Munising Public Schools

MUSTANG WRESTLING UPDATE 4 Individual Regionals @ Charlevoix February 19, 2022 (Round 2) Sophomore, Robert Johns (215) wrestled a great match against his opponent from Houghton Lake. The close match went the distance and ended with Robert ceding to his opponent 3-5. Robert you’ve made your family, team, and school proud.

MUSTANG WRESTLING UPDATE 3 Individual Regionals @ Charlevoix February 19, 2022 Junior, Reagan Bowerman (140) quickly dispatched his opponent from Roscommon by pin at 1:24 of the first period. Reagan will advance to Round 2. Go Stangs!

MUSTANG WRESTLING UPDATE 2 Individual Regionals @ Charlevoix February 19, 2022 Senior Cole Whitehead (125) wrestled a tightly contested match as both opponents entering the 3rd period roughly even in points, but unfortunately fell by pin in the last 20 seconds of the 3rd period to his opponent from Pine River. Great season Cole! Mustang Proud!

MUSTANG WRESTLING UPDATE 1 Individual Regionals @ Charlevoix February 19, 2022 Robert Johns wrestled aggressively but fell by pin in the first period to his opponent from Forest Area. Great season Robert. Mustang Proud!

MUNISING MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL SEMESTER ONE 2021-2022 The following students have earn honor roll status by maintaining a 3.0 grade point average for the semester AND no course grades below a "C". Those students with an asterisk next to their names earned a 4.0 for the semester. Go Mustangs!

MUSTANG BUS CHANGES FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2022 The district will be combining Bus #10 & Bus #2 runs on Friday afternoon. Students that ride Bus #10 will need to ride Bus #2 home that day. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

MUNISING MUSTANGS - WINTER HOMECOMING 2022 FEBRUARY 21 - 25 Theme: Home Sweet Homecoming Dress-up Days: See attached pic. Pep Assemblies: Tuesday: Short (2:15-2:45) Friday: Long (1:47-2:45) Homecoming Royal Court was voted on this week and will be introduced during half-time of the Boy's Varsity Game on Friday, February 25th. The Royal Court Representatives are: Freshman: Elizabeth Wing & Michael Robinson Sophomores: Sadie Rolfe & Ervin Ludy Juniors: Ireland Anderson & Micaiah Peramaki Senior Boys (King Candidates): Billy Crisp; Drake Morrison; Damian Walker; Carl Wendt; & Symon Willson Senior Girls (Queen Candidates): Skylar Campbell Carlen Deatsman Valerie Johnson Mackenzie Richardson Alexis Veith Note: The Student Council decided not to have a dance for Winter Homecoming this year, considering the close proximity to HOP 22 which was hosted last month.

MUNISING VISUAL ARTS STUDENTS are learning about poetry, literacy, science, and mathematics in the creation of their art projects. Mrs. Sontag does a stellar job of integrating the core subjects of Math, English, Science, and Social Studies in her classroom instruction.

ALGER MAKES A VISIT TO MUNISING MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL: Today (2/15) Alger County Sheriff’s Department School Liaison Officer, Deputy David Dyer paid a visit with the Sheriff’s Department K9 Handler, Deputy Perry King and his German Shepherd, “Alger”. They conducted a general search of student lockers and common areas. Alger is trained and certified to detect a variety of substances including, heroin/opioids, meth, and cocaine, etc. No substances of concern were found during the search today. In the picture below Munising High School student, Brandon Blomquist poses with Alger and the deputies. Keeping our students safe and campus free of drugs and the influence of substances is of great importance.

MUNISING 6-12 ATHLETICS & EVENTS; WEEK OF FEBRUARY 14TH Monday 2/14 6:00pm - Var. Girls BB vs. Rudyard Tuesday 2/15 6:00pm - JV Boys BB vs. Rapid River 7:30pm - Var. Boys BB vs. Rapid River (PARENT NIGHT) Thursday 2/17 8:00am-3:00pm - NHS Blood Drive (Board Room) Saturday 2/19 8:00am - Wrestling Indiviual Regionals @ Charlevoix (Bowerman, Whitehead, & Johns) 1:45pm - Hockey vs. Mattawan @ Kalamazoo Sunday 2/20 11:00am - Hockey @ Kalamazoo REMINDERS: - Feb. 21-25; Winter Homecoming Week - Feb. 23; Girl’s Varsity Basketball Parent Night

Due to a significant decrease in positive COVID cases throughout the school district, Munising Public Schools is removing its universal masking requirement effective immediately. Masks will no longer be required in school or at school events. Masks will still be required on school buses and other school transportation, per a federal Transportation Security Administration order. We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding as we continue to work together to provide a safe and healthy learning environment for our students.

BASKETBALL GAMES, PARENT NIGHT, AND ALL AFTER SCHOOL PRACTICES AND EVENTS ARE CANCELED TONIGHT (FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH) DUE TO WINTER STORM CONDITIONS: The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Due to the Winter Storm Warning which will be in effect beginning at 1:00pm our JV/Varsity Quadruple Header games with NCA are canceled as well as the related Parent Night recognitions. In communicating with the coaches and administrators at NCA we will NOT attempt to reschedule the JV/Varsity Girls games. Their girls teams are struggling with low numbers due injury and illness, etc. We WILL reschedule the boys games. We have set the date of Thursday, March 3rd as the makeup date to host the JV/Varsity Boys games vs. NCA. The JV will tip at 6:00pm EST and the Varsity at 7:30pm EST. We will work with the coaches and Sports Boosters to reschedule our Parent Night recognitions. That information will be shared in the near future.

MUNISING HIGH SCHOOL KIWANIS KEY CLUB: This great group of young adults are “difference makers” in their community. Adviser, Mr. Eric Lynch poses with a Mustang Herd of community servants. In addition to hosting the Children’s Community Christmas Party in December and the Winter HOP Dance last month, this group of over two dozen has collectively logged over 400 hours of volunteer service in the community. Go Kiwanis and Go Stangs!

MUSTANG FOCUS ON THE ARTS Mrs. Sontag does an amazing job as a K-12 art teacher. The art projects across the grade levels connect to many different curriculum areas. She meaningfully integrates math, science, social studies, and literacy into the learning activities for art. Parents are encouraged to take a walk around the school (on both levels) to see the proudly displayed student artwork. One of the most recent 6th grade projects (Copper Masks of West Africa) has learning connections in science (metallurgy) and social studies.

ATTENTION MUNISING BASKETBALL FANS: Here is the important information regarding the home Quadruple Header of games versus North Central Area Schools - Powers tomorrow (Friday, February 11th). It is also Varsity Parents' Night for both Girls and Boys. See Details Below: Game 1 = 5:00pm - JV Boys @ Mather Elementary Game 2 = 5:15pm - JV Girls @ Munising HS Game 3 = 6:45pm - Var Girls @ Munising HS Game 4 = 8:15pm - Var Boys @ Munising HS Please note that Immediately following the Girls Varsity Game and PRIOR to the start of the Boys Varsity Game warm-ups we will be celebrating our "Parents Night" recognitions as we introduce the parents of BOTH Girls and Boys varsity players. This will occur at approximately 8:00pm. They will line up near the Girls Locker Room and take the floor together as announced. Flowers for the special mothers will be generously provided by the Munising Sports Boosters.

MUSTANG FOOTBALL - JV ASST. COACH POSITION AVAILABLE. SEE POSTING FOR DETAILS. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 3.11.22.

ATTENTION MUNISING WRESTLING FANS - TICKET PURCHASING INFORMATION FOR TEAM DISTRICTS TONIGHT AT BARK RIVER-HARRIS: We apologize for the late dispersal of this information, but we received it late last night from the host school. Some people have reported ticket purchasing difficulty by searching from the main GoFan website (https://get.gofan.co/use-case/athletics) however, the QR code from the graphic below works very well with mobile phones. If you have questions, please contact the host school officials (Jeanne Lippens at jlippens@brhschools.org or Gerald Kleiman at gkleiman@brhschools.org). Go Mustangs!

On Monday, February 7, 2022, two bus runs will be combined to take students home at the end of the day. All students who normally ride bus #10 will ride bus #2 home. Students may get home up to 45 minutes later than their usual time. As always, we appreciate your patience and understanding.

MUSTANG NOTES & EVENTS - WEEK OF FEB. 7-11 SCHOOL COUNSELORS WEEK: This week is recognized nationally as School Counselors Week, so please remember to show your support and gratitude for all that Mr. Mattson and Ms. Carlson do. Their caring and hard work help to make Munising a great place to live and learn. QUIZ BOWL TEAM: Congratulations to the Quiz Bowl Team and Coach Lynch for a great season and representing Munising well in the semifinal match against Sault Ste. Marie on Friday. This year's team advanced farther than any previous teams. We are sad to see our seniors go, but there is a strong nucleus of players returning next season. COUNT DAY/ATTENDANCE REMINDERS: This Wednesday, February 9th is Spring Count Day and is a very important day for Munising Public Schools and all districts across the state as the number of enrolled and attending students determine the amount of annual funding a district will receive from the State of Michigan. It is critically important that students attend school daily and report to all classes each day. Also, students that are taking online courses must complete 2 two-way communications with their Teacher of Record. These communications are logged and are an important mechanism for pupil accounting of online learners. Improving K-12 student attendance rates in Munising is a priority and goal for the district as well as the newly formed Alger County Youth Services Task Force. ELIGIBILITY CHECKS/ENTERING GRADES: Ms. Anderson will be recording and reporting academic eligibility for our student-athletes to our coaches by NOON TOMORROW. The eligibility report is run at noon every Monday to determine weekly eligibility for our student-athletes. SPECIAL GAMES: On Thursday (2/10) the Hockey team will face the Marquette JV here in Munising at the Alger Centennial Ice Arena beginning at 6:30pm. This would be a great opportunity to watch our boys slap the puck. Also, this coming Friday (2/11) Munising will be hosting a quadruple header of basketball games against NCA. Preceded by two JV games, the Varsity match ups will be at 6:45pm (Girls) and 8:15pm (Boys). The Pep Band will play at both games and it will also be "Parents Night" at our Varsity games. This is a great opportunity to come out and support all of our basketball teams as you watch some great competition against a formidable foe. EVENTS THIS WEEK Monday 2/7 12:00pm - Athletic Eligibility Checks No Athletic Events Tuesday 2/8 6:00pm - JV Girls BB @ Forest Park/Crystal Falls 7:30pm - Var. Girls BB @ Forest Park/Crystal Falls Wednesday 2/9 - SPRING COUNT DAY! 6:00pm - Wrestling Team Districts; Munising vs. Manistique @ BR-Harris Thursday 2/10 9:00am - Scholarship Meeting w/Seniors 6:30pm - Hockey vs. Marquette JV (HOME - Alger Centennial Ice Arena) 6:00pm - JV Girls BB vs. N. Dickinson 7:30pm - Var. Girls BB vs. N. Dickinson Friday 2/11 5:00pm - JV Girls BB vs. NCA (HOME: Mather Elementary) 5:15pm - JV Boys BB vs. NCA (HOME) 6:45pm - Var. Girls BB vs. NCA (HOME) 8:15pm - Var. Boys BB vs. NCA (HOME)

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