On Friday and Monday, I had a chance to watch our MHS Girl's Soccer team tie DPS and defeat Riverton. To see the hard work these girls, managers and coaches have put in makes me so proud of them. Keep working hard girls and you will continue to see the success it brings! We Are Meridian
Prior to last night's varsity volleyball match, Haley Leffler was honored for recording her 1000th assist earlier this season. MHS is so proud of you, Haley!
Tomorrow is Patriot Day to honor those who lost their lives on 9/11. To honor this day, students and staff are encouraged to wear red, white or blue. Please share!
The Meridian High School FCS Club will be holding its annual Crayon Drive the week of September 16-20. Students are encouraged to bring in boxes of 24 crayons and coloring books to benefit pediatric patients. at DMH. Please support this great cause!
We have some schedule changes for this week's athletic contests to pass along. Tonight, the JV football team plays Heyworth with a starting time of 5:30pm. Thursday's originally scheduled Volleyball match versus Nokomis has been moved to Wednesday, September 11. Our home Varsity football game will now be played on Thursday, Sept 12, due to a conflict with finding officials.
Last night we celebrated the 1 million dollar milestone for the Carroll Scholarship. Thank you to the Carroll family, the Community Foundation and RCC for providing our students with this wonderful opportunity! We Are Meridian!
We will celebrate with RCC and the Heart of Illinois Community Foundation this evening at the football game!
It's a home game football Friday! The maintenance team has the field looking great. The Hawks are looking to improve to 2-0 on the season vs. Heyworth!
Today Mrs. Stewart's Honors English I students worked with some shoes! They are at a point in their unit where they are talking about making assumptions about others and how easy it is to judge a book by its cover. Hopefully it was a fun way to wrap up the week and cover an important issue!
Mrs. Rappés Microbiology students traveled to the Therkildsen Field Station at Emiquon today. There, students had the opportunity to collect specimens from the wetlands and then examine them in the microscopy lab.
Mr. O'Brien's STEM class tested solar panels while working with circuits during class today.
This Friday, September 6, we will have a special recognition at halftime of our varsity football game. The Dell and Evelyn Carroll Scholarship, offered to MHS grads who attend Richland Community College, has surpassed the 1 million dollar mark in tuition paid. We invite any recipient of this scholarship to join us on the field to help us celebrate this unbelievable gift our graduates have received.
Hawks fans- this Friday, Sept 6, the MHS Varsity football team hosts Heyworth. Our home game the following week, September 13, has been moved to Thursday, September 12 @ 7pm, due to a conflict in scheduling officials. Please mark your calendar and tell your friends; next week's game is on Thursday, September 12 v Tuscola.
It was a great night to recognize all of our fall athletes under the lights!
Tonight it all gets started! Come out for Green and White Night starting at 615!
Meridian is still searching for our next high school and middle school assistant basketball coaches. If you are interested, please contact the Athletic Director, David Graves at gravesd@meridianhawks.net.
The Meridian administrative team is ready for another great year. We look forward to greeting students on Monday!
The Meridian Ag. Foundation is back at it! They recently purchased a CNC plasma cutter for the ag shop. This will be a great machine for students learn on!
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As we are about to begin the school year, Meridian still has the following employment opportunities.
Meridian Schools has an opening for a custodian at the high school. See the attachment for more information.
