The Monroe Public Schools Board of Education will meet tonight on the fourth Tuesday of the month, as regularly scheduled. But there will be some changes in times.  The board workshop will begin at 5:30 p.m.  A hearing on the proposed 2015-2016 budget is set for 7 p.m. and the board meeting begins at 7:15 p.m..

The Monroe Public Schools Board of Education will meet tonight on the fourth Tuesday of the month, as regularly scheduled. But there will be some changes in times.  The board workshop will begin at 5:30 p.m.  A hearing on the proposed 2015-2016 budget is set for 7 p.m. and the board meeting begins at 7:15 p.m..

The Monroe High School Construction Technology Program under the guidance of Mr. Nate Nestor had an important hand in the transformation of Dena’s Restaurant on S. Dixie Hwy. which was captured on video for the “American Diner Revival” show starring Ty Pennington and Chef Amanda Freitag.  The show was taped over a week in May as the work was being done but under somewhat of a cloak of secrecy because it was a network TV show.  That cloak will be lifted at 10:30 p.m., this Friday night (June 12) when the show “Family Style Revival” airs at 10:30 p.m. on the Food Network.  Make sure you watch – you just might see some of our construction students from Monroe High School.  If you want to watch the premiere with friends, the Monroe Knights of Columbus are hosting a viewing party free and open to the public.  Doors open at 6 p.m. and any proceeds from the party will benefit Paula’s House.  Dena is a strong supporter of Monroe Public Schools and has family attending Manor Elementary School.

     For two days later this month the gymnasium at Monroe High School will be the hub of high-school rabotics in Michigan as Monroe High School hosts the Michigan’s Advanced Tobotics Competition (MARC) on June 19 and 20.  MHS has hosted this early summer robotics classic for about the last five years.

     “We will have more than 40 teams competing and we will have schools from several states. Some of these teams will come hundreds of miles to be with us,” said Mike Mountain, Monroe High School electronics teacher and robotics team coach.  “This is a great spectactor sport to see what these kids have developed and admission is free.”

     Qualifying matches will run all day Friday, June 19, from 11:45 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and then from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 20.  Championship matches are scheduled from 2:30 pm. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 20.  An awards ceremony will be held immediately following the competition.

     “Competitive robotics has become a cultural phenomenon in education involving all ages,” said Jeff Demaray, team mentor for Team Virus 3547, a team including students from around the county.  “The MARC features teams of high school students guided by mentors, teachers, coaches and parents building robots that weigh up to 120 pounds competing in this year’s Recycle Rush.”

     “The kids who you will see compete in this are the ones who one day will be the next generation of engineers, designers and scientists.  A number of them will go on to achieve substantial scholarships from colleges and universities,” Mr. Mountain said.  “One of the nicest things about robotics from a spectator standpoint is that you really don’t have to understand much about robotics scoring to enjoy watching these colorful machines, and the kids who designed and are controlling them.”

     Host teams for the event are Monroe Trojan Robotics 1528, Dundee Vi-Borgs 4395, Tempest 240 from Jefferson High School and Virus 3547 which meets at Monroe County Community College and includes students from around Monroe County.

Spring 2015 was the first administration of the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP). With the completion of the testing window, the Michigan Department of Education would like to invite feedback from parents of students in grades 3 – 8, and 11 who took the M-STEP. The short survey can be accessed at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/spring2015M-STEPparentsurvey

Please complete and submit the survey no later than June 19, 2015.

Here is a reminder – as if your kids would let you forget.  The last day of the 2014-2015 school year will be this Friday, June 5, and students will have a one-hour early release.  It’s always nice to get a one-hour jump on summer vacation.  Have a safe summer everyone and we will see you back at Monroe Public Schools when school resumes on September 8.  

Orchard Center High School will hold its graduation exercises for the Class of 2015 at 7 p.m., Tuesday (June 2) in the Monroe High School Auditorium.  All are invited and no tickets are required. 

If you were not able to make it out to the Monroe High School graduation -- or if you were and you would like to see it again -- check out this link.  Enjoy

https://youtu.be/H82uTTrtsx0?t=3m52s

Graduation exercises will be held outside at the Monroe High School football field tonight at 6:30 p.m. as planned.  No tickets will be required for entry.  However, it would be wise to bring an umbrella and something like a towel or cushion to sit on since there is a possibility of scattered rain this afternoon.  Persons who do not care to sit outside can still view the ceremonies on closed-circuit television in the air-conditioned Monroe High School Auditorium.   The MHS parking lot will open for graduation parking at 5 p.m. today.  In addition, a shuttle will run starting at 5 p.m. from the north parking lot at Monroe County Community College to the MHS parking lot, and will take attendees back to the MCCC parking lot after the ceremonies.  

If you cannot make the ceremonies, please join us via YouTube by clicking on this link

http://mpactstudio.org/live/

The live stream will begin about 6:15 p.m. 

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