Following are Morrison Junior High scholars who attained status on the third quarter Honor Roll. 6th Grade High Honors – Zailey Greeno, Gracen Harmon, Lindsey Houldson, Grace Steines, Taylor Stratton, Hannah Stralow, John Taylor, Hannah Wallander, Nicholas Allen, Jade Stock, Kara Saville. 6th Grade Honors – Griffin Vos, Alyssa Meiers,
The Morrison Athletic Boosters is teaming up again with Pete Harkness Ford-Lincoln, Inc., Sterling, IL, for a “Drive 4 UR School” event. Ford Motor Company will make a $20 donation, up to a total of $6000 to a participating high school! School budgets are tight. Schools are often underfunded in
Lynnette Forth submitted this report. High School Principal Scott Vance was appointed Assistant Superintendent of the Morrison School District at the Monday, February 24, 2014, board meeting. Vance will officially begin on Friday, May 30. Upon receiving his Superintendent Endorsement, Vance will act as sole Superintendent for the Morrison district.
Morrison High School Principal Scott Vance is similar to his MHS Seniors: both are coming to the end of one phase of life, with a new phase to begin. He, too, is a “student.” Vance takes Western Illinois University classes in the Quad Cities, to earn his “Education Specialist” degree.
The Morrison High School Music Department is proud to announce the cast for its spring production of “The Wizard of Oz,” which will be presented on Friday, May 9, and Saturday, May 10, 2014. According to Director Megan Zahora, the auditions were very competitive, and the cast is a strong
The Morrison Athletic Boosters would like to thank everyone who purchased a ticket(s) during the Pete Harkness Booster Car Raffle. We raised over $2500, which all stays in our booster organization. We would like to thank all the businesses who helped promote our raffle: Fat Boy’s Bar & Grill Sullivan’s
The upcoming Levi Leap at MHS for Saturday, February 8, 2014, has been cancelled due to the lack of interest shown. This event will not be rescheduled. However, MHS Student Council assures that they will make this up with the Spring Break Bash which will be near the end of
Lynnette Forth filed this report. School board members of the Morrison Community Unit District #6 met for a regular meeting on Monday, January 27, 2014, in the Office of Superintendent Suellen Girard. Following the approval of the evening’s agenda, members approved the minutes from previously-held meetings. A report from Superintendent
This is a winter to remember. In all my years as an educator, I have never had more than five snow days in a school year. With the goal of making sure our students are safe, we have been forced to cancel school because of cold temperatures and because of
Morrison High School Post Prom Committee has planned a 9-Pin Scotch Doubles Bowling Tournament to fund the Post Prom activities in May 2014. The event is Saturday, February 22, at Hilltop Lanes, 629 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL. The cost is $20 per couple. There are two shifts available, beginning at
Eight Morrison High School students participated in the Augustana Honor Band Festival on Sunday, January 20, and Monday 21, 2014, on the Rock Island, IL, campus of Augustana College. The festival culminated with a concert by the Augustana College Symphonic Band and the two high school festival bands at 6:30
Speling mastry was on dissplay Wenesday afternoon, January 22, 2014, during the Morrison Junior High Spellling Be. The final contestents battled 14 rownds, before the vicktor–Clara Vegter–sucesfuly spelled “genetic.” Retired Junior High instrucktor Melissa Nyboer pronounsed the wordz and photgraffed the top-three finishers. The femail finalists, left-to-right, whir, Madison Steines,
For those who plan to complete their high school education and earn a General Education Diploma (GED), classes are available conveniently at Morrison High School, 643 Genesee Avenue, Morrison, IL. The free instruction is from 6:00 to 8:45 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday in room 7-G. Enrollment is open so
Morrison High School announces scholars who qualified for the Honor Roll during 2nd Quarter and 1st Semester, of the 2013-2014 school year. 2nd Quarter 4.000 Honor Roll Class of 2014: Anna Hogue, Brandi Hosford, Hannah Rillie, Trever Troutman, Brennah Zuidema Class of 2015: Noah Blacklock, Kaleb Church, Hunter Hamstra, Emily
The Morrison School District is sponsoring a developmental screening for those four and five-year-old children who will be eligible to attend kindergarten during the 2014-2015 school year (age five before September 1, 2014.) The following screenings are for children who are not currently enrolled in any preschool or other learning