Weekly Calendar - January 11 - 15, 2010

Here is the calendar for all that is happening at MAST this week.  Have a great week!

District Flyer on Over the Counter (OTC) Drugs and Teens

We received this flyer out teens and the use/abuse of over the counter drugs from the district.  Students and parents, please be aware of the dangers that certain medicines may pose.  Please feel free to contact your counselor if you have any additional questions or concerns.

From Ms. Cosgrove in the CAP Office

The FAIR Scholarship is now available in the CAP office. This is a $1,000 scholarship . It is a great opportunity as one student will receive this scholarship in every Miami-Dade County public senior high. I will put more information in your mailboxes Wed., Jan.13th. If any student is interested please ask them to come by the CAP Office . All applications musts be returned to the CAP Office by March 2nd.


-- Post From My iPhone

The Greening of MAST Continues!

This morning TREEmendous Miami, City Year, the team from the tree farm, Dr. Khalil, and I walked the campus and discussed locations for the planing that we are going to do this Saturday.  A big thank you to CSX for funding the project and all the other groups involved for putting so much hard work into making this happen!  It is going to be absolutely beautiful!  If you can join us to help out, please do.  Once again, thanks to Dr. Khalil for making this all possible because of your passion and dedication!

JOIN US!

Saturday, January 9, 2010!

8:30 AM!

A Ship at Sea is Always in Motion

To say that we have had a busy three days back would be an understatement.  Classes are in full swing including the first of the quizzes done and new projects starting up.  Last night the boys' basketball team had their first game and the Lady Makos face off against Florida Christian this afternoon! 

Last night the Posse Foundation held its first Posse Miami Scholar Awards Ceremony.  Three exceptional young ladies from MAST were recognized and received full scholarships to Mount Holyoke College.  Crystal Reed, Sumiya Tasmin, and Candy Gonzalez were all awarded scholarships and a spot in the Posse Miami Mount Holyoke One.  The awards ceremony was wonderful and very enjoyable.  A big thank you to all the ladies' families who attended in support of them.  The entire MAST family is very proud of our Posse Scholars!  We look forward to hearing about your experiences next December as part of our alumni assembly.

In addition to this excellent news, Dr. Khalil has arranged a major planting event this Saturday, January 9, 2010 with TREEmendous Miami, City Year, and CSX.  Student volunteers are being recruited to help with the event from 8:30am until 12 noon.  Community service hours will be awarded to students who volunteer to participate.  I hope to see many Makos lending a hand as we aim to plant 200 native species shrubs and trees.  Many thanks to Dr. Khalil for leading the way in the greening of MAST.

I'd also like to congratulate Ms. Fernandez and Dr. Khalil for winning grants.  Dr. Khalil won a Target field trip grant to fund trips to Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens.  Ms. Fernandez's grant will be used for expansion of an underwater robotics program.  Many thanks to Dr. Haun, Mr. Tohulka, and Ms. Garcia for all of their work on another grant proposal done in conjunction with FIU.  Unfortunately, despite all of their amazing work, MAST will not be the recepient of the funding.  Again, thank you to all of you for your efforts that go well above and beyond.  You are a credit to our school.

Finally, please remember that midterm exams are right around the corner, January 15 through 21, 2010.  Make sure you are preparing now.  Do not procrastinate!  Serious exams require serious preparation!  I will publish the schedule later in the week or earlier next week.

Until the next, fair winds and calm seas!

Youth Leadership Miami

Sponsored by:

Youth Leadership Miami provides high school student from public and private schools to meet and interact with local community leaders.  The program's goals are to expand community awareness, broaden personal experiences, and help high schoolers explore future career opportunities.

Interested families need to complete an application by tomorrow, January 6, 2010.  You can find the application by clicking on the title of this blog entry  Good luck and enjoy the experience!

Returning from Shore Leave - January 2010

Welcome back aboard!  It certainly was a great, relaxing break.  There is much to report and write about but it will have to wait for tomorrow!  Other work is taking precedent and must be completed!  It was great to see our ship come back to life with all of the students and crew members.  Welcome back everyone and let's get ready for midterms!

More to come ...