Here's an available Scholarship for all high school students in Illinois. Submissions are due on June 1, 2023. This information can also be found at http://www.illinoispsychiatricsociety.org/events-awardscarl-bell-award.
The award recipient will receive a $500 cash prize. Their submission will also be presented at the 2023 IPS Annual Meeting and published in “Mind Matters,” the official IPS newsletter publication.
This year’s essay topic: What does mental health mean to you and/ or your peers or community and do you feel mental health has been affected by societal factors i.e., healthcare inequity, community violence, post-pandemic anxiety, isolation, or racial injustice.
Papers will be judged on originality, relevance to the assigned question, punctuation, spelling, thoughtfulness, creativity, and use of references. It is preferred for the papers to be typed but neat handwriting accepted. The paper should be no more than 400-600 words maximum, double-spaced, and font size 12.
Submissions must also include the following: author’s full name, address, contact email address and/or phone number, age, grade, school district, and name of school they attend.
Please reach out to Kristen Malloy, Interim Executive Director at 312-224-2600 or kmalloy@ilpsych.org, if you have any questions.
Spanish 4 students are grateful for the experience of sharing an authentic family meal with Hilltoppers whose heritage is Mexican. Everything was muy rico and we all could tell that it was prepared with amor🥰 Muchas gracias a Rosa & César
Congratulations to the Science Olympiad team who competed Saturday, March 4th at the Regional Competition in Champaign.
The following are some of our individual results:
3rd Place in Forestry- Maggie Doherty/Lupita Andrade (medalist)
5th Place in Remote Sensing-Ethan Payne/Charity Woodford (medalist)
5th Place in Write It/Do It- Makenna Wilham/Emarie Willis (medalist)
6th Place in Anatomy-Makenna Wilham/Emarie Willis (medalist)
7th Place in Forensics-Lily Woodworth/Charity Woodford
7th Place in Rocks and Minerals-Lupita Andrade/Sophia Buenrostro
7th Place in Disease Detectives-Maggie Doherty/Lupita Andrade
We look forward to building our team and having more medalists next year!
Math Department ~~ Math Problem of the Week Congratulations to Colt Selinger!
Congratulations to the February Winner ~ Lily Woodworth
Please see the attached flyer to order Lady Toppers Regional Champs apparel. Orders are due to Sarah Cooper in the office by March 13th.
Congratulations to our players who made the Tomahawk Conference teams in girls basketball and boys basketball.
Math Department ~~ Math Problem of the Week Congratulations to Aaliyah Wayne!
Here is information for the T-Shirt fundraiser for Mikah Martin
Here's the link to the calendar for next school year that was approved by the BoE at their meeting last week:
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1378/CUSD23/2817365/Calendar-2023-2024.pdf
Courthouse Iron Statue Fundraiser at Mount Pulaski High School
MPHS students will have an opportunity to help the Courthouse raise funds for the life-size cast iron sculpture of Abraham Lincoln that will grace the Courthouse lawn. The following activities will occur during this week!
Tuesday, February, 28, 2023: Caps for a Cause - Students pay $1 in the cafeteria before school to wear a hat all day. The hat must have a specific sticker on it (which will be distributed in the morning) to be worn during school.
Wednesday, March 1, 2023: No Run Wednesday - Students pay $5 at the start of their PE hour to get out of running that day.
Thursday, March 2, 2023: Pajama Day - Students pay $1 in the cafeteria before school to wear pajamas all day. The pajamas must have the distributed sticker on them to be worn during school.
Friday, March 3, 2023: Tape Our School Resource Officer to the Wall Day - Students who have $1 to participate will pay before school in the cafeteria. During study hall, participating students will meet back in the cafeteria to tape our School Resource Officer, Josh Pharis, to the wall.
Let's go, Lady Toppers! The Sectional Championship is at 7 p.m. tonight in Lexington. $8 cash ticket at the door or $7 online in the Go Fan App.
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/lexington-high-school-lexington-il/gamfc1c264fd3
A message from our friends at Chestnut Health Systems:
Math Department ~~ Math Problem of the Week Congratulations to Nathan Golden!
The Hilltop Club is sponsoring a fundraiser for Mikah Martin:
Tickets for the girls basketball sectional are digital only through the Go Fan app. The event is in Lexington @ 6 pm on Tuesday, February 21. Click "Schools" and search for Mt. Pulaski High School in the app to find the event.
https://gofan.co/
Good luck to our girls as they take on Cerro Gordo tonight at home at 7:00 pm in the Regional Championship! Doors open at 6:20 pm. Admission is $5 per person.
Parents - You're invited to register for the IL ICAC Webinar titled "How to Recognize, Report, & Prevent Sextortion" on Feb 21st @6:30 pm.
Please register in advance for this webinar:
https://ilattorneygeneral-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VcpzQtWGSVmzxuHVnDhQ9w
The welding class has done a great job this semester working hard to improve their skills. They started practicing vertical tee-joints this week, which can be tricky to get the hang of. I was very impressed with their first attempts and am excited to see them continue to improve each day!
There is an informational meeting for Spring Shooting Sports (trap/skeet) tonight in the MPHS cafeteria at 6:00 pm. The front doors will be unlocked from 5:45 p.m. until 6:15 p.m. for attendees. Please park and enter on Spring Street.
Interested, but can't attend? Email
mpclaytarget@gmail.com
Math Department ~~ Math Problem of the Week Congratulations to Kaleb Hild!
