Students in Mrs. Kimball's and Miss Brewer's class at Franklin Preschool went to the Touch-A-Truck festival in Champaign on May 10th. Students enjoyed learning about all the different vehicles there. Students also participated in bubble making, face painting, and dancing!
MHS 2023 Graduation Photos are available now with the link below! Two full albums to view, download, and share!👩🎓💛💚🧑🎓
bit.ly/MHSGraduation23
On May 24th, MHS hosted the Last Hurrah for the Class of 2023. Thank you to Sweet Teaz, House of Brisket, Taco Amigos, Big Al's, and BYO-Yard Games for coming out! This was a great opportunity for Seniors to celebrate together as a class before they graduated.💚💛
Check out photos from the 2023 MHS Cap & Gown Pickup on May 19th. Check out the complete album with the link below: 👇🧑🎓👩🎓
bit.ly/CapAndGownPickup
MHS is hosting a variety of Sports Summer Camps throughout June and July.
🟡Track Camps
🟢Tennis Camps
🟡Girls Basketball Camps
🟢Soccer Camps
🟡Boys Basketball Camps
🟢Baseball Camps
🟡Softball Camps
🟢Football Camps
🟡Volleyball Camps
Each camp is designed to allow youth to explore sports at a young age, all while allowing them to make new friends, learn new skills, and find adventure. Check out the details and register for camps with the link below:
bit.ly/mcusd2SportsCamps
A "before" and "after" showcasing the project that Mr. Gibson's Wave Time class at MHS worked on this past semester. They updated a “nook” in the 600 Hallway to become a place students can sit and work. Students painted and added LED lights, a custom-made seat cushion, and decorative pillows. They also installed lap tables on the walls that students can pull out for use.
Mr. Wheeler's 4th-grade students at Riddle Elementary joined a live event on Storyvoice this month with author Ryan Higgins. The author read his work aloud and taught the students how to draw Bruce the bear. The students were thrilled when a producer let them know that their class was randomly selected to ask questions to the author live on mic!
In response to their question, they found out that Ryan Higgins's favorite childhood book was Calvin and Hobbes.
The students enjoyed the live lesson!
Graduation for the Class of 2023 is this evening (5/26) at 8:00 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Graduates need to report to the 200 Hall by 7 pm. Graduation will stream live on youtube on our MHS Greenwave TV channel.
On Wednesday, May 17th Dr. Josh Bullock, President of Lake Land College, read "High Fives for Laker Louie" to the Little Leaders Daycare students. The book was written by a staff member at Lake Land College. Our littles loved it and we would like to thank him for coming!
Pictured is Birth to Three Home Visitor Nancy Jeisy, Little Leader Kleona Kauffman, President of Lake Land College Dr. Josh Bullock, Director of Early Childhood Katrina Farris, and Little Leader Owen Carter.
Graduation Practice and the Last Hurrah for the Class of 2023 will be held this Wednesday (May 24th).
Thank you to Sweet Teaz, House of Bricket, Taco Amigos, Big Al's, and BYO-Yard Games for coming out! Each Senior will receive a ticket that is good for food and a drink at any stand. Any other items will need to be purchased by the student.
Students are encouraged to bring any yard games for the afternoon as well. This is a chance for Seniors to celebrate as a class before graduation!
MMS sent eight Class 4A Athletes to State over the weekend along with 8th grader, Parker Spears who did a wonderful job singing the National Anthem! 🎤👟
Congratulations to all of our athletes, including our two State Track medalists! Help us in congratulating them:
Mitchell Clapp, Discus, 152-08 - 2nd place
Jackson Morgan, High Jump, 5’6 - 4th place
We are so proud!🏅💙💛
Ms. Wetzel's class at Williams Elementary recently had a Poet Tea on April 28th to celebrate national poetry month. For a month, students wrote a total of eight poems. At the end of the poetry unit, students shared their poems with staff and parents at the Poet Tea. Students shared their poems in front of all of the guests and enjoyed snacks and drinks afterward to celebrate their hard work.
Ms. McCoy's class at Williams Elementary recently completed a project to help out the graduating seniors at MHS. They were contacted by the Project Graduation Committee and asked if they would like to help out with a special project.
They worked together to decorate and stuff 160 envelopes for graduates that attend Project Graduation. The class was asked to stuff each envelope with 100 "Project Graduation Dollars". However, students thought the envelopes were a little "boring" and wanted to jazz it up a bit. Therefore, each envelope, all 160, have been decorated with many colors and a positive message! The class believed that the seniors have worked hard and they should know how proud the younger students are as they "play" all the fun games at Project Graduation that night.
Riddle Elementary School recently had a very productive book fair. The BOGO fair allowed students and families double the merchandise.
Cops for Kids from the Mattoon Police Department donated $500 toward getting books in students' hands. This was about 140 books!
Riddle also partnered with One Stop Community Christmas. Families had the option of donating a new book, making a monetary donation, or rounding up their purchase for this cause. Through the generous contributions of book fair customers, Riddle was able to donate 89 books for One Stop Community Christmas! Riddle Library will get to spend about $800 on Scholastic Merchandise for the library and its programming. Thank you to all our Riddle families for supporting the book fair.
Please note, the Senior Sunset has been canceled due to rain. However, Gary Kepley (Kep's Cooking) and Dustin Salmons (First Class Wrecker) will now be giving out complimentary hot dogs at the Regional Soccer Match at MHS starting at 6:00 PM this evening (5/19).
All are welcome to come and grab food while supplies last to celebrate the class of 2023!
Thank you to Gary Kepley (Kep's Cooking) and Dustin Salmons (First Class Wrecker) for donating! 🙂
Graduation for the Class of 2023 will be held on Friday, May 26th at 8:00 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Graduates need to report to the 200 Hall by 7 pm. Graduation will stream live on youtube on our MHS Greenwave TV channel.
Williams Elementary School recently had Matthew Bannon with Robo Wunderkind come to share great information about robots with the kindergarteners. Students learned to build real-world representations of robots, improve their coding and problem-solving skills, increase their interest in STEAM lessons, and improve their self-efficacy to learn and practice STEAM. Thank you Matthew for sharing your passion for STEAM and robots with us!
Best of luck to our Mattoon Middle School Class 4A State Track Qualifying Athletes:
Natalie Forsythe, Hurdles, 17.48.
Jackson Morgan, Discus, 128-01.
Jackson Morgan, HJ, 5-6.
Mitchell Clapp, Discus, 141-02.
Zion Johnson, 100, 13.20.
Zion Johnson, 200, 27.05.
Jackson Morgan, Tyler Haacke, Anthony Spracklen, Jayvien Middleton, Brody Goonan 4x100, 49.2.
Zion Johnson, LJ 14-11.
The 4A State Track meet is at EastSide Center in East Peoria today and tomorrow (5/19 & 5/20). Way to go, Wildcats - and good luck!
Riddle Elementary 4th and 5th-grade students are invited to participate in the Illinois Readers Choice Program, the Bluestem 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 month of April.
MMS Golfers are invited to qualify for IESA Sectionals. The top 3 boys and girls from MMS will be selected. No meets or competitions will be required. Students must register on 8-to-18 and provide a physical and an average for 18 holes. This is open to upcoming 6th graders and all current 6th-7th graders. Those interested must fill out the document in the link below and return it to Mrs. Potter in the MMS Main Office by Wednesday, May 24th, 2023.
bit.ly/mmsGolf
