April 23, 2016

	MCMS Open House is this Thursday, April 28

	Festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. with D' Amore's Pizza and Uncle Chris' Italian Ice. They will be selling delicious food and dessert! There will also be a FABULOUS raffle with great prizes available until 7pm! 5:30pm - 6:30pm: everyone will have the opportunity to listen to music from the MCMS Choir & Band in the Amphitheatre! 6:30 - 7pm: General Meeting 7:00 to 8:00 pm: everyone will be able to view and celebrate student accomplishments from the year. Classrooms will be open and teachers on hand throughout campus to view student work. 7:45 - 8pm: Raffle winners announced! Raffle Prizes: Samsung Galaxy Tablet Skullcandy Headphones Fitbit Altec Bluetooth Speaker Boogie Board D'Amore Pizza Truck Cheese or Pepperoni Slices - $2.50/slice Specialty Slices - $3.00/slice Salads: $5.00 Garlic Knots: 2 for $1.00 Bottle Water & Soda: $1.50 Uncle Chris' Italian Ice $3 for a single Ice $5 for a double Ice

	Spring Band and Choir Concerts this Week

	Join us for the Spring Band and Choir Concerts on April 25 & 27 from 6 pm at Oak Park High School Pavilion. Come and see our talented musicians and singers put on a fantastic show. There will be a bake sale preceding the events, the proceeds will go towards supporting our music programs. Monday, April 25 Spring Concert MCMS & OPHS Jazz Bands & MCMS Intermediate Band Wednesday, April 27 Spring Concert MCMS Beginning Band, Concert Band & MCMS Choir

	Summer School Walk-up Registration is Saturday April 30

	The Friends of Oak Park Schools will be holding a walk-up registration on Saturday, April 30th from 9am to 11am at the Medea Creek Middle School Gym. Registration will be held on a first-come basis for all classes that have openings. Current OPUSD students as well as students who are not currently attending an OPUSD school (or who will not be attending an OPUSD school next year) are welcome to register for any of our summer classes at this time. For further information, please click here...

	Volunteer Opportunity for Summer

	The "Volunteers Inspire Progress" teen volunteer program will offer valuable on-the-job experience during the 2016 summer break. Volunteer opportunities include special events, recreational classes, day camps, City Hall, and the Recreation Center front office. Applications are due by Friday May 27th at 4:00 pm.There is a $25 registration fee, which includes a t-shirt, fingerprinting and volunteer manual. For information about the volunteer program please contact the Agoura Hills Recreation & Event Center at 818-597-7361 or email Jacob Broyles @ jbroyles@ci.agoura-hills.ca.us

	OPUSD Community Outreach Announcements

	Oak Park 50th Anniversary Game Board Pre-Sale Opportunity: Celebrate the last 50 Years of Oak Park by purchasing your very own Oak Park-Opoly Game Board. Pre-sale orders are now available on our district website at: http://www.oakparkusd.org/Page/7278. Pre-sale price is only available through May 1st (Big Sunday). Price goes up on May 2nd.

	8th Grade Information

	OPHS Debate Club Meeting! Do you want to improve your public speaking? Critical thinking? Writing? Ability to organize your ideas? Knowledge of current events? Have you heard about Oak Park High School's new debate team? The new Oak Park High School Debate team invites you to a mini debate and informational meeting after school this Wednesday April 27th, in the Medea Creek library from 3pm-4pm. You will get to see 9th graders, who just started debate this year, give both sides of the arguments to the resolution: "in the United States, private ownership of handguns ought to be banned." We had many team and individual successes in our first year. We are a very warm and friendly team. Come learn what debate is all about. See you on Wednesday, April 27th 3pm-4pm in the Medea Creek Library. Click here for more information. Reserve Your VIP Culmination Seats!!! Secure a premium parking spot and 4 reserved seats on the field for Culmination on May 25, 2016!!! Click here for more information on how to purchase your graduation seat package today. Note: Every student receives 4 free tickets from Medea for the Culmination. This package is only if you wish to purchase reserved parking and seating on the field. Questions?? Contact Stacey Datnow at sdatnow@me.com Sign-up to Recieve OPHS weekly eNEWs Soon your eighth grader will culminate from Middle School and move on to High School. It is suggested that you sign-up to receive the weekly eNews bulletins distributed by the OPHS PFA and stay informed of events at the High School. Click here to sign-up and then follow directions. Sign up to be in the "Class of 2020 (incoming freshmen)"

	Advertising Opportunities for Next Year

	Are you interested in advertising in the MCMS eNews next school year? We feature one business banner per weekly bulletin. Spaces are available beginning in August and run through May and sell out very quickly. If you are interested in placing an eNews ad or advertising in our student directory, please contact melissachanstone@gmail.com.

	International Festival a Huge Success

	The 7th annual district International Festival held on April 8, 2016 was a huge success thank to the efforts of our chairperson Ms. Caroline Sabey, Mrs. Angela Wells/Operations and Country Booths, Mrs. Patty Bleau/Marketing and Advertising and Mrs. Binky Demetre/Production Administrator. We want to thank all the participants for the booths that were represented that evening. FRANCE represented by Madame Bovard's French Class and Isabelle Rhode; INDIA: Sirisha Potluri, BHAVYA SINGH, Smitha Mathew; ENGLAND: Glenys Bough; BRAZIL: Elaine Braganca, Simone Soares Letterman,Daniela Andrada;GREECE: Nicolette Graviss, Andreas Frangou-10th grade, Phillipos Frangou -9th grade; ARMENIA: Caroline Sabey, Brandon Sabey 8th grade, Patrick Sabey 5th grade; RUSSIA: Arianna Bleau; SWITZERLAND: Nathalie Riesen; POLAND: Annette Segel, Guillermina and Natalie Perez, Loretta Brown. We also want to thank all the performers and the choreographers from all the schools for their time, dedication and fantastic dances and performances that evening. Most of all we would like to thank Julie Suarez and her team for all their hard work in preparing the facility that day. Mr. Richard Ortega for getting the Pavilion ready for both outdoor and indoor performances in such a timely manner. Thank you to Ms. Carole Ly and her staff for serving the wonderful Indian food catered by Anarbagh restaurant. Here are some pictures from that evening. I hope to see you all next year for another wonderful event. Warm Regards, Caroline Sabey

	Thank you Notes

	Please let your kids know to look for the PFA representative who will be there during 7/8th grade lunch on Tuesday, April 26 to have students write personalized notes to staff members. This is an important way to thank the staff, and we would like each staff members to have notes. If there are any parents who would like to contribute, please email Sandra Jenko at sjenko@gmx.de.

	Save the Dates

	4/25 - OPHS and MCMS Band Concert at OPHS 4/25-4/26 - 8th Grade CAASPP Testing - Language Arts 4/27 - MCMS Band and Choir Concert at OPHS 4/27-4/28 - 7th Grade CAASPP Testing - Language Arts 4/28 - Open House 5:30 pm - 8 pm. 5/1 - Big Sunday Day of Service 5/2-5/5 - 6th Grade CAASPP Testing 5/24-5/27 - Minimum Days for all grades - Dismissal at 12:35 5/25 - 8th Grade Culmination at OPHS 6:00 pm 5/27 - Last Day of School

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