Thursday, February 16 is Pro Dress Day and SkillsUSA Tech Fair. All students will be competing, and winners will qualify for state. Contests include Advertising Design, Computer Programming, Speech, Electronics Technology, Web Design, Community Service, Technical Computer App, Job Interview, Related Tech Math, TV/Video, T-Shirt Design, and Quiz Bowl.
The MTCHS Board Game Club is in session every Monday after school from 2:15 to 3:20. These guys have a great time! If you’re interested in joining… just show up! The club normally meets in Mr. Olsen’s class, Room 108.
Meridian Technical Charter High School is hosting its 4th League Of Legends tournament on March 3rd in conjunction with our SkillsUSA Tech Party. The tech party will have a huge variety of games including Smash 4, Starcraft II, Starbound, Rocket League, War Thunder, and many others. One ticket grants you access to both events. Registration deadline is February 17, 2017. There will be a maximum of 12 teams this year; sign up quickly as it is first come first serve! If eight teams sign up, Riot Games will provide prizing. There will be other separate prizes, as well as food and drinks. Questions, please email government@clone.smtchs.org. Sign up for the tournament here: https://meridiantechnicalcharter.revtrak.net/tek9.asp?pg=products&grp=24.
Eighth-grade parents wishing to enter your student into our upcoming lottery: the deadline is this coming Friday, February 10!
You will find the link to our lottery application on our home page, just click on the word “Application.”
The lottery will be drawn on February 17 and results posted that afternoon on our website. We will also post results after 3:00 p.m. on our front door.
Juniors have been hard at work studying for their “We The People” Competition coming up tomorrow, February 2. Students need to be at the school at 7:00 a.m. so they can get to the competition on time. Professional dress is required! Bring a sack lunch as lunch will not be provided.
This is the first year MTCHS has participated in We the People, and teachers have made it part of the American Government and English courses. The We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Program promotes civic competence and responsibility among the nation’s upper elementary and secondary students. The We the People printed textbooks and Enhanced Ebooks interactive strategies, relevant content and the simulated congressional hearing make teaching and learning exciting for both students and teachers. The program enjoys active support from state bar associations and foundations and other educational, professional, business, and community organizations across the nation. Since its inception in 1987, more than 28 million students and 75,000 educators have participated in the We the People Program.
In order to address some of the time that has been lost from 6 snow days this year, last night the the MTCHS Board of Directors approved a plan to gain some additional time back. While we have to continue to work within the same transportation parameters of the West Ada School District, MTCHS still needs to recover additional time. By making a small adjustment to our own daily schedule we can make up for the lost time by the end of the year.
The Senior Entrepreneurship project is an in-depth project allowing students to create, develop, and present a new business idea. Students will develop a product and/or service, write a complete business plan according to the Small Business Administration standards, develop a corporate identity package, and create a prototype of their product/service. This is a comprehensive project teaching students how to take an idea and develop it for a market. All groups will present their businesses in front of a panel of small business owners and business development professionals.
We are transitioning to a new moodle site. Due to this transition, moodle will not be available from 3 pm Friday 1/20/2017 till 7 AM Monday 1/23/2017. Any assignments can be emailed directly to the teachers.
We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience.
No School, January 19, 2017 Due to Weather
The junior class has been very busy practicing their upcoming business presentations on Friday.
The junior project has two goals. First, to teach students project management skills, the phases involved in project management, and what it means to work with a team on a project. The second is to have them work through a project using project management phases. Their end deliverable is also in two parts. The first part is a trade-show like presentation to local members of business and industry of a sustainability idea which has local value. They will present their idea for seven to nine minutes in a trade-show environment complete with display, brochures, and a well thought out presentation. Each team member presents. The second deliverable is a project management portfolio which the teachers grade. This portfolio is a snapshot of each phase of their project from planning to team member evaluations.
School hours are 7:45am to 2:10pm
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