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Current Weekly Announcements

NO SCHOOL - Spring Break - Monday, March 24th through Friday, March 28th

There will be NO SCHOOL from Monday, March 24th - Friday, March 28th for Spring Break. School will resume on Monday, March 31st. We wish everyone an enjoyable and relaxing break.

Reunión Marzo: Grupo Latino de Familias:  JUEVES 3/20/25 @ 6:30 pm VPM

Saludos!  Están todos cordialmente invitados a la reunión del Grupo Latino de Familias de VPM el 20 de marzo, a las 6:30 pm, en el Centro del Vecindario WI de VPM.  Este mes, ofrecemos una sesión sobre las últimas noticias de la ley inmigratoria,  con el Lic. Matthew (Mateo) Gillhouse, de MMG Law.  No pierden esta oportunidad excelente para informarse!  ¡Nos vemos el JUEVES, 3/20/25, a las 6:30 pm en Vel Phillips Memorial High School, 201 S. Gammon Rd.  

VPM Choir Concert with Carleton College Choir - CORRECTION

The VPM Choir Concert with Carleton College Choir will take place on Tuesday, March 18 from 7:00-8:00pm at First Unitarian Society located at 900 University Bay Drive. The location was listed INCORRECTLY in the VPM Newsletter that went out last week. If you have any questions, please email Shawn Weber McMahon.

Lost & Found Clean-Out

We are running out of space in our Lost and Found, and are planning to clean it out over spring break. There are several coats, hats, bags, water bottles, and more. If your student has been missing something, please have them come to the Main Office to check the Lost and Found. Items must be picked up by the end of the day on Friday, March 21st. All unclaimed items will be donated to a local thrift shop.

Attention Senior Families!!

The Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2025 will take place on Saturday, June 14th at 10:00am at the University of Wisconsin Kohl Center. Please stay tuned to our Graduation Web Page for all the details about this momentous event.

CAPS & GOWNS: If your student did not receive their packet from Midwest Scholastic for ordering their cap & gown, please contact Rachel Braun in the Wisconsin Neighborhood Office. All paper orders with checks must be mailed directly to Midwest Scholastic. Orders can also be placed online at www.mwscholastic.com/2025-vpm-store. Orders and payments must be made directly to Midwest Scholastic, Memorial will NOT accept orders or payments. ALL QUESTIONS ABOUT ORDERS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED DIRECTLY TO MIDWEST SCHOLASTIC at questions@mwscholastic.com. As of March 1st, a $15 late fee is now being added to all orders.

If you should have any questions, feel free to contact Rachel Braun in the Wisconsin Neighborhood Office. Remember to check our Graduation Web Page regularly for updates on all things Senior related, including a calendar of upcoming Senior Events happening this spring.

After School Study Center

We are now utilizing our After School Study Center as a restorative opportunity for students hoping to improve recorded unexcused or tardy attendance to remove themselves from the No Admit List for a given week.  Students can attend a 45 minute (minimum) After School Study Center Session within one week of a recorded unexcused absence or tardy.  By actively engaging in academic tasks during this time, students can remove one unexcused absence or tardy from their No Admit List eligibility (note: attendance will not change in Infinite Campus). Students may only utilize this restorative practice twice within one week. As a reminder the After School Study Center is available Mondays - Thursdays from 3:45-5:15pm in the Library Media Center. Students are welcome to drop-in at any point during this window of time. Memorial teachers, across multiple subject areas, will be available to help.

Madison Metro Customer Service

Madison Metro wants to hear from parents and students as soon as possible if a bus does not pick up a student. You or your student can call Metro Customer Service directly at 608-266-4466 if a bus does not show up. Metro can let you know if the bus is running late. If the driver made an error in a route, they often will send a bus back to pick students up.

Find bus routes and bus stop reminders, as well as additional information for students riding Madison Metro buses at mmsd.org/transportation. Students eligible for free bus passes should request one through their neighborhood office. 

No Admit List

We will again be implementing our No Admit List to encourage strong attendance during the school day so that students can attend after-school sporting events (as spectators) and dances.  Students and parents/ guardians of students with 2+ unexcused absences and/or 4+ tardies during the preceding week will receive a Monday email letting them know their attendance, as currently recorded in IC, has identified them as needing to be on the No Admit List for the upcoming week.  To read more about Memorial’s No Admit List, please refer to this information sheet.

Cell Phone Practices for the 24-25 School Year

All MMSD High Schools will continue to implement universal expectations regarding personal electronic devices in classrooms with the goal of establishing clear rules and expectations regarding the appropriate use of personal electronic devices with our high school-aged students.  Please review this information and know that teachers will be introducing and reinforcing these expectations across the school year.

Attendance Information

Absences (appointment, illness, college visit, etc.) should be reported to your student's neighborhood office administrative assistant in the morning. Contact information for the neighborhood offices is as follows:

Attendance can also be reported online through the Parent Portal in Infinite Campus. Please note the process has changed slightly from previous years. Helpful resources are below:

  • Attendance Brochure: Information about how to excuse your student, how to access student attendance and grade information in Infinite Campus, VPM’s progressive tardy practice, etc. 
  • VPM Daily Bell Schedule

Athletics and Online Ticket Sales & Live Event Streaming

All of Wisconsin’s Big 8 High School Conference teams are integrating their scheduling, ticketing, streaming and athletic websites into one place with Elite One programming. Two of the biggest updates to the 2024-25 athletic seasons are online ticketing and streaming of all sporting events. 

  • Online Ticket Sales: Visit the GoFan website (http://gofan.co/) or download the GoFan app from the Apple Store or Google Play Store, search for Memorial, and buy tickets for any sporting event. For more information on the ticketing service, watch this  introductory video by Madison West Athletic Director Corvonn Gaines (https://youtu.be/sZhwiUfJ2lM).  Please note, cash sales are no longer available at ticketed athletic events and refunds cannot be issued for tickets purchased in error. 

  • Event Streaming: Through NFHS programming, every sporting event in our spectator gyms and stadiums within the Big 8 conference, both home and away, will be streamed online. Watch a streaming tutorial video by MMSD Athletic Director Jeremy Schlitz to learn more (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59vlUt2toFk).

This Year’s Daily Schedule

Be sure to review our 2024-2025 Bell Schedule.  Please note that high schools no longer have a Monday early release schedule.