We've got a busy few weeks coming up in Mid-Prairie fall activities. Marching Band competes at State competition in Pella on Saturday. Oct 19th @ Pella Christain HS at 10:30 AM. Admission Fee: Adults – $12, Senior Citizens (62+) – $7, K-12 Students – $5 Stadium Echos Concert on MPHS Football Field, Oct 22, 6:00 PM, Free Volleyball competes in regionals @ HOME starting on Tues Oct 22. Because it is a state event everybody has to buy a ticket - Ticket Link No Passes Accepted. Regional VB Schedule: Oct 22 @ Home vs. Davis County Oct 24 @ Home TBA (possible) Oct 29 @ Home TBA (possible) Football will host a playoff game Friday October 25th, opponent announced Saturday at 10 AM. Tickets will be sold online. Ticket Link released later. If the Football team wins we will host a second round game on November 1st. Cross Country competes at the district meet @ Pella Sports Park (Pella Christian) on Oct 24th @ 4:30 PM. If they qualify, the state meet is Saturday, November 2 @ 2:00 PM(Girls) and 2:45(Boys) @ Fort Dodge. Tickets online. The High School musical Matilda is November 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Tickets on sold online at https://mpdrama.booktix.com/ Dance Team has a competition Nov 16 in Newton. December 2nd State preview (open to the public) and State Dance is Dec 5th and 6th in DM. Nine students qualified for State Special Olympics Bowling. They will compete in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, November 23rd. What an exciting few weeks! Go Hawks! #mphawks

Congratulations to Cecil Kelley for winning the NW Sub-District FFA Livestock Judging Contest! The team of Cecil Kelley, Adelyn Huston, Caedyn Huston, and Layken Lee was the winning team. #mphawks

Post Prom fundraiser cookie orders will be available for pickup tonight at KCTC in Kalona! #mphawks

Check out today's episode of MP-West School News, presented by Mrs. Stumpf's class! #mphawks https://youtu.be/QZL_7Q5NtcI

Fiona McClellen (soprano) and Parker Thomas (bass) auditioned for and were accepted into OPUS, an All-State Choir for 9th graders. There are 180 accepted students in this choir, with 45 students on each part: soprano, alto, tenor bass. Over 140 students auditioned for bass, and over 215 students auditioned for soprano. Fiona was also selected as one of only four soprano soloists for the 9th grade choir. They will learn five new pieces of music and perform at CY Stephens Auditorium on the ISU Campus on Thursday, November 21st. Great work! #mphawks

Congrats MPHS Staff Rockstar - Kristen Thomas! Mrs. Thomas has been working with a student during Algebra and is helping to continue to increase his independence. Thanks, Mrs. Thomas, for all you do and being a Rockstar! #mphawks

Congratulations to MPHS Student of the Week, Aiden Montz! Aiden was nominated by Mr. Cortum, "He does a great job of encouraging the freshman in my class to put forth their best effort. He also does an amazing job working with other students during Integrated PE." Great work, Aiden! #mphawks

Fire Prevention Week All School Fire Drill with Kalona Volunteer Fire Department @ MP East Elementary helped students understand why it’s important to know your fire escape route; get low and go; stop, drop and roll; and when to call 911. 🚒#mphawks

MP Elementary Spanish Teacher, Mrs. Beachy, works with MP East 2nd graders in Mrs. Bell's Class on partner written work on greetings. #mphawks

Congratulations to Ruby Greiner, 7th grader, & Meredith Campbell, 8th grader, for being accepted into the 7th/8th grade Treble Clef OPUS honor choir! They auditioned for this choir - competing against hundreds of vocal music students across the state of Iowa for a spot in this 180-voice choir. They will perform on Thursday, November 21, at CY Stephens Auditorium in Ames, IA. #mphawaks

The Royal Court spent Sunday and Monday at the Augustana College campus in Rock Island. They are greatly enjoying singing with other school students from around the area. #mphawks

*REMINDER, ENDS AT NOON TODAY!* It's time to begin preparing and fundraising for post-prom 2025! Help the MPHS Post Prom group raise money by ordering Sugar Bottom Bakery Deep Dish Cookies! The group will receive 20% of sales from Sugar Bottom Bakery! Order NOW through NOON on Monday, October 14th by filling out this order form. #mphawks https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1uSLCjj6xpDiw3L7JvISizFGaqqGKjY3iVffIo3yCGh0/viewform?edit_requested=true

Check out this week's new episode of MP-East School News, presented by Mrs. Bell's 2nd graders! #mphawks https://youtu.be/jhso0K8x9xc

To celebrate Miss Weber's last day of student teaching in 6th grade math, we made dirt cups using equivalent ratios! #mphawks #mathisfun

REMINDER: No school on Friday, October 11th. Enjoy the long weekend! #mphawks

Pizza Day is the best day! A big thank you to Julia McNurlen and her crew at Stone Wall Brick Oven Pizza for taking their time to provide delicious pizzas for all MPMS staff today. Our community support makes this place special! #mphawks

Check out this week's Golden Hawks At A Glance! #mphawks https://youtu.be/LlJk92FUNSw

Shout out to MPMS staff for helping the Nutrition Department pull together lunch today during the power outage. We also need to shout out to the High School Nutrition Department for making quick work of providing lunch today. Thank you for ensuring the students are fed to help keep them focused on their learning amid an unforeseen event! #mphawks

Congratulations to MPHS Student of the Week, Burke Berry! Burke was nominated by Mrs. Schmidt, "Burke Berry has gone above and beyond to try to make others in school be successful. He encourages younger students to try to do the right thing." Great work, Burke! #mphawks

In math, the 6th graders explored how equivalent ratios work as they created the same shade of green as me by mixing blue and yellow liquids! Then they made a bluer shade! #mphawks #mathisfun