Students in Ms. East's Biology II class had the opportunity to create an interactive DNA replication model as part of their current unit, which provided an engaging hands-on opportunity to apply their learning. Check out the pictures to see our students in action!
Matton beat Olney 6-3 in the first game of the Red-Gold Tournament in Charleston. Quincy Hamilton had 3 goals. Jace Gardner scored twice, and Evan Chaney scored one goal. Matton assists came from Hamilton, Trent Hettinger, and Jason Skocy. Mattoon is 1-0 on the season and plays Charleston tonight at 6:00.
The MHS Lady Wave golf team finished 5th out of 9 teams with a total of 181 at the Bloomington High School Best Ball tournament at Highland Park Golf Course on 8/20. Carrigan Hyland and Marley VanHoveln partnered to shoot a best ball total of 90, and Blair Powers and Julia Morton partnered to shoot 91, both earning top ten finishes in the field.
The MHS Boys Golf team won the 14 team John Macek Charger Invitational yesterday at the U of I Orange course in Savoy with a team total of 329. Blaine Powers finished in 3rd place overall with a score of 79, Stewart Druin finished in 6th place with an 80, and Brock Taylor and Evan Diedrich tied for 15th place with a score of 85.
Mattoon High School invites everyone to join us in the Broadway Bolt 5k and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk on September 22 as part of our Homecoming Week celebration. This event follows the historic Mattoon Invitational Cross Country Course dating back over 50 years! Participants will be running down crowd-lined streets as this run/walk leads our MHS Homecoming Parade! Both the 3 mile and 1 mile run/walk finish at Peterson park so participants can still watch the parade! Please see the attachment for more information.
MHS Picture Day is August 31. Please see the attachment for more information :)
The MHS JROTC Color Guard presented the colors at the annual Relay for Life on August 21. The Color Guard consisted of Cadet A.J. Reeley, Cadet Milla (“Mee-yah”) Helton, Commanding Cadet Shelby Pickering, and Cadet Raygen (“Reagan”) Drennan. Cadet Battalion Commander, Isabel Spear, presented a check for $689.00, which our Cadets raised at their car wash last weekend, hosted by KC Summers. Thanks to the MHS JROTC for their continued service to our community!
Mattoon High School invites everyone to join us in the Broadway Bolt 5k and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk on September 22 as part of our Homecoming Week celebration. This event follows the historic Mattoon Invitational Cross Country Course dating back over 50 years! Participants will be running down crowd-lined streets as this run/walk leads our MHS Homecoming Parade! Both the 3 mile and 1 mile run/walk finish at Peterson park so participants can still watch the parade!
For more information and to sign up please visit our race website:
https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/Mattoon/bolt
MHS Cross Country had their first competition of the season vs. Charleston and Casey-Westfield in a 1 mile repeat race. Our runners have been working extremely hard, and we are really proud of their efforts and performances last night!
The MHS Boys Golf team placed 3rd out of 22 teams yesterday at the Lincoln Railer Scramble by posting a 14-under-par score of 57. The highlight of the day came when Evan Diedrich holed out from 69 yards. The Green Wave play next at the Battle at Rend Lake on Saturday (8/21).
The MHS Boys Golf team finished their first tournament of the season in the top half of a loaded field at the D.A. Weibring course at Illinois State University by shooting 317 as a team. Evan Diedrich (Soph.) earned a top 10 individual finish with a 75. It was a good start to the season for the reigning Apollo Conference champions!
MHS Child Care Occupations students recently began their practicum experience in the 7 different classrooms at Franklin Preschool. The students are excited to serve their community and to learn valuable skills that can help them in both life and their future careers.
Attention students! Come join us for the SkillsUSA Kick-Off Event on August 26th from 3:15 pm - 3:45 pm in Room 404 at MHS! At this event, you will learn about SkillsUSA, the life-changing connections you can make as apart of this group, recognition opportunities from local to national levels, and the future success in life and the workplace that can come from active participation. Hope to see you there!
MHS teachers are excited to have students back in our classrooms! All staff and students begin each day with Wave Time, which provides both teachers and students with the opportunity to begin their days in a positive environment that can nuture their social and emotional needs. The Wave Time weekly schedule consists of academic planning, goal setting, reflection, and in-depth exploration of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Be sure to ask your student about her/his experiences with Wave Time.
The Mattoon JROTC competed in Drill, Rifle, and Colorguard at the Illinois State Fair on Veteran's and Gold Star Families Day.
The Cadets received 3rd place with an additional Award of Leadership presented to Milla Helton.
Congrats to the Lady Wave golf team on their 3rd place finish at the Charleston Scramble!
Mattoon High School will be hosting a free vaccine clinic on August 28 in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Public Health. Please see the attached flyers for more information, and walk-ins are welcome and encouraged (no appointment is needed). We will be sharing a link to register later this week.
Students will now sign in to Schoology with Clever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA8RkddlkOQ
Please follow the link above to view this year's Welcome Back video for students and staff. We are excited to kick off the school year with our students on Thursday!
Mattoon High School JROTC Car Wash 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 14 at KC Summers. By donation only. All funds earmarked to American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.
