Morrison CUSD 6

Out of an abundance of caution we are sheltering all students in the District. More information to follow once this storm passes and we re-evaluate the weather situation forecasted for this afternoon.

Southside 3rd graders presented a wax museum featuring famous people from all walks of life. Each child picked a person, researched and completed a report about their person, designed a poster, wore a costume representing their person, and made note cards to help with their presentation. Thank you to all to came to the wax museum. It was an amazing afternoon!

Tomorrow's scheduled High School track meet in Milledgeville will be held on Wednesday 4-5. It will be a boys only track meet. Also as a reminder Wednesday's softball game against Mendota will be Varsity only as Mendota does not enough players for a J/V game.

The high school softball tournament scheduled for tomorrow in Springfield has been cancelled.

Tonight's high school softball and baseball games to be played at Kewanee have been cancelled. Currently the softball games scheduled in Springfield tomorrow are on. The forecasted temperatures could cause an adjustment to the schedule. If there are any changes they will be posted as soon as possible.

Congratulations to Morrison’s Varsity Scholastic Bowl team for achieving a third-place finish (among a field of 31 teams) in Bergstrom’s Stateline Quiz Bowl this season! Throughout the past season, Morrison won its SQB matches against Stockton HS, Oregon HS, Christian Life HS, and Belvidere North HS, and lost a match against Winnebago HS. Morrison’s team consisted of Zayden Boonstra, Grace Onken, Mark Cyphers, Lisa Hardesty, and Violet Mills. The SQB episodes are broadcast on WTVO-TV in the Rockford area and are archived on YouTube. Morrison’s team would like to thank program host and WTVO-TV anchor Eric Wilson, Creative Services Director Shawn Anderson, and the camera crew and support staff for their dedication to all aspects of the production process each season.

MJHS would like to thank ROE 47 for purchasing a great updated series of books about careers for our library as part of the Pathways grant! The students will love checking these out. Thanks again!

Congratulations to our MJHS "Students of the Quarter" for the 3rd quarter. Each Winner received a $75 gift card to Amazon. 6th grade - Chloe Landheer 7th grade - Owen Ewoldsen 8th grade - Zayley Boonstra

Tonight's high school baseball schedule has been adjusted. The game will be played at B.V. instead of in Morrison. Since B.V. doesn't have lights they have requested a varsity only game for this evening.

MCUD has the following positions open for 2023-2024 school

Tonight's high school baseball games against Stark Co. have been cancelled. The Varsity only softball game is on as scheduled with Milledgeville.

Congratulations to the following Junior High Students for placing in the Woodlawn Art Show this year! Ella Kelly( 1st), Evan White (3rd) and Anna Eggemeyer (4th).

Congratulations to a great season for the MJHS Quiz Bowl team! The 7th grade team not only won conference but also went 10-0 undefeated. What made this an extra special accomplishment was that the 7th grade team was made up of only 6th graders, competing primarily against 7th graders from other schools.

The links to these scholarships can be found on the high school website on the Counselor's Corner Scholarship Page and it has also been emailed to each senior. Carl Haubrich Memorial Scholarship '23 - must be pursuing a curriculum in Special Education, enrolled full-time at an accredited four-year or two-year institution, and a current Senior attending high school in Whiteside County. Applications are due April 28th. 2023 Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce Manufacturing Scholarship- open to residents or students in the Sauk Valley area. Applicants must be interested in attending Sauk Valley Community College or Morrison Institute of Technology to pursue a career in the area of manufacturing. This is a $500.00 scholarship. Individuals may apply for this scholarship more than once; however, a student can only receive the scholarship twice. Applications are due before April 1. (They have received NO applications yet)

Last week Mrs. Rickertson's College and Career Prep class held a very successful Murder Mystery Dinner at the high school. The students wrote the two murder mystery scenarios for their class. Great job to Mrs. Rickertson, her students and everyone who volunteered to help. It was a fantastic night!

Tonight is parent night for the parents of any students coming to kindergarten next year. The meeting will start in the Northside cafeteria at 6:30 PM. See you then!

Northside and Southside are currently accepting applications for a K-5 Elementary Art Teacher. If you are interested, you can apply here: https://www.applitrack.com/roe47/onlineapp/JobPostings/view.asp?FromAdmin=true&AppliTrackJobId=3923

Just a reminder that Galva is not playing their nonconference softball games due to lack of number this year so there will not be a softball game today. Also the JV baseball game is cancelled due to field conditions. Because is was a JV game we also checked the intermediate field but those field conditions were unplayable also.

Officials in Clinton, Iowa have not found evidence of any shooting. Reports are that several large schools in Eastern Iowa have received 911 calls reporting active shooters. Unfortunately it appears that this may have been a swatting incident.

This morning the Morrison School District was notified by the Morrison Police Department of a report of a possible active shooter in Clinton, Iowa. At this time those reports have not been confirmed. After discussion with the Morrison Police Department, we are in agreement that Morrison Schools will not go into lock down at this time. Out of an abundance of caution Morrison Police have increased their presence around the district buildings. The district will remain in close communication with the Morrison Police Department. Please note that at this time there is NO threat to the students or staff of the Morrison School District.