MP East Nurse Carmen came to each class to present a hands-on lesson about how to properly wash your hands. Students put on lotion and looked at the "germs" with a black light before & after properly washing their hands. It was good reminder before cold and flu season! #mphawks

MP Elementary STEM & Technology Education Teacher, Mrs. Simon, introduced MP East 2nd graders to Lego 2.O coding! The students worked very hard in small groups. They were so excited to use these new Legos to code. #mphawks

The Mid-Prairie West Elementary Community committee organized a community raising of comfort goods and items to provide to the U of I healthcare workers in response to a reach out email that Mr. Schneider received from their Critical Unit department. We had a great response from the Mid-Prairie community who responded generously to our call for donations. The goods were delivered on Friday and were received with a lot of gratitude and appreciation for our community. #mphawks #seethestars #seeforyourself

No obstacle is too big for Mr. Freel, but Mr. Hotz is the winner! #mphawks

Don't miss Mid-Prairie Marching Band's final performance of the season! The Stadium Echoes Marching Band Concert will be held TONIGHT at MPHS football stadium at 7:15 pm. Come enjoy the show! #mphawks #seethestars #seeforyourself

Check out Mid-Prairie West's first 2021-22 production of School News! These talented 4th graders worked hard to report the news for their school. Great job! #mphawks #seethestars #seeforyourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgoeGvgrKBw&ab_channel=LoriSimon

MPHS Patient Care Academy took a field trip to Kirkwood's Katz Family Healthcare Simulation Center last week. Students were also able to observe cadaver organs. It was a great experience! #mphawks #seethestars #seeforyourself

More Kindergarten fun at Foster Woods on Friday! #mphawks #seethestars #seeforyourself

Congratulations to MPHS first ever Student of the Week, Mid-Prairie Junior, Drake Mann. Drake was nominated by his Social Studies Teacher, Mrs. Silbaugh. Mrs. Silbaugh commented, "Drake has a gift of making other students feel heard and valued. He comes to class ready to learn and with a positive attitude. He is a great leader in my Western Civilizations class." Drake gets be first in line for lunch and a parking spot in the circle drive for this week. Congrats Drake! #mphawks #seethestars #seeforyourself

Congrats to the Mr David Kunz & the Mid Prairie High School Marching band on their stellar performance at the State Marching Band Contest in Pella! #mphawks #goldenhawksrock #marchingbandcontest

MP West kindergarten classes explored Foster Woods as part of a science unit about trees and weather. #mphawks

MP East DONATIONS NEEDED: If you have any gently used boys sweatpants in size 5, 6, 7 the Nurse’s Office would greatly appreciate any donations! They also need boy’s underwear sizes 5, 6, 7 and any slip on shoes for boys/girls sizes 12-2. Thank you for your donations. #mphawks

Picture Day at Mid-Prairie: MP-East & MP-West - Tuesday, October 19 MPMS & MPHS - Wednesday, October 20 #mphawks

This week all students got to participate in a bus evacuation drill where they learned how to safely get off the bus if a crisis were to occur. A special thank you goes out to our transportation department for setting this up for our MP students! #mphawks #seethestars #seeforyourself

In Ms. Sieren’s physics class at MPHS, students learned about impact forces and how cars are deigned to limit damage in crashes. Students applied what they learned by designing cars to protect an egg during a classroom egg demo derby. Hands-on, creative, and fun! #mphawks

Don't miss Mid-Prairie Parent Academy on Wednesday, November 10th! This event will take place at 7 pm at Mid-Prairie High School. Parenting expert and best-selling author, John Rosemond, will be speaking on the two "L-Words" of Love and Leadership. #mphawks

In 6th grade Language Arts at MPMS, students are able to play word games when finished early with assignments. Mr. Hruby stopped in and joined a game of Scrabble! #mphawks #seethestars #seeforyourself

Today West had our first round of KICk! Earlier this week students got to rank what club they would like to be in, and today was the day! Clubs they could choose from were crochet, rock wall, 3D pens, cheer, school news, chess, and so many more! #westKICk #mphawks #part4

Today West had our first round of KICk! Earlier this week students got to rank what club they would like to be in, and today was the day! Clubs they could choose from were crochet, rock wall, 3D pens, cheer, school news, chess, and so many more! #westKICk #mphawks #part3

Behind the scenes of MP-West School News. Our first episode is coming your way on Monday! #mphawks