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.
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!
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!
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!
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 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!
This upcoming week is Meridian's Homecoming, and we are looking forward to participating in all of the dress up days! On Monday, the students can "get up and go" for pajama day!
We've had a lot going on at MMS recently, but we certainly don't want to forget to highlight some of our Hawks who are making us proud! A big SHOUT OUT to these 3 kids for going above and beyond to get recognized!
Our 8th Grade Lady Hawks picked up another WIN over Pana Jr. High tonight! The score was 38-11. The girls will play at home again on Thursday against Central A&M. The 7th grade game will begin at 6:00 p.m. Go Hawks!
Tomorrow (Wednesday, October 2) is a 1:30 p.m. dismissal for school improvement activities. We will run an adjusted bell schedule. If transportation is different than normal, please make sure your child knows how they are getting home!
Our district is implementing IXL this year in K-12 to help build math and ELA skills through personalized learning plans that meet each student at their current levels. We have challenged our MMS students to increase their diagnostic score by 10 points (in both math and ELA) each month. Through data collected in August and September, we were thrilled to see so many students meet and exceed that goal in ELA! While there was a bit of a delay in collecting the starting diagnostic levels in math, we are looking forward to seeing even more growth in October. Students can increase their diagnostic levels when they "step into the arena" during class, but they can practice suggested skills based on their individual learning plans any time! Congratulations to our TOP 3 proficiency leaders during the month of September at MMS!!
The Lady Hawks picked up their first wins of the season last night! Both the 7th & 8th grade teams defeated Shelbyville. They will be back in action tonight at Pana Jr. High. Go Hawks!
There is a home football game on Friday, and this is a great way to support our Music Boosters while cheering on the Hawks! See you there!
We had 60 students get "perfect attendance" (with no tardies to school) during the first 30 days of school - August & September. That's 32% of our students enrolled at MMS! These students will be treated to full size candy bars... just for showing up!
Daily attendance at school is so important. In fact, alarming statistics can really add up!! We will be treating students with perfect attendance each month and hope to see that attendance percentage grow!
