MMS HSA News - Week 26

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MMS HSA News - Week 26 MAPLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION MMS Families! It's hard to believe this is the last week in February! And with the end of the month comes: 13! The Musical! Our directors have been working tirelessly to get our students ready! If you have not yet purchased tickets, there are still a few left. For students in the musical, practice will end pretty late this week. Further direction has been provided directly to cast and crew members by musical directors. Please reach out to mmsmusical@gmail.com with any questions. The last few weeks have been quite busy with fundraising. Trivia Night raised ~$17,000 and another $1,000 was raised during the Winter Concerts earlier this month. We appreciate your generosity! These funds expand access to class assemblies, school trips and other programming for all. We are also happy to report that the school elevator is finally fixed. This will be helpful in bringing supplies up to the second floor of the building and will allow access for students who need some support moving from floor to floor. We appreciate your advocacy in ensuring the district is aware of our school needs! We cannot thank all of the volunteers enough for all the tireless work they put into making our Trivia Night a smashing success. A special shoutout to Meredith Lambert!  Because of her and her awesome team of volunteers, we were able to reach our fundraising goal.  This well-organized event continues to receive so much positive feedback.   Don't forget to say "thank you" in person to all of the local businesses that donated food to the event, including:  Coda Sabatino's  Roman Gourmet Bill & Harry's  Tandoori Chef II Firehouse Subs  Maplewood Pizza  The Able Baker Palmer's Sweetery Freetown Kitchen  Pickett's Village Bar & Restaurant   Finally, our rescheduled HSA meeting is this Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the MMS Library. Let us know if there are burning issues that require action by your HSA! Veronica and Kelly Author Event at Maplewood Library On Thursday, Feb. 27 at 4 p.m., author Marina Budhos will emcee an event for parents and kids ages 8 and up at the main branch of the library. The Long Ride is set in the 1970s, and depicts three mixed race girls who are part of a controversial busing plan. It deals with issues of identity and integration and is a great conversation starter for kids in grades 4 and up. Dental Health Month MMS continues to support FeedSoMany, the local South Orange-Maplewood neighborhood Facebook group that collects food for our local food pantries! February is Dental Health Month so we will be collecting full sized toothpaste and individual toothbrushes. Your students can drop donations in the blue bin next to the security desk. Thanks for your generosity! Mardi Gras With The Achieve Foundation  Please join us Friday, Feb. 28 for a New Orleans-style celebration to kick off Achieve's annual Nights of 100 Dinners fundraiser. Special thanks to Marc Bromfeld and Edrington for sponsoring Mardi Gras 2020 and enabling us to keep ticket prices so low! Only $25 gets you dinner, dancing, live music, and one drink ticket! Buy your ticket now.   HSA Meeting The February HSA meeting was postponed. It will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the MMS Library.   SEPAC Meeting The next SEPAC meeting will be Wednesday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the District Meeting Room at 525 Academy St. in Maplewood. The meeting will focus on out-of-district placements. Yearbooks on Sale!  Yearbooks are on sale! Don't wait until it is too late. Order your copy today! Order and payment must be received by April 15, 2020. Download the yearbook order form or order online. Our school code is 6667. You can also order a Well Wisher online. Send a message to a special 8th grader! Your Well Wisher must be ordered by April 1, 2020.  Join The MMS HSA YouthNet HSA News Submission Form No Frills Fundraiser MMS Makerspace Team Sites

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