Morton Jr/Sr High School

Morton School Distict will be operating today with a shortage of bus drivers. Due to today's shortage some routes will be affected. For this morning the Highland Valley Route will occur after other buses drop off students from other routes. Some of the affected areas will be Highland Valley, Short Road, Davis Lake, and parts of Morton. All schools will accommodate students who arrive late due to this transportation change, and breakfast will be provided for students when they arrive. Further changes will need to be arranged for after school transportation, with information coming later today with the details of the changes. It is unknown at this time of the needs for today's changes will occur tomorrow or subsequent days.

The Morton/White Pass baseball team will host the Mossyrock Vikings in a pair of games today in Randle. The first game begins at 3 p.m. These will be the final games of the season for the Timberwolves.

The Morton/White Pass baseball team will host the Toledo Riverhawks in Randle today starting at 4 p.m. The game was moved from Morton due to wet field conditions.

Morton High School will honor its eight Powerful Examples of Excellence tonight (April 23) in the gym. The honorees are Kiera Miller, J.D. Orr, Judah Kelly, Antoine Banks, Kimberly Gilstrap, Kenny Brazil, Charlie Miller, and Finn Greiter.

The Morton/White Pass baseball and fastpitch teams will both play doubleheaders in Randle this afternoon starting at 3 p.m. The baseball team will host Kalama and the fastpitch team will play Winlock.

The Morton/White Pass baseball team will host the Adna Pirates in Randle today at 4 p.m. They will also play in Adna tomorrow starting at noon for a varsity/junior varsity doubleheader.    Last night in Raymond, the Morton/White Pass boys' track team won the 15-school Leo Rubstello Invitational. They finished with 108½ points beating Kalama (89), Rainier (80½), and host Raymond (67) for the win.

The Morton/White Pass fastpitch team will host the Rainier Mountaineers in Morton today. The first pitch will be at 4 p.m.

Morton/White Pass will open three different sports seasons today as they host a track meet, and baseball and fastpitch games. The track team will host a huge seven-team meet in Randle with nearly 300 athletes. The first event starts at 3:45 p.m. The baseball team will host Rainier and the fastpitch team will host Mossyrock both in Morton starting at 4 p.m.

Seniors interested in taking the SAT on Tuesday, March 19th at our school, please sign- up in the office. See Mrs. Brooks for further details.

The Morton/White Pass girls (9-12 overall, 4-9 league, 0-1 district) hope to stay alive in the District IV Basketball Tournament as they play Ilwaco (13-8 overall, 1-1 district) this evening. The game will be played at Olympia’s Black Hills High School with a 6 p.m. start. The game can be seen on the NFHS Network. https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/wiaa-district-iv-tumwater-wa/gam574fa99ae4

The Morton/White Pass girls will host the Toledo Riverhawks tonight in Morton for Senior Night. The junior varsity game will begin at 5:45 with the varsity to follow. Both games can be seen on the NFHS Network. JV https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/morton-high-school-morton-wa/gam483c68d402 Varsity https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/morton-high-school-morton-wa/gam5d85cf9dea All of the games in the Morton gym can be followed live with the ScoreVision Fan App - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scorevision-fan-app/id1173673731

The Morton/White Pass girls and boys will host a varsity doubleheader in Randle tonight. The girls will play Rainier at 5:45 followed by the boys' game against Kalama.

Morton/White Pass honored the 2013-14 State 2B Basketball Champion team on January 4 before the boys' varsity played the Wahkiakum Mules. Those in attendance were coaches Tony Gillispie, Chad Cramer and Kevin Dunlap; players Kolby Dunlap, Braiden Elledge, Rylon Kolb, Zach Walton, Kalen Dunlap, Gage LaClef, Zach Counts, Brian Reynolds, and Jesse Eveland; and managers Matthew Poquette and Kade Gillispie.

The Morton/White Pass girls will host the Onalaska Loggers on Wednesday (Dec. 20) in Morton. The junior varsity game will begin at 5:45 p.m. with the varsity to follow. All of the games in the Morton gym can be followed live with the ScoreVision Fan App - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scorevision-fan-app/id1173673731 The junior varsity and varsity games can be seen on the NFHS Network. JV https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/morton-high-school-morton-wa/gamf59f609054 Varsity https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/morton-high-school-morton-wa/gam5ba2226be2

The Morton/White Pass boys will host the Eatonville Cruisers tonight in Morton. The C-Team will begin at 4:30 followed by the junior varsity and varsity. The junior varsity and varsity games can be seen on the NFHS Network. JV https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/morton-high-school-morton-wa/gam45b24ba62f Varsity https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/morton-high-school-morton-wa/gamb8573a4f53 All of the games in the Morton gym can be followed live with the ScoreVision Fan App - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scorevision-fan-app/id1173673731

On November 20th, the Morton School Board was asked to evaluate the MWP athletic cooperative to determine if the district should continue operating athletics in this manner. The process includes the collection of input from various stakeholders. Students, staff, coaches, and community members are asked to share their input for a report, which will be delivered to the board later. In addition to the input from stakeholders, the district office will also share the financial impact of such a decision with the board as part of the same report. Finally, the district is working with the WIAA to determine its athletic classification. Your input through this survey is welcomed, and the results of all the responses will be incorporated into the report that will be shared with the board. Click on the link below to complete this quick survey! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScexOZfj1i59c812AuYaQLMEEiOFZ7PMOVJAGIkp7V6sNRozA/viewform?fbclid=IwAR3cSCkrhoLWADlLJPv4t-NKLanTThLHgYCLljhi5H7nCaiZvuVFkUPLun4

There will be boys' and girls' basketball practices today at Morton. White Pass HS does not have school today, however, have approved their students to attend practice at Morton today. Practice for girls will be from 4-6 pm at the Morton HS Gym. Boys' practice will be from 4-6:30 at the Morton Elementary gym. Practice will be held for both JV and Varsity teams for boys and girls. Please contact the high school office if you have any questions.

Pictures of Morton's honor roll students for the high school and middle school

Morton School District is seeking applications from persons interested in being appointed to committees to write the for/against statements for the Lewis County Local Voters’ Pamphlet related to the District’s Replacement of Expiring Educational Programs and Operation Levy ballot measure to be considered at the February 13, 2024 election. Those interested should send their name, address, phone number and which position they represent to: John Hannah, Superintendent, Morton School District, P.O. Box 1219, Morton, WA 98356 or via email at jhannah@morton.k12.wa.us by November 15, 2023. The Board will take action on the appointments at its November 20, 2023 regular board meeting.

There will be a Veterans Assembly on November 7 at 1:15 in the high school gymnasium. All are invited to attend.