Ms. Christiansen is teaching a high school Food Processing class this year. They meet the first two periods of the day to have time to do all that they do. This class was conceived when Ms. Christiansen received a grant to purchase all of the needed inventory items to do
Mrs. Ruley recently took the 6th graders on a field trip to the Wyoming Historical Museum for social studies. Thanks to the museum members who taught our students about their community history. Dick Fishwild and Byron Freese show 6th graders how corn was husked and shelled in the past at
Safety is the number one priority in any operation, the same can be said for farms and their equipment. On October 4th, members of Midland FFA hosted and helped run a collection of 8 stations for 4th and 5th graders on Farm Safety. These stations included animal, gun, chemical, ATV,
As the school year closes we will say goodbye and good luck to six special employees who combined have dedicated 152 years of their lives, their time and their talents to the Midland District and its students/staff. We wish them the very best in their retirement years. Tim Wright 34
Midland will be hosting a signing day for our college bound athletes on May 3rd at 5pm in the gold gym. At this time we will recognize Cayden Miller (Iowa State-wrestling) and Kaleb Westphal (Coe College-football). If there is anyone else who should be recognized please contact Mr. Steines ASAP.
Congratulations to Midland’s FFA Advisor Jamie Christiansen who was surprised at a student assembly today during FFA Week and was named the Northeast Iowa Golden Owl Finalist. She is one of only 7 FFA Advisors in the state of Iowa to receive this recognition. The Golden Owl winner will be
Midland senior Trenton Rickels was named the KCRG TV-9 December Student of the Month. Trenton is the son of James and Marcella Rickels. Trenton is very involved in sports, FFA, Student Council, NHS and Art Club. He is a student who is always helping others and is a quiet leader
The School Board and Administrators thanked Nikki Rushford and Travis Hansen at their November 22nd board meeting as their terms on the School Board ended. We appreciate that they both put their time, talents and heart all in for the district and our students.
Midland Schools installed an entirely new phone system on November 18th. We are excited about this new system and hope the extensions will work correctly for all staff in both buildings from every outside phone. BOTH THE SCHOOL’S PHONE NUMBER AND THE EXTENSIONS HAVE CHANGED The school’s phone number is:
On Tuesday, November 4, 2025, Midland community voters will decide on renewing the district’s Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL), which provides crucial funding for maintenance, security, technology, transportation, and equipment needs. Approval of this measure would continue the current levy for another 10 years without increasing taxes.
