A reminder that we have a remote learning page to help troubleshoot internet issues and identify who you should contact for which types of problems. https://remote.rsu67.org/home

November 19, 2020 Dear Staff, Parents, and Community Members: As Thanksgiving approaches, we all look forward to celebrating and connecting with family, loved ones and friends. As people have holiday gatherings, travel, shop, or attend other events, close contacts increase, creating a potential uptick in positive cases. Unfortunately, we continue to face rising cases of the COVID-19 Coronavirus across the nation, the state and our county. At their meeting last evening, the R.S.U. No. 67 Board of Directors discussed at length how to proceed with instruction after Thanksgiving, understanding that in-person instruction is best and remote learning can be challenging for families. In order to reduce the risk of potential exposure and protect the health and safety of staff and students, all R.S.U. No. 67 schools will provide remote instruction for one week (November 30-December 4) following the Thanksgiving break. If health markers allow, we will return to in-person instruction with a remote option on Monday, December 7. Details about meal distribution will be posted on the R.S.U. No. 67 website. Please contact your child’s teacher or school with specific questions regarding remote learning. I wish our entire community a safe Thanksgiving and I look forward to having our students back to in-person learning as soon as possible. Sincerely, Jean Skorapa, Superintendent of Schools

November 13, 2020 Dear Staff, Parents, and Community Members: I am writing to you in response to the recent news regarding the rise in confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our state and county. At this time, there continue to be no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our schools. However, out of an abundance of caution, beginning Monday, November 16, 2020, all R.S.U. No. 67 schools will operate in a hybrid model in which students attend school two days and have remote education three days. We will continue in this model up to the Thanksgiving break. R.S.U. No. 67 remains committed to providing a safe environment for our students to learn and our staff to work. I want to reassure you that the entire district will continue to follow all health protocols from the Maine Center for Disease Control and the Department or Education. We will continue to monitor the situation closely, keep parents/guardians informed, and make any adjustments to our learning environment and school plans as necessary. I ask for continued cooperation from our families and community to adhere to our health protocols. Face masks are required on R.S.U. No. 67 properties per the Governor’s Executive order. Families are reminded to continue to complete the self- screening assessment daily for their child to check for symptoms of COVID-19 prior to coming to school each day. Children who have any symptoms and/or are feeling unwell need to stay home. I would like to thank our families and students in advance for your support and continued engagement in learning during this time. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child’s school. I appreciate your support and look forward to our continued work together as we navigate through this challenging time. Sincerely,. Jean Skorapa, Superintendent of Schools

The online registration link for winter sports is now available on the MJHS athletic page. Please sign your student athletes up now. You are required to register for a winter sport even though you registered for a sport in the fall. Thank you!

In honor of Veteran's Day, there is no school this Wednesday, November 11, 2020. The History of Veterans' Day Formerly Armistice Day, Veterans Day is a holiday observed annually in the United States in honor of all those, living and dead, who served with the U.S. armed forces in wartime. Some states observe the holiday on November 11 and others on the fourth Monday of October. Armistice Day, the forerunner of Veterans Day, was proclaimed in 1919 to commemorate the termination (at 11 am on Nov. 11, 1918) of World War I. On the first anniversary of the truce, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation eulogizing fallen Allied soldiers and referring to November 11 as Armistice Day. It became a holiday in the U.S., France, Great Britain and Canada. The holiday acquired its present name and broadened significance in the U.S. in 1954. In Canada it is known as Remembrance Day, and in Great Britain, as Remembrance Sunday.

Students who ride bus 1 and bus 8 will be later than usual, potentially an hour or more, today, Thursday 11/29 due to an unexpected road closure on Route 2 in Winn. The first trip bus is currently stopped on Route 2. The second trip of those busses will be rerouting around through Lee and will be later than usual as well.

Dear Families, It is that time of year when parent-teacher conferences are scheduled to take place. As you all know, we have rules that prohibit us from meeting in-person so all conferences must take place remotely. Parent-Teacher conferences are on Tuesday, November 10th and Thursday, November 12th. Grades 4-6 will hold conferences from 2:30pm to 5:30pm on both days. Grades 7-8 will hold conferences on Tuesday, November 10th from 4-7 and Thursday, November 12th from 3:30pm to 6:30pm. Parent-Teacher Conferences are by appointment only. Each grade level will be sending out information on how to set up your appointment and any other info that you will need in order to access the conference. The conferences are scheduled to be 10-15 minutes long. We are requesting that you Zoom in as your primary point of contact. This allows us to use our limited amount of outward lines for the families that do not have internet access. Thank you all in advance for working with us to get conferences scheduled for your child. Christopher Cowing, Principal

Here is the lunch menu for the month of November. Please share!

The online registration link for winter sports is now available on the MJHS athletic page. Please sign your student athletes up now. You are required to register for a winter sport even though you registered for a sport in the fall. Thank you!

We have received many questions regarding dressing up for Halloween at school this Friday. Students will be able to dress up if they are able to follow the guidelines listed below: MJHS Halloween Costume Guidelines 1.) Dress code – all regular MJHS dress code policies apply. 2.) Masks- you must be able to see, breath, and hear. Any mask that prevents staff from identifying students will not be allowed. Additionally, students must be able to wear their regular protective mask. 3.) Violence – no pretend “prop” weapons such as guns, knives, or swords. Fake blood or other liquids that could stain clothes is not allowed. 4.) Appropriateness – costumes cannot promote use of drugs, alcohol, or violence of any kind. Costumes may not be offensive or inappropriate in any way. 5.) All students participating must come dressed in their costumes.  Time is not permitted for getting ready in the building. Students who wear costumes that do not follow the costume guidelines listed above will be asked to change their clothing. 

Red Ribbon Week at MJHS! Please join us in our MISSION to help keep kids drug-free. Next week, Nov. 2-6, will be Red Ribbon Week at Mattanawcook Junior High. This is the largest drug-abuse prevention campaign in the nation. The challenges our youth face today are not the same as when we were growing up, but our desire to keep children and families drug-free has never changed: support our nation’s families and communities in nurturing the full potential of healthy, drug free youth.

The MJHS yearbook advisor, Jean Hanington, will be taking student pictures on Friday, 10/23, for any students who did not have their picture taken on 10/14. In-person pictures will be in the morning at MJHS. Remote student pictures will be from 1-2pm at MJHS. Please call the school to let us know that your student plans to have a picture taken. Also check your student's Friday schedule to make sure they finish their last class before coming. (Your student is being sent an email today with a new bell schedule we're using Friday due to the earlier release times.)

The MJHS practices scheduled for Tuesday, October 10th are on as scheduled,

Friday Lunch Update We will not be having choice lunch on Fridays. There will be one main item. Please see the following changes: October 23, 2020 - WOW-BUTTER N' JELLY CELERY STICKS TOSTITO CHIPS BUG BITES APPLE SLICES October 30, 2020 - HAM N' CHEESE CARROT STICKS YOGURT ANIMAL CRACKERS APPLE SAUCE

Tuesday, October, 13,2020- Due to the impending rain later this afternoon, all after school activities have been cancelled for today

Very Important information! On Wednesday October 7, 2020, the RSU No. 67 Board of Directors voted to move Friday release time for 4th-6th grade to 12:00pm and 7-8 to 1:00pm. This will begin on Friday, October 16, 2020. Please share!

Outdoor yearbook pictures for in-person students at MJHS have been postponed due to the windy weather today. We have rescheduled for Wednesday, October 14th, provided the weather cooperates. More information will be coming regarding pictures of remote students.

MJHS golf practice has been cancelled today(Thursday, 10-8-20), with several outgoing trips there will be no buses available. The practice will be made up at a later date.

Due to the impending rain expected around 3:00 there will be no after school athletic activities on Wednesday, October 7th. All practices are cancelled for today.

We will be having a flu shot clinic on October 15th. We will be sending paperwork home today authorizing Health Access Network to administer your child a flu shot. A huge thanks to HAN for providing this service to our school!

MJHS has internet back today, 10/2. Thank you for your patience, remote learning families.

As of 8:30am on 10/1, MJHS does not have internet. That means we cannot zoom with our remote learners. We will update you when our internet is back. Thank you!

We are getting reports of power outages from many families. We will not be marking kids absent if they are unable to connect due to the outages.

Due to the high winds and heavy rain forecasted for this afternoon all MJHs athletic practices scheduled for this afternoon,(Wednesday, 9-30-20) have been cancelled. Be safe!

A new practice schedule has been uploaded to the MJHS athletic page, please note that MJHS football begins Tuesday, September 29th, practice will begin at 3:00 and end at 4:30. Thank you!

The following link is intended for remote learning families: https://remote.rsu67.org/home

Please note that a revised MJHS practice schedule has been uploaded to the MJHS athletic page. The changes do not effect this week.

The MJHS fall practice schedule has been uploaded to the MJHS athletic page. Please take note of the times that practices begin and conclude, as it is important that athletes have rides available once practice has concluded. Also, just a reminder that we request that parents wait in their cars for their student athletes. We will have a number of teams practicing at once, and we must follow the guidelines provided regarding the 100 person limit at all outdoor gatherings. As always thanks for the patience that you have exhibited throughout, lets enjoy the rest of the fall.

Below you will find the link to the Covid 19 screening app created by Northern Light. Athletes can simply add the app on their phone and show the coach the green check mark prior to the start of practice. https://covid.northernlighthealth.org/covidsportscheck

We need your help getting paperwork properly signed. We've returned forms to many of our students. One form is the green colored computer Acceptable use Policy or AUP. That paper needs to be signed in order for your child to use and take home their laptop. The other paper is the yellow Student Profile. This page requires a signature on both sides and some parents missed the second signature. Thank you for your help!

In case the previous link to the Extra- Curricular Handbook would not open try this Handbook; https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/369763/Extra_Curricular_Handbook_19-20.pdf

In lieu of a fall parent meeting I have created a slide show that will describe the measures we have taken to provide athletics for our student athletes this fall. Your son or daughter will be bringing home an assumption of risk form that will need to be signed by both you and your child. On that form you will see that there is a place for you to denote that you have watched the slideshow and read the Extra -Curricular handbook. Please see below that I have attached links for both the handbook and slideshow below. Slideshow; https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1amWFW2stjrx1R89D5yBlw-jFZajNXDbwMup00Wscf3o/edit#slide=id.p1 Handbook; https://core-docs. s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/369763/Extra_Curricular_Handbook_19-20.pdf

We know that students and parents are wondering if there will be fall sports options at MJHS. We hope that there will be agreed upon guidance from State organizations this week. The next step after that is for the RSU No. 67 Board of Directors to discuss and decide how to proceed at their meeting on Wednesday, September 16th.

This is the 8th grade September exploratory schedule. (There is a limit of four pictures for each post.

Other information that will be in the letter when you receive it is who the staff is for each grade, a bell schedule (which you really only need if your child is remote now or at some point because he/she will be staying in one room and the staff will be moving from room to room), and an exploratory calendar since there are now a different number of groups in each grade than days in the week. It's okay if your child doesn't have their sneakers for PE or a band instrument for the first day of school. Here is some of that information. 4th graders have Mrs. Gray or Mrs. Kotara for ELA and social studies classes and Mrs. Arnold or Ms. Marquis for math and science. They will all have Mrs. Pietras for ELA academic focus and Mrs. Wooley for math academic focus. These adults will be supervising their recess. They will also have Ms. Antes for art, Mr. Cox for PE, Ms. Kinkade for music, Mrs. Lujan for world language/spanish, and Mrs. Tilton for health. There is a calendar for these exploratory classes that shows which days each group has each class over the month of September. 5th graders will have Mrs. Albert or Mrs. Zaroff for math and science and they will all have Mr. Baker for ELA, Mrs. Whittier for social studies, Mrs. Paul for study hall and recess, Mrs. Sirois for ELA academic focus, and Mrs. Slike for math academic focus. These adults will supervise recess and study hall. They will also have Ms. Antes for art, Mr. Cox for PE, Ms. Kinkade for music, Mrs. Lujan for world language/spanish, and Mrs. Tilton for health. There is a calendar for these exploratory classes that shows which days each group has each class over the month of September. 6th graders will all have Mrs. Burns for social studies, Mrs. Carmichael for ELA, Ms. Lowell for math, and Mr. MacEachern for science, Ms. Arnold for math academic focus, and Mrs. Dickinson for ELA academic focus. These adults will supervise their study hall and recess. They will also have Ms. Antes for art, Mr. Cox for PE, Ms. Kinkade for band lessons if they play an instrument, Mrs. Lujan for world language/spanish, and Mrs. Tilton for health. There is a calendar for these exploratory classes that shows which days each group has each class over the month of September. 7th graders will have Mr. Fitch for social studies, Ms. Housum for ELA, Mrs. Jacques for math, and Mr. McPhetres for science. These adults will supervise their study hall. They will also have Ms. Antes for art, Mr. Cox for PE, Ms. Kinkade for band or chorus, Mrs. Lujan for world language/spanish, and Mrs. Tilton for health. There is a calendar for these exploratory classes that shows which days each group has each class over the month of September. 8th graders will have Mr. Brown for social studies, Mrs. Cole for math, Mr. Russell as a long-term sub for Ms. Ratledge in ELA, and Mr. White for science. These adults will supervise their study hall. They will also have Ms. Antes for art, Mr. Cox for PE, Ms. Kinkade for band and chorus, Mrs. Lujan for world language/spanish, and Mrs. Tilton for health. There is a calendar for these exploratory classes that shows which days each group has each class over the month of September.

I'm hearing that some families still have not received their classroom information letters after checking the mail today. We absolutely want you to have that information before the first day. Please email me at shainer@rsu67.org. To speed things up, please use the subject "classroom letter", include your name and your student's name and grade, and I will respond as promptly as I can with their classroom and group number as well as the entrance doors they should use. Thank you!

We can't wait to see our students on Tuesday! Our plan to open with an in-person model for those who didn't choose remote is still in place.

Student Pre-Screening Tool

RSU 67 Fall Sports Update The safety of all individuals involved in interscholastic athletics (student-athletes, coaches, athletic training staff, game day personnel, spectators) is the number one priority as RSU 67 considers the resumption of education-based interscholastic activities. The district’s administration team will continue to support all initiatives identified for mitigating the risks associated with COVID-19 and make decisions accordingly. The RSU 67 administrative team will utilize guidance from the following groups regarding how to most safely conduct education-based sport programs: 1. Office of the Governor of Maine 2. Maine Department of Education 3. Maine Center for Disease Control 4. Maine Principals’ Association 5. Penobscot Valley Conference principals 6. Penobscot Valley Conference superintendents of schools 7. Local school administrations 8. Best practices as identified in other states and athletic associations 9. National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Sports Medicine Advisory Committee As many of you know the MPA has set September 8, 2020 as the date that school districts can officially begin fall athletics. As much as I would like to say that we have received the Ok to proceed, I cannot . We currently await the approval of the new guidelines that the MPA set last week. The DOE and CDC are currently reviewing those guidelines. I have been told that a decision is likely to be made before the week is over. Once they have been reviewed and approved, it will be up to individual districts to decide whether or not they will proceed with athletics. RSU 67 will base its decision on what is best for our athletes and the entire community. I do realize that this is a time sensitive issue, but ask that you remain patient as we sort through what has become a very difficult decision. We realize that the young people need athletics as an outlet and will continue to advocate for a return to play. Thank you all for supporting the young people of our community as we traverse these difficult times. I hope to have some positive news for you soon. Sincerely, Bill McCarthy Athletic Administrator RSU 67

I just wanted to update you all on fall athletics at MJHS, as many of you know the start date for fall sports has been moved back to September 8th. At that time we will be able to begin practice with the first playable date being September 17th. As we gather more information I will reach out to you regarding fall sports at MJHS. In the meantime it is important to log onto the MJHS athletic page and register your son or daughter for fall sports. We are only accepting online registrations at this time. The process is easy and fast. If you need assistance or internet access you can call Dolly Phillips at 794-3309 or send her an e-mail at dphillips@rsu67.org and she will help you out. Stay safe and enjoy the rest of the summer!

Access to the MJHS PowerSchool portal will be closed to parents and students beginning Tuesday, July 7th, for summer maintenance. Thank you!

We have 10 hardcover ($22) and 1 softcover ($16) 2019-2020 yearbooks available for purchase. These are first-come, first-serve at the MJHS office from 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM through Friday, June 26th. Please pay with a check or cash in the correct amount.

The MJHS tennis courts will be made available to the public on Friday, June 19th. Please follow all CDC guidelines while using the courts.

There are labeled bins ready for your laptops, teacher books, library books, and a table for other items. Skis will be deposited by the back entrance of the building. Thank you!

The MJHS athletics on line registration has been set up for Fall sports, you can access the sight by visiting the RSU 67 webpage, click on sites, choose MJHS, once there hit the menu tab and choose MJHS athletics. You will be able to access the on line paperwork. Thank you! Winter sports will begin on August 17th.

I would like to provide an update regarding the use of the MJHS tennis courts. After conversation with RSU 67 administration it has been determined that opening up the tennis courts would jeopardize social distancing recommendations that have been passed down by Governor Janet Mills. I will keep you posted on any changes to this decision. Thanks for your patience.

This week (May 4 - 8) we are going to begin the process of helping 8th graders choose their classes for their Freshman year. Mrs. Cole will be running Zoom meetings Monday - Friday at 12:00 to share information about what courses are required and available for kids to take. It is very important that your student attend one of these meetings. She will be sending an email invitation to the meeting as well as a document called “Freshman Program of Studies” to your student’s Gmail account. You are welcome to sit in on the meeting. Once we get the initial work done, you will be contacted by an MA guidance counselor to finalize choices.

Just a reminder that now we we are back from April Vacation and we are requiring a once a week check in with your child’s teacher. Teachers have been spending the past few weeks calling homes and sending communication through your child’s school email. We also understand that connectivity may be a problem for some of you so we are offering the methods below for avenues of acceptable communication. Beginning April 27, 2020 and ending June 9, 2020 -Your child must check in once a week by using one of the following methods: 1. Attends a zoom meeting 2. Participates in google classroom OR responds to emails directly and emails questions as needed 3. Contacts the teacher by phone We are still waiting to hear from several students. There will be important information coming to eighth graders in regards to signing up for classes at MA. Please make sure you have your child contact their teacher by one of the following methods above so they can be ready when the time comes. Please call me at 794-8935 or at ccowing@rsu67.org if you have any questions. The link below will provide you with the letter that was sent home with all the packets at the last learning material distribution. https://5il.co/fq9k

Good Afternoon, This morning I received an e-mail from the DOE/MPA stating that all Spring sports pre-season activities have been postponed until April 27, 2020. The plan is to revise schedules in order to complete our seasons in a timely fashion. I will keep all of you informed regarding any additional changes. I have attached an abbreviated version of the e-mail that I received this morning. Good Morning, Because of this, the MPA Board of Directors and Interscholastic Management Committee voted today, March 13, 2020 to delay the start of the 2020 Spring sports pre-season practice until April 27, 2020. We will continue to monitor the situation and will make the appropriate changes as needed to ensure the safety of all students. Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Holly Couturier Mike Burnham Mike Bisson Thanks in advance for your patience regarding this matter. Bill McCarthy, RSU 67 Athletic Administrator.

Due to circumstance beyond our control, MJHS Wrestling has been cancelled for the remainder of the season. The team will gather on Monday for pictures at 2:30, once the pictures have concluded the team will meet to have their social and wrap up the season. The social/ fun practice will conclude at 4:15. The social is for team members only.

All after school activities scheduled for Thursday, February 13th have been cancelled.

An update practice schedule has been uploaded today, also an updated practice and meet schedule for wrestling has been added. Please be aware that this schedule may change, if it does a revised copy will be added and I will post the changes here on the athletic page. Enjoy your February vacation.

All the hard work and determination has paid off for the MJHS cheerleaders. Congratulations are in order as coach Laura King's squad earned a first place finish at Penquis League Championship on Wednesday night. Great job ladies!

Due to impending weather on Thursday, 2-13, the MJHS cheering competition being held at Howland has been moved to Wednesday, February 12th. The times will remain the same. A revised schedule has been added to the MJHS Athletic Page.

A new updated wrestling/cheering schedule has been uploaded, please note the change of the wrestling schedule. There will a dance at MJHS on Friday so the scheduled wrestling practice has been moved to Thursday.

A practice schedule for wrestling and cheering has been uploaded to the MJHS athletic page, please note that Wrestling starts on Monday, 2-10-20. The first practice will be held at MJHS for 2:45-4:15

To access the lunch menu or athletic schedule using the app, click on the building icon on the top right, choose Mattanawcook Jr High School, click on the three line icon on the top left, and choose documents from that drop-down. There are folders for athletics, lunch menus, etc.

The following information pertains to the MJHS cheering competition that has been rescheduled in Howland on February 13th. Doors open at 5:00, comp will start following coaches meeting at 6:30. Admission fee for adults will be $5.00, the seniors and students fee will be $2.00.

A revised schedule has been updated and added, please note that the MJHS cheerleaders will be competing at Howland on February 13, 5:00 start!

The MJHS Cheering Competition that was postponed on Friday, January 31 at Howland has been rescheduled, It will be made up at Howland on February 13th, 5:00 start, The bus will leave MJHS at 3:00

Due to cancellation of all after school activities at PVHS, the middle school cheer competition scheduled for today has been cancelled. With no available make up dates the competition will not be made up! Once again the Friday,, January 31 cheering competition scheduled at PVHS has been cancelled!

A revised practice schedule for January 27 through January 31 has been updated to the MJHA Athletic Page

The play-off schedule has been set for MJHS, they are as follows: The Boys A team will play at Warsaw on Thursday, January 30th at 5:15. The bus will leave MJHS at 3:15. The Girls A team will play at Dexter( Ridgeview Middle School) on Friday, January 31 3:30 start, the bus will leave MJHS at 1:15

Please make note of the additional changes to the MJHS practice schedule, on Tuesday, January 28th the A boys BB team will now practice from 2:45-4:00, followed by the girls A BB team which will now practice from 4:00-5:15, Thanks for understanding.

The girls A team practice scheduled for Monday, January 27th has been cancelled. As a result the MJHS cheerleaders will now practice from 4:00 to 6:00 in the gym. Please make note of the changes.

Please note game changes for MJHS basketball this week . On Wednesday, 1-22 and Friday, 1-24 the boys teams will play the first game at 3:30. The girls will follow at 4:45. Changes were made die to scheduling conflicts for opposing coaches. Revised game and practice schedules have been uploaded on the MJHS Athletic page

The MJHS Basketball games scheduled for Thursday, 1-23 have been cancelled. The A teams will not travel to Howland and the B teams will not be hosting Millinocket. A new revised game schedule has been uploaded to the MJHS athletic page.

Due to a scheduled field trip at Hichborn, the A basketball games scheduled for Tuesday,1-21 at Howland have been moved to Thursday,1-23. The start times remain the same. A revised schedule has been uploaded to the MJHS Athletic Page

Just a reminder that the B girls will travel to Dexter on Saturday for their Tournament, also the schedule has been uploaded to the MJHS athletic page.

The order of the MJHS basketball games vs Dover on 1-17 have been switched. The boys will now play at 3:30 followed by the girls at 4:45.

All MJHS practices have been cancelled for Friday, December 27th. We are expecting freezing rain throughout the day.

The new updated schedule now includes the start times for the B tournament games at Ridgeview Middle school in Dexter. On 1-21 the girls will play Medway a 10:40, the bus will leave MJHS at 8:30. On 1-25 the MJHS B team will play Medway at 10:45 the bus will leave at 8:30.

A revised MJHS Basketball schedule has been uploaded to the webpage, please note that the B teams will participate in a B tournament at Dexter(Ridgeview Middle School). The girls will play on Saturday, January 11th and the boys will play on Saturday, January 25th. The actual tournament schedule will be added once completed!

A revised MJHS basketball schedule has been uploaded, please note that on 1-21 the MJHS B team will host Millinocket, and the MJHS A team will travel to Howland to play the Hichborn A teams.

The MJHS practice schedule for the next three weeks is out. (Dec 16 through Jan 4) There are copies available on the desk outside the office.

A revised winter basketball game schedule has been uploaded. Please note the order change of games vs Dexter on 1-24. Thank you!

Report cards for the first trimester are coming home with students today. Parents and guardians, please sign and return the envelope. Thank you!

The MJHS boys game scheduled for today, December 2nd at Mt Jefferson has been postponed. The girls will play at Mt. Jefferson 3:30

The updated MJHS practice schedule for 12-2 through 12-12 has been added to the school webpage

Due to the coaches illness, there will be know cheerleading practice today, Monday, November 25th,2019

Cheerleading practice is cancelled for today, Monday, 11/25/19.

The MJHS winter practice schedule has been updated, two additional B girls practices have been added, the other teams scheduled practices have remained the same. There will be no after school activities today, November 18th.

The MJHS math team competed in an Eastern Maine Math League meet Friday with teams from Millinocket, Lee and Medway. There were approximately 150 students who participated. Top scorers for MJHS based on their combined individual and special round scores were: Grade 8:​ Ethan Troxell Brayden Tidswell Carter Noble Corey Atwood Ehva Corbin Kadyn Cowan Tristan Necessary Grade 7 Owen Fullerton Harper Jenkins James Trott Isaak Mushero Katherine Rockwell Grade 5 & 6 Logan Martinez Addison Cyr Kooper McCarthy True Weatherbee Ashley House Nehemiah Tompkins Derek Beach Landon Arthers The 7th grade team of Owen Fullerton, Katherine Rockwell, Harper Jenkins and Issak Mushero had the highest combined team score of all the teams that competed! Congratulations to all participants! You represented our school very well!

The MJHS student led conferences that were scheduled for today November 12th, will now be on November 19th. Please contact us with any questions.

Just a reminder that picture retakes are tomorrow, November 8th.

Fall Fest was a success today at MJHS! We enjoyed some sunshine for outdoor activities.

Please support Music Boosters by ordering school apparel. Orders are due before Thanksgiving, 11/22, and will be back in time for Christmas. Band and Chorus students will have forms as well as in the MJHS office. We also still have the MJHS items we keep in stock at the school, but these are not part of the fundraiser.

The tryout schedule for MJHS boys basketball has changed. On Wednesday, November 6th both the Blue and White groups will practice from 2:45-4:30. Once again the groups will be practice together form 2:45-4:30.

*Lunch Menu Change* - With tomorrow being Fall Fest, we will be having bag lunch - ham n' cheese, carrot sticks, yogurt cup, assorted chips, bug bites and an apple. Thursday, November 7th will be chicken burger and pulled pork. Friday, November 8th will be turkey n' cheese and MJHS pizza.

ATTENTION: Fall Fest will be held tomorrow, November 6th due to possible weather conditions on Friday. Please plan ahead with the appropriate clothing. Thank you!

We're excited that 141, or 41%, of our MJHS students currently have perfect attendance! Thank you to the families who help them get here consistently.

Please note that student led conferences will be held on Tuesday, November 12th and Thursday, November 14th from 3 to 6 p.m. They will not be held on Monday, November 18th as shown on the November Activity Calendar that was sent home. Thank you!

Basketball tryouts will begin at MJHS on Monday, November 4th, the schedule is as follows: Monday, November 4 Boys Blue Group = Last name A-J 2:45-4:15 Boys White Group = Last name K-Z 4:15-5:45 Tuesday, November 5 Girls Blue Group = Last name A-G 2:45-4:15 Girls White Group = Last name H-Z 4:15-5:45 Wednesday, November 6 Boys White Group = Last name K-Z 2:45-4:15 Boys Blue Group = Last name A-J 4:15-5:45 Thursday, November 7 Girls White Group = Last name H-Z 2:45-4:15 Girls Boys Group = Last name A-G 4:15-5:45 Complete schedule will be posted under athletics on MJHS webpage

Please head to the Photos section on our FB page to access all the Kieve photos. There will be an album that is called "Kieve 2019". Enjoy!!!!

The 6th grade MOEP trip scheduled for Wednesday, October 23rd is cancelled due to inclement weather. This will not be rescheduled.

The MJHS football game vs Millinocket that was originally scheduled for Wednesday, October 23 has been moved to Tuesday, October 22. 4:30 start.

8th Grade Kieve Bus Arrival Update: It looks like it will be closer to 3:15 or slightly later as they are around Bangor now.

Attention 8th Grade Parents: The Kieve bus will be arriving at MJHS at 3:00 today, October 18th.

The Cross-Country Inland Championship scheduled for Thursday, October 17th has been postponed. It will now take place on Monday, October 21st.

The MJHS soccer play-off schedule us as follows: The MJHS GIRLS WILL PLAY AT DOVER ON THURSDAY 10-10, 3:30 START. THE BUS WILL LEAVE MJHS AT 1:15 THE MJHS BOYS WILL HOST DEXTER ON FRIDAY, 10-11 AT 3:30.

Planning Ahead: MJHS Student Led Conferences will be held on November 12th and 14th from 3-6pm. In the near future, your child will be coming home with information on how to schedule your time. In addition to getting a paper copy of info, most staff will be sending this information through Class Dojo so if you are not signed up for DoJo, do it! (Dojo will make this process so much easier on you)😀

The MJHS B soccer game at Dover scheduled for Monday, October 7th has been postponed. The game will not be made up. All MJHS practices scheduled for today have been postponed>

The B girls soccer game at Howland on 10-9 has been cancelled. The game will not be made up.

The MJHS Cross Country team will not practice tonight, (Tuesday, October 1, 2019)

The MJHS football game at Old Town scheduled for tonight, 10-1 has been postponed . It will be made up on Wednesday, 10-2 at MA. That game will begin at 4:30.

Today's MJHS soccer games vs Central have been postponed, we will make them up on Tuesday, October 8th.

The start time for MJHS football game scheduled for Tuesday, 10-1 at Old Town has been changed. The game will be played under the lights and will begin at 6:30. The bus will leave MJHS at 4:30 and return at 9:00.

Just a reminder there will be no MJHS Boys Soccer practice today, Friday September 27th. Enjoy the weekend!

Don't forget fall sport pictures will be taken at MJHS today. The pictures will be taken in the gym, we will not cancel practices as this is the only date this Mr.Rand has available. The schedule is as follows: Tuesday,September 24 MJHS Golf- 2:30-2:45 MJHS Football- 2:45-3:00 MJHS Cross Country- 3:00-3:20 MJHS Boys Soccer- 3:20- 3:40 MJHS Girls Soccer- 3:40- 4:00

There will be no boys soccer practice today, Monday, September 23

The MJHS cross country meet scheduled for September 26th at Dover has been changed. The meet will be held at MJHS.,the meet will begin at 4:15. The boys will be running first! The updated schedule had been added to the MJHS website

The MJHS soccer teams will host Ridgeview today, September 18. The girls will play at 3:30 followed by the boys at 5:00. Best of luck to all teams!

The home FH game against Stearns originally scheduled for today, September 11th will be made up on September 23rd. Originally the plan was to play on Thursday, September 12 but there are no available officials. MA Field Hockey players will practice from 3:00-4:30 on Thursday, September 12.

The following cancellations have been made regarding MA athletics scheduled for Wednesday, September 11. Field Hockey vs Stearns has been postponed until Thursday, September 12 4:00 start Girls soccer vs Schenck has been postponed until Thursday, September 12 4:45 start. Golf at Houlton has been postponed until Thursday, September 12 4:00 start. Soccer, Golf and Field Hockey will not practice today, Football will practice outside weather permitting, if it rains they will move inside.

These are the changes for games and practices scheduled for today, September 11. The soccer games scheduled at Medway today have been postponed until tomorrow, September 12. The soccer games tomorrow will be played on the practice field behind Schenck High School. There is no soccer practice today. X-Country practice today has been cancelled. Football will have practice today from 3:00pm-4:30pm. There is also no Golf practice today.

Due to not enough available players there will be no JV football game at Bucksport today, 9-9-19

Due to impending bad weather, the girls B soccer game at Dexter has been postponed today. There will be no girls soccer practice or games today, Wednesday 9-4.

Due to poor field conditions, the MJHS Boys Soccer team practice scheduled for 4:00-5:30 today(9-2) has been cancelled.

A reminder that X-Country and Golf practices begin on Tuesday, September 3. X-Country will have practice from 2:30-4:00. Golf will have a meeting at 2:45 and then practice from 3:30-5:15. The two week practice schedule can be found under the Athletics tab on our website. A reminder that all paperwork must be completed and returned before students will be able to participate.

Just a friendly reminder that on Fridays we start dismissing students at 1:30pm.

The MJHS boys soccer teams practice time for Friday, August 30 has changed. The boys will now share the practice time with the girls and practice from 2:45-4:15

Good morning parents of the MJHS Boy's soccer team. There will be no practice today, Monday, August 26. The coach will be attending an Open House at EPB and will be unavailable. The team will practice on Wednesday from 4:15-5:45. Enjoy the rest of your day!

Just a reminder that the first day of school is Wednesday, August 28, and Open House is Tuesday, August 27, from 3pm-5pm. This is an informal drop-in where students will get their schedules and meet the teachers. We are looking forward to seeing everyone!

The post that some of you may have seen earlier today about a mandatory sports parent meeting was meant for only the parents of MA athletes. All MJHS parent meetings will be held by the coaches before their first scheduled contest. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.

Fall sports will be starting soon. Football and soccer practices start on Monday, August 19. Golf and Cross Country practices will start the week of September 2. Students must have all forms completed and returned prior to participating. Practice schedules may be found on our web-site by clicking on the "MENU" tab at the top of the page and then "ATHLETICS".

Football equipment will be issued on Tuesday, August 13, and Wednesday, August 14, from 2pm-4pm in the MJHS locker room. The first practice for football will be on Monday, August 19, from 8am-10am. All paperwork needs to be completed and returned prior to the first practice.

Due to summer maintenance, the MJHS office is inaccessible this week and possibly longer. We will not be able to answer phone calls, but please leave a voicemail and we will get back to you as soon as we can. Thank you and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Cayden Spencer Thompson has been named as the male Gatorade track and field Athlete of the year for 2019 season.

Due to the impending rain, today's championship softball game against Sebasticook has been postponed until tomorrow, Wednesday, June 12. The game will be played at MJHS with a 3:00pm start time.

Students who signed up to participate in a fall sport were given paperwork a few weeks ago. Some sports will start before the 2019-2020 school year. Please fill out and return all paperwork as soon as possible. If you have lost the paperwork, you can find the forms on our website by clicking on the Athletics icon and then the folder called Sports Paperwork. Feel free to contact the MJHS office with any questions.

Softball will have a home playoff game on Wednesday, June 5, against Warsaw Middle School. The game will start at 4:00pm. Good luck to the softball team and coaches!

Baseball will be going to Newport on Wednesday, June 5, for a playoff game against Sebasticook Valley Middle School. The bus will leave MJHS at 1:30pm and the game will start at 4:00pm. Good luck to the baseball team and coaches!

Just a reminder that the seventh and eighth grade last dance is this evening, May 31, from 7pm-9pm. Doors will open at 6:45pm. The cost is $2 per student. MJHS teachers and staff will also be serving dinner to any and all interested seventh and eighth graders from 5:30pm-6:30pm before the last dance. The menu will consist of pizza, chips, drinks, cookies and ice cream. There is no cost for the dinner. This is just for seventh and eighth grade students.

Baseball will have a home play-off game vs Warsaw on Saturday, June 1, at 1:00pm. If they win, they will play again on Wednesday, June 5, at 4:00pm at Sebasticook. Softball will have a bye for the first game. Softball will play at home on Wednesday, June 5 at 4:00pm against Central or Warsaw.

The B baseball and softball games scheduled at Dexter today, Friday, May 24, have been cancelled. There will be no baseball or softball practices today.

The MJHS softball game today at Howland will be played at the Rec field, the baseball team will play at the high school field

The B baseball and softball games on Friday, May 24, will be played AT Dexter. The bus will leave MJHS on Friday at 2:15pm. A revised game and practice schedule can be found under the Athletics icon.

The softball and baseball games originally scheduled for today, May 20th, at Howland will now be played on Wednesday, May 22nd, at 3:30. There are no practices today.

The track meet, baseball, and softball games originally scheduled for today, 5/20/19, have been cancelled. There are no sports practices today for MJHS. The track meet will be on Tuesday, 5/21. The baseball and softball games have not been rescheduled yet.

Eighth graders will be returning from the Kieve trip today, 5/15/19, before the end of the school day to allow them to ride regular busses and participate in the track meet, baseball, or softball games.

Track practice today, Tuesday, May 14, will be from 2:30pm-3:30pm at MJHS. Baseball and softball practices are cancelled for today.

The baseball and softball games at Medway today have been postponed until May 16. The bus will leave at 1:45pm with a 3:00pm start time. There will be no baseball and softball practice today. The B games originally scheduled on May 16 at Dover have been cancelled and will not be made up.

The baseball and softball games scheduled for today, Tuesday, May 7, at Dover have been postponed. The games will now be played on Saturday, May 11, at 1:00pm. The bus will leave MJHS at 11:15am.

The track meet scheduled for today, Tuesday, May 7, has been cancelled. There will be no make up day for this meet. There is also no track practice today.

Due to a scheduling conflict, the track meet at Hampden on Monday has been moved to Tuesday, May 7. The bus departure and meet start times will be the same. The track team will practice at MA on Monday and travel to Hampden on Tuesday.

The baseball and softball teams will leave a little earlier for their games at Millinocket today. The bus will leave MJHS at 2:30pm sharp. In hopes of getting the games in before the rain, we may start 15-20 minutes earlier.

Sports pictures will be taken on Thursday, May 23. Softball is at 2:00pm. Baseball will be at 2:15pm followed by Track at 2:30pm. Coaches will be giving athletes the picture order forms in the near future.

The baseball and softball games scheduled for today, April 25th, at MJHS have been postponed. They will be made up at Medway on Friday, May 10th, and we will play two 5 inning games. We will begin at 3:00. Softball and baseball teams will practice outside today 2:45-4:15.

Softball practice today, Wednesday, April 24, is for pitchers and catchers only from 3:30-4:30 in the MJHS gym.

Practices for today, Wednesday, April 24, have changed. Track will practice in the MJHS gym from 2:30-3:30. Track students may ride the late bus home. Softball will practice from 3:30-4:30 in the MJHS gym and the softball parent meeting is cancelled. Baseball will have an optional practice in the MA gym from 5:45-6:30.

The track meet at Brewer has been rescheduled on Thursday, 4/25.

The track meet at Brewer today, 4/23, has been cancelled. There is also no practice for track. We do not know yet if/when the meet will be rescheduled.

The baseball and softball "B" games at Lee today, 4/23, have been postponed. There will now be a double-header at MJHS vs. Lee on 5/29. Changes to today's practices: No softball practice. All baseball players have practice 6-7:30 at MA. The track meet is still on so far.

A reminder for track parents that track students will have practice at Mattanawcook Academy today from 2:30pm-4:30pm. Track students will ride a bus from MJHS to MA. Parents will need to pick up their athletes at MA at 4:30pm.

The home baseball/softball games scheduled for today against Howland have been postponed until May 15. Baseball pitchers and catchers will have practice from 2:45pm-4:15pm at MJHS. Softball will practice at MA from 6:00pm-7:30pm. A revised game and practice schedule may be found under the Athletics tab.

There are a couple changes to the practice schedule. You can find a revised copy on our website under the "Athletics" icon.

The track parent meeting has been rescheduled to Thursday, April 11, after practice at 3:30pm, in the cafeteria.

The tryout/practice schedule has been revised. A new copy can be found by clicking on "Menu" and then "Athletics".

The Spring Sports schedule for Monday, April 1st is as follows: baseball (all players) 2:45-4:15 @ MJHS with a parent meeting at 4:15 in the library, softball (pitchers and catchers only) 4:15-5:45 @ MJHS, no track. Updated practice schedules will be available.

All MJHS after school activities and the wrestling meet scheduled for today, Tuesday, March 12, have been cancelled.

For the remainder of the downhill skiing season, there will only be one ski trip on Saturday’s. This Saturday the bus will leave from MJHS at 10:30am and return at 4:15pm.

Students in grades five through eight interested in participating in track AND students in grades six through eight interested in participating in baseball or softball, may sign up in the cafeteria. Please sign up by March 8.

A revised wrestling practice and meet schedule has been posted on our web-site. You can find it by clicking on "MENU" and then "ATHLETICS".

The wrestling practice and meet schedule can be found on our web-site by clicking on "MENU" and then "ATHLETICS".

The Boys’ A Team championship game will be played at the Ridge View Community School, 175 Fern Road Suite 3 in Dexter on Saturday, February 9th. The bus will be leaving at 11:30am on Saturday. Coach Libby is asking that players be at MJHS on Saturday by 11:15am. The game will start at 2:00pm. Thank you and good luck to the Boys’ A Team!

The boys’ A team will have practice on Friday, February 8th, from 2:45pm-4:15pm.

PLEASE READ AND MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!!!!!March 8th is going to be a student day instead of a workshop day.

Good luck to our MJHS mathletes today as we host our second meet of the year!

Wrestling practices start next Tuesday, February 5, from 5:30pm-7:00pm. Students who were given paperwork must have all forms completed and returned prior to participating. Practice schedules may be found on our web-site. Click on the "MENU" tab at the top of the page and then "ATHLETICS".

Downhill skiing will be starting soon. Students who were given paperwork need to return all forms prior to participating. A letter will be sent home sometime next week giving students and parents more information about the program.

The date has changed for the Girls' A Team quarter-final. The Girls’ A Team will be going to Warsaw Middle School, 167 School Street in Pittsfield on MONDAY, February 4, for their quarter-final match-up. The bus will be leaving at 1:45pm on MONDAY. The game will start at 4:00pm. Good luck to the Girls’ A Team!

The A team games vs Dover that were scheduled for today will be played tomorrow, Friday, January 25. A girls will play at 3:30 followed by A boys.

A few practices have changed for today, Wednesday, January 23. Boys B team practice is cancelled. Girls A team will practice from 3:45-4:45. Cheering will have practice from 4:15-6:00. Girls B will still have practice from 2:45-3:45 and boys A will still practice from 4:45-5:45.

The Unified basketball game at MA scheduled for today, January 23, has been postponed.

The Mattanawcook Academy Unified Basketball Team will hold their first home game of the season today, Wednesday, January 23. The game will start at 3:30pm in the MA gymnasium. They will be hosting the Old Town Coyotes. Today's admission will be donated to the Penobscot Valley Humane society. They are also collecting items to donate to the animal shelter. Feel free to bring something to donate. Please come out and support these very talented athletes.

Cheering pictures were rescheduled and will be today, Tuesday, January 22, at the beginning of their practice. Cheerleaders need to bring their uniforms with them to practice today. Practice is from 6pm-8pm.

There seems to be a little confusion about the basketball game orders for today, Tuesday, January 22. B girls play first, at HOME, followed by the B boys. A boys play first at Central followed by the A girls.

A reminder that cheerleaders will have practice today, Friday, January 18, at Mattanawcook Academy from 5:30pm-7:30pm in the cafeteria.

Students in grades five through eight that are interested in wrestling may sign up in the cafeteria by January 25. If a student is missing or needs updated sports paperwork, we will be sending it home the last week of January.

The downhill ski program will be starting soon. Students in grades four through eight that are interested in participating in the downhill ski program may sign up in the cafeteria. We ask that students please sign up by January 25.

A reminder that our Winter Concert is next Thursday, January 17 at 6:30 pm. Sixth Grade Chorus and White Band will be performing as well as 7th & 8th Grade Chorus and Blue Band. Dress is all black. We look forward to seeing you there!

Grades six, seven and eight will be going outside for physical education classes until further notice. Grade six students will be snow shoeing. Students in grades seven and eight will be skiing. Students should come prepared and dressed for weather conditions.

All students will be dismissed today, Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at 1:30pm due to weather conditions.

The MJHS robotics competition has been rescheduled to tomorrow, January 10th at 3:00pm in the MJHS cafeteria.

All after school activities have been cancelled today, Wednesday, January 9.

The B games at Medway will not be rescheduled. However, both the A and B teams will have an additional game on January 22. A teams will go to Central and B teams will play Central at home. Updated practice and game schedules may be found on our website by clicking on "Menu" at the top right and then clicking on the word "ATHLETICS".

All after school activities are cancelled for today, Tuesday, January 8. This also includes the B basketball games at Medway. We will let you know as soon as a new date is scheduled.

Our new website is active as of now! Please be patient with us as we familiarize ourselves with the new platform. If information seems to be incorrect, just be patient as we work through the normal growing pains with things that are new. We welcome any feedback that you have or would like to share what information you would like to have more prominent. If something seems off...it probably is! Don’t panic! If you have any questions, just call the school and we are happy to help!