Please be advised there is a Board of Education Meeting on Thursday, March 28th at 7:30pm at Falls Auditorium
Please be advised the Board of Education Work Session will meet March 25th, 7:30pm at the District Office.
Bacon, Egg and Cheese Sandwiches are available every Wednesday and Friday, 7AM-7:20AM
$4
Outside the MHS auditorium
A great way to start the day!
Due to the inclement weather, the Five-Hour Driving Pre-Licensing will be offered March 26th, Room 215, 5pm – 10pm, at the Mahopac High School. Please contact Betsy Tobias at tobiasb@mahopac.k12.ny.us or 845-628-3256 for more information.
Shop at Five Below March 23-30 and 10% goes to MHS PTO! See attached for details.
Mahopac High School PTO is participating in the Decicco's School Rebate Program in Jefferson Valley: A percentage of your store purchases will be donated back to our school at the end of the program.
Please encourage your family members and friends to support our school. When checking out please let the cashier know to put in Mahopac High School so we may earn rewards. You will receive all discounts and sales when using our rewards program.
National Honor Societies for German, Italian and Spanish will be conducting a joint induction ceremony in Mahopac High School auditorium on Wednesday, April 24, 7 pm
Due to inclement weather conditions, we understand some Mahopac families were not able to attend the incoming 9th Grade Curriculum Night held Thursday, 1/31. The following is a video link of the presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXatb6F2HXA
MAHOPAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 2019 - 2020 REGISTRATION FOR INCOMING KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
Must be five years old on or before 12/01/2019 (No Exceptions)
Kindergarten Registration for the 2019-2020 School Year will be held at The Office of Central Registration located at The Falls District Office, 100 Myrtle Avenue, Mahopac, between the hours of 8:15 am and 3:00 pm on the following dates:
- Austin Road ES: January 7th, 9th & 25th, February 5th & 7th
- Fulmar Road ES: January 14th & 16th, February 1st, 26th, 28th
- Lakeview ES: January 11th, 22nd, 24th, 28th & 30th
Las siguientes fechas son para las familias que necesitan asistencia en Español: 11 de febrero
Registration is by appointment only. To schedule an appointment and request a registration packet, please contact the Office of Central Registration at 845-621-0656, Ext. 13902.
Registration packets are available by clicking here.
Augmented Reality at Mahopac High School! Students can download the ROAR app to find out more about HS clubs and happenings using augmented reality! Thank you Jason Zides, Educational Technology Specialist, for working with our students to make this happen.
It is critically important to the Mahopac Central School District that the information on our website be accessible to individuals with visual, hearing or cognitive disabilities. As a result, the District has made good faith efforts to ensure that our site complies with New York State standards on website accessibility (New York State OFT Policy, P04-002, Accessibility of State Agency Web-based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications) and with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, set forth by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to the best of our technical ability.
As part of Mahopac Central School District's commitment to accessibility, we have adopted an industry-leading Web Accessibility solution called AudioEye. AudioEye helps ensure that our websites are optimized to provide users with an accessible experience by conforming to WCAG 2.0 Level AA guidelines. The AudioEye technology utilizes a toolbar, which will appear on the bottom right side of our webpages, and includes a suite of free assistive web personalization utilities that allows our users to customize their experience in order to meet their needs. Click here to learn more about AudioEye.
March 2019
Dear MHS Community,
We are headed for a great spring at MHS. To date our students are achieving at excellent levels - over 800 students making Honor Roll or High Honor Roll and our College Board scores this year are averaging above both NYS and National levels! #WeAreMHS
We are in the midst of our scheduling process for the 2019-20 school year. Please be on the lookout for the Course Registration Form and be sure to engage in conversations with your child, the counselor, and teachers for the next course. Our Program of Studies is available on our website, under the "Our School" Tab.
The overall tone of MHS is outstanding. Our students are achieving, they are happy, kind and courteous. However we are not immune to the issues of this generation in terms of the influence of the inappropriate use of Social Media and the plague of vaping. We talk to the students often about these issues and its impact on their educational day. I ask that you, too, have conversations with your student surrounding these areas so that we together can help our students navigate tough decisions.
Regards,
Matthew Lawrence, Ed.D.
Principal - Mahopac High School
(845) 628-3256 Ext. 11510
Follow me on Twitter: Dr. Matt Lawrence@PacHS_Principal
Vaping has increased 78% among HS students (48% in MS) from 2017 to 2018.
Doctors, scientists, educators, and parents are concerned that decades of hard fought reduction in youth smoking will be reversed,
You can stay informed and keep the conversation going:
Pediatricians Push for Laws to Prevent Teen Vaping US News 1/28/19
Surgeon General Warns Youth Vaping Is Now An 'Epidemic' NPR 12/18/18
Your Teen Is Underestimating the Health Risks of Vaping Yale Medicine 12/19/18
How to Know if Your Kid is Vaping Marijuana — and What to Do About It Partnership 6/6/18
Talk with Your Teen About E-cigarettes: A Tip Sheet for Parents CDC
The Real Cost Commercial: “Hacked” 15 sec
Safer≠ Safe 15 sec
The Real Cost "An Epidemic Is Spreading" 15 sec
We are proud to announce that 310 students earned honor roll by having a GPA of between 84.5 and 89.4 and 532 students earned high honor roll for having a GPA of 89.5 and higher for Quarter 2.
The following is a letter to the Mahopac community from Superintendent of Schools Anthony DiCarlo, 02/08/2019:
Dear Mahopac Community,
I would like to take a moment to talk about a prevalent drug trend affecting our nation’s schools, as well as the response our District implements to keep our schools safe and drug-free.
E-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among U.S. middle and high school students. In response to the growing use of e-cigarette vaping devices among high school students, Mahopac Central School District has policies in place to prevent the use of such devices on school grounds. E-cigarette use increased seventy-eight percent among high school students in 2018. In an effort to protect the student body and curb this epidemic in Mahopac schools, the District includes the following provision in the Code of Conduct:
“Smoking, using, possessing, or selling a cigarette, cigar, pipe, chewing tobacco, lighters, matches, e-cigarettes, vaporizers or other devices used to inhale a non-prescribed substance.”
Any student found with any of these devices will be in violation of these provisions and may be subjected to discipline, referred to the Superintendent, and assigned sessions with the Student Assistance Counselor.
Students found in possession of devices with liquids or oils that contain THC or CBD concentrates or other controlled substances will subject themselves to an out-of-school suspension, and referred to a superintendent’s hearing. The District is committed to curbing the use or possession of illegal substances in the schools. If found guilty at a hearing of possession of a vaping device containing THC or CBD substances, the violating student may be subjected to an extended period of out-of-school suspension.
These measures reflect the gravity we ascribe to the objective of stopping the trend of use or possession of these devices among school-aged children.
Respectfully yours,
Anthony DiCarlo
Superintendent of Schools
Reahl Allen, Mahopac High School senior, signed his letter of intent today to play football for Pace University as a student athlete for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Some of Allen’s athletic achievements include,
“I’m most proud of Reahl’s development as a student athlete and as a young man over the last year in particular. He has really shown that he’s ready for the next step in his college career,” said Dominick DeMatteo, Mahopac Football Coach.
Allen’s parents, friends, teachers, counselors and team mates were in attendance of his letter signing, as well as Coach and Superintendent of Schools Anthony DiCarlo.
“On behalf of the Board of Education and the entire District, we congratulate Reahl and his parents. He really embraces what it means to be a student-athlete and he’s nothing but class on the field and in the classroom. He really exemplifies what it means to be the “Mahopac Way.” said DiCarlo.
Mahopac Wrestling Coach Dennis DiSanto made Section 1 history by earning his 422nd career victory in a dual meet over Brewster on January 7th. Until then, the record of 421 victories was held by former Arlington coach Fred Perry, followed by Fox Lane’s now retired Joe Amuso, with 406 (per lohud Sports).
Along with this team and Mahopac families, DiSanto was supported by many of his former students from Somers where he also coached for 27 years.
DiSanto is in his 35th year of coaching and is set to retire at the end of this school year.
Mahopac matches up with Carmel at home Thursday, Jan. 10, at 4:30 p.m., where there will be a ceremony honoring DiSanto prior to the meet.
Mahopac High School senior, TJ McKee, broke the varsity boy’s hockey team school record for points with 158. He surpassed the old record of 151 held by Tyler Perrelle during the 2008-2009 season.
At the beginning of the season, Tim Donaghy, Mahopac Varsity Boy’s Hockey Coach, shared with his team the school’s hockey program record book.
“I made it a goal for myself to beat the record at the start of the season,” said McKee. McKee, who plays center, has played hockey since he was five years old.
“I am so proud of TJ. It’s been great to see him to continue to grow as a student athlete and accomplish his goal of setting a new school record,” said Donaghy.
The record was set along with Mahopac Varsity Hockey team’s victory at the Mohawk Holiday Tournament finishing 2-0 on December 29, 2018. Not only did McKee take the record but also fellow senior team mate, Logan MacDougall, goalie, won Most Valuable Player.
