Midland District News

Upcoming Important Events:

May 14-18 - School Board Appreciation Week - Thanks to our seven school board members who give so generously of their time to help guide our school. Clay Pestka, Carol Reilly, Carol Andresen, Kevin Cullum, Tim Kreel, Terry Lineburg and Thomas Orr

May 17 - Fine Arts Banquet 6:00 - pot luck supper & awards ceremony in cafeteria

May 20 - Graduation 2PM in gymnasium - Congrats to the Class of 2012!! All community members invited to help celebrate by attending the ceremony!

May 21 - May School Board Meeting 7PM, HS ICN room

May 24 - Last Day of School with 12:00 dismissal schedule ~ ENJOY YOUR SUMMER VACATION!

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2012-13 School Registration:

Thurs, July 26 at Wyoming from 9AM-7PM

Thurs, August 2 at OJ from 9AM-7PM

School registration will be done online through PowerSchool again this year, you can do that anytime starting July 10th. The centers will be open the above dates to turn in paperwork, pay school fees, schedules can be changed at the Wyoming center on July 26. You can meet Mr. Blanchard, our new high school principal on July 26th as well.

Note: please turn in any completed athletic physicals to the HS office, not to the coaches this summer. Physical forms are available on the school website under athletics or at the HS office any time. Be sure to sign the physical form parents.

We hope you have a good end to the current school year, a GREAT summer ahead and look forward to seeing you all again late July/early August!

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Midland 2012 Yearbook

Orders are now being taken for the Midland Yearbook for 2011-12 school year. Yearbooks are $40.00 if paid for by May 24th at the high school or $45.00 after that. Fill out this order form & return to Mr. Wilson at Midland High School:

2012 Midland Yearbook Order Form

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Donkey Basketball Fun

Midland students, staff and community members enjoyed a fun round of basketball on the backs of donkeys. This event was sponsored by Midland PATS organization. Here are some photos from the event, thanks to Karla Bowen for supplying them to us.

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Assessment Testing Letter

This letter from Mr. Trenkamp explains recent changes in the assessment testing that Midland students take. Please read this letter so you fully understand the student scores this year.

Mr. Trenkamp's Assessment Test Parent Letter

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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).

Bleacher donations as of May 1, 2012 have reached $35,812.66. Thanks to all who have donated! Special thank you to the Paul Petersen Foundation who matched $5,000 in donations made during a 2 week period in March and to Stacy & Karisa Brown for their $3,000 donation in memory of Lon F Myatt, Auctioneer!

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.

Good Stuff 2 Know

ACTIVITIES: Check the voicebox for any school schedule or activity changes 830-2222 or 488-4267, all activities will be updated on the voicebox as soon as a decision is made usually early to mid-afternoon.  PLEASE hang up immediately after you hear what you need, hanging on the line will leave a message, too many messages will clog the system so it doesn’t work for anyone.  The voicebox does have caller-ID feature. 

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ATTENDANCE: Please call the main school # 563-488-2292. To report absences for grades 6-12 select 9. To report elementary absences select 2. Phone lines are equiped with caller-ID so if questions you will receive a return call. Please leave the student name, grade, reason for absence from school (if ill, what symptoms as the nurse tracks these), and your name.

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SCHEDULE CHANGES: Iowa School Alerts - sign up here to get an email or text message every time Midland cancels or delays school due to weather or other circumstances.

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2011-12 School Year Info

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.

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!

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