Mattoon Middle School

MMS is offering a variety of summer camps to middle school students! These camps will be available daily from 8:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. from May through August. Camps offered include: STEAM/Coding Camp Creative Writing Camp PAW Camp "SPARK" Camp Find out more information on our summer camps and register with the link below: bit.ly/MCUSDcamps

LITTLE TROJAN UPDATE - CANCELLED! From Charleston's AD, Blain Mayhall: "We have decided it is in the best interest of the athletes to cancel this Saturday, April 22nd's Little Trojan Invitational. We want everyone to stay healthy and compete in ideal conditions." Additional Comments From Mr. Sharp, MMS AD: -We are working with Mayhall and the other schools to find a mutually agreed-upon date to reschedule this invitational. We will keep you posted. -We are also adding an opportunity on Tuesday, April 25th for 7th and 8th-grade Track participants to participate in an additional meet (a triangular) with Charleston and Casey Westfield at 4 pm at CHS's track. It will make for a busy week, but with Spring weather being unpredictable, we want to maximize the number of opportunities for our track athletes.

We are happy to announce that we will be offering over 20 summer camps throughout the district from May-August this year! Click the link below for details and to get registered. Spots will fill up quickly, so sign up ASAP. bit.ly/MCUSDcamps

We are happy to announce that we will be offering over 20 summer camps throughout the district from May-August this year! Click the link below for details and to get registered. Spots will fill up quickly, so sign up ASAP. bit.ly/MCUSDcamps

Online registration is now open for the 2023-2024 school year. Register online through the Skyward Family Portal with the link below: bit.ly/23-24-Registration

MMS is hosting 6th Grade Orientation night on Tuesday, May 2nd from 5:30-7:00 PM. We can't wait to welcome our new Wildcats!

We hope everyone had a great Spring Break! We can't wait to welcome students back tomorrow (4/11).

The Riddle Elementary Student Lighthouse Team recently donated $854 worth of toys from an Amazon wishlist to the Peyton Manning Children's Hospital in Indianapolis. The team worked hard to establish their "why". Their goal was to "provide comfort to children in a hospital." They decided to host a Market Days event held in February. The team worked, on their own time, to create handmade items to sell. They set up their items on the Riddle stage to sell their items alongside the Junior Student Lighthouse Team, who helped to market the items for sale. These items, including pet rocks, hand-drawn posters, candy grams, paintings, jewelry, and more, brought in over a whopping $850! The team researched hospitals and chose to partner with Child Life in Indianapolis. The students called the hospital to find out how to best serve them. They were directed to an Amazon wishlist filled with a ton of toys and items for their patients. The team filled out purchase orders to place orders for their gifts. The students were able to donate 47 toys and items of need to the Peyton Manning Children's Hospital! The team would like to thank the Riddle Elementary School community for the generous donations made to their cause.

Eat pizza and support the Mattoon Middle School Band this Wednesday (April 5th) from 4-8 PM at Mattoon Domino's .

MMS now has a Chess Club! The club has grown considerably and they now have Wednesday and Friday morning meetings. The hope is that by next year, they can compete against other schools. Way to go Wildcats!

Wishing you a happy Spring break!

The MHS Tech Leadership students have been collaborating with other teams throughout the district at Riddle, Williams, and MMS. Each tech team has collaborated on what is working well within each respective team, what they enjoy about their leadership opportunities, and areas that they would like to continue to grow.

Students in Mr. Young's 8th Grade STEAM class at MMS are building Pinball Machines from scratch! With a budget of only $300 STEAM Bucks, these students are expected to focus on meeting the criteria for the project to be successful while staying within the constraints of the project. Using concepts like Forces in Motion, measurement, the 4 C's of 21st Century Learning, and viewing videos on the history of Pinball Machines, students are finishing up designing these Compound Machines utilizing the Simple Machines in daily life to build their own Pinball Machines. Students are creating the mechanisms for the flippers to be used with cardboard, popsicle sticks, and rubber bands. Way to go Wildcats!

A successful weekend for MMS Wrestling! Mitchell Clapp was named the new State AA Champion for his weight class 215lb.! He scored 27 team points. +Memphys Howell placed 2nd and scored 22 points. +Creed Cole placed 6th and scored 7 points. +London Miller scored 3 points. +Brody Goonan scored 2 points +Jaxtyn Howell scored 2 points. Overall, Mattoon Middle School finished 11th in the State. Congrats boys, we are so proud!

Help send the MMS STEAM Team to Physics Day! Purchase your Wildcat spirit wear with the link below before March 20, 2023! bit.ly/mmsorders

In February, the Mattoon Middle School Scholastic Bowl team competed in the Crestwood Classic tournament hosted by Paris Crestwood. The Wildcats were victorious throughout the entire pool play portion of the tournament by posting wins against teams from Chrisman, Crestwood, and Shiloh. By doing so, MMS was able to earn the tournament Runner-Up Championship! Congrats to the team!

MMS is asking for parents and guardians to take the 2023 Illinois 5 Essentials survey. Please take the survey with the link below: bit.ly/mms5essentials Thank you!

6 MMS wrestlers are state bound with Coach Fryman and Coach Edwards! Four 1st 🥇 🥇 🥇 🥇 place!!!! One 2nd 🥈 place! One 3rd 🥉 place! 1st place: 70 Creed Cole 75 Jaxtyn Howell 85 Memphys Howell 215 Mitchell Clapp 2nd place: 275 London Miller 3rd place 126 Brody Goonan Congrats to all of our kids!

Congratulations to the MMS 8th grade volleyball team for an amazing season and congratulations to Coach V and the family on an adorable addition to your family!🍼

Congratulations to the MMS 7th grade volleyball team on a great season!