Reminder it is registration/orientation week! Please bring your required paperwork mailed last week to get your schedules!
Middle School athletics start in 1 week! See official start times and locations below!
Join us on August 28th for our Kindergarten open house!!
MPS Wishes A Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Middle-High School Principal & Athletic Director - Nicole Lasak. Enjoy your big day Ms. Lasak!
REVISED! High School sports start Monday! Please see the following practice times and locations! New athletes are welcome and encouraged to join! Middle School sports can begin on August 21st. Updates on middle school practices coming soon!
MUNISING PUBLIC SCHOOLS NEEDS YOUR HELP!
PLEASE CONSIDER THE VARIOUS JOB VACANCIES LISTED BELOW. SOME POSITIONS MAY BE COMBINED TO ALLOW FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH BENEFITS. INTERESTED APPLICANTS SHOULD CONTACT MIKE TRAVIS AT mike.travis@mps-up.com.
Middle / High School Athletes: Save the date!
MUNISING PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS REQUESTING SNOW REMOVAL BIDS
FOR 2O23-2024 AND BEYOND. SEE BID REQUEST DOCUMENT. BIDS ARE DUE BY 3:00PM ON AUGUST 7TH, 2023.
MPS EXPRESSES GRATITUDE TO MAZZALI INSURANCE
and the efforts of Christine Heribacka in facilitating the recent donation of a lightly used Sharp copy machine to the Munising Public Schools. Thank you to the Mazzali staff for your generosity. Your contribution is greatly appreciated and will be used well.
MATHER ELEMENTARY PLAYGROUND UPDATE - JULY 12, 2023
Great progress was made today by Gerou Excavating in pulling concrete anchored poles and removing other heavy debris. We greatly appreciate their efforts in hauling away the old materials for disposal and completing the site work and grading. Installation of the new equipment is still on schedule to begin on August 3rd :-)
MPS RECOGNIZES THE SAD LOSS OF JIM LANDFAIR ON JUNE 26TH
JIM WAS A RETIRED ICONIC MUNISING COACH, TEACHER, PRINCIPAL, AND DEVOTED FAMILY MAN AND COMMUNITY MEMBER:
Jim was born June 20, 1945, in Lansing, to Glenn and Zelda (Shaver) Landfair who precede him in death.
Surviving are his wife, Kay; children: Jamie (Jason) McCune and Leann (Chip) VanderWall; grandchildren: Anthony (Rachel), Gavin (Cati), Kate (Evan), and Ryan; brother, Timothy (Judy) Landfair; brother-in-law, Tom (Sheri) Sawyer and many nieces and nephews.
Jim was a lifelong educator and basketball coach in Munising and well respected by his peers and students alike. In retirement he moved to Kalamazoo to be close to his daughters and grandchildren, and touched many additional lives in Kalamazoo. His friends became as close as family.
A service took place on Friday, July 7th at 2PM at the Lutheran Church of the Savior, 3616 East G Ave., Kalamazoo, with visitation one hour prior. A luncheon followed in the church hall.
Visit Jim’s webpage at BetzlerLifeStory.com, to archive favorite memories, photos, and sign his guestbook. Memorial contributions may be made to Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes. Betzler Life Story Funeral Homes, 6080 Stadium Drive, Kalamazoo (269) 375-2900.
Please access the links below to convey condolences to his family or to learn more about Jim's life, his many accomplishments and influences and to make donations in his name.
https://betzlerlifestory.com/obituaries/jim-landfair.143755
https://www.miningjournal.net/obituaries/2023/07/james-landfair/
Support our Cross Country Teams and their quest to bring home UP Championship titles for the boys and girls teams by visiting and purchasing apparel from their team store!
https://munisingxc23.itemorder.com/shop/home/
The store will be open from July 10th until August 10th. Any questions regarding the fundraiser, please contact munisingxc1@gmail.com.
MUNISING PUBLIC SCHOOLS (MPS) NOTICE 6.20.23
COMMUNITY PICK-UP FOR PLAYGROUND WOOD & MATERIALS
Dear Community Members,
At MPS we hope that you are enjoying your summer!
Today, Balko Construction is currently working for a second day on deconstruction of the old Mather Elementary School Playground. Their donated labor is greatly appreciated, especially when temperatures push past 80 degrees. They are on target to be completely done with deconstruction by no later than this Thursday, June 22nd. Gerou Excavating is slated to begin removal of slab concrete and cement footings next week (June 26th) and will begin the grading and site work for the new equipment.
Therefore, we are confirming that community pick up for the old playground wood/materials will be this coming Friday, June 23rd from 9:00am-12:00pm and 1:00-3:00pm. There is "no charge". These materials are free to members of the Munising Community. Michael Albright, MPS Maintenance/Custodial/Grounds Supervisor will be on-site during the pick up times and anyone taking wood/materials from the playground will need to sign 2 copies of the "As Is Waiver Form". Those individuals picking up will keep a copy and Mike will retain a copy for the district. Mike will have these on site and they are also currently available at the main offices of each building. Additionally, they can be found at this link
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yuGrFhOaFkGxnbA0-k6Pt-TZs9RzXBLp/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=103154425355104092098&rtpof=true&sd=true
So please print them as needed and contact Mike at michael.albright@mps-up.com if you have questions regarding pick-up.
Sincerely,
Michael J. Travis, Superintendent
Munising Public Schools
MPS PUBLIC NOTICE - JUNE 7, 2023
MATHER ELEMENTARY PLAYGROUND DECONSTRUCTION & CONSTRUCTION
Hello Everyone,
Summer is almost here and we have some exciting news for you regarding the deconstruction and construction of the Mather Playground.
First, another thank you to all of our amazing community donors and a huge thank you to Will Balko of Balko Construction and Stan Gerou of Gerou Excavating (and their crews) for donating their time, labor, equipment, and expertise in helping to bring the vision of a new playground for our school and community to fruition.
THE MATHER PLAYGROUND WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC FOR ALL RECREATIONAL PURPOSES FROM MONDAY, JUNE 19TH THROUGH FRIDAY, JUNE 30TH. It will also be closed for a period of time in August when the new equipment is being assembled and installed. Mike Albright (MPS Maintenance/Custodial/Grounds Supervisor) will establish a safety perimeter with caution tape and barricades early on the morning of June 19th.
Timeline of Project Events:
June 19-22; Balko's Crew will deconstruct the old wooden structure.
June 23; Lumber and components from the old structure will tentatively be made available for free to the public. There will be specific procedures and times for retrieval communicated at a later point. Those individuals that are interested in some of these materials should contact Mike Albright at michael.albright@mps-up.com before June 23rd.
June 26-30; Gerou's Crew will remove any remaining posts and cement footings, dispose of all remaining pieces of the old structure, and complete the grading and site work needed for the installation of the new equipment.
August 3; The new equipment is slated for delivery at MPS. The bus parking lot will be used for staging and equipment preparation. Doug Smith of Penchura (and crew) will communicate the specific dates, times, and details for installation in August and those will be communicated to the public at a later time. Doug advises that his crew will be able to assemble everything before the end of August so that the new playground is ready for the school children and community when school starts in early September.
Please contact me if you have any questions!
Sincerely,
MJT
Friday's Softball district games and Saturday's Track UP Finals must have tickets purchased through GoFan.co. Use QR codes below to purchase!
Please check out the June Pony Express, also posted in the News section of the MPS website.
Miles for Mather is this week! Please see the attached schedule and make sure the students have tennis shoes to wear on their day to run!
MPS TRANSPORTATION UPDATE 5.25.23
Due to a sports run and driver illness, here are the bus changes for this afternoon.
Bus# 5 (Frog bus) will be replaced by Bus #9B this afternoon. Students from Bus #2 (Dino bus) will need to ride Bus #10 (Turtle bus) home this afternoon.
MPS TRANSPORTATION UPDATE - MAY 23, 2023
This afternoon we will be combining runs due to having 2 bus drivers off.
All of the students that normally ride bus #2 (Dino) will need to ride Bus #10 (Turtle) home this afternoon. We are desperately in need of hiring a bus driver. The district will pay for the required training and licensure, as well as the hourly rate of $18.68 during training and travel costs including mileage, meals, and lodging if necessary. Please respond to the posting if you have interest in joining the Mustang Team!
MPS TRANSPORTATION UPDATE - Friday 5.19.23
Bus changes for this afternoon due to an out of town sports trip.
We will be combining bus runs for #10 & #2. So students that normally ride Bus #10 (Turtle bus) will need to ride Bus #2 (Dino bus) home this afternoon.
Also, Bus #6 (Deer bus) will be replaced this afternoon by sub bus #9B.
Also thank you again to Bill Valima, Craig Anderson and our friends at Superior Central Schools for loaning us a school bus this week as three buses in our aging fleet are in Escanaba for repairs.
