Future Freshman Night

January 11, 2023

Welcome to Middleton High School!

The New Middleton High School

Welcome!

Peg Shoemaker Principal

• 20 years as an administrator

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• Elementary teacher, Teacher of Gifted and Talented, Teacher of students with Special Needs

This Team is Ready to Serve Our Students!

Ms. Klassy

Associate Principal

Phoenix

Mr. Reinhart

Associate Principal

Antares

Ms. Merrick

Associate Principal

N. Office

Mr. Rosing

Associate Principal

Capella

Google Form for Questions along the way

Submit form at the end with all questions included

Why we can’t wait to meet your child...

• Members of Gen Z are more racially and ethnically diverse than any previous generation.
• They are on track to be the most well-educated generation yet.
• They are also digital natives who have little or no memory of the world as it existed before smartphones.
• They care deeply about their country’s future

STUDENT SUPPORT CENTER STRUCTURE

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Dean: Jordan Kuhla

Admin. Assistant: Lori Holmes

School Counselors: Sara Stoll, Mike Kusch, Marcy Smith

Social Worker: Genna Shapiro

School Psychologist: Carrie Pyka

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Shared by all Centers:

Health Office:

Becky Ketarkus, Penny Hendrickson & Christina Conroy

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Dean: Amy Schernecker

Admin. Assistant: Karie Hafemeister

School Counselors: Theresa Brown, Karmyn Deblizen, Abby Helminick

Social Worker: Allison McNamara

School Psychologist: Kelly Hinden

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Shared by all Centers:

SWD Coordinators:

Nicole Morehouse & Becky Poehls

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Dean: Erik Johnson

Admin. Assistant: Megan Ray

School Counselors: Gust Athanas, Kim Gauen, Jessica Pellegrino

Social Worker: Sara Estrella

School Psychologist:

Amber Donnelly

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ANTARES

CAPELLA

PHOENIX

Student Services Supports & Resources

MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL...THE BASICS

• Credits / Transcripts
• Block Schedule (87 minute classes)
• A / B Rotation (most students have 7 classes)
• 30 Minute Lunch
• All School Resource
• Advisory

BELL SCHEDULE

Sample Ninth Grade Schedule

ASR

All-School Resource

• Two 43-minute sessions at end of “B” Day.
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• Supports student choice and personalized learning.
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• Students take ownership of time management - choosing where they need academic support.

EXTRA

SUPPORT!

Mr. Jurasewicz - Link Crew Coordinator

9th Year Teaching at MHS

Physical Education & Health

Family, Hockey, Art, Music, +

Involved with Advisory &

Link Crew

OUR ADVISORY

PROGRAM

What is Advisory at MHS?

• Each student at MHS is enrolled in an Advisory section with a teacher (advisor) and a small community of their grade-level peers.
• Students stay with their same peers and advisor for the duration of their enrollment at MHS.
• During a normal school year, Advisory meets daily for 30 minutes.
• The main focus of Advisory is to establish a safe, small-group community for students to connect with their grade-level peers and build community, while receiving essential information and support from their advisor.

What is Link Crew at MHS?

• Link Crew is a high school transition program that welcomes freshmen and makes them feel comfortable throughout the first year of their high school experience.
• Built on the belief that students can help students succeed, this proven transition program trains mentors from the junior and senior classes at MHS to be Link Crew Leaders who guide the freshmen to discover how to be successful during the transition to high school.
• Link Leaders help facilitate freshman success as they are paired with freshmen advisories, so they can maintain this positive relationship all year long.

Let’s Hear From Some Of Our Link Leaders!

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Senior, Vera Akimova

Senior, Will Bush

Junior, Keri McKee

Junior, Ruthie Nelson

Activities and Athletics

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Additional Support for our

Ninth Graders:

8th Grade Presentations

First Day of School for 9th Grade only TBD

Student Services Advisory Visits

Four Year Academic Planning Conference

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Social-Emotional Wellbeing, Mental Health Supports, Community Resources

REGISTRATION TIMELINES

January 4 - 5: My C

High School Counselors visit GCMS & KMS to introduce course selection process.

Portal will be open for FUTURE FRESHMAN students/families to enter course requests.

January 13 @ 3pm:

Deadline for FUTURE FRESHMAN to submit final course requests in the campus portal.

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22-23 Course Offerings Website

Next Steps...

• Review the course offering book, worksheet and Future Freshmen section of the course offerings website

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• Make your course selections by the deadline - 3pm on Friday, January 13

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• Questions? Submit them via the google form sent by your middle school counselor!

We cannot wait to meet your child in the Fall of 2023.