From Principal Maldonado:
Great job to those students keeping up with their work, testing, and attendance. Tomorrow will be a mandatory attendance for state count as we were not in school last Friday. Everyone enrolled must be at school and signed in tomorrow to be counted present. If you are absent for whatever reason, speak with your teachers or Ms. Green for a testing makeup day or you will be missing a chance to pass graduation exams. If you are a super senior, and you don’t show up tomorrow, you run the risk of being exited with a Certificate of Completion. Everyone please get to school on time tomorrow.
Parents, please access our student handbook at www.duvalmycroschool.org or your student’s Google Classroom and understand our policies. Every parent and student has signed at this point stating that they have read and understand. However, students continue to show up in violation of dress code. Crocs are not allowed on any school day other than specific dress down days. If students continue to violate this policy, parents will be called and the student will have to be picked up.
Teachers are the first point of contact for issues and concerns. Make sure your student knows who his or her advisory teacher is. Teacher emails are listed on www.duvalmycroschool.org. The advisory teacher will support them through their educational journey in addition to the other staff at Duval MYcroSchool.
Our next College Summit meeting just for those students who signed up is Thursday from 1pm to 4pm, October 13th, 2022 after dismissal. Lunch will be served for the students and families. Don’t miss the opportunity to earn yourself a light blue cord at graduation and get extra support for your postsecondary journey. Parents be prepared to learn how to fill out the FAFSA and OFSA with your 2021 taxes. Make sure you have a FAFSA pin before this session. You can apply for it at www.studentaid.gov.
Please keep in mind that Seniors are in the morning shift and underclassmen are in the afternoon shift. Seniors go from 7:30am-12:34pm, and underclassmen attend at 10:02am-3:11pm. Please make note of early dismissal days as we do follow the district calendar, but due to testing and other academic functions, we have more early dismissal days. BOTH SHIFTS attend from 7:30am-12:34pm on early dismissal days. Please see our school calendar posted on our website and social media.
Our next early dismissal day is Thursday, October 13th, 2022.
National SAT day is Saturday, October 15th, 2022 at Duval MYcroSchool.
The FAFSA is now open to all seniors at www.studentaid.gov.
Students and parents, we must ensure that students are getting to school on time. Citing traffic as to why your student is late is inexcusable. There will always be traffic and accidents. However, we do understand that sometimes life happens, but some people are abusing tardiness every day. School starts at 7:30am for first shift and students will not be allowed in the building if they arrive after 8am. Some students are cutting it way too close. School starts at 10:02am for the second shift. After 10:30am, they will not be allowed in the building and will be marked unexcused. If your student does not arrive in time before the cut off time, the student will be sent home, the parent will be called and the incident documented. Please support us in making sure your student understands that being on time is an important adulting skill that adds to the level of employability and professionalism.
Again, tomorrow is mandatory state attendance day. We will be having Fellowship Friday and dress down day this coming Friday. Please see the updated flyer we will send home for details on what students are encouraged to wear for Hispanic Heritage Month. Mambo’s Cuban Café will be catering lunch in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month for staff and students in attendance this Friday.
Finally, please make sure you have provided an email so you may receive progress reports in your inbox on Sunday evenings. We have a new curriculum system so more information on weekly progress reports will be forthcoming. If you don’t see a progress report this Sunday evening, let us know.
Please make sure to clear your junk mail if you do not see weekly communications from us. See you next week!