Many of you have seen the District's buses and fleet parked at the Jr/Sr HS beginning on Monday morning. This is due to our departure from the Bus Garage the district has been using along Highway 7. On Friday evening after a review of facilities assessment of the site the District was informed that they need to begin exiting the building and no longer use it due to the hazardous conditions the building has for the safety of our staff. Moving forward the District will seek out solutions for parking, maintenance, and office areas for our Transportation staff. Current parking will be at the Jr/Sr HS and George Harbaugh will be using an office at the Jr/Sr HS for the immediate future. We will be looking for a site to allow for maintenance of our buses and fleet moving forward until a permanent solution is determined.
Reminder to all in the Morton School District community that there will be no school on Thursday, 11/11, for Veteran's Day. School will resume on Friday 11/12.
ES: Reminder that there is no school this Thursday, November 11th in honor of Veterans Day. School resumes on Friday, November 12th.
ES: Parents, while at parent conferences, if your son/daughter are missing clothing, coats, sweatshirts, etc., please check our lost and found racks which are upstairs near the office In addition, visit the PTA book fair downstairs in the cafeteria.
MWP High School Girls' Basketball will be having a parent/player meeting in the Morton gym on Saturday, November 6th at 10:00am. Coach Atkinson and Athletic Director Lee Metcalf will be there to answer any questions you may have regarding testing, eligibility etc...
Youth girls' basketball coaches and Jr High coaches are encouraged to attend at 11:00AM for a coaches meeting.
ES: Morton Elem is preparing for our Veterans Day Virtual Assembly on Friday, Nov 12, 2021 at 1pm. We request pictures of local veterans to include in the presentation. Please email pictures with name, branch and years served to Mrs. Fairhart at: pfairhart@morton.k12.wa.us.
ES: The link for tomorrow's (Fri, 10/29) virtual assembly at 2pm is: meet.google.com/fin-nvfj-yre
ES: Tomorrow (Fri, 10/29) is PJ day for the students. PLEASE NO SLIPPERS, students will still have recess, PE, etc.
A huge thank you to Stacy Merriman who was able to address the blocked sewer line at the elementary school. Troubles began near the end of yesterday and we were able to finish the day despite having to close bathrooms as in the basement. Stacy had help arrive just before school began and within 15 minutes everything was working as it should. Both buildings had plans on how to act in case this took longer as we were ready to move the elementary kids over to the Jr/Sr HS. Luckily this wasn't needed and school ran as normal. Thank you Stacy, we appreciate all of your work.
ES: This is a reminder that next week, Nov 1st - 5th is parent conferences. There is NO school during this week. Please contact the elementary office if you have questions.
ES: Tomorrow (Thursday), 6th grade students will be taking the Healthy Youth Survey at School. If you have any questions, please call Becky Brooks at 360-496-5137.
For Jr/Sr HS families, here is a link to the conference week notice that was sent home today. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1637320/2122_Fall_Conferene_Reminder.pdf
Please see the attached message from Mrs. Brooks regarding the Washington State Healthy Youth Survey
Conference week is November 1-5 for both elementary and Jr/Sr high students. Meals will be available; see attached flyer for details.
On Tuesday the MWP community learned that we lost one of our own, a former player and coach in Darian Atkinson. The entire MWP community, on behalf of both districts, wishes to share its condolences to the family and friends of Darian as the loss of this young and vibrant person is a troubling one that we are all struggling to deal with. Losing someone so young and the mother to a young child is hard to understand. As we all continue to traverse the world COVID has created around us seems to be an ever-changing one, and seeing this terrible virus take another life, and one so young is very difficult. As we move through the grief process let us all remember the amazing person that Darian was. A mother, a player for MWP, a student at White Pass, a health-care worker at Arbor Health, a daughter, a friend, a sister, and most of all a person who was a joy to be around.
Morton High School ASB announces Homecoming 2021
Yesterday we learned that Lewis County has lost one of our champions in Gary Stamper who passed away due to COVID. Gary has served this county, especially the east end of our county for decades. His service and commitment to all of us who live in this wonderful piece of Washington will not be forgotten. He coached our kids, helped lead educators to make an impact, and then committed himself to county service as our Commissioner. Gary was a leader, a caring soul, and friend to everyone in our county and everyone in the east end of Lewis County. On behalf of the entire Morton school community, we want to express our deep sadness for the loss of Gary to his family and pass on that we appreciate immensely all that he has done. Gary, you will be missed.
We know that many people have not received survey information in the mail, but we want to hear from everyone. Please follow the link or the QR code to access your survey.
Please note: the URL is case sensitive: The last four letters are c, m capital I, h.
Paper surveys are also available. Call the district office to get one.
Recently the WIAA and DOH changed their guidance for basketball that players who are unvaccinated must be tested twice each week in order to be eligible to play. Today potential players were informed of this change and provided an informational letter. We have some tests on-site for players as of now, but there is a concern if the supply chain of tests will remain consistent to keep up with demand. A copy of the letter given to players can be found here: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1573862/09232021_Basketball_Letter.pdf
Jr./Sr. HS Families who would like Skyward access to view their student's grades can now call the High School Office to request their login information. The office is open from 7:30-3:05 pm each day.