Meridian Middle School

ATTENTION ALL SPECTATORS JH 8th Grade OKAW Basketball Tournament parking is attached. Please review.

HAWK HOOPERS attached is the 8th/7th grade OKAW conference tournament brackets 7th grade OKAW Conference Tournament will be held @ Clinton 8th grade OKAW Conference Tournament will be held @ Meridian

CALLING ALL BASKETBALL FANS! We have a packed weekend for our JH 8th grade Lady Hawks please join us this Saturday to kick off the OKAW Conference Tournament!

We will continue to collect raffle tickets (both sold and unsold) for our fall fundraiser this week! We will begin drawing daily winners on Friday, November 1 for our cash winners, so please make sure tickets are turned in by then. The MJHS food drive to benefit the local food pantry will take place this week. Students can turn all non-perishable food items or cash donations into their homeroom teachers. Please check the expiration dates prior to sending the food items to school. All donations will be dropped off at the Blue Mound Food Pantry for this holiday season. 1st quarter report cards will be printed and provided to all students on Wednesday. In addition, last year's IAR and ISA reports will also be sent home. The Student Council sponsored Halloween dance is scheduled for Friday from 7-9 p.m. This dance is for MMS students only and is free to attend. We do request students bring smaller bills for concession stand purchases. Students are encouraged to wear costumes! Girls Basketball - Monday: AWAY vs. Clinton; 5:30 p.m. Tuesday: HOME vs. Mt. Zion; 6:00 p.m. Saturday: Conference Tournament kicks off with the 7th grade team playing in Clinton and the 8th grade team playing at Meridian. Boys Basketball - Tryouts will begin on Monday. The 8th grade will tryout from 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. 6th & 7th graders will tryout from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Go Hawks!

Congratulations to Mrs. Houser who was inducted into the Track & Field Hall of Fame at North Central College this weekend!

Our Halloween dance (for Meridian Middle School students) is one week away!

The 8th grade basketball team picked up another win (21-11) over Argenta last night! Way to go, Lady Hawks!

This Friday (October 18) is the last day of the 1st quarter. Report cards will be provided to all students on Wednesday, October 23. In addition, Math and Literature teachers will be sending home last year's IAR reports with students. Looking ahead - Team leaders are currently scheduling parent/teacher conferences that will take place on Friday, November 1. There will be no student attendance on Friday, November 1 - Tuesday, November 5.

Basketball tryouts for the MMS boys basketball team will take place next Monday. There is a mandatory parent meeting this Wednesday at 5:45 p.m. in the MMS cafeteria. Don't forget - before tryouts, all participants must have an updated physical on file (within the calendar year) and should be registered on 8 to 18.

There is no school tomorrow (Monday, October 14) for Columbus Day. Friday is the end of the 1st quarter! Report cards will be sent home with all students on Wednesday, October 23 along with IAR reports from the 23/24 school year. If your child will have a schedule change for the 2nd quarter, a printed schedule will be provided on Friday by the end of the day. Girls Basketball - Tuesday: AWAY vs. Argenta; 5:30 p.m. Boys Basketball - There will be a mandatory parent meeting in the MMS cafeteria at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16. Information about tryouts, expectations, and the upcoming season will be discussed. Please remember that all participants must have a current physical (within the calendar year) and be registered on 8 to 18 PRIOR to tryouts. Open Gym Dates: Tuesday: 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Wednesday: 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Friday: 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Saturday: 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Go Hawks!

Ticket sales for our fall raffle fundraiser are still available this week. We are half way to our goal of selling 2000 tickets! We will draw one ticket each day in November for a chance at winning $25, $50, or $100! If you haven't purchased a ticket to support MMS yet, contact a MMS student or call our office at 217-764-3367!

The Meridian Middle School boys basketball season will be kicking off the season with tryouts on Monday, October 21. The Hawks are still looking for an assistant coach to help with the 7th & 8th graders! This is a paid position. If you know someone interested in helping Coach Smithers, please have them email either mcguirem@meridianhawks.net or graved@meridianhawks.net.

We've had a lot of fun for Homecoming week! In addition to our dress up days, we had some of our student groups represented in the parade on Wednesday and cheered loud during today's district pep assembly! It's a great day to be a Hawk!

This week's Hawk Proud award goes to Allison M! Allison helps pick up after others, and it certainly doesn't go unnoticed by our staff!! We appreciate her willingness to do this on a regular basis! Way to go, Allison!

We can't wait for the district pep assembly tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. The theme for tomorrow is school spirit, so students should wear their green & white! We sent shirts home with all the students this afternoon to make sure they have Hawk gear to wear!!

Tomorrow is class color day!

Our Lady Hawks picked up 2 more wins last night when they played Unity Christian! Way to go, Hawks! 🏀

Students should represent their favorite sport team for tomorrow's Homecoming spirit day! Also don't forget that the Homecoming parade will take place tomorrow evening at 5:30 p.m. It will kick off from MHS!

Tomorrow is Tourist Tuesday. Students are encouraged to dress like they are visiting their favorite vacation spot! 😎

We will have a busy week this week for Homecoming! Students are encouraged to participate in the planned daily dress up days! Monday: Pajama Day Tuesday: Tourist Day Wednesday: Favorite Team Day Thursday: Class Colors (6th- Red, 7th- Green, 8th- Blue) Friday: School Spirit The Homecoming parade will start at MHS on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. All students will attend the district pep assembly at 1:00 p.m. on Friday! Our fall fundraiser raffle sales continue this week! Students can pick up more tickets from the concession stand window before school starts or in the office! Thank you in advance for helping us reach our school goal of 2000 tickets! Girls Basketball - Monday: AWAY vs. Warrensburg; 6:00 p.m. Tuesday: HOME vs. Unity Christian; 6:00 p.m. Thursday: HOME vs. Maroa Forsyth; 6:00 p.m. Boys Basketball Open Gym - Tuesday: 2:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday: 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Go Hawks!