Meridian Junior High School

From page-turners to pizza parties — what a journey! 🎉📚

Congrats to Hynlee, Kayden, Kamryn, and Kennedy from Meridian Junior High School for finishing all 20 Rebecca Caudill books! Your hard work and love of reading earned you a limo pizza ride in May — the ultimate celebration. 🍕🚐✨

Who's next to join the ride (and the pizza)? 🥳📖❤️

1 day ago, MCUSD 223 Libraries

Here is this week's transportation bus safety tip!

Link:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1caEZp8NczSgudzXqcNds0Dczx-eXpQ0k/view?usp=drive_link

1 day ago, MCUSD223

📣 MJHS Girls’ Basketball & Wrestling Registration is NOW OPEN!

🏀 Girls’ Basketball
• Practice starts January 6, 2026
• Warm-ups & spiritwear are available to order here: https://t-topshop.com/store/
• Order deadline: December 2nd at 12:00 PM (noon)

🤼 Wrestling

• Registration now open for all interested MJHS students!

• Practice begins mid-December

👉 Register online: https://manage.snap.app/register/stillmanvalley

📄 Important: Students must have an updated sports physical on file in the school office before participating.

Let’s get ready for a great season!❤️🖤

Contact Mrs. Jepsen at MJHS with any questions!

3 days ago, TARA JEPSEN

Can you imagine reading over a MILLION words? 😲📖✨ Our Meridian 223 readers are making it happen — Meridian Junior High is leading the Million Word Reader Challenge and four students (Kamryn, Kaydin, Yasmin & Zoe) have each surpassed 1,000,000 words! 7 → 750,000+ 6 → 500,000+ 27 → 250,000+ School total: 44,069,982 words and counting! 🔥

3 days ago, MCUSD 223 Libraries

Stillman Valley High Schoolers - this is for you!
Money doesn’t come with instructions — but this class does. Be the only one in your friend group who actually understands money... better yet, invite your friends to join you!
Registration is open now - sign up soon, spots are limited!

4 days ago, Micki Hoefle

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming! SAVE THE DATE for Dec. 5th through Dec. 11th and get your reader psyched to pick out their own books! Start exploring together: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/meridianjuniorhighschool1

Ya llega la Feria del Libro de Scholastic! RESERVE LA FECHA paraDel 5 al 11 de diciembre y prepare a su lector para que elija sus propios libros! Comiencen a explorar juntos:https://www.scholastic.com/bf/meridianjuniorhighschool1

4 days ago, MCUSD 223 Libraries

MJHS Art spotlight! 🖤
Our students have been practicing the grid technique, and their drawings turned out incredible!
Featured artists: Mavis Mendoza, Kyla Chambers, and Alyssa McCammond. So proud of their hard work and talent

8 days ago, MJHS

On Monday, November 10, MJHS observed Veterans Day with a comprehensive program designed to honor our service members. The day's events were structured to involve the entire student body and invited guests and began with a dedicated Veterans Breakfast for all attending veterans. This was followed by an assembly, during the assembly, students were given the opportunity to personally introduce the veterans they had invited, fostering a direct connection and expression of gratitude. We were also fortunate to have two fantastic guest speakers, Amber Dach and Heather Drake who spoke to students about their experiences serving. The remainder of the day included various activities recognizing and honoring Veterans. Thank you to all Veterans.

10 days ago, MJHS

Here is this week's transportation bus safety tip!

Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QhTvqoJ4TLOHoiGiZVaGQ14ceySHyiTr/view?usp=drive_link

15 days ago, MCUSD223

Who else loves a reading celebration? 🎉📚 Meridian Junior High is cheering on our Million-Word Readers — big applause for:

Kamryn, Kaydin, Zoe: 1,000,000+ words
Archie, Yasmin, Mavis, Jaxson: 750,000+ words
Hannah, Cora, Nayeli, Kennedy, Kylah, Aryana, Lily, Madelyn, Hynlee: 500,000+ words
George, Gunner, Mickenzey, Quinn, Avery, Ashley, Elijah, Madilyn, Jennie, Hudson, Austin, Emma, Charlie, Brooklyn, Oliver, Heidi, Kyla, Jace, Kyler, Adele: 250,000+ words

And many more readers are hitting huge milestones — fantastic work! Who’s next to join the million-word club?

16 days ago, MCUSD 223 Libraries

Congratulations to our MJHS October Student Leaders of the Month!

24 days ago, TARA JEPSEN

Mrs. Rippentrop's 8th grade Art class participated in the Path of Pumpkins again this year at Anderson Gardens. Great job students! You can read more about the event here https://andersongardens.org/pathofpumpkins/.

25 days ago, MJHS

The Health Services Newsletter for the 2nd quarter may be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eocb56FEQR_492ryNfB-GaTqDD1DEHJOqwo7gqk-TnQ/edit?usp=sharing

26 days ago, Kayla Richolson

🌟 Congratulations to our remarkable MJHS students! You've reached incredible milestones: the quarter-, half-, three-quarter-, and million-word reader walls! 📖✨ Your dedication to reading is inspiring!

27 days ago, MCUSD 223 Libraries

MJHS Three Quarter and Half Million Word Readers

Nurse Joellen is challenging our MJHS students to stay properly hydrated! Drinking plenty of water is a key aspect of staying healthy.

Students can track their water intake and be entered to win a prize!

29 days ago, Kayla Richolson

🎉 It’s Illinois Principal Appreciation Week! 🎉

“Illinois Principal Appreciation Week”
🗓️ October 19–25, 2025
⭐ Illinois Principal Appreciation Day – October 24

Join us in celebrating our building leaders for their dedication, vision, and commitment to our students and staff. Thank you for your leadership, which inspires excellence across Meridian CUSD #223 every day!

29 days ago, Heather Alderks

🚍 National School Bus Safety Week! 🚸

This morning, our Meridian Transportation team led school bus evacuation drills with students across the district to reinforce safe and efficient procedures in the event of an emergency.

A huge thank you to our students for their cooperation and our dedicated transportation team for their diligence, professionalism, and commitment to keeping our Cardinals safe every day—both on and off the bus! ❤️🖤

about 1 month ago, Heather Alderks

In Mrs. Miller's Computers class, our amazing 6th graders are diving into the world of coding with Scratch, a fun and interactive platform that helps students bring their ideas to life through code! From creating animations to designing games, they're building critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration skills, one block at a time! 🧩🚀

about 1 month ago, JUSTINE MILLER

🎒7th Grade History Students Bring Learning to Life with “The Bag Game”!📚

Mrs. Salo's 7th grade history students took their learning to the next level this week with a fun and fast-paced activity called THE BAG GAME! This creative twist on a worksheet turned review time into an interactive challenge full of teamwork, movement, and strategy.

Students worked in groups to pull question strips from numbered bags across the room, raced to collaborate on their answers, and took turns writing responses on their whiteboard tables. With time ticking and points on the line, the energy (and friendly competition!) filled the classroom.

This simple but effective strategy boosted engagement and made reviewing historical concepts both meaningful and memorable! This is proof that learning can be active, collaborative, and fun!

about 1 month ago, ALISON SALO