Mattoon Community Unit School District 2

Mattoon CUSD #2 is pleased to announce the hiring of Chad Augspurger as Mattoon High School Dean of Students and Head Varsity Football Coach for the 2026-27 school year. These app...

The 2025-26 Riddle Elementary mural, "A New Chapter", is officially complete! Our students are excited to share it with their entire school community. You can find it on display i...

This January, cadets from the MHS Greenwave JROTC Battalion successfully completed their triennial JROTC Program for Accreditation (JPA) inspection, an extensive evaluation conduc...

Mr. Dyer’s 6th grade Industrial Tech classes at Mattoon Middle School recently partnered with Williams and Riddle Elementary Schools to create shoelace tying practice boards for ki...

Williams Elementary, Riddle Elementary, and Franklin Preschool will celebrate Dr. Seuss Week March 2–6 in conjunction with Read Across America. The weeklong event is designed to p...

Mattoon’s middle and high school dance teams turned in an impressive performance at the 47th IDTA/IHSA Dance State Series hosted by the Illinois Drill Team Association and the Ill...

First and second grade students recently participated in the Read Bowl at Williams Elementary School. After four weeks of reading, the class that read the most books by the end of...

The Mattoon High School Academic Challenge team earned top honors at the inaugural Laker Academic Invitational hosted by Lake Land College on February 13, 2026. Competing against ...

Landon Brown and Addison Perkins, two students from the Mattoon Middle School Reading Committee, recently announced Glitch by Laura Martin as the 24th annual Read Across Mattoon b...

Students and families are invited to meet acclaimed nonfiction author Chris Barton during a special public event on February 23 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at Williams Elementary Schoo...

LIFT Central Illinois recently received a donation from Ameren Illinois Market Development Initiative (MDI) to support and expand its HVAC, Green Energy, & Robotics Program. At th...

MMS All-State Chorus students represented Mattoon at the ILMEA State Festival in Peoria on January 30–31. Seventh grader Charlotte Compton and eighth grader Wren Kinkley compl...

January 2026 District Newsletter ...

Mattoon Rotary recognizes one senior male and female each month at their luncheon as Students of the Month . Students are nominated by MHS staff based on outstanding academic a...

Mattoon High School student Liam Kai recently earned a medal at the CICL Classic Chess Tournament for the second consecutive year. This repeat achievement highlights Liam's consis...

On January 21, 2026, cadets from the Mattoon High School JROTC program were honored to present the colors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign men’s basketball game agai...

The Greenwave delivered a strong performance at the Apollo Conference Scholastic Bowl Tournament held at Mattoon High School on Saturday, January 24. Lincoln Wheeler and Robert Ho...

Mattoon Community Unit School District #2, in partnership with the Department of Early Childhood, is hosting free developmental screenings for children ages two to five at Frankli...

Mattoon CUSD #2 Schools have scheduled an eLearning Day for Tuesday, January 27, 2026 due to the forecasted drifting snow causing undesirable road conditions. This includes all...

MHS students are encouraged to mark their calendars for Futures Day 2026, taking place on March 27 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This event is designed to help students explore a w...