Next we would like to introduce our new science teacher at Mid-Prairie High School, Jillian Boman. She will be teaching Physical Science, Chemistry and AP Chemistry. Jillian earned her BS Degree in Chemistry and Secondary Science Education from The University of Iowa and her Master of Arts in Education from Baker University. She has been teaching for 16 years at North Kansas City School District, teaching Chemistry, Honors Chemistry and Environmental Science. Jillian was born and raised in Washington, Iowa, and has been living, teaching and raising her own family in Kansas City, Missouri, for the last 16 years. She and her husband have a son, Cooper, and daughter, Cora. They enjoy camping, kayaking and canoeing. Her husband and son recently started indoor rock climbing, but she prefers to be the audience! #mphawks

We are so excited to welcome our new staff joining MP this year! What a great time working together so far. #mphawks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UY8AXfMZqI

We would like to introduce our new 3rd grade teacher at Mid-Prairie West Elementary, Grace Andreassen. Grace attended the University of Northern Iowa and majored in Elementary Education, with endorsements in reading, language arts and early childhood education. Recently, she completed her early childhood special education endorsement through Buena Vista University. Grace grew up in North English and she comes from a long line of educators - including both of her parents. This will be her 3rd year teaching, and she previously taught 3rd grade and preschool. Her favorite subjects are reading and writing, and she loves reading her students’ work! In her free time, she loves spending time with friends and family. She also enjoys traveling, and her favorite place she has traveled is Greece. #mphawks

Such a great opportunity for our MP students! Thank you to the City of Kalona and The Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders Association for making this experience possible. Lots to be proud of! Visit our Youtube channel (MP Youtube) to check out other videos of happenings around the district. Remember to subscribe! #mphawks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_SGfydBDys

One of the great things at Mid-Prairie is our awesome community support! Thank you to all who brought in supplies donations for our schools this year. Our students and staff are lucky to have such amazing support from our communities! Did you know Mid-Prairie now has a Youtube channel? Be sure to look up MP Youtube and subscribe so you don't miss videos throughout the year showing the great things happening all over the district! #mphawks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjUM_cJ53J8

Next we would like to introduce our new 1st grade teacher at Mid-Prairie East Elementary, Katie Palmer. Katie earned her BA in Elementary Education from Central College in 2021 with an endorsement in K-6 Reading. When she's not at school, she enjoys fishing, kayaking, and line dancing. #mphawks

Dear Families of Incoming 9th grade students: Welcome to MPHS!  We are happy you are here! High school is an exciting step in a student’s educational career, and we are committed to helping all students and families have a positive and exciting experience. We are honored to have the opportunity to work together and help our students prepare for their future. To assist students and families for the upcoming school year, we wanted to share some important information.   On Thursday, August 18 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm we will be having our family orientation evening for incoming 9th grade MPHS students. Students and families will begin in the cafeteria at the high school. Please enter the building through doors W3 or S2. Students will then go with their Seminar Advisor to their classrooms. Students will receive their schedules and have an opportunity to have questions answered. Family members will remain in the cafeteria and receive additional information about MPHS and have questions answered.  Parents will also be visiting with the Seminar Advisors to learn more. Students will then rejoin their families and be given time to tour the building, find their classrooms, and meet their teachers. We are excited that we will also be having an activities fair in the gym from 8:00 - 8:30. This will give students and families an opportunity to better understand all of the great activities and clubs offered at MPHS.  To help us prepare, please make sure your student is registered through the district’s eRegistration.  If you have questions or are unable to get your student registered, please contact Karmen Cady kcady@mphawks.org.  We hope that our family orientation will help answer questions and ease any anxiousness that comes with new beginnings.  Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Go Hawks!   Sincerely, Chuck Banks and MPHS Staff 319-646-6091

Next we would like to introduce one of our new paraprofessionals joining Mid-Prairie High School, Remington Amelon. Remington and her family moved to the community a few years ago. She and her husband have three children and are excited to be more involved in the school district and community. #mphawks

Next we would like to introduce our new 4th grade teacher at Mid-Prairie West Elementary, Mariah Schlabach. Mariah graduated from Central College in 2017 and earned endorsements in middle school, math, science and coaching. She enjoys playing volleyball with friends, participating in rec leagues and sand in the summer. She and her husband were married on May 1st, 2021, and are expecting their first child in December. Sports have been a big part of her life for as long as she can remember, and she’s a proud Golden Hawk alum from the class of 2013! #mphawks

We would like to introduce our new 3rd grade teacher at Mid-Prairie West Elementary, Kylie Hanshaw. Kylie graduated from The University of Iowa in 2021 with endorsements in reading and language arts. She loves being active, spending time outdoors, and hanging out with friends and family. She also enjoys camping, hiking, doing yoga, cheering on the Hawkeyes and running. #mphawks

We would like to introduce our new Title 1 Teacher for the Mid-Prairie elementary schools, Abby Threlkeld. Abby graduated from The University of Northern Iowa with endorsements in reading and language arts, and she earned K-12 ESL certification from Grandview University. She is super excited to be a Golden Hawk! She has previously taught for five years - four years in 3rd grade and one year in 1st grade. In her spare time, she loves to read, golf, watch movies and spend time with her dogs. #mphawks

We would like to introduce our new 2nd grade teacher at Mid-Prairie East Elementary, Will Van Soelen. Will graduated from The University of Northern Iowa in 2020. He loves to work with children of all ages and see them progress into the best version of themselves. Outside of school, he is an avid sports and music fan. Will enjoys spending time with family and friends and staying active whenever he has free time. #mphawks

Next we would like to introduce Mid-Prairie High School’s new math teacher, Beth Reeves. Beth earned both her Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree from the University of Central Arkansas. In her free time, she enjoys reading, puzzles, games, watching SEC football, listening to music, cooking and hanging out with her husband. #mphawks

Registration for the 2022-2023 school year is now open! Click below for more information. See you soon, Golden Hawks! #mphawks https://www.mphawks.org/parents-students/eregistrationinformation

The best times are found when friends gather around. Thanks to Stacey Cavey for hosting a baby shower for our 2nd grade colleague, Jill Lundberg! Good food. Great games. Priceless memories. Can’t wait to get this new year started with this 2nd grade teaching crew! 🖤👣💛#mphawks

This month we would like to introduce some of the new staff members joining Mid-Prairie! Watch for these introduction posts as we head into the new school year! Our first introduction is the new band director for Mid-Prairie HSAP and 5th grade at Mid-Prairie Middle School, Shawn Sandersfeld. He earned his Bachelor of Music Degree with Honors from the University of Iowa and Master of Arts in Teaching Degree from Morningside College. Shawn is a percussionist whose background includes many years of directing public school and homeschool bands throughout the state of Iowa (most recently at Linn-Mar Community Schools in Marion for 16 years) and teaching music at Hillcrest Academy for the 2021-2022 school year. He has also been a homeschool dad for over twenty years. Shawn is very active in his church and enjoys spending time with his wife, Jennifer, and their children. He enjoys antiques, family bike rides and FaceTiming with his grandson, Dax, who lives in Nashville. #mphawks

Would you like a way to support the Mid-Prairie staff with needed supplies? District staff have compiled a wish list of supplies that are greatly needed. Choosing to donate from this list gives you the opportunity to support multiple staff members in the district at once! There are no quantities specified for items because many classrooms are in need, and items will be distributed among all of the buildings. Items can be turned in to Central Office at any time with Teresa Hartley's name attached. Thank you for your awesome support! #mphawks Plastic silverware Paper plates (dinner and dessert size) Ziplock bags: snack size, quart, gallon, two gallon Kleenex Clorox Wipes Expo Whiteboard Markers Sticky notes Crayons Storage containers - clear snacks for classrooms - no nuts! craft items for KICk Clubs and Cardboard Challenge duct tape napkins Pencils/pens 2 pocket folders (plastic) Paper Towels Bathroom spray (staff bathrooms) Hand lotion (staff lounge/restrooms) Hand sanitizer /pumps Coffee (ground or k cups) Solo Cups (Lounge) Baskets/large tubs for books 3M Hooks and picture strips Thin black sharpies Markers Colored pencils Dish soap (lounge) Clip boards Fun holiday decorations for the hallways Chocolates for the lounge Sticky notes!!! paper cups for kids who forget water bottles lego sets coffee maker with k cups Stickers bulk candy Goldfish, cereal bars, granola bars, applesauce pouches, meat sticks, Rice Krispie treats, fruit snacks, pretzels, etc.

Let's go Golden Hawks! Good luck to Mid-Prairie baseball at state tomorrow. Why not us? #mphwaks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGSctKSaANY

Mid-Prairie Community School District is looking into possibly providing a pep bus for the state baseball game on Tuesday. The bus will leave from the High School on Tuesday by 9:00 AM and no later. You will need to sign you child up to ride on the bus, have them at the school by 9:00, and also provide at least 3 items for our local food pantry. We will not be charging the students to ride, but will be asking for the donations for the food pantry instead. We will have a staff chaperone on the bus with the students to help with any needs they need on while on the school bus. It is the responsibility of the student to be sure they make the bus to and from this event. The chaperone will be checking off names, and making sure that the student has a purchased ticket for the game prior to leaving the High School. I would say that you would want to arrive at the High School by 8:30-8:45 to be checked in and ready to leave by 9:00. (Please be sure to send money for food.) We will need at least 20 kids to sign up for us to be sure that it is worth sending a bus to this event. You will need to be signed up by Monday at noon so that we can decide if we will be providing this service or not. Please use the link below to sign up. #mphawks Email Teresa Hartley, Mr. Stone or Tyler Hotz with any questions. thartley@mphawks.org bstone@mphawks.org thotz@mphawks.org https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCjmlTWGariYvvtv8zJ3thNkoOFSlRuyq-3jFyHZzqZLx9QA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

Did you know Mid-Prairie CSD is listed on Niche to help prospective families decide if MP will be the right fit for them? Check out our profile and leave a review of your MP experience to help grade us! New 2023 grades and rankings will be coming out in September, so be sure to visit our Niche profile and leave your MP review by July 31st! #mphawks https://www.niche.com/k12/d/mid-prairie-community-school-district-ia/