The 6th graders are playing Career Bingo with James Walton from Trio.
Congratulations to the JHS Scholar Bowl team on their win over Eldorado today! We are very proud of this crew!
History Teacher Alyssa Schloss and three JHS students, Hayden Forthman, Ava McNeill, and Katherine Harris, attended a workshop with Senator Fowler yesterday at SIU. Thank you, Senator Fowler, for hosting students from all over southern Illinois at this workshop.
The 6th grade class participated in a food drive sponsored by Farm Bureau. They received a classroom greenhouse for participating.
On October 21, Mr. Shannon Lewey, the Recruiting Operations Officer from SIU-C, visited with Joppa's Juniors. He discussed the benefits and opportunities available through SIU's Army ROTC.
Scholastic Book Fair-October 20th through October 27th.
If you wish to shop online, please click the following link to access the online shop.
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/maplegroveelemschool
USAF Captain Aaron Baker, recruiting officer, from SIU , SEMO, and John A Logan visited with Joppa's seniors this morning. Former student Joshua McGinness joined him to share about his experience as a cadet.
Just a reminder:
JHS 7-12 grade Halloween Party/Dance
Saturday, October 22 from 7-11 in the JHS cafeteria.
First quarter report cards go home today.
Maple Grove Red Ribbon Week Activities
October 24th-28th, 2022
See attached Flyer for daily activities
Jr High students had the privilege to attend The Lightning Thief at The Carson Center.
Teen Teachers distributed enrollment forms for K-6. Parents should complete and return to the classroom teacher. Teen Teachers have activities plan throughout the year.
Don't be left out in the COLD, grab you inside spot for the Class of 2023 Vendor Craft fair. Inside vendor space is filling up quickly, contact Deanna Latham at dlatham@joppa38.com or 618-543-7589 as soon as possible to reserve your space.
First graders learn about fire fighters protective gear, how to yell out for help, and not to be afraid of fire fighters. Great presentation!
The upcoming season for the Harry Statham Youth Basketball league (HSYBL) in Brookport is starting soon with sign-ups starting this coming Sunday. Attached is the flyer for this year's league information.
The MSU Commonwealth Honors Academy is an exciting, challenging academic enrichment program for outstanding high school students who have completed their junior year. Ninety students are selected. To qualify, students must have completed the junior year of high school, a composite ACT of 25 or better, a 3.5 GPA on the 4.0 scale, and community involvement. Students will receive six hours of university studies credit and an in-state full-tuition scholarship. The deadline is March 15, 2023 and can be found at https://www.murraystate.edu/cha/.
The Massac CO and Joppa fire departments visited Maple Grove today. They taught our students about fire safety. Thank you all for serving our communities.
Just a few pictures from the Encampment field trip on Friday.
Blood Drive TODAY in the JHS Cafeteria from 1:15-6:15. Walk-ins are welcome or schedule an appointment at https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=joppa Please remember your photo ID.
Congratulations to Hayden Forthman! He was selected to be Joppa High School DAR student for 2022-23.
