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Current Weekly Announcements

Family Conferences

Second semester parent-teacher conferences are scheduled for Thursday, March 5th  from 4:00pm-8:00pm and Friday, March 6th from 8:00am-4:00pm.  Conferences will occur in-person at Memorial OR virtually via Google Meet or telephone.  Families will have the opportunity to sign-up for conferences starting Thursday, February 26th via a link that will be shared at that time.

Career Fair is BACK! We Need Your HELP!

We are excited to be bringing back a Career Fair to Memorial for our sophomore class this spring. In the past, we have had great luck partnering with you! Our hopes for this event include…

  • exposing students to long term career paths 
  • providing students activities at your booth/area to engage with in order to better understand the career(s) within your company
  • support students in networking/ engaging with community partners

If you know of any community members who would be a great hands-on addition to our fair, please encourage them to complete our interest form.

When: Thursday, May 21st - all day 

Where: VPM Field House 

Grupo Latino de Familias:  JUEVES 2/19/26 @ 6:30 pm VPM, Sala del Vecindario WI

Saludos!  Están todos cordialmente invitados a la reunión del Grupo Latino de Familias de VPM el JUEVES, 19 de febrero, a las 6:30 pm, en el Centro del Vecindario WI de VPM.  Este mes, les brindamos un taller esencial de parte de la organización Voces de la Frontera: "Conoce tus Derechos!"  No pierden esta oportunidad importante para entender mejor los derechos de los inmigrantes en nuestra comunidad!  ¡No duden en extender la invitación! Nos vemos el JUEVES, 2/19/26, a las 6:30 pm en Vel Phillips Memorial High School, 201 S. Gammon Rd. 

2026 Badger Boys and Girls State

Badger Boys and Badger Girls State is a government leadership conference designed to educate the functions of government and develop leadership skills. This year Badger Boys will be held in Eau Claire, June 14-20, and Badger Girls will take place in Oshkosh, June 21-26. This amazing opportunity is open to JUNIORS only. Only two boys and two girls will be selected to represent Memorial. Delegates are sponsored by a local American Legion Post, and all expenses for the conference are paid. Students that attend the conference are eligible to apply for a college scholarship. Students should submit the following Google form by February 19 if they are interested in being considered. For more detailed information, be sure to visit the websites:  www.badgerboysstate.org or www.alabgs.org.

Attention Senior Families!

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/2026-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. Please make sure to place your orders before the end of February. A late fee of $15 will be added to orders beginning March 1, 2026.

DIPLOMAS: Soon it will be time to order diplomas for the 2026 Senior Class. Please check Infinite Campus and verify that your name is spelled correctly. If your middle name is missing or your name is incorrect in ANY way, you must contact Rachel Braun in the Wisconsin Office at your earliest convenience. She can be reached by email at rcbraun@madison.k12.wi.us or by phone at 663-6101 (Monday-Friday 7:30-4:00). Please correct mistakes NOW! If it is wrong in IC, it will be wrong on your diploma.

SENIOR CLASS PARTY: The Senior Class Party is planned for Saturday, June 6th from 9:00 PM - Midnight. This is a celebration for the ENTIRE senior class and is a long tradition at Memorial. The party is run entirely by senior parents, which means it requires A LOT of help! Please keep your eyes out for a Sign-up Genius in early May to work the event. In order to keep the ticket charge as low as possible we are looking for monetary donations. If you are interested in donating, please Venmo @VPM-PTSO and write a note that says ‘26 SENIOR PARTY. Questions? Contact memorialseniorparty@gmail.com.

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.

Study Halls / Approved Activities

If your student is currently scheduled into a Study Hall for Semester 2,  you can choose to have them sign out of their Study Hall(s) and not attend during that period by completing our Approved Activity Form (English/ Spanish).  This form requires a parent/ guardian signature in order to be processed.  Your student can return the form to school on their first day back, or you can scan and email it back to us at any time.  As a reminder, students that sign out of a Study Hall are not allowed in the building during that time. Please consider transportation issues when making the decision to have your student stay or sign-out of Study Hall.

Class Assistant Opportunities

Students in grades 10-12 have the opportunity to earn ½ credit per semester by serving as a classroom assistant during one of their scheduled Study Halls.  If you are interested, complete the Class Assistant Request Form found in Neighborhood Offices. Because class assistants can serve in a variety of roles, including peer tutor, it is expected that they have already taken and passed the course/level in which they are assisting.

Cell Phone Policy for the 2025-26 School Year

All MMSD High Schools will continue to implement universal expectations regarding personal electronic devices in classrooms with the goal of establishing clear 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

Attendance is important to us at VPM.  Please review this brochure to learn about our Attendance Policy.  We want all of our students to be on time every day to their classes.  We will be communicating to families through emails and phone calls when students are missing class time.  

We know that 5th hour, right after lunch, is a time where many students arrive back to school late, extending an already 50-minute lunch period.  If students arrive back to our building more than 5 minutes late from lunch, they will meet with their Neighborhood Assistant Principal or Dean before being allowed to go to their 5th hour class. We will also follow-up this communication with your student by sending an email to parents/guardians letting you know that your student did not arrive back to school on-time after lunch, so that together we can support your student in getting to their classes on time.

Reporting Absences: Absences (appointment, illness, college visit, etc.) should be reported to your student's neighborhood office administrative assistant in the morning. You may also submit an online request through the Parent Portal in Infinite Campus. Contact information for the neighborhood offices is as follows:

Athletic Event Reminders

  • No bags or outside food/drink.
  • ID is required. Students must have an ID to enter the game. 
  • Students on the No Admit List will not be permitted entry to the game.
  • Middle school students must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. This person cannot be an 18 year old student. 
  • No loitering. It is assumed that upon entering the game, a person is there to watch the game. No loitering by concessions, cafeteria, hallways, or bathrooms. Those observed loitering are subject to being dismissed from the game.

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.  Starting Monday, September 8th, 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.  The week of September 5th was a “practice week” for students as they learned to navigate our building and received reminders as to on-time class attendance. Attendance from the Week of 9/8/24 will be used to determine possible inclusion on the No Admit List for the week of 9/15.  To read more about Memorial’s No Admit List, read this information sheet.

Bus / Madison Metro Information

Find bus routes and bus stop reminders, as well as additional information for students riding Madison Metro buses at mmsd.org/transportation. Students can ride the Madison Metro Transit bus to and from school for free during the first days of school.  Students eligible for free bus passes can pick them up the first week of school through students’ neighborhood offices.

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. 

Athletics Online Ticket Sales & Live Event Streaming

All of Wisconsin’s Big 8 High School Conference teams have integrated their scheduling, ticketing, streaming and athletic websites into one place with Elite One programming. All tickets for the 2025-26 athletic seasons will be purchased through online ticketing. Visit the GoFan website (http://gofan.co/) or download the GoFan app from the Apple Store or Google PlayStore, 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 2025-2026 Bell Schedule.

MMSD School Year Calendar 

For more information regarding this year’s school calendar, visit mmsd.org/calendar.