Principal's Message
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| Dear Pirates, It is my pleasure to welcome you to Matanzas High School, Home of the Pirates! I hope that you are as eager to begin our 2009 – 2010 school year as I am! I especially want to welcome our seniors, the class of 2010 and our incoming freshmen, the class of 2013! AAAARRRGGGHHHH!!!! As you know we have moved to a 7-period day. Our class times are 48 minutes long and students will have 6 minutes between classes. They will have 30 minute lunch times. On Wednesdays, we will shorten each class period by 6 minutes to allow for a 42 minute “Enrichment period.” This is designed for our students to attend tutoring sessions in subjects where they are struggling, participate in clubs and attend special assemblies when we have guest speakers. We also have a new start time of 8:00. I expect all of our students to be on time now that they get ALL that extra time to sleep in the morning!! We most certainly have a very beautiful school and our custodial and maintenance crews have really done an outstanding job cleaning and preparing our facilities so that students have a great start to what will be an exceptional year! I know that our students take pride in our school and will help maintain its beauty for future pirates. Although MHS is an exceptional academic school, our teachers have spent considerable time in professional development this summer to increase their knowledge about how children learn best. Our focus is on student achievement and increased rigor and relevance. Although our students outperformed the state average on FCAT in all areas but one this past year, our goal is to be far above average in every area this year. Our teachers are ready for this challenge and your children deserve our very best efforts. Parents please remember the dress code standards. They can be found at http://www.flaglerschools.com/schools/mhs/departments/parents/377 I hope that you will take a look at our new FAQ page. There you will find the answers to frequently asked questions that should help your child as we begin our new year. Chris Pryor, Ph.D. Principal Matanzas High School
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