Perfect timing for holiday gift giving! 🎁📚
Meridian Junior High School Scholastic Book Fair — December 5–11! Students will have time to shop during the school day, and it’s a fantastic opportunity to pick up books for holiday gifts. Families are welcome to preview selections and set up a secure Book Fair eWallet at https://www.scholastic.com/bf/meridianjuniorhighschool1 to streamline purchases.
Also, join us for the Cardinal Community Christmas on Sunday, December 7, from 3:00–7:00 PM. 🎄 Families and community members are welcome — bring a friend and celebrate with us!
We look forward to you joining us, and thank you for supporting student literacy! 😊


🏀 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, parent meeting will be 12/11 at 5 PM in the SVHS Multi-Purpose room.
👉 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!

🎄 Easy, book-filled holiday shopping! 🎁📚
Meridian Junior High School is hosting a Scholastic Book Fair—the perfect place to find gifts for young readers while supporting the school library. Bring the family, discover new favorite books, and shop for gifts for everyone. 📚❤️✨
Visit the book fair homepage to preview and shop; you can also set up an e-wallet for quick in-person checkout. Share the homepage and e-wallet with family and friends so everyone can participate in the gift-giving. Students will get a preview on Friday, December 5th, and everyone can shop in person at the Cardinal Community Christmas on Sunday, December 7th. 📖🎁🎄




The Million Word Reader update is here — congratulations to everyone making progress and hitting new reading milestones. Well done to all student readers who continue to build strong reading habits. 📚👏✨








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)? 🥳📖❤️

Here is this week's transportation bus safety tip!
Link:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1caEZp8NczSgudzXqcNds0Dczx-eXpQ0k/view?usp=drive_link
📣 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!








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!

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


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

Here is this week's transportation bus safety tip!
Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QhTvqoJ4TLOHoiGiZVaGQ14ceySHyiTr/view?usp=drive_link
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?






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/.




