LSA Cheerleading Tryout Information
If you are interested but cannot make the tryout please reach out to the coach to set up an alternate tryout date.
The softball game for tonight at Warrensburg-Latham has been cancelled due to unfavorable playing conditions.
Due to unplayable field conditions the Baseball game for tonight has been cancelled.
Due to unfavorable weather conditions the baseball game at Nokomis tonight has been cancelled.
Schools are always in need of great people willing to help out!
Math Department ~~ Math Problem of the Week Congratulations to David Ruhl!
Softball gets underway tomorrow as our athletes are participating in the TCSVMP co-op again this school year! Have a great season!
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Track gets underway today with a meet at Athens. Good luck, Toppers!
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1378/MPHS/2861110/22-23_MPHS_Track__1_.pdf
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!
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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!