Manhattan School District 114

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! 🇺🇸

Last call for the MJHS Veterans Day Program tomorrow, Friday, November 10th! A free breakfast will be served from 8:00-8:45 with the program beginning at 8:45 a.m. in the gym. All veterans and veteran family members are welcome to attend. Please use the link to register so we know you're coming! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfafBPjTxVWEzF540h6BjlksZu9TlgLx9FyesCfe5n5-NnxmQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Excellent job last night 4th & 5th graders at your band, choir, & orchestra concert. As you can see from the pics, it was a full house standing room only night at MJHS. Looking forward to your spring concert...keep working hard Anna Mac!

MJHS Wrestling begins soon! Below is the registration link for the Jr High 23-24 Wrestling season. Please make sure you fill this out if your child plans on joining the team this season. You will be required to use your child’s Manhattan email to sign in. We welcome everyone and anyone, no prior experience necessary. The first official day of practice is Monday November 27th at Anna Mac from 3:00pm-5:00pm. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NFgHlDOyCaD2yyvDcqi0SX2LZQdTFDqn5-U81AjAhpw/viewform?edit_requested=true The team spirit wear site is officially open for the season. Please make sure to share with anyone that is planning on registering for the season. The site will close November 12th at 11pm in hopes to receive our gear before our first meet. https://go2actionsports.chipply.com/MJHSWRESTLING2023/

Congratulations to all of our MJHS Students of the Month for being recognized for their integrity! We're proud to call you Manhattan Demons! 💙

Chicago Bears and CDW recognized Jeanelle Carpenter as a Classroom Legend this afternoon. MJHS staff and students attended this surprise assembly to honor Jeanelle. Congratulations! We are so lucky to have you as our teacher! Check out the video here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1783tgLAiRiEUQX_Z4HbLrFdy84Rx1foJ/view?usp=drivesdk

Halloween Part 1...A tribute to Anna McDonald took home the grand prize. All themes and costumes were so good. Thanks to everyone for a fun day at The Mac!

Students, staff, and parents of Wilson Creek and Anna McDonald schools participate in Halloween festivities. A group of teachers from Anna McDonald's staff pays tribute to their former principal, Anna McDonald, by dressing up in her honor. Have you noticed how the teachers at Wilson Creek have fully embraced the Barbie theme?

MJHS students in Mrs. Tooley's class shared 'Scary Stories' with parents, staff, School Board Secretary Terry Doyle, and Superintendent Rusty Ragon. The kids did a fantastic job writing, creating posters, and reading their scary stories!

It was a BATTY week in 1st grade. Our first grade classes finished a week of studying bats by spending their day learning in bat caves!

Our 2nd Grade students spent time learning and exploring at Plum Creek Nature Center this week!

Special thanks to our AMAZING PTO for hosting the annual Halloween Dance at MJHS! Our students had a blast!

MJHS will be hosting a Veterans Day Program on Friday, November 10th. A free breakfast will be served from 8:00-8:45 with the program beginning at 8:45 a.m. in the gym. All veterans and veteran family members are welcome to attend. Please use the link to register so we know you're coming! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfafBPjTxVWEzF540h6BjlksZu9TlgLx9FyesCfe5n5-NnxmQ/viewform?usp=sf_link