Morrison CUSD 6

Morrison High School Senior Spotlight - Nicholas Wagenecht

Due to the weather forecast for this evening the high school Girls Tack meet in Mendota has been moved to tomorrow.

Morrison High School Senior Spotlight - Blake Adams

Morrison High School Senior Spotlight - Brianna Groenewold

Northside Accelerated Math students are participating in STEAM activities this month. Kindergarten is exploring concepts about the sun this week and made sun art on cyanotype paper. Second grade students are exploring ecosystems and made terrariums which they will observe throughout the month.

Morrison High School Senior Spotlight - Cameron McDonnell

Morrison High School Senior Spotlight - Karalynn Kirkpatrick

The 2023-2024 Northside and Southside Elementary School yearbook is still available for purchase! Order yours BEFORE Friday, May 3 to guarantee free shipping to the school. Orders placed afterwards will be shipped directly to student homes with an additional fee. Yearbooks will be handed out to students when they are delivered at the end of May. Please use the link below to order. https://web.treering.com/create-account/1013172392852488

Make sure to get your 2024 MHS Yearbooks ordered. The last day to order will be 5/24/24. Don't miss out! www.jostens.com

Morrison High School is pleased to welcome parents, guardians, relatives, friends, and community members to this year’s Grand March at Morrison High School on Saturday, April 27 at 3:30 p.m. Students (in couple format and small-group format) will cross the auditorium's stage and will have a chance to pose for photos on stage after they are announced by Mr. Andy Harridge, principal of Northside Elementary. Doors to Morrison High School will open at 2:30 p.m. Aside from a few reserved seats at the front of the auditorium for our photographer, guests will be able to sit where they wish. The Junior Prince (Blake Huizenga) and Junior Princess (Camryn Veltrop) and the Senior Court will be introduced during the event. The much-anticipated coronation of the Prom King and Prom Queen will take place at the end of Grand March, as well. Students and parents with questions about the event are welcome to contact Brian Bartoz, Prom Co-Sponsor, by e-mail at Brian.Bartoz@morrisonschools.org or by phone at (815) 772-4071 x 12106.

Next week's baseball and softball schedule after more cancellations: Monday 4-29 Baseball and Softball Home Varsity followed by JV Tuesday 4-30 Varsity/JV Baseball and Varsity Softball at BV JV Softball Home Wednesday 5-1 JV Softball Home doubleheader Thursday 5-2 Baseball and Softball at Rockridge Varsity followed by JV Friday 5-3 Varsity Softball at Newman

Due to the weather the boys high school track team will not be attending the meet in Oregon this evening.

Tonight's softball and baseball games have been cancelled due to the weather. Hall's fields are also unplayable this evening.

The Morrison School District wants to wish Office Managers Laini Houzenga, Hannah Oostenryk, Sheila Richmond, and Diana VanRiet and High School Registrar Jenna Weets a happy Administrative Assistant Day! Thank you all for all you do for our staff, students, and parents!

For those interested here is the link to the Budget Presentation from last night's board meeting. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-b5zYbk9uHTSkD0Krjsp1yQ4c0XosKz1J_7JWTbw1ec/edit?usp=sharing

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