Gator Guardian Newsletter
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The ACT will continue on Monday 3/17.
Pictures can say 1000 words! Students enjoying all the various options at the Career & College Fair held at the MCS Career & Technical Center on the Innovation Campus!
More action shots from the 2025 MCS CTE Career & College Fair!
Another Career & College Fair has come and gone, but we have testimonies of lasting effects from students who take advantage of the opportunities available at the fair. Several former MCS students have been employed by some of the businesses on the vendor floor, including sponsors The Edwards Company, Manning Masonry, Domtar, Lilley International, Martin Enterprises, Martin Chamber of Commerce, and Martin Community College. Thank you to all our vendors and business partners who came out to provide information to students and parents! It was a great day for our students and our CTE Business Partnerships are greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Jason K. Wynne
MCHS is blessed with great JROTC cadets. They take turns doing the morning announcements for the school and posting/retiring the colors each school day. A big thank you to Capt. McDade and Sgt. Toy for their leadership of are JROTC department.
Thank you to all for the 12th grade guardians that came out to night. Here are some photos from the event. The recording of the session will be on the class of 2024/2025 google classroom soon. Please feel free to reach out to our counseling department for any questions.
ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery)
The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is a career planning resource designed to help young people align their strengths and interest to plans after high school graduation. Students in 10th, 11th, or 12th grade can take this test. This assessment is offered at no cost to MCHS students and takes approximately 3 hours to complete.
The ASVAB is also used by the US military for enlistment, but completing the exam does NOT require enlistment or meeting with a recruiter. In fact, results from 10th grade students cannot be used for military enlistment purposes.
The ASVAB assesses knowledge in a wide variety of areas including: general science, word knowledge, mathematics, auto information, mechanical comprehension, arithmetic reasoning, paragraph comprehension, electronics information, shop information, and assembling objects.
The ASVAB is used as a career planning tool, not only for the military but for college and trade paths as well. As stated earlier, it is an aptitude test showing where an individual’s strengths lie. This could lead to students gaining a better understanding of a path they want to pursue.
The ASVAB provides a perfect opportunity for students to practice for other tests, such as the ACT and SAT.
In closing, the ASVAB test has been traditionally known for only taking it if you want to join the military. What we see now is students across the country taking the ASVAB test to glean where their strengths are to assist them in their future plans post high school. It also helps our school staff and assists them on a path in which the student did not see.
That is why taking the exam as a sophomore is important too. It gives the student a baseline of where their strengths are moving forward. For more information about the ASVAB, visit the program websites below:
https://www.goarmy.com/how-to-join/steps/asvab
https://www.asvabprogram.com/student
MCHS is hosting the ASVAB test on the 18th March at 8:00am in the media center. See or email an JROTC Instructor to sign up.
On March 3, Ian Shaw and Aneeka Reedy signed to serve their state and country as a member of the Army National Guard.
Ian Shaw is a Senior who will attend Basic Combat Training this summer and then continue on to Advanced Individual Training as a 15P (Aviation Operations Specialist).
Aneeka Reedy is a Junior in her fourth semester in the district’s JROTC Program. She will attend Basic Combat Training this summer and return to high school for her senior year, during which she will train one weekend a month with her Military Police Unit in Nashville, North Carolina.
Following graduation, Reedy will attend Advanced Individual Training as a Military Police Officer (31B).
Each student will receive over $76,000 dollars in benefits to continue their post-secondary education.
The local Jersey Mike's is hosting a Spirit night for our JROTC program. Please come out and support this Thursday night from 3-9 pm.
The JROTC combined Military Ball at the American Legion’s in Greenville, NC. The cadets had the pleasure of hearing NC Congressman Don Davis speak and provide motivation on how to be a better citizen.
Gator Guardian News 3/10/25
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12th grade students and guardians are asked to attend the last 12th grade guardian meeting on 3/10/25. We hope everyone can attend in person. We will have a virtual option for those that would like to attend online (see below for details).
12th grade meeting
Monday, March 10 · 6:00 – 7:00pm
Time zone: America/New_York
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/wqd-apmg-wpk
Or dial: (US) +1 470-228-6134 PIN: 919 456 338#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/wqd-apmg-wpk?pin=4386917847068
The MCS CTE Career & College Fair is only 1 week away! Thank you to Manning Masonry, Martin County Economic Development, Domtar, Martin Community College, Lilley International, Martin County Chamber of Commerce, Martin Enterprises, and our corporate sponsor, The Edwards Company.
The Martin County Schools CTE Career & College Fair is next week!
Thursday, March 13th, 2025 at the Career & Technical Center on the Innovation Campus!
Stay tuned for more information...
A big thank you ECSU for hosting a group of 11th and 12th graders for a visit today. Ms. Council our college advisor is ready to assist any 12th grader with their college/career plans.
Some of our students spent time today reading to kindergarteners from across Martin County Schools at the "I Like Me" event. Everyone enjoyed reading the personalized books and making new friends!
Thanks to the Williamston Rotary Club for including us!
Ian Shaw and Aneeka Reedy U. S. Army National Guard Enlistment Ceremony. Receiving $76,000.
https://youtu.be/aJ-qFNGvCZw
MCHS would like to shoutout our awesome office staff. They keep our office running with a smile. A huge thank you to Ms. Gravgaard (book keeper), Ms. Powell (MCHS office manager), Ms. Keyes (data manager), and Ms. Whitley (IC office manager).
MCHS Guardian News Week of 3/3/25
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