*Wednesday WIGs Student Takeover*
Hey! I'm Isabella Compton and I'm a student at MMS in 7th grade. One of my favorite things we do at school is WIGs! WIGs are wildly important goals for all. Our principal, Mr. Pugh, has displayed his personal WIG to encourage others to reach for their WIGS. His goal is to be in the halls during transition times 80% of the time to be there for his students. My personal WIG is to read a book of a different genre by Spring Break! Right now, I'm enjoying A Good Girls Guide to Murder by: Holly Jackson.
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Interested in getting involved at the middle school? Here are just a few of the
opportunities available for the 2022-2023 school year! More applications for
opportunities will be offered in the fall! These options are open to incoming 6th-8th grade students. Applications are due by April 22nd.
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Mrs. Minger at the Mattoon Middle school is asking for greeting card donations. They do not need to be entire cards, just the front. She is planning on having students create DIY greeting card journals after Spring Break.
You can drop off donations at the MMS Office or the Mattoon Public Library.
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It's National School Librarian Day and National Library Week and our celebration of Mattoon District Librarians continues. We want to say thank you to Mrs. Minger who works at Mattoon Middle School.
" I never feel like I am coming to work, as my job is so wonderful and I love it so much that it never feels like "work". I LOVE our students here so much and try to learn every single kiddos name so when they come into the Media Center I can call them by name! I want each and every student who comes into the Media Center to feel like it is a safe place where they are loved and cared for and valued. We always have fun things happening in the Media Center - like a spring egg hunt or a collaborative puzzle or collaborative coloring pages, or DIY Projects. I just visited a few public libraries this week that have awesome Maker Spaces, so I will begin implementing new things in the library to meet that need as well!" - Mrs. Minger
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Mr. Enyart's 6th-grade students completed a “brain dump” this week on the tables in the MMS Media Center.
Students read a book together and at the end of a section, Mr. Enyart asked them about one topic and they “dumped their brains” and wrote everything they remembered about that topic on the dry-erase tables!
We love having these tables - so much fun!
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The Miss Bagelfest Pageant will be held on July 16th, 2022. This form is due on orientation night (April, 29th, 2022). If you have any questions, contact Heather.
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Have a fun and safe day. Happy Friday Greenwave Nation!
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Mattoon Middle School is hosting its first school dance in 2 years for students in 6-8th grade!
The Let's Glow Dance will be held in the MMS Hash Gym on Friday, April 22 from 4-6 PM. Students will also be able to purchase glow sticks, play basketball, and enjoy concessions.
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The Mattoon Middle School will be hosting 6th Grade Orientation on April 26th from 5:30-7:00 PM. Please arrive at the Wildcat Gym on time to ensure you don't miss anything.
Students will be able to meet the teachers, practice opening lockers, tour the building, and enjoy a scavenger hunt while learning more about MMS.
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The Pride of the Green Wave Winter Guard presented their competition show "Safe and Sound" on March 29, 2022 for friends and family. The guard leaves tomorrow (Friday, April 1st) for the MCCGA Winter Guard Championships in Springfield, MO.
Help us in wishing them the best of luck!
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MMS had a spring egg hunt today in the school media center. Students were able to HOP in and hunt for eggs and a prize. The kids loved it!
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Jasper County Jr High has canceled the track meet for Tuesday, March 29th due to weather concerns. We are looking at dates to reschedule.
There will be track practice today for all groups until 5 pm.
Mattoon American Legion Auxiliary Unit 88 awarded first place in the Americanism Essay contest to Madeline Landrus, eighth-grade student at Mattoon Middle School. The title of the essay was "Patriotism: How We Are More Alike Than Different". Madeline was presented a check and read her essay at the March meeting of the Auxiliary at the American Legion. Her essay has been forwarded to the District Auxiliary for further competition.
The American Legion Department of Illinois sponsors the essay contest each year for students in the seventh through twelfth grades. The purpose of the contest is to aid the schools in the teaching of Americanism and citizenship.
Pictured is Mattoon American Legion Auxiliary President Gina Lockhart, MMS student Madi Landrus, and Auxiliary Chaplain and Americanism Chairman, Rhonda Davis.
Congrats to Madi and best of luck on the next stage of the competition!
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These MMS wrestlers are showing off their hardware! Tristan Porter placed 6th in the State Class AA 100lb bracket and Mitchell Clapp won 2nd in the State AA 185lb bracket. We had 5 wrestlers (Holden Barr, Mitchell Clapp, Akeem Dailey, Brayden Daily, and Tristan Porter) make it to state and we are very excited and proud of their accomplishments this season!
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MMS had 5 wrestlers head to IESA State at the NIU Convocation Center this weekend. Holden Barr, Mitchell Clapp, Akeem Dailey, Brendan Daily, and Tristan Porter represented Mattoon in Dekalb. Coach Trevor Edwards communicated updates back to Mattoon as the boys wrestled Friday and Saturday.
In the end, Tristan Porter placed 6th in the State Class AA 100lb bracket. Mitchell Clapp went the furthest on Saturday and ended up winning 2nd in the State Class AA 185lb bracket.
We are very excited and proud of our wrestlers’ accomplishments this season, and we are glad they got this experience once again!
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Mattoon Middle School's Picture Day will be Friday, March 25th. You can now pre-order your photos online!
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Congratulations to the MMS Scholastic Bowl team on their victories over Marshall, Effingham, New Hebron, and Paris Crestwood Thursday evening. They are the tournament champions of the 2022 Crestwood Classic! Our Varsity team remains undefeated!
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Here is your 2022-2023 board-approved school district calendar
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We are growing our team here at Mattoon CUSD 2. Here are a couple of employment opportunities we currently have in our District. For more details head to www.mattoon.k12.il.us and look under the Human Resources tab.
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Spring Pictures for the Mattoon Middle School will be on March 25th.