Our 8th grade scientists took their learning outdoors today to investigate the concepts of motion and forces. Students had a blast using remote-control cars to collect real-world distance and time data, which they then used to calculate speed. It was a beautiful day for some hands-on, active learning!
2 days ago, MJHS
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🏈 Friday is here!

Cardinal Football opens the season at home!

📅 Friday, August 21
🆚 Winnebago HS
🚪 Gates Open: 6:00 p.m.
🏈 Kickoff: 7:00 p.m.
📍 Stillman Valley High School

📺 Watch LIVE on Hudl Fan:
https://fan.hudl.com/.../boys-varsity-football/watch...

GAME DAY REMINDERS
🔹 Students in 8th grade and younger must be accompanied by an adult — games are not a drop-off event.
🔹 No outside play balls are permitted inside the stadium.

Thank you for helping us keep Cardinal events safe and enjoyable for all spectators!

#CardinalPRIDE
10 days ago, Heather Alderks
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☀️📚 Enjoy a restful, joyful summer with reading opportunities to keep students curious and learning over the break. Happy Summer Vacation! ✨📖
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Million Word Wall magic at Meridian Jr. High! ✨📚

Students have soared from 250,000 words to an incredible 5,000,000+ words on the Million Word Wall. What an amazing display of dedication, curiosity, and love of reading. A huge well done to every reader and supporter — teachers, families, and staff! We can’t wait to see what you achieve next year! 📚🏆✨

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Students have soared from 250,000 words to an incredible 5,000,000+ words on the Million Word Wall. What an amazing display of dedication, curiosity, and love of reading. A huge well done to every reader and supporter — teachers, families, and staff! We can’t wait to see what you achieve next year! 📚🏆✨

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Million Word Wall magic at Meridian Jr. High! ✨📚

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Million Word Wall magic at Meridian Jr. High! ✨📚

Students have soared from 250,000 words to an incredible 5,000,000+ words on the Million Word Wall. What an amazing display of dedication, curiosity, and love of reading. A huge well done to every reader and supporter — teachers, families, and staff! We can’t wait to see what you achieve next year! 📚🏆✨

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Good luck MJHS Athletes! Our MJHS track state qulaifiers are competing at IESA state today and tomorrow! Below is a live link for today and an order of events. GO CARDS!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04WMhM2GZ48

https://www.iesa.org/activities/tr/IESA-TR_Schedule.pdf
3 months ago, MJHS
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🎳 Striking Success! Celebrating Our Lighthouse Team at Uptown Lanes 🎳

What a year it has been! Today, we took some well-deserved time out to celebrate the incredible hard work, dedication, and leadership of our Lighthouse team at MJHS. And what better place to let the good times roll than Uptown Lanes? 🍕🎳

Today was all about trading in our everyday responsibilities for bowling shoes, sharing laughs, eating pizza, and enjoying each other’s company. Whether it was a perfect strike or a gutter ball, the energy was electric! ⚡

To our amazing Lighthouse leaders, thank you! Here’s to celebrating this year's victories and looking forward to an even brighter year ahead!
3 months ago, ALISON SALO
Lighthouse Team at Uptown Lanes

Here is this week's transportation bus safety tip!

Link: hhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1f5aseO3ZJw3U2Tv-pUJBWFIRL1RHwJ-d/view

4 months ago, Nick Belmonte
Huge congratulations to Mrs. Salo for winning a Casey’s Classroom Makeover Grant!
Mrs. Salo took the initiative to seek out this opportunity, and her hard work paid off in a big way. This makeover will create an incredible learning environment for her current students and many more to come! We are so proud of your dedication, Mrs. Salo!
4 months ago, MJHS
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We are thrilled to congratulate Mr. Ben Groselak on his IPA Teacher Leader Award! As a dedicated eighth-grade mathematics teacher and multi-sport coach, Mr. Groselak truly exemplifies the highest standards of our profession. He is widely recognized for his unique ability to balance academic rigor with genuine empathy, creating a classroom culture built on mutual respect and student empowerment. Whether he is meticulously analyzing data to support student mastery in math or instilling discipline and sportsmanship on the basketball court and golf course, his commitment to the Meridian Schools District 223 community is unmatched. We are incredibly proud of Mr. Groselak for his leadership, his constant drive for instructional innovation, and the lasting impact he makes on our students' lives.
4 months ago, MJHS
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This week, we celebrated a fantastic collaboration that started with an idea and ended with art! Our Student Council, led by Micki Hoefle, recently held a "Shark Tank" style presentation to find creative ways to improve MJHS.

The winning concept? A school mural! Mrs. Rippentrop and our talented 8th-grade Art students took that vision and brought it to life. We can’t wait to have this masterpiece on display for everyone to enjoy.

Our 8th grade Student Council members and 8th Grade Art students presented the project to the Board of Education on Wednesday evening.
4 months ago, MJHS
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We want to take a moment to say thank you and congratulations to Mrs. Schneiker, who has been named a ReadTheory Literacy Leader. This is a special recognition among millions of educators worldwide. Thanks to Mrs. Schneiker's efforts, our students are improving as readers and developing as learners. Congratulations to Mrs. Schneiker and her students for this recognition!
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On Friday, May 1, MJHS kicked off Teacher Appreciation Week with a fun, lighthearted assembly where students thanked their teachers and poked a little fun at their tendencies. Thank you to all our MJHS teachers and staff for making it a great place to learn and grow!
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Here is this week's transportation bus safety tip!

Link: hhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1vpLn9aNasJOiy6dRcyy1ln2wv4_3En37/view

4 months ago, Nick Belmonte

Here is this week's transportation bus safety tip!

Link: hhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1QhTvqoJ4TLOHoiGiZVaGQ14ceySHyiTr/view

5 months ago, Nick Belmonte
7th Grade wrapped up IAR Testing with a Connect Four Tournament and Hula Hoop Contest.

Zain P. took home the Connect Four Championship and Charlie Y. receiving second!
Tori T. won the Hula Hoop Contest with Tristan R. coming in second!

Students also had a chance to win a Royal Blue Gift Card for showing work while working out Math IAR questions. Winners of the gift cards: Jorge G., Tori T. and Miguel! Nice job by all.
5 months ago, JACQUELINE ARJES
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Congrats Zain P.
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The lucky winners that had their name drawn out of the papers turned in. Gift Card Winners: Jorge G, Tori T., and Miguel.