School profile

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  Culinary Arts I
  
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  Culinary Arts II
  
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  Culinary Arts III
  

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  Number 9 Park Restaurant
  
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  Massachusetts Restaurant Association
  
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  Bunker Hill Community College
  
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  Newbury College
  
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  Longwood Inn
  

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  Students receive hands-on experience by working in "Café 75", the student operated school restaurant
  
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  Students cater school and community functions
  
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  Students learn in a fully equipped restaurant kitchen
  
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  Students participate in field trips to various restaurants and other vocational schools
  
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  Bakery students sell their oven-baked pastries and run a full bakery that gives them hands-on retailing experience.
  
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  The bakery is open to the public and bakes for school and community functions.
  

This is a 3-year sequential program. Students must fulfill the necessary pre-requisite prior to advancing to the next level. Students in the Dental Assisting Program prepare to work in dental offices. Students learn how to greet and seat patients, identify and deliver correct instruments, mix a variety of filling and impression materials, and operate a dental sterilizer. Students record and translate dental terms, using symbols and abbreviations; they record and file patient records and process insurance forms. Second-year students enjoy clinical experiences at outpatient dental clinics or labs. Graduates are prepared to work as office receptionists and/or to assist dentists at chair-side. Senior students are given the opportunity to prepare and test for a national certification in Digital Radiology. Select students are offered summer placements/work in various dental settings.

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  Dental Assisting I
  
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  Dental Assisting II
  
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  Dental Assisting III
  

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  Richard Carr, D.M.D.
  

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  Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
  
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  Joseph Smith Health Center
  
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  Whittier Street Neighborhood Health Center
  
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  Harvard Dental School
  

• Students learn hands-on procedures in a simulated dental lab

  
  
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  Students are joined by the clinical instructor at Tufts School of Dental Medicine beginning in grade 10, in the first year of the program
  
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  Seniors are placed on co-op in private practices throughout the city
  

This is a 3-year sequential program. Students must fulfill the necessary pre-requisite prior to advancing to the next level. Students in this program are prepared for employment in either acute or long-term care settings, as well as home health care. Students are taught a wide variety of skills, combining both theory and practical application. Students are required to complete, at a minimum, forty hours of clinical experience in a long term care setting applying nursing assistant skills learned in the classroom laboratory. Students prepare to take the state-licensing test to become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), and testing is periodically done at Madison Park. The Nursing Assistant certification program is Department of Public Health approved.

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  Nursing Assisting I
  
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  Nursing Assisting II
  
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  Nursing Assisting III
  

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  Goddard House
  
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  Ben Franklin Institute
  
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  The Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  
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  Roxbury Community College
  
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  Jewish Memorial Hospital
  

• Comprehensive training program to prepare students to become Certified Nursing Assistants

  
  
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  Certification testing is done on site
  
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  Personalized cooperative learning in long term health care
  
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  Wide range of post-secondary opportunities in both education and employment
  
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  Prepares students for the demands of today’s workplace in the health care industry
  

This is a 3-year sequential program. Students must fulfill the necessary pre-requisite prior to advancing to the next level. Students in this program learn all aspects of operations and service within the framework of the travel, tourism, food and beverage, and lodging industries. The Hospitality Management ‘shop’ at Madison Park is designed to simulate the work environment found in the industry. Offices of departments that support running a business are replicated on a daily basis in the program. In addition, students participate in on-site training at many of Boston’s major hotels. Students are given the opportunity to participate in an ongoing “job shadow” with one hotel prior to becoming eligible for an internship or co-operative job placement.

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  Hospitality, Travel, & Tourism Management I
  
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  Hospitality, Travel, & Tourism Management II
  
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  Hospitality, Travel, & Tourism Management III
  

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  Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center
  
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  Colonnade Hotel
  
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  Sheraton Boston Hotel
  
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  Park Lodge Hotel Group
  
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  Newbury College
  
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  Massachusetts Lodging Association
  

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  Students are exposed to all aspects of the hospitality industry
  
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  Internships and job shadows are available at top hotel affiliations
  
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  Significant relationship with Massachusetts Lodging Association
  
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  In-shop hotel lobby and authentic guestroom
  

This is a 3-year sequential program. Students must fulfill the necessary pre-requisite prior to advancing to the next level. This program provides opportunities for students to acquire the knowledge and skills to assemble, install, operate, maintain and repair computers and related instruments. Students learn to manage and configure network equipment such as switches and routers as well as learn the many essential aspects of customer support, including troubleshooting, upgrading hardware and making repairs at client, server, and network levels.

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  Information & Support Systems Networking I
  
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  Information & Support Systems Networking II
  
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  Information & Support Systems Networking III
  

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  Cisco Systems
  
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  CompTIA
  
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  Bunker Hill Community College
  
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  Massachusetts Tech Prep Consortium
  
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  Fidelity
  
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  Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office
  
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  Benjamin Franklin Institute
  
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  Comcast
  
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  UMASS Boston
  

• Cabling and connections

  
  

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  Electronics and signals
  
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  Media connections and collision
  
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  The OSI Model
  
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  Protocols
  
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  Routers, switches and bridges
  
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  Network Security
  
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  Network design and documentation
  
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  CISCO Regional Site for licensing
  
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  VMWare Cluster partnership
  
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  A+ Certification
  
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  STRATA
  
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  Microsoft IT Essentials
  
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  Discovery I
  
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  Discovery II
  
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  Cisco Cluster Certificates
  
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  Networking Plus
  

This is a 3-year sequential program. Students must fulfill the necessary pre-requisite prior to advancing to the next level. Students in this program learn the fundamental principles of the medical facility as well as the skills needed to assist professionals in the clinical environment. Students develop specific skills related to measuring vital signs, collecting laboratory specimens, assisting with physical exams, electrocardiograms, and maintaining medical records. Students learn the importance of communicating with patients, their families, and other health care providers. Hands-on skills are based on learned principles related to Biomedical Technology. Related laboratory concepts are presented and practiced.

• Medical Assisting I

  
  
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  Medical Assisting II
  
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  Medical Assisting III
  

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  Harvard Street Health Center
  
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  Dana Farber
  
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  Whittier Street Health Center
  
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  Faulkner Hospital
  
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  Harvard Medical School Simulation Program
  
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  Home for Little Wanderers
  
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  BPS School Nurses
  

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  Students are assigned to a variety of departments in a medical facility where they care for patients
  
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  Students are introduced to the various career options in the field and to the education and training required
  

This is a 3-year sequential program. Students must fulfill the necessary pre-requisite prior to advancing to the next level. This program trains students in the field of Communication Arts. Students learn to use HD video cameras, audio and video digital recording, write scripts, and edit videos in Final Cut Pro, direct and produce their own programs. Students gain experience in the production studio and learn portable production techniques.

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  Television & Film Production I
  
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  Television & Film Production II
  
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  Television & Film Production III
  

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  WGBH
  
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  WLVI
  
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  Access Foundation of Boston
  
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  Boston Neighborhood Network
  
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  Berklee College of Music
  
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  Rampion Visual
  

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  Full 30'x60' state-of-the-art TV studio, complete with 3 edit suites, audio-production suite, and two special-effects workstations
  
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  Students produce their own commercials, music videos and news programs.
  
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  Students have the opportunity to be placed in co-op positions.
  

Freshman classes meet every day except for the exploratory class that meets five days a week, every other week. In the Exploratory class, students explore the various programs offered in the upper class technical areas. During the freshman year students take Physical Education and Writing class in addition to the core academic subjects. Students are expected to successfully complete their course of studies and accumulate 23 points including English Language Arts and mathematics in order to enter a technical program.

The technical programs operate on a weekly schedule. Students attend their academic and career classes every day in order to support MCAS, literacy, and their career competencies.

Students in the technical programs earn 10 points per year toward their graduation requirements. A student who completes at least two years in a program receives a certificate of completion for that program. A student is allowed but not encouraged to change his/her career program, but must have a minimum of two years in one program to receive a certificate of completion. One of those must be their senior year. In order to make a career change, the student must get the required forms from their guidance counselor. The student will be informed when the transfer has been approved and the student may then go to their newly assigned program. Absolutely no change will be made for a student in their senior year. You must pass two years of your technical career program to graduate from Madison Park.

Completing daily homework results in higher grades and greater understanding of the day’s lessons. The time and amount of homework should increase with the student's grade level.

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  Reinforce the present day's lesson. Prepare for the next day's lesson.
  
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  Reinforce acquired skills and develop study habits. Help develop a sense of responsibility. Teach students independent learning.
  
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  Prepare students to face the demands presented through life.
  
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  Incorporate available materials and media in the home: books, magazines, newspapers, and television.
  

An allotted time for home study should be part of a student's daily routine, regardless of whether specific assignments have been given. Students should realize that homework is not just written assignments, but that studying is an integral part of homework.

Assignments should be clear and appropriate in terms of objectives and scope. Teachers should tell the students specifically what is required. A total of 2 to 2 ½ hours per night are necessary to do satisfactory work in school. A minimum of 75 % of the homework must be successfully completed in order for a student to qualify for minimum grade of a "C."

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  Homework is the responsibility of the student.
  
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  Homework assignments should be written in the students' notebook. Students should ensure that required materials are taken home. Completed homework should be returned to school when due.
  
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  Students should allocate a time and place for homework, free from distractions. The student within the assigned timeframe should complete homework.
  
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  When a student misses a class, it is his/her responsibility to complete the work assigned.
  

Regular attendance and promptness are essential for academic success. All MPTVHS students are expected to be present in school and in all classes whenever school is in session unless there are medical, legal, or other approved reasons for the absences. The attendance policy is based on and set forth in the Promotion Policy adopted by the School Committee at the meeting of June 24, 1998, and revised May, 2006. It requires the following:

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  Any student with more than three unexcused absences in a marking term, or more than twelve unexcused absences for the year, will receive a grade of "NC" (no credit) if he/she has otherwise earned a passing grade. If he/she has not earned a passing grade he/she will receive an "F."
  
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  If, at the end of the year, the student has not exceeded twelve unexcused absences, ... any "NC" for a marking term will be converted to the letter grade he/she would otherwise have receive.
  
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  Within one term of receiving a "NC" for the year, a student may earn credit and a letter grade by passing a citywide final exam for the course.
  

The new promotion policy standard changes the student attendance policy from a prior level of 85% attendance to a new requirement of 93.3% attendance. Each school is required to set a student attendance goal for the school year. The minimum acceptable goal for average daily attendance will be 93.3%.

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   Illness documented by a signed doctor's note, signed by all teachers and filed with
   

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   Chronic medical condition documented by a doctor's note filed with the nurse and
   

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   Death of a family member
   
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   Religious Holidays
   
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   Court or legal appearances (court note required)
   
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   Constructively Present (CP) forms for field trips, assemblies, student council, school
   

Students are expected to schedule medical appointments and job interviews after school. Early dismissal requests must be presented to the homeroom teacher during homeroom period. The student will then be sent to the Department Office where the note will be verified and an early dismissal slip given. If the note cannot be verified the student will not be dismissed.

Students who are ill must see the nurse who will determine the extent of the illness and make the proper disposition. Only the nurse may dismiss a student who is ill. If the nurse determines that a student can stay in school, no other administrator or teacher may dismiss him/her.

Coaches or club advisors will submit a list of all participating students to all teachers prior to the first scheduled event. If an athletic team or club is to be dismissed early, a notice will appear in the Daily Bulletin. If a student does not follow proper notification procedures and does not go to class this will be treated as a discipline problem. It is the student's responsibility to make sure all your teachers are notified before, not after, the event.

Cooperative Education Coordinator (office located on the second floor of Building 7) will verify student employment and provide early dismissal forms and communicate with the instructors. Students can acquire working papers in the Cooperative Education Office.

Students must have an identification card with them at all times when attending school or a school function. This card will be required to make use of the library, cafeteria services and for attendance. Students will present their identification card when requested by a staff member. It is not transferable. Any lost card must be reported immediately to the Department Office. Cards are obtainable in early September. If a student loses or forgets the identification card, speak to the Director of Technology. A student is allowed two temporary identification cards per year. After the second time, the parent will be called and the student will be sent home. The student will be charged a $1.00 replacement cost. If a student refuses to show his/her identification, he/she may be suspended or arrested as a trespasser.

Students and their parents/guardians are responsible for all issued textbooks and library books. If books are not returned the following consequences will occur:

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  The students' report card will not be released;
  
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  The students' school records will not be released for school transfers, college applications, financial aid, special programs or to employer; and
  
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  Students will not be permitted to participate in graduation ceremonies.
  

Students are expected to maintain proper conduct while in the school library. Library computers are for research only.

MPTVHS provides a variety of support services that help students with different issues. Many agencies within the community provide services to the school. MPTVHS has two school nurses and a health center within the school. A student can register at the health center. If a student would like assistance, he/she can contact the Support Services Coordinator.

The Health Center provides students with medical services and counseling, and accepts all health insurance providers. All services are kept confidential. The center is located on the fourth floor of the Building 7. All students must have a pass to see the school nurse, visit the health center and/or any agency within the school. When students have scheduled appointments with an agency, they must inform the teacher by showing the appointment card and getting a pass. Students will be marked C.P. for the class.

There are many opportunities for students to participate in clubs. The following are a list of clubs open to all students regardless of race, religion, or sex. During school orientations, more information will be provided.

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  Dreamwriters
  
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  Gay Straight Alliance
  
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  SkillsUSA
  
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  Yearbook
  
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  Senior Class
  
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  Junior Class
  
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  Sophomore Class
  
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  Student Government
  
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  Mock Trial
  
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  Senior Prom
  
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  Science
  
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  SAT Prep
  
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  JROTC After School
  
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  AIDS Walk
  

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  Boys' and Girls' Soccer
  
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  Girls' Volleyball
  
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  Football
  
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  Cheerleading
  

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  Boys' and Girls' Basketball
  
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  Ice Hockey
  
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  Swimming
  
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  Boys’ and Girls’ Indoor Track
  

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  Girls' Softball
  
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  Boys' Baseball
  
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  Boys' and Girls' Track & Field
  
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  Boys’ Volleyball
  

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   Parental Permission;
   
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   1.7 Grade Point Average (C) in four major subjects in the marking term prior to the
   

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   Sport's Physical within one year of the date of participation; and
   
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   Abides by the BPS Code of Discipline and MPTVHS's School Based Rules.
   

All uniforms and equipment must be returned to the coach at the end of each season. Student athletes are required to make restitution for all items lost, stolen, or damaged. Seniors may lose the privilege of walking across the stage at graduation if they have not made restitution for equipment lost, damaged, or stolen any time during their enrollment at MPTVHS.