MCC Middle School - Our Actions Will Inspire and Equip Students to Excel

Dear School Community, Below is the link to our Monday, September 16, 2024 Board Meeting Information Packet. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yfbdsgpfxfPg0i6Dk476Zp1LhY7LMF7G?usp=sharing Have a great weekend!!

Dear MCC School Community, Link for Mason County Central School Board of Education Meeting Information Packet for Monday, August 26, 2024 bit.ly/4fYE2sg

Back to School Night for Sixth Grade and newly enrolled students is scheduled for Wednesday, August 28th from 5 PM to 6 PM. Sixth Grade students can tour the building and meet teachers. There will be a short informational meeting for parents in the gym. Please arrive a 1/2 hour early so students can get schedules and computers. Seventh and Eighth-grade students' schedules will be emailed to parents. Students will also be able to access Power School to view schedules prior to the first day of school. --

Back to School Night for Sixth Grade and newly enrolled students is scheduled for Wednesday, August 28th from 5 PM to 6 PM. Sixth Grade students can tour the building and meet teachers. There will be a short informational meeting for parents in the gym. Please arrive a 1/2 hour early so students can get schedules and computers. Seventh and Eighth-grade students' schedules will be emailed to parents. Students will also be able to access Power School to view schedules prior to the first day of school.

The Middle School Opening Newsletter is now posted.

Mason County Central School Board of Education Meeting Information Packet for Monday, August 12, 2024: https://bit.ly/4chJmnx

As we are all gearing up for another fantastic school year we would like to let families know about a couple of awesome events coming up. There will be 2 backpack giveaway events this year. One at the Ludington area Jaycee's mini golf on Wednesday August 14th and the other held at West Shore Bank in Scottville on Saturday August 31st. Thank you to these wonderful organizations for giving back to the community. Please see the attached flyers for more information.

We are still accepting registrations for the 35th Annual MCC Ed Foundation Golf Outing. Visit mccedfoundation.org to register online or print a copy to fax to 231-757-5716, or email support@mccedfoundation.org The outing will be held on September 7 at Lakeside Links. Check in begins at 12 noon, and play begins at 1:00 p.m. Food, beverages, door prizes, specialty hole prizes and flight winner prizes included in the day, Email support@mccedfoundation.org with questions

Dear MCC School Family, A Mason County Group is seeking your input with a feasibility study regarding a Multi-Generational Community Center. The study wants your input regarding the best location and access for all; activities that the center would support; how it could be funded and more. Your voice counts so if you can find about 10 minutes of your day to click on the link below and complete the online survey it would be greatly appreciated. So far the majority of completed surveys are coming in from the western portion of the county. We need to hear from the rest of the county as well and a good representation of all age groups. Click on this link to access the survey and thank you in advance for your input. https://mason-foundation.org/communitysurvey/

Dear MCC School Community, An Advisory Committee is being formed for the limited purpose of reviewing and/or drafting the following guidance documents for consideration by the Administration and Board. 1) Interscholastic Athletics Policy 2) Parent/Player/Coach Contract 3) Guidelines for Parents who are Coaches We are looking for JV/Varsity Athletes, Parents and Coaches from Boys and Girls Programs to serve on this committee. If you are interested, please click on the link below by the end of the day on July 7th to learn more and to access the sign up form. https://forms.gle/ZZvXiTZfUBW4acbd8 Stay Strong Spartans!!

Let's Meet up and Eat!!!! This is a non-income-based program and is Dine in only. Come hang out and get a free lunch. Please see the attached flyer for more information and times and dates.

Mason county central schools would like to remind families that tomorrow, Friday June 7th is our last day of school. We will only have a half day of school with Scottville Elementary dismissing at 11:20 and the Upper elementary, Middle School and High school dismissing at 11:30. Thank you for a wonderful school year! We hope you have a great summer vacation and we will see you all back in the Fall.

Parents and Students who might be interested in an Aviation and STEM camp this summer opportunity see below: Summer Aviation & STEM Camp for grades 6-12. In this advanced camp, the focus turns to flight, with an introduction to aircraft for beginner flyers. Students receive ground instruction for half of the day and take flight with an FAA Certified Pilot the other half of the day. Monday through Thursday is reserved for pilot camp and Friday is designed for flying drones. Ludington Camp is June 17-21, 2024, 9 am-1:30 pm, and Big Rapids Camp is August 5-9, 2024, 2 pm-6 pm. Register here http://book.myfor.ms/form-6625720/pasacamp.

Students in 6th grade math used their knowledge of ratios and scale factor to enlarge images on a coordinate plane. The finished products turned out great!

The 8th grade social studies culminating activity, a mock congressional hearing, focused on constitutional rights. We are so grateful to our community judges who donated their time and expertise to create an authentic mock hearing for our 8th graders.

If you want to watch the Scripts National Spelling Bee the link is below. The previous link wasn't working. https://spellingbee.com/

Good Luck to Ara Swiatlowski as he represents MCC Schools at the Scripts National Spelling Bee! #spartanproud

Sorry Correction on Dates: Attention Parents Upcoming Middle School Field Trips: The GRIT Field Trip will be on Thursday, May 30th. June 6th: The 6th Grade trip to Stix for Bowling /Stearns Park June 5th: 7th grade will be at Mac Dune Rides /Mears State Park June 5th: 8th Grade will be at Michigan Adventure The Wicked Field Trip is scheduled for May 29th. They leave for GR to watch the play after school. This is for students who participated in the Play this spring. Students with signed permission slips should be at the HS no later than 4 PM. The bus leaves from the HS at 4:15, bring cash for dinner they plan to stop at McDonalds on the way home.

The Middle School Awards Ceremony will be held on June 7th starting at 9 am. It will be held in the Middle School Gym. Parents are welcome to join!

Dear MCC School Community, We have received an all clear from the Department of Public Works that the City's water is free of contaminants/harmful bacteria. So we are thrilled to be back in session Tuesday morning and to have a spectacular 9 remaining days of the school year. We appreciate the quick response of all involved late Friday morning including our parents that had to change plans for our early release on such a short notice. Stay Strong Spartans!!