Mattoon Community Unit School District 2

MHS winter guard takes first place

Mattoon High School's winter guard, under the direction of Angi Dallas, placed first at the MCCGA Winter Guard Competition Feb. 16, 2019 at Francis Howell North High School. Eight guards from Illinois and Missouri were represented in our class, said Dallas.

Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Scholarship! Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation and the Arland D. Williams, Jr. Memorial Scholarship committee are pleased to announce that the application for the 2019 scholarship is now available. Qualifying applicants must be a graduate of Mattoon Senior High School, exhibit high qualities of character and must be a college junior, senior or graduate student in good academic standing at the . . .

Arland D. Williams Jr. Elementary School PTO is hosting a 5k and 1-mile C O L O R run/walk March 16 at Williams Elementary School. All participants will receive a performance shirt and a finish medal for participating. The after party will include bounce houses, a DJ, face painting, and much more! Stay tuned for more exciting details! To register online, click the following link: . . .

Employee Access Training is scheduled Feb. 19. Click the photo for more information:

Riddle Elementary School fifth-graders in Stephanie Clevenger's class participated in World Read Aloud Day. Students went to various classrooms and read books aloud. “It was a great learning experience for everyone involved,” said Clevenger.

Mattoon High School FFA members Jake Uphoff and Lainey Newby will advance to the district level speaking competition in Monticello after placing first and second Feb. 12 at the FFA Section 20 public speaking competition at Oblong High School. Uphoff took first place in the Varsity Prepared category and Newby placed second in the Junior Varsity Extemporaneous (impromptu) category. Anna Maleske placed third in the Varsity . . .

The Mattoon High School varsity Wavettes are State Champions in the AA Pom Division. The Wavettes also placed second in jazz and third in lyrical at the state competition. “This is the second year the varsity Wavettes have been named AA Pom Champions,” said Coach Malia Smith. Former MHS Wavette and MHS alumnus Emily Bacino returned to assist Smith with coaching duties. Soloists Haleigh Miller, Katherin Shamdin . . .

Franklin Preschool is selling Fannie May candy to help fund school projects. Click the following links to view the items. If you are interested placing an order, contact Jammie Bowyer at Franklin Preschool at 238-8800 or stop by Franklin Preschool and complete and order form. Thanks in advance for supporting Franklin Preschool. Fannie May Fundraiser Page 1 Fannie May Fundraiser Page 2

Click link to view MHS FFA Newsletter for December/January: Dec-Jan Newsletter Page1 Dec-Jan Newsletter

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Current conditions as of 17 Feb 23:53 pm CST

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Location:: Mattoon
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Humidity:: 88
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Patchy snow and freezing drizzle before 5am, then a slight chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 26. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

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Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

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