We are so lucky to have such a great secretary who takes care of us and makes sure every day is fun! Happy Administrative Professionals day to Mrs. Comerford!
Congratulations to our athletes who participated in the Arcola Track Invite on Saturday. Our Hawks had several PRs and top finishes! Shoutout to the following athletes for finishing in the top 3 of their events -
*Seth Ralston - 2nd in 800m & 1600m and 3rd in 110m hurdles
*Relay Team: Dean, Dowdy, Hall & Cox - 2nd in 4x100
*Trenton Dowdy - 1st in High Jump
*Morgan Knierim - 1st in 100m & 100m Hurdles
*Olivia Ventress - 2nd in 100m
*Relay Team: Knierim, Descaro, Donovan & Ventress - 1st in 4x100
*Brena Descaro - 3rd in Long Jump
Trenton D. was another top fundraiser for our 8th grade, so he was today's Principal for the Day. Trenton enjoyed helping with various office tasks and picked this week's Hawk Proud recipient. It has been a lot of fun having student helpers in the office this week!
Congratulations to this week's Hawk Proud Recipient - Austin A! Austin is a creative writer and was nominated by one of his teachers for sharing one of his recent writing assignments with the class. Way to go, Austin!
Today's Principal of the Day was Brody B. He was one of the top 8th grade raffle ticket sellers for our fall fundraiser. Brody helped pass out Accelerated Reader incentive snacks as one of his tasks for today.
The Scholastic Bowl IESA Regional bracket was posted today! The Varsity Scholastic Bowl team will complete on Wednesday, April 24 at Mt. Zion Jr. High. The Hawks have a bye for the first round, so they will take on Riverton at 5:30 p.m. Good luck!
Maxine P. was the top fall raffle ticket seller in the 6th grade, so she was our principal for the day. Maxine did a great job helping with various tasks around the building and passed out treats to some of our April birthdays.
Please see the attachment for available paraprofessional positions for the 2024-2025 school year.
This week's Hawk Proud award was presented to Brody B. Brody was nominated for always being willing to set up the buzzers in Scholastic Bowl. Thanks for being a big help and leader, Brody!
Our students & staff headed out to the football field this afternoon to experience the solar eclipse. It was a beautiful afternoon and a very cool experience for our students! Thanks to the MJHS for purchasing bomb pops for all our students to enjoy. It made the experience that much sweeter!
This week's Hawk Proud award was presented to Landri R! Landri was nominated by one of her teachers for volunteering to help set up equipment before school one morning. Landri is kind and helpful, and we appreciate when students offer to help our teachers out!
The April lunch menu for Macon campus can be found here - https://5il.co/2hnxd
Maddie B., Amelia F., Alyssa M., & Coach Kirby represented MMS at today's 8th grade volleyball all star game held at Skywalker Complex today. Awesome job, Hawks!
The math teachers challenged the students to memorize the beginning numbers of Pi on March 14. The winners from the different math sections got to pie their teachers to wrap up today's activities. Jaxson C. was the overall winner - memorizing 115 digits!
We are ready for Spring Break and baseball season!
To kick off Spring Break and MLB season, students are encouraged to wear their favorite baseball jersey or fan gear to school tomorrow. Students will be dismissed at 1:30 p.m. There is no school from Thursday, March 28 - Monday, April 1!
Don't forget that high school orientation is scheduled for TONIGHT at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Mr. Hurelbrink and Mrs. Johnson request that all 8th graders attend with at least one parent or guardian. They will be discussing expectations and course requirements so that students are ready to meet with Mrs. Johnson for scheduling after Spring Break!
There were several talented Meridian students in the Emerald cast of The Decatur Park District's Wizard of Oz! The Ruby cast will take the stage tonight & tomorrow with a few more Meridian students taking the stage. Great show!
3rd quarter report cards were printed and sent home with all students this afternoon. Grades have also been finalized and posted on TeacherEase. Please reach out to individual teachers with questions about grades.
Fannie May candy orders were sent home with students today. Please double check orders to ensure they are correct. Any discrepancies must be reported to the office by Friday!