It is hard to believe tomorrow is the month of May.   Seniors are down to their last month of the school year.  There are many events and activities taking place in May.  This week we have a home baseball game on Tuesday, as well as Friday and Saturday.  Softball has a home game on Tuesday as well.  Home softball games are played at the West Side Park.  Track also has a home track meet this Friday.  Also Friday some of our students will be going or have artwork displayed in the East Central Arts Invitational. If you have the opportunity, go out and support our students in one of their many activities.  If you need times, please call the high school office or check our school website.

Next week is Teacher Appreciation week.  Our teachers do an outstanding job with our students.  I consistently see the teachers pushing the students to do their best, expecting the most out of the students, and because of this, getting the most out of each individual student.  Thank you to all the hard work our teaching staff puts in.

In the last week or so cell phone violations have risen.  Please be reminded that cell phones need to be turned off and locked in a student's locker.  When on the bus, the student needs permission from the bus driver or coach before they use their phone.  If you have any questions, please let me know.

There is a lot going on in the month of May.  Check our school website often or give the high school office a call if you have questions or want more details of where an event is taking place.

As always, if you have questions or concerns please let me know in the high school office.

Go Jags!
Mr. Masterson
(320) 384 - 6132

MCA Testing

It was a busy week in the high school with MCA testing. Thank you to the students and staff for their hard work preparing for the annual state exams. Another thank you to the students and staff for going out of the normal school routine to make sure the students would have the best opportunity to do well on the test.

Hopefully results will come quick from the state. When we receive the school's MCA results, we will let the parents and community know as soon as possible.

On Friday the students participated in their third lunch "mix it up day." I am aware that this is not what the students would prefer to be doing but this time, in my opinion, we had the most successful day. Instead of mixing up the students in grades 7-12, we mixed up two separate groups. We had a 7-9 and a 10-12 group. This allowed the students to interact with other students who were closer in age, and also eliminated some intimidation for the younger students who used to have to sit with senior high students.

Spring sport activities are off and running. Please call the high school office or check the high school web page for a listing of schedules and activities. If possible, go out and support both our junior and senior high Jaguars in their activities.

As we move into May, the school calendar gets very busy. Please check our website or call the office if you have questions about events or the happenings in the high school.

I want to close by congratulating some of our fine art students. We had a student make it to the state meet for SPEECH this past weekend. Please check the website this upcoming week to see how we did. We also had some of our choir students make it to state competition. Good luck students and thank you for all your hard work.

As always, if you have questions, comments, and or concerns, please let me know in the high school office.

Go Jags!
Mr. Masterson (320) 384-6132