Maynard High School

The summer is coming to an end! Orientation time is close! See the link for the orientation flyer! https://www.maynard.k12.ma.us/o/maynard-high-school/browse/162938

“Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.”- Wilma Rudolph

Just a reminder that Maynard High School has its own store though Shutterfly. If you are looking to put together a graduation book, need extra prints or looking for that special gift, Shutterfly is having a sale from June 25-28, during which you can save up to 40% off everything + $29 for any large photo book with no promo code needed. This is an ongoing fundraiser with 8% of all purchases going towards Maynard High School International Student Travel Fund. In the past, our students have traveled to Spain, Cuba, and Canada. Hopefully our students will be able to continue their travels in the future. Please click on the link below to start shopping! MaynardHighSchoolMA.ShutterflyStorefront.com If you have any questions please contact Rita Murphy at rmurphy@maynard.k12.ma.us.

Thanks Thyme in the Garden for the great landscape that will be used for the graduation pictures for our 2020 graduates!

Maynard High School Virtual Senior Awards Night June 11th! Good evening everyone, On behalf of the Maynard Public Schools I would like to invite you to attend the Maynard High School Virtual Senior Awards Night Ceremony starting at 6:00pm this coming Thursday evening June11th. MHS Faculty Member and WAVM teacher Hannah Fullam has carefully produced this approximately 90 minute video presentation highlighting the many achievements of the Class of 2020 in a variety of fields of endeavor. (Thank you Ms. Fullam!) To access the video you can use, or forward, this link: https://youtu.be/sFDv1h8Yows Or simply click HERE The link will become active at exactly 6:00pm so click in a few minutes early, let it countdown to 6:00pm, and we can all enjoy the ceremony at exactly the same time! Hope you can join us for this exciting event honoring the incredible Class of 2020! Best regards, Chuck Caragianes Maynard High School Principal for Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment

Chromebook Collection (or Not Collection) Good afternoon everyone, I hope this email finds you and your family members doing well. All returning high school students are invited to keep their Chromebooks over this coming summer. This will allow our students to remain better connected to each other and Maynard High School staff members through the summer. Additionally, keeping Chromebooks over the summer will facilitate our students being able do summer enrichment activities that high school teachers have prepared. These summer enrichment activities will be posted on our school and district websites early next week. If a high school student is not returning to Maynard High School next year for whatever reason, or does not want the responsibility of keeping their Chromebook over the summer, then we do have two drop off days coming up. On Wednesday June 10th (Tomorrow) and Wednesday June 17th from 1:00-1:30pm Technology Director Adam Steiner will have tables set up in front of the Fowler School to collect electronic devices from students in all grades district wide. Again, high school students are invited to keep their Chromebooks over the summer, but the ability to turn them in does exist for students leaving the district or who would rather not keep them. Thank you for reading. Best regards, Chuck Caragianes

Saturday's Diploma Ceremony Good evening everyone, This coming Saturday June 13th is Diploma Day! Three groups of approximately 30 seniors each will arrive for the ceremony at three set times. The groups are listed below. Being on time and with the proper group is extremely important for all concerned. All graduates should be in their Caps and Gowns in their cars with a tassel attached and hanging to the right. The first group should arrive in the student parking lot no later than 8:30am sharp. There they will be organized by volunteer school staff members for the procession to the front of the high school with the first diploma awarded at 9:00am. The second group should arrive in the student parking lot no later than 10:00am sharp. There they will be organized by volunteer school staff members for the procession to the front of the high school with the first diploma awarded at 10:30am. The third group should arrive in the student parking lot no later than 11:30am sharp. There they will be organized by volunteer school staff members for the procession to the front of the high school with the first diploma awarded at 12:00pm. Upon arrival each graduate will receive 2 invitations for use by two guests at the Graduation Celebration on July 24th at 6:30pm at Alumni Field. Please store them safely. Under state guidelines for our ceremony it is essential that the following rules be followed on Saturday: Each graduate’s car may hold as many people as desired. There will be no bathrooms open at the school. No graduate or guests in their car may congregate with others in any way. Should anyone step out of their vehicle they must be masked and be outside the vehicle as briefly as possible. When arriving at the front of MHS to receive their diploma the graduate and not more than two guests may leave their car to receive each diploma. The graduate and two guests must be masked. Mr. Caragianes and Mr. Caruso, both of whom will be masked, will lay a diploma and any awards on a presentation table for the graduate and then they must move at least 6 feet away. The graduate and guests may then advance and pick up the diploma and any awards. Upon receiving their diploma the graduate’s tassel should be moved from the right to the left signifying that they are now a graduate of Maynard High School! The graduate and two guests may briefly take off their masks for a photograph with the diploma by the presentation table and then at a nearby site set up for another photograph. Upon completion of the photographs the graduate and guests must return to their car and head out of Tiger Drive to make room for the next graduate. All staff members in the presentation area will use hand sanitizer between graduates and sanitize any necessary surfaces. As mentioned in previous communications, the above rules are required by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts due to the COVID 19 pandemic and represent the greatest extent allowable for number of guests and opportunities for photographs without masks. Staff volunteers will be at the ceremony to assist and to celebrate along with the graduates. Please do not place these volunteers in a position where they have to act as rules enforcers. Thank you for reading and I’m looking forward to seeing you on Saturday morning. Best regards, Mr. Caragianes Graduation Groupings 9:00 Group Jinnie Mannion Noah DeCastro Patrick O’Neil Sydney Lucas Jacobson Kayla Heideman Riley Hines Erin Coleman Jack Bottasso Erin Egan Talal Siddiqui Brianna Morey Caroline Jordan Peter Jordan Brennan Angelone Matthew Antonio Thomas Babaian Steve Bahia Rachel Boerman Liyah Bonn Thomas Butler Juliano Camilo John Campbell Abigail Candela Victoria Cignotti Hannah Connerney Edgar Yvan De Mesa Kathleen Denn Joseph DiTavi Zachary St. John Sarah Synan 10:30 Group Chloe Donovan Macy Dufour Thomas Early Lily Elwell Mercy English John Enneguess Ian Fowler Jason French Darlyn Garcia Luis Fernando Galicia Garcia Jacqueline Gargas Jahdai Gerald Maria Eduarda Gouveia Kiera Henderson Aaron Jacob Robin Juerakhan Michael Kaskiewicz James Kelley Ryan Kennedy Anthony LaPusta Bryan Lawton Joseph Livolsi Ethan Lucier Briana McBean Matthew McDonald Tyler McMahon Alexandra Morgan Matthew Moriarty Chloe Nichols Emily Olsen 12:00 Group Hannah Paakki Celine Paredes-Celestino Krina Patel Shae Peterson Brianna Pileeki Sean Primiano Nicholas Riberio Nicholas Roche Luis Rodriguez Peter Andrew Schad Catherine Sherman Haily Sherman Kaya Shorr Benjamin Simmons Robert Smethers Kendra Smith Tyler Steed Owen Sullivan-Dale Owen Swanbon Ryan Swanson Olivia Taylor Owen Thayer James Theriault Jordan Tucker Emily Tummino Lillian Wilson Skylah Zayas Jose Zuniga

June 5th has been declared Maynard High School Class of 2020 by the Maynard Board of Selectmen Congratulations to the Class of 2020!🎉

Good afternoon everyone, I hope this message finds you and your family members all doing well. The final 6 days of the 2019-2020 school year are ahead. With the abrupt closure of the public schools in mid-March due to the COVID 19 pandemic many students still have possessions in the building and have their books from the current year. In order to allow students the opportunity to get their belongings and to drop off school materials we will be having scheduled Drop Off/Pick Up days on June 10th, 11th and 15th following the specific procedure given below. First, I want to stress that this is a voluntary process. If individuals want to wait until the start of the 2020-2021 school year to drop off materials and pick up belongings we will be doing more days in late August. Second, we will not be collecting Chromebooks. Please do not bring them in. Enrichment activities will be offered for students over the summer by MHS, more on that in a message next week, and Chromebooks will be needed should students wish to do those activities. Now for the process: On Wednesday June 10th from 10:00am to Noon Juniors should enter through the Athletics Entrance doors of the building to drop off textbooks and other materials including sports equipment and uniforms. From there they will then get their possessions from their lockers. Face masks must be worn at all times. Two plastic bags per student are allowable. Social distancing must be maintained. Students should spend the least amount of time possible in the building. Entry and exit doors will be open to minimize contact with high touch areas. On Thursday June 11th from 10:00am to Noon Sophomores should enter through the Main Entrance doors of the building to drop off textbooks and other materials including sports equipment and uniforms. From there they will then get their possessions from their lockers. Face masks must be worn at all times. Two plastic bags per student are allowable. Social distancing must be maintained. Students should spend the least amount of time possible in the building. Entry and exit doors will be open to minimize contact with high touch areas. On Monday June 15th from 10:00am to Noon Freshmen should enter through the Athletics Entrance doors of the building to drop off textbooks and other materials including sports equipment and uniforms. From there they will then get their possessions from their lockers. Face masks must be worn at all times. Two plastic bags per student are allowable. Social distancing must be maintained. Students should spend the least amount of time possible in the building. Entry and exit doors will be open to minimize contact with high touch areas. Thank you for reading and best regards, Chuck Caragianes Principal for Curriculum, Assessment & Instruction

To the Town of Maynard, Thank you to all the community members who contributed to our gift baskets. They were incredible! The Class of 2020

Senior Parade! ​Good afternoon everyone, I hope this message finds you well. Our Parade Route for our seniors has been coordinated and set by the Maynard Police and is shown below. This event could not have happened without the support of the Maynard Police under Chief Noble and the ongoing efforts of School Resource Officer Mirella Ruggerio. I cannot thank them enough. As a reminder, the Senior Parade is scheduled for this Friday June 2nd starting promptly at 2:05pm. Seniors should arrive to line up by 1:45pm and are allowed one car each with as many guests as can join them in that vehicle. Car decorations are encouraged! It is recommended that Seniors have someone else drive to allow them to enjoy the parade and ride without having to concentrate on the road. Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, no one will be allowed to exit their cars at the school or congregate in any way. The building will be locked and restrooms will not be available. The route is described below. Hope to see you on Friday! Best regards, Chuck Caragianes *********************************** The route runs from the front of Maynard High School, right onto Great Rd., left onto Parker St., left onto Waltham St.,straight on Summer St., left on Nason St., right on Main St., left on Great Rd., and ending at MHS.

Good evening everyone, I hope this message finds you well. It will be a lengthy note but it contains essential information regarding several senior events including graduation. Please take the time to read it completely. Our seniors will be having their last day of school this Friday and thoughts are on Graduation and celebrating the fantastic Class of 2020. Over the past several weeks, I have heard from numerous people about what they desire in the way of celebrations and methods of graduation during the time of the COVID 19 pandemic that now impacts us so greatly. I must say that some of these suggestions are in direct opposition to one another, so it is inevitable that not everyone’s wishes will be fulfilled completely. What I can relay is that a group of student leaders and staff members have worked diligently to gather input, have kept up to date on the evolving state guidance that governs us, and worked to put together a series of events that celebrates and honors the Class of 2020 appropriately. We are able to release this information in light of state guidance that was released at long last just this past Thursday afternoon. This guidance governs building accessibility and graduation ceremonies and makes considerable distinctions between what is permissible before July 18th and what is permissible after July 18th. What follows is a list of celebratory events that involves the Class of 2020. There is initial guidance as to how each event will be handled as well. The guidance included must be meticulously followed without exception to meet state guidelines. Additional information will be released in the coming days as well. Events Timeline and Initial Requirements June 4th is Drop Off-Pick Up Day. Seniors drop off all items owed to the school and pick up personal items left in lockers and essential items for graduation as well as their school records. Pleasant surprises are included. Requirements: Event begins at 10:00am. Event ends at 2:00pm. Seniors must enter through the auditorium doors only. All seniors must wear a face mask at all times. Strict social distancing of at least 6 feet will be enforced. No gatherings will be permitted. No person to person touching of any kind will be allowed. No food or beverages of any kind may enter the building. Bathrooms will not be available and will be closed and locked. Seniors must drop off everything they owe the school including textbooks, library books, all electronic gear like chromebooks and chargers, return any sports or band items, and pay any fees owed. A list has gone out to every senior who owes items. Separate tables will be set up for each type of item. After turning in items, seniors who still have items in lockers may get them. Again, strict social distancing will be enforced. After retrieving personal items, seniors will head to the cafeteria to receive their cap and gown, yearbook, school academic and medical records, as well as some surprise gifts. All seniors will then exit through an open cafeteria door that is designated as the sole exit from the building. June 5th is a Celebratory Parade for the Class of 2020! June 5, 2020 has been declared Maynard High School Class of 2020 Day by the Maynard Board of Selectmen. This was the original graduation date for the Class of 2020. To help celebrate this day, a parade will be held. The parade will begin at Maynard High School and then process through the town. Senior parades are now expressly permissible under the state guidance issued last Thursday so long as certain limits are followed. Requirements: Each Senior will be allowed one car for the parade. People living in the senior’s home such as family members may accompany each senior in that one car if desired. Students are invited to decorate their cars to add to the fun. Cars will line up from the circular drive at Maynard High School back toward the Fowler and Green Meadow schools starting at 1:45. No exiting of cars is permissible. No socializing or gathering outside of cars is permissible. The school buildings will be locked and no bathrooms will be available. The parade will commence promptly at 2:05pm, the traditional end of the school day, and will be led by the Maynard Police. June 11th is our Virtual Senior Awards Night! Each year, a few days before graduation, we celebrate the many achievements of our matriculating seniors with the awarding of certificates, plaques, trophies and scholarships. This year, we will do so virtually through a video presentation being prepared by staff members on behalf of our graduates. The video will become available at 6:00pm and a link will be sent out prior to that date. It would be great if all of our seniors and their families tuned in at the same time to celebrate the successes of the Class of 2020. Please join us! June 13th is the Awarding of Diplomas! Prior to July 19th the state allows diplomas to be awarded either through a virtual ceremony or through a rolling, “Drive Up” ceremony. We have opted to award diplomas using the drive up method. Requirements: Starting at 9:00am groups of 30 graduates will arrive in cars on June 13th with as many guests as can fit in the car. The precise groupings will be emailed out in the coming days. These groups will line up and then one by one vehicles will pull up to the main entrance area of Maynard High School in the circular driveway. Mr. Caragianes will lay out a diploma on a table and back away to at least 6 feet away. The graduate, in cap and gown, and two guests from the vehicle will step out and collect the diploma. A professional photographer will capture the moment for later free distribution to families. WAVM will have a digital video camera capturing the event for use as part of a later graduation video. Mr. Caragianes and any other staff assisting with diplomas will be masked and maintain strict social distancing. They will sanitize between each vehicle. Graduates and their two chosen guests may unmask briefly for the photo and then immediately get back into their car and make way for the next graduate. Please note, this is the absolute limit of what is permissible under the current and latest state guidelines as reviewed by our school nurses and after further consultation with the state Department of Public Health. July 24th is an “In Person” Graduation Celebration at Alumni Field! After July 18th the state is permitting an in person graduation celebration under extremely constrained conditions which will be listed below. It is an opportunity for the class of 2020 to gather to the extent possible under the regulations. Our ceremony is scheduled for 6:30pm to avoid the sun and heat possible in late July. The Rain date will be July 26th at 6:30pm. Tickets will be required of guests to enter Alumni Field for the Ceremony. If the state notes increase in COVID 19 cases statewide or locally as those dates approach, they have informed schools they reserve the right to rescind permission for graduation ceremonies at any time. Conditions and requirements: All ceremonies held after July 18th must be held in an unconfined outdoor space capable of accommodating full social distancing of all. Tents and enclosed spaces are not permitted. No school personnel, graduates, family member or other individuals may attend graduation if they are feeling sick, or are exhibiting any of the following symptoms including fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, or new loss of taste or smell or have potentially been exposed to someone with confirmed or suspected COVID 19. A potential exposure means having household contact or having close contact, within 6 feet, with an individual with confirmed or suspected COVID 19 for a prolonged period of time (over 15 minutes) while the person is symptomatic or 48 hours before symptoms have developed. People over 65 years of age or older, people under 5 years of age, or people with underlying health conditions are urged not to attend the ceremony. Attendance is limited to graduates and 2 immediate family members. Family members may sit together separated by at least 6 feet from other guests. Graduates must be seated at least 6 feet apart from one another. Social distancing must be maintained entering and exiting the venue. Graduates must be separated by 6 feet in any entrance line. Staff and/or signage will provide additional guidance to maintain social distancing entering, being seated, and leaving the field. ALL ATTENDEES MUST WEAR FACE COVERINGS BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE CEREMONY. The only exceptions will be for persons with a documented medical condition that prevents wearing a mask, children between 2 and 5 at the discretion of a parent, and speakers during the actual delivery of their remarks. ANY PERSON WHO REFUSES TO WEAR A FACE COVERING OR MASK WITHOUT VALID JUSTIFICATION WILL BE DENIED ENTRY. The venue will be cleaned and sanitized. Alcohol based hand sanitizer will be available at entrances and exits. At the graduation platform or dais all distinguished faculty or guests must be separated by at least 6 feet. NO FOOD OR DRINK IS ALLOWED. No communal gathering or reception is permitted either before or after graduation. Graduates may approach a table to collect a certificate or award and turn their tassel. Diplomas or awards may be laid upon a table for graduates to pick up. They may not be handed to graduates. No hugging or handshaking is permitted. CEREMONIES SHOULD BE AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE. Individuals must promptly depart the area in an orderly fashion after the ceremony is over following the direction of school or designated officials. All the conditions listed above come directly from the desk of Jeffrey Riley the Commissioner of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and must be followed. Please do not place us in the position of denying you entry if you cannot follow these conditions. Please note, in the event the state cancels all ceremonies due to increasing COVID 19 cases statewide or locally a Virtual Graduation Video will be shared. In the event weather conditions cause cancellation of both the primary and rain dates a Virtual Graduation Video will be shared and no further attempts at an in person ceremony will be made. The Virtual Graduation Video will be shared even if the ceremony is held as a lasting remembrance of the day. In closing, great efforts have been undertaken to bring about the series of events listed above while maintaining compliance with state guidelines. Many people wanted to hold a celebratory parade. We will accomplish that on June 5th now that such parades are once again permitted. Students and families wanted the ability to have a photograph available of graduates, in caps and gowns, receiving their diploma. We will accomplish that on June 13th. Students and parents wanted an in-person ceremony and we will attempt to accomplish that on July 24th weather and public health permitting. What we could not do is meet all of these desires on a single day, by conventional means, or precisely as we would have desired. All of our plans will be backed up by a video presentation in case we cannot hold a ceremony due to events beyond our control. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Best wishes and best regards to you all, Chuck Caragianes Maynard High School Principal of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

Good afternoon everyone, The Maynard High School class of 2020 is composed of an outstanding group of young women and young men who have been fantastic contributors to the community that makes up Maynard High School. They have been first rate ambassadors for the Town of Maynard in a multitude of endeavors from academics, to the arts, to sports, through work in school based activities and clubs, and through community service. This year the COVID 19 pandemic has forced high schools around the state to cancel and dramatically alter many signature events normally associated with a student’s senior year and this has been true in Maynard as well. Two events that will be occurring, though in a form far different than under past circumstances, are our Senior Awards Ceremony and Graduation. This year the Maynard High School Senior Awards Ceremony will be held virtually on Thursday, June 11th. Final details regarding the video presentation and the precise time the video will become available for viewing will be released in the coming week. As you may have heard, graduation planning in Maynard was quite advanced and was being planned for June 13th as a “Drive In” style event to maintain social distancing and meet state requirements that appeared to be in force. These plans were based on our best estimate of what would be permissible as specific state guidelines governing graduations were not yet available. Yesterday afternoon, Thursday May 21st, the state released a set of highly specific and quite prescriptive guidelines that will govern graduation ceremonies under three acceptable scenarios. This morning the Superintendent, two of our district Nurses who have been in communication with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for clarifications and interpretation of the new guidelines, our Senior Class Advisor Rita Murphy and myself met to determine what would or would not be possible under these three scenarios. Early next week I will be meeting further with our graduation team made up of staff members and senior student leaders to review our options. Saturday morning June 13th remains a possibility for graduation, but this is not definite at this time and is under review. We anticipate making a final decision on a graduation date, time and method of ceremony by Wednesday evening, May 27th and we will release further details at that time. Your patience and understanding as we work through this challenging situation is greatly appreciated. Chuck Caragianes Maynard High School Principal for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

Check out the link below to see a summary of the winter sports awards plus the link to the recorded virtual ceremony. Thanks to Mrs. Lucas, Mr. Steiner, and Mr. Cabral for coordinating the virtual ceremony. https://www.maynard.k12.ma.us/article/247928?org=maynard-high-school

COVID can’t stop Murphy the Tiger from delivering the Winter sports awards!

Thanks to the MHS yard team, our seniors received yard signs yesterday celebrating their great accomplishments at MHS.

National High School Graduation Celebration Saturday Evening May 16th This Saturday night May 16th at 8:00pm several major networks will be covering a national graduation celebration for high school seniors with former President Barack Obama as the keynote speaker. Details can be found in the Associated Press story available at this site: http://epaper.bostonglobe.com/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=353aa176-2f2f-4de9-8052-9fad991e5376

Congratulations Class of 2020! Stop by Alumni Field and take your picture with your banner. Make sure you are socially distant! A big shout out to CSA Graphics in Westford for making the banner and Kyle B for hanging it.

Check out the new MHS Grading policies for term four. http://hs.maynard.k12.ma.us/article/239346?org=maynard-high-school

The teachers at MHS are working hard creating accessible learning plans for all students and they are missing their students. See the proof! https://youtu.be/jZpizphLMEM