COA WEST will return May 2024. watch for updates here!

Writers! Readers! Fan folk! Come field trip with us!

For 4 years, Ms. Murschall has taken between 25-35 MHS/MAA students to the one-day Cavalcade of Authors West in Tacoma to meet and attend workshops with successful, admired, published young adult lit authors (& some illustrators and editors). 

Author line-up & sessions (TBA)

"HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE IN THIS PHENOMENAL FIELD TRIP!?"

1. Get a permission slip & itinerary in the library from Ms. Murschall or Pam

2. Seal your place when you turn in your signed permission slip to the library and,

3. Pay $20 to the bookkeeper (or ask her to fine your account $20 to be paid by June. Note: the fine is non-refundable].

4. Register [Ms. Murschall sends you your link] for your author sessions QUICKLY to get the sessions you want. You can only get the code to register when you have turned in your permission slip & paid/agreed to pay. OPEN TBA 2020 THROUGH TBA, 2021.

5. OPTIONAL: Read books by the authors you will be meeting! These titles are available in our library.

Keep checking in with COA West Current News 

Check out my 2020 slide show or our 2020 field trip info document to get a sense of what the trip is like.

NEED A CRLE to graduate? You can get one for attending COA West. It's easy! Print & fill out this form.

Many thanks to our annual chaperones, Moody, Burton, and this year--Fuson! Looking forward to another great sold-out trip next May!

...And, don't forget the WRITING CONTEST! (TBA)

UPDATE: this club will resume sept 2023. in the meantime, habitat can always use your support.

All grades welcome!

Monthly Meetings:

• DATE: TBA

• TIME: TBA

• LOCATION: TBA

Our goal:

MHS Habitat for Humanity is a club which strives to have fun & help our local Habitat for Humanity do all it can to build houses for those in need by:

1. Having fundraisers! We donate so Habitat has the materials they need to build houses and also...

2. Building houses! Our 16+ year old members may volunteer on a local Habitat for Humanity build site to participate in creating an actual home for a local family! [More below]

Participate:

Come have fun at one of our fundraisers & bring a friend! All proceeds go to help Portland Metro Habitat for Humanity.

Become a Member:

To be considered and logged as a member of MHS Habitat for Humanity, you need to do three things:

1. Pay dues: $10 to our bookkeeper

2. Attend monthly meetings

3. Get involved in H4H activities

   • Attend fundraisers and/or

   • Assist at fundraisers and/or

   • Attend a build (16+ years old)

Seniors: interested in earning a Habitat for Humanity graduation cord? You must do all of the above, especially one build date.

STAYING IN TOUCH...

MHS Habitat 23-24 Leadership:

• Staff Advisor: Ms. Murschall 

• Student President: TBA

• Secretary: TBA

• Activities Coordinator: TBA

• Public Relations: TBA

• Treasurer: TBA

• Junior Class Liaison: TBA

REMIND:

Sign up for Remind--students &/or guardians. It's easy: text the message @mhshabi to 81010, then follow the prompts. If you plan on going to a build, this is the way Ms. Murschall will communicate logistics & reminders the night before/day of.

Gmail:

Email one of our officers above to be added to the school Gmail list so you're in on meetings, event news, and Google cal invites.

Flyers & social media:

Pay attention to MHS Habitat flyers out at the mods as well as announcements via our school's social media avenues--and this page, of course.

Bookmark this page:

Ms. Murschall will keep MHS Habitat info up to date on this page!