Morrison CUSD 6

For those planning on attending the Board meeting this evening please be aware that due to construction at the Farm Bureau Building there is decreased parking in the lot. You may park behind the building if needed. Also Open Session is schedule to begin at 7:00 pm not 6:30 tonight.

Morrison High School’s Scholastic Bowl team would like to thank the members of Dunlap Masonic Lodge #321 for welcoming the team to the Lodge on Sunday, April 14 for the team’s annual pizza dinner and awards banquet. Team members and their families enjoyed pizza, pop, and cheesecake during the event. Later in the evening, attendees received certificates to recognize their contributions to the team’s 45-20 overall record during the past season.

The City of Morrison and the Morrison High School Key Club are pleased to announce that the next Golden Agers Bingo Night for residents 55 and older will be held at the Odell Public Library on Thursday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m. Twenty-two participants attended the Golden Agers Bingo event on Thursday, April 11 at the Odell Public Library. Morrison's Key Club volunteers consisted of Sarah Weston, Jeramiah Callan, Yuki Perez, Serenity Guerrero, Rachael Taylor, and Elise Richards. Key Club Lt. Gov. for Division 13, Eleanor Bertelsen, was kind enough to travel from Geneseo to participate in the event and to serve as an honorary bingo caller. The Key Club also would like to recognize Nathan Jacobs, Recreational Services Director for the City of Morrison, for his work purchasing prizes and publicizing the Bingo Night events.

Some photos from our Video Game Night at Southside. Thanks so much to all of our volunteers and students for making the night such a success!

Similar to last week I have included next weeks softball and baseball schedules. With rescheduling here is the most updated schedule: Monday 4-22 Varsity & JV Baseball and Varsity Softball at P-Town JV softball Home Tuesday 4-23 Varsity Softball Home Wednesday 4-24 Varsity Baseball home Thursday 4-25 Varsity and JV Baseball and Varsity Softball Home JV Softball at P-Town Friday 4-26 Varsity & JV Baseball and Varsity Softball Home JV Softball at Hall

Today's junior high track meet has been canceled. There will not be practice.

Saturday's high school baseball games at Polo have been cancelled. Polo needed to make up a conference game.

Tonight's high school softball and baseball games with Mon-Rose have been cancelled. The make up dates are softball Tuesday 4-23 and baseball Wednesday 4-24. Both games will be Varsity only.

PSAT 9 Test Day - Friday, April 19 - MHS Freshman All Freshmen at Morrison High School will take the PSAT 9 on Friday, April 19. All Freshmen need to arrive at MHS by 8 am for PSAT 9 Testing. The bus will leave MHS around 8:10 for MIT. Testing will begin at 8:30. Chromebooks must be fully charged, and students must bring their charging cord for the 2+ hours of testing. Students must leave cell phones in their vehicles or lockers during testing. Cell phone use is prohibited during the entirety of PSAT 9 Testing. Students who do not comply with the cell phone policy will invalidate their testing and must retest on a separate date. Good Items to Bring to the PSAT 9 Pencils (for math scrap work) Calculator (all students are allowed a physical calc) Students will be broken into 2 main groups for testing Group 1 (Boys) will enter the Tech Center at the main administrative entrance, flanked by white pillars. Mr. Connelly will meet this group as they arrive and direct them to their testing room. Group 1 will be Freshman boys, testing in Room 215 of the Tech Center w/Ms. Streets The second group will enter the Rambo Center through the North entrance that faces the large student parking area. Jodie with the Admissions Office is inside the door and will direct the groups to their assigned classroom. Additionally, there is signage that designates where rooms are located. Group 2 will be Freshman girls, testing in Room 125 of the Rambo Center w/Mr. Mills

Mr. McCormick will be going on Honor Flight on Tuesday and the students of Southside made letters and cards to show support for the veterans. The students made over 315 cards that will go to the veterans during mail call on the flight. Thank you Southsiders!!!

Northside Elementary is currently accepting applications for a 2nd grade teacher. If you are interested, you can apply here: https://www.applitrack.com/roe47/onlineapp/JobPostings/view.asp?FromAdmin=true&AppliTrackJobId=4211

Please see the attached flyer if you have a student interested in playing in a 3-on-3 basketball tournament.

Northside Elementary would like to thank Delta Dental and "The Land of Smiles" for coming to Northside and presenting on proper brushing and flossing techniques.

Due to the oncoming weather all High School activities scheduled for this evening have been cancelled.

Celebrating Marshall Armstrong at Southside today. Wearing blue to show support and raise awareness. If you see Marshall today tell him what you're doing tonight and what's for supper!

Tonight's High School Girl's track meet at Fulton has been moved to tomorrow due to the forecast for this afternoon.

Congratulations to our 4 bowlers that competed in the IESA State Bowling Sectionals on Saturday at Plum Hollow in Dixon. IL. From left to right are Colton Kuehl, Garistan Grzegorek, Bryar Kuehl, and Ethan Bush. Garistan and Bryar both qualified for the IESA State Meet this weekend in Joliet. Great job and good luck!

The Music department/booster trivia night is coming up fast! This Saturday at 6pm in the high school cafeteria come enjoy Trivia, Raffles, and desserts to support the music program! If you are interested please contact Anni Suman or Erin Morris. We will see you there!

Congratulations to our 3rd Quarter "Students of the Quarter"! 6th Grade - Brinkley Icenogle 7th Grade - Faith Young 8th Grade - Alex Weston

Northside Elementary is currently accepting applications for elementary counseling. If you are interested, you can apply here: https://www.applitrack.com/roe47/onlineapp/JobPostings/view.asp?FromAdmin=true&AppliTrackJobId=4209