7-12 Social Studies Teacher Posted: April 9, 2021 Morrill Secondary School has two secondary Social Studies teachers and they split the secondary classes. One of these positions has been vacated. We strive to employ the Ron Clark strategies for classroom environment and student engagement. We are a 1:1 school 2nd – 12th grades therefore we expect high level... READ MORE >
Morrill's School Board Facility Committee met last night, April 7, 2021 to discuss the lay out of our building at Brown's Field. As it seems right now we will be placing the building as pictured.The architect is working now on Mechanical drawings. We need to get the property surveyed, get an estimate for a drinking water well, or discover the current well on the... READ MORE >
The Regional Risk of Spread continues to decline. Morrill School District continues to do well, with ZERO cases as of today and ZERO in quarantine.On April 19, 2021 at our regular board meeting the board will be considering changes to our Mandatory Mask protocol for the balance of this school year. If you have concerns or a perspective that you would like for the... READ MORE >
Dear Parents, Patrons, Staff, and Board of Education, Here is a link to the DRAFT version of the new Nebraska Health Education Standards https://cdn.education.ne.gov/w... and here is a link to a presentation that identifies where the Department of Education is with the adoption process of the new standards https://cdn.education.ne.gov/w... What is the extent... READ MORE >
It has been a while since our district case information has had new data to report. These cases being identified were not school based spread, but they are cases related to students or staff in our buildings.It is essential, as our board and administration determined at the February board meeting that our mask mandate will remain in effect until the end of this... READ MORE >
Joe Wilson is pictured here with his wife and a couple of of four children. Today he was pleased to accept the position of Principal for Morrill Elementary School beginning July 1, 2021. His educational career began in Ogden, Utah as a Biology and Physics Teacher. He has taught in several Wyoming communities with a wide range of teaching and coaching... READ MORE >
Elementary Principal Posted: February 17, 2021 Morrill Elementary employs 20 certified staff and 15 support staff members. We currently have 174 students with an average class size of 12.5 students. We are a GOOD school according the AQuESTT rating system, but we have our eyes set on becoming a GREAT school. We are currently accredited by NDE Frameworks but... READ MORE >
In January 2021, two long-term board members ‘retired’ from serving the Morrill Public School’s Board of Education. Their joint 30 years of experience (one with 16 years and the other with 14 years) will be missed, there is no doubt. They participated on the school board at Morrill through some particularly difficult times, and in fact came to the school board... READ MORE >
Please click on this link to view this year's annual report.https://5il.co/p8vs READ MORE >
The Panhandle Risk Dial continues to progress in a positive direction. We could likely be in the Moderate Risk Zone in the next couple of weeks. While mask wearing is tiring, I appreciate that it is keeping us in school, and participating in activities. Stay the Course! Face-to-Face Every Day All Year! READ MORE >
Here is an update on Morrill's Agriculture Education in the Star Herald. More information on the Hamilton property development will be forthcoming! Olivia Wieseler After a long four to five months of meetings, discussions and presentations with the Village of Morrill, Morrill Public Schools decided to withdraw its offer for Brownsfield and develop the property... READ MORE >
Thanks for the great effort of all of our parents, students, and staff to attain a safe educational environment. As you can see, there are no COVID-19 cases related to Morrill Schools and there are no students or staff in quarantine. Today, Mr. Peacock asked about Winter Royalty Dance and Prom. We are planning to permit both of those activities, however to do so,... READ MORE >
A little over 10 years ago, a visionary school board purchased 4 acres of land adjacent to the High School Track & Football Field Complex. There were many reasons over the past 10 years why the property development had not yet begun, however now the School Board and Facility Committee, Krystal Wilke - our Ag Ed Teacher, Rick Sides - our Industrial Arts Teacher,... READ MORE >
The COVID-19 situation in Scottsbluff County is significantly improved compared to the month of November. We continue to monitor and will reevaluate our COVID response protocols near the end of January. Of course our primary focus to to provide Face-to-Face instruction to Every Student, Every Day, All Year. READ MORE >
Morrill's Current District Case count, as you can see, is very low! The regional risk dial has moved to the right over the course of the last week - toward the severe risk zone. It is vital that we remain committed to the course of mask wearing and social distancing so that we are careful to keep kids in school and continuing to be able to participate in their... READ MORE >
The Nebraska Department of Education's Nutrition Services has urged public schools to provide meals over the winter break this year. We are participating in order to provide relief to families during this time of heightened levels of insecurity.We will deliver meals on December 23, 28, 30, and January 4. On each day( 23rd, 28th & 30th) we will deliver 3 breakfasts... READ MORE >
We will keep the MANDATORY mask expectation through the end of January and then evaluate what the current conditions are to determine if any 'relaxing' would be appropriate.Vaccines will likely be available to educators in January and to the general public by February. As we learn more about the vaccines from PPHD, we will keep you informed here. READ MORE >
The region has reduced from SEVERE to HIGH on the PPHD Risk Dial and our local numbers are really good. However individuals are still getting COVID-19 and the impact to some people is REALLY BAD. So we will continue to attend to cleaning, disinfecting, social distancing and mask wearing. READ MORE >
The district case count and number of students and staff in quarantine are so much improved since our Thanksgiving break. Thanks so much to all of you that have been working so hard to protect our face to face learning opportunities. We only have SEVEN days left before the Christmas break. Please continue to have a heightened sense of awareness in mask wearing,... READ MORE >
Our efforts are paying off and for two weeks now the Panhandle Covid Risk dial and the Case Count in the Morrill District are reducing.Only a couple of more weeks until Christmas break, we are hoping to continue to see progress made on our case and quarantine situation for the remainder of the semester. READ MORE >
The Governor and NE DHHS released a new Directed Health Measure following new guidance from the CDC related to length of quarantine for those exposed to COVID. Frankly, this 'relaxing' of the quarantine period actually makes me very uncomfortable and I know that there are many of you that might also be uncomfortable with the new DHM; yet I also anticipate that... READ MORE >
Notice the indicator on the risk dial is lower this week. The entire Panhandle area saw improvement last week. Our administrative COVID-19 response committee meets every other Monday to consider if Morrill Schools needs to consider anything else. In this week's meeting the committee felt we were right on track. We will continue to attend to the national,... READ MORE >
Thanks to all of our students, staff, parents and community that worked so hard with social distancing and health consciousness over the Thanksgiving Break. The time away has been effective at reducing our number of active cases and the drastic reduction in number in quarantine.We have 17 school days until Christmas Break. Let's continue to be vigilant in our... READ MORE >
Morrill Public Schools COVID-19 case count has reduced to one (1). We currently have 55 students or staff under quarantine mandates but 51 OF THEM will be released from quarantine on or prior to November 30th, our first day back from Thanksgiving break!Four (4) students have not yet received their return dates from PPHD from their exposure to COVID-19. We are... READ MORE >
There are FIVE school days left before Thanksgiving Break. We will be closed for Infants - 12th grade the entire week of Thanksgiving. READ MORE >
There are currently 1400 active COVID cases in Scotts Bluff County; only seven of those active cases are in Morrill Public Schools.We will continue to strive every day for every student to meet their academic, physical, social and emotional needs. READ MORE >
With the number of Staff and Students that are out for COVID, for Quarantine, or are awaiting test results, the TIME FOR A BREAK HAS COME.We are going to extend Thanksgiving Break for all the buildings of the district. There will be NO SCHOOL, PRESCHOOL or DAYCARE for children Infant - 12th grades Monday - Friday, November 23-27. The school community needs a... READ MORE >
Morrill School's case count and number in quarantine is looking better than it did the last two weeks, although the Panhandle has moved into the Red (Severe) Risk Zone.I appreciate all the effort from our parents, staff, students and the school board in navigating this world-wide pandemic and safeguarding our ability to remain face to face.Be watching the Morrill... READ MORE >
We have had a significant reduction in numbers of students quarantined and permitted to return to school today. However, Scottsbluff county is continuing to increase in daily COVID case count and hospitalizations. It is vital that we remain vigilant and disciplined in our safeguards of mask wearing, social distancing, handwashing, sanitizing, and staying home... READ MORE >
Our number of students and staff in isolation (with COVID) or under quarantine will be significantly reduced on Monday, November 9th. Of the cases we know about right now, only 12 will continue to be in quarantine on Monday. There may be cases in the works of which we are not yet aware, but most of our students and staff will be permitted to be back to school.It... READ MORE >
As we attend to the current swell of cases in Scottsbluff County and in our own school population, it is vital that we are attentive and diligent in our personal and collective illness monitoring. These are the protocols we are following at school and we are asking all parents to manage the Stay at Home protocols with regard to when students may return to school... READ MORE >
We have broken down the information about cases by building. We hope this design is helpful and more beneficial. READ MORE >
We waited as long as we could; we can wait no longer... ALL Students Kindergarten through 12th grade and ALL Staff MUST wear a mask at all times on campus or at school activities starting tomorrow, Wednesday, October 28, 2020 through Christmas Break. We will evaluate at that point how we move into the 2nd Semester. We currently have 66 students/staff in... READ MORE >
On Friday, September 18, 2020, Chrissy Land, a community forest specialist with the Nebraska Forestry Service and the North Platte NRD delivered 10 trees to Morrill Public Schools. In 2017 the Nebraska Forestry Service donated 17 trees, through a Rotary district grant in conjunction with Rotary's "Year of the Tree". This initiative came from the president of... READ MORE >
The Morrill School District Communities are now 6 weeks in a row COVID-19 FREE. Let's keep the streak alive. Morrill's School Board and Administration believe that Face-to-Face is the best learning platform for our students, so we are striving to do everything within our power to safeguard the learning environment for our students and staff. PVC barrier... READ MORE >
The data in the chart is derived from pphd.org in the community tab above the risk dial. If you hover over each community dot, the risk rating will appear. For FIVE consecutive weeks now, the Morrill School Community has had ZERO cases of COVID-19. While that is true, the reason we are still in the yellow risk zone instead of the green risk zone is due to... READ MORE >
We would like all parents and community members to read this article which explains clearly what our health procedures are for the coming year as we open FACE-TO-FACE to all students FIVE-DAYS-PER-WEEK. READ MORE >
Russell's Excavation and Construction arrived at the elementary before 8:00 am today to remove concrete that was cracked and heaving and to reset and straighten the flag pole. The job will be done by Friday afternoon. Please don't park along Madison Ave today - Friday by the elementary in order to give space to the construction activity. Thank you! READ MORE >
For all students and parents wondering about the start of school in August, this is the best information we have right now. It appears to us that we will be able to have students in classrooms, however transportation, meals and activities are still yet to be defined. We will also be defining check in and health precaution procedures. READ MORE >
Improve Average Junior Class ACT score from <18 to >22 by April 2021➢ Have provided ACT test prep for many years without fidelity or accountability➢ ACT Prep through John Baylor was mandatory for Sophomores and Juniors 2018-19➢ 22 Sophomores took the ACT test in April 2019➢ All Juniors (accept 1) took the ACT in April 2019➢ ACT Parent Meeting was held in... READ MORE >
May 21, 2020 ACTIVITIES WORTHY OF APPLAUSE: 4 Quarter efforts of faculty and support staff: You embraced the challenge in a very short period of time, we delivered instruction within 72 hours of notice. We were one of the first schools to begin delivery of instruction to our students. This demonstrated your commitment to students and to the school’s... READ MORE >
Reflections from a Senior after Morrill’s History 31 Trip When we were told that we were going to have to unplug [from our trip to the east coast back in March] and go home, I was pretty devastated. It was the end of a crazy and amazing experience that I would never get to experience in this way again. Going with the school and as a group definitely gave me a... READ MORE >