MDIHS ChalkTalk 2024-25

November 4, 2024 Edition

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Good day!

Along with the change from first term to second term, we also changed from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time.  Hopefully everyone set their clocks back an hour and benefitted from the additional hour on Sunday.

We're also transitioning from our Fall Sports season to our Winter Sports season.  Our Winter Sports start on Monday, November 18.  We offer Basketball, Cheering, Indoor Track & Field, Swimming, and Wrestling.  If your child is interested in any of these activities they should keep their eyes and ears open for more information or see Mr. Dow directly.

Before those activities kick off we have our Musical opening at the Higgins-Demas Theater on November 15.  Additional shows will be on November 16, November 17, November 22, and November 23.

Upcoming Events

Nov. 5 - Election Day

Nov. 11 - HOLIDAY - No School

Nov. 15 - Picture Retake Day

Nov. 15 - Dental Clinic

Nov. 18 - 1st Day of Winter Sports

November 18 - High School Board meeting. Library. 5 p.m.

Nov. 27-29 - Thanksgiving Break

December 2 - Vision of a Graduate public forum. Theater. 5 p.m.

December 4 - Winter Concert

More details regarding extracurriculars are listed on our homepage under the
"Events" section.

Hello November

From the Music Department

MDIHS Band Image

Wednesday November 6th, 5pm -- Sing Day! 

Mount Desert Island High School will host a public performance of our Island-wide unified chorus of middle school and high school students. The performance will feature middle school students from Conners-Emerson, Mount Desert Elementary School, Pemetic School, Tremont Consolidated School and Trenton Elementary School. The approximately 40-minute performance will take place on Wednesday, November 6th at 5:00pm in the MDIHS Gym.

Fall Musical

Chicago Billboard

Winter Concert

Winter Concert

Students of the Month

Rykin Hamor SoM - Oct
Olive Mitchell - SoM Oct.

Congratulations Rykin & Olive!

From the Classroom

Ms. Murphy's AP Biology

AP Biology students conduct an inquiry enzyme lab using pineapple juice!

AP Bio students 1
AP Bio students 2

Ms. Poland's Honors Environmental Science

These are photos from a field trip the Honors Environmental Science class took on Friday, Oct. 18th to photograph and observe the highest King Tide of the year. Based on this highest tide, students measured and chalked the regular high tides expected in 2100 on buildings near Northeast Creek in Bar Harbor. We also looked at ghost forests and tip-ups in Babson Creek due to rising sea levels and the storm last January.  The purpose of the trip was to help students think about the impacts on infrastructure of rising sea levels over time, how to communicate scientific information to the public, and what we can do now to help improve our community's resilience in the face of these current and future challenges. This project and field trip were in collaboration with the Landscape of Change project.

Babson Creek
Babson Creek 2
Babson Creek 3
Babson Creek 4
Babson Creek 5
Babson Creek 6

Ms. Adam’s Sketchbooks Elective

As part of their exploration of the “Present” art standards—specifically, "Analyze, interpret, and select artistic work for presentation" and "Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work"—students engaged in a creative challenge. They were tasked with selecting artwork from various museum collections based on highly specific requests from a fictional “client.”

Students then assumed the role of “clients,” creating challenging and detailed criteria for the artwork they desired, including theme, color palette, era, media, and origin. Classmates curated and presented miniature exhibitions based on these demands, showcasing both their artistic knowledge and curatorial skills.

Congratulations to all the students for their hard work and creativity in these exhibitions! Students and staff are welcome to visit the museum before and after school or during flextime and locker break.

Miniature House
Inside room 1
Inside room 2
Inside room 3

Ms. Crandall's Farm to Table

Using funds from a Maine Agriculture in the Classroom grant, Ms. Crandall purchased raised beds for the courtyard. Her Farm to Table class assembled, filled, and planted them, and then mulched them with straw for the winter. With luck, next spring there will be strawberries and rhubarb ready for harvesting, and blueberries and garlic ready to harvest for next fall.

Raised garden beds

AOS91 Reorganization

AOS91 Reorganization Page

Welcome to the information page about the reorganization process for Mount Desert Island Regional School System-AOS 91. Here, you will find information about the history of the journey to becoming a regional school system and the work the Reorganization Planning Committee completes at its monthly meetings.

Click here for more information.

Senior Pictures / Yearbook

Senior Yearbook Photos

From the Nurse's Office

Caring Hands of Maine DentalClinic Image

Happy Fall MDI

What great weather we have been having! I hope everyone has had some time to enjoy the outdoors so far! 

A couple of reminders:

  • A recent email went out to staff regarding the use of perfume/scents.
    "We do have a staff member who is really struggling with her asthma due to the overuse of perfume being sprayed while here at school.  I would ask that we support our colleague by doing our best to mitigate students using scents in classrooms.  If there is anything at all I can do PLEASE let me know, I would love to help any way I can."

  • Vision screening for Freshman has been rescheduled to a future date. Stay tuned!

  • Vision screening for Sophomores has been rescheduled to a future date. Stay tuned!

  • Dental Clinic scheduled for November 15.

If your student carries an inhaler and/or has serious allergies and you have not spoken to me, please contact me as there is paperwork to be completed for the student to self carry any type of inhalers or medications.  As always if you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me.

Tammy Underwood
MDIHS School Nurse

Team Building Experience

BEAM Field Trip

Lunch Menu

Nov 1 Lunch Menu

November's Lunch Menu is available here!

Parent Information

PICTURE RETAKE DAY

2024-25

Bus Schedules

bus

This information contains both elementary and high school bus routes.

2024-25

Academic Calendar

school calendar
To view the complete calendar, click on the image above

FAQs from the Main Office

Lost & Found Items
main entrance

Need a locker?
~ See Mrs. Littlefield in the Main Office

Student Absences:
Parents/Guardians: Please contact the school at 288-5011 to report an absence on the ‘Attendance Line’--Option 1
It is very important that parents/guardians contact the school, using the above method, when your child is out of school.  It is vital that we know when someone is out due to illness, so that our school nurse, Tammy Underwood, can reach out to the family and ensure a safe return to school that will keep us all healthy. Approved list of excused absences according to Maine State Law. MDIHS also accepts legal appointments.

Late to school? 
All students must check-in at the Main Office upon arrival, even if tardiness is excused.

Need to be dismissed from school? 
Calling or sending a note in the morning allows us to give your student a pass to get out of class at the appropriate time.  If a student feels sick once they arrive, they need to be dismissed by our nurse, Tammy Underwood. Students cannot leave the building without permission from a parent/guardian AND checking out at the Main Office.

Forgot something at home? 
A parent may drop off items at the main office, and the student will be called down between classes. 

Extracurricular Information? 
All Extracurricular Information can be found on the Athletics tab on our homepage, www.mdihs.net.  Cancellations and changes will be posted by 1pm, or as soon as possible. Want to find out if school is canceled or delayed? Call 288-5011, ext 7, or check our webpage, www.mdihs.net.

Student  Absence for 3 days or more of school
It is important to notify the school when your student is going to miss 3 days or more of school. The Extended Absence Form should be completed ahead of time by your student and their teachers. Completed forms are turned in to Mr. Braun’s office.

Community News

2025 Yearbook Ads
Driver's Ed November class

Have a community event that you want high school students or parents to be aware of, or
a community service opportunity for MDI students? 
Contact Mary Corrow at
mcorrow@mdirss.org