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Superintendent Communiqué Midland Public Schools

January 23, 2023

Volume 10 Edition 25

Midland Public Schools District Vision Statement: Lead with respect, trust and courage. Ensure an equitable, collaborative and inclusive culture. Enable all to achieve success.

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Congratulations to our MPS students honored as MLK Scholarship recipients!

Five Midland Public School Students were honored as the 2023 MLK Scholarship Winners last Wednesday evening with a reception at Saginaw Valley State University. Students were celebrated at a dinner and then attended an evening reception featuring former State Representative (South Carolina) Bakari Sellers. Students wrote an essay explaining how they each "Keep the Dream" alive in their own lives. Winners received a $1,000 scholarship to a university/college of their choice. This year's winners are (from left to right in large photo above): Emelia Ingalla, Dow High; Andrew Steger, Midland High; Andy Yao, Dow High; Sydney Thompson, Dow High; Amelia Hatfield, Dow High. Congratulations!

Ms. Qiu’s Mandarin classes celebrate Chinese New Year

In order to celebrate Year of Rabbit, Ms.Qiu’s students in the fourth and fifth grades of Woodcrest Elementary School learned about the legend of Chinese New Year and explored the various preparations that Chinese people make to celebrate the New Year. They also made red envelopes, practiced using chopsticks to hold food, and made Chinese dumplings by themselves.
At Jefferson Middle School, the display windows are expressing the joy and happiness represented by the color red. In the Mandarin classes and culture club, students learned and developed their chopstick skills. Under Ms. Qiu's guidance, the students enjoyed making and sampling delicious Chinese dumplings very much.

Mr. Wang's Mandarin classes celebrate Chinese New Year

To experience celebrating Chinese New Year culture, students in Woodcrest Elementary School, taught by Mr. Jingcheng Wang, did some traditional activities including making paper cuts to decorate the classrooms and wrapping Chinese traditional dumplings to taste. A group of students from Dow High School, Christine Cai, Jessica Chai, Angelina Chen, and Ricky Wang, did presentations about Lunar New Year Celebration to the students as well. They talked about the origin, history, and activities of the Lunar New Year Celebration, introduced Chinese traditional instruments, and provided Chinese snacks for students to taste.

MPS would like to thank our Board of Education Members for their service during School Board Recognition Month, we appreciate all that you do!

MPS Board of Education Trustees:

  • Scott McFarland
  • Phil Rausch
  • John Hatfield
  • Jon Lauderbach
  • Brad Blasy
  • Lynn Baker
  • Jennifer Ringgold

MPS Early Middle College Program

The deadline to apply for the early middle college program is January 26. You must be either a current freshman or sophomore to apply and must complete the application using your MPS student email.

For further information, please contact Tracy Speaker Gerstheimer at 989-923-5080.

To apply, click on the link below:

Early Middle College Application
Dow High Marketing Classes recently finished their Make A Wish Project. During this project students create a small business to raise money for the Make A Wish Foundation. Students came up with a variety of creative businesses this year, selling a variety of items such as baked goods, coffee beans, lanyards, key chains, homemade candles, handmade bracelets and various other products. Several students created service businesses offering lawn care, snow removal and babysitting. There were three groups who hosted events featuring 3 on 3 basketball tournaments, a Starts & Turns Swim Clinic and a Dow vs. Midland Powderbuff Volleyball Game. Overall this project raised $8,087.25 for the Make A Wish Michigan Chapter. The top 3 selling students were Adam Dunlap who raised $1300 selling custom bracelets, partners Klaire Caldwell and Riley Schikorra who hosted the Powderbuff Volleyball game, also raising $1300, and Ty Murray, Savannah Doke & Kaylee Aultman who raised $575 with their 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament. Great job Chargers!
On December 15th the Dow High DECA Club competed at the Michigan DECA District 1 competition held at Saginaw Valley State University. Dow High had 163 members compete with an impressive 69 test medals and 73 role-play medals being earned. Additionally, 119 members qualified for the DECA State Competition to be held in March. This year the Dow High DECA Club boasts an impressive 163 members and is in its 50th year!
Dow High DECA held its annual Toys for Tots drive in December 2022. Third-hour classes competed to see who could collect the most toys to donate. Ms. Emily Groholski's third-hour Sociology class was the winning class and took possession of the traveling Dow High Make A WIsh Trophy! Congratulations.
Midland High School Student Council donated food and supplies to Aaron's Gifts from Home in December. This organization was created in loving memory of HN Aaron Ullom who was a Midland High School Class of 2009 graduate. Aaron served in the United States Navy and was killed in action on July 12, 2011, in Afghanistan. The organization sends goodie boxes to all branches of the military to his brothers and sisters who have been deployed overseas. If you would like to contribute to this organization in memory of Aaron, you can find them in the Midland Mall. You can also drop off donations at Midland High School and we will bring them to the organization for you. Pictured in the photos are the MHS Student Council Aaron's mother, Debi Bartley-Ullom, Janelle Harris, and Emily Northrup (secretary and vice president of the MHS Student Council)

Midland High Students Receive Scholastic Art Awards

By: Cameron Slawnyk
By: Graci Hernandez
By: Natalie Christopher
By: Rafferty Gentle
By: Cally Millward
By: Delainey Carrigan
By: Graci Hernandez
By: Sofia Berlanga
By: Cameron Slawnyk
3rd-5th Graders at Plymouth Elementary had an opportunity to exchange art with Chinese children. Dee Howe, from MSU Extension here in Midland, brought in a variety of hands-on Chinese art and artifacts from her time abroad. Dee also shared student artwork from child artists in China. Students could practice writing in Chinese, brainstorm ways they can illustrate their Michigan, U.S.A. culture, and enter their illustration in a competition to be shared with Chinese children.

Registration Window Now Open for Midland Public Schools 2023-2024 Youngest Learners

Carpenter Pre-Primary Center:

  • 3-Year-Old Tuition Preschool
  • 4-Year-Old Tuition Preschool
  • 4-Year Old GSRP Preschool
  • Developmental Kindergarten

MPS Elementary Schools:

  • Traditional Kindergarten - 5 days a week. Inquiry-based, proven, highly effective, robust Kindergarten program to provide a firm educational foundation. Offered at all six MPS elementary schools. 989-923-5024.

Join us for our MPS Kindergarten Roundup enrollment/registration night on February 7th!

For additional information regarding enrollment, please use the QR code below or call (989)923-5024. We look forward to welcoming new learners to MPS!

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