Students that walk or are dropped off at Mather Elementary are able to enter the building and remain in the front vestibule when the temperature drops to 32 degrees or below. Beginning at 7:45am school personnel will open the doors for students that wish to enter the building to stay warm.
The Junior Class Fruit Sale is happening now! Order with your favorite student from the class of 2025 or call the high school office. Orders are due Feb 9th with tentative pick up dates Feb 29th and March 1st.
MUNISING PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16TH DUE TO SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES AND VERY COLD WINDCHILLS EXCEEDING -20 DEGREES IN THE MORNING HOURS.
Munising Public Schools' 2024 Salmon in the Classroom Fundraiser
Please help our high school students purchase Scientific Equipment to conduct environmental water quality studies and support the continued rearing and release of salmon as well as the construction and deployment of fish cribs. There are two ways to donate: 1) Attend the Rotary Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, February 10th and 2) Donate directly at this link: https://payments.efundsforschools.com/fundraising/districts/56236/campaigns/Science
The Natural Resources course is offered to students at the Munising Middle-High School and the science teacher (Hilary Ludecke) is working with the Rotary International Club of Munising, the Alger Conservation District (ACD), and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) to raise chinook Salmon In The Classroom and release them into the Anna River. Last spring (2023), Mrs. Ludecke's students successfully reared and released over 20 young smolts into the river.
Now in year two of this program, the Natural Resources class is preparing for another smolt release this spring and would like to continue expanding the curriculum and the partnership by engaging students in hands-on water quality studies of the local Lake Superior Watershed, including the Anna River and its tributaries. Additionally, the partnership will include working with the aforementioned organizations to build and place fish cribs and fish stix in local lakes, including Munising Bay, to provide secure habitats for various fish species.
In order to conduct these hands-on studies of the watershed Mrs. Ludecke and the students in this course need to raise enough money to purchase a classroom set of Vernier probes and sensors, as well as related software to analyze the data collected. The fundraising goal for the sensors is $5000. In order to build the necessary fish structures as approved by the ACD and MDNR, they need to raise an additional $2500. Therefore reaching the collective goal of $7500 will enable the Natural Resources students to fund this two-pronged environmental studies project and ultimately inform the public and improve our local fisheries. This equipment will also have applications for our chemistry and biology students. The Munising Public Schools envisions this project based learning experience will inspire some of Munising's best and brightest students to pursue local careers in conservation and environmental science to safeguard and enhance the natural wonders of our region.
Contact Natural Resources Teacher, Hilary Ludecke at hilary.ludecke@mps-up.com or Superintendent, Mike Travis at mike.travis@mps-up.com for more info.
Donation jars are located in the office for the Special Olympic's Polar Plunge Event. Mr. Cotey, Mr. Burtis, Mr. Mattson, Mr. Tebear and Mrs. Lasak will take the plunge if we raise $150 for each person by February 9th. You can sign up to plunge too with our school team or donate online at https://www.plungemi.org/. Donate today and make our school staff jump for a good cause!
PLEASE JOIN MUNISING PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN RECOGNIZING & CELEBRATING MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY TODAY - MONDAY, JANUARY 15TH, 2024
The Students and Staff at MPS "Honor The Dream", as learning about Dr. King's substantial contributions to the Civil Rights Movement is an important part of our social studies curriculum. The MPS District Vision, as well as various district-level student programs that we have in place such as "Be Nice" and "Positive Action" promote many of the concepts and ideals that Dr. King embraced and taught.
Due to the weather forecast, all after school activities, athletic practices, and events are canceled today. The school buildings will also be closed tomorrow to ALL activities and events and student-athletes will NOT be traveling to and participating in their events outside of the district. Stay safe!
JANUARY IS SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH
Please join the Students, Staff, & Administration of Munising Public Schools in thanking our caring, dedicated, knowledgeable, and selfless public servants! They strive every day to make a difference for the students and staff of our Munising School Community. Please give a shout out the following board members:
Paula Ackerman, President
Jason Brisson, Vice-President
John Carr, Secretary
Lara Bender, Treasurer
Jenna Cole, Trustee
James Petersen, Trustee
Greg Pond, Trustee
Want to be a substitute teacher! Scan the QR code below. We would LOVE to have you!
Due to forecasted weather, all after school activities and athletic practices are canceled at both school buildings. Stay safe!
The JV/Varsity Girls Basketball game tonight at Bark River Harris is cancelled for this evening. A rescheduled date will be announced once it is set.
Congratulations to Maggie and her parents!
MPS TRANSPORTATION UPDATE - MONDAY, JAN. 8, 2024
As a result of reducing to 3 runs for today, tomorrow, and Wednesday, the buses were running (late) behind the normal schedule by between 5 and 15 minutes at some stops. The stops at the beginning of the routes were mostly on time. However, due to an increased number of stops, those stops in the middle of the routes were 5-10 minutes behind, and those at the ends of each route may have been as much as 15 minutes behind. The drivers will do their best to improve this for tomorrow and Wednesday. Please know that any students that arrive to school late due to a late bus will be given amnesty. There will be no academic penalty or consequence as a result of tardiness to class due to a late bus. Unless otherwise communicated, we will be returning to 4 Bus Routes on Thursday, January 11th. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we struggle with a bus driver shortage. Please contact Bus Driver Coordinator, Rick Stephens for routing questions at rick.stephens@mps-up.com or at 906-450-4379.
FROM JAN. 4 NOTICE: The adjustments to down to 3 routes are listed below: Bus 7 (Frog): Driver Rick Stevens will run his normal route, but will also be picking up the following portions of the Bus 10 (Dino) route - Connors Rd to Lehnen Rd; Lehnen Rd to Alger Hts.; The alley behind the Am. Legion. Bus 10 (Dino): Driver Terry Bower will continue portions of his normal route not mentioned above. He will also assume the Bus 3 (Bear) route starting on Percy Rd and continuing to Indiantown Rd, Carmody Rd, Hilltop Rd, Connors Rd to Miller Rd, and back to Cox Addition. Bus 9A (Camel): Driver Bill LeVeque will drive his normal route. There are no changes. For the dates of January 8, 9, and 10 there will be NO BUS SERVICE to Clear Lake, Powell Lake, and Sand Point.
Join the Munising Middle/High School Jazz Band!
Spread the word! Free fitness class for students grades 6-12 with Deep Blue Fitness sponsored by AC3!
The following changes have been made to the basketball schedules:
**Girls Basketball tonight is both JV & V at Norway - start time 6pm
**Girls Basketball Tuesday, Jan 9th at Bark River - Varsity at 6pm in the HS gym and JV at 7:30 pm in the Elementary gym
**Boys Basketball game scheduled for Monday, Jan 8th vs. Manistique has been moved to February 12th.
MPS TRANSPORTATION UPDATE - THURSDAY, JAN. 4, 2024
Due to previously communicated bus driver shortage, we will be condensing to 3 Bus Routes for the morning pick-ups and afternoon drop-offs for the dates of Monday, January 8th, Tuesday, January 9th, and Wednesday, January 10th. Unless otherwise communicated, we will be returning to 4 Bus Routes on Thursday, January 11th. The adjustments to down to 3 routes are listed below:
Bus 7 (Frog): Driver Rick Stevens will run his normal route, but will also be picking up the following portions of the Bus 10 (Dino) route - Connors Rd to Lehnen Rd; Lehnen Rd to Alger Hts.; The alley behind the Am. Legion.
Bus 10 (Dino): Driver Terry Bower will continue portions of his normal route not mentioned above. He will also assume the Bus 3 (Bear) route starting on Percy Rd and continuing to Indiantown Rd, Carmody Rd, Hilltop Rd, Connors Rd to Miller Rd, and back to Cox Addition.
Bus 9A (Camel): Driver Bill LeVeque will drive his normal route. There are no changes.
Note: Parents and student riders can expect slight adjustments to pick up and drop off times. For the dates of January 8, 9, and 10 there will be NO BUS SERVICE to Clear Lake, Powell Lake, and Sand Point.
Please contact Bus Driver Coordinator, Rick Stephens with any routing questions at rick.stephens@mps-up.com or at 906-450-4379.
We are looking for a boys tennis coach! Apply today!
IMPORTANT MPS TRANSPORTATION UPDATE - TUESDAY, JAN. 2, 2024
Beginning next week (January 8th) there will be some changes to our bus routing, including pick-up and drop-off times for at least a few days. More information with specific details will be shared later this week on Thursday or Friday. These changes are necessary because one of our drivers resigned on December 22nd and another one of our drivers just experienced a death in the family and will likely be out of state for several days next week. Our thoughts and prayer's are with her. The district is currently down to 4 regular route bus drivers and we currently operate 4 daily AM and PM bus runs. In the event that one of our 4 remaining bus drivers is ill or cannot drive for some other reason, it will result in changes to both pick-up and drop-off times and may mean that the district needs to temporarily suspend transportation to some families in town and nearest to the school buildings until we have at least 4 drivers. Bus transportation for athletic events will not be possible in some cases for the rest of this week and next due to temporary driver absence. Coaches and sports teams are using the two school passenger vans to assist in transporting student-athletes. If you have questions regarding availability of athletic transportation for specific events, please contact AD Lasak. We are currently exploring all routing options to alleviate the issues resulting from driver shortage, including the possibility of establishing some common multiple rider stops. We have a current employee who is striving to obtain his CDL license so we can hopefully add a driver to our ranks soon. We are also working very hard to find and attract drivers. If you are aware of anyone with the appropriate licensure or the willingness to obtain it at the district's expense, please have them contact Superintendent Travis at mike.travis@mps-up.com regarding part or full-time employment opportunities. Otherwise, general transportation questions can be directed to Bus Driver Coordinator, Rick Stephens at rick.stephens@mps-up.com.
Congratulations to Addie Bowerman!
