Macon County Schools

***BUS ROUTE UPDATES*** The Evening of April 18 the following Bus Routes: Bus 9 will Double Bus 37

MCHS Volleyball Tryouts Monday, May 13th, 3:00-5:00 for current 9th, 10th, and 11th graders Tuesday, May 14th, 3:00-5:00 for current 8th graders Location: MCHS Gym There will be a required team meeting on Thursday, May 16th, 3:00-4:30 for those who make the team in Room 115 at MCHS. 8th graders may ride the bus over after school.

💥LES 💥 📢We apologize but we had to change our online auction. The google forms were not working for everyone earlier. If you had already placed a bid, we will contact you to replace it. Attention all sweet lovers! 🥧🍰🍪 Get ready to satisfy your sweet tooth and support our school by participating in our online bake sale! This is our first time hosting an online bake sale! While TCAP testing is taking place this week, we have organized an online auction where you can bid on a variety of delicious baked goods. Go to our school’s Facebook page at Lafayette Elementary School. 🧁🎂🥮 Check out the baked items and place your bid UNDER THE PICTURE OF THE ITEM YOU WANT. The highest bid wins the item. Bidding closes at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 19. Bids must be in increments of $1.00. If you are the winning bidder, you may pick up your item from the front office area after 12:00. We will accept cash and checks.

Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration for the 2024-2025 School Year-Please the attached for information.

May 11th will be the Spring Spectacular Beauty Pageant hosted by MCHS FCCLA. Below is the link to the form. Please read the form entirely as it is very detailed. This pageant has no county restrictions. If you have any questions please just comment. This pageant is a yearly fundraiser to help cover some of the costs of our members competing at the national level. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c5MpfjlTOU0OcANspChhwPN4wRm7FaIYVhrfCPoJlIE/edit

Teen Cuisine is a free after-school culinary program with 6 cooking classes for 7-12 grade students. The classes are scheduled for each Wednesday from April 17 - May 22 (April 17, April 24, May 1, May 8, May 15, and May 22) from 3:30-5:00 pm at the Meador Building at the Macon County Fairgrounds. Each weekly class includes a lesson and cooking activity. There are 16 spots available, so if you want to register, please complete the simple registration ASAP at the link shown below. Registration Deadline: Monday, April 15 (or until 16 spots are filled) Registration Link: tiny.utk.edu/MaconCountyTeenCuisine If you have any questions, please contact Michaela Pedigo, UT Extension - Macon County FCS/4-H Agent, at mlpedigo@utk.edu or 615-666-3341.

***BUS ROUTE UPDATES*** The Evening of April 10 the following Bus Routes: Bus 9 will Double Bus 37

Movers and Shakers Theatre Performance Workshop is happening soon! Workshop will be Directed by Kelly Blackwood and Amy Walworth Students 2nd grade and up may participate! Practices and performance times: Monday April 29 3:30-6:30 Tuesday, April 30 3:30-6:30 Thursday, May 2 3:30-6:30 and Friday, May 3 3:30-6:30 with the performance beginning at 7:00 p.m. See the link below for more info and to register! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSciB6X-T5GBwkphtj-C39g1odj_JMUFMXzKvRZeHZD2DnH0rw/viewform

RBS Greenhouse Sale-April 18, 2024-April 20th, 2024

MCJHS Volleyball tryouts for current 6th and 7th graders will be held on Tuesday, April 16 and Wednesday, April 17 from 3-5:00 at MCJH. Volleyball tryouts for current 5th graders will be held on Tuesday, April 23 and Wednesday, April 24 from 3-5:00 at MCJH. You must have a physical on file or bring a completed one to tryouts.

MCHS Course Approval Parent Nights (Grades 9-11) April 16 and 17 from 5:00-7:00 pm in the cafeteria *Come by anytime to review/sign your child's course selections for next school year. Online option available for parents who cannot attend; visit the Counseling Center page at maconcountyhs.com. Go to "Course Selection Process."

Attention 2024 Graduating Seniors: Lafayette Broadcasting’s Senior Salutes will air on WLCT 102.1FM from May 10th thru the 24th. To be included, please fill out the short questionnaire provided in the link below. The deadline for responses is April 19th. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSecryQqd58qCPm4JmvQAfyFF5KHuFlkwZvHhW0NmdK6ZXuh3A/viewform?usp=pp_url

Fourth Annual Hilltop Market Sale June 7th & 8th, 2024! This is a fundraiser for Red Boiling Springs High School. All funds raised go back to our school. Please mark us on your calendars to come and shop our vendors with us at Red Boiling Springs School. Location: 415 Hillcrest Drive RBS, TN 37150 June 7th & 8th, 2024 Friday 10:00 am-5:00 pm Saturday 9:00 am- 4:00 pm The sale will be held inside and outside at Red Boiling Springs School. *Admission is $3.00 per person each day, children 5 and under are free.* Follow our Facebook page @RedBoilingSpringsHS and School Website https://www.redboilingspringsschool.com/o/rbss for upcoming details. If you would like to be a vendor at this event and would like more information, please click on the link below: Hilltop Market Sale 2024 Google Form Vendor Application https://forms.gle/rucdy9x3W1C2Yw4v7 Questions please email: hilltopmarketsale@gmail.com

Due to the high chance of severe weather impacting our area tomorrow, Macon County Schools will be closed. All extra-curricular activities (trips, games, etc) are canceled as well. According to the latest weather forecast, there is an increased threat of high winds, large hail, and possible tornados from lunch tomorrow until later tomorrow night. Just to be safe, students should be with their families and not on buses or at school during this time. Although it is short notice, the safety of the students is our primary concern.

LES Phones are now working.

As most of you have heard, there will be an eclipse next Monday afternoon. It is going to be at its peak coverage (95%) after 2:00. I know that many of you would like to watch this as a family and I don't blame you. If you would like to pick up your child early from school with no attendance penalty, you are free to do so at 1:30. This will give you plenty of time to get to a place to watch it together. We are planning on having all students at school watch it and have purchased approved eclipse glasses for them to wear. If your child is picked up early, they will still get a pair of glasses to watch it with you, but we have no extras. If you do not want your child to be a part of the eclipse event at school, please call the school and let them know and we will keep your child inside during that time.

LES’s phone lines are not working at the moment. Parents can reach out to individual teachers until the issue is resolved.

T3 Report Cards for 2023-2024 are now available in Skyward Parent and Student Access under the Portfolio area of the website and app. Anyone that needs access to Parent Skyward Account, please email the parent name and student name(s) to skywardhelpdesk@maconcountyschools.org.

Macon Bank Easter Egg Hunt

🌷REMINDER-Macon County Schools will be closed next week, March 25th-March 29th, for Spring Break and Good Friday. 🌷