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
Please see the attachment for available paraprofessional positions for the 2024-2025 school year.
The Macon-Piatt meet has been moved up for tonight. We will be starting field events at 3:45
Students and staff took the opportunity to take in the eclipse today. It was a great way to observe the event and finish off our school day!
Pre-registration forms are due one week from today (April 3rd) for the K-5th grade T&F Mini Meet! Please turn those forms in if you would like to purchase a t-shirt (cost is $10)!
Reminder- this is ONLY for Meridian athletes.
Contact Jorji Sparrgrove at sparrgrovej@meridianhawks.net for any questions. Look forward to seeing you there!
High School Track Meet at A&M had been canceled for tonight
Congrats to Lleyton M. He has been invited to the Top Times meet at IWU in Bloomington. He will compete in the 60m dash. We are proud of you!
On Thursday, March 21, Meridian High School will hold its yearly Academic Program for all incoming 9th graders for the 2024-25 school year. We request that all incoming 9th graders, and at least one parent, attend this event. We will cover academic course work and requirements at the high school, graduation requirements, and course scheduling for next year's classes. This program will take place in the MHS/MMS auditorium and will begin at 6:30pm.
We look forward to seeing all of our incoming 9th graders on Thursday evening!
3rd Quarter report cards were distributed today to students. Grades can also be viewed on TeacherEase (just in case your student forgets to show you their report card!) If you have any specific grade questions, please reach out to the appropriate teacher.
The district is excited to announce that our current elementary school principal, Lori Guebert, will be changing roles next year. She will become the district's Special Education Administrator/Curriculum Director. In this role she will supervise and provide support throughout the special education department. Additionally, as Curriculum Director she will work with teachers to provide assistance and resources as the district will be taking on a comprehensive curriculum review and mapping process next school year. Mrs. Guebert will also work to align professional development for staff. As such, the district is accepting applications for the elementary school principal position.
Please see the attached document for coaching/sponsor opportunities for the 2024-2025 school year.
The time of the regular March School Board meeting has been moved up one hour. The meeting will be Tuesday, March 19, at 5:30 p.m. in the district office.
This year, Meridian High School Boys' and Girls' Track & Field Team is hosting its first K-5th Grade Mini Meet on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 with registration starting at 4:00 P.M.
Pre-register before Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024 for a T-Shirt ($10).
For more information, please see the attached flyer. Any questions, please reach out to Jorji Sparrgrove at sparrgrovej@meridianhawks.net.
We hope to see you there!
Some cross-curricular learning today. Spanish and PE classes are taking part in Zumba lessons! Thanks to Ms. Dotterweich and the PE teachers for putting this together today.
I had the opportunity to watch today's dress rehearsal for The Little Mermaid Jr by our MMS Drama students. If you have the chance, please go see this production. These young actors and actresses did outstanding along with all of those helping behind the scenes. Show times are tonight (3/1) at 7, Saturday (3/2) at 5:30 and Sunday (3/3) at 2pm.
Congratulations to our very own, Jerry Brockett, on being named the Section 16 Golden Owl Award winner. This award goes to one teacher in each section in Illinois! Proud of you, Mr. Brockett!!
FFA Week and, today, we had some special visitors from Meridian Pre-K. Students had the chance to see the baby chicks, check out the tractors Ag/FFA students drove to school and take part in other activities. Thanks to Mr Brockett and the Ag students for having these future farmers over!
Congratulations to MHS seniors, Maggie P and Hayden B who placed on last week's ACES competition. Hayden finished 3rd in Math and Maggie placed 1st in Physics across all regional divisions. Maggie earned a $1000 scholarship from Lakeland as a result of placing 1st. Great job!
Our girls season unfortunately came to an end with a 54-52 loss to Shelbyville. I cannot say enough about how proud I am of our girls, Coach Woolington and his staff. Tremendous work and effort all year.
Once again, honored to host the IESA 7AA Boy's State Tournament.
