Find photos with the link below from Freshman Orientation at MHS held on October 25, 2023 for the incoming class of 2028. 👇
mcusd2.org/FreshmanOrientation23
Students and families were able to explore the following:
✏️ Academic information
🎶 Music Mentoring and Band
🏅 Extracurricular Activities
💼 Career and Technical Education
Thank you to all those who made it out to help our freshman kick-start their high school journey! 📚
Riddle Elementary is excited for their upcoming Holiday Shop! The dates this year are Monday, December 11th-Friday, December 15th. Teachers will soon be sending home additional information, budget envelopes, and the date that their classes will attend the shop.🎁🐧
Riddle Elementary Art Students have been busy this month incorporating math and estimation with some pumpkinology! The students were given the opportunity to guess the weight and number of pumpkin seeds inside a massive pumpkin. Sophia is pictured collecting seeds from the giant pumpkin, and Aubrey is pictured beside the giant pumpkin. Aubrey was the winner by guessing that the pumpkin had 707 seeds, which was the closest guess to the actual count of 738 seeds. Not pictured is Mackenzie, who guessed that the pumpkin weighed 75 pounds, which turned out to be exactly right! On average, a pumpkin has about 400-500 seeds. 🎃
View photos from all the Veterans Day Events held on November 9th and 10th throughout the district with the link below.🇺🇸🫡
mcusd2.org/VeteransDay2023
In October, kindergarten students at Riddle Elementary listened to the story 'I Need My Monster' by Amanda Noll. Afterward, students designed their own monster! Their designs were then sent to Jennie's Wearables. Jennifer Mayhew, the owner, then used sublimation to transfer their designs to fabrics and sewed the small pillows for each student! The reveal day for the pillows was held on Friday, November 17th. Every student was able to take their pillow home to enjoy their very own monster! 👾🧟♂️
Elementary basketball registration for 4th and 5th-grade opens January 5th. The season will run from January 22nd to February 15th. Get your sports physicals now to be able to participate! Find additional information at mcusd2.org/athletics.
A shout-out to our Mattoon High School FFA students who created these beautiful Thanksgiving arrangements. 😍🍁
Join us for an open house event at Mattoon High School on Tuesday, November 28th from 6:00-7:30 PM. Bring the whole family for a fun evening exploring different spaces at your own pace! 📅 🏫
🍽️ Cafeteria: Enjoy student-made soup & pumpkin rolls, play games, and set goals with MHS Leadership students.
🚀 North Gym: Code & fly drones, build catapults or rockets together!
👐 Main Gym: Learn ASL, hands-on Math, microscope exploration, and chat with students about their internships.
Please RSVP at mcusd2.org/FoodForThoughtRSVP
The Winter Wavette Dance Camp will be held for grades K-5 on Saturday, December 2nd from 1:00-2:15 p.m. This camp will enable your child to become a part of the tradition that is Mattoon Dance. Each camper will be taught by a group of high school dancers led by one or more veteran dancers of our team. 👯♀️
All attending will be invited back to perform with the Wavettes during half-time of the JV Girls Basketball Game on Monday, December 4. 🏀
Checks can be made payable to the MHS Dance Team.
mcusd2.org/HalfTimeExperience
Wishing everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving! Just a reminder, we will not have school November 22nd-24th. School will resume on Monday, November 27th. 🦃🍁
Williams Elementary multi-age (4/5) classes (McCoy & Schafer) recently had a demonstration from Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative. A lineman came in to teach the students about the process of fixing a downed wire and the safety equipment they have to wear, daily. We appreciate him taking the time to teach the students a little more about his career! 🙌
Don't forget, MMS is hosting the Annual Community Chili Supper tomorrow (November 21st) from 4:30-7:00 PM! Chili, hot dogs, desserts, and drinks will be provided at no cost. The Invisible Spiders, MMS Band, and MMS Choir will be performing. PTO will be hosting a basket raffle fundraiser as well.🌭🍽
We can't wait to see you there! 😁
MHS Honors Physics students recently won first place among all schools in the Robinson High School Engineering Competition. The students spent several weeks working in teams of two designing and building toothpick bridges, mousetrap cars, catapults, and rubber-band-powered flyers. They tested their models against students from ten area schools in the competition. 🏆
Jack Lapeyrouse and Aiden Hudson won first place overall in the team competition by dominating the individual events, taking first place in the toothpick bridge, mousetrap car, and catapult contests. All of Mattoon’s teams placed in the top three of at least one competition. Chloe Hettinger and Kaitlyn Parker finished second in the toothpick bridge competition while Daniel Catt and Keenan Kersh placed third, J.D. Sullivan and Slater Trier took second in the mousetrap car competition, and Ryan Stevens and Luke Ferris placed third in the catapult competition. Lapeyrouse, Hudson, Sullivan, and Catt also took second place in the wild card competition, in which they built an 8-foot-tall free-standing tower in ten minutes using drinking straws and tape. 🛕
We are proud of our students for putting so much hard work into preparing for this competition. They learned a lot about engineering principles and applying physics to solve engineering challenges, and they did a great job working together to earn a first place finish. 🎉🥇
Riddle Elementary 4th and 5th grade students are invited to participate in the Illinois Readers Choice Program, the Bluestem Award. There are twenty nominated books, and in March students are invited to vote for the book they believe should win the award. For each Bluestem book read, students answer questions about the book and are entered into a monthly drawing for free books. 📚
Pictured are the drawing winners for the months of August/September and October.🏆
Mattoon Rotary recognizes one Senior male and female at their monthly luncheon as Students of the Month.
Students are nominated by MHS staff and the selection criteria includes outstanding academic achievement and citizenship. October Rotary Students of the Month are Hunter Basham and Hailey Whitley.
Hunter is the son of Kim Basham and the late Clayton Basham. He is involved in both Varsity Tennis and Golf. Hunter’s future plans are to attend Lake Land College, and possibly transfer to EIU after he has obtained his Associates degree. Hunter is interested in Sports Management/Business.
Hailey is the daughter of Russ and Mandy Whitley. She is involved in Mattoon High School Concert Band, Marching Band and Pep Band. Hailey plans to pursue a degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
November 15, 2023 marks School Board Members Day in Illinois. We are thankful to our board members for their commitment to education. Our board members spend multiple hours each month on district work, attending meetings, and other responsibilities most will never hear or read about. We want to thank all six members of the Mattoon CUSD #2 Board Education for their service to the district and our students.📚✨
MMS is hosting the Annual Community Chili Supper on November 21st from 4:30-7:00 PM. Chili, hot dogs, desserts, and drinks will be provided at no cost. The Invisible Spiders, MMS Band, and MMS Choir will be performing. PTO will be hosting a basket raffle fundraiser as well.🌭🍽
We can't wait to see you there! 😁
Picture retake days are happening this week for Franklin Preschool and Williams Elementary School. For additional details, please contact your child's school or visit www.WagnerPortraitGroup.com. 📸
Mark your calendars for the Birth to 3 Program's November events! They have this month's playgroup, family night, and a fundraiser with La Luna planned for this week. For a list of upcoming events and more information on the program visit the Birth to 3 page.👇
mcusd2.org/BirthTo3
Franklin Preschool families are invited to this free event tomorrow night to learn more about children's health and development from Kara Jolly, MD Pediatrician. 👩🍼
Dinner, childcare, and door prizes will be provided. RSVP by the end of the day at 217-238-8800. 🍽
