Hawk Herald May 2013 | Volume 9 Issue 4

MILL CREEK HIGH SCHOOL 4400 Braselton Hwy 124 Hoschton, GA 30548 678-714-5850 millcreekhighschool.org millcreekhighschool.org Hawk Herald A News Publication of Mill Creek High School A News Publication of Mill Creek High School VOLUME 9 ISSUE 4 MAY 2013 Congratulations Class of 2013!!!! Congratulations to all of our Senior Class of 2013! We are very proud of them and had a flurry of activities to honor our graduates. Locker strips were a fun way to honor the seniors. Parents prepared memory book-type strips to decorate senior lockers. There were lots of baby and school pictures, college plans, and congratulatory messages posted. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Class of 2013 1 Notables 2 NE Georgia History Day 2 Art Honors 3 Sports News 4 News from the Curriculum Office 5 Awards and Honors 7 On May 18 there was a Senior Breakfast at Chateau Elan in Braselton. It was a semi-formal event for seniors only. During this event, seniors received letter written to them by fellow students, teachers, parents and friends congratulating them on all their hard work. To cap off everything, Seniors graduated on Thursday, May 23 at 8:00 p.m. Mr. Lane and Dr. Markham both gave speeches and handed the students their diplomas, which was very special for our seniors. The Salutatorian and Valedictorian students also gave speeches. 6 Student Leaders During Senior Week, seniors had fun dressing up each day in outfits such as Hawaiian and Disney Characters as well as reverting to years gone by when they dressed up as Kindergarten students! The week culminated with Senior Walk and Carnival. On May 3rd, Seniors dressed up in their caps and gowns for a Senior Walk through the school. The rest of the students and teachers lined the hallways to clap and congratulate our seniors. Then they went down to the stadium for the Carnival. Even though it was a rainy day, they had a blast dancing and having a good time. More Art Honors 8 Foreign Language Honors 9 Here are some impressive statistics about our Senior Class of 2013: 744 Graduates 196 Honor Graduates 92% of our senior plan to attend college in the fall 28% of our seniors received 1 or more scholarships $13,210,452 in scholarship money was awarded to our seniors!