazing night of safe fun for the graduates. The committee had donated an amazing package to help with our fundraising efforts. It is an orthodontic braces package from Dr. Podhouser in Scarborough valued at $6,000. Our starting bid for the package is $2250 or best offer. Contact Project Graduation Teacher Liaison Jennifer Major at majorje@spsdme.org if interested. Thank you!
Congratulations to Eva Cooke and Olivia Bean for being selected semi-finalists in the 2017/2018 Letters About Literature writing contest. Their letters survived two rounds of judging in Washington D.C. and a final round in Maine to be selected out of 833 entries! Great job girls!
Congratulations to Dominic Salow, Julia Flaherty, and Jane Bonnevie-Rothrock for being selected as semi-finalists in the 2017/2018 Letters About Literature contest in Level 2. There were over 800 entries in this category from Maine-and their letters made it through all three rounds. Great job!
Open to 3rd - 6th graders: Interested in learning/playing lacrosse? South Portland Youth Lacrosse is looking for players. Contact the South Portland Rec Center with any questions and FMI click here
Information from Memorial Middle School. There is a community event that they would like us to know about.
5K run. Click here for the flyer.
Here is the link to register online:
http://www.running4free.com/RaceDetails.aspx?raceid=104
Homework Club will start Monday and run from 2:50-3:50 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Homework club is an opportunity for students to stay after school and complete homework or study in a quiet and safe setting.. Each day there will be at least one adult to supervise and support students. Please note that only students who plan on using this time productively are welcome.
All Talent Show students must attend rehearsals this afternoon and Thursday afternoon at 3:00 in the Auditorium.
SOPO Teen Center:
The Teen Center is open Monday through Thursday from 2:30-5:30 and closed on Fridays.
Music:
Performance Jaz will rehearse Friday mornings this week.
Color guard meets Wednesday after school in the auditorium lobby.
Training Jazz will now be Spring Jazz! New members are welcome to join us. Our first rehearsal will be on Thursday morning.
If you are an 8th grade band member interested in serving as section leader for Memorial Day, please see Mrs. Barry for important information.
Sports Notes
There will be no Ultimate practices this afternoon.
All other practices are on as scheduled.
In the case of inclement weather, decisions are made by 1:00/1:30 on whether or not practices will be held. Students will be notified via whole school announcement and updates will be put on the Mahoney announcements webpage.
Volleyball Open Gym - Coach Kane at SPHS will be hosting a an open gym for any 7th and 8th grader girls interested in volleyball on April 28th and May 19th from 9-11am. Prior experience is not necessary, please email Coach Kane with any questions nicolemc12@gmail.com.
Schedules - Schedules for all spring sports can be found here.
Spring Sports Information:
Spring sports practices/tryouts will begin this week. Schedules for all sports can be found here and a map of the Wainwright Complex can be found here.
Lacrosse - Open to 7th and 8th graders with each grade having its own team if numbers allow. Practices will be held after school at the Wainwright sports complex from 3:30-4:45. Shuttles will leave Mahoney at 3:00 and return approximately 5:15. At the Wainwright Complex the girls practice on field C3, games on Multi-purpose 2. Boys practice on field B3 and B4, games are on Multi-purpose 1.
Baseball - Open to 7th and 8th graders with each grade having its own team if numbers allow. Practices will be held after school at Mahoney. Practices will start on Monday, April 9th, at Mahoney from 3:15-4:45. Games will also be played at Mahoney.
Softball - Open to 7th and 8th graders with each grade having its own team if numbers allow. Practices will be held after school at the Wainwright sports complex from 3:30-4:45. Shuttles will leave Mahoney at 3:00 and return approximately 5:15. Practices and games will be held on Softball field 2 for 8th grade; practices will be on Softball field 4 and games on Softball field 2 for 7th grade.
Track and Field - Open to 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Practices will be held after school at Mahoney from 3:00-4:30.
SOPO Ultimate Frisbee - SOPO Rec. dept. does put together a 6-8 grade Ultimate Frisbee team. Practices are held at Wainwright fields and shuttles are provided from Mahoney to and from practices. Follow this link to access the SP Rec. Dept.'s website to sign up: https://southportlandme.myrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=30074. Practices will be held on Multi-purpose field 3 and games will be on Quads D and E.
Extra-Curricular Eligibility - All athletes need a signed athletic contract (once per school year), signed concussion waiver (once per school year) and an updated physical on file (good for two calendar years) in order to participate. Students also need to maintain a HOW average of 2.5 in each of the three HOW criteria. Forms to be signed can be found on the athletics website.
Any student who wants to ride the van to the Boys and Girls club needs to pick up a form in the Main office.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Student Morning Announcements: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 Day 2
Congratulations to Eva Cooke and Olivia Bean for being selected semi-finalists in the 2017/2018 Letters About Literature writing contest. Their letters survived two rounds of judging in Washington D.C. and a final round in Maine to be selected out of 833 entries! Great job girls!
Congratulations to Dominic Salow, Julia Flaherty, and Jane Bonnevie-Rothrock for being selected as semi-finalists in the 2017/2018 Letters About Literature contest in Level 2. There were over 800 entries in this category from Maine-and their letters made it through all three rounds. Great job!
Let’s say this every so often and not every morning…...Students and Staff, let’s keep the kindness and respect recognition going! Thank you for using the provided slips and recognize behavior that we value here.
Sports Notes:
There will be no Ultimate practice this afternoon.
All other practices are on as scheduled, please listen carefully to announcements later in the day for any potential cancellations.
Great effort by the girls lacrosse team last night. The defense did a great job holding Gorham off in the second half. Goals scored by Pearl Friedland-Farley, Bella Carrier and Zoe Baker.
Music:
Performance Jaz will rehearse Friday morning this week.
Color guard meets Wednesday after school in the auditorium lobby.
Training Jazz will now be Spring Jazz! New members are welcome to join us. Our first rehearsal will be on Thursday morning.
If you are an 8th grade band member interested in serving as section leader for Memorial Day, please see Mrs. Barry for important information.
Room 207 is open during IW days for students who want to use a laptop. Students can print, practice touch typing or learn to code. iPads are not in use in Rom 207.
Sign up online at the top of the Mahoney website before workshop to work in room 207.
Chorus:
TALENT SHOW:
All Talent Show students must attend rehearsal Thursday afternoon at 3:00 in the Auditorium.
Library:
This Friday in the library during Period 7, prepare for the release of Avengers: Infinity War by testing your knowledge of the Marvel Universe with a Marvel trivia contest!
Quote of the day: Always believe that something wonderful is about to happen
Our school day officially begins at 8:10 with our cafeteria serving breakfast. All students should be in their homerooms no later than 8:30 and the period 1 class begins at 8:35.
PLEASE NOTE: 8th graders will be taking the Science MEAS this Thursday during period 2, 3, 5 and 6. Not on Wednesday as the Parent Newsletter stated.
Greeting from the Class of 2018 Project Graduation Committee!
Project Graduation is a chemical free celebration of graduating seniors on the night of graduation. Each year, the parent committee raises close to $20,000 to provide an amazing night of safe fun for the graduates. The committee had donated an amazing package to help with our fundraising efforts. It is an orthodontic braces package from Dr. Podhouser in Scarborough valued at $6,000. Our starting bid for the package is $2250 or best offer. Contact Project Graduation Teacher Liaison Jennifer Major at majorje@spsdme.org if interested. Thank you!
Congratulations to Eva Cooke and Olivia Bean for being selected semi-finalists in the 2017/2018 Letters About Literature writing contest. Their letters survived two rounds of judging in Washington D.C. and a final round in Maine to be selected out of 833 entries! Great job girls!
Congratulations to Dominic Salow, Julia Flaherty, and Jane Bonnevie-Rothrock for being selected as semi-finalists in the 2017/2018 Letters About Literature contest in Level 2. There were over 800 entries in this category from Maine-and their letters made it through all three rounds. Great job!
Open to 3rd - 6th graders: Interested in learning/playing lacrosse? South Portland Youth Lacrosse is looking for players. Contact the South Portland Rec Center with any questions and FMI click here
Information from Memorial Middle School. There is a community event that they would like us to know about.
5K run. Click here for the flyer.
Here is the link to register online:
http://www.running4free.com/RaceDetails.aspx?raceid=104
Homework Club will start Monday and run from 2:50-3:50 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Homework club is an opportunity for students to stay after school and complete homework or study in a quiet and safe setting.. Each day there will be at least one adult to supervise and support students. Please note that only students who plan on using this time productively are welcome.
All Talent Show students must attend rehearsals this afternoon and Thursday afternoon at 3:00 in the Auditorium.
SOPO Teen Center:
The Teen Center is open Monday through Thursday from 2:30-5:30 and closed on Fridays.
Music:
Performance Jaz will rehearse Friday mornings this week.
Color guard meets Wednesday after school in the auditorium lobby.
Training Jazz will now be Spring Jazz! New members are welcome to join us. Our first rehearsal will be on Thursday morning.
If you are an 8th grade band member interested in serving as section leader for Memorial Day, please see Mrs. Barry for important information.
Sports Notes
There will be no Ultimate practices this afternoon.
All other practices are on as scheduled.
In the case of inclement weather, decisions are made by 1:00/1:30 on whether or not practices will be held. Students will be notified via whole school announcement and updates will be put on the Mahoney announcements webpage.
Volleyball Open Gym - Coach Kane at SPHS will be hosting a an open gym for any 7th and 8th grader girls interested in volleyball on April 28th and May 19th from 9-11am. Prior experience is not necessary, please email Coach Kane with any questions nicolemc12@gmail.com.
Schedules - Schedules for all spring sports can be found here.
Spring Sports Information:
Spring sports practices/tryouts will begin this week. Schedules for all sports can be found here and a map of the Wainwright Complex can be found here.
Lacrosse - Open to 7th and 8th graders with each grade having its own team if numbers allow. Practices will be held after school at the Wainwright sports complex from 3:30-4:45. Shuttles will leave Mahoney at 3:00 and return approximately 5:15. At the Wainwright Complex the girls practice on field C3, games on Multi-purpose 2. Boys practice on field B3 and B4, games are on Multi-purpose 1.
Baseball - Open to 7th and 8th graders with each grade having its own team if numbers allow. Practices will be held after school at Mahoney. Practices will start on Monday, April 9th, at Mahoney from 3:15-4:45. Games will also be played at Mahoney.
Softball - Open to 7th and 8th graders with each grade having its own team if numbers allow. Practices will be held after school at the Wainwright sports complex from 3:30-4:45. Shuttles will leave Mahoney at 3:00 and return approximately 5:15. Practices and games will be held on Softball field 2 for 8th grade; practices will be on Softball field 4 and games on Softball field 2 for 7th grade.
Track and Field - Open to 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Practices will be held after school at Mahoney from 3:00-4:30.
SOPO Ultimate Frisbee - SOPO Rec. dept. does put together a 6-8 grade Ultimate Frisbee team. Practices are held at Wainwright fields and shuttles are provided from Mahoney to and from practices. Follow this link to access the SP Rec. Dept.'s website to sign up: https://southportlandme.myrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=30074. Practices will be held on Multi-purpose field 3 and games will be on Quads D and E.
Extra-Curricular Eligibility - All athletes need a signed athletic contract (once per school year), signed concussion waiver (once per school year) and an updated physical on file (good for two calendar years) in order to participate. Students also need to maintain a HOW average of 2.5 in each of the three HOW criteria. Forms to be signed can be found on the athletics website.
Any student who wants to ride the van to the Boys and Girls club needs to pick up a form in the Main office.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Student Morning Announcements: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 Day 2
Congratulations to Eva Cooke and Olivia Bean for being selected semi-finalists in the 2017/2018 Letters About Literature writing contest. Their letters survived two rounds of judging in Washington D.C. and a final round in Maine to be selected out of 833 entries! Great job girls!
Congratulations to Dominic Salow, Julia Flaherty, and Jane Bonnevie-Rothrock for being selected as semi-finalists in the 2017/2018 Letters About Literature contest in Level 2. There were over 800 entries in this category from Maine-and their letters made it through all three rounds. Great job!
Let’s say this every so often and not every morning…...Students and Staff, let’s keep the kindness and respect recognition going! Thank you for using the provided slips and recognize behavior that we value here.
Sports Notes:
There will be no Ultimate practice this afternoon.
All other practices are on as scheduled, please listen carefully to announcements later in the day for any potential cancellations.
Great effort by the girls lacrosse team last night. The defense did a great job holding Gorham off in the second half. Goals scored by Pearl Friedland-Farley, Bella Carrier and Zoe Baker.
Music:
Performance Jaz will rehearse Friday morning this week.
Color guard meets Wednesday after school in the auditorium lobby.
Training Jazz will now be Spring Jazz! New members are welcome to join us. Our first rehearsal will be on Thursday morning.
If you are an 8th grade band member interested in serving as section leader for Memorial Day, please see Mrs. Barry for important information.
Room 207 is open during IW days for students who want to use a laptop. Students can print, practice touch typing or learn to code. iPads are not in use in Rom 207.
Sign up online at the top of the Mahoney website before workshop to work in room 207.
Chorus:
TALENT SHOW:
All Talent Show students must attend rehearsal Thursday afternoon at 3:00 in the Auditorium.
Library:
This Friday in the library during Period 7, prepare for the release of Avengers: Infinity War by testing your knowledge of the Marvel Universe with a Marvel trivia contest!
Quote of the day: Always believe that something wonderful is about to happen
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