Midland District News

Upcoming Important Events:

February 6-10 - National School Counseling Week - thanks Mr. Ahouse and Ms. Hein for all you do to help our students and staff!

February 20 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Inservice

February 25 - Trivia Night @ OJ Legion 7PM, sponsored by Midland PATS and Laurie Petersen Scholarship Fund

February 27 - FAFSA Help @ Kirkwood College in Monticello 3-9PM

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BLEACHER CAMPAIGN

Midland Community School is kicking off its capital campaign to raise $80,000 to help defer the cost to replace the bleachers in the high school gym. The current bleachers are original and were installed when the gymnasium was built.

We have an awesome gym and many great memories have been made inside those walls of "The Eagle's Nest". It’s time to make sure our students, staff, and especially fans have a safe place to sit.

Please help us have a successful campaign by making your donation to the Midland Community School Bleacher fund. All donations are greatly appreciated. A plaque recognizing major donors will be placed in the gym once the project is complete. Donors can be posted to the district website on the SPONSORS page based on the level of giving (this is optional recognition available to individuals or businesses - you have the option of approving or denying this recognition).

Mr. Rodenberg's Bleacher Campaign Letter

Thank you for your support and GO EAGLES!

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MIDLAND FOR KIDS

Through some very generous donations Midland is able to continue the program that has supplied high risk children with supplemental food support during the weekend. Midland was fortunate to be involved in a Feeding America federal program that provided the funding and administration of the Operation Back Pack program. Due to budget cuts that program was eliminated. Thanks to generous donations from our community members we are able to restart this program. We will be funding and administering the program privately and have named the program “Midland For Kids”.

Last year the elementary school averaged 25-30 back packs each week. Each pack contains enough food to provide one child with three meals for Saturday and Sunday. The average cost to fill each back pack is approximately $6. Examples of items included in the packs are cereal bars, fruit cups, peanut butter, crackers, cereal, canned pasta meals and soups.

We are in need of additional donations to provide funding through the entire school year. Donations can be sent to the school. Checks should be written to Midland Schools designating the money for the Midland For Kids program. We will be accepting donations of food. Anyone interested in providing food items may contact the school nurse or principal at Midland Elementary or Tom and Jennifer Orr at 652-4367.

It is important to provide the same amount of food in each pack and we would like donated food items to be similar in size. We hope to have a list of items we can use on the Midland website soon. Anyone wishing to volunteer to assist with the program may contact the school or the Orr’s.

Midland District Flag

Special thanks to a group of Midland citizens who worked hard to research information for and make a Midland Community Flag which is now hanging in both gyms in Wyoming. There was a lot of research completed by community members scattered throughout the district to come up with the old school logos, colors, and mascots of the former schools which now make up the Midland Community School District.

The Midland District is now comprised of the former schools of: Oxford Junction Pirates, Monmouth Mohawks, Center Junction Mustangs, Monmouth Cardinals, Lost Nation Bobcats, and Wyoming Warriors.

Thanks to all who participated in this project! The flags look great and will leave a lasting legacy!

2011-12 School Year Info

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SCHOOL ALERTS VIA EMAIL/TEXT MESSAGE

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With the start of the fall athletic season reminder that these passes are available:

ATHLETIC PASSES: (Family passes include student family members grade 12 & under)

Family - all year round $150.00

Family - school year $125.00

Family - summer only $50.00

5 Event passes for both adults & students are available at the high school office during the school year. These save you $1.00 per event.

Senior Citizen Passes - for Midland fans who are 62 or older, live in or pay property taxes in the Midland District. Apply at the high school office by leaving your name, age, mailing address. These passes are good at all Midland athletic events held at home and may be honored by other Big East Conference schools, you'd have to ask at their gate.

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