ATTENDANCE POLICY
Parents/guardians are reminded that, if your child is absent for any reason, you are required to provide a written excuse for their absence within three (3) days of the absence. On the excuse, please provide your child’s first and last name, date of absence and reason for absence. Your child can turn in the excuse at the main entrance each morning or in the main office to the attendance secretary at any time during the day. Reasons that qualify as excused absences are listed in the student handbook. "Senior Skip Days" are not school approved or planned, nor do they count as an excused reason.
As per the District’s Attendance Policy A maximum of ten (10) days of cumulative lawful absences verified by parental notification shall be permitted during a school year. All absences beyond ten (10) parent notes shall require a medical excuse or will be marked as unexcused.
If a parent/guardian has provided a written excuse after the three (3) days explained above or if a parent/guardian provides more than ten (10) parental excuses in a year, the absence will be considered Unexcused/Unlawful. Class work or tests given on the day of Unexcused/Unlawful absence cannot be made up. The grade for the day will be “0”. Unexcused absences will also lead to truancy processes per district policy.
UPCOMING DATES
Below are also updated dates for upcoming events at the high school. Please note that the senior meeting with Jostens is important for all seniors to attend so they can get information about what they will need for graduation.
October
7-11- Homecoming Spirit Week
8- 10th Grade Jostens Meeting during Homeroom
11- Homecoming Pep Rally, Parade and Football Game
12- Homecoming Dance @ Middle School (7:00-10:00 PM)
14- In-Service Day- No School for Students
15- 12th Grade Jostens Meeting during Homeroom22- Financial Aid Program- Virtual (6:30 PM)
22- Jostens Orders during Lunches
24- 9th Grade Field Trip to Vo-Tech
24- Trick-or-Treat Night (5:00-6:00 PM)
25- End of First Nine Weeks
25- No JROTC
November
5- Picture Day Make-Up
5- ASVAB Test Date
5- No JROTC or Beattie Tech
7- Report Cards and Transcripts Posted for 1ˢᵗ Nine Weeks
8-9- Fall Play
11- Parent Teacher Conferences- No School for Students
12- Act 80 Day- No School for Students- Vo-Tech bus will be available for students from MAHS
25- Parent/Principal Communication Meeting (9:15-10:15 AM)
27- No Vo-Tech or Beattie Tech
28-29- Thanksgiving Break- No School
December
2- Thanksgiving Break- No School
4-18- Winter Keystone Testing Window
10- FAFSA Completion Workshop- Virtual (11:00 AM)
10- MAHS Winter Concert (6:30 PM)
20- In-Service Day- No School for Students- Vo-Tech bus will be available for students from MAHS
23-31- Winter Break- No School
January
1-3- Winter Break- No School- Vo-Tech bus will be available for students on January 2 and January 3 from MAHS
8- FAFSA Completion Workshop- Virtual (6:00 PM)
10-16- MAHS Midterm Exam Window
13- No JROTC
17- Act 80 Day- No School for Students
17- End of Second Nine Weeks/First Semester
20- In-Service Day- No School for Students
28- Report Cards and Transcripts Posted for 2ⁿᵈ Nine Weeks/1ˢᵗ Semester
February
3- Parent/Principal Communication Meeting (9:15-10:15 AM)
14- No Vo-Tech
17- In-Service Day- No School for Students
March
7- In-Service Day- No School for Students- Vo-Tech bus will be available for students from MAHS
14-15- Spring Musical
21- Vacation Day- No School 26- End of Third Nine Weeks
24- No JROTC
April
8- Chorus Concert (6:30 PM)
8- CAP Day/PSAT 10
9- No Vo-Tech, Vo-Tech Career Fair 5:00-8:00 PM
11- Report Cards and Transcripts Posted for 3ʳᵈ Nine Weeks
14- Parent/Principal Communication Meeting (9:15-10:15 AM)
14- No JROTC
15- No JROTC
16- No JROTC and No Vo-Tech
17-22- Spring Break- No School- Vo-Tech bus will be available on April 22 for students from MAHS
25- Spring Art Show (6:00-8:00 PM)
May
5- No JROTC
5-20- AP Testing Window
6- Orchestra Concert (6:30 PM)
8- Band Concert (6:30 PM)
9- Act 80 Day- No School for Students 9- Senior Prom
12-23 Spring Keystone Testing Window
14- Senior Academic Award Ceremony (6:30 PM)
16- Night of Jazz & Cabaret Night (6:30 PM)
26- Memorial Day- No School
28-June 3- MAHS Final Exam Testing Window
30- Vo-Tech and Beattie Tech Last Day of School
June
3- Senior Last Day, Graduation Practice, Senior Walk
4- Senior Graduation Practice
4- Last Student Day Grades 9-11
5- Graduation Class of 2025
6- Graduation Rain Date
11- Final Report Cards and Transcripts Posted for 4ᵗʰ Nine Weeks/2ⁿᵈ Semester