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A National School of Excellence
Mandeville High School
A Publication of the PTSA
Mark Your Calendar
April
13........ Evening with the Arts &
Choral Concert
15-19.. Senior Disney Trip
16........ SAT/ACT Prep Seminar
23........ Interim Reports
25........ State Literary Rally
28........ Underclassmen Academic
Awards
29........ Senior Academic Awards
& Crawfish Boil
May
1.......... EOC Testing Begins
4.......... Graduation Practice
6.......... Ring Ceremony
7.......... Graduation
18-21.. Final Exams
22........ Make-Up Exams
1/2 Day End of 9 Weeks
FREE
Parent Seminar
Volume 25, No. 4—April / May 2015
Virtual Holocaust Museum
Transforms MHS Library
For the second year in
a row, the MHS Library
was transformed into
a Virtual Holocaust
Museum. The project
was a combined effort
of world history teachers Christy Nelson and
Nichole Sidlovsky and
librarian Margot Polley.
Fernanda Cristiani’s
talented art students
created artistic interpretations of various
Parker Pasterelllo looks at disturbing images of Jewish
Holocaust events as
prisoners and crematoriums.
well as a large map of
the world, highlighting other genocides. One of the talented music students
played violin pieces from Jewish composers. Students from all world history
classes toured the museum and the exhibit was open during lunch for all
students who wished to tour. This year we added an open house in the evening for students,
parents and members of the community.
ACT/SAT Prep
The Princeton Review will be
here Thursday night, April 17 at
7:00 in the library.
They will discuss ACT & SAT
preparation, strategies and
tips. All parents and students
are welcome to attend. No
registration necessary.
Talented music student Allie
Rafael performs a piece by a
Jewish composer.
Visitors entered the library from two entrances.
One group walked through the stacks of the
library, which created a maze like effect of the
progression of the Nazi Final Solution. Students looked at photographs, videos on iPads
and even walked through a model cattle car.
The exhibit started with the rise of the Nazi
Party, Nazi propaganda and the Hitler Youth.
From there, the exhibit moved on to Kristallnacht, the initial deportations to the labor
camps, the Einsatzgruppen, Nazi medical
experimentation, other Holocaust victims, the
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PTSA–Looking Ahead
I can’t believe our school year is almost over! Thank
you to all of our PTSA Board Members who have
coordinated events, hosted breakfasts, ordered supplies and equipment, increased school spirit and
helped make Mandeville High School a wonderful
school for our kids! I have enjoyed working with all
of you and appreciate all of your hard work.
We say goodbye to our board members, Walkie
Rosenzweig, Janice Maillot, and Angel Dugas. Their
children are graduating this year, so they will be retiring from the PTSA board. Thank you so much to
these ladies who have served in their positions with
such dedication and enthusiasm. We will certainly
miss you.
The 2015 – 2016 Mandeville High PTSA Executive
Board was elected at the April General Membership
Meeting. Congratulations!
• President – Ashley Burbank
• Vice-President – Lisa Henriquez
• Secretary – Lisa Schellhaas
• Treasurer – Suzanne Gelpi
If you are interested in serving on the 2015 – 2016
MHS PTSA Board, please contact me at aburbank@
charter.net.
Thanks again to all of the parents and teachers for
your support. Please contact me if you have any
questions or suggestions.
Go Skippers!
Ashey Burbank, MHS PTSA President
MHS Competes in WWII Quiz Bowl
On Saturday, February 28, Mandeville competed against
25 other high schools for the chance to make it to the
finals of the World War II Quiz Bowl. Three person teams
compete against each other with all questions pertaining to World War II. Some of the categories in this years’
competition were Maps, WWII in the News and WWII
technology. Pictured left to right
is Joe Molina, CJ
Klein and Ross
Nunez. Mandeville did not end
up in the top two
teams, so their
competition is
over.
Pictured bottom row left to right: Kaylee Bundy, Shannon Cui, Mary
Frances Christopher, Julie Deng, Erin Gohagen, Elisabeth McLaughlin, Remie Arena, Becca McCubbin, Emily Rone. Top row left to right:
Sergio Madrid, Shalin Bhatt, Sean Pederson, Daniel Rockwell, Josh
Costa, CJ Klein, Caijun Qin, Jackson Angerdina.
Mu Alpha Theta takes
Home the Most Honors
On Saturday, January 30, members of Mu Alpha Theta
competed in the last math tournament of the year at
Baton Rouge Magnet. Winners were:
Caijun Qin - 2nd Geometry
Jackson Angerdina - Honorable Mention Algebra II
Josh Costa - Honorable Mention Advanced Math
Sergio Madrid - Honorable Mention Advanced Math
Elisabeth McLaughlin - Honorable Mention Advanced
Math
Daniel Rockwell - Honorable Mention Advanced Math
Shalin Bhatt - 1st Advanced Math
Becca McCubbin - Honorable Mention Calculus AB
Julie Deng - 2nd Calculus AB
CJ Klein - 1st Calculus AB
-------------Comp Math 1 Team - 3rd place Caijun Qin
Interschool - 2nd Place (entire team takes one test)
Sweepstakes - 1st Place (most awards overall)
Tutoring Club Ready to
Help with EOCs
The MHS Peer Tutoring club offers
tutoring every Monday and
Wednesday from 2:36 until 3:30
in the library.
Peer tutors are available to help
with homework and reviewing for
tests. We offer tutoring in every subject.
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MHS School Store
LunchBox
lagniappe
Located in the Commons • Open daily from 11:15 – 12:45
Stay cool and show
your Skipper Pride
all summer with this
Mandeville Tank Top.
Now available.
The lunchbox is
completely stocked
with all items that
your student would
need to finish the
shcool year. We offer
a large variety of
school supplies.
We have graph
paper, one subject
notebooks, composition books, 3-ring binders, note
cards, filler paper, poster board, folders, page protectors,
glue, glue sticks, sharpies, highlighters, ID sleeves and
many more items.
Show your support with a Mandeville shirt or sweatshirt.
Numerous styles and colors are available in sizes Adult
small – 2XL. We have Mesh athletic shorts with the
Mandeville “M” in sizes Adult small – 2XL. For spirit
wear to be worn outside of school , we have the Nike
Dri-Fit shorts with the M and anchor in sixes XS –XL,
and sweatpants in sizes XS-XL. Don’t wait to buy these
as they are selling very fast.
What is the Lunchbox? When closed the lunchbox is
a colorful rectangular box that stands in the commons,
when opened it turns into a mini store filled with MHS
and Mandeville
T-Shirts, shorts
and sweatshirts
plus any school
supplies that your
student may need.
Parents are always
welcome. Stop
by the office and
check in. See you
at the LUNCHBOX!
Attention Seniors 2015
Photos Are Due Now
Parents of seniors need to submit 1 copy of a (5x7
or smaller) baby picture for the 2015 MPG DVD and
an 8½”x11” hard copy photo collage of your senior
through the years. The baby picture can be scanned
and emailed to Ashley Burbank at abur2015
[email protected]
The photo collage
must be hard copy.
Please send only
copies not originals
as these pictures will
be placed into the
Class of 2014 time
capsule to be opened
at their 10 year reunion.
Also, candid shots of Seniors taken this school year
are needed digitally, either by email submission or
burned onto a DVD. These shots will be added to the
party DVD. Photos can be turned in to Student Services
clearly marked MPG or emailed digitally to mhspg1@
gmail.com.
Mpg Party Registration
Registrations for MPG will continue at MHS until May
5, Cap & Gown pick up day. Please register with MPG
now. We want to make sure everyone has a great gift
and a great time! Registrations can be picked up on
Wednesdays at the Lunch Box table or at Student Services. You can also email [email protected].
Calling All Senior Parents!
MPG needs all MHS parents to come out and get
involved with getting Mandeville Project Graduation
ready to go. If you have never been involved here’s
your chance to jump in. Starting May 5 and continuing
on the May 7 we will be decorating the Castine Center.
Come on out and lend a hand. Also volunteers are
needed for the night of the party. This is an exciting
time with the graduating class. All parents, not just the
Senior parents, are encouraged to come out and help
us keep our students safe and sober on graduation
night. If you have any questions or want more information please contact [email protected].
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MHS Guidance
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News & Info
ATTENTION SENIORS:
Grading Scale
93–100
85–92
75–84
67–74
0–66
A
B
C
D
F
Applying for TOPS AND Financial Aid:
The FAFSA form is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Use this
form to apply free for federal and state student grants, work-study and
loans. Please use the following website: www.fafsa.ed.gov. The FAFSA form
is the TOPS application. The deadline to apply for TOPS is July 1, 2015.
MHS Counselors
Mr. Sean Esker
12th Grade
Ms. Mandy Rhodes
11th Grade
• SENIORS: If you receive a scholarship, please submit a copy of your
award to Mr. Esker (even if you decide to decline the offer).
Mr. Richard Yeadon
10th Grade
• College Days, Summer Programs, and Scholarships are posted on the
Guidance Bulletin Board in the guidance office.
Ms. Nancy Howard
• When registering for the act, remember to report your scores to tops by
entering the code 1595. Also be sure to include your correct social security
number in the registration. Failure to do either of these, could delay your
tops processing!
EOC testing will begin May 1 in the following subjects: English II,
English III, Biology, Algebra I, Geometry, and American History
Ms. Courtney Weileman
9th Grade
Registrar
Testing Dates
ACT and SAT registration
should be conducted online at:
www.actstudent.org (for ACT)
www.collegeboard.com (for SAT)
The MHS Code is 191-660.
Check http://virtualacademy.stpsb.org/summerschool.htm
for summer school information.
ACT Testing Dates:
Saturday, June 13
registration deadline May 8
SAT Testing Dates:
Transcript Policy
Transcripts can be requested by completing a Transcript Request Form with
Ms. Howard, registrar. The cost of transcripts is $1.00 each. Transcripts
must be paid for in full before they are mailed or issued to the student.
Williams proceeds to State Finals
for PTA Educator of Distinction
On Friday, March 13, Mrs. Cheryl Williams was honored
at the St. Tammany Children’s Banquet for her nomination as Educator of Distinction. This event and dinner
was put on by the district PTA and held at Mayfield
Elementary School in Slidell. Educators of Distinction,
Safety Poster and Reflections winners were all announced and given their awards.
Mrs. Williams submission now goes to the LA PTA for
consideration and we should hear soon if she has won
any state awards as Educator of Distinction.
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Saturday, May 2
registration deadline April 6
Hugely Successful Winterguard
Headed to National Competition
Skipper Scholar
Breakfast hosted
for 500 Students
The PTSA hosted the Skipper Scholar Breakfast for over 500 students
who made the Honor Roll during the
Fall Semester. The students were
treated to coffee donated by PJ’s,
hot chocolate, King Cake, breakfast
biscuits, grapes, milk and juice. Mr.
Bundy welcomed the students and
congratulated them on their hard
work. Thank you to all of the parents who sent in gift cards. Student
names were called throughout the
breakfast to receive the gift cards
to local restaurants and businesses. Congratulations to all of these
wonderful MHS students! Thank
you also to Denise Sheffield and Lee
Elder, our MHS PTSA volunteers,
who coordinate this event for us.
The MHS Winterguard has been a dominate force in the Winterguard
International circuit this year with their show entitled “Bound by Time.”
The guard placed first in competitions at E.D. White and Dutchtown and
a slim second place in Gulfport early in the season. The squad travelled
to Pensacola, FL to compete in the WGI Regionals consisting of six states.
Not only did MHS take first place, they received
the top score for the entire event. In late March,
the Winterguard became the Louisiana/Mississippi state champions.
On April 15, the Winterguard will travel to Dayton, OH to compete at the World Championships
against 130 other units. MHS currently is ranked
12th in the world.
Three years ago, Mandeville High started a Winterguard program at the
school consisting of just a few members. Since then, the program has
grown, matured and become a highly competitive and feared rival in the
circuit. Winterguard is the sport of indoor color guard, for boys and girls,
which uses a combination of flags, sabers, mock rifles, as well as dance
and other interpretive movement in an exciting emotional performance.
These performances take place indoor on a special floor mat and accompanied by pre-recorded music.
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Virtual Holocaust from page 1
camps, the Final Solution, and finally, the liberation and
Nuremberg Trials.
Students who entered from the other way, looked at
projects on other modern day genocides such as Darfur,
Rwanda, and Syria. Nelson and Sidlovsky’s students
created the project boards as part of an earlier class assignment. As students read about these genocides, they
were required to write down their reflections.
After touring both sides
of the exhibit, students
came together in the
center of the library for
various activities and to
read from books, listen to
podcasts and look at actual World War II artifacts
loaned to us from various
teachers and students.
Guests also watched an
interactive day-by-day
map of the European
theater of World War II.
Senior Madison Church
watches “One Survivor Remembers,” the story of Gerda
Weissmann who survived a
350-mile death march.
Nelson, Polley and
Sidlovsky would like to
thank the PTSA and the
MHS Student Council
for their financial donations to the project. The
Students Sean Ward, Adam Cicero, Max Theriot and
Connor Ferrill, participate in one the various activities.
exhibit is quite expensive and the contributions paid for
printer toner, butcher paper and other supplies necessary to make the museum a success.
In a reflection, one MHS senior wrote, “It felt like I was
on a field trip and then I remembered that I had not
left school.” The purpose of the exhibit was to promote
Holocaust and other genocide awareness, in addition to
providing educational materials to supplement what the
students had learned in class. As guests left the exhibit,
they looked up to see a banner with the total number
of human beings killed in the Holocaust and the words,
NEVER FORGET.
PTSA Recognizes Students with Breakfast of Champions
The Breakfast of Champions was held on Thursday
March 19. Forty-two students were nominated by parents, teachers, or staff, to attend the breakfast because
they demonstrated exemplary behavior in a situation
deserving recognition. These students were treated to
a delicious breakfast prepared by Mrs. Senac and her
Culinary Arts students. They prepared French toast cas-
seroles, egg and sausage and bacon casseroles, various
muffins, fresh fruit, and milk and juice. Each student
attending the breakfast was given a door prized donated
by the PTSA. Door prizes ranged from school t-shirts,
to license plates, magnets and taco bell gift certificates.
Mr. Bundy spoke at the breakfast and was able to recognize each student in attendance.
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April
Sun
Mon
Tue
6 Easter Holiday
Robotics
Regional
Events
12
Latin Club 7am
French Club 7am
Writing Club
2:36-3:30
Dress Reh. Spring
Show Choir (Aud)
2:36-8:00
Tennis vs SSA @
PAC 3:30
StuCo Induction
7:00 (C)
19
Disney
Returns
20
Writing Club
2:36-3:30
DF Rehearsal 3-5
Tennis Regionals
this week
Grades Entered
By 4:30
26
7
FCA 7am
Choir Spring Show PTSA General Mtg
12:45
Reh. (Aud)
Pol Thinkers 2:36
2:36-7:00
Tennis vs Nrthshr
JV Parish Track
9 Baseball @
Meet @ Slidell
Northshore 11/1:15
Softball vs Slidell 4
JV/V Baseball @
Covington 4/6:30
Athletic Banquet
7:00 (C)
Youth/Gov’t 7-8 (L)
13
Thu
1 Easter Holiday 2 Easter Holiday
Parish Track Meet
Band returns from
@ St. Paul’s
Disney
9 Baseball @
Softball vs Ham 4
Fontainebleau 5:30
JV/V Baseball vs
Nrthshr 4/6:30
Updated 3/11/15
5
Wed
(C) Commons
(L) Library
(B) Boys (G) Girls (H) Home
(Aud) Auditorium (A) Away
(V) Varsity
(JV) Jr. Varsity
Fri
Sat
3 Easter Holiday
4
8
9
10
11 SD27
Science Club 7am
SADD Club 7am
Spirit Club 7am
Softball vs
Covington 11
Volunteer Luncheon
Equestrian 1:45-3 Next Gen both lunches Life on Purpose 7am
StuCo 2:36 (L)
JV/V Baseball
Green Club
Drama 2:36-3:15
9 Baseball @
vs Font
2:36-3:30
5 in 5 Reh. 2:36-4:30
Lakeshore 3:30/5
11/1:30
Track @ Cov. Invit.
Robotics 2:36-4:00 Tri Theta4:30-5:30(L) 5 in 5 Reh. 2:36-4:30
5 in 5 Reh. 2:36-4 Softball @ Nrthshr 4
Curtain 5pm
Prom @
JV/V Baseball @
Castine
Ponch 4/6:30
No Inside Night
Center 8Football Booster
Activities
11:30
Mtng 6:00 (L)
14
FCA & KC 7am
MAΘ 2:36-3:30
Spring Choir
Concert (Aud)
2:36-9:00
Spinnakers 2:36 (L)
JV District Track @
St. Paul’s
Sftbl vs NLC 4:00
JV/V Baseball @ St.
Paul’s 4/6:30
Youth/Gov’t 7-8 (L)
Evening of the Arts
15
16
17
Science Club 7am
NHS 7am
Spirit Club 7am
Green Club
2:36-3:30
Next Gen both lunches Life on Purpose 7am
Robotics 2:36-4:00
Drama 2:36-3:15
Track @
Fontainebleau
Winter Guard @
JV/V Baseball vs
Nationals
Hammond 4/6:30
Winter Guard @
Winter Guard @
Nationals
Nationals
Disney Departure
Sr. Disney Trip
Sr. Disney Trip
21
22
23
24
25 SD29
Science Club 7am
HR Interims
Sr. Exams 6 & 7
State
Sr. EOC Testing
Literary
Equestrian 1:45-3
SADD Club 7am
Spirit Club 7am
Rally
Green Club
Robotics
Life on Purpose 7am
2:36-3:30
Next Gen both lunches
Robotics
Robotics
DF Rehearsal 3-5?
Drama 2:36-3:15
Championships
Championship
Robotics 2:36-4:00 DF Rehearsal 3-5?
Cheer Tryouts
Cheer Tryouts
Cheer Tryouts
Tri Theta Banquet
JV/V Baseball vs
Band Spring
Covington 4/6:30
Concert 7:00 Aud
Talented Music
Talented Music
Recital 7:00
Recital 7:00
FCA 7am
Mentor/Intern Banq.
@ Benedict’s
12:30-1:45
Pol Thinkers 2:36
DF Rehearsal 3-5
JV/V Baseball @
Nrthshr 4/6:30
District Track @ St.
Paul’s
Youth/Gov’t 7-8 (L)
27
28
29
30
Sr. Exams 4 & 5
Sr. Exams 2 & 3
Sr. Exams 1st &
Tent. Sr. Grades
Latin Club 7am
FCA 7am
Makeups
posted by 9am
Writing Club
MAΘ 2:36-3:30
Sr Crawfish Boil Next Gen both lunches
2:36-3:30
Science Club 7am
Drama 2:36-3:15
Show Choir audition
Green Club
Track Regionals @
(Chorus Rm)
2:36-3:30
Ponchatoula
2:36-5:30
Robotics 2:36-4:00 NHS Induction 7pm
State Tennis this
Undergrad Acad.
Sr Academic
week @ ULM
Awards 7:00
Awards 7pm
18 SD28
ACT
JV/V Baseball
vs Slid 2/4:30
9 Baseball vs
St. Paul’s &
Hahnville
9/12:30
Winter Guard
@ Nationals
Disney Trip
2015
May
(C) Commons
(L) Library
(B) Boys (G) Girls (H) Home
(Aud) Auditorium (A) Away
(V) Varsity
(JV) Jr. Varsity
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
1
Updated 3/11/15
EOC Testing
Spirit Club 7am
3
Life on Purpose 7am
5
6
7
8
9 SD31
4
Drama Picnic
EOC Testing
EOC Testing
EOC Testing
EOC Testing
EOC Testing
AP English Lit.
AP Comp. Science
@ Fairview
AP Chemistry
AP Calculus AB/BC AP Japanese Lang.
AP Spanish Lang.
AP German Lang.
State Park
AP Env. Science
AP Seminar
AP Physics 1
AP Art History
AP U.S. History
12 pm
AP Psychology
AP Chinese Lang.
AP Physics 2
AP European History
Equestrian 1:45-3:00
Outdoor Track
Graduation
Green Club
Drama 2:36-3:15 Film Fest (Aud) 7pm State @ LSU
Cap & Gown
Practice 8am (SLU)
2:36-3:30
Pickup
Robotics 2:36-4:00
Faculty Mtg
2:36 (C)
Ring Ceremony
7pm @ Gym
10
17
11
12
13
EOC Testing
EOC Testing
AP Biology
AP Music Theory
AP Physics C
AP U.S. Gov
AP French Lang.
AP Spanish Lang.
AP English Lang.
AP Statistics
18
20
3rd & 6th Exam
26
Memorial Day
Holiday
15
16 SD32
AP Comparative Gov AP Microeconomics
AP World History
AP Human Geog.
AP Italian Lang.
AP Latin
Equestrian Banquet AP Macroeconomics
PTSA
PTSA End of Year
Drama 2:36-3:15
Mtg/Luncheon TBA No Inside Night
Luncheon 12:45
Activities
Tri Theta Jr Mtg
(L) 2:45-3:45
19
25
Graduation 7pm
@ SLU
14
EOC Testing
7th Exam
24
Sat
2 SD30
SAT
Election
No Inside
Activities
Teacher’s Day
27
2nd & 5th Exam
Track Awards Night
@ Mandeville
Community Centre
21
22
1st and 4th Exam
End of 4th Nine
Weeks
BCHOA 7:00
½ Day Make-ups
½ Day RC
28
29
23
30
31
2015