Don't miss the Marching Band Showcase tomorrow at 6:00 PM at Midland Community Stadium!
Midland Public Schools District Vision Statement: Lead with respect, trust and courage. Ensure an equitable, collaborative and inclusive culture. Enable all to achieve success.
October 10, 2023
Volume 11 Edition 9
Congratulations to the Midland High Girls' Golf Team on their Regionals win!
The Chemic Girls' Golf team won the championship in the MHSAA Division 2, Region 7 tournament hosted at The Emerald in St. Johns on Monday, October 9th!
Sophomore Lauren Deckrow earned individual medalist honors by finishing first in the entire field of 53 golfers with a score of 82. Senior Lindsey Deckrow placed 5th with a score of 91.
The Chemics advanced to compete in the MHSAA Division 2 Championship on October 20-21 in East Lansing at Forest Akers East on the campus of Michigan State University. Good luck!
Happy National Principals Month to our MPS Principals! We appreciate you!
MPS Multicultural Calender - October
Dates of Interest for October:
- Hispanic Heritage Month concludes on October 15
- Midland County Cultural Awareness Month/Global Diversity Month - for more information and activity ideas, click here
- October 9/12 - Día de la Raza/Indigenous Peoples' Day - (formerly known as Columbus Day) This day has been reframed in recent years to celebrate and honor the cultures that were here long before Columbus and the other Conquistadores ever touched land in the Americas.
- October 10 - World Mental Health Day - for more information, click here
- October 24 - United Nations Day - raises awareness to the international organization founded in 1945, for more information, click here
- October 31 - Halloween (also known as Samhain)
- October 31-November 2 - Día de los muertos - Mexican and Central American celebration that honors deceased friends and families, for more information, click here
MHS Teachers of Tomorrow Club Visits Adams Elementary!
Last week the MHS Teachers of Tomorrow Club visited Adams Elementary 1st grade classes to read a book and talk about kindness. The Adams Atoms were attentive, kind, and great participants! The Midland Chemics had a blast! Mrs. Vidergar's class ranked the day as "sparkle jazz hands" and the highlight was the big kids sharing time with them! Thank you Teachers of Tomorrow!
MPS High School Students - Do you want to share your experience at MPS and have your voice heard?
Consider joining the Superintendent Student Advisory Team (SSAT)!
Superintendent Penny Miller-Nelson is creating an advisory team to meet with MPS students to exchange feedback, insights, and ideas.
You can view Superintendent Miller-Nelson's message about the SSAT here:
To complete the SSAT application, click on the button below:
MPS would like to share offerings with our students who are planning for after high school!
Check this section of the Communique for updated scholarships, open houses, and other opportunities! Here are some upcoming events:
- October 28th, 10 am - 1 pm - SVSU open house - register in advance here
- November 4th, starting at 9:30 am - Northwood University fall open house - must register in advance here
Keep it Kind MPS - Students Spreading Kindness!
Chestnut Hill Elementary 5th grade students Juliana Bailey, Mikayla Finn, Joben Wagner, and Ellie Pnacek prepared a kindness presentation and presented it to the Chestnut Hill Kindergarten classrooms. Way to go, Chipmunks!
PYP (Primary Years Programme) Learning in Action
Students in Ms. Erin LeJeune’s fourth grade classroom at Adams Elementary recently participated in a community building activity to help develop their Approaches to Learning. Students were challenged to write a Learner Profile Attribute with one marker as a group. The only way they were able to control the marker was by holding on to the strings attached. This proved to be challenging, but also very rewarding!
After the activity, students were asked to reflect on the Approaches to Learning they used while working in their small groups. Students found that they needed to utilize communication skills, self-management skills, and social skills to be able to complete the activity successfully. Great work Adams Atoms!
Community Resources
Midland County Emergency Food Pantry Network's Backpack Buddies
In cooperation with the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan (FBEM), the Midland County Emergency Food Pantry Network (EFPN) is offering the Backpack Buddies Program to help provide nutritious food for elementary and preschool children throughout Midland County. How it works - packages of food are distributed to enrolled children on Friday afternoons to provide food for the weekend.
Children are eligible for this program if they meet at least one of the following criteria: qualify for the free or reduced school lunch program; live in a household with Food Stamp FIP case number; or live in a household qualifying for WIC assistance. There is no cost to the family or the school to participate in the program. If you would like to enroll a child in the program please complete the enrollment form below and return it to your school’s office.
This year the program will start on September 26th. Students can enroll at any time during the school year.