Munising Public Schools

ALGER MAKES A VISIT TO MUNISING MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL: Today (2/15) Alger County Sheriff’s Department School Liaison Officer, Deputy David Dyer paid a visit with the Sheriff’s Department K9 Handler, Deputy Perry King and his German Shepherd, “Alger”. They conducted a general search of student lockers and common areas. Alger is trained and certified to detect a variety of substances including, heroin/opioids, meth, and cocaine, etc. No substances of concern were found during the search today. In the picture below Munising High School student, Brandon Blomquist poses with Alger and the deputies. Keeping our students safe and campus free of drugs and the influence of substances is of great importance.

MUNISING 6-12 ATHLETICS & EVENTS; WEEK OF FEBRUARY 14TH Monday 2/14 6:00pm - Var. Girls BB vs. Rudyard Tuesday 2/15 6:00pm - JV Boys BB vs. Rapid River 7:30pm - Var. Boys BB vs. Rapid River (PARENT NIGHT) Thursday 2/17 8:00am-3:00pm - NHS Blood Drive (Board Room) Saturday 2/19 8:00am - Wrestling Indiviual Regionals @ Charlevoix (Bowerman, Whitehead, & Johns) 1:45pm - Hockey vs. Mattawan @ Kalamazoo Sunday 2/20 11:00am - Hockey @ Kalamazoo REMINDERS: - Feb. 21-25; Winter Homecoming Week - Feb. 23; Girl’s Varsity Basketball Parent Night

Due to a significant decrease in positive COVID cases throughout the school district, Munising Public Schools is removing its universal masking requirement effective immediately. Masks will no longer be required in school or at school events. Masks will still be required on school buses and other school transportation, per a federal Transportation Security Administration order. We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding as we continue to work together to provide a safe and healthy learning environment for our students.

BASKETBALL GAMES, PARENT NIGHT, AND ALL AFTER SCHOOL PRACTICES AND EVENTS ARE CANCELED TONIGHT (FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH) DUE TO WINTER STORM CONDITIONS: The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Due to the Winter Storm Warning which will be in effect beginning at 1:00pm our JV/Varsity Quadruple Header games with NCA are canceled as well as the related Parent Night recognitions. In communicating with the coaches and administrators at NCA we will NOT attempt to reschedule the JV/Varsity Girls games. Their girls teams are struggling with low numbers due injury and illness, etc. We WILL reschedule the boys games. We have set the date of Thursday, March 3rd as the makeup date to host the JV/Varsity Boys games vs. NCA. The JV will tip at 6:00pm EST and the Varsity at 7:30pm EST. We will work with the coaches and Sports Boosters to reschedule our Parent Night recognitions. That information will be shared in the near future.

MUNISING HIGH SCHOOL KIWANIS KEY CLUB: This great group of young adults are “difference makers” in their community. Adviser, Mr. Eric Lynch poses with a Mustang Herd of community servants. In addition to hosting the Children’s Community Christmas Party in December and the Winter HOP Dance last month, this group of over two dozen has collectively logged over 400 hours of volunteer service in the community. Go Kiwanis and Go Stangs!

MUSTANG FOCUS ON THE ARTS Mrs. Sontag does an amazing job as a K-12 art teacher. The art projects across the grade levels connect to many different curriculum areas. She meaningfully integrates math, science, social studies, and literacy into the learning activities for art. Parents are encouraged to take a walk around the school (on both levels) to see the proudly displayed student artwork. One of the most recent 6th grade projects (Copper Masks of West Africa) has learning connections in science (metallurgy) and social studies.

ATTENTION MUNISING BASKETBALL FANS: Here is the important information regarding the home Quadruple Header of games versus North Central Area Schools - Powers tomorrow (Friday, February 11th). It is also Varsity Parents' Night for both Girls and Boys. See Details Below: Game 1 = 5:00pm - JV Boys @ Mather Elementary Game 2 = 5:15pm - JV Girls @ Munising HS Game 3 = 6:45pm - Var Girls @ Munising HS Game 4 = 8:15pm - Var Boys @ Munising HS Please note that Immediately following the Girls Varsity Game and PRIOR to the start of the Boys Varsity Game warm-ups we will be celebrating our "Parents Night" recognitions as we introduce the parents of BOTH Girls and Boys varsity players. This will occur at approximately 8:00pm. They will line up near the Girls Locker Room and take the floor together as announced. Flowers for the special mothers will be generously provided by the Munising Sports Boosters.

MUSTANG FOOTBALL - JV ASST. COACH POSITION AVAILABLE. SEE POSTING FOR DETAILS. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 3.11.22.

ATTENTION MUNISING WRESTLING FANS - TICKET PURCHASING INFORMATION FOR TEAM DISTRICTS TONIGHT AT BARK RIVER-HARRIS: We apologize for the late dispersal of this information, but we received it late last night from the host school. Some people have reported ticket purchasing difficulty by searching from the main GoFan website (https://get.gofan.co/use-case/athletics) however, the QR code from the graphic below works very well with mobile phones. If you have questions, please contact the host school officials (Jeanne Lippens at jlippens@brhschools.org or Gerald Kleiman at gkleiman@brhschools.org). Go Mustangs!

On Monday, February 7, 2022, two bus runs will be combined to take students home at the end of the day. All students who normally ride bus #10 will ride bus #2 home. Students may get home up to 45 minutes later than their usual time. As always, we appreciate your patience and understanding.

MUSTANG NOTES & EVENTS - WEEK OF FEB. 7-11 SCHOOL COUNSELORS WEEK: This week is recognized nationally as School Counselors Week, so please remember to show your support and gratitude for all that Mr. Mattson and Ms. Carlson do. Their caring and hard work help to make Munising a great place to live and learn. QUIZ BOWL TEAM: Congratulations to the Quiz Bowl Team and Coach Lynch for a great season and representing Munising well in the semifinal match against Sault Ste. Marie on Friday. This year's team advanced farther than any previous teams. We are sad to see our seniors go, but there is a strong nucleus of players returning next season. COUNT DAY/ATTENDANCE REMINDERS: This Wednesday, February 9th is Spring Count Day and is a very important day for Munising Public Schools and all districts across the state as the number of enrolled and attending students determine the amount of annual funding a district will receive from the State of Michigan. It is critically important that students attend school daily and report to all classes each day. Also, students that are taking online courses must complete 2 two-way communications with their Teacher of Record. These communications are logged and are an important mechanism for pupil accounting of online learners. Improving K-12 student attendance rates in Munising is a priority and goal for the district as well as the newly formed Alger County Youth Services Task Force. ELIGIBILITY CHECKS/ENTERING GRADES: Ms. Anderson will be recording and reporting academic eligibility for our student-athletes to our coaches by NOON TOMORROW. The eligibility report is run at noon every Monday to determine weekly eligibility for our student-athletes. SPECIAL GAMES: On Thursday (2/10) the Hockey team will face the Marquette JV here in Munising at the Alger Centennial Ice Arena beginning at 6:30pm. This would be a great opportunity to watch our boys slap the puck. Also, this coming Friday (2/11) Munising will be hosting a quadruple header of basketball games against NCA. Preceded by two JV games, the Varsity match ups will be at 6:45pm (Girls) and 8:15pm (Boys). The Pep Band will play at both games and it will also be "Parents Night" at our Varsity games. This is a great opportunity to come out and support all of our basketball teams as you watch some great competition against a formidable foe. EVENTS THIS WEEK Monday 2/7 12:00pm - Athletic Eligibility Checks No Athletic Events Tuesday 2/8 6:00pm - JV Girls BB @ Forest Park/Crystal Falls 7:30pm - Var. Girls BB @ Forest Park/Crystal Falls Wednesday 2/9 - SPRING COUNT DAY! 6:00pm - Wrestling Team Districts; Munising vs. Manistique @ BR-Harris Thursday 2/10 9:00am - Scholarship Meeting w/Seniors 6:30pm - Hockey vs. Marquette JV (HOME - Alger Centennial Ice Arena) 6:00pm - JV Girls BB vs. N. Dickinson 7:30pm - Var. Girls BB vs. N. Dickinson Friday 2/11 5:00pm - JV Girls BB vs. NCA (HOME: Mather Elementary) 5:15pm - JV Boys BB vs. NCA (HOME) 6:45pm - Var. Girls BB vs. NCA (HOME) 8:15pm - Var. Boys BB vs. NCA (HOME)

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On Friday, February 4, 2022, two bus runs will be combined again to take students home at the end of the day. All students who normally ride bus #2 will ride bus #10 home. Students may get home up to 45 minutes later than their usual time. As always, we appreciate your patience and understanding.

MUNISING QUIZ BOWL TEAM of Cornish, Potila, and the Hornes about to square of against Sault Ste. Marie at the NMU Library in the first of two Semi-Final Matches. A win against SSM will put them in the UP Championship against the winner of Kingsford vs. Calumet. There was even a guest appearance by legendary Escanaba Quiz Bowl Coach, none other than Mr. Eric Lynch’s father! GO STANGS!!!

On Thursday, February 3, 2022, two bus runs will be combined again to take students home at the end of the day. All students who normally ride bus #10 will ride bus #2 home. Students may get home up to 45 minutes later than their usual time. As always, we appreciate your patience and understanding.

MUNISING WRESTLERS TO COMPETE IN TEAM DISTRICTS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH @ BARK RIVER-HARRIS Munising will face Manistique at 6:00pm and a victory will put Munising in the final at 7:00pm. The bracket and tournament info is in the pictures below.

On Tuesday, February 1, and Wednesday, February 2, 2022, two bus runs will be combined to take students home at the end of the day. All students who normally ride bus #10 will ride bus #2 home. Students may get home up to 45 minutes later than their usual time. As always, we appreciate your patience and understanding.

MUSTANG GIRLS BASKETBALL NOTICE FOR GAMES TODAY (2/1): Due to illness, Brimley is canceling the JV Girls Basketball Game for tonight (Tuesday, February 1st). The Girls Varsity Basketball Game at Brimley will now be played at 6:00pm.

MUSTANG MIDDLE-SCHOOLERS ENJOYING THE NEW LOBBY FURNITURE! Thank you Mr. Kelto for ordering these!

MUNISING MS/HS ATHLETICS & EVENTS WEEK OF JAN. 31 - FEB. 6 Monday 1/31 12:00pm - Athletic Eligibility Checks (Warning Week) No Athletic Events Tuesday 2/1 6:00pm - JV Girls BB @ Brimley 7:30pm - Var. Girls BB @ Brimley 6:00pm - JV Boys BB vs. Bark River-Harris (HOME) 7:30pm - Var. Boys BB vs. Bark River-Harris (HOME) Wednesday 2/2 - Ground Hog Day! 6:00pm - Wrestling Tri vs. Marquette & Newberry (HOME) 6:00pm - JV Girls BB vs. Manistique (HOME) 7:30pm - Var. Girls BB vs. Manistique (HOME) Thursday 2/3 12:00pm - Internships/Jacobetti/Middle-College Student Meetings 6:00pm - Wrestling Tri @ Westwood w/Gwinn 6:00pm - JV Boys BB @ Pickford 7:30pm - Var. Boys BB @ Pickford Friday 2/4 9:00am - HS Quiz Bowl Team vs. SSM @ NMU (Semi-Final) 6:00pm - Drama Club Play (Mather Auditorium) 6:00pm - Hockey vs. Negaunee @ MTU 6:00pm - JV Girls BB @ Superior Central 7:30pm - Var. Girls BB @ Superior Central Saturday 2/5 2:00pm - Hockey vs. Jeffers @ MTU Sunday 2/6 3:00pm - Drama Club Play (Mather Auditorium)