Staff had the opportunity to work with Dr. Todd Whitaker during his presentation, "What Great Teachers Do Differently." Dr. Whitaker is a nationally renowned educator and author of more than 60 books. Staff also received one of his books titled What Great Teachers Do Differently.
Meridian CUSD #15 has an opportunity for a full time bus mechanic. See the attachment for more information.
Today I had the privilege of taking Emma and Connor to the Macon County Principal's Student Recognition Lunch. Emma and Connor are truly outstanding and have had a significant impact on Meridian High School over the last four years. Their contributions to our school and community will be greatly missed, as they graduate. I could not be more proud of these two and wish them nothing but success as they move forward.
Today it was my pleasure to take Jacob and Jolie to our CIC Student Recognition lunch. These two have been great student leaders and are tremendous representatives of Meridian. I am so proud of both and I am honored to have had the opportunity to be a small part of their lives.
As part of their Distracted Driving Awareness Week, SADD was pleased to have Trooper Jordan Meyer conduct a distracted driving simulator presentation to our PE classes. Many were challenged to drive a simulated course while being required to text and face multiple other distractions. We hope this encourages our students to make smart driving choices!
Today, Ms. Bracken's Chemistry classes completed their lab in which they tie-dyed shirts, turning them from yellow/green to a deep blue color. The students really had fun with this experiment and here are a couple of pictures of the finished product!
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
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
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.
