Mardela Middle & High

School Status Alert for Wednesday, Jan. 17: Due to inclement weather, there will be a 90-minute delay for Wicomico County Public Schools on Jan. 17 to evaluate weather and road conditions. If there is any change to this status, an update will be sent out and posted early Wednesday.

The monthly meeting of the Wicomico County Board of Education will now be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18.

The Board of Education will hold a Public Budget Hearing to present information on the development of next year’s Wicomico County Public Schools budget (FY2025) and to receive public input at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, February 8th in the Board Auditorium at 101 Long Avenue in Salisbury. This budget hearing will also be live-streamed on the Watch Board Meeting page of the school system’s website at www.wicomicoschools.org

The Wicomico County Board of Education meeting that was scheduled for this evening (Jan. 9) has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. Pre-registration for Public Comments will be open online from 7 p.m. Jan. 9 through 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15 (https://dev3.wicomicoschools.org/board_public_comments/) and at the Board meeting site 1 hour before the meeting on Jan. 16.

SCHOOL STATUS ALERT: Due to inclement weather, Wicomico County Public Schools will dismiss 2 hours early on Tuesday, Jan. 9th. No after-school/evening activities. There will be a 90-minute delay Wednesday, Jan. 10th to evaluate road conditions, with updates as needed. Please be safe.

During classes this week, students who are enrolled in Algebra 1, select Geometry and Algebra 2, English 10, Biology, or Government will be taking the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment. Students should have received a student testing schedule last week that shows the period and location of testing. Students need to make sure to bring their fully charged laptop with them to testing. Cell phones, smart watches, earbuds, and other electronic devices are not permitted in testing. Please make sure your student gets lots of rest so they can perform well on the test.

Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9. Pre-registration required for public comments, which now take place as agenda item 3.4 early in the meeting. Pre-register online by 7 p.m. Monday (https://dev3.wicomicoschools.org/board_public_comments/), or at the meeting site 1 hour before the meeting starts. Read more: www.wicomicoschools.org.

The first STEM Saturday of 2024 is this Saturday, Jan. 6. Pre-register now for McMush Lab (grades 4-5, just a few spots left) or Stock Market & Investments (grades 6-8). Elementary: https://tinyurl.com/ElementaryWinterStemSatudays23 Middle: https://tinyurl.com/MiddleWinterStemSatudays2023

If you have a high school student scheduled to complete Maryland Comprehensive Assessment testing for math, English 10, Biology, and/or Government next week during the school day, then your student should have received a student testing schedule printed on pink paper from their MCAP teacher earlier this week. Please make sure your student brings their fully charged laptop and their charger with them to school every day next week. Cell phones, smart watches, earbuds, and other electronic devices are not permitted

Since MMHS doesn’t have football, they got in a couple of downs on the wrestling mat after a tough practice. The young team is off to a great start with a 4-0 record.

Auditions Next Week

To meet state graduation and federal testing requirements, students who are currently enrolled in Algebra 1, English 10, Biology, or Government will be taking the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment in classes the week of January 8-11. If your student completed the Algebra 1 assessment in 8th grade, they will be taking the MCAP assessment in their current High School math course. Most students will be completing testing during their normal class times. After returning from winter break, students who are testing will receive a Student Testing Schedule indicating the period(s) and location(s) where they will be completing their testing during that week. Remember it is critical students participate and do their absolute best since these are graduation requirements, and the biology assessment accounts for 20% of the final grade of the course for 9th grade students. If you have questions or concerns, please contact our school testing coordinator, April Shiles, at ashiles@wcboe.org

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! We have earned a 4-star rating AGAIN this year! Both our middle and high schools were rated four stars by Maryland’s ESSA rating. Our high school scored as a solid 4-star school. OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL IS EXTREMELY CLOSE TO A FIVE STAR RATING!!! We are so fortunate to be able to work at this amazing school with such amazing educators and staff. This is a school-wide honor – it took every single one of us to earn this recognition. https://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov/

One of our students, Laelah Justice has been a member of Main Street gym for six years and won her first fight on December 9th. She dominated her opponent with powerful accurate punches and continued until the referee stopped the bout in the third round. Her performance not only got her the win, but also the Junious Hinton Fighter of the event Trophy. Mardela’s staff is very proud of this young lady and we give her our highest hope in her next competition in Georgia for the Regional Silver gloves.

To meet state graduation and federal testing requirements, students who are currently enrolled in Algebra 1, English 10, Biology, or Government will be taking the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment in classes the week of January 8-11. If your student completed the Algebra 1 assessment in 8th grade, they will be taking the MCAP assessment in their current High School math course. Most students will be completing testing during their normal class times. After returning from winter break, students who are testing will receive a Student Testing Schedule indicating the period(s) and location(s) where they will be completing their testing during that week. Remember it is critical students participate and do their absolute best since these are graduation requirements, and the biology assessment accounts for 20% of the final grade of the course for 9th grade students. If you have questions or concerns, please contact our school testing coordinator, April Shiles, at ashiles@wcboe.org

MMHS TAD Forensic Fair was a success as students analyzed ink, shoe castings, arson patterns, handwriting, and dental impressions. Students also shared their amazing crime boards which demonstrate the importance of evidence collection.

​To learn more about the Wicomico County Public Schools' Blueprint Implementation Plan, check out the latest newsletter at https://www.wicomicoschools.or...

Kindness Club -- Teddy Bear Drive Keep them coming! The last day for Donations is Wednesday, 12/13/23. Our “Bear-O-Meter” is posted with our current progress in the school cafeteria! See the results, with the number that each contributing classroom has given, and where that puts us toward our goal! All donations will go to HALO and Life Crisis for the holidays! https://haloministry.org/ https://www.lifecrisiscenter.org/

On Friday, December 8th orchestra students along with Tri-M Music Honor Society members got the special opportunity of attending an assembly with violinist Anton Miller and violist Rita Porfiris. The international string duo performed for the students and then answered questions about all things music and performing. This amazing duo will be performing Mozart's violin and viola concerto on Saturday night at Salisbury University with the Salisbury Symphony Orchestra. This performance will be open to the public. https://millerporfirisduo.org/bios

Congratulations to the following teachers for being nominated for Teacher of the Year: Alicia Campbell Brooke Keene Brooke Lohr Cathy Ramey Chris Keene Ed Abbott Germaine Marshall Jessica Patton Jill Abbott John Wixted Joey Coco Joe Hastings Julie Webster Kelly Shiles Kelly Wells Lena Annati Linda Nestor Mark Lichtenberger Michael Minner Michele Jones Nate Davidson Rachel Sullivan Sonny Smith Trish Baer Will Rizer What a wonderful group to represent the amazing teaching staff at MMHS!