1. Rising Freshmen Students / Parents Meeting
Class of 2022
Rising Freshmen Students / Parents Meeting

2. WELCOME! 2018-19 Rising Freshmen Parents Meeting Mansfield High School
March 13, 2018
WELCOME!

3. Thank You for Your Attendance!
Please sign our registration sheet if you
have not already done so

4. Mhs text messaging Provide your name and cell phone number
if you would like to be added To the mhs text messaging directory
To receive mhs info, updates, deadlines, event information, etc.

5. 2018-19 start of school information
Parent meeting schedule
Back to school night schedule
Athletic schedules information
Homecoming information

6. Mhs campus
Can be a confusing place for first semester freshmen

7. Freshmen students: important to get a good start the very first semester!!
A student can fall behind graduation schedule
the very first semester of their 9th grade year

8. Freshmen parents: Subscribe Read Check Stay in Do not wait
Do not wait until late in semester to contact school or teacher when student is failing (often times, it is too late to help the student)
Stay in
Stay in frequent contact with your student’s teachers ( is very convenient)
Check
Check your student’s home access center account at least weekly (grades, attendance)
Read
Read the mhs webpage daily (page is updated daily with school information)
Subscribe
Subscribe to the mhs text message system (stay informed of daily events)

9. Freshmen parents Parents can contact the mhs office at 479-928-1105
Web address is mansfieldtigers.org (click on “schools” tab, select “high school”
all mhs staff may be contact via by using the following:
first letter of first name, followed by last
Example: Jim Best =

10. Eight Period School Day
Possible for Students to Take 32 Classes in Four Years
(23 Required for Graduation)

11. Graduation Requirements
Mansfield High School Requires 23 Credits for Graduation
Requisite Required Courses
1.65 minimum grade point average
Freshmen begin earning credits for graduation their first semester.
VERY important that they do not fail courses their first semester; students can put themselves in a disadvantaged position with respect to graduation credits their very first semester of high school!
Graduation Requirements

12. Schedules
Class schedules for will be available in August at the Freshmen parents meeting
Fall classes begin Monday, August 13.
Fall deadline to drop / add a course is Wednesday, August 15.
Seniors, juniors, sophomores, in order, have priority over schedule change requests.

13. Debt list
School debt list follows students from kindergarten through 12th grade (textbooks, fines, lunch accounts, fundraisers, etc)
All mhs students have to clear debt list to participate in graduation
If your student is on the middle school debt list, it is advisable to clear that list before they move to high school next fall (if not, they will have to do so next year at mhs)

14. CAPS Conferences Thursday, March 15
Rising Freshmen Will Request Classes
at Mansfield Middle School
For

15. Mrs. Jordan Duvall, Guidance Counselor
Course Requirements for Freshmen Students

16. August parents meeting
A parents meeting will be held this summer
For all freshmen parents
Rules, procedures, etc. will be presented
All parents are encouraged to attend

17. We look forward to having your student next fall as a freshman at mhs!
Have a great summer!