MAGNOLIA SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTINUES SEAMLESS SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the extension of the Seamless Summer Option (SSO) through December 31, 2020. The SSO allows school districts to provide meals at no cost to children 18 and younger. The purpose of the extension is to assure that children have access to nutritious meals while the nation recovers from COVID-19. During the pandemic, USDA has continued to provide flexibilities for the purpose of assisting families and assuring that children are fed whether they attend school in a classroom environment or as virtual students.
The Magnolia School District will continue this program starting Tuesday, September 8. This program allows the District to provide meals at no cost regardless of the student’s eligibility status and outside the typically-required group settings and meal times.
Parents and guardians may pick up meals at the East Side Elementary cafeteria from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. starting September 8.
Although students will receive meals at no charge through December 31, 2020, it is imperative that parents continue to work with the Magnolia Food Service Department in completing and submitting free and reduced meal applications. Families who have not completed a meal application are strongly encouraged to do so. Families are also encouraged to check their email regularly for updates and announcements from the food service department.
For questions, please call 870-234-2677.
Virtual Student Picture day will be October 14th in the arena. You may pick up an order form in the High School office if you are interested in purchasing.
Email amber.goodwin@magnoliaschools.net if you have any additional questions.
UPDATE-CHANGE OF DATE &TIME : 2020-2021 MHS Swim & Dive Team Meeting
Who: All Panther and Lady Panther swimmers &divers returning and new
What: Team Information Meeting
Where: Central Elementary School Cafeteria, Park in back off McNeil Street
When: September 2 ,2020 5:00 pm
*One parent per Swimmer - both must wear a MASK.
2020-2021 MHS Swim & Dive Team Meeting
Who: All Panther and Lady Panther swimmers &divers returning and new
What: Team Informational Meeting
Where: Central Elementary School Cafeteria, Park in the back off McNeil Street
When: September 3,2020 6:00 pm
*One parent per Swimmer - both must wear a MASK.
Panther Plaza Grand Opening for the 2020-2021 school year! Open today from 8-3. Come by and get your Panther gear for the game tonight!
At this time Magnolia Public Schools will be open tomorrow with the exception of Walker Pre-K. We will provide updates on Walker Pre-K as they are available and will announce when power is restored.
Currently, the transportation garage is without power. This could cause a few delays if this remains the case through Friday.
Students, be sure to check your email and Teams today for messages and instructions from your teachers. If you have power outages, we'll help get you caught up when you can. Stay safe today, everyone! Reach out to one of your teachers if you need anything! We're here to help.
School Portraits for 9,10 &11 grades will happen next Wednesday, September 2nd, during the scheduled English class. COVID procedures will be put in place for this process. Students will be given order information later this week.
Virtual Students are encouraged to participate in this as well.
Contact Amber Goodwin for additional information. amber.goodwin@magnoliaschools.net
Panther Plaza opens from 8-3 beginning Thursday. Come check out our sale rack and all the new inventory.
Attention MHS Virtual Students and Parents
The final day to pick up laptops for virtual learning will be tomorrow, August 25th, at 9:00a.m. in the MHS cafeteria for grades 9-12. If you missed the previous scheduled meetings please make sure you attend this make up day.
Thank you!
Tickets for the AWAY football game Vs Harrison Friday, August 28, can be bought in the athletic director’s office at the high school for all all ages at $5 each.
Tickets will be on sale until Friday August 28 until 12:00 noon. You will NOT be able to purchase a ticket at the gate. Thanks
-Coach Long
Please see the photo which shows the Fall High School Campus Traffic Flow. We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow!
Students/Parents:
Please help us mitigate the spread of infectious disease by using the self-screening health questionnaire prior to coming to school each day. If a student shows unexplained symptoms (i.e. cough, difficulty breathing, sore throat, or loss of taste or smell) or has a fever of 100.4 or higher, they should not come to school. Completing this screening prior to coming to school is more effective and efficient than screening upon arrival to school and will allow our teachers and staff to focus time on instruction and provide a more normalized educational experience.
It will take all of us doing our part to limit the spread of COVID-19. This survey can easily be saved to your home screen on your phone and will take only a few seconds to complete each morning. We appreciate your willingness to help.
The link for the screener is as follows:
https://bit.ly/34iSqta
Juniors and Seniors,
Remember to bring your laptop and charger tomorrow!
Sophomores,
Please bring your signed device agreement form tomorrow so you can receive a laptop ASAP.
We can’t wait to see you all! ❤️🐾❤️🐾❤️
For those planning on going to the scrimmage game Friday night in Gurdon at 7PM:
You will need to go by Coach Long’s office in the annex building at the high school to pick up a voucher. This will allow you to buy a ticket at the game. You can not buy a ticket without a voucher per Gurdon rules. We have two hundred available on first come first serve basis.
12th GRADE STUDENTS! I have a few job opportunities in the Internship program. Do you want a job, create a career plan, and achieve your goals? The first step of the process is to complete the Internship Application. The jobs that are available are jobs that require no after lunch activities. Hours 12:30 - ?. Contact Mrs. Moore for more information.
ACT is giving students more opportunities to take the ACT test this fall by adding additional dates to the ones already scheduled. September test dates are:
Saturday, September 12
Sunday, September 13
Saturday, September 19
The registration deadline for all three dates is August 28, 2020.
Below is the link for students grades 9-12 to request schedule changes. Please complete the form and the appropriate counselor will contact you.
Again, this is for grades 9-12 of Freshman Academy and High School campuses.
Schedule Change Form:
https://bit.ly/2DLei5b
If you would like to purchase an old yearbook, we have extras from: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. Books prior to 2010 are $5, 2010-2011 are $10. If you’d like one, email kate.stover@magnoliaschools.net with your name, the year you want, and when you can pick up (M-F 8-12 or 1-4).
