Meridian Middle School

There is no school tomorrow for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Students who made the Principal's List (straight A's) for the 2nd quarter will be treated to donuts and juice before school on Wednesday. Go Hawks!

Here is the weekly athletic schedule for the MS.

Congratulations to our 8th grade volleyball team for winning the 8th grade Wildcat Classic in Edinburg today! Two first place finishes for our Lady Hawks makes for a great Saturday!! Their next home game is scheduled for Thursday against Argenta. Make plans to come cheer them on! 🏐

Our 7th graders went 3-0 this morning in the Hawk Round Robin Tournament to add another trophy to our trophy case! It was a great morning of volleyball against some talented teams. Congrats to our Lady Hawks!

We have a lot of competition taking place today for our Hawks!

*The 7th grade boys basketball team will kick off post-season IESA Regional play this morning in Sullivan. The Hawks will play Shelbyville at 10:00 a.m.
*The 7th grade Lady Hawks volleyball team will host Edinburg, Warrensburg, & Okaw Valley in the Hawk Round Robin. MMS plays at 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., and 11:00 a.m. in the MMS gym. If you are planning to come to this tournament, please park and enter through the MHS doors. The cost is $5 for adults & HS students and $3 for K-8 students & senior citizens.
*The 8th grade Lady Hawks volleyball team will play in the Edinburg tournament starting at 8:45 a.m.

Best of luck to all our athletes!! Go Hawks!

The district has an opening for a Student Services Coordinator. This position will primarily be at the elementary school. A bachelor's degree in human services or a related field is preferred.

Monday night is Meridian Youth League Night. If you have a son or daughter in Meridian youth league, please consider bringing them to the game. They can sit behind the bench and be a part of the run out before the game.

See you there!

Good luck to our 7th grade basketball team when they kick off Regional play in Sullivan tomorrow. Both 7th & 8th grade Regional brackets have been posted. Game updates can be found on the www.iesa.org website. Let's go, Hawks!

A big Hawk Proud SHOUT OUT goes to Wylien E! Earlier in the week, Wylien noticed that trash had blown in front of the school, so he asked for a garbage bag to clean it up. Thank you, Wylien, for making a difference!!

Congratulations to all of our students who made the Academic Honors List for the 2nd quarter! Keep up the great work, Hawks!

Our Band and Choir is having a DoubleGood Popcorn Fundraiser this weekend to help raise money for our program. Students and parents will be sharing their pop-up stores through texts, emails, and social media posts starting friday so please keep an eye out. Consider making a purchase of some delicious snacks and help make this once-in-a-lifetime trip happen!

If you are interested in selling as a trip participant or to simply support our music program, scan the QR code below to get started!

The top middle school seller will win a $100 gift card to the store of their choice!

Meridian athletics would like to thank Matt Roush with "Signature Sign and Lighting " and "Glenda Williamson," for his donation for our End of the Month Athletic Attendance Drawing.

If you are a Meridian student and come to a game, go the the concession stand, write your name on a ticket, and put it in the container. The more games you attend the better your chances. This month's winners are...
MES: Dewy G. & Kamden R.
MMS: Anna F. & Cali S.
MHS: Emily M. & Ava M.

This month's winners each received a $25 gift certificate to Krekels. Be sure to save room for the ice cream!

Thanks a bunch Matt Roush for your sponsorship!

The classroom IXL competition continues after the "bragging rights" trophies were presented for skills completed during the month of December. Mrs. Houser's 4th hour 8th grade math class took possession of the math trophy for the first time. They might be a small group, but their average skill proficiency level was impressive - 15.1 skills! Mrs. Rhoades' 7th hour 6th grade Literature group wasn't ready to give that ELA trophy up, so they held on to if for another month by becoming proficient on 20.9 skills (on average).

Hawk Nation, the lady in this picture is Jenny. She is the person you see in the halls during our HS sporting events keeping things clean and orderly so we can enjoy our beautiful facility. What many of you may not know, is that when all the noise and all the action is over after the game, the gym gets strangely quiet and empty. That is when she goes to work picking up many of our popcorn bags and water bottles. She gets the bleachers clean and the floor swept while the rest of the community makes our journey home reflecting on the game. She does a great job of making sure when the kids get back in the morning, the gym looks like it is brand new and it doesn't even look like we had a game in it the night before. We are so thankful for her. Again, her name is Jenny and please help her by reminding our students to pick up the concession items once they become trash. We can all work together to make our community stronger. THANK YOU, Jenny, for your quiet service. WE SEE YOU!

The MS volleyball team is just getting underway. They had an early morning game verses Taylorville on Saturday and was able to catch them in action. They are off to a strong start.

Come out on Tuesday the 13th to catch a game at the MS as they take on Sangamon Valley. It will be a 6th/7th/8th grade evening. Action starts at 5:00 for the 6th grade.

See you here!

Friday night was a BIG night at Meridian. Our neighboring district CAM came to town for our annual Cakes for the Cause Night. Seniors from both schools made a cake so community members could bid on the tasty treats during a live auction. Leading up to the night, the annual event had raised just under $60,000 combined since the event started in 2016. Well, on Friday night, the event shattered the record with a grand total of just under $16,000. Included in this total was the donations made upon entrance, the cake auction, and the donations made during the "Miracle Minute" in-between the 3rd and 4th quarters. CAM and Meridian school districts are so humbled by the generosity of our two communities. It was a FANTASTIC display of generosity. CAM will donate to a Saint Louis Children's Heart Hospital and Meridian will donate to local families in need and crisis. THANK YOU, THANK YOU!! (We sadly weren't able to get pictures of each senior, but attached are a few cakes on display.)

On a side note we would also like to thank Auctioneer Jeff Foulks out of Blue Mound for volunteering to handle the auction duties.

The icing on top for Meridian was that the boys were able to secure the win at the end of the game. It was a great effort for both teams and both communities!

We live in a special place....thankful to be a part of it!

Our students received their new schedules last week and have started the second semester off strong! We will have our VIP fundraiser luncheon on Friday. This was rescheduled from our snow day last month. In addition, 7th & 8th graders will receive their movie experience reward as a part of the MJHS food drive incentive. Good luck to our boys basketball teams when they continue tournament play this week and to our Lady Hawks when they compete. Make plans to check out one of their home games. Go Hawks!