Meridian Public Schools

Please help us welcome our new staff for the 2024-2025 school year! Meet Jo Ellen Billingsley! #ReachHigher #MeridianMustangs What is your current role: Administrative Assistant. How long have you been at Meridian? I started in June of 2024. What is your favorite food? My favorite food is mexican! What is your favorite thing about Meridian Public Schools? Definitely the kiddos! What are your hobbies? Reading, collecting rocks, gardening, and golfing. What brought you to Meridian? I worked as a school secretary for 18 years prior to coming to Meridian H.S. I wanted to end my career at the place it all started. I am a 1988 graduate.

Please help us welcome our new staff for the 2024-2025 school year! Meet Trent Ruby! #ReachHigher #MeridianMustangs What is your current role: High School Science Teacher How long have you been at Meridian? This is my first year. What is your favorite food? My favorite food is a perfectly golden, melty grilled cheese with tomato soup! What is your favorite thing about Meridian Public Schools? The constant smiles I see on both students and staff. What are your hobbies? Being in the great outdoors, camping, and exploring. What brought you to Meridian? My fiancé grew up in Midland so we decided to buy a house there. When I looked for jobs, Meridian stood out as a great place for both students and staff. When I came in to visit, there were smiles everywhere and I really enjoyed meeting principal LaFever. I also was really interested in the PBL curriculum and style of teaching that is happening here.

Please help us welcome our new staff for the 2024-2025 school year! Meet Alexandra Smith! #ReachHigher #MeridianMustangs What is your current role: Kindergarten Teacher! How long have you been at Meridian? I started in August! What is your favorite food? My favorite food is sushi and sandwiches! What is your favorite thing about Meridian Public Schools? All of the positivity and cheerful attitudes among the staff. What are your hobbies? Organizing, cooking, and traveling. What brought you to Meridian? Our family recently moved from Midland to Hope & my husband and I wanted to start our kids in a successful district with many positive opportunities!

Please help us welcome our new staff for the 2024-2025 school year! Meet Daniel Mills! #ReachHigher #MeridianMustangs What is your current role: Technology Assistant. How long have you been at Meridian? Two months. What is your favorite food? My favorite food is Paneer Tikka Masala! What is your favorite thing about Meridian Public Schools? The small school atmosphere. What are your hobbies? Playing video games. What brought you to Meridian? An opportunity to work at a smaller school.

Please help us welcome our new staff for the 2024-2025 school year! Meet PJ Dudinetz! #ReachHigher #MeridianMustangs What is your current role: Paraprofessional How long have you been at Meridian? I started in August! What is your favorite food? My favorite food is mashed potatoes! What is your favorite thing about Meridian Public Schools? The staff's growing and ongoing commitment to educating and preparing it's students for the real world, and how they work so hard to create a safe and inclusive environment for the students while they are at school. What are your hobbies? Traveling and video editing. What brought you to Meridian? I am a 2010 graduate of Meridian Early College High School, known then as Meridian Senior High School. I was a student at Meridian Public Schools from 1998 to 2010. I ran Cross Country and Track during my high school years. My Mother taught at the junior high for sixteen years and my siblings also are graduates. The district is a home to me.

Please help us welcome our new staff for the 2024-2025 school year! Meet Ashley Berger! #ReachHigher #MeridianMustangs What is your current role: Paraprofessional How long have you been at Meridian? This will be my third year. I left for a short time and just came back this year. What is your favorite food? My favorite food is pasta! What is your favorite thing about Meridian Public Schools? My favorite thing is being able to connect with all of the kids! I also love all of the other staff members I get to work with and around! What are your hobbies? Hanging out with my kids, boating, and traveling. What brought you to Meridian? My kids started here about 6 years ago, so I guess them originally, but I always wanted to work with kids, and really liked the atmosphere and teachers at Meridian.

Please help us welcome our new staff for the 2024-2025 school year! Meet Kelsey Felker! #ReachHigher #MeridianMustangs What is your current role: 5th grade workshop and drama teacher, 6th grade world history and geography teacher. How long have you been at Meridian? This is my first year working as a teacher at Meridian, but I was a student teacher last year at Meridian. What is your favorite food? My favorite food is pizza! What is your favorite thing about Meridian Public Schools? My favorite thing about Meridian is how easily it feels like home and everyone is so welcoming. What are your hobbies? I have many hobbies some including reading, playing/watching sports, scrapbooking, and baking. What brought you to Meridian? My boyfriend graduated from Meridian in 2018 and we just recently just bought a house in the district. When I started my student teaching here last year I knew this was the place I wanted to be for my career.

Please help us welcome our new staff for the 2024-2025 school year! Meet Jacob Brushaber-Drockton! #ReachHigher #MeridianMustangs What is your current role: Psychologist. How long have you been at Meridian? I just joined the team in August! What is your favorite food? My favorite food is blueberry pancakes! What is your favorite thing about Meridian Public Schools? The small size of the schools allowing me to work closely with students, parents, and staff. What are your hobbies? When not at the schools I enjoy rock and ice climbing, and just generally being outdoors. What brought you to Meridian? As someone from a small town/school, I wanted the opportunity to provide quality interventions and assessments for rural communities and schools.

On Thursday, October 17th, Meridian hosted the Youth Impact Partnership Leadership Day, an initative with the Midland Area Community Foundation, in the MECHS Auditorium. The Midland Area Youth Impact Partnership’s mission is to promote the safety and wellbeing of all Midland County citizens by building empathy and kindness amongst youth, through awareness, education, and collaboration. Students collaborated on different topics, and planned their events for Kindness Week! Local Non-Profit organizations that service the youth in our area were present to showcase how they assist in our community. Thank you to all that attended! #ReachHigher #MeridianMustangs #YouthImpactPartnership #MidlandAreaCommunityFoundation

Meridian Junior High School is welcoming all Veterans to our Veterans Day assembly on Monday, November 11, 2024. This event will take place in the Jr High Gym (3475 N Meridian Road Sanford, MI 48657). It will start with a 9am coffee and donuts meet and greet for veterans in our cafeteria and a 9:30am assembly to celebrate our veterans. Please complete the form at https://www.merps.org/veterans2024 if you are interested in being recognized (even if you can't attend), or participating in the event. Meridian Jr High would like to thank you for your service. #ReachHigher #MeridianMustangs #VeteransDay2024

REMINDER: Friday, October 25th is a half day of school for students! #ReachHigher #MeridianMustangs #HalfDay

Meridian Early Childhood Center has openings in our GSRP 4 year old preschool program! See the attached flyer for more information. Contact the Regional Preschool Partnership to apply today and become a part of the Mustang family! Visit www.preschoolpartnership.org or call 844-492-7707 for more information. #ReachHigher #MeridianMustangs #Preschool #GSRP

As we continue to celebrate National Principal's Month, we want to highlight our fantastic Assistant Principals, Michael Bilina, Adam Mager, and Stacey Douglas! Thank you for your work in supporting our students and staff! We appreciate you! #ReachHigher #MeridianMustangs

STEM@SVSU and the GLBR East Chief Science Officers are excited to offer a FREE Teen Science Café on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, from 5:00 - 8:00 pm with dinner provided. Teen Science Café events allow teens and STEM professionals to engage in meaningful conversations and explore advances in science and technology. This FREE event open to any student in 6th - 12th grade in the Great Lakes Bay Region (Arenac, Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Isabella, Midland, Saginaw counties), as well as Huron and Tuscola counties. Space is limited so RSVP today! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSforwbdBLye7r__Ff8KU7D697SRCjOgFuugoWkgVnUisZmImg/viewform #ReachHigher #MeridianMustangs

On the heels of World Mental Health Day, we wanted to share this resource with our Mustang families. We are grateful for the support and training our Social Workers, School Psychologists, and Counselors receive from CBC. #ReachHigher #MentalHealthMatters #MeridianMustangs

Are you a Michigan parent or guardian with a learner between the ages of 0-10? Simply fill out this short survey about literacy skills and programs. Earn a chance to win a $25 gift card! #ReachHigher #MeridianMustangs Please note: the survey is being administered as part of a statewide early literacy media campaign through the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential.

Congratulations to the Mustang Marching Band on a stellar performance last night at Showcase! As John Denver says in the 1971 hit song "Take Me Home Country Roads" "Almost heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River"…and as Dorothy said in the Wizard of Oz, “There’s no place like home,” and when you’ve run away, the only way back is through COUNTRY ROADS. #ReachHigher #MeridianMustangs #MustangMarchingBand #Showcase2024

Good afternoon Mustangs, The Midland County Department of Public Health has issued a press release regarding respiratory health considerations following the wildland fire in Sanford. Weare using the Air Quality Index (AQI) to guide our decisions about outdoor activities. Currently, Sanford is in the “good” range, therefore students will be going outside this afternoon for outdoor activities. We will continue to monitor the air quality on campus and utilize the AQI as a key tool in our decision-making process. As always, the safety of our students and staff is our top priority. We will remain in contact with the Midland County Department of Public Health, Jerome Township Fire Department, and Midland County 911 to monitor the situation. We will provide updates as needed. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out. Thank you, and have a great day! #ReachHigher #MeridianMustangs

Today, Meridian Public Schools is celebrating #NationalSchoolCustodianAppreciationDay! Our custodians ensure that we have clean buildings to learn in each day, and we are thankful for the hard work they do each day. Thank you! #ReachHigher #MeridianMustangs

October is School Principals Month! Join us in thanking our principals for all of their hard work for our students! #ReachHigher #ThankYou #MeridianMustangs #SchoolPrincipalsMonth