YES Club Travels To ECSU To Get A Taste Of Teaching
May 16, 2013 •
Filed under Showcase, YES
The MHS YES Club (a club for future teachers) paired up with Bulkeley High school on Thursday and took a field trip to Eastern Connecticut State University for a future teacher's conference. Students attended workshops ranging from working with students with disabilities to differentiated instruction.... Read more »
Why Is Avery Beaming? Because She Won A Scholarship!
April 8, 2013 •
Filed under FCCLA, Future Leaders
Avery Beamon won the Connecticut FCCLA scholarship at the group's recent Spring Conference, which was held at Manchester Community College.FCCLA stands for "Family, Career and Community Leaders of America" and is a dynamic and effective career and technical student organization that empowers young people... Read more »
Spring Eggstravaganza Proves Eggs-citing Time!
Teagan Welch, Staff Writer
March 25, 2013 •
Filed under Clubs, FBLA
Face paint, raffles, a moon bounce, an Easter egg hunt, and even a trip from the Easter bunny! FBLA held the Spring Eggstravaganza on Saturday, March 23rd, that was packed full of people. The event started at 11:00 am and ran until 1:00 pm. Every year, the Spring Eggstravaganza receives a big turnout... Read more »
MHS Groups Collaborate To Help Struggling Families
Tiffany S. Minakhom
December 20, 2012 •
Filed under Activities Planning Board, Chess Club, Clubs, DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, Multicultural Club, Young Men's Leadership Group
The holidays are often a stressful time for everyone whether is it buying a gift for your Secret Snowflake, baking cookies for Santa or remembering to spread Christmas cheer. However, for some individuals providing a meal for their families and themselves is a difficult feat. With the assistance of the... Read more »
MHS Students, Staff Create Holiday Happiness
December 11, 2012 •
Filed under DECA, FBLA, News, Young Men's Leadership Group, Young Women's Leadership Group
The Future Business Leaders of America Club (FBLA) recently worked with the Distributive Education Club of America (DECA) and the Young Men’s and Women’s Leadership Groups to sponsor a festive winter holiday themed celebratory event for children in the Manchester community. Manchester High School... Read more »
DECA Students Attend Leadership Conference
October 31, 2012 •
Filed under Clubs, DECA
Four MHS students from DECA went to a Leadership Conference on Friday, October 26 at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington. This is the first year that MHS has taken part and it was one out of 27 schools from throughout the state that attended. The attendees (from left), Heather Bushnell, Jake Garlitz, Marquis... Read more »
YES Club Meetings
September 19, 2012 •
Filed under Clubs, YES
Here are the meeting dates for the YES Club (which meets in Room 229 from 2:20-3:00 p.m): September 20th meeting and September 26th (Zumba fundraiser in café) September 28th (Activities FAIR in the cafeteria) October 11 meeting October 25th meeting and October 31st (Zumba fundraiser in café) November... Read more »
September 5, 2012 •
Filed under Clubs, Future Leaders, YES
Advisor: Heather Banas Just say "YES" to Teaching! The MHS YES Club is a club designed for students who are interested in pursuing a career in the field of education. This means, that anyone wishing to work with young people as a teacher, guidance counselor, school psychologist or social worker is... Read more »
FCCLA
September 4, 2012 •
Filed under Clubs, FCCLA, Future Leaders
Adviser: Beth Daitch FCCLA stands for Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America.The ultimate leadership experience, offers members to expand their leadership potential and develop skills for life necessary in the home and workplace such as planning, goal setting, problem solving, decision making,... Read more »
FBLA
September 4, 2012 •
Filed under Clubs, FBLA, Future Leaders
Advisor: to be announced The FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) -PBL Club is the largest business career student organization in the world. The high school division has 215,000 members, while the postsecondary division reaches over 11,000 college students. The FBLA club at Manchester... Read more »