Manhattan School District 114

The MJHS Student Council is holding their annual fundraiser for the Angel Tree Network. This fundraiser raises money to support local families in need during this time of the year. 6th-8th grade students can bring money to donate to this cause December 4th-8th.

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MJHS Girls' Volleyball Tryouts will be held on December 5th & 6th. All students trying out must have a physical on file with the school nurse. Please contact coaches, Mr. Turek and Mrs. Clark with any questions!

The 5th graders' stop-motion animated video premiere was a huge success! If you weren't able to join us for the big event, or if you'd like to watch the video again, you can view it here or by copy/pasting this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naR9awcftSI

Exciting times at the new MJHS! Our new building is taking shape and we can't wait to share it with you. We're not just building a school; we're building the future of education in our community. For those who've been curious about the construction progress, we've captured a drone flyover of the new MJHS construction site. Get a bird's eye view of how far we've come and envision the amazing learning space this will soon be. Click here to watch the drone footage and see the exciting progress for yourself! https://youtu.be/60VSacCsEvU

Thank you to all the 5th grade families who attended last night's Coral Reef night at the library! Thank you to our 5th grade students and STREAM teachers Mrs Ramsey, Mrs Miller, & Mrs Boersma for their ideas, projects, & putting the night together. Also a big thank you to Mrs Newcomb & the Manhattan Library & staff for hosting the reef displays. The 3 winners of the 3D printed mascot raffle are: Aleks Jachymiak, Leighton Duff, & Vinny Salerno.

The Manhattan Wrestling season has begun! With almost 70 wrestlers in attendance, the program continues to grow. We're looking forward to another successful season cheering on our Demon Wrestlers!

MSD#114 is thrilled to announce the newest addition to the Wilson Creek team: Amanda Charapata, joining us as an Instructional Assistant! A warm welcome, Amanda! We're beyond excited to have you on board, and we can't wait to see all the amazing contributions you'll make.

Today is the first day of MJHS Wrestling practice at Anna McDonald! All students in grades 5-8 are welcome to join! If your student is interested in participating, please be sure that the school has a copy of their physical on file. Contact coaches, Mr. Galassi & Mr. Quinn with any questions!

Happy Thanksgiving! As we gather to celebrate Thanksgiving, MSD#114 extends warm wishes to our students, staff, alumni, and the entire community. 🦃

The staff members at MSD#114 eagerly tested out the new student desk samples in Mrs. Shinovich's class. Come Monday, we're excited for the students to experience them for themselves!

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We celebrated our K-2 WHITSON family members at our School Pride Assembly. Our orange family represents FAIRNESS and is named after John Whitson who sold part of his land to the Wabash railroad in 1880 then subdivided his land to allow for the development of the village along the railroad. The Whitsons brought lots of fun and fairness to our assembly!!

A big shout-out to the Manhattan McDonald's for their generous donation of Grimace frisbees! Our students at Wilson Creek in the Purple Family had an absolute blast playing with them. It's partnerships like this that truly make a difference in our community. Thank you for bringing smiles to our students' faces!

The 5th grade artificial coral reefs are nearly finished and being put to good use by some very happy fish friends at Anna Mac! Actual scientists are 3D printing coral reefs in an effort to save this ecosystem, and our 5th graders are part of the effort. Looking forward to more displays at the Manhattan Library on November 27th @ 5pm

2nd grade enjoyed Thanksgiving Feasts this week. Teachers joined their students for an extra special lunch in their classrooms. It was such fun memory making for these classroom families!

Our Wilson Creek students enjoyed The Pro-Kids Show during school and families enjoyed another show with Tim Hannig last night. We always enjoy the magic, laughs, and wonderful messages when he visits!

5th graders dedicated the first trimester to researching coral reefs and they have made some incredible products geared toward saving these amazing ecosystems! Families and friends are invited to help celebrate their students' accomplishments. Please see the invitation for details.

Thank you to the veterans who joined us for the Veterans Day Program and Breakfast at MJHS. We were honored to have you. Thank you to all of the staff, students, and special guests for helping to make this day happen. If you missed the program we hope to have a video ready soon. Click here to for the link to the photo slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pBNa3BcXgG3peQeDl-mQ8X5QqyxKkkFTsh32yFHwJck/edit?usp=sharing

Happy Veteran's Day! Our 2nd grade Veteran Walls of Honor include posters made by families to honor their family members who bravely served our country! 🇺🇸