STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thursday - September 11, 2025
Character Ed Theme – Respect
Live School is now opened on Mondays!
Congrats to the Softball team on their win over Freeburg last night!
September 23rd is hat day! Support our School play’s cast and crew as they prepare for their fall production by bringing in $1 to wear a hat at school.
School Play Performance is on Thursday, September 25th:
9:15 Grades 5-8
1:00 Grades K-4
6:00pm Evening Performance
Bruh, not joining chorus would be so cringe. See Mrs Snyder in the library for a permission slip.
Thursday. September 11th - Game Day with Grandparents/Guests! 9:30-10:30 = 3rd and 4th Grade, 1:30-2:30 = 5th and 6th Grade. Our guests have taken time out of their day to be with us, so let’s show them what it means to be part of the Panther family. Remember—respect is not just what we say, it’s what we do. Let’s make every guest feel welcome, included, and proud to be here. Let’s have fun today and let’s show our Panther Pride by treating every guest, teacher, and classmate with respect!
The Patriot’s Pen Program is a VFW-sponsored youth essay competition that gives students the opportunity to express their views on an annual patriotic theme. We invite you to join the more than 60,000 students who participated last year in this contest.
Contestants must complete the 2025-2026 Official Entry Form.
The 2025-2026 theme is: How Are You Showing Patriotism And Support For Our Country?
Why Should I Enter? Prizes and scholarships can be awarded at the Post, District, State, and national levels. Department (State) winners receive a portion of $55,000 in national awards, with national winners receiving at least $500. The first-place national award is currently $5,000.
Who is eligible? Patriot’s Pen is open to 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students enrolled by the Oct. 31 deadline in public, private, or parochial schools in the U.S., its territories, or its possessions; or dependents of U.S. military or civilian personnel in overseas schools. Home-schooled students are also eligible.
How Do I Get Started? Contact Kristin Scharf or Mick Cohagan at VFW Post 7980 to indicate your interest. Ensure your essay is submitted to the VFW Post 7980 before the contest deadline of Oct. 31.
What Are the Rules? Write your own essay, typed in English with no color or graphics (300 - 400 words). Essays must be anonymous; do not include personal identifiers. Secure the Official Student Entry Form on top of your essay. The essay must be the contestant's original work.
How Am I Judged? Knowledge of the theme, theme development, and clarity of ideas are key judging criteria.
Deadline Information: All entries must be submitted to Kristin Scharf or Mick Cohagan at VFW Post 7980 by midnight Oct. 31.
Upcoming Dates:
25/26 School Year | ||
9/11 | Grandparent Game Day MCS | See Flyer |
Softball B @ Home vs Whiteside | 4:15pm | |
9/12 | Cross Country @ Freeburg | 4:00pm |
Baseball/Softball @ Freeburg | 4:15pm | |
9/15 | Cross Country @ Triad | 4:15pm |
Baseball/Softball @ Wolfbranch | 4:15pm | |
9/16 | Board Meeting | 6:30pm |
9/17 | Baseball/Softball @ Columbia | 4:15pm |
9/18 | Baseball/Softball @ Waterloo | 4:15pm |
9/19 | 3rd Grade House Sorting Assembly | 2:30pm |
Baseball/Softball @ Home vs Columbia | 4:15pm | |
Baseball 8th Grade Night | 4:15pm | |
9/22 | Sock It To Cancer Fundraiser | 9:00am |
9/23 | Sock It To Cancer Fundraiser | 9:00am |
Hat Day! ($1) | ||
9/24 | Picture Day | 8:00am |
Sock It To Cancer Fundraiser | 9:00am | |
Cross Country @ O’Fallon | 4:00pm | |
9/25 | Sock It To Cancer Fundraiser | 9:00am |
Junior High Play | 6:00pm | |
9/26 | Sock It To Cancer Fundraiser | 9:00am |
Cross Country @ Waterloo | 4:15pm | |
10/1 | PTA Meeting-MPC Library | 7:00pm |
10/3 | MTA Donut Day | |
Fall Festival | 5:00pm | |