Medomak Valley High School Panther Pride Newsletter October 10, 2014

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1 Panther Pride Newsletter Harold E. Wilson, Principal Andrew J. Cavanaugh, Asst. Principal October 10, 2014 Tamra S. Philbrook, Asst. Principal Matthew J. Lash, Athletic Director Upcoming Events Friday, October 10: No School Workshop Day Cross Country Meet at Camden 4:00 MVHS Club Football at Stearns 7:00 Saturday, October 11: Upcoming College visits at October 2014 Tuesday, 14th at 11:30 Husson University Monday, October 13: No School Columbus Day MV JV Club Football home game w/camden Tuesday, October 14: Boys Soccer Game at Erskine Var: 3:30 JV: 5:15 Girls Soccer Home Game w/erskine Var: 3:30 JV: 5:15 Wednesday, October 15: Thursday, October 16: Friday, October 17: Boys Soccer Game at Camden Var: 3:30 JV: 5:15 Girls Soccer Home Game w/camden Var: 3:30 JV: 5:15 MV Club Football at WA 7:00 Saturday, October 18: Cross Country KVAC Championship at Cony 11:00 Medomak Valley Players Proudly presents: Beauty and the Beast Oct. 30,31; Nov. 1,6,7,8 7:30 PM Matinee Sunday Nov 2 nd 2:30 PM Ronald E. Dolloff Auditorium Medomak Valley H.S. 320 Manktown Rd. Tickets $10 Under 17 the door Visit the website at Please submit news items to be published in the MVHS newsletter via to lisa_gunn@msad40.org by Wednesday morning for Thursday publication. No School Friday, Oct. 10, Workshop Monday, Oct. 13, Columbus Day

2 Yearbooks are on sale for $45 until October 31. (Prices will go up after) ATTENTION SENIORS Baby pictures, Senior pictures and senior message (Sheets are located in the office) are due by October 15th. Senior Pictures: Up to 3 (label: portrait, side1, side 2) First and last name on back Drop off in office Or Send Electronic Files * in jpeg form (highest resolution) to: brooke_holland@msad40.org *include labels in file name *put studentʼs name in subject of along with yearbook Baby pictures: First and last name on back Drop off in office Yearbook Message: Sheets are located in the office Drop back in the office Late Bus Schedule on Tuesdays. Leave MMS at 4:30. Arrive in Warren at: 4:45 Union at: 4:50 FVS at: 5:00 Prescott at: 5:15 Waldoboro Recreation to Host Cheerleading Tumbling classes The Waldoboro Recreation Department is hosting a 5-week tumbling class specifically designed for those interested in cheerleading. Classes will be held on Saturday afternoons beginning October 18, 2014 at Miller School in Waldoboro. Cheer Tumbling is open to anyone in grades 4-12 for intermediate and advanced tumblers. Advanced tumblers (3:30pm-4:30pm) will perfect their standing back handsprings and back tucks. Intermediate tumblers (4:30pm-5-30pm) will on cartwheels, round offs, and are introduced to standing back handsprings. Class sizes are limited to 12 students each. Cost is $55 per student. Matt Hanley, a Tri-State Champion gymnast from Planet Cheer will be instructing. For more information or to register, contact the Waldoboro Recreation Department at Registration forms are available at the Waldoboro Town Office or may be downloaded at A parents/guardians signature is required for those under 18. All participants MUST be registered no later than Wednesday, Oct 15th. Holiday Craft Fair Medomak Middle School November 1, :00-3:00 All Handmade in Maine Parent Teacher Conferences If you have not made an app t for conferences, please call Lisa at , ext: 101. It would be extremely helpful to know which teacher you will want to schedule appointments with when you call. Monday, November 10, 4:30-7:45 Thursday, November 13, 2:30-4:45

3 RSU 40 FLU SHOT CLINIC for students in grades 7 12 RSU 40 employees and families Community members of RSU 40 Provided by Hannaford Pharmacy When & Where Oct 28 th, Tuesday, at Oct 29 th, Wednesday, at Medomak Middle School Time 11 a.m. 4 p.m. both days Cost Most insurance plans accepted Cost is $25 without insurance card. For Hannaford Healthy Saver members with their HHS number, the cost is $20 For Whom Grades 9-12 students - from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Oct 28 th Grades 7 & 8 students from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Oct 29 th RSU 40 employees - from 11 a.m. 4 p.m. both days Clinic will open up to families of RSU 40 and the community at 2:30 p.m. both days. Sign Up No need to sign up. Please remember to bring your insurance card with you that day.

4 RSU 40/MSAD 40 Adult Education October classes & bus trip! View classes & pay online at or call Christmas Ornament Class for All Ages with Bridgette Kinney Family class make holiday ornaments & decorations together with clay! Each student will be given 1 pound of clay, stamps and cookie cutters to create as many ornaments/decorations as they can. Materials fee of $5 per person. Begins Wednesday, 10/15 from 4:00 5:30 pm for 2 weeks. Fee per family: $34 (parent and up to 3 children). MVHS Clay Studio. Create Unique Painted Tiles with Bridgette Kinney Family class parent and child(ren) will work together painting 2 tiles and receive a shelf for displaying them! Great for holiday gift giving! Materials fee for tiles and shelf - $25 per family. Begins Wednesday, 10/15 from 5:30 6:30 pm for 2 weeks. Fee per family: $24 (parent and up to 2 children). MVHS Clay Studio. Decluttering Your Home Tips from a Professional Organizer with Diane Smith Learn practical tips and motivated strategies from a professional organizer to declutter your own personal space! Bring your own individual decluttering challenges for personalized solutions to organizing a room, your home, or rightsizing for a move. Begins Wednesday, 10/15 from 6:00 8:30 pm for 3 weeks. Fee: $35. MVHS Room 26. Shorebirds & Ducks of Maine with Dennis McKenna of Midcoast Audubon Society Come and enjoy a photographic survey of the shorebirds and waterfowl of Maine. Waterfowl (ducks, geese and swans) are among the most popular of all birds. Learn about their habitat, migration, feeding habits and field identification. One night only: Wednesday, 10/15 from 6:00 8:00 pm. Fee: $24/$29 non- resident. MVHS Room 24. North Conway New Hampshire Bus Trip Leaf Peeping and Touring Day Depart MVHS on a chartered coach at 8:20 am. and arrive in North Conway at 11:30 am. Serious shoppers will be dropped off at Settler s Green to enjoy 60 national brand/outlet stores and specialty shops or reboard the bus for a tour of the North Conway village area with shopping, a ride on the Conway Scenic Railroad ($14 - $30) or perhaps a tour of the Tuckerman Brewery ($5). The day is yours to enjoy as you wish! Departure from North Conway 6:00 pm arrival at MVHS 8:45 pm. Cost for bus trip only: $60. Food, train rides and tours are at your own expense. Silk Painting Class with Fiona Washburn Students will be offered the opportunity to complete a silk scarf using heat set silk paints and will have a finished hand painted silk scarf to take home at the end of the class! Great gift giving idea! Come with some design ideas in mind or in print. A materials fee of $20 is payable to the instructor. Class meets Saturday, 10/18 from 9:00 am 1:00 pm. Fee: $34/$39 non- resident. Class is held at Medomak Middle School. Guatemalan Cuisine with Chef Michael Greer at the Badger Café. Help to prepare a rich and flavorful chicken stew, Pepian, along with rice cakes and battered squash come hungry! A materials fee of $15 is payable to the chef. Class meets Monday, 10/20 from 6:00 8:00 pm. Fee: $19/$24 non- resident. Class is held at the Badger Café, Union Common. HiSET classes at MVHS with Beth Pope and Michelle McAnaney Start the process of earning a high school equivalency diploma today! Maine and many other states have switched from the GED tests to the HiSET (High School Equivalency Test) Exams. This program is FREE of charge for Maine residents. Begin any Wednesday at MVHS from 6:00 8:00 pm. NOTE: If you have already begun taking the Official GED Tests, there is a grace period of one year (2014 only) to keep your GED scores and finish testing with the HiSET Exams hurry!!! Call for more info today!

5 Five Ways to Avoid Sports Injuries Playing sports is a lot of fun. Getting hurt is not. Take these five steps to prevent injuries so you can stay in the game: 1. Wear Protective Gear Protective gear is anything you wear that helps keep you from getting hurt. The gear you wear depends on the sport you play. Helmets are the most common protective gear. They protect your all-important head while you're playing football, hockey, baseball, softball, biking, skateboarding, and inline skating, just to name a few! Make sure you're wearing the right helmet for your sport. For instance, don't wear your baseball-batting helmet when you're playing football! Your helmet should fit snugly but comfortably, and if it has a strap like a bike helmet does you need to fasten it. Otherwise, it will fall off when you need it most. Other sports require eye protection, mouth guards, pads, wrist, elbow, and knee guards, and a protective cup (for boys only). And don't forget your feet. Cleats are worn in football, baseball, softball, and soccer. These shoes have special rubber or plastic points on the soles to help your feet grip the ground when you run around. Talk with your parents or your coach to know what gear you need. Then wear that gear whenever you're practicing or playing. 2. Warm Up It's not a good idea to just bolt on to the field and start playing. You shouldn't even start stretching until you're a little warmed up. So take a light jog to get loosened up and ready to play. Doing some stretching also can get you prepared to hit the field. By warming up, you get yourself ready to play. Warming up your muscles and practicing a sport help keep you safe, too. Warm-ups that last 15 to 30 minutes and include slow, gradual stretching help lengthen your muscles and increase your blood flow and muscle temperature. That way, your muscles are ready to go and are much less likely to get hurt. 3. Know the Rules of the Game Traffic lights at intersections help prevent crashes between the many cars and trucks that drive on the roads together. This works because drivers know the rules and follow them at least most of the time. It's the same way with sports. When players know the rules of the game what's legal and what's not fewer injuries happen. You and the other players know what to expect from each other. For instance, you know that in soccer you can't come from behind, crash into a player's legs, and steal the ball. It is legal and safer to go after the ball rather than the player. With sports that use plays, it helps to understand the plays and what your role is in each one. Being where you're supposed to be can help you stay out of harm's way, too. 4. Watch Out for Others Some rules don't have anything to do with scoring points or penalties. Some rules are just about protecting other people and being courteous. For instance, in baseball or softball, the batter can't fling the bat after hitting the ball and heading for first base. He or she must drop it so that it doesn't hit anyone. Likewise, a diver would make sure that the pool was clear before diving in. Otherwise, he or she might land on someone else. One way you can watch out for others is to communicate on the field. For instance, a baseball player in the outfield might yell, "I got it" to avoid a collision with another outfielder. Listening to your coach during a game also can help keep you safe. It's also good to just be courteous, like telling someone his or her shoe is untied. Check your shoes, too! 5. Don't Play When You're Injured This is a really important one. If you love sports, it's tempting to get right back in the game, even after an injury. But playing when you're hurt or before an injury has had a chance to fully heal is a bad idea. It can lead to an even worse injury, one that might sideline you for a long time. Be honest with parents and coaches if you've been hurt. See a doctor for your injuries, when necessary, and follow his or her advice about how and when to return to practice and play. Now you know what kids need to know about staying safe. Hopefully, if you follow rules 1, 2, 3, and 4, you won't need number 5. Or at least not quite as often! Reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD Date reviewed: October 2011 Originally reviewed by: Steve Sanders, PhD