Manhattan School District 114

Pictures of last weekend's All-State Elementary Choir Festival for the Illinois Music Educator's Association. It was a full day of music-making with rehearsals all morning, followed by a concert to an incredibly packed house of hundreds. The Anna McDonald 5th graders who participated were: Kaylie Chmura, Alice Harvey, Addison Cooke, Alyssa Marzec, Carly Connelly, Blaise Rose, Emilie Olszewski, Winter Reddicks, Kaylie McGraw, and Mira Joseph

School Resource Officer Shannon and Commander Gulli visited our 2nd grade students after they read "Officer Buckle and Gloria." They even brought a very special guest, Apollo!

The process for welcoming our new class of Kindergarten students begins today! If you have any children, neighbors, or extended family members who will be of age to begin Kindergarten in Manhattan this fall, please encourage them to take the first step in the process by completing the Kindergarten Pre-Registration Form which can be found on the district website.

We celebrated our Tennyson family at our K-2 School Pride Assembly this week. Our January family of the month represents trustworthiness!

Manhattan School District 114 is delighted to welcome Amy Spesia to the Wilson Creek team. As an alumna, her return to us, this time as a professional, is truly exciting. We're thrilled to have her onboard!

Congratulations to our Manhattan Wrestling program on a successful tri meet this past Saturday! Wins over both Gurrie and Richland with six Varsity wrestlers going 2-0! Way to go, Demons!

We're seeking new educators to join our staff for the 2024/25 school year. For more details and to apply, visit our website at manhattan114.org/page/employment-114

Bright Star Theatre from Asheville, NC dropped by Anna Mac today to present on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

This is a reminder that 'In-Person' classes are back in session today. Thank you to our maintenance team for keeping our sidewalks clear for our staff and students!

In light of the predicted severe and hazardous temperatures ranging from -25 to -30 degrees, coupled with a shortage of school buses as a result of the cold temperatures, Manhattan School District 114 has decided to transition to an e-Learning day tomorrow, Tuesday, January 16th. All after-school activities for Tuesday, January 16th are canceled. We anticipate that schools will reopen for ‘in-person’ learning on Wednesday, January 17th.

3rd graders enjoyed a visit from our local K9's. Thank you to our local & county law enforcement officers for stopping by and sharing a day in the life of a K9. Thank you Nurse McCleverty for organizing the presentation. Enjoy your snow day Anna Mac & your 3 day weekend with MLK,Jr Day on Monday.

January 12, 2024 will be an e-Learning day for students. Parents- please check your email for additional information so that your student can access remote learning tomorrow.

Ten 5th grade students from the Anna McDonald 5th grade Choir were selected to perform with a State-wide choir at the Illinois Music Educator's Association's All-State Conference and Festival on January 27th. The festival will take place in Peoria and will include high-achieving 4th and 5th grade music students from all over the state. The Manhattan students selected are Kaylie Chmura, Alice Harvey, Addison Cooke, Emillie Olszewski, Blaise Rose, Alyssa Marzec, Winter Reddicks, Kailey McGraw, Mira Joseph, and Carly Connelly. The entire Anna McDonald 5th grade choir will be performing their winter concert, along with the 4th and 5th grade orchestra and 5th grade band, on February 15th at 6:30pm in the Manhattan Junior High School's gym.

Good afternoon. I sent out a message yesterday evening but I wanted to share a portion of the message here on our website and Facebook pages in the event of a school closing due to inclement weather. In the event we need to close schools due to inclement weather, we will do our best to contact you as early as possible. We will always try to contact you the day/night before but if not, then we will notify you before 6:00am. The methods of communication will include; text messaging, email notification, posting an announcement on Manhattan 114 Webpage and Facebook, and notification on the Emergency Closing Center which includes announcements on radio such as WJOL and the local television stations.

We mixed extra holiday spirit into our school pride assembly today. We celebrated our family of the month, enjoyed music from our 2nd graders, sang along to holiday classics, and both staff and students made attempts at the Ms. Book's possible shot. Have a wonderful break, Wilson Creek!

Incredible day of dodgeball at THE MAC. Our last season as a 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade bunch. Congrats to 3rd-Zaleski; 4th-Gilbert; & 5th-Kijewski for winning the grade level championships. Our 18th Annual Holiday Tourney Grand Champion this year goes to 5th-Bucz. They absolutely came out of nowhere and went on a very impressive win streak. I hope everyone has a wonderful Holiday Season. Great day Anna Mac! Mr McW

Bravo to our 2nd graders, their teachers, and Mrs. Davis & Mrs. Bloom! We had another wonderful night of art, music, and light at Wilson Creek.

The first half of our 2nd graders did a wonderful job at their Fine Arts Night tonight! Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Bloom, and our students shared their hard work in both art and music this year. #wilsoncreeklearns

The MJHS Bands, Choirs, and Orchestras performed their annual Winter Concert for a Packed House! Our students were AMAZING! Thank you, Mrs. Pedziwater and Ms Perkne! BRAVO!

The Manhattan Village Elf visited the new Junior High construction site to check out the progress.