Millstadt CCSD

STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
 Monday - September 22, 2025
Character Ed Theme – Respect

Live School is now opened on Mondays!

Hat Day:  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

Our Kellsie' Hope Foundation Fundraiser is here! Start bringing in your DECORATED and FILLED yellow socks, and let's have some fun while we're at it! The classroom that raises the most money will celebrate with a PIZZA PARTY! Decorate those socks, and the top 3 winners will be awarded prizes donated by the WEAVER FAMILY! If we beat our total school donation from last year, our Student Council Officers have an even BIGGER surprise for ALL at MPC and MCS! Share the word with family, friends, and neighbors!

Congrats to the A softball team on their win over Columbia on Friday!

Wrestling News:  5th-8th grade students interested in wrestling for MCS this season, please sign up in the gym. 

Cross Country News:  Over the weekend cross country ran against some tough competition and we had a couple of medalists.

Congrats to Vivienne Rehling who placed 10th overall and Alexander Hogg who placed 18th overall.

Everyone ran outstanding Saturday! Super proud of everyone! Keep it up Panthers!

Coach Keeley

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: