On Saturday, December 9th, 6th Grader Rozalyn I. performed the National Anthem at the 4A 8th-Grade Girls Basketball State Tournament in Normal, IL. She did a great job representing MMS and the Mattoon Chorus Program! 🎤🎼
📢MCUSD2 Families📢
Did you know that breakfasts and lunches are provided at no charge to our students throughout the entire 2023-24 school year? 🥗🥪🍎🍽️
Check out our monthly menus here: mcusd2.org/MonthlyFoodMenu
The MMS Band & Choir Concert is this Friday, December 15th, at 6:30 p.m. 🎼
We hope to see you there! 🙂
Join MMS for Holiday Dress-Up Days next week! 🎄
Support the MMS Wrestlers tomorrow during their first home match vs. Edison Shelbyville. Best of luck Wildcats! 🤼
We have been made aware that Mattoon Middle School cannot currently receive external calls. 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.
We are now hiring custodians and sub-custodians! 🤝
✅ Retirement Benefits
✅ Paid Time Off
✅ Regionally Competitive Pay
✅ Rich Culture
Apply online:👇
bit.ly/mcusd2-apply
The MMS Ag department recently had a visit from the St. Louis Dairy Council, who brought Louise, the dairy cow, to visit and talk about all things dairy! Franklin Preschool was also able to see and hear about Louise and dairy cow.🐄🥛
On Saturday, November 18th, multiple Mattoon students from the middle school and high school participated in the ILMEA District 5 Honors Festival at EIU. It was a great day of music with students from all over Central Illinois. We are so proud of our students! 🎼🎤
The Wildcat Winter Wonderland will be held on Tuesday, December 5th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the front circle drive.
🎼 MMS Choir performance
🎄 Elf on the shelf and dancing characters
🎁 First 300 children will receive a student-made holiday surprise
View photos from all the Veterans Day Events held on November 9th and 10th throughout the district with the link below.🇺🇸🫡
mcusd2.org/VeteransDay2023
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. 🦃🍁
Mattoon Middle School students who are interested in learning more about Scholastic Bowl are invited to attend informational meetings right after school on Monday, November 20th, Tuesday, November 28th, and Wednesday, November 29th in Mr. Koon's 8th-Grade classroom (room 413). If they can't make it to a meeting, but are still curious about Scholastic Bowl, they can see Mr. Koon before the end of this month. Please fill out the information form with the link below: 📚🧠🏆
mcusd2.org/MMSScholasticBowl
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! 😁
Tonight is the 8th-grade girls basketball Parent/Guardian Night at MMS! They will be recognized at halftime during the 7th-grade game. 🏀
Come cheer on the athletes as they take on Taylorville in the Wildcat Gym! 📣
5 Tips for IAR Testing November 7th and November 9th📝
🔹 Tip 1: Get a good night's sleep 😴
🔹 Tip 2: Stay organized 📚
🔹 Tip 3: Eat a nutritious breakfast 🍳
🔹 Tip 4: Read carefully 🕵️♀️
🔹 Tip 5: Double-check your work ✅
We are wishing our students the best of luck this week! You've got this! 💪
Exciting news! 🌟
The following MMS Students were selected to perform in the ILMEA District 5 Honors Music Festival. 🎶
Matthew Hampton - Junior Band/Clarinet 🎵
Kourtney Lauter - Junior Band/Alto Sax 🎷
Lexie Bailey-Burch - Junior Chorus/Soprano II 🎤
They will perform at EIU on Saturday, November 18th. MMS Directors are Sydney Zumbahlen (band) and Stephanie Kinkley (chorus). 🙌
Tonight is the first home MMS Boys Basketball game of the season. They will take on Champaign Edison at 5:00 p.m.
Come on out to cheer them on!
After working with the phone company, the issue has been resolved, and all phone lines throughout the district are working properly.
