MP East 2nd graders kicked off their monthly TryDay: Nutrition Education Program with Washington County Extension volunteer Miss Becky! Students learned about making healthy snack choices, practiced bravery in trying new foods & enjoyed an apple taste test comparing two varieties. A fun & delicious start to building healthy habits! #mphawks

Congratulations to MPHS Student of the Week, Wendell Rodgers! Wendell was nominated by Mrs. Coleman, "Wendell has gone above and beyond repairing drones at home. He is a very quiet gentleman who has been helping his other classmates learn how to fly. He is very patient with them, using the trainer controls to keep them from crashing." Great job, Wendell! #mphawks

Miss Johnson’s class is feline fine and ready to host today’s episode of MP-East School News. Get your paws on it! #mphawks
https://youtu.be/hey_ThxQOt4

MP East 2nd graders enjoyed a Monarch Migration lesson with Washington County Conservation Naturalist Miss Megan! Students learned how monarchs migrate to Mexico for winter and the challenges they face — plus a fun movement activity to show how we can help protect them! #mphawks

Congratulations to our MP Middle School October Students of the Month - Charlotte (5th), Aubree (6th), Sarai (7th), and Ryleigh (8th). Thanks for your hard work and for being such positive role models at MPMS! #mphawks

Congratulations to our October MP-West PBIS winners! #mphawks
https://youtu.be/ssEViFOJpRA

Check out this week's Golden Hawks At A Glance! #mphawks
https://youtu.be/oGuCSLxcDG0

The Mid-Prairie Cross Country team will compete at Iowa City Kickers Field on Thursday, Oct 23 for the State qualifying meet. START TIMES
3:30 PM: Coaches meeting, near the starting line
4:00 PM: Varsity girls
4:40 PM: Varsity boys
Spectators will be charged $5 per car for parking, CASH ONLY.
#mphawks

Mrs. Hartsock’s class has cooked up an a-peeling episode of MP-West School News. Take a bite! #mphawks
https://youtu.be/PvcdgacTvjs

Congratulations to MPHS Student of the Week, Jack Sorrell! Jack was nominated by Mrs. Sieren, "He is quiet, gentle, and helpful. I have always been impressed by how he interacts with students in my classroom. He is a very mature and responsible young man. " Great work, Jack! #mphawks

Our own Deidra Baker recently attended the ICTM (Iowa Council of Teachers of Mathematics) conference, learning from some fantastic math educators like Dan Meyer, Raj Shah, John San Giovanni, and the Math Guru Vanessa Vikharia. She also presented a session with UNI professor Megan Balong on applying Van Hiele Levels of student learning to help students understand the concept of slope at the secondary level. Mrs. Baker is an executive board member of ICTM. #mphawks

High School FCS/Culinary Arts students participated in the first annual Turkey Soy Workshop at the Iowa Culinary Institute at DMACC in Ankeny on Monday. We enjoyed demos, tours, and tasting some delicious food!! We all agreed the 6:30 am leave time was worth it !!!

🍽️ Mark Your Calendars and let us take care of the cooking! 🍽️

Join us for a Pulled Pork Drive-Thru Meal fundraiser supporting Mid Prairie Post Prom!

📅 Date: November 15th
⏰ Time: 4 PM – 7 PM

📍 Drive Thru Locations: Mid Prairie High School and Middle School

3rd Grade completed Fur, Fins and Feathers: Animal Classification Unit with a visit from the UI Wild Raptor Center from the U of I College of Education! #mphawks

We were thrilled to see such a great turnout for the Staff Walk of Fame. Thank you for stopping by, sharing stories, and helping make this student project a great success! #mphawks
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NWL4Ck9ijDE

Mrs. Fisher’s class has whipped up a finger-licking, syrup-dripping episode of MP-East School News. Devour it up! #mphawks
https://youtu.be/qmhyeTvFv98

Check out this week's Golden Hawks At A Glance! #mphawks
https://youtu.be/fsBDWqAwX4E

Congratulations to Drea McCain, Ariel Kaufman, Meadow Flynn, and Maelys Beachy, who will compete in the Iowa State Dance Team Association State Solo Qualifiers! The competition is on Thursday, October 23, at the Pella High School. #mphawks

The University of Iowa Homecoming festivities included three different Mid-Prairie faces in the Homecoming parade and home football game. Megan Uden (MP Middle School Band Director) and Matthew McClellen (MP Alum) both participated in the University of Iowa Alumni (Fossil) Band. They were able to join the University of Iowa Marching Band to celebrate the festivities. Logan McClellen is a freshman this year in the U of I Marching Band.

On Monday, October 6th, 10 Mid-Prairie high school students and eight middle school students participated in the Conference Honor Choir held at West Liberty. They rehearsed all day and presented a fantastic concert that evening. The middle school students were under the direction of Sandy Miller, and the high school students were under the direction of Dr. Jeremy Manternach from the University of Iowa. Each school level sang three songs alone, then combined forces for a treble (high) voices song, a bass (low) voices song, and one final song with all students singing together.

On Tuesday, October 7th, eight ninth graders and three eighth graders traveled to Pella to participate in the Central College Singfest. They rehearsed all day with Dr. Mark Babcock, director of music at Central College. They were also treated to a concert given by the Central College A Cappella Choir, and sang along with those students for the final concert.

Thank you to the Mid-Prairie District for being so supportive of students participating in these events, and to the Mid-Prairie Fine Arts Boosters for their continued support as well!

High school students in the Personal Investments class had the opportunity to meet with local broker/realtor Hayley Hershberger and Jessica Yoder on Monday, Oct. 13th. Students walked through an area home for sale to learn about various aspects of investing in real estate. They are using their walk-through experience, property details, creativity, and math skills to determine what renovations and improvements would be beneficial to the property if used as a rental or flip opportunity. Students are developing a proposal for the 'Scope of Work' they would hypothetically do to this home if they were to invest in it. They will ultimately provide a mathematically supported decision about whether the home would make a good investment option. Mr. Tyler and the students of the Personal Investments class would like to thank Hayley and Jessica for the opportunity provided! #mphawks