Here is the adjusted schedule for the girls basketball tournament at Pearl City. Morrison plays at 8:00 pm tonight and at 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm tomorrow night.
Due to the weather conditions and the on coming freezing rain the Girls Basketball team will not be traveling to Pearl City for today's basketball tournament.
Attention 5th grade parents!
If your student is interested in joining band there is a rental night tonight from 5-7pm in the junior high. Your student will also have the ability to try out instruments and sign up then.
Southside dress up days for next week before Christmas
The City of Morrison and the Morrison High School Key Club are pleased to announce that the next Golden Agers Bingo Night for residents 50 and older will be held in the Community Room at the Odell Public Library on Thursday, December 12 at 6:30 p.m. Questions may be directed to Brian Bartoz, Key Club Co-Advisor, by phone at (815) 772-4071 x 12106 or by e-mail at Brian.Bartoz@morrisonschools.org.
Congratulations to Morrison High School’s Scholastic Bowl team on its third-place finish in the 10-team Riverdale Early Season Tournament at Riverdale High School on Saturday, Dec. 7. The team won its morning matches against Geneseo, Annawan, Galena, and Rock Falls, and lost its morning match against Riverdale. In the championship matches in the afternoon, Morrison lost to Princeton but won its match against St. Bede Academy to secure a third-place finish.
Morrison’s team consisted of Blaine Williams, Logan Peavy, Quinn Blevins, Violet Mills, and Shawn Simpson.
Two of Morrison’s players also finished in the top 10 (among approximately 75 players at the tournament) with regard to correct answers to tossup questions. Violet Mills finished eighth overall, and Blaine Williams finished fourth overall. Keep up the great work, Morrison!
Key Club members traveled to Five Below in Sterling with Key Club Co-Advisors Annie Knie and Brian Bartoz on Wednesday, Dec. 4 to purchase items for underprivileged children in Whiteside County. Funds for the initiative came from Key Club’s volunteer work during the Custom-Pak Picnic in Clinton, Iowa in August 2024. Each August, Student Council and Key Club members volunteer during the company picnic for employees of Custom-Pak, a plastics manufacturing firm with locations in DeWitt and Clinton, Iowa.
The Morrison Elementary PTO’s 38th Annual Craft Fair will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7 at Morrison Junior High School, 300 Academic Drive, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Over 40 vendors and crafters will offer a wide variety of items for sale in the gym. A bake sale will be held in the lobby, and Decor and More will hold a Paint and Peel event from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch will be served by the Cottonwood 4-H Club.
The fire department picked up all of the toy donations from the schools yesterday for the toys for tots drive. Thanks to Ms Robinson and the Kindness Club at Southside for all of their hard work!
🎄 Dress-Up Days for the Last Week of School! 🎄
Northside families, the holiday spirit is in full swing, and we're wrapping up December with some festive fun!
Here's a look at our Dress-Up Days for the last week of school before Christmas break.
Join us tonight at the annual concert and bake sale. The bake sale will begin at 5pm and the concert will begin at 6pm
This is the last call for all Toys for Tots flyers. Please turn in by tomorrow, December 5th. Thank you!
Congratulations to our December Staff Spotlight staff members from Southside: Lindsey Andersen, Lydia Ohlsen, Andy Riggen, and Kim Straight! Here are some fun facts about our staff.
Congratulations to the Southside Elementary Students of the Month for December: Elijah Ferguson, Isla McBride, Kinslea Benson, Wyatt Wickes, Viola Vandermyde, Hailie Vanzuiden, Emilia Arroyo-Miller, Bobby Belha, and Drake Mills!!!
The MCUSD 6 Caring Closet will be doing grocery boxes before winter break. If you have a student in the district and are in need of a grocery box, please fill out the form using the link below by Wednesday, December 11. Pick for the boxes will be Wednesday, December 18th in the high school cafeteria from 3:00-5:00 pm.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTPpm-6UFxHUzYq0I4ZwTCu7eOay9IcWFj65K0oXM8tf1oeA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0
Please complete this form if your family is in need of a food box prior to Christmas break. Pick up will be on December 18th from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
Monday night members of MHS Student Council shopped to help brighten Christmas morning for over 30 students from our community. StuCo members look forward to this night each year and enjoy being able to give back to their community. Tomorrow they will start wrapping all of their purchases!
The week before Thanksgiving Break, Southside staff participated in an "under cover spirit week" where the students didn't know the dress up days. The students had so much fun trying to figure out what was going on. Monday was everyone wear black, Tuesday was everyone wear sunglasses, Wednesday was wear plaid day, Thursday was dress like a holiday, and Friday was pajama day. Thanks to all who participated and congratulations to the few students who figured it out!
Morrison High School’s Key Club chapter would like to recognize the work of City of Morrison Recreation Services Director Nathan Jacobs and the Morrison Food Pantry’s volunteers in planning and implementing the Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk event on Saturday, Nov. 30. Many thanks to the community members who braved 17-degree weather to run and walk for a worthwhile cause on Thanksgiving weekend! Thank you also to the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office, the City of Morrison, and the Morrison Police Department for their help with logistics-related planning and traffic control, and to the local businesses that made financial contributions and in-kind donations to the event.
Morrison High School’s volunteers consisted of Jett Decker, Naomi Kershaw, Abbie Weston, Lillie Baima, and Shawn Simpson. Shawn and Abbie serve as co-presidents of the Morrison High School Key Club. Thank you also to Mr. Joe Robbins for his work as DJ, and to the Thanksgiving Turkey for contributing to the festive atmosphere!
The City of Morrison’s Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk is right around the corner on Saturday, Nov. 30! Proceeds from the event will benefit the Morrison Food Pantry, NFP.
Registration for the event will be held at Morrison High School starting at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Run/Walk itself will begin at 9:00 a.m.
Members of the Morrison HS Key Club will be present to assist with water distribution and traffic direction, as well. We hope to see you there!
More information about the event is available online at https://www.morrisonil.org/article/1838094 and at https://www.quickscores.com/morrisonsports
Morrison High School Key Club Co-Presidents Abbie Weston and Shawn Simpson were among the Key Club members who participated in Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF on Thursday, Oct. 31. Generous contributions from dozens of households during an evening of trick-or-treating resulted in a total of $183.44 raised for UNICEF’s youth-focused relief efforts. The check was sent by mail to UNICEF’s New York offices earlier this week. As Thanksgiving approaches, Key Club would like to thank all those who contributed on Oct. 31 as well as those who support the Kiwanis Club/Key Club Sandwich Sales (typically held on selected Saturdays at the corner of Rt. 30 & Rt. 78). We would also like to thank Community State Bank for allowing us to use their lot for the Sandwich Sale events. Without the support of Morrison’s residents, the charitable work of Key Club and the Morrison Kiwanis Club would not be possible.
