Students in the Building Trades program recently completed some projects to practice the skills related to the course. Instead of building a house from the ground up, students this year focused on projects to improve the MHS campus. These projects include the exterior and interior renovation of the baseball pressbox and the remodel of the bathroom in the woodshop. Thanks to Mr. Haacke and his students for all of their hard work!
Mattoon High School Band Awards for 2021 were presented Friday, May 14, 2021 by Mr. Todd Black. Here is the list of this year's recipients:
Senior Band Members:
Whitley Ames
Mac Beadles
Emma Dann
Maggie Fauke
Alex Navarro
Grace Helms
Stephanie Hunt
Lucas Landrus
Cyrus Steele
Zoie Thomason
ILMEA All-State Band Members
Chase Armstrong
Nate Huddleston
Mara Keniley-Browning
Most Improved Color Guard Award
Grace Helms
Stephanie Hunt
Inspirational Color Guard Award
Maggie Fauke
MVP Color Guard Award
Emma Dann
John Philip Sousa: Most Outstanding Marching Band Award
Whitley Ames
Mac Beadles
Patrick S. Gilmore: Most Outstanding Concert Band Award
Mac Beadles
Louis Armstrong: Most Outstanding Jazz Band Award
Alex Navarro
Laura Hurst Memorial: Inspirational / Service Award
Lucas Landrus
Ted R. Black: Most Improved Band Member Award
Marcus Curce
Red Skelton: Most Outstanding Fine Arts Award
Mac Beadles
Arion: Most Outstanding Musician Award
Mac Beadles
Students in Chris Brown's Career Exploration class recently completed an epoxy plaque project to culminate the experience. Offered to freshmen, Career Explorations gives students the opportunity to get hands-on experience in classes that relate to fields of interest. Thanks to Mr. Brown for sharing some great examples of student-centered learning!
Wave Time classes at MHS recently competed in the 1st Annual Wave Time Olympics. Events included Door Decorating, Free Throw Shooting, Tallest Structure, Toothpick Words, Cookie Face, Moving Skittles with Chopsticks, Kahoot! Trivia, and a Canned Food Drive. Thanks to Ms. Kolden, Ms. Munyon, and all of the students and staff members who helped make this event a success!
Pictured below are students from Mrs. Ruholl's Wave Time class. The Door Decorating theme was to create your own country, and her students created RuWave.
The newly created Archery team recently competed at St. John's Lutheran School in Mattoon. Composed of students from the JROTC and FFA programs, the students have enjoyed learning the basics of archery and are excited to be able to showcase their skills!
Student Council President and MHS senior Anna Morton recently received a Pillar Award at the Illinois Association of Student Councils virtual state convention. Congrats to Anna for her hard work and dedication to MHS!
On May 7, 8th graders from Mattoon Middle School visited MHS to learn more about the JROTC program. Students participated in a variety of activities to meet students currently enrolled in the program and to test their skills.
MHS Cheer Coaches Lori Ghere and Lindsey Weber are asking those interested in cheer, to take the following survey.
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March 2021 Rotary Students of Month
Congratulations and best wishes MHS Academic Challenge Team The Mattoon High School Academic Challenge team qualified for the State Finals with a fourth place finish in the EIU Sectional. The Academic Challenge in Engineering and Science (ACES) is a statewide contest in which high school teams compete in seven subject areas related to science and engineering. Mattoon competes in Division 1500, which includes schools with enrollments of 701 to 1500 students. This year’s competition has been conducted entirely online due to covid-19 restrictions. Mattoon took first place in the Lake Land Regional and placed fourth in the EIU Sectional with a team score of 305. Individual award winners were Josh Ramage, who placed second in Computer Science, and Rick Wright, who finished second in Engineering Graphics. Other team members were Alexis Davison, Cooper Bergstrom, Gracie Croy, Gavin Gonzalez, James Shamdin, Tyson Gass, Jason Jiang, Meade Johnson, Ben Hinton, Drew Coffey, Josiah Donaldson, Mollie Auer, and Tinley Risinger. The team is coached by MHS science teacher Brendan Aydt. The State Finals will be conducted online between April 5 and April 13.
Congratulations and best wishes MHS Academic Challenge Team The Mattoon High School Academic Challenge team qualified for the State Finals with a fourth place finish in the EIU Sectional. The Academic Challenge in Engineering and Science (ACES) is a statewide contest in which high school teams compete in seven subject areas related to science and engineering. Mattoon competes in Division 1500, which includes schools with enrollments of 701 to 1500 students. This year’s competition has been conducted entirely online due to covid-19 restrictions. Mattoon took first place in the Lake Land Regional and placed fourth in the EIU Sectional with a team score of 305. Individual award winners were Josh Ramage, who placed second in Computer Science, and Rick Wright, who finished second in Engineering Graphics. Other team members were Alexis Davison, Cooper Bergstrom, Gracie Croy, Gavin Gonzalez, James Shamdin, Tyson Gass, Jason Jiang, Meade Johnson, Ben Hinton, Drew Coffey, Josiah Donaldson, Mollie Auer, and Tinley Risinger. The team is coached by MHS science teacher Brendan Aydt. The State Finals will be conducted online between April 5 and April 13.