Mount Pulaski High School

Good luck to the Toppers as they take on Central A & M today in the home opener at 4:30 at Veterans Park. Go Toppers! https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1378/MPHS/2806956/0511_001.pdf

Important Information for today's Baseball Game at Home: There is no water at the field so there will not be any bathrooms. There will be Porta Potties available at the field. Concessions will be open.

Check out this Digital Safety Webinar opportunity! Register in advance for this webinar: https://ilattorneygeneral-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XIsc00pETCSDaMkADOeoiQ

The Academic Challenge Team finished 4th Place at the Sectional! Individually, David Ruhl is the 2023 Sectional Champion in Engineering Graphics! In addition, David Ruhl & Lily Woodworth were 4th in Computer Science, Tanner Bishop was 5th in Engineering Graphics, and Colt Selinger was 5th in Math & 7th in English (out of about 45 entries in each of these subjects). The top 2 advance to State in each Individual subject. Congratulations to each of you on the Team accomplishment. Big Congratulations to David for qualifying for the State round!

Baseball in Jacksonville for tomorrow has been cancelled.

The Post Prom Parent Committee is accepting donations for prizes and gifts for the Post Prom Event. To help them out, MPHS will be a drop-off location for any community member interested in making a personal donation. Favorite items in the past have included: televisions and mini-fridges for dorm rooms, technology (earbuds/air tags/Alexa), and gift cards (gas, restaurants, shopping, Amazon). Donations may be dropped at the high school office on school days or mailed to: Post Prom c/o MPHS 206 S. Spring Street Mount Pulaski, IL 62548 Prizes are handed out at the end of the event to encourage students to stay for the entire event in a fun, drug-free/alcohol-free location. Thank you for supporting the mission to keep kids safe!

Math Department ~~ Math Problem of the Week Congratulations to Cora Lynn Wallace!

Bleacher Seat Fundraiser! Get ready for all the sports watching and help out our girls basketball team! Order forms are available in the high school and grade school office. Orders due by 4/17/2023.

The Baseball Spirit Wear shop is re-opening through March 16. This is your last chance to order Topper Baseball items this school year! https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/MPHSBSBL2

Here's an available Scholarship for all high school students in Illinois. Submissions are due on June 1, 2023. This information can also be found at http://www.illinoispsychiatricsociety.org/events-awardscarl-bell-award. The award recipient will receive a $500 cash prize. Their submission will also be presented at the 2023 IPS Annual Meeting and published in “Mind Matters,” the official IPS newsletter publication. This year’s essay topic: What does mental health mean to you and/ or your peers or community and do you feel mental health has been affected by societal factors i.e., healthcare inequity, community violence, post-pandemic anxiety, isolation, or racial injustice. Papers will be judged on originality, relevance to the assigned question, punctuation, spelling, thoughtfulness, creativity, and use of references. It is preferred for the papers to be typed but neat handwriting accepted. The paper should be no more than 400-600 words maximum, double-spaced, and font size 12. Submissions must also include the following: author’s full name, address, contact email address and/or phone number, age, grade, school district, and name of school they attend. Please reach out to Kristen Malloy, Interim Executive Director at 312-224-2600 or kmalloy@ilpsych.org, if you have any questions.

Spanish 4 students are grateful for the experience of sharing an authentic family meal with Hilltoppers whose heritage is Mexican. Everything was muy rico and we all could tell that it was prepared with amor🥰 Muchas gracias a Rosa & César

Congratulations to the Science Olympiad team who competed Saturday, March 4th at the Regional Competition in Champaign. The following are some of our individual results: 3rd Place in Forestry- Maggie Doherty/Lupita Andrade (medalist) 5th Place in Remote Sensing-Ethan Payne/Charity Woodford (medalist) 5th Place in Write It/Do It- Makenna Wilham/Emarie Willis (medalist) 6th Place in Anatomy-Makenna Wilham/Emarie Willis (medalist) 7th Place in Forensics-Lily Woodworth/Charity Woodford 7th Place in Rocks and Minerals-Lupita Andrade/Sophia Buenrostro 7th Place in Disease Detectives-Maggie Doherty/Lupita Andrade We look forward to building our team and having more medalists next year!

Math Department ~~ Math Problem of the Week Congratulations to Colt Selinger! Congratulations to the February Winner ~ Lily Woodworth

Please see the attached flyer to order Lady Toppers Regional Champs apparel. Orders are due to Sarah Cooper in the office by March 13th.

Congratulations to our players who made the Tomahawk Conference teams in girls basketball and boys basketball.

Math Department ~~ Math Problem of the Week Congratulations to Aaliyah Wayne!

Here is information for the T-Shirt fundraiser for Mikah Martin

Here's the link to the calendar for next school year that was approved by the BoE at their meeting last week: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1378/CUSD23/2817365/Calendar-2023-2024.pdf

Courthouse Iron Statue Fundraiser at Mount Pulaski High School MPHS students will have an opportunity to help the Courthouse raise funds for the life-size cast iron sculpture of Abraham Lincoln that will grace the Courthouse lawn. The following activities will occur during this week! Tuesday, February, 28, 2023: Caps for a Cause - Students pay $1 in the cafeteria before school to wear a hat all day. The hat must have a specific sticker on it (which will be distributed in the morning) to be worn during school. Wednesday, March 1, 2023: No Run Wednesday - Students pay $5 at the start of their PE hour to get out of running that day. Thursday, March 2, 2023: Pajama Day - Students pay $1 in the cafeteria before school to wear pajamas all day. The pajamas must have the distributed sticker on them to be worn during school. Friday, March 3, 2023: Tape Our School Resource Officer to the Wall Day - Students who have $1 to participate will pay before school in the cafeteria. During study hall, participating students will meet back in the cafeteria to tape our School Resource Officer, Josh Pharis, to the wall.

Let's go, Lady Toppers! The Sectional Championship is at 7 p.m. tonight in Lexington. $8 cash ticket at the door or $7 online in the Go Fan App. https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/lexington-high-school-lexington-il/gamfc1c264fd3