Calendar 1/3/2011 - 1/14/2011

Week Long Activities( 1/3-1/7)

Monday, January 3rd
9:15 AM: Adm. Tem & Calendar Meeting
7:00 PM: PTSA Meeting


Tuesday, January 4th
9:00 AM: Freshman Captains Call
3:30 PM: Mr. Mako Practice (Auditorium)

Wednesday, January 5th
Club Photos
9:10 AM: Activities Period

Thursday, January 6th
3:25 PM: Curriculum Council Meeting

Friday, January 7th
4:00 PM: Girls Soccer vs. Westminister
(at Westminister)

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Week Long Activities( 1/10-1/14)


Monday, January 10th
9:15 AM: Adm. Team & Calendar Meeting (BOD)
3:15 PM: JROTC Bakesale
3:30 PM: Boys Soccer vs. Miami Christian (Village Green)

Tuesday, January 11th
Tentative: RTI SST Procedures Training (Auditorium)
9:00 AM: Sophomore Captains Call
3:30 PM: Girls Soccer vs. Hialeah Gardens (at Hialeah Gardens)
3:30 PM: Mr. Mako Practice
3:30 PM: EESAC Meeting
6:00 PM: Boys Soccer vs. Miami Edison (Little Haiti Soccer Park)

Wednesday, January 12th
9:10 AM: Activity Period (Tentative)
Senior Grad Bash Deposit Collection During Lunch
3:30 PM: Junior Smoothie Sale

Thursday, January 13th
Tentative Elementary Math Coaches/Liaisons Dialogues
7:00 PM: ABC Booster Club Meeting (Board Room)

Friday, January 14th
3:30 PM: MAST Boys Soccer vs. Curley (Village Green)

Calendar 12/13/10 - 12/17/10

Holiday Gram Sales by Sophomore Class

Interactive Stuff Drive

Monday, December 13th

9:15 AM: Adm. Tem & Calendar Meeting

3:00 PM: Boys Soccer vs. Miami Christian (Away)

3:15 PM: JROTC Bake Sale

3:30 PM: Girls Soccer vs. Dade Christian (Village Green)

Tuesday, December 14th

9:00 AM: Senior Captains Call

11:00 AM: Senior Announcement Sales - 2nd Payment during Lunch

1:45 PM: Curriculum Council Meeting

3:00 PM: Girls Soccer vs. Hillel (JCC)

3:00 PM: Boys Soccer vs. La Salle

3:15 PM: SHAPE Bake Sale

3:30 PM: EESAC Meeting

7:00 PM: Winter Showcase Parent Night

Wednesday, December 15th

9:00 AM: JROTC Star Center

9:00 AM: Winter Showcase (Symposium Schedule)

11:00 AM: Best Buddies Luncheon (Fishtales Café)

11:00 AM: Senior Cap & Gown Sales (Both Lunches in Activities Office)

11:30 AM: JROTC Luncheon (Rusty Pelican)

3:15 PM: SHAPE Bake Sale

3:30 PM: Girls Soccer vs. La Salle (Village Green)

Thursday, December 16th

9:00 AM: SADD Field Trip

3:15 PM: Mecha Makos Bake sale

Friday, December 17th

9:00 AM: College Forum

11:00 AM: PTSA Luncheon & Winter Appreciation Performance

Friday, December 17th

9:00 AM: College Forum

11:00 AM: PTSA Luncheon & Winter Appreciation Performance

Winter Recess! - School Resumes on January 3rd

Calendar 12/6 - 12/17/10

Week Long Activities( 12/6-12/10)

Winter Gram Sales by Sophomore Class

Junior Class Trip Deposit

Monday, December 6th

Progress Report Uploads

9:15 AM: Adm. Tem & Calendar Meeting

3:30 PM: Boys Soccer vs. Hillel Day School @ Village Green

4:00 PM: Girls Soccer vs. Coral Gables @ Coral Gables

Tuesday, December 7th

Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Writing Field Test,

Select Grade 10 Students

9:00 AM: Junior Captains Call

3:15 PM: ECLIPSE Bake Sale

Wednesday, December 8th

Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Writing Field Test,

Select Grade 10 Students

Elementary Math Coaches/Liaisons Dialogues (Tentative)

9:00 AM: Experiment in International Living Symposium

11:00 AM: Blood Drive Sign Up

3:15 PM: ECLIPSE Bake Sale

Thursday, December 9th

Early Release Day

Teach for America Visit

1:45 PM: Curriculum Council Meeting

4:00 PM: Boys Soccer vs. Dade Christian (Away)

7:00 PM: ABC Booster Club Meeting

Friday, December 10th

Blood Drive

9:00 AM: Detective Bates Presentation in Auditorium

3:30 PM: Boys Soccer vs. Braddock (Away)

Saturday, December 11th – Sunshine Holiday Party @7pm

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Week Long Activities( 12/13-12/17)

Holiday Gram Sales by Sophomore Class

Monday, December 13th

9:15 AM: Adm. Tem & Calendar Meeting

3:00 PM: Girls Soccer vs. Miami Christian (Away)

3:15 PM: JROTC Bake Sale

3:30 PM: Girls Soccer vs. Dade Christian (Village Green)

Tuesday, December 14th

9:00 AM: Senior Captains Call

11:00 AM: Senior Announcement Sales - 2nd Payment during Lunch

3:00 PM: Girls Soccer vs. Hillel (JCC)

3:15 PM: SHAPE Bake Sale

3:30 PM: EESAC Meeting

7:00 PM: Winter Showcase

Wednesday, December 15th

9:00 AM: JROTC Star Center

9:00 AM: Winter Showcase (Symposium Schedule)

11:00 AM: Best Buddies Luncheon (Fishtales Café)

3:15 PM: SHAPE Bake Sale

3:00 PM: Girls Soccer vs. Hillel (JCC)

3:30 PM: Girls Soccer vs. La Salle (Village Green)

Thursday, December 16th

9:00 AM: SADD Field Trip

Friday, December 17th

9:00 AM: College Forum

11:00 AM: PTSA Luncheon & Winter Appreciation Performance

Learn2 Row Weekend - 12/10/11 & 12/11/11

New Rower, Learn2Row Weekend

Click here for registration packet for the 2010-2011 Youth Program.

Who: ALL students interested in rowing Spring 2011 (January-May)
When: December 10 (4-7 p.m.) and December 11 (8:30-11:30 a.m.)
Location: Miami Rowing Club, 3601 Rickenbacker Causeway, Virginia Key, FL 33149
Cost: Free!!!!

What’s next?
After intro weekend, rowers can practice the week of December 13 to learn rowing exercises, meet teammates and get to know their coaches. We are on winter break from December 19-January 9 and practice resumes January 10.

FAQ’s:
I want to start rowing before Dec 10, can I come prior to then?

NO. We follow a training plan to help prepare for races throughout the state. We need to bring in new rowers at one time to help insure every athlete get’s proper coaching

If I can’t make Dec 10, can I come in January?

There will be limited time available for learn to rows. Dec 10-11 is FREE! All other learn2row clinics will cost money. Visit www.miamirowing.org for dates and information on other learn2row opportunities

What paperwork is needed for the intro weekend?

Registration page and consent to care are the only papers needed for December 10 and 11. Full registration is needed to begin practice December 13 (packets available online).

What is the cost?

Full costs are available at www.miamirowing.org in the registration packet. Additional fees for regattas apply (est $100 for Orlando and Sarasota regattas).

When does the season end?

The last regatta for the majority of the team is state championships in Sarasota, FL the weekend of May 1. After States a limited number of rowers will be continuing on to regionals (Gainesville, GA) and nationals (Oakridge, TN)

Will there be additional scholarships?

The scholarship deadline has already passed (October 15). However some opportunities to offset regatta costs do exist. Please ask your coaches for further details.

What does my rowing tuition cost pay for?

Tuition costs help pay for our basic operating expenses like coaching, City of Miami fees, insurance, etc. Tuition does not include equipment purchases, regatta fees, racing uniforms, etc.

Where can I find more FAQ’s and information?

At www.miamirowing.org in the registration packet and the youth program page.

Calendar 11/22/10 - 12/3/10

Week Long Activities( 11/22-11/26)

Dolphin Tickets Fundraiser

Monday, November 22nd

Teach for America Visit

Interact Food Drive

9:15 AM: Adm. Tem & Calendar Meeting

3:15 PM: JROTC Bake Sale

3:30 PM: Girls Soccer vs. Miami Country Day @ Village Green

Tuesday, November 23rd

9:00 AM: Freshman Captains Call

Wednesday, November 24th

8:00 AM: JROTC War Wagon Field Trip

9:00 AM: Hearing & Vision Screening for 10th graders

9:00 AM: Activities Period

Thursday, November 25th

Thanksgiving Holiday Break—No School

Friday, November 26th

Thanksgiving Holiday Break—No School

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Week Long Activities( 11/29-12/03)

Dolphin Tickets Fundraiser

Monday, November 29th

9:15 AM: Adm. Tem & Calendar Meeting

3:30 PM: Girls Soccer vs. Miami Country Day @ Village Green

7:00 PM: PTSA Meeting

Tuesday, November 30th

9:00 AM: Sophomore Captains Call

Wednesday, December 1st

NHS Faculty Feud (Academic Symposium Schedule)

10:00 AM: FCAT/EOC Infrastructure Trial

3:30 PM: Freshman Bake sale

Thursday, December 2nd

8:00 AM: FCCLA Field Trip

3:30 PM: Boys & Girls Soccer vs. Florida Christian

@ Village Green

Friday, December 3rd

Physics Day Field Trip to Bush Gardens

3:30 PM: Girls Soccer vs. Carrolton School of The Sacred Heart

@ Village Green

Saturday, December 4th

SAT Testing

2:00 PM: Boys Soccer vs. Curley

Calendar 11/15 - 11/26/10

Week Long Activities( 11/15-11/19)
Dolphin Tickets Fundraiser

Monday, November 15th
9:15 AM: Adm. Tem & Calendar Meeting
3:30 PM: Boys Soccer vs. Dade Christian @ Village Green

Tuesday, November 16th
Teach America Visit
9:00 AM: Freshman Captains Call
11:00 AM: Herff Jones collecting 1st payment for Junior Rings
5:00 PM: Boys & Girls Soccer vs. Florida Christian
@ Wdsworth Field

Wednesday, November 17th
Principal for the Day
Tentative Elementary Math Coaches/Liaisons Dialogues
8:00 AM: Cape Florida Field Trip/5000 Role Models Trip
8:00 AM: PLAN Testing
3:15 PM: Freshman Bake Sale

Thursday, November 18th
8:00 AM: ASVAB Testing
8:00 AM: Seniors Spam Allstars Field Trip
12:00 PM: Cathryn Berger Kayne visit during 5th period

Friday, November 19th
7:30 AM: Advisory Board Meeting
8:00 AM: Freshman Class to Miami Book Fair
3:30 PM: Girls Soccer vs. Krop @ Village Green

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Week Long Activities( 11/22-11/26)
Dolphin Tickets Fundraiser

Monday, November 22nd
9:15 AM: Adm. Tem & Calendar Meeting
3:30 PM: Girls Soccer vs. Miami Country Day @ Village Green

Tuesday, November 23rd
9:00 AM: Sophomore Captains Call

Wednesday, November 24th
8:00 AM: Tentative JROTC War Wagon Field Trip
9:00 AM: Hearing & Vision Screening for 10th graders
9:00 AM: Activities Period
3:30 PM: Freshman Bake Sale

Thursday, November 25th
Thanksgiving Holiday Break—No School

Friday, November 26th
Thanksgiving Holiday Break—No School

Interact Thanksgiving Food Drive 11/15-11/22/10

The Interact Club's first event is a Thanksgiving food drive for the South Florida Urban Ministries. Donated food will go to the migrant farmers in Homestead. Please help out by bringing canned food, boxed stuffing, etc. to school starting Monday, Nov. 15th and ending noon on Monday, Nov. 22nd. Boxes will be located in front of the guidance offices and next to the boat in the front entrance.

Here is some food for thought. The food bank handed out 24 million pounds of food in 2009 to South Florida. It projects an increase to 31 million pounds by the end of the year. Four in 10 older Floridians choose between food or paying utilities each month. One third choose between food and gas. One out of six Americans are hungry. With 690,000 South Floridians living in poverty, everyone needs to pitch in.

Calendar - 11/8 - 11/19/2010

Week Long Activities( 11/8-11/12)

Dolphin Ticket Sales

Sophomore Class T-Shirt Sales

Monday, November 8th

9:15 AM: Adm. Team & Calendar Meeting

3:15 PM: JROTC Bake Sale

4:00 PM– Boys Soccer Game-vs– Miami Country Day

7:00 PM: PTSA Meeting

Tuesday, November 9th

Interim Assessment Tests (Seniors to Auditorium)

3:30 PM: EESAC Meeting

Girls Soccer Game –vs– Mater Academy

Wednesday, November 10th

8:00AM: Crandon Nature Park Center Field Trip

9:10 AM: Activity Period

3:15 PM: Freshmen Bake Sale

11:00 PM: SMORE Lock-in at Gameworks

Thursday, November 11th

Veteran Day-No School

3:00pm Boys Soccer Game-vs– Hillel

Friday, November 12th

3:30 pm Girls Soccer Game-vs-Archbishop Curley

Saturday, November 13th

Sea Scout Field Trip

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Week Long Activities( 11/15-11/19)

Dolphin Tickets Fundraiser

Monday, November 15th

9:15 AM: Adm. Tem & Calendar Meeting

Tuesday, November 16th

Teach America Visit

9:00 AM: Freshman Captains Call

11:00 AM: Herff Jones collecting 1st payment for Junior Rings

Wednesday, November 17th

Principal for the Day

Tentative Elementary Math Coaches/Liaisons Dialogues

8:00 AM: Cape Florida Field Trip

8:00 AM: PLAN Testing

3:15 PM: Freshman Bake Sale

Thursday, November 18th

8:00 AM: ASVAB Testing

12:00 PM: Cathryn Berger Kayne visit during 5th period

Friday, November 19th

7:30 AM: Advisory Board Meeting

8:00 AM: Freshman Class to Miami Book Fair

Calendar 10/18 - 10/29/10

Week Long Activities( 10/18-10/22)
Dolphin Tickets Fundraiser, United Way Collection,Homecoming Ticket Sales & Homecoming Spirit Week

Monday, October 18th
Pajama Day
9:15 AM: Adm. Team & Calendar Meeting
3:30 PM: Beyond the Bell (Room 4)
4:00 PM: Boys & Girls Swimming vs. Palmetto
6:00 PM: MAST Academy College Fair

Tuesday, October 19th
Twin Day
9:00 AM: Freshman & Sophomore Captains Call
(Hands On Miami Presentation)
3:25 PM: Faculty Meeting (Room 66)

Wednesday, October 20th
Wacky Sock Day
Senior Announcement Sales
8:00AM– Apple Store Field Trip
9:00 AM: Expedition Day
3:30 PM: Beyond the Bell (Room 4)

Thursday, October 21st
Sports Fan Day
Senior Announcement Sales
3:30 PM: WOT Bake Sale

Friday, October 22nd
Wear Your Class Colors!
Senior Announcement Sales

*Adjusted Bell Schedule*
Period 1: 8:00 am-8:50 am
Homeport:8:55 am-9:00 am
Period 2: 9:00 am – 10:20 am
Period 4: 10:25 am – 12:30 am
Lunch A: 10:25 am – 11:10 am
Lunch B: 11:45 am – 12:30pm
Period 6: 12:35pm – 2:00pm
2:05 pm - Report to Homeport for dismissal to Pep Rally

7:00 PM: Homecoming Dance @ La Gorce Country Club

Saturday, October 23rd
ACT Testing
9:00 AM: MAST Magnet Open House

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Week Long Activities( 10/25-10/29)
Dolphin Tickets Fundraiser, United Way Collection,Red Ribbon Week

Monday, October 25th
9:15 AM: Adm. Team & Calendar Meeting
3:30 PM: Beyond the Bell (Room 4)

Tuesday, October 26th
9:00 AM: Sophomore Captains Call

Wednesday, October 27th
8:00AM: JROTC Flight Simulator Field Trip
8:00 AM: Miami-Dade DUI Mobile Education Center @ MAST
8:00 AM: Freshman Cultural Passport Trip
9:30 AM: SHS Hispanic Heritage Showcase
3:15 PM: JROTC Bake Sale
3:30 PM: Beyond the Bell (Room 4)

Thursday, October 28th
Early Release Day!

Friday, October 29th
1st Quarter Grades Due

Haunted Homecoming 10/22

Hispanic Scholarship Fund Town Meeting 10/30/10

Register at http://kendall.eventbrite.com or call 305-237-0713

College Night - Monday 10/18 at 6 pm

MAST COLLEGE NIGHT will be on Monday October 18 starting at 6pm.

College Night is a HUGE opportunity for parents and students to meet College Reps in our own back yard!
Last year we had over 600 people in attendance. Students are representing our school, please make sure they are dressed appropriately and please be prompt..


STUDENT'S ATTENDANCE IS IMPERATIVE!

Students must sign in by grade upon arrival to earn credit for their attendance.

5:30-6:30 pm Light Dinner for Sale for parents and students by Culinary Students
• 6:00-8:00 pm College Representatives will be set up to discuss their programs with parents and students.
• 6:00-8:30 pm Senior and Junior parents can sign up (upstairs in front of Student Services) for 10-minute private CAP session with Ms Cosgrove.
  
7:30 to 8:30 parents and students should chose TWO 1/2 hour seminar on different topics. See list below
Refreshments will be sold by PTSA throughout the evening. Donations of waters, sodas and brownies welcome.

7:30-8:30	Seminars (half-hour each, select two)	Speaker	Grade
	Essay, Resume, Teachers Recommendations	Amy Shapiro	9,10,11,12
	College Planning Timeline Grades 9 & 10	Mandee Heller Adler	9, 10
	College Planning Timeline, Juniors and Seniors	Ariel Diaz-Escanaverino	11, 12
	Naviance Workshop	Barry Leibowitz	9,10,11,12

Sox Community Project 10/7-10/21

Any student who wishes to help Camillus House or get extra community service can bring in a new pack of men's socks to Ms. Ulman's room. Be sure you put your name on every pack of men's socks you bring. You will receive one hour of community service.

Calendar 10/11 - 10/23/10

Week Long Activities( 10/11-10/15)

Dolphin Tickets Fundraiser, United Way Collection, SGA Magazine Sales, FCAT Reading & Math Retakes

Monday, October 11th

9:00 AM: Adm. Team & Calendar Meeting

11:05 AM: Naviance Recommendation Overview

3:30 PM: Beyond the Bell (Room 4)

3:30 PM: Start of Girls Soccer Practice

Tuesday, October 12th

Club Folders Dues to Activities Office

9:00 AM: Senior Captains Call

Homeport Representative Meeting

3:30 PM: EESAC Meeting

Wednesday, October 13th

*Revised Bell Schedule*

8:00 AM: UF Visit

8:00 AM: PSAT Testing

10:00 AM: JROTC Pictures (During lunch)

3:15 PM: Sophomores Bake Sale

3:30 PM: Beyond the Bell (Room 4)

Thursday, October 14th

11:00 AM: Sunshine Luncheon

3:15 PM: Sophomore Bake Sale

7:00 PM: NHS Induction Ceremony

7:00 PM: ABC Booster Club Meeting

Friday, October 15th

*Revised Bell Schedule*

12:00-9:00 GMAC Swimming @ Miami Springs Rec Center

10:05-Sea Shepard Symposium

Week Long Activities( 10/18-10/22)

Dolphin Tickets Fundraiser, United Way Collection, Homecoming Ticket Sales & Homecoming Spirit Week

Monday, October 18th

9:15 AM: Adm. Team & Calendar Meeting

3:30 PM: Beyond the Bell (Room 4)

4:00 PM: Boys & Girls Swimming vs. Palmetto

6:00 PM: MAST Academy College Fair

Tuesday, October 19th

9:00 AM: Freshman Captain Call (Hands On Miami Presentation)

3:25 PM: Faculty Meeting (Room 66)

Wednesday, October 20th

Senior Announcement Sales

8:00AM– Apple Store Field Trip

9:00 AM: Tentative Internship Fair

3:30 PM: Beyond the Bell (Room 4)

Thursday, October 21st

Senior Announcement Sales

3:30 PM: WOT Bake Sale

Friday, October 22nd

Senior Announcement Sales

2:00PM– Pep Rally

7:00 PM: Homecoming Dance @ La Gorce Country Club

Saturday, October 23rd

ACT Testing

9:00 AM: MAST Magnet Open House

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MAST Academy
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
PSAT Testing Schedule

Extended Homeport
8:00 – 11:30
PSAT Testing
9th, 10th, & 11th
Seniors will please report to the
auditorium.

One Lunch Session
11:30 – 12:30

Period 2
12:35pm-1:25pm

Period 4
1:30pm-2:20pm

Period 6
2:25 – 3:15

Aviation Fair Sat 10-16-10

Seniors - NBC6 Essay Contest - Deadline 11/14/10

NBC 6 is sponsoring a Homeroom Reformers Student Essay Contest through their NBC News Education Nation Initiative. Education Nation seeks to engage the public, through thoughtful dialogue, in pursuit of the shared goal of providing every American with an opportunity to pursue the best education in the world.

At the classroom level, senior high school students living in South Florida will have the opportunity to submit innovative, creative and compelling ideas to address education reform in their schools. The goal is to encourage and nurture an emerging generation of leaders and innovators to make a meaningful difference in our local schools.

The contest will reward one high school student from the tri-county community (Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties) with a $5,000 grant to fund a local education program of their choice in the public high school they are attending. The contest period runs from September 26, 2010 through November 14, 2010, with announcement of the winner scheduled for December 15, 2010.

United Way Campaign 10/4 - 11/5/10

The United Way Campaign has begun. Monies will be collected during homeport. Every little bit counts; it's going towards an amazing cause. Help your class make its goal of $200.

Calendar - 10/4 - 10/15/10

Week Long Activities( 10/4-10/8)
Dolphin Tickets Fundraiser, United Way Collection, SGA Magazine Sales

Monday, October 4th
9:00 AM: Adm. Team & Calendar Meeting
3:20 PM: Beyond the Bell (Room 4)
7:00 PM: PTSA Meeting

Tuesday, October 5th
9:00 AM: Junior Captains Call—Herff Jones Presentation
Senior Captains Call (Cafeteria)
9:00 AM: Stem Educators Visit
11:00 AM: Make Up Picture Day
3:30 PM: SHS Showcase Practice
3:30 PM: Boys & Girls Swimming vs. Krop

Wednesday, October 6th
8:00 AM: Snorkeling Trip to Biscayne National Park
9:00 AM: Activity Period
3:30 PM: Beyond the Bell
5:00 PM: Winter Sports Athletic Physicals

Thursday, October 7th
4:00 PM: Boys & Girls Swimming .vs. Southwest/Miami Beach

Friday, October 8th

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Week Long Activities( 10/11-10/15)
Dolphin Tickets Fundraiser, United Way Collection, SGA Magazine Sales, FCAT Reading & Math Retakes

Monday, October 11th
9:00 AM: Adm. Team & Calendar Meeting
3:30 PM: Beyond the Bell (Room 4)
3:30 PM: Start of Girls Soccer Practice

Tuesday, October 12th
9:00 AM: Senior Captains Call
3:30 PM: EESAC Meeting

Wednesday, October 13th
*Revised Bell Schedule*
7:30 AM: UF Visit
8:00 AM: PSAT Testing
10:00 AM: JROTC Pictures (Exact Time TBA)
3:30 PM: Beyond the Bell (Room 4)

Thursday, October 14th
Swimming GMAC (at Miami Springs Rec Center)
8:00 AM: Tentative ASVAB Testing for Juniors
7:00 PM: NHS Induction Ceremony
7:00 PM: ABC Booster Club Meeting

Friday, October 15th
*Revised Bell Schedule*
Sea Shepard Presentation
Swimming GMAC (at Miami Springs Rec Center)

ReLeaf Community Service - 11/6/2010

ReLeaf and Restore a Vital Piece of Coastal Hardwood Hammocks on Virginia Key
with Scotties & American Forests,

Saturday, November 6, 2010,
Virginia Key Beach Park,
Miami, Florida,

8:00 - 8:30 am -- Registration
8:30 - 9:00 am -- Orientation and tree planting demonstration
9:00 am - Noon – Tree Planting

Directions: Rickenbacker Causeway, over the bridge; left onto Virginia Beach Drive
http://www.mapquest.com/mq/5-n2VL
Go through gate ($5.00 fee waived before 10:00 am)
Proceed to Volunteer Sign-in Desk – Look for TREEmendous Miami Banners

TREEmendous Miami seeks volunteers to help our efforts to re-establish a tropical maritime forest at the Virginia Key Beach Park, by planting native trees and shrubs in an area that was once dominated by Australian pines. This project will help improve the Biscayne Bay environment for both people and wildlife. Because of continuous heavy coastal development, the dune and forest habitats that once
supported wildlife and maintained water quality in the Bay have been severely diminished. Virginia Key is the largest most important area that we have where we can make a positive change in our community.

Please join us in being a part of this restoration project.

Closed toe shoes, lightweight long pants, long-sleeve shirt and shade hat
Sunscreen and a refillable water container
Shovels, gloves, hard rake and pick axe -- if you have them available to you (we will
have some on hand)

Light refreshments will be supplied.

To sign up and for more details and/or questions, call or email the Program Coordinator at (305) 378-1863 or treemendousmiami@mail.com.

Calendar 9/27/10 - 10/8/10

Week Long Activities( 9/27-10/1):Dolphin Tickets Fundraiser

Monday, September 27
9:00 AM: Adm Team & Calendar Meeting
3:25 PM: Internship Presentations (Boardroom)
3:30 PM: Girls Soccer Tryouts

Wednesday, September 29
8:00 AM: Snorkeling Field Trip to Biscayne National Park
9:00 AM: Activity Period
11:00 AM: JROTC Group Picture
3:30 PM: Girls Soccer Tryouts

Thursday, September 30
3:30 PM: Boys & Girls Swimming vs. Braddock / C. Gables

Friday, October 1
7:00PM– Back to School Black Out Dance

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Week Long Activities( 10/4-10/8)
Dolphin Tickets Fundraiser, United Way Collection, SGA Magazine Sales

Monday, October 4
9:00 AM: Adm. Team & Calendar Meeting
3:30 PM: Start of Girls Soccer Practice
7:00 PM: Naviance Presentation

Tuesday, October 5
9:00 AM: Junior Captains Call—Herff Jones Presentation
11:00 AM: Make Up Picture Day
3:30 PM: SHS Showcase Practice
3:30 PM: Boys & Girls Swimming vs. Krop

Wednesday, October 6
8:00 AM: Snorkeling Trip to Biscayne National Park
9:00 AM: Activity Period
5:00 PM: Winter Sports Athletic Physicals

Thursday, October 7
4:00 PM: Boys & Girls Swimming vs Southwest/Miami Beach

Best Voice? Your Choice! 10/9/10

Miami-Dade County Public Schools has a special invitation for you and your family. On Saturday, October 9th, the school district will showcase student talent in a competition, titled “Best Voice? Your Choice!” The proceeds from this talent contest will benefit public education programs. Watch as some of the school district’s most gifted vocalists compete for your vote. The winning student will receive a studio recording session at the Hit Factory, breakfast with award-winning music producer/composer Rudy Perez, and the winner’s school will receive a $5,000 award for the school’s arts program. The benefit concert will take place at The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, Knight Concert Hall, 1300 Biscayne Boulevard, on Saturday, October 9th, beginning at 2 p.m. For ticket information, please visit www.arshtcenter.org or call the Arsht Center Box Office at 305-949-6722. Please join us for this benefit concert and help support education programs in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

PSAT Payment Deadline - 10/8/2010

Preliminary SAT and National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test is Wednesday, October 13, 2010 from 8 am to 11:30 am. 9th and 11th Grade Students pay $13. 10th grade students are FREE. #2 Pencils, scientific graphing calculator and social security number are required. See Ms. Ulman in room 7 or Ms. Yancoskie in room 50.

JC Penney Essay Contest ends 10/3/10

Students, ages 13-18, may submit essays about how volunteering makes a difference in their communities Submissions accepted until October 3rd.

Grand Prize Winner: $50,000 scholarship and $50,000 charity donation
Second Place: $30,000 scholarship and $30,000 charity donation
Third Place: $20,000 scholarship and $20,000 charity donation

Plus! 50 finalists are awarded $3,000 scholarship and $3,000 charity donation each.

*All winners announced October 21, 2010.

For complete contest rules, visit JCPenney’s Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/jcpenney?v=app_128073657241194

JCPCares tab

Print Cartridge & Cell Phone Recycling Program

Please send in all your empty print cartridges and used cell phones for deposit in our collection bin. MAST Academy will receive a donation up to $12 per cartridge and up to $200 per used cell phone. The school who collects the most items by the end of the school year will also win $1,000. If your business has more than 50 pieces, it may sponsor MAST Academy and register for direct pickup at http://www.daderecycling.com/recyclingchamp.php

Blackout Dance Ticket Sales 9/27 - 9/30/10

Ticket sales for the Blackout Dance start Monday, September 27 and ends Thursday, September 30, 2010. Tickets for $4 each will be available during both lunches. Tickets will also be available the night of the dance at the door for $6.

Miami-Dade Talent Search

Show Us What You've Got - Music, Dance, Performance.

The Children's Trust is presenting Young Talent "Big Dreams" at Actors' Playhouse, Miracle Theater. To pre-register for auditions visit http://actorsplayhouse.org/young_talent2010.htm.

Auditions are being held
Saturday, Oct 2, 2010
Saturday, Oct 16, 2010
Saturday, Nov 6, 2010
Saturday, Jan 22, 2011
Saturday, Feb 5, 2011
Semi-Finals and Finals - February 18 & 19, 2011

Open to ages 8-17

Seaquarium Halloween Event

The Miami Seaquarium is hosting their Annual Halloween Event the last two weekends in October. October 22, 23, 24 (Friday - Sunday) and 28, 29, 30, 31 (Thursday-Sunday) from 6 pm to 11 pm nightly.

Seniors - Mahatma Rice Scholarship

Need money?

Mahatma, Carolina, and Riceland Rice in partnership with Univision Radio offer high school seniors in designated areas who wish to attend college the chance to win a two thousand dollar prize by writing an essay. Deadline February 15, 2011

Six winners will be chosen from the Miami-Dade and Broward County area.

Entry forms may be downloaded from mahatmarice.com/scholarship.

All essays must have either a completed entry form attached or contain the information requested on the form typed or clearly printed at the top of the essay. All essays must address the given topic as it is shown on the brochures and on the web site.

"How to Write a Winning Scholarship Essay" is a free download on the web site.

Submissions sent by Certified Mail will NOT be processed.

This program is not targeted at nor does it exclude any cultural, occupational, or academic group. The essay alone determines the winners.

All entries must be mailed to the address on the brochure. Students may not enter online.

The postmark deadline for entries is February 15, 2011.

Entries postmarked after that date may not be accepted. Twenty finalists will be contacted and interviewed at the Univision Radio corporate offices in Coral Gables. The six winners' names will be announced by April 30, 201 1. All prizes will be awarded by May 31, 2011. The decision of the judges will be final. Essays will not be returned. Each winner will receive a check from Mahatma Rice in the amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000). The winning students may use the money for any college expense.

Strong participation will help keep this program alive, since the growth in participation is the most important factor in the sponsor's annual evaluation. If you have questions or need more entry forms, please contact Univision Radio. The telephone number is (305) 447-1140.

Sophomores - Community Service Project 9/29/10

Sophomores, sign up for School Cleanup 9/29/10 with Mrs. Rampey,
Rm 32 from 7:30 - 8 am

Seniors - Graduation Photographs NFO

GradImages® is your school's official graduation photographer.

Questions?

Call 800.261.2576,
Email service@gradimages.com,
Or visit their website at www.gradimages.com

Seniors - YoungArts Deadline October 15th

Seniors, if you believe you have talent in the literary, performing or visual arts, consider applying to YoungArts.org for a chance to become a Presidential Scholar in the Arts and win up to $10,000 in cash. Every applicant is registered in the scholarship listing service. Deadline to register is October 15th. Deadline to submit materials for judging is October 30th.

Seniors - Wendy's Heisman Award

Wendy's® is looking for the next class of remarkable students who excel in academics, athletics, and community involvement. Celebrating its 17th year, the 2010 Wendy's High School Heisman™ award application process is underway. Now through Oct. 3, 2010, graduating seniors can apply at www.WendysHeisman.com. If five or more students from MAST applies, the school will be entered into a drawing to win $500.

To be eligible, a student must have maintained at least a "B" grade point average, participate in one of 27 sports officially sanctioned by the National Federation of State High School Associations, and demonstrate active involvement in his or her community.

Winners receive:

Recognition during ESPN's national telecast of the college Heisman Memorial Trophy presentation in New York City
A Wendy's High School Heisman trophy and Heisman patch
$10,000 for their High School
$500 Wendy's gift card


The Wendy's High School Heisman program is truly a stepping stone towards high achievements, and with college admissions growing more selective, a national award of this caliber can help students stand out. We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to nominate someone or apply. You might also "like" Wendy's High School Heisman on Facebook at www.facebook.com/wendyshighschoolheisman for program updates and to connect with alumni!

Miami Rowing Club

Information for the Miami Rowing Club

Click here for the 2010-2011 Youth Program Registration Packet

Click here for the MAST Scholarship Application.

www.miamirowing.org

Calendar - 9/20 - 10/1/10

Week Long Activities( 9/20-9/27):
Dolphin Tickets Fundraiser, Peanut Butter Drive

Monday, September 20

6:00 PM: PTSA Junior-Senior Parent Night

Tuesday, September 21

9:00 AM: Freshmen Captains Call

3:30 PM: EESAC Meeting

3:30 PM: Boys & Girls Swimming vs. Terra/ATM

3:30pm– SHAPE Bake Sale

Wednesday, September 22

8:30 AM: JROTC to Miami Beach Coast Guard Base

9:00 AM: Activity Period

9:00 AM: Internship Presentations (Boardroom)

7:00 PM: ABC Booster Club Meeting

7:00 PM: Close Up Meeting (Room 10)

Thursday, September 23

Early Release Day

3:25 PM: Internship Presentations (Boardroom)

Friday, September 24

IPEGS due

Saturday, September 25

8:00AM– Model UN Conference

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Week Long Activities( 9/27-10/1): Dolphin Tickets Fundraiser

Monday, September 27

3:25 PM: Internship Presentations (Boardroom)

Tuesday, September 28

9:00 AM: Sophomore Captains Call

11:00 AM: Teach America Visit

Wednesday, September 29

9:00 AM: Activity Period

Thursday, September 30

3:30 PM: Boys & Girls Swimming vs. Braddock / C. Gables

6:00PM: NHS Induction Ceremony

Friday, October 1

7:00PM– Back to School Black Out Dance

Save The Date 3/4/2011

MAST Academy PTSA 5th annual Auction & Dinner,

TREASURE ISLAND,

"Celebrating 20 Years of MAST Excellence"

Friday, March 4, 2011,

The Links at Crandon Golf Course - 6700 Crandon Boulevard, Key Biscayne,

7 pm Main Event (VIP Reception 6 pm)

Contact Debra Leibowitz at 305-531-7887 or adsetcinc@the-beach.net.

Seniors - September CAP Bulletin Now Available

CAP Bulletin is now available for download with tons of scholarship information. Click here for PDF

Community Service Hours Opportunity

For the first time ever the University of Florida's Miami Alumni Association, The Gator Club of Miami, will be hosting TWO viewing parties! We are looking for volunteers to help out at both locations, every Saturday. Attached, you will find a 2010 student volunteer application which includes a Gator football schedule of games.

The two locations are:

Smoke't Southern Kitchen and Tap - 1450 S Dixie Hwy, Coral Gables, FL 33146

Shula's Steak at Don Shula's Hotel - 6842 Main Street, Miami Lakes, FL 33014

If anyone you know is interested in volunteering, please email Melissa Jegers at Melissa@miamigators.com with the game date and location you'd like to work. If you are available to assist the board, even if it's for an hour, we would greatly appreciate your help.

This is also a great way to attain community service hours for graduation!

GO GATORS!

Debra Krawczykiewicz
VP Academics & Scholarships
Gator Club® of Miami

P.O. Box 521282
Miami, FL 33152-1282
T: 305.866.5047
F: 305.675.0247

Debra@miamigators.com
Twitter.com/MiamiGators
Facebook.com/GatorClubMiami

Athletic Physical Exams - 10/6/10

The MAST Academy Athletic Department announces the upcoming athletic physical exams on Tuesday, October 6^th, 2010, at 5:00 p.m. at MAST. The athletic physical exams are intended for those students who wish to participate in the Winter and Spring Sports offered for the 2010-2011 school year at MAST—Boys/Girls Soccer and Boys/Girls Water Polo.

All students who wish to participate in M-DCPS athletics must have a current physical examination dated after July 1, 2010, signed by a licensed physician, licensed osteopathic physician, licensed chiropractic physician, or certified advanced registered nurse practitioner, and completed on the M-DCPS School Board Approved Athletic Eligibility form (click on link to download form.)

Please wear shorts and a T-shirt and if you wear glasses or contacts, please bring them with you for the eye exam.

All forms must be notarized before participating in the physical screening. A notary will be available on the day of physicals until 6:00 p.m. A parent must be present and must provide identification. If a parent or guardian can not be present, the form must be notarized in advance. Student athletes without notarized forms will not be able to participate in the physical.

All student athletes must purchase the $30.00 school insurance policy. Please provide a check payable to MAST Academy at the time of the physical. M-DCPS School Board policy requires that all students participating in interscholastic athletic competition must purchase school insurance. If you have questions, please contact Glenn Coltrin, athletic trainer, at (305) 525-0341 or via email at gcoltrin@dadeschools.net. Your cooperation is appreciated.

Miami Dolphins fbo MAST - Tickets 11/14 and 12/19

Seniors - College Scholarship Fair 10/20-10/21/10

SENIOR CLASS 2011 - SCHOLARSHIP FAIR - OCTOBER 21 - MIAMI SCIENCE MUSEUM
OCTOBER 20 - AFRICAN HERITAGE CENTER

http://www.InfiniteScholar.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calendar 9/13/10 - 9/24/10

Week Long Activities( 9/13-9/17):
Dolphin Tickets Fundraiser, Peanut Butter Drive, Class of 2011 T-Shirt Sale

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Monday, September 13th
8:00 AM: UF Visit
3:25 PM: Summer Internship Presentations (Boardroom)

Tuesday, September 14th
9:00 AM: Senior Captains Call
4:00 PM: Boys & Girls Swimming vs. Ferguson
5:30 PM: Back To School Night & PTSA BBQ

Wednesday, September 15th
9:00 AM: Activity Period
11:00 AM: Internship Presentation during lunch (Boardroom)
11:00 AM: Marines visit during lunch
1:00 PM: Student Services Meeting

Thursday, September 16th
3:30 PM– Swim meet vs– Reagan

Friday, September 17th
Community Blood Center Drive
3:25 PM: Internship Presentations (Boardroom)

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Week Long Activities( 9/20-9/24):
Dolphin Tickets Fundraiser, Peanut Butter Drive

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Monday, September 20th
6:00 PM: Junior-Senior Parent Night

Tuesday, September 21st
9:00 AM: Freshmen Captains Call
3:30 PM: EESAC Meeting
3:30 PM: Boys & Girls Swimming vs. Terra/ATM

Wednesday, September 22nd
8:30 AM: (Tentative) JROTC to Miami Beach Coast Guard Base
9:00 AM: Activity Period
9:00 AM: Internship Presentations (Boardroom)
6:00 PM: ABC Booster Club Meeting
7:00 PM: Close Up Meeting (Room 10)

Thursday, September 23rd
Early Release Day
3:25 PM: Internship Presentations (Boardroom)

Peanut Butter Drive 9/14 - 9/30/10

September 14- September 30, Your Homeport could win its very own pizza and cheesecake party!
Please drop off NEW jars of peanut butter (any type) in your homeport. Be sure to label them for credit!

Tutoring

Tutoring is now available in the Media Center Monday-Thursday, both lunches.

2010 - 2011 Testing Schedule

Required Reading - Book Recycling

Donate your required reading USED books at the school store and purchase any recycled book in stock for $5. Save a tree; save some $$. Homeport with the most donations by 9/13 wins a prize.

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BOOKS WANTED

9th Grade

To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
Of Mice & Men, Steinbeck
Catcher in the Rye, Salinger
Hiroshima, Hersey
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Jamie Ford
Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare
Enders Game, Card
A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry
The Old Man & the Sea, Hemingway
The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini

10th Grade
Like Water for Chocolate, Esquivel
The Color of Water, James McBride
Frankenstein, Shelley
Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe
Antigone, Sophocles
Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
Lysistrata, Aristophanes
A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
The Namesake, Lahiri

10th Grade Honors (Mr Lutz)

Frankenstein by Marry Shelley (1831 Edition)
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Things Fall Apart by China Achebe
Antigone by Sophocles (In textbook)
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (In textbook)

11th Grade Honors (Mr Lutz)
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
The Crucible by Arthur Miller (In textbook)
The Count of Monte Cristo (abridged) by Alexander Dumas

11th Grade AP
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain
Collected Stories of Flannery O'Connor, Flannery O'Connor
Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich
The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Awakening, Chopin
As I Lay Dying, Faulkner
Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller
The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway
Ana in the Tropics, Cruz
Into the Wild, Krakauer
The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton

12th Grade Honors ( Ms. Crespo)
Oedipus, Sophocles
Medea, Euripides
Othello, Shakespeare
Hamlet, Shakespeare
Metamorphosis, Kafka
Doll's House, Ibsen
Wuthering Heights, Bronte
The Collector, Fowles

12th Grade AP

The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood
Spies, Michael Frayn
The Color Purple, Walker

Heart of Darkness, Conrad
To the Lighthouse, Woolf
Hamlet, Shakespeare
Dr. Faustus, Marlowe
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Joyce
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead, Tom Stoppard
Hedda Gabler, Ibsen
The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka
The Waste Land and other poetry, T.S. Eliot

Summer Internship Students

Please see Ms. Jordan in the Main Office to sign up for the Summer Internship Powerpoint Presentations.  Time slots are limited.  There are both activities periods and after school presentation times available.  Presentations are first come, first served.  Please see Dr. Haun with any questions.

Blood Drive - Friday 9/17

Sign up Tuesday 9/14 - Wednesday 9/15.  Participating students will receive free food, shirts, and community service hours.  Students MUST sign up to participate in the blood drive.  Remember, a little blood saves many lives.  The Blood Drive is from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm.

Freshmen - Become a Class Officer

Freshmen, are you looking for a great leadership experience?  Have ideas to share?  Sign up to be a class officer.  Packets are located on your class board.

Back to School Night Information

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT INFORMATION -Tuesday, September 14, 2010

6:00 p.m. Parent Resource Center - CIC (Media Center) Student Services Department

6:30 p.m. Steel Drum Band Performance in auditorium (stage)

7:00 p.m. Auditorium Program:
Color Guard Presentation,
Principal's Greetings & Introductions,
Superintendent' s Video Message (pending confirmation),
PTSA Presentation,
Closing Remarks

7:40 - 9:20 p.m. Classroom Visitations:
7:40 - 7:50 p.m. Period 1
7:55 - 8:05 p.m. Period 2
8:10 - 8:20 p.m. Period 3
8:25 - 8:35 p.m. Period 4
8:40 - 8:50 p.m. Period 5
8:55 - 9:05 p.m. Period 6
9:10 - 9:20 p.m. Period 7

Contact: Jennifer Fernandez, Activities Director

Seniors - Hopkins Multicultural Experience and More

APPLY EARLY  - APPLICATION DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 27th. 

John Hopkins Overnight Multicultural Experience (H.O.M.E.) is an on-campus, overnight program designed for talented and high-achieving high school seniors who are from underrepresented backgrounds. Many Hispanic, Native American and African American students attend this program.This is an overnight program where all travel expenses are reimbursed to students & families.  The program this year will be Thursday October, 21 to Saturday 23, 2010. Click the above link and note that the application deadline is September 27^th, 2010 at 5pm.  

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Florida State University http://admissions.fsu.edu/freshman/counselors/admissions.cfm will participate in CollegeWeekLive on September 29, 2010 from 2 pm - 9 pm EDT. Campus representatives will be available to answer questions about student life, financial aid, University housing, as well as admissions. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about FSU