Milford High School

Ashley Hughes has been selected as Milford High School's Oakland School's CTE Student of the Year. She has been a CEO of our Virtual Enterprise program and has earned the respect of all her colleagues with her management and organizational skills. In addition, last month she placed at the State DECA competition in Detroit in the field of Innovation Plan marketing. Ashley’s current plans are to attend Schoolcraft College where she will play soccer and study Business and Kinesiology. Ashley is always one to volunteer to help, lead and organize a project or an assignment. She will be an asset to an organization she participates in in her future.

Dear Parents and Guardians, The next Parent Council meeting is scheduled for April 6th from 9:15am please come to the front office and sign in and we will direct you where to go. Please see the agenda attached. We look forward to seeing you. Go Mavs!

The Advanced Placement U.S. History students embarked on a project known as progressive speed dating. The activity required that each student choose a character from the early 20th century progressive era, study that character in detail, and then prepare to take on that character's persona during the speed dating activity. It is a fun and interactive activity that is loosely based on what is known as speed dating. But rather than each character attempting to find a romantic match they are instead looking to find a person who would decidedly work well with them during that time in history in achieving one another's cultural, political, or societal goals. The project is an interactive means for students to better acquaint themselves with the diversity of movements and struggles that permeated the Progressive Era in the United States.

11th grade Biology classes are participating in the Frog Dissection Lab. The students are working together to locate and identify the specific parts of the frog and will learn how their anatomy is suited to equip them to survive in their environment. They were excited to find two of the frogs were filled with eggs!

Enjoy your Spring Break! And remember Seniors to share photos via google form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15TDjSYcX0TVYwCgN1BdBZ1RuTZQUHV1Z-QItSwGDsJg/viewform?edit_requested=true

Seniors- be sure to share photos of your senior year on this google form. Even some from your Senior Spring Break! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15TDjSYcX0TVYwCgN1BdBZ1RuTZQUHV1Z-QItSwGDsJg/viewform?edit_requested=true

The latest issue of The Milford Messenger is available on the MHS Website. https://www.hvs.org/o/milford/page/the-milford-messenger

March isn't just for basketball! The Fall Musical bracket is getting updated daily - the excitement is real!

Ms. Hemmerling's AP Calculus class designed team t-shirts to support each other's success on the AP Calculus exam this May. The front consists of a smiling piecewise function and a reference to mathematician Guillaume L'Hospital. Each student's name is listed on the back. These students are excited for AP Calc!

Message from Mr. Green about the Huron Valley Winter Guards: Both our guards have been hard at work as well, competing at several events this last month. On Saturday, March 4th, our Varsity guard competed at the WGI Flint Regional, finishing in 5th place in finals again! This was a fantastic showing by the group! Both Varsity and JV competed at the Stoney Creek Show on Saturday, March 11. The JV guard finished 3rd in their class, and the Varsity guard finished in 1st place! Both groups were out again, yesterday, March 19, at the Troy Athens show. JV finished 4th and Varsity finished in 3rd place. Both guards will compete at the Michigan Championships at Saginaw Valley University on Saturday, April 1st.

Let's share some exciting news for the Vocal Music Program! On January 27 & 28 Milford students hosted and participated in MSVMA’s solo and ensemble. 30 students helped run the event in the CPA, along with 4 Lakeland students, Mr. Nelson, Lakeland’s Choir director, and Mrs. Gallagher, Muir’s director. At Milford, 16 students competed as soloists, and each received a “1” rating, which is the highest rating a student can receive. 5 of these students received perfect scores on their performance! The students that performed were Ivy Williams, Jillian Armstrong, Grant Camden, Lauren Gates, Austin Matlis, Ella Maiberger, Matthew Stewart, Joe Meagher, Brendan Stewart, Aubrey Snavely, Savannah Lane, Abbie Hess, Bethany Stewart, Allison Mobey, Amelia Dalbis, and Shea Giese. Over Mid Winter Break, the Advanced Choirs went to Disney! 38 students attended this trip where they had four days to explore each of the four parks. On this trip, they were provided with the opportunity to perform on a stage at Disney Springs earning a plethora of support from their acquired audience. Students also got the opportunity to attend a workshop in which they learned and recorded a medley in an official recording studio, leaving them with new skills and lifelong memories. The Concert Choir (first year choir members) traveled to Waterford Kettering on March 6, and received a “1” rating for District Choral Festival. Some of the judges comments were: “Wonderful vibrance and energy to the sound!”, “Beautiful energy!”, and “Wonderful soloists!” Additionally students were met with a very enthusiastic clinician leaving them feeling inspired and eager for their upcoming years in our program. Additionally, the Concert Choir students decided they would be taking the opportunity to perform at the State Choral Festival. POPS THIS WEEKEND! The Advanced Choirs have been working tirelessly to put together our annual Pops show. A Grand Night for singing will be March 17th @ 7pm, March 18th @ 2pm & 7pm! This includes selections from Center Stage, Choraleers, soloists, duets & more! This is our wonderful accompanist, Brenda Granroth’s, final Pops with us before her retirement. Her 20+ years with us have been greatly appreciated and her impact on our program will never be forgotten. Thank you all for always supporting The Arts in Huron Valley. We can't do it alone, and I thank the administration, board members, teachers, families, and community for all their help and support. ~Miss Brittany Miller Director of Vocal Music Activities MHS

Senior Class of 2023 Photo Upload We are collecting any and all photos of the class of 2023 for the slideshow that is played on the senior's last day of school. Things such as pictures or videos from sporting events, homecoming, spirit days, or any other school activities can be turned in on this form, please keep them school appropriate. If you're submitting any videos, please keep them to a minimum length. The form only allows up to ten files at a time, but the form can be filled out as many times as you'd like! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15TDjSYcX0TVYwCgN1BdBZ1RuTZQUHV1Z-QItSwGDsJg/viewform?edit_requested=true

A special guest today! Deputy Gross joined in with the MHS Mental Health Awareness Workshop this month. The Mental Health Awareness workshop is held monthly and supported by the HVS Community Coalition. Staff including the social worker, school psychologist, behavioral interventionist, and media center technician provide the workshop monthly during seminar to help students learn about the skills used to cope with a variety of mental health issues. This month's theme was Developmental Disabilities awareness. Deputy Gross led an activity that helped students learn about nonverbal communication.

We had a fabulous weekend in Detroit at the State Career Development Conference with 13 students qualifying for the International Career Development Conference in Orlando, FL in April. A total of 29 students placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd.

The Milford High School Vocal Music Department will present POPS 2023: A Grand Night on March 17th at 7pm and March 18th at 1pm & 7pm at the MHS Performing Arts Center. Come out and enjoy a GRAND evening of song and dance featuring the talented students of Center Stage and Choraleers. The show is fun for all ages and has been a pinnacle event of the MHS Vocal Music Department since the 1970s. Tickets are available online at www.mhsperformingarts.com. Online tickets for reserved seating are $12 each. Online sales will shut down 2 hours prior to each curtain and all remaining seats will be sold at-the-door ($12 for students/seniors and $15 adults). See you at the show!!!

Is your student interested in hearing more about a career in the Pipefitting Industry? Sign up for their May 24th visit by stopping by the Career Center. If there's another career choice your student would like to hear about, be sure to talk to Ms. Wagers in the Career Center!

Ten Milford High School students participated in an 11 hour interactive training, between Sunday and Monday, where they learned methods for teaching resistance skills to 5th grade students. The students broke up into two teams to learn the concepts and skills, then practiced the lesson they will teach to students. The focus of their lesson is on peer pressure and refusal techniques for saying no to alcohol and other peer pressures such as vaping. The high school students had a lot of fun and are looking forward to presenting to the 5th graders across the district.

Congratulations to the Huron Valley HOT Robotics team on their big wins this weekend. Our team plowed through the Milford District event undefeated, winning the tournament and earning the district Engineering Inspiration award! Who's HOT? We're HOT!

Excellent opportunity for training to become a lifeguard. Here is the registration link - https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=753088456284307&set=a.601853494741138

The Friday, March 2nd performance of The Triangle Factory Fire has been cancelled due to weather. All tickets sold for Friday night, will be honored on Saturday at either the matinee or evening. There will be a separate line for those that already have tickets and just need new seats. If you purchased Friday tickets but are unable to attend on Saturday, please contact Megan Weeks at megan.weeks@hvs.org