Meridian High School

LET'S GOOOOOOO! Congratulations to four of our Lady Hawks on their amazing accomplishment making ALL-CONFERENCE CIC VOLLEYBALL! We are supper proud of you and the example you set for others 1st Team CIC Volleyball Ella Woolington: Senior 2nd Team CIC Volleyball Haley Leffler: Senior Layla Lucas: Senior Alyssa Meisenhelter: Freshmen

Santa's Sleigh has made it to the Great Hall! The Meridian chapter of the National Honor Society is beginning its annual Let's Fill Santa's Sleigh campaign. Over the past several years, Meridian High School has donated hundreds of new and unwrapped toys, games, puzzles, coloring books, etc., to Toys for Tots as part of this effort. We hope that you will consider helping us to fill Santa's Sleigh by donating this year. All items can be dropped off directly in Santa's Sleigh or brought into the high school office. Our campaign runs from today through the end of the day on December 4. Please consider helping us to brighten someone's holiday with a donation this year!

Veteran's Day is always a day of thanks and remembrance for those who have selflessly served our country. While I am lucky enough, and thankful, to know a great many who have served, it is always a day in which I think of my dad. My dad served in Vietnam as a Captain in the U.S. Army. I can remember once asking him about why he chose to serve and his answer was simple, "because my country asked me to". My dad has never talked a lot about his time in the military but, when he has, I have always been able to see the unwavering pride he has. A few years ago, he and I had the opportunity to take part in one of the Land of Lincoln Honor Flights. It is a day I will always remember. I could see him light up as we made our way through all of the various sights; being saluted and thanked at the airport and the monuments by complete strangers. While it was a day to celebrate his, and others, service to our country, I also found it to be about a son getting the chance to spend the day with his hero; a sentiment I am quite sure was shared similarly by each guardian who accompanied a veteran that day. So, on this Veteran's Day, thank you to all who have served this great country an d know that you are true heroes.

McKenna K. will represent Meridian at the IHSA Swimming Sectionals in Urbana today! Best of luck, McKenna!

Lady Hawks open the 2024-2025 season with MID-NIGHT PRACTICE! Good luck on what is going to be an amazing season

Calling all Basketball Fans, HAWK MADNESS is upon us November 15, 2024, @ 6:30pm @ Meridian High School Gym Join us as we open up the 2024 Basketball Season

This week, our buildings have been celebrating Red Ribbon Week to draw attention to the dangers of drugs and addiction. All three buildings have taken part in various activities and, today, MHS SADD members went to the elementary school to read to different classrooms. Thank you to MHS SADD members, and Mrs. Moyer, for all of their work this week.

On behalf of the athletic department, school and community. We want to say congratulations to the lady hawk's volleyball team on a great year

Mrs. Stewart's Honors English I classes are gearing up for their historical fiction unit! They will be reading I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys. This novel follows Cristian as he navigates his life in communist Romania in 1989. In order to learn about Romania at that time, students researched various topics, created posters, and made worksheets for their peers to fill out. This week, they will learn from their peers in a gallery style. They did a fantastic job!

LADY HAWKS WIN ROUND 1 vs Sullivan! Regional Game 2 Round 2 vs ALAH @ 7:00 PM @ Maroa-Forysth tonight Oct 29, 2024

HAWKS just a reminder Regional Volleyball tonight at Maroa-Forysth @ 7:00 PM

Attached you will find the links to the Regional Volleyball Tournament Monday https://gofan.co/event/1994177?schoolId=IHSA Tuesday https://gofan.co/event/1994117?schoolId=IL15305 Thursday https://gofan.co/event/1994022?schoolId=IL15305

At the October 21, Board of Education meeting, the Meridian BOE issued the following public statement: “As contract negotiations continue between the Board of Education and the Meridian Federation of Teachers, the district wishes to inform the public of the status of negotiations. On Wednesday, October 16, the Meridian Federation of Teachers initiated a public posting process with the State of Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board. With this process, both the MFT and the district will submit their most recent proposal to the Labor Relations Board within seven days. Subsequently, the Labor Relations Board will publicly post the submitted proposals on their website after another seven days. So, within the timeframe of Illinois labor statute, the most recent proposal for both the MFT and the Board of Education will be publicly available. The district will also post the Board of Education’s proposal to the district’s website. The Board and the MFT are scheduled to meet again on Wednesday, October 30.” The Board of Education submitted its public posting document as required by law to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, the mediator, and the MFT on Tuesday, October 22. The Meridian Federation of Teachers submitted their public posting document on Wednesday, October 23. Illinois labor law (115 ILCS 5/12 Section 12) requires that the ELRB “shall make public the offers,” “seven days after receipt.” The Board has been advised by its attorney that the posting documents are not public documents until the ELRB publishes them. Upon receipt of the Board’s submission, the ELRB confirmed that the document should be posted on October 30. The Board is aware that the posting document from the MFT has been made publicly available. From the beginning of the public posting process initiated by the MFT, the Board has remained committed to following all applicable Illinois labor laws.

Today is statewide Principal Appreciation Day. Thank you to each of our building leaders for all they do for students and staff daily!

HAWKS FANS its FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS @ Warrensburg- Latham High School @ 7:00pm

ATTENTION PARETNS AND COMMUNITY: Below is the following regional volleyball information for admission and ticket purchase. Meridian vs Sullivan @ Maroa-Forsyth High School on 10/28/2024 @ 7:00 pm ADMISSION  $6.00 per person via GoFan  $7.00 at the door  Doors will open 45 minutes before contest.  Individual School Season Passes will NOT be honored.  There is NO reserved seating. GoFan link. https://gofan.co/event/1994117?schoolId=IL15305

The Athletic Department and School District would like to thank the boys' soccer team/coaches on a successful season. Thank you for being a HAWK

On behalf of the Athletic department Football team and Volleyball team. We would like to thank our Meridian Mayhem Hawks for all the support they have given us this season. We want you to know that your energy matters and we appreciate it

MHS is so excited to announce that senior, Sara S, is one of the top ten essayists in this year's National Public Radio Illinois "This I Believe" essay program. Her essay, "I Believe in SpaghettiOs" was one of the many submissions in response to NPR Illinois' invitation to participate in the tradition started by NPR's radio program "This I Believe". Sara will be honored at the Meet the Authors program on November 6 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield. Congratulations, Sara! We are so proud of you!!

Tonight, we congratulate our Volleyball seniors. Thank you for four years of hard work and dedication. We are proud of you Hayley, Layla, Emma and Ella. You will always be Meridian!