Attention seniors and senior parents!  On Tuesday, September 2 @ 6:30pm the Mooresville High School Counseling Department will host our annual Senior Night at the Charles Mack Citizen Center.    Information about Naviance, Senior Project, ordering graduation materials, applying to college, scholarships and financial aid will be presented.  You don't want to miss this important night!

MHS-PSAT 10/15/14

MHS will give the PSAT on Wednesday, October 15.  IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, YOU MUST SIGN UP.  You can find the link to sign up at:

http://tinyurl.com/mhspsatoct14

Once you sign up, please watch your email for updates on testing locations and times.  

If you have questions, please email Ms. Mical at bmical@mgsd.k12.nc

To find out more about the PSAT, see below or visit www.collegeboard.com. 

WHAT:

u A comprehensive assessment program that measures college readiness and provides students with the tools they need to start planning for the future.

u Used by National Merit Scholarship Corporation as an initial screening of entrants in its annual competitions for recognition and college scholarships (typically, entrants are in their third year of high school).

u Measures skills in three academic areas: critical reading, mathematics and writing skills.
u Rigorously developed by experts and content specialists, with comprehensive reviews and analyses to ensure that

test questions are fair for different groups of students.

u An integral component of the College and Career Readiness Pathway, a series of assessments that includes ReadiStepTM for eighth- and ninth-graders and the SAT® for 11th- and 12th-graders.

u A low-cost solution for schools and districts interested in measuring performance, improving outcomes and building a college-going culture.

Calculator Sale!

TI-84 graphing calculators are $89.99 at Staples until 8/23.  Just one more week until school starts - start your supply shopping!

Back to School Newsletter

Attention parents and students, our back-to-school newsletter has been published and is available for download here!  This is the most important issue of the year and contains information about changes to the tardy policy, laptop deployment information and dates for upcoming meetings.

AP US Government Summer Assignment

AP GOVERNMENT 2014-2015

Mrs. Van Dyke

AP U.S. GOVERNMENT SUMMER 2014 ASSIGNMENT

Students in the upcoming course are to do the following:

1. Read the U.S. Constitution and create for yourself a basic understanding of the document that contains the guiding principles of American self-rule. Make sure this is entirely complete. Use this website for the assignment: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html

1. Read the following book, and complete the accompanying study guide.

Game Change

Authors:  John Heilemann and Mark Halperin

ISBN:  9780061733642

DOWNLOAD STUDY GUIDE

Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime (2009), by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, is the story of the 2008 presidential election. Game Change was made into a film, do NOT watch the film instead, the book is MUCH more comprehensive and interesting.  In 2008, the presidential election became blockbuster entertainment. Everyone was watching as the race for the White House unfolded like something from the realm of fiction. The meteoric rise and historic triumph of Barack Obama. The shocking fall of the House of Clinton—and the improbable resurrection of Hillary as Obama's partner and America's face to the world. The mercurial performance of John McCain and the mesmerizing emergence of Sarah Palin. Based on hundreds of interviews with the people who lived the story, Game Change is a reportorial tour de force that reads like a fast-paced novel. Character driven and dialogue rich, replete with extravagantly detailed scenes, this is the occasionally shocking, often hilarious, ultimately definitive account of the campaign of a 2008.

Graduation 2014 - Video and Photos

Congratulations Class of 2014!  If you missed the live steam of graduation, you can watch the video here!
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/48758541

Check our Facebook and Twitter streams for photos from today.  If you have photos from today that you want to share, please email them to traceywaid@mgsd.k12.nc.us or tweet them to @MHSBlueDevils.

Drop-In Event for Mr. Sneed

NF Woods will host a Drop In Event to honor Mr. Jackson Sneed form 1:00 - 3:00 pm in the Dunbar Room on Tuesday June 10, 2014. Students may stop in to share memories, speak with a counselor or staff member or sign a Memory Book that will be given to the Sneed Family.