WELCOME BACK! It is so good to be back at USD 226. We are excited for another great year with the best students in the state.
We are happy to welcome several new teachers to our district. Katelyn and Cole Kinnamon will be our new 1st grade teacher and high school P.E. teacher respectively. Both will also have some coaching opportunities. Emily Riley, a familiar face at MES/MJH, has accepted a position as one of our MES Special Education teachers. Krista Walker will join the district to teach Kindergarten-12th grade art classes. She too, will have some coaching opportunites. Kimberly Copenhaver will join MES as our newest 6th grade teacher. Derrick Dizmang joins MJH as our new Science teacher as well as other responsibilities. Karrie Miller and Fallon Haynes will join our MHS teaching staff. Karrie will teach business classes while Fallon will be our new Special Education teacher.
Fall sports practices begin on Monday. This will include MJH and MHS cross country, volleyball, football, cheer and MHS girls' tennis. Practice times will be determined by each team's coach. Our MJH Football team will check out their equipment on Friday, August 11th from 6:30-7:00pm in the MES/MJH gym.
Our Preschool through 8th grade classes are invited to the MES/MJH Meet Your Teacher Night on Monday, August 14th. The doors will open at 5:00pm. Students are invited to visit their classroom, meet their teacher, and organize their lockers. There will be a free hot dog meal and fun games to play. The event will end at 6:30pm.
Tuesday will be the first day of school for our 1st through 12th grade classes. School will be dismissed at 1:00pm. We will be serving lunch. Our preschool and Kindergarten classes will begin on Thursday, August 17th.
Information to remember: Our school calendar is frequently updated. You can use the "Events" calendar on the website or app to filter events. You can also access the Google Calendar via our website home page. The "Dining" section, found on the app and website, reflects the MES/MJH breakfast and lunch menus. The following sources of information are only available when accessing our website, not the app. The high school menu can be found under the MHS section of our homepage. The MES/MJH lunch calendar is also available within the MES/MJH section. Both the MHS and MES/MJH Weekly Bulletins can be accessed under their respective sections. The quickest way to access all this information from our website is to select "Menu" in the upper right corner of our homepage.
MONDAY, Aug. 14:
- Teacher Work Day
- First Day of Fall Sports Practice
MJH Football - Practice 2:30-4:30PM @ MJH LOCKER Room/Field
MJH Volleyball - Practice 2:30-4:30PM @ MJH GYM
MHS Football - Practice 3:00-5:00PM @ MHS
MHS Volleyball - Practice 3:00-5:00PM @ MHS
MHS Tennis - Practice 3:00-4:30PM @ MHS Courts
MJH/MHS X-Country - Practice 9:00-10:30AM @ MHS Weight Room
MES/MJH Meet Your Teacher Night 5:00-6:30pm
USD 226 BOE Meeting 6:00pm @ MHS
TUESDAY, Aug. 15:
- First Day of School for 1st-12th Grades - dismiss at 1:00pm
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16:
THURSDAY, Aug. 17:
- First Day of School for Preschool and Kindergarten
FRIDAY, Aug. 18:
SATURDAY, Aug. 19: