MANHATTAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 114

The September Board of Education Meeting is now available to watch on our YouTube channel! Watch the meeting and stay connected with what's happening across our schools. https://youtu.be/TtcJIrmimyY

Marching with Demon Pride!

The Manhattan Junior High School Marching Band proudly represented MJHS while performing in the Manhattan Labor Day Parade as well as the Labor Day festivities at the Round Barn!

Led by Mrs. Pedziwater, these talented students dedicate countless hours and plenty of hard work, effort, and definitely some sweat to learning and performing music for our community to enjoy. We are incredibly proud of their commitment and this is just the beginning of their outstanding performances that are sure to come this year!

Thank you to Mrs. Pedziwater, our students, and everyone who supports and cheers on the MJHS Band. Way to represent our school and community! Go Demons! 💙🤍🖤

Photo Credit: Tina Benfante Photography

Girls Basketball Tryouts Are Here! 🏀

Calling all 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls interested in joining the MJHS Girls Basketball program!

Tryout Information
📅 September 14 & 15
⏰ 2:30–4:30 p.m.

6th Grade Team (5th & 6th Graders): MIS Gym
7th & 8th Grade Teams: Manhattan Junior High Gym

All athletes must have a current physical on file to participate in tryouts. Questions regarding the 6th grade team should be directed to Coach Stadter. 7th and 8th grade team questions can be directed to Coach Knowles and Coach McWilliams.

Use these links to register:
6th Grade Team: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScqjy2V6fl3bRz17tSAHtHmmrlyHVOvkdBl2EfmsK-KXZ1Q_g/viewform
7/8 Grade Teams: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfw9WVQdb6DOeYguoAU7mHclWDVxPDnc7qkauAA-RkHQH3aDQ/viewform

Come ready to work hard, show your skills, and represent the Demons! 💙🤍🖤

🇺🇸 Happy Labor Day from MSD 114! 🇺🇸

This Labor Day, we celebrate the hard work, dedication, and contributions of workers throughout our community and across the country. ❤️🤍💙

We hope our MSD 114 students, families, and staff enjoy a safe, relaxing, and well-deserved long weekend!

This week, MJHS hosted its annual New Student Welcome Breakfast. Our Principal's Cabinet Leaders shared suggestions on how to be successful this year while also informally chatting with their peers over donuts! Also this week, our 6th-grade scientists became detectives (complete with mustaches) while practicing writing the CERs! Go Demons!

🍟🍔Don’t forget about McTeacher Night! 🍔🍟

MSD 114 Families, join our PTO and staff tonight for food, friends, and school spirit! This is the perfect excuse to skip cooking, grab some dinner, and support our PTO and MSD 114 at the same time! 🙌

Bring the family, say hello to our amazing staff, and enjoy dinner out while supporting our schools. 💙

Another beautiful display of artwork by Mrs Boersma & all her MIS peeps.

📣 Manhattan Community Survey

The Manhattan Community Survey is underway! We encourage our MSD 114 families and community members to share their voices. Your feedback helps identify resident priorities and opportunities to continue making Manhattan an even stronger community.

Your voice matters—take a few minutes to share your thoughts! https://polco.us/mansurvey

Our Cycles and PE classes have been hard at work already, from A-Z Engineering and painting to Staple City projects and Head-Shoulders-Knees-and-Toes Cone Grab! A special thank you to Senora Smith's 7th and 8th-grade Spanish program for decorating the sidewalk in front of the school with messages for our MJHS Expectations Night! Great job, Demons!

Before diving into the Eureka Squared curriculum, all grade levels in the math department spent time working on critical skills, such as accountable (math) talk, collaborative, and teamwork. It was great seeing kids work on puzzles, debate random questions, and work through a cup stacking challenge!

Last Friday, MJHS hosted its annual House Reveal where 6th-grade students and any new student to the school found out which House and Small Group they would call home. The event culminated in a school-wide Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament, with a student from the Elephants (Respect) House being victorious! Congrats! Thanks to Mrs. Benfante for the pictures!

To kick off the school year, our 4th and 5th graders at MIS dove into STEM with this year’s motto: Engineering is like a cactus 🌵 Just like a cactus, students had to adapt, grow, and persevere through their first engineering challenge. They explored cardboard connection techniques, working together to create a free-standing, balanced structure. Each student contributed a piece, helping our amazing MIS cactus garden grow!

Say cheese, MSD 114! 📸 Picture Day is Monday, August 31! Come ready to smile and show off your school pride! 😁

Parents and guardians, keep an eye on your inbox picture proofs should arrive about two weeks after Picture Day.

🥎 ANOTHER day of competitive play from the MJHS Demons this weekend! Manhattan Softball went 2-1 at the Manteno Softball Tournament on Saturday, beating Manteno's JV and Summit Hill, ultimately falling to Bourbonnais in a close game of 5-3. We're so proud of our Lady Demons and how they showed up at this competitive tournament. Way to go, Demons! 💙🖤🤍🧢🥎

MIS wrapped up our first week of school by learning routines and procedures, working together, and getting to know new friends. We ended the week with games outside, time to mingle with our new classmates, and some delicious Auntie Anne’s pretzels! We are off to a fantastic start to the school year!

Another top performance by the MJHS Demons this weekend! Congratulations to our Cross Country runners on showing up at the Bobcat Breakout! All runners ran PR's, the Girls Varsity team took third, with two individual girls placing third and fourth! Let's Go Demons! 💙🖤🤍🏃‍♀️👟

Congratulations to our MJHS Baseball team on a 10-0 win over Troy last night! It was a great evening for a ball game. Go Demons! 💙🖤🤍⚾️