BUSY WEEK AT MEHS!

It never stops at MEHS!!

This was a week for:

NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION
EXTENDED FAMILY DINNER
CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES
Archived Front Page Articles

Also, FLU INFORMATION was sent to parents by email and in the U.S. Mail.

Please also be aware that our campus wide VOICE MAIL SYSTEM failed. We are stuggling to find the module we need because our system is old.

NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION

This year, for the first time, all new 10th and 11th grade students to MEHS had to attend 4 days of 1 hour sessions on “how to survive and make the most out of Mt. Edgecumbe High School.

The topics of the four sessions were:

Study Skills and tips on how to do well academically – taught by Mr. Gurule, Academic Principal
How to have fun and live successfully in the dorms – taught by Ms. Clayton, Counselor and Special Projects Coordinator
Graduation Requirements and Classes to take – taught by Mr. Leuders, School Counselor
Where are you going and how can MEHS help (and rules at MEHS) – taught by Mr. Hutton, Superintendent

The feedback of the students who survived all four workshops was positive. Seventy percent of students thought that the four hours were helpful to them.

This is Mr. Hutton’s Friday group of new 10th and 11th graders. Don’t they look lively after getting up earlier than usual??

EXTENDED FAMILY DINNER

A program that has been in existence for many years at MEHS is the “Extended Family Program.” Teachers, staff members, and some community members are assigned a group of 8-12 students to make an “extended family.” One thing they do is eat together every other Thursday evening. Some “families” do a variety of other things like eating dinner at home, getting pizza, making cookies, going on hikes, and lots more. Some families eat every Thursday.

Here is Mr. Hutton’s Extended Family! Don’t tell anyone, but his family is the best! Clockwise starting from the empty chair is Mrs. Hutton, Sharla, Megan, Daniel, Karmen, Victoria, Jared,

Angel, Hannah, Jaclyn, and Peter.

CLUBS and ACTIVITIES

There are many clubs and activities at MEHS. At the end of the Saturday School on September 5, the student body collected in the B.J. McGillis Fieldhouse to hear about all the clubs and activities available to them. Here are a few below.

Mr. Nance, Bill Jones, Brian Akelkok, and Gracie Self show the remote submarine that they are building and programming. Mr. Nance leads a Technology Club every Sunday night at 5 p.m. Some of the club members traveled last year to University of Alaska in Fairbanks and participated in a “virtual world.”

Four sponsors of the Japanese Club stand in for the camera. One the left is “Miki,” our Japanese teacher from Japan. Next is the new Chinese teacher, Ms. Zhang. Mr. Kimber, MEHS alumni, teaches Japanese. MEHS has strong connections to the Pacific Rim, including Japan and China.

Mr. Davis, science and math teacher, and an unidentified volunteer, show and talk about the Civil Air Patrol, which students can join and start on the journey to their pilot’s license.

Join Amnesty International, one of many service clubs! Peace!

It’s time for a cheer to get things rolling. What class can shout the loudest?

Here is the freshmen class. It won’t be long before they’re winning the spirit competitions.

FLU INFORMATION

September 3, 2009

Many school districts across the State of Alaska are experiencing students with flu, including swine flu (H1N1 virus). MEHS also has students with a mild flu. One case came back identifying the flu type as H1N1. As of this date, the symptoms are very similar among students who have the flu.

SYMPTOMS:

The flu that some students are experiencing is marked by a low grade fever of around 100 degrees, a cough, and head and/or body aches. A few students have experienced a higher level fever of around 103 degrees. Students typically feel lousy for 24 hours, and feel fine after that. We make sure that they are fever free for 24 hours before they return to class, as recommended by medical authorities.

WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT IT?

PREVENTION:
We are following all guidelines of the State of Alaska and federal Departments of Health regarding the prevention of any flu. These include:

Cover their nose and mouth with a tissue when they cough or sneeze—have them throw the tissue away after they use it.

Wash their hands often with soap and water, especially after they cough or sneeze. If water is not near, use an alcohol-based hand cleaner.

Remind them to not to touch their eyes, nose, or mouth. Germs often spread this way.

We have stocked lots of Kleenex and soap. Waterless hand cleaner is available on each desk and in common areas.

Vaccinations: Each student at MEHS will be vaccinated against the regular flu and H1N1 flu as soon as the vaccinations are available. If for some medical reason you do not want your child vaccinated, please call our clinic at 966-5204 to let them know.

TREATMENT:

Our medically certified on-campus clinic is manned by a nurse or nurse practioner from 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. If there are any emergencies outside of those hours, we take the student to the SEARHC (SouthEast Area Regional Health Corporation) hospital which is only 100 yards away from our campus.

We are keeping students away from each other in the best way possible in a residential boarding school, which obviously is difficult to do.

Depending on how many students are or may be sick, they will be kept in the sick bay or in dorm rooms. Students will be attended by Resident Advisors or nursing staff.