Mattoon Community Unit School District 2

🎓🎉 Franklin Preschool Graduation 🎓🎉 📅 Thursday, May 16, 2024 🏫 Riddle Elementary School (Held here regardless of future kindergarten building.) 🌅 Morning Session & Mrs. Kimball's Class: 🕠 5:45 PM Ceremony 🌆 Afternoon Session & Ms. Brewer's Class: 🕖 7:00 PM Ceremony Doors open at 5:25/6:40 PM. 🚪 Please arrive at least 10 minutes early so students can be dressed in robes and ready to go! ⏰ Cookies, refreshments, and photo ops to follow! 🍪🥤

🍏📚 Sign up now for Golden Apple Summer Camp! 📚🍏 Enrich your child in Reading, Math, SEL, and STEAM activities! 🔢🧠🎨 🗓️ Monday - Friday, June 10 - June 20 🕗 8:15 am - 11:15 am 🏫 Hosted at Riddle & Williams Elementary 💰 FREE camp for students entering 1-8 Grade Register now: mcusd2.org/GoldenApple24 🌟 Please note, meals and transportation will not be provided and there will be no camp on Wednesday, June 19. ❌

The 3rd Annual Tech Celebration will bring all tech student leaders across the district together on Friday, May 3. The morning will include food, games, awards, and an extra special announcement! 🤖🥞🏆 *Graphic created by Kendra Beals*

📚🎒 Save the date for Kindergarten Transition Night! 🎒📚 📅 Thursday, May 2, 2024 🕕 6-7 PM 🏫 Riddle Elementary School All Mattoon School district students entering Kindergarten for the 2024-25 school year are invited to join us for an exciting night of preparation. Event highlights include: 🍕Door prizes & pizza 🌞 Discover community services & summer programs 👩‍🏫 Visit classrooms & meet teachers 🏫 Learn what to expect in Kindergarten Call Tracey Perry with questions at 217-238-8816. ☎️

We have been made aware that buildings throughout the district are experiencing phone issues calling to and from cell phones. We are working with the phone company to resolve this as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

🎉✨ Save the date for the MMS Dance💃🕺 MMS students are invited to a glow dance party in the Hash Gym on Friday, May 3rd from 4-5:30 pm. Students ARE allowed to stay after school and will report to the Wildcat Gym to wait on the dance to begin. Tickets are $6 to attend.💫 Admission is just $6 per ticket, and concessions will be available. 🍿🥤

Get Ready for the MHS Spring Plant Sale! 🌼🪴 The students in Greenhouse Production and Floral Design have been working hard to make it all possible. 🌻🌺💚 Mark your calendars! 🗓️ April 25: 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM April 26: 3:30 PM to 7:00 PM April 27: 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM Cash and checks only. 💵

Join us for the MMS 6th Grade Orientation where students can explore all the amazing opportunities awaiting them! 🌟📚 Hear from our inspiring student leaders and meet teachers and staff. 🎉 🗓️ Date: April 30th 🕠 Time: 5:30-7:00 PM 📍 Location: Wildcat Gym This event is for incoming 6th grade students and their families. See you there! 🎈

4/23/24 Update: Thank you for your support of the MHS Welding Shop! Due to the overwhelming interest in the yard signs, we are currently unable to accept any more orders at this time. ____________________________________________________________________________________ The MHS Welding Shop is taking online orders! 🔥 They are currently selling two different Spring yard art pieces in three different colors. 🦋🧚‍♀️ You will be notified by email when your order is ready for pickup. Pickup is in the MHS main office. Payment is due at the time of order. Proceeds help purchase materials for the class. 🔩 Order online: mcusd2.org/MHSWelding 🛍️ For additional questions, please email karlrabe@mcusd2.com 📧

The End of Year B.I.O.N.I.C Banquet will take place on April 29th at Eastern Illinois University's Doudna Fine Arts Center. MHS mentors will be honored. Families of mentors are invited to attend. RSVP with the link below by April 24th. 🎉 mcusd2.org/BIONICBanquet 🌐

What an incredible experience it was for our students and staff to be able to view the Solar Eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024. 🌑🔭 What an educational and unforgettable moment for everyone involved! 🌠

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. Rotary Student of the Month for March winners are Michael Smith and Leah Stapleton. Michael is the son of Mary Smith. He is a 2 year LIFT IT student as well as the LIFT Lead team IT representative, and is also taking Class E. Michael has played football throughout high school. He recently placed 2nd at the Lumpkin College of Business competition at EIU. Michael runs his own business outside of school called Momentum Webgraphics. His goal is to provide small businesses with everything they need to succeed in the online world through the use of web design, graphic design, and social media marketing. Michael will be attending EIU in the fall, majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Finance. Leah Stapleton is the daughter of Patrick and Beth Stapleton. She is currently enrolled in Health Occ and attending an internship at Sarah Bush this semester. At MHS, Leah is involved in NHS, Student Council, B.I.O.N.I.C, Lighthouse Committee and Cheerleading. In the fall, Leah plans to attend Illinois State University to obtain her Bachelor’s degree in Nursing. After practicing for a few years, she hopes to go back to school to be a Nurse Practitioner. Congrats Michael and Leah! 🎉

The MMS Agricultural department and greenhouse are experiencing exponential growth with a diverse array of plants, animals, and donations! 🌱🌿🐓 The LIFT Building and Mr. Compton generously donated an aquaponics unit from a senior capstone project to the greenhouse. The 8th graders will take the helm in learning about aquaponics. 🌊🐟 Deb Garretson, former MMS teacher, graciously donated two large banana trees for the greenhouse, raising hopes of harvesting bananas in the future. 🍌 The Enyart Family donated a 40-gallon aquarium for the classroom, initiating a fish habitat project. 🐠 The Kaufman family, once again, contributed fertilized eggs, igniting the spring chick incubation process. 🥚🐣 The FFA and agricultural classes have been diligently seeding and planting geraniums, wave petunias, tomatoes, peppers, zinnias, and marigolds for their plant sale this month and May. They also took care of many plants from staff members over the winter, addressing any needs to ensure the plants are healthy and ready for another year! 🌻👩‍🌾🌸🍅

Congratulations to MMS Teacher Michelle Wilson and MHS Student Miles Clapp for being named as a 2024 20 Under 40! Your leadership shines throughout our district! 🎉👏🥳

MHS Color Guard Tryouts for incoming Freshman through Seniors will take place April 30th-May 2nd. ✨ If you plan on trying out, please fill out the following interest form. mcusd2.org/MHSWinterGuard 🌐 Students will need to wear athletic clothes and tennis shoes and bring a water bottle. Equipment will be provided. Email questions to Allison Lawrence at ajchristian89@gmail.com or Courtney Hayes at courtneyhayes@mcusd2.com. 📧

The Kiwanis Club of Mattoon recently donated $300 to the Birth to 3 Program to support our initiative to provide a book for every baby born at Sarah Bush Hospital. We appreciate this donation! 📚👶 For more information on the Birth to 3 Program, visit mcusd2.org/BirthTo3

Phones are currently down district wide. We are currently working with the phone company to resolve this as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

MMS was proud to have Chris Suerdieck from the Local History Center at the Mattoon Public Library as a guest speaker on April 3rd. Chris spoke to 7th graders about Mattoon's involvement in the Civil War. We appreciate Chris taking the time to share our local and national history with the kids! 📜🇺🇸

5 Williams Elementary students recently participated in the Fastest Kid in Coles County race at the Big Blue Classic outdoor track meet held at O’Brien stadium. The runners that participated were Reece Lindley, Ja’Layah Portis, Braxton Roberts, Dylan Gonzalez and Blayn Watts. All of our students competed very well in their heats either winning or placing 2nd! 🏆🥇🎉👟

Congrats to the Riddle Art March Contest Winners! The students were challenged last month by adding color and design to a plain top hat. Winners were selected by demonstrating creativity and high quality craftsmanship. The students were informed of their winning by fifth grade student leaders Lily Herschberger and Jaynah Tucker. 🎨 Pictured from left to right front row are: Emily Solis, Aubrie Alamilla, Kamrynn Brown, Lily Herschberger, Abby Hills Back row left to right are: KeAra Browder, Joshua Rabe, Charlotte Kirkpatrick, Jaynah Tucker, Edward Pentz, Kyleigh Janssen