Each month, MHS highlights one of Florida's Resiliency Education traits with our students. This month's focus is HONESTY: telling the truth.
October’s resiliency focus is Honesty—telling the truth. For high school students, honesty shows up in everyday choices: doing their own work, admitting mistakes, keeping promises, and speaking truthfully with kindness and respect. These choices build trust and a reputation that matters long after graduation.
These lessons grow stronger when they continue at home. The included parent resource offers simple ways to discuss integrity, owning mistakes, and how honesty shapes relationships, future opportunities, and success in the workplace.
Want to take an even more active role? Parents, family members, and community members can also serve as Resiliency Coaches, helping Florida students build the skills and character traits that prepare them for school, work, and life.
Learn more about becoming a Resiliency Coach:
Honesty starts with choosing to tell the truth, even when it’s difficult, and building trust through our words and actions.
Make Good Choices. Hold Yourself Accountable. Strive for Excellence.
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Kiwanis / MHS Senior of the Month
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Amara’s parents joined us for a surprise visit to her Probability and Statistics honors class, where members of the MHS admin team presented her with a certificate, a Pirate of Distinction lanyard, and exclusive use of the Senior of the Month parking space!
With straight A’s throughout high school, an earned AICE diploma, and leadership roles as AICE Club President and SGA Vice President, Amara sets an outstanding example. She also balances competitive gymnastics, weightlifting, NHS involvement, and community service, including helping children with special needs experience surfing through Surf Quest.
Through it all, Amara takes pride in maintaining a positive attitude and finding reasons to smile, even on challenging days.
Thank you, Amara, for your leadership, service, and dedication. We’re proud to call you a Pirate!
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Nominated by their teachers for modeling Citizenship, these Pirates demonstrated what it means to help others and contribute to our school and community. Each student received a certificate featuring their teacher’s own words of recognition.
Coach Manhart joined us to celebrate her son, Dempsey, receiving his award and also to personally present a certificate to the student she nominated!
Congratulations to Daniel S., Madelyn K., Alyssa R., Kaylee K., Dempsey M., and Marcello D.!
We also honored Mrs. Amanda Cypert as our Resiliency Faculty/Staff Member of the Month. A Navy veteran and MHS Key Club sponsor, she exemplifies Citizenship through her service to our country and her leadership in student community service.
Thank you to our students for setting the example and to our Pirate educators for recognizing and nominating them. You make Matanzas stronger!
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Stepping away from the screens to bring digital concepts to life! Our Digital Media 1 students traded their Macbooks for Mod Podge, scissors, and paper to master Photoshop’s layer masks in full analog style.
To understand how masking works non-destructively, students first built a colorful base layer of "pixels" by gluing overlapping paper scraps onto a background. Next, they designed custom silhouettes on black paper and cut out stencil openings, directly mirroring Photoshop's "black hides, white reveals" masking principle. Finally, they layered the black paper over their collage base to create striking physical composites.
Bridging the gap between hands-on art and software concepts gives our students a deeper understanding before jumping back behind the monitor!
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We take great pride in offering these valuable after-school opportunities to support our students academically at MHS!
After-School Tutoring & Test Retakes Information:
- After-school activity buses will be available for eligible students participating in tutoring, test retakes, clubs, and detention.
- Tutoring and test retake sessions will continue until 4:30 p.m. Students must remain for the entire session and actively work or receive academic support.
- Click Here: After-School Tutoring Required Parent/Guardian Permission Form. This form must be completed for your student(s) to attend any of our after-school tutoring option. Please complete ASAP.
- Click Here: After-School Tutoring Schedule.
After- School Student Supervision:
- By 3:00 p.m., all students must report to their tutoring or test retake teacher, club sponsor, or detention supervisor. If a student is not in the tutoring session by 3:00 p.m. they will be required to be picked up in the front of the school.
- All students will be required to Sign-In with the tutoring teacher for attendance each tutoring session.
- Students must remain under adult supervision until 4:30 p.m. Then report directly to their location for transportation home by 4:40 p.m.
- Students are not permitted to hang out or roam around campus before, during and after tutoring, detention or their club dismissal.
Please see the Updated New District-Provided After-School Bus Routes as of 10/9/26 below:
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- After-school buses are only available to students who live within the MHS attendance zone and already use district bus transportation.
- There are THREE after-school buses will operate. Students will be taken to a designated stop within their regular bus zone.
- Students must show their Student ID and a signed Purple After-School Bus Pass to ride.
- Students are responsible for obtaining their Purple After-School Bus Pass from their tutoring or test retake teacher, club sponsor, or detention supervisor. Students will not be permitted on the bus without Student ID or a Purple Bus Pass.
- Students who are not eligible to ride an after-school bus must arrange their own transportation home and be picked up in front of the school.
Thank you for helping us ensure a safe and successful after-school tutoring program!
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Pink Army 5K at Avent Health
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Many of our Matanzas staff and students took part in the Pink Army 5K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Pet-Friendly Fun Walk on Sunday, October 4 at AdventHealth Palm Coast to raise vital funds for breast cancer awareness, education, and screening for qualified individuals.
Every step helps provide mammograms, ultrasounds, biopsies, and other diagnostic services for early detection. 100% of the proceeds go directly to these crucial causes!
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MHS Pirate Players Presents: |
October 15-17th at 7pm and
October 17th at 2pm in the Pirate Theater.
Scan the QR code for tickets.
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Thespian Flagler College Field Trip to see The Children's Hour |
The SAC plays an important role in shaping the future of our school by providing input on school improvement initiatives, budgeting priorities, and programs that impact student success. Composed of parents, students, faculty, staff, and community members, the council works together to ensure Matanzas High School continues to grow and thrive.
Meetings are held monthly, typically on the third Wednesday from 6:00 to 7:00 PM in the Plank. All are welcome to attend, share ideas, and take part in the conversation. If you are interested in supporting our students and school community, we encourage you to get involved!
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3535 Pirate Nation Way
Palm Coast, FL 32137
(386) 447-1575
mhspirates.com
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