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Thesummerisflyingby!It’shardtobelieveitisalmostAugust.Wehopeyoursummerhasbeenrelaxing,safeandfun-filled.WelookforwardtoseeingourstudentsatregistrationonTuesday,August2nd from 8:00am-4:00pm. Please refer to our registration information in the newsletter for additional details.

Ourteachershavespentthesummerattendingworkshopsandtrainingsaswellasenjoying some timeoff.As foradministration,support personnel and guidance, we have been busy this summer putting together a master schedule, hiring new personnel, ordering booksand supplies, coordinating thecalendar,andgetting thefacility cleaned and ready for the new school year.

EarlyreleaseWednesdayswillbeginonAugust17th,whichisthe2ndweekofschoolandwillcontinueeveryWednesdaythroughthe end of the school year. These early release days will provide important opportunities for our teachers to engage in professional learning along with collaborative and individual planning. This time is valuable, as it will support school and district efforts to continuously improve teaching and learning for all children.

Weareall veryexcitedaboutwelcomingourbrandnew9thgraders and we will do this at our Mustang Roundup on Saturday, August6th,at8:45aminourauditorium.OnthefollowingWednesdaythe doors will once again open as we start yet another school year withalltheexcitementaswehavehadinthepast.Welookforwardtowelcomingeachandeveryoneofyou.GOMUSTANGS!

Mollie Vega

Principal

2“Mustang Hoofnotes”

July 2016Published Five Times Per Year

Merritt Island High School100 East Mustang Way

Merritt Island, FL 32953-3199Issue #2

Who: Freshman Class of 2020

What: Mustang Round-up

When: Sat., Aug. 6, 2015, from 8:45 A.M. – 12 noon

Where: MIHS Auditorium (sign-inbegins@8:45A.M.)

Why: Get to know MIHS w/fun, games, prizes, tours, and a cookout! (Your Round-up Leader will be calling you this summer to secure

youaspotatRound-up!)

3Dual Enrollment ThosestudentswhotooksummerclassesatEFSC,yourbooksareduebacktothemediacenteronschoolregistrationday,Tuesday,August2nd.Studentscannotgothroughtheregistrationlinesuntiltheirbooksarereturned.The media center will give you a slip to say you are cleared to register. IfyouregisteredtotakefallclassesatEFSC,youmustdropoffacopyofyourscheduletothefrontofficeorguidance.Ifyoudidnotdropoffa fall schedule, you will not be able to register here on 8/2. You must get acopyofyourfallscheduletoguidanceASAP! Youmustalsoprintoffacopyofyourrequiredbooksonyourbooklistandattachanothercopyofyourscheduletoit.Booklistsmaybedroppedofftothefrontofficeorguidanceduringthesummerbutmakesurethebooklistiscomplete.MostbookswillbelistedbytheendofJuly.CollegeclassesbeginonMonday,August15th.Fallbookpickupscheduleinthemediacenter:• EarlyAdmissionstudents=Mon.8/8from8:30–2:00PM AllotherCollegiateHSandDEstudentsmaypickuptheirbooksstartingonWednesday,August10th(firstdayofschool).AllColHSbusserswillmeetinthemediacenterfortheir3rdand4thperiodclasses8/10through8/12.Ifyoudonotknowhowtodoyourbooklist,themediacenterhasdirectionsandwewillworkonthemonceschoolstarts.

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LeBrun’s Lowdown “OnceaMustang,alwaysaMustang”isamantraIhavecometolearn&loveasIstartmy4thyearhereasaMerrittIslandMustang.Ihaveneverseenacommunitysupportaschool thewaythatMerritt IslanddoesandIamtrulythankfultobeapartofthisgreatorganization.Withthispastyearbeingour50thanniversary,westrivetocontinuethegreattraditions that past Mustang students, teachers, staff and community membershaveprovidedus.Welookforwardtoanother50greatyearsof Mustang “Pride, Family and Tradition”. Ashardas it is tobelieve, thestartof the2016-2017schoolyear isalmostuponus!Wehopeyour summerwasfilledwithexciting familytrips,lazydaysatthebeach,cookoutswithfriendsandmanyotherfunsummertimeactivities.AtMIHS,manypeoplehavebeenworkingtirelesslyall summer to prepare for our returning students and to properly welcome ournewest9thgradeMustangs.Oursuperstarteamofcustodianshavebeen meticulously cleaning each area of the school to return it to its “firstday”shine.Fromscrubbinglockers,waxingfloors,paintinghallwaysandpressurewashingourcampus,MIHSwillcontinuetobeoneofthecleanestschoolsinthecounty!Ourtechnologyspecialist,SharleenVani,has been busy imaging new computers, setting up laptops and preparing othertechnologytogiveourstudentsaccesstothegreatest21stcenturylearningtools.Throughvariousgrantprograms,MIHShasbeenabletosecurefiveclassroomsetsoflaptopstobeutilizedinvariousdepartmentswhich will allow hundreds of students to have regular access to a personal computereachday.Our frontofficeandguidance staffhavebeenorganizingthemanydocumentsassociatedwithregistration,updatingrecords, processing transcripts, preparing reports cards and many other tasksrelatingtoclosingoutthe2015-2016schoolyearandpreparingforthe2016-2017schoolyear. DuringthemonthofJune,ourSOSsummerschoolstudentshadasuccessfulsessionwithover50studentscompletingorrecoveringmorethan77creditstowardtheirgraduationrequirements.OurSOSsummerschool teachers,Mary Fredericks, JulieWhite and Jenni Nauman,provided phenomenal support and instruction to help our students achievesuccess.Asaresultoftheirhardwork,thesestudentsarenowonestepclosertograduation!AswecloseoutthemonthofJuly,theadministration has been focused on hiring quality, enthusiastic, passionate and “student centered” teachers who will motivate our students each day.WewillintroducethesenewMustangsinafuturenewsletterandIampositivethattheywillhaveatremendousimpactonyourstudent’s

5academicprogress.Asaparentoftwoyoungchildrenmyself,Iknowtheimportance and trust that you have in us to provide your children with thebesteducationpossible.Inclosing,weareveryexcitedtobeginthenewschoolyearandmakethisyearourbestoneyet!GoMustangs!A Few Reminders:• RegistrationisTuesday,August2nd2016startingat8:00am.Please

comeatyourchild’sdesignatedtimeslotforregistration.Thesetimeslots(basedongradelevel)willbepublishedonourwebsite,schoolsignage and automated E-mail & phone calls.

• All registrationpaperworkmust be completedproperly prior toregistrationinorderto“Skipthelines”

• Similar to last year, studentparking spaceswill begivenout ina“lottery” style drawing. There is no need to get here early and get in lineforaparkingspace.

Registration Date• Tuesday, August 2 8:00am - 4:00pm in the Cafeteria • Seniors:8:00-10:00◊Juniors:10:00-12:00• Sophomores:12:00-2:00◊Freshmen:2:00-4:00Dates to Remember• 9th Grade Roundup:Saturday,August6,8:45am-12:00noon• Signinbeginsat:8:30am-AuditoriumLunchwillbeServedUnderclassmen School Picture Day:• Thursday,September8MakeupDay-Wednesday,October19Open House:• Thursday,September1,6:00pm-8:00pmMeetintheAuditoriumRegistration FeesParkingTags:• Seniors: $20.00 • Juniors&Sophomores:$15.00• All students purchasing a car tag must bring their driver’s license and

vehicle registration with them to registration **Sophomores will not be allowedtopurchaseaparkingtagbefore12:00pm**

Other Information• School Lunch: www.mypaymentsplus.com Senior Pictures:• Dean Stewart Photography • 952-9876orwww.dsp-photo.com Yearbooks:• Order at registration or www.jostensyearbooks.com School Begins• Wednesday,August10,8:45am-3:30pm

6 School District of Brevard County 2016-2017 SCHOOL CALENDAR

July 4 Mon HOLIDAYFORALLAugust 3-4 Wed-Thur TEACHERSREPORTPREPLANNING(2DAYS) 5 Fri PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENTDAY/PREPLANNING(1DAY) 8-9 Mon-Tues PREPLANNING(2DAYS) 10 Wed FIRSTDAYOFSCHOOLFORSTUDENTS 17 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 24 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 31 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAYSeptember 5 Mon LABORDAY–HOLIDAYFORALL 7 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 9 Fri FIRSTINTERIMENDS 14 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 14 Wed SECONDARYINTERIMSPOSTEDTOEDLINE 15 Thur SECONDARYINTERIMSISSUED 16 Fri ELEMENTARYINTERIMSISSUED&POSTEDTOEDLINE 19 Mon PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENTDAY/STUDENTHOLIDAY 20 Tues BLOCK-REPORTCARDSISSUED 21 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 28 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAYOctober 5 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 12 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 13 Thur ENDOFFIRSTNINEWEEKS 18 Tues SECONDARYTERM1GRADESPOSTEDTOEDLINE 19 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 20 Thur ELEMENTARYREPORTCARDSISSUED&POSTEDTOEDLINE 24 Mon SECONDARYREPORTCARDSISSUED 24 Mon ELEMENTARYCONFERENCE 25 Tues MIDDLESCHOOLCONFERENCE 26 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 27 Thur JR/SRHIGHANDHIGHSCHOOLCONFERENCE

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7November 2 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 9 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 11 Fri VETERANS’DAY/HOLIDAYFORALL 15 Tues SECONDINTERIMENDS 16 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 18 Fri SECONDARYINTERIMSPOSTEDTOEDLINE 21 Mon SECONDARYINTERIMSISSUED 22 Tues ELEMENTARYINTERIMSISSUED&POSTEDTOEDLINE 23 Wed TEACHER/STUDENTHOLIDAY/MAKEUPDAYIFNEEDED 24-25 Thur-Fri HOLIDAYFORALL 28 Mon BLOCK-REPORTCARDSISSUED 30 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAYDecember 7 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 14 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 19-20Mon-Tues EXAMDAYS/EARLYDISMISSAL 21 Wed EXAMDAY/EARLYDISMISSAL/ENDOF1STSEMESTER 22-30 Thur-Fri WINTERBREAK–TEACHER/STUDENTHOLIDAY(23RD,26TH,

27THHOLIDAYFORALL)January 2 Mon HOLIDAYFORALL 3-5 Tue-Thur WINTERBREAK–TEACHER/STUDENTHOLIDAY 6 Fri TEACHERWORKDAY/STUDENTHOLIDAY 9 Mon STUDENTSRETURN/SECONDSEMESTERBEGINS 10 Tues SECONDARYSEMESTERGRADESPOSTEDTOEDLINE(TERM2) 11 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 12 Thur ELEMENTARYREPORTCARDSISSUED&POSTEDTOEDLINE 16 Mon MARTINL.KING,JR.DAY–HOLIDAYFORALL 17 Tues SECONDARYREPORTCARDSISSUED 18 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 25 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAYFebruary 1 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 2 Thur ELEMENTARYCONFERENCE 8 Wed THIRDINTERIMENDS 8 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 13 Mon SECONDARYINTERIMSPOSTEDTOEDLINE 14 Tues SECONDARYINTERIMSISSUED 15 Wed ELEMENTARYINTERIMSISSUED&POSTEDTOEDLINE 15 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 16 Thur BLOCK-REPORTCARDSISSUED 20 Mon PRESIDENTS’ DAY/PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENTDAY/

STUDENTHOLIDAY/MAKEUPDAYIFNEEDED 21 Tues MIDDLESCHOOLCONFERENCE 22 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 23 Thur JR/SRHIGHANDHIGHSCHOOLCONFERENCEMarch 1 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 8 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 14 Tues ENDOFTHIRDNINEWEEKS 15 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 17 Fri TEACHERPLANNINGDAY/STUDENTHOLIDAY 17 Fri SECONDARYTERM3GRADESPOSTEDTOEDLINE 21 Tues ELEMENTARYREPORTCARDSISSUED&POSTEDTOEDLINE 22 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY 23 Thur SECONDARYREPORTCARDSISSUED 29 Wed EARLYRELEASEDAY

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