All summer long, anyone 18 and younger can get free meals through the Summer Food Service Program, provided by Southern New Hampshire Services. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are available at sites all across the city. You can find a full listing of the meal sites here: https://www.mansd.org/article/1154133.
🎉 Our first graduation is in the books! Congratulations to the Manchester School of Technology High School Class of 2023! We are proud of you – now go celebrate!
High School Summer Credit Recovery begins on Tuesday, June 20. Students have been signed up for programming by their guidance counselor. Schedules for each of the four high schools can be found on the Summer Resources page on our website: https://www.mansd.org/page/summer-2023.
Attention families of 11th, 10th, 9th and 8th Graders ... 2023-2024 high school schedules are being sent home with students today (Wednesday). Along with the schedule, you'll receive a letter explaining how to handle schedule conflicts and request changes. You can read more here: https://www.mansd.org/article/1149248.
Program flyer: Registration is now open for Boys & Girls Club before- and after-school programs for the 2023-2024 school year. In addition to the main clubhouse on Union Street, the Boys & Girls Club operates on site at Jewett Street School and Highland-Goffe's Falls Elementary. You can register online at mbgchh.org or at the Union Street clubhouse.
Program flyer: FREE YMCA Safety Around Water Program geared toward 4th grade students at the YMCA of Downtown Manchester’s annual Rock the Block celebration on June 17. Swimmers will learn how to respond if they find themselves in unexpected water situations such as performing a reach assist, how to reach the water’s surface if they submerge, and safely reaching a pool’s edge and exiting the water. The class will end with a short open swim. Free, registration required: bit.ly/ydt-water-safety
On Saturday, June 17, we celebrate the Class of 2023! Graduations for all four high schools will be held back-to-back at the SNHU Arena in downtown Manchester. Our high schools have been hard at work making final preparations for graduation ceremonies. You can find details on graduation ceremonies at https://www.mansd.org/article/1137170.
Summer is coming quickly and, along with our community partners, we've got summer programs for students of all ages. You can read more about the summer programs around the city and sign up today at https://www.mansd.org/page/summer-2023.
The state Board of Education is proposing changes to state minimum standards, known as Ed 306. As part of that process, a series of listening sessions has been scheduled around the state, including one at Memorial High School at 6 p.m. on June 5. You can find more information about the proposed rule changes here: https://bit.ly/NHED306.
Need to register a new student? We're hosting an in-person registration event from 5-6:30 pm TONIGHT, Thursday, May 11, at Beech Street School. Assistance will be available. Please note: Students must be age 5 by September 30 to start school this fall. More info at https://www.mansd.org/o/msd/page/register-a-student.
We're excited to take part once again in the city's Earth Day clean-up. You can pick up cleaning materials and drop off trash at any of these five sites:
🌎 Jewett Street School, 130 S Jewett St
🌎 Northwest Elementary, 300 Youville St
🌎 Hillside Middle School, 112 Reservoir Ave
🌎 Beech Street School, 333 Beech St
🌎 Victory Park/Harnett Parking lot, 139 Concord St
Want to let us know you'll be joining us? Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3KIRTFu. We'll see you on Earth Day!
Program flyer: Manchester South Sabers has set clinics starting next week, ahead of the 2023 season. Football, flag football and cheerleading are offered. More information at manchestersouthsabers.com.
Program flyer: Chandler's Ball 3 on 3 tournament will return this summer, with three divisions for players ages 10 to 21. Tournament cost is $15 per team, with proceeds supporting maintenance of Sheridan Emmitt Park. You can find more information on the attached flyer.
On April 11, enjoy A Night of Jazz with the Central, Memorial and Hillside Jazz Bands at the historic Palace Theatre. Tickets for the event are $15 and support the jazz programs at Hillside and Central. You can grab your ticket here: https://palacetheatre.org/event/a-night-of-jazz-w-the-central-high-memorial-high-hillside-middle-jazz-bands/
TODAY! Join us and share your vision for our schools as we kick off our master plan visioning process. Learn about the process and how you can get involved at one of three sessions (details below). We hope to see you tomorrow, but if you can't make it, we'll have recaps and more information in the coming weeks.
☑️ Session 1 (in-person): Noon-1:30 pm at Girls at Work, 200 Bedford Street, Manchester
☑️ Session 2 (virtual): 3:30-5 pm on Zoom – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8747...
☑️ Session 3 (in-person): 6-7:30 pm at Beech Street School, 333 Beech Street, Manchester
This afternoon after school, Wilson School and Beech Street School briefly went into secure campus mode due to police activity in the area. Secure campus means that any students outside of the building were brought inside. It was lifted once Manchester Police cleared the area.
Registration is NOW OPEN for new students for the 2023-2024 school year! We are excited to welcome new students and families in September. Please note: In order to start school next school year, students must be age 5 by September 30. You can apply online today or sign up in person at one of our sign-up events. Find information on sign-up events and a link to register at https://www.mansd.org/article/1057652.
Due to a small fire in the kitchen at Manchester School of Technology this morning, today (Wednesday) will be a remote learning day for all students at MST ONLY. It is a regular school day for all other schools. Students who attend MST for CTE programs will not attend today.
Reminder: There is no school on Monday, March 20, for Manchester School District for a planned teacher professional development day. Students will return to class on Tuesday, March 21.
Students! Do you have a passion for volunteering? Apply today for the second Student Volunteer Awards presented by Manchester Proud. You can read more about the awards and apply today at: https://www.mansd.org/article/1035077
