Morrison High School Scholastic Bowl team thanks the members of Dunlap Masonic Lodge #321, for welcoming the team to the Lodge on Sunday, April 14, 2024, for the annual Pizza Dinner and Awards Banquet. Students and their families enjoyed pizza, pop, and cheesecake during the event. Later in the evening,
Lane Decker of Morrison, IL, broke the Morrison Junior High School High Jump record, after 35 years, on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Track Meet, in Prophetstown. The record has held at 5′ 9″ for 35 years by Jason Damhoff, who set it in 1989. No Morrison Junior
Morrison Music Department is hosting a trivia night, on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Morrison High School. There will be raffles, music, desserts, and lots of fun. Teams are for 6-to-8 people. Individuals may join a team. Admission is $10 per person. To reserve your spot or to ask questions,
An outstanding local individual was honored by the Chicago Bears Football Club, which manages Youth and High School Football, on Friday, April 5, 2024. At 11:30 a.m., the recognition took place in the Morrison High School auditorium, 643 Genesee Avenue, Morrison, IL. Carson Strating was selected as one-of-nine Illinois nominees,
Brian Bartoz submitted the report and photographs. Fifteen students were inducted into Morrison High School’s chapter of the National Honor Society on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, during an evening ceremony in the auditorium. Students were selected based on academic credentials (3.5 GPA or higher); leadership in school and community activities;
Photos were submitted by MHS Key Club Advisor Brian Bartoz. Prior to the annual Kiwanis Club Community Easter Egg Hunt, over 1400 eggs are prepared by volunteers every year. In addition to candy in all eggs, many also contain folded slips of paper announcing prizes. These range from kid-oriented reading
Listed below are Morrison High School students who achieved Honor Roll status during the Third Quarter of the 2023-2024 school Year. 4.000 and Above HONOR ROLLClass of 2024: Blake Adams, Madison Banks, Alyvia Behrens, Caden Bielema, Carly Boonstra,Cambell Buikema, Cooper Bush, Geneva Connelly, Kelsey Gibbs, Brianna Groenewold, Madison Houzenga, Katie
The Morrison Rotary club is proud to recognize Morrison High School Seniors Madison Banks, left, and Geneva Connelly as the March Students of the Month. Pictured left-to-right are Banks; Rotary President-Elect Stan Steines; Connelly; High School Principal Dave Mills. Madison is the daughter of Jason and Melissa Banks. She participated
Junior High Wrestling Coach Tony Wright submitted the report and photos: “The Three Amigos Medal at State.” It was another great showing at the IESA State Wrestling Tournament for the Morrison Junior High School Colts. They qualified three wrestlers and brought home three State medals. Uryah Wright, Cael Wright, and
Jim Hardesty took the photo at Warren, IL, High School. Morrison High School Scholastic Bowl Coach Brian Bartoz commented on his team’s efforts, at the close of their season. “I’m proud of our team’s 45-20 overall record this season. Team members worked hard to develop their skills in multiple subject
Editor’s note: This reporting is from Scholastic Bowl Coach Brian Bartoz. Morrison High School’s Scholastic Bowl team competed in the Illinois Masonic Academic Bowl State Tournament, in Bloomington, IL, on Saturday, March 2, 2024. The team advanced to the State Tournament following its first-place finish in the Masonic Sectional Tournament
Editor’s note: The first photograph is courtesy of Jim Hardesty. The Editor took the photo of her granddaughter. High on the wall behind the Morrison High School Football trophy cases, large plaques proclaim Illinois High School Association 1A Regional Scholastic Bowl Championships. Tonight, Monday, March 4, 2024, five students earned
Coach Brian Bartoz stated Morrison High School will host the IHSA Regional Scholastic Bowl competition today, Monday, March 4, 2024, beginning at 4:30 p.m. in the Second Floor Library and two, first floor classrooms. Coaches Meeting at 4:15 p.m.: (Library—Second Floor, above main entrance on Genesee Avenue) Round 1: Match
Morrison, IL, High School Junior Camryn Veltrop was among 14 selectees for the IBCA Class 2A First Team All-State. She was honored at the 1A/2AGirls State Basketball Tournament, by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association, on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Camryn is Morrison’s first female Basketball player named to the IBCA
Just before 3:00 p.m., on Friday, March 1, 2024, the five-member Morrison High School Scholastic Bowl team was given a send-off by staff and students. The first floor hallway was lined with applauding well-wishers, as Coach Brian Bartoz and teammates processed to the lobby, for a few quick photographs. They