Munising Public Schools

Congratulations to the Class of 2025! Help us celebrate our seniors as we honor them with a senior spotlight! Hunter Mellon is the son of Scott Mellon and Karen Mellon. Hunter has fond memories of homecoming events and of wearing his propeller hat while hanging out with his buddies at school. Hunter participated in Youth in Government, loved astronomy class, and was active in robotics. His future plans are to attend Bay de Noc this fall.

Congratulations to the Class of 2025! Help us celebrate our seniors as we honor them with a senior spotlight! Jace Malone is the son of Chip and Sheena Malone. He has fond memories of hanging out with friends during his high school career. Jace is considering becoming a pilot some day and may attend Bay College once he finalizes his future plans.

Teacher Appreciation Week at Mather Elementary! This week, we’re celebrating the incredible educators who make Mather Elementary such a special place to learn and grow! Mather Loves Our Teachers! Join us in celebrating all the great things they do. Our teachers do so much more than teach—they inspire, encourage, comfort, and guide our children every single day. From early morning planning to late-night grading, their dedication never goes unnoticed. They bring creativity, patience, and heart into every lesson, and we are so thankful for the impact they have on our students' lives.

This year’s Youth in Government conference was a tremendous success. Our students had a rewarding experience and truly thrived in their diverse program areas. We’re proud of their hard work and accomplishments. Thanks to a grant renewal, we were able to continue offering this opportunity, though with reduced funding, which has increased the overall cost of participation. As a result, we are reaching out to our community for support to help sustain this exceptional program. We are currently seeking funds to: Support a student attending the prestigious Conference on National Affairs (CONA) Send two students to a summer leadership program Cover unexpected costs from this year’s conference Any additional funds raised will go directly toward next year’s MYIG program, ensuring continued access for future students. We’re especially excited to share that Natalie Holmes-Nivens has been selected to represent our school and state at CONA—a high honor awarded to just 25 students per state! Please use the link below! https://payments.efundsforschools.com/fundraising/districts/56236/campaigns/MYIG

We completed our first year of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program in the middle/high school yesterday! Both male and female middle school students were paired with a junior or senior peer, where they met weekly during school to play games, learn skills, and build relationships. Thank you Big Brothers Big Sisters for bringing this meaningful program to our school!

MPS TRANSPORTATION NOTICE FOR TODAY & TOMORROW - THURSDAY , MAY 8 & FRIDAY MAY 9: Due to driver illness, the district will be running 4 Bus Routes. P/U & D/O times may vary by 10-20 minutes from the 5 route schedule. The 4 routes for today and tomorrow can be seen in the picture below.

Congratulations to the Class of 2025! Help us celebrate our seniors as we honor them with a senior spotlight! Keegan Long is the son of Mallery Graves and David Long. Keegan has fond memories of winning the district championship his junior year. Keegan has been active in basketball for all of high school and played 2 years of football. Keegan has been recognized for academic awards based on his GPA and his future plans include likely becoming a corrections officer.

Congratulations to the Class of 2025! Help us celebrate our seniors as we honor them with a senior spotlight! Scout is the son of Stephanie McSheehy and Mathew Linsenman. Scout was involved in many activities: basketball, football, tennis, robotics, Quiz Bowl, Youth in Government, concert band and pep band. He has been awarded many band awards throughout high school. He plans to attend Bay College to study automotive engineering.

MPS TRANSPORTATION NOTICE - WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025: Due to a driver out on an afternoon athletics trip today, the district will be running 4 Bus Routes for the PM take home run. Drop off times may vary by 10-20 minutes from the 5 route schedule. The 4 routes for this afternoon can be seen in the picture below.

Next Week is Fine Arts Week at Munising Public Schools. Check out our K-12 Art Show and Middle/High School Band Concert at see our talented students in action!

Floating into Learning! Mrs. Murk’s 1st grade class put their engineering skills to the test last week! On Thursday, students designed and built their own boats. Then on Friday, they tested them to see how much weight each could hold while staying afloat. This hands-on STEM activity was a great way to explore buoyancy, design thinking, and problem-solving—all while having a lot of fun! Great job, young engineers!

The following meets have been added to the Middle School Track Schedule due to cancellations of our home events: Tuesday, May 13th in Escanaba at 1:30 pm Thursday, May 15th (non band students only) in Rapid River at 3:15 pm

MUNISING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (MMH): 2025 ALGER COUNTY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT - Alger County residents, MMH needs your assistance in gathering information for an Alger County Health Needs Assessment. This online survey - which is completely anonymous - takes less than 10-15 minutes to complete. Please click on the following link to begin: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/89XVGY5 If anyone needs a paper survey, copies are available at the Chamber Office located at 129 E. Munising Ave. Federal laws governing not-for-profit hospitals require Munising Memorial Hospital to conduct a local community health needs assessment every three years. As part of the assessment this year, results of a survey will be reported to Munising Memorial Hospital to be used for future planning, programming, etc. One of the goals is to also improve your healthcare. We greatly appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and concerns. Please contact us if you have any questions. Katherine A. Reynolds, Ph.D. CEO-Greater Munising Bay Partnership/Alger Co. Chamber of Commerce & Executive Director-Munising Downtown Development Authority (906) 387-1110 or 387-2138 www.algercountychamber.com www.munisingdowntown.com

MPS PUBLIC NOTICE - MAY 6, 2025 - RE: MUSTANG TRACK & FIELD - We are sad to announce that the Track and Field at Mustang Stadium are CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. The strong thunderstorms and related flooding that we experienced this past weekend resulted in significant damage to the north end of our track and also flooded two storage structures. The flooding resulted in a wash-out/cave-in that impacts the entire track and will require professional repair. This also means that we have canceled the 3 home track meets that we had scheduled this season. Thank you for understanding as we want to avoid injuries or additional damage. We are working with our insurance company through the claims process and will update the public when the track becomes accessible again.

MPS TRANSPORTATION NOTICE - TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2025: Due to a driver out on an afternoon athletics trip today, the district will be running 4 Bus Routes for the PM take home run. Drop off times may vary by 10-20 minutes from the 5 route schedule. The 4 routes for this afternoon can be seen in the picture below.

Today is Teacher Appreciation Day! Help us honor our staff for all their hard work and dedication to the children of our community by leaving a thank you in the comments! We 🧡 our teachers!

Congratulations to the Class of 2025! Help us celebrate our seniors as we honor them with a senior spotlight!Olivia is the granddaughter of Brenda and John St. Amour. During high school, Olivia was involved in multiple activities: JV girls basketball, yearbook, Key Club, and Munising’s Chapter of the National Honor Society. While being involved in these activities, Olivia has been on the Honor Roll and has received the highest honors for her excellent grades. Previously, Olivia attended Munising Baptist School and was involved in soccer while attending there. Olivia’s favorite memory was the game against Rudyard when she made not only her first 3-pointer of the season for herself but her whole team as well. Olivia’s future plans include attending Northern Michigan University to achieve a degree in elementary education.

Congratulations to the Class of 2025! Help us celebrate our seniors as we honor them with a senior spotlight! Zachery is the son of Nate and Evi Lindquist. Some of Zach’s school passions include: basketball, baseball, football, track, track, cross country, Munising’s chapter of the National Honor Society, Quiz Bowl, Key Club, and independent band. Awards Zach has earned include: 2nd Team All-Conference running back and Honor Roll all four years. His favorite memory is sophomore English class with friends. His future plans are to attend Michigan State University for environmental science and sustainability.

The following changes in athletic schedules have occured today due to field conditions at both the golf course and track: The golf meet vs. Manistique will now take place in Manistique at 4pm. The middle school track meet is canceled for today.

This past week the 3rd graders at Mather elementary learned about the web of life and invasive species with the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore rangers. The students had lots of fun with the activities. When completed, students were sworn in as Junior Rangers. Thank you, Rangers Maggie, Hannah, and Alisa!