Congrats to your 8th grader, MBMS Class of 2025!  Follow this 8th Grade Corner for important updates throughout the school year.

IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES:

• Friday, May 9 - Memory Photo Wall Photos are Due - All details are HERE - Don’t miss out! Any questions, email Kate Pennino ([email protected]).
• Tuesday, May 27 - 5:30 pm Promotion Informational Zoom with Principal Olesiuk. Zoom details to come in an email from Principal Olesiuk.
• Monday, June 9 - 8:15 am - 9:00 am OR 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm - Promotion wristband pick-up

o   Promotion envelopes containing wristbands (that will serve as your “tickets”), day of instructions, and a program will be available for each family. Members of the promotion committee will be at the roundabout in front of school during these hours so you can “drive thru” to pick up! Parents will be required to sign for the envelopes.

          If you cannot pick up the promotion envelope during these windows, please contact the MBMS front office to make other arrangements.

o   Each student will receive 1 student wristband and 4 wristbands for their guests. (Please be sure to keep these in a safe place and wear them to promotion on Wednesday as your entrance “ticket”.) There will not be extra wristbands available but families are free to give any extras they do not need to friends/fellow promoting families.

          No one can enter the gates without a wristband. Please do not try to bring extra guests that do not have a wristband. They will not be allowed to enter the gates. All wristbands must be on the individuals’ wrists before entering the campus.

o   Each family will receive 1 program in this folder as a keepsake.  No paper programs will be handed out at promotion but there will be a QR code to access the digital program for reference or to print extra copies on your own. 

• Tuesday, June 10 and Wednesday, June 11 - 8th graders will be practicing for promotion during school hours so please be sure your student is in attendance.
• Wednesday June 11 - PROMOTION DAY!

o   10:30 am - 8th graders ONLY will be released from school (all other grades will be following the minimum day schedule).

o   4:00 pm - 8th graders return to school to line up for promotion. 

          Keep in mind that you will need to go to the front gate for check-in.

o   4:00 pm – ONLY FRONT gates near the office open for parents and students to check in. Look for the signs for the student entrance, as well as the guest entrance. No other gates will be open for check in.

          Parking will be available on the basketball courts, in front of the school, and in the surrounding neighborhoods.

o   4:00 pm – 5:00 pm - MPR is open to families to enjoy the Photo Memory Wall

o   5:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Promotion Ceremony takes place outside in the quad (note that seating is first come, first served)

o   6:15 pm - 8:00 pm - 8th Grade Dinner and Dance begins immediately following promotion for MBMS 8th grader students only. We ask families to take photos and exit campus quickly to allow the students to enjoy their dance.

          Food, drink and entertainment will be provided for students only. Your student’s wristband will serve as their “ticket” to enter the dance.

o   8:00 pm - Please pick up your child at 8:00 pm.

• Thursday June 12 - 8th Grade Breakfast - Student attendance required!

o   8:45 am - 9:15 am - 8th graders will report to the MPR for a quick breakfast and receive their promotion certificate. 8th grade students will be released following the breakfast. All other students will be following the minimum day schedule.

o   9:30 am - 6:30 pm - Optional 8th grade trip to Knotts Berry Farm.  Please drop off and pick up your child at the MBMS roundabout.

KNOTTS BERRY FARM TRIP

The 8th grade Knotts Berry Farm trip is happening!  Detailed information will be sent out at the beginning of June.

Please see the attached document for a list of participants, including those who still need to complete their waivers (names in red). 

You can find the waiver here.

If you have any questions, please contact Michele Graeler ([email protected]).

IMPORTANT INFO REGARDING PROMOTION AND DANCE:

If you have any questions regarding Promotion events, please contact Promotion Committee . 

If you missed the incoming 9th grade webinar with Mira Costa you can watch the recording HERE