Manhattan School District 114

Anna McDonald students enjoyed a walking field trip to the Manhattan Public Library for our annual Police & Popsicles event!

Congratulations to Mrs. Houk’s class for taking 1st place in the 4th Grade Fluency Frenzy Reflex Competition! Way to show your math fluency power!

Thank you, Manhattan. ❤️💚

Lincoln-Way District 210 staff will visit MJHS to present information and provide support to parents as we navigate loss and grief with our children. All are welcome.

We invite you to join us as we gather in support of one another and our community.

Manhattan Families- Please be aware that all MSD 114 before and after school activities are canceled tomorrow, Tuesday, October 21st.

Another great outing is on the books for the MJHS Fishing Club! 🎣 Visiting Hibernia Park in New Lenox, the Manhattan Fishing Club hosted students and their parents for their first event of the year. Before casting their lines, members took a special moment to honor fellow fishing club member, Danny Bayles. It was a wonderful morning filled with fun, friendship, and great catches- a fantastic way to spend a Saturday morning as an MJHS Demon!🐟🐟

Congratulations to our three Manhattan Demons Cross Country runners who competed at the IESA state competition this past weekend! All three ran with great times, especially 8th grader, Ryder E., who placed as the state runner up in the 4A Boys 2-Mile! Way to represent, Demons! 💙🤍🖤🏃🏼‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Our classrooms and hallways felt quieter today, but our hearts were joined in remembering one of our own, 6th grade student, Danny Bayles. Students spread the word to wear red, his favorite color, to honor him today. Forever a Manhattan Demon you will be, Danny. 🖤💙🤍

Thank you to the Manhattan Fire Department for coming to Anna Mac and teaching us about battery safety, what to do in an emergency, and showing us the ambulance and fire rigs!

🥐☕ Breakfast with MJHS Admin

Join us tomorrow, Thursday, October 16th from 7:00–7:40 AM at Manhattan Junior High School for coffee, donuts, and conversation with our admin team. Topics for conversation will include Parent/Teacher Conferences and Eureka Math.
Bring your questions, ideas, and school spirit—we’d love to see you before the bell!

Congratulations to our Cross Country Sectional medalists and state qualifiers! 🏅🏃‍♂️🏃🏼‍♀️ We’re so proud of our runners for their hard work, dedication, and incredible performances this season! Your determination and team spirit have truly paid off. Best of luck to our state qualifiers and coaches as they represent MJHS at the state meet on Saturday, October 18th in Bloomington! We'll be cheering you on every step of the way! Let's Go, Demons!💙🤍🖤

This past Friday, MJHS held its first "In-House Rewards Activity" for students! Staff planned for the day, which included movies and crafts in the classrooms, games in the Commons, and dodgeball in the gym! Thanks to our staff for their efforts, especially members of our SLT Committee! Go Demons!

Over the last few weeks, our 8th-grade STEM engineers have been hard at work designing, building, testing, redesigning, retesting (and repeating the cycle) their marble roller coasters! It was incredible to see their creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving skills at work! Great work, Demons!

Our first Pack-tivity was a huge success! We love ANNA MAC!

Enjoy the long weekend, MSD114!

MIS 4th grade students put their inferencing skills to the test in a thrilling “whodunit!" Using their comprehension, reasoning, and sharp inferencing abilities, students gathered information and pieced together clues to solve the mystery of Mr. McWilliams’ disappearance. In the end, their detective work revealed that Mrs. Paskauskas was the culprit, and Mr. McWilliams returned safely to lead MIS for another day!

On Friday, MJHS hosted the first House Olympics of the school year! Volunteers from all five Houses competed in two games: Hula-Hoop Rock, Paper, Scissors and The Floor is Lava! Congratulations to the Hawks, the winners and now keepers of the House Cup! Thanks to Mrs. Benfante for the pictures of the event!

ROCK YOUR SCHOOL at Anna Mac was amazing!

MSD114 students and staff at all four schools participated in two very important drills during Safety Week! Thanks to the support and involvement Manhattan Fire Protection and the Manhattan Police Department, we ran full evacuation and lockdown drills. In addition to practicing procedures and expectations with our students, we were able to test our alarms, run our blue light alert system that also calls 9-1-1, and time dispatch's response. While we hope to never experience these scenarios, we are continuously building on our practices and procedures to be prepared!