Morrill Public Schools

Good luck to Katelyn Walker tomorrow at the Junior High State Track Meet in Gothenburg! She qualified in the 400 and will run at 2:30.

CONGRATS TO OUR 2022 STATE QUALIFIERS: Kyndall Sprague- Triple Jump Brooklin Hess- 200, 400 Cecilia Barron- 2 mile

Any student interested in vegetable or flower gardening or helping with crops over the summer at the new Ag Complex, please see Ms. Galey for more details. This can be as much or as little time as you choose.

REMINDER - Please start tracking down all library books, missing Chromebooks & missing chargers. Library books need to be turned in ASAP please! You WILL be charged replacement costs of books if they aren’t found. Chromebooks & chargers will be checked in on Friday. If yours is missing, you will be charged replacement costs of $20 for a charger or $250 for a Chromebook.

We're Hiring! If interested in applying please contact Sunny Edwards at 308-247-3142.

Congratulations to the 2022 Spring Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association Academic All-State Award recipients! Morrill: Boys Golf-Christian Bokelman Music-Katelyn Ott, Jessica Wilkinson Girls Track & Field-Cecilia Barron

Remember to celebrate your educator's all week long this week!

Congratulations to the Junior high girls track team for winning the PAC championship!! Congratulations to the High school girls team for earning runner up!!! GREAT JOB TO EVERYONE

"Morrill is 1st & Only NE Cognia Systems Accredited PK-12" - View the Cognia Summary Report at this link: https://5il.co/19f5t

REMINDER- Join the Morrill-Mitchell FFA chapter tonight for the Labor Auction at 6 p.m. in the Morrill High School gym.

REMINDER- If you are ineligible on this week's down list, you will NOT be allowed to attend Prom & according to the Student Handbook, Prom is a formal event and proper attire is expected. Blue jeans are NOT allowed.

Reminder-TONIGHT the Morrill Board of Education is hosting a community meeting, Monday, April 11th, 2022, at the Elementary Gym, 505 Center Avenue, beginning at 6:00 pm. This will be a 90-minute meeting. This community discussion is part of a larger Community Engagement process and will give the Board of Education and district administration the opportunity to listen to community stakeholders. The results will help formulate a vision of the future, and identify goals and strategies necessary to move the district forward to meet the challenges of the 21st century. We will be discussing the strengths, accomplishments, and challenges of our school district, the vision, and expectations for our schools and the goals and objectives necessary to design our future. Specific community members have been invited by the district for two reasons: to ensure that a broad cross-section of interests, backgrounds and perspectives are included and to ensure that board members are able to hear from all participants in a purposeful and efficient manner. We are inviting staff members, parents, students, community leaders and other interested members of the public to work together with us – so that we may effectively plan for the future of our district and students. Any patron wishing to attend the session is encouraged to do so. Representatives of the Nebraska Association of School Boards will facilitate the community engagement process.

Reminder: Prom RSVPs are due by Friday, April 1st. Please remember if students are ineligible on Mon. April 18, they will NOT be allowed to attend.

MORRILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION To host Community Focus Group Meeting – The Morrill Public Schools Board of Education has rescheduled a community meeting for Monday, April 11th, 2022. The public session will take place at the Elementary Gym, 505 Center Avenue, beginning at 6:00 pm. This will be a 90-minute meeting. This community discussion is part of a larger Community Engagement process and will give the Board of Education and district administration the opportunity to listen to community stakeholders. The results will help formulate a vision of the future, and identify goals and strategies necessary to move the district forward to meet the challenges of the 21st century. We will be discussing the strengths, accomplishments, and challenges of our school district, the vision, and expectations for our schools and the goals and objectives necessary to design our future. Specific community members have been invited by the district for two reasons: to ensure that a broad cross-section of interests, backgrounds and perspectives are included and to ensure that board members are able to hear from all participants in a purposeful and efficient manner. We are inviting staff members, parents, students, community leaders and other interested members of the public to work together with us – so that we may effectively plan for the future of our district and students. Any patron wishing to attend the session or to submit written comments that will be considered as part of the process is encouraged to do so. Representatives of the Nebraska Association of School Boards will facilitate the community engagement process. For more information, please visit our school website at (www.mpslions.org) and look for Community Engagement.

Oregon Trail Community Foundation joins the wonderful list of supporters of Morrill Schools' 4800 SF Ag Education Complex.

Press Release Morrill Public Schools – Community Focus Group Meeting Art Ferichs, President, Board of Education District Address: 508 Jefferson Ave, Morrill, NE 69358 Barry Schaeffer, Incoming Superintendent District phone: 308-247-3414 March 1, 2022 For Immediate Release MORRILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION To host Community Focus Group Meeting Morrill, Nebraska March 1, 2022 – The Morrill Public Schools Board of Education has scheduled a community meeting for Wednesday, March 9, 2022. The public session will take place at the High School Gym, 411 East Hamilton beginning at 6:00 pm. This will be a 90-minute meeting. This community discussion is part of a larger Community Engagement process and will give the Board of Education and district administration the opportunity to listen to community stakeholders. The results will help formulate a vision of the future, and identify goals and strategies necessary to move the district forward to meet the challenges of the 21st century. We will be discussing the strengths, accomplishments, and challenges of our school district, the vision, and expectations for our schools and the goals and objectives necessary to design our future. Specific community members have been invited by the district for two reasons: to ensure that a broad cross-section of interests, backgrounds and perspectives are included and to ensure that board members are able to hear from all participants in a purposeful and efficient manner. We are inviting staff members, parents, students, community leaders and other interested members of the public to work together with us – so that we may effectively plan for the future of our district and students. Any patron wishing to attend the session or to submit written comments that will be considered as part of the process is encouraged to do so. Representatives of the Nebraska Association of School Boards will facilitate the community engagement process. For more information, please visit our school website at (www.mpslions.org) and look for Community Engagement.

Next week is Read Across America Week! Here is the Dress-Up Day schedule for the week:

The Morrill Lion Cheer Squad is pleased to announce that they will be, once again, representing the Morrill Lions and Western Nebraska in the Class C2 State Cheer Competition in Grand Island on Friday, February 18th, at the Heartland Events Center. Cheer performance time is at 10:28am & Cheer awards ceremony at approx 3:30pm Dance performance is at 4:56pm with awards ceremony at approx 8:00pm

Come have supper with the Morrill Lions Wrestling Team. Tuesday, February 15th @ 6:30pm in the High School gym. $5 per person (elementary students free) Soups, salads and cinnamon rolls.

Here's the link to the 2021 Annual Report: https://5il.co/152tt