Morris Elementary School District #54

The Braves Booster Club is still looking for donations for their upcoming Golf Outing! This is a great opportunity to support Morris Grade School Athletic/Activities and showcase your business. Please see the flyer for more information on what is needed. The donations can be dropped off at the school offices between 7am and 3pm (closed for lunch noon to 1pm) on Monday through Thursday. Please bring them in by June 6th. We appreciate your support!

For any runners that are going to be a part of the Morris Grade School Cross Country team next fall, here are some programs that are happening over the summer. This is a great opportunity to get your body and mind ready for the fall Cross Country season. Go Braves!! Endurance Camp - Endurance Camp 2024 registration is open! All incoming 5th-8th graders are welcome to come out and participate in a camp that helps them build up resilience, stamina, and toughness it takes to KEEP GOING! Camp will be on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursday from July 15th - August 1st. See attached flyer for more details, QR code for registration. Email Coach Blumberg (fblumberg@morrishs.org) with any questions! Morris Braves Cross Country - The Runnin' Braves take to the course on August 5th! All MGS, Saratoga, ICS, and Nettle Creek 5th-8th graders are invited to come out and run with the Braves for their 10th season this fall - no experience required! Registration opens late July/early August. See attached flyer for more details, QR code for registration. Email Coaches Ben Lawrence (blawrence@morris54.org) or Dawn Behrens (dbehrens@morris54.org) with any questions! Morris Braves 100 Mile Club - This summer, all MGS, Saratoga, ICS, and Nettle Creek students are invited to lace up, hit the trails, and become inaugural members of the Morris Braves 100 Mile Club! From Thursday 5/23/24 to Sunday 8/4/24, take on the challenge of running 100 total outdoor miles throughout the 74 days of summer! No matter if you're an experienced runner or just starting out, the Morris Braves 100 Mile Club is a great way to build self-discipline, set goals, and stay active! See attached flyer for more information. Email Coaches Ben Lawrence (blawrence@morris54.org) or Dawn Behrens (dbehrens@morris54.org) with any questions!

We are so proud of all of our preschool graduates! We hope you have an amazing summer. See you in August! 😎🍉🏝️#teachmorris

There will be an informational meeting for any incoming 6th-8th grade students and parents interested in being a part of the Morris Grade School Golf team next fall on Thursday may 23 @ 5:00 pm in the MGS Cafeteria. This is open to any 6th through 8th grade students who will be attending Nettle Creek School and Morris Grade School next school year. If your son or daughter plans on playing, please plan on attending! GO BRAVES!!

Thank you to the Morris Kiwanis Club for donating books to ALL K-5 students in Morris School Districts! We appreciate their support and donation to help our students kick off a Summer of Reading! #teachmorris

Braves Booster Club's 4th Annual Golf Outing is June 12, 2024! Please check out the information in the news article and consider donating to our event if you can. We are in need of the following: Prepared Gift Baskets Silent Auction Items Gift Cards (Any $ Amount) Bottles of Wine (Any $ Amount) for the Wine Pull Bottles of Whiskey (Any $ Amount) for the Whiskey Wall Prizes/Awards for Golfers or items to include in the Golfers Gift Bags (approx. 120 golfers) All proceeds directly benefit the Morris Grade School Athletics and Activity Programs. This is a great opportunity to showcase your business. No donation is too small, we appreciate your help in making our event a success! Contacts: Athletic Director, Matt Lafond : mlafond@morris54.org or Lisa Beeler: lbeeler@morris54.org Drop-off or Mail Items to: Morris Grade School at 2001 Dupont Ave. Morris, IL 60450

The Morris Grade School Track and Field team had an extremely successful trip down to East Peoria to compete in the IESA 3A State Track and Field championships over the weekend! We had two relay teams representing and here they are... 7th Grade Girls 4 x 100 Meter Relay consisting of Aniston Caputo, Cyncere Rucker, Cora Passerman, Brealyn Robinson and Makayla Needem finished with a time of 55.16 - GOOD FOR 10TH PLACE AND A NEW SCHOOL RECORD! 8th Grade Boys 4 x 100 Meter Relay consisting of Aiden Dean, Romero Zdanwic, Dominic Sallese, Kado Thanadabouth and Ryan Resar finished with a time of 48.04 - GOOD FOR 7TH PLACE! For our individual running events, we came home with some hardware... In the 7th Grade Girls 100 Meter, Aniston Caputo ran a time of 13.58 - GOOD FOR 14TH PLACE! She also competed in the 7th Grade Girls 200 Meter race and completed it with a time of 28.20 - GOOD FOR 17TH PLACE! In the 8th Grade Boys 800 Meter race, Ryan Resar came in with a time of 2:09.63 beating the school record in which he set last year - GOOD FOR 6TH PLACE! He also ran an amazing 8th Grade Boys 1600 Meter race with a time of 4:50.92, also beating his own school record - GOOD FOR A 5TH PLACE MEDAL!! The highlight of the weekend came during the throwing events for our two state champions! In the 8th Grade Boys Shot Put, Malachi Congo threw a ridiculous distance of 50 ft. 9.5 in. which was right behind the state record of 51 ft. 1 in. to bring home a STATE CHAMPIONSHIP in the shot put event. In the 7th Grade Girls Discus, Aniston Caputo threw an unbelievable distance of 94 ft. 1 in. shattering her own state record of 85 ft. 11 in. that she threw last year as a 6th grader. In only two years, she has set two state records and brought home two STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS in the discus throw. We could not be prouder of all of our athletes that competed at every level this season. You represented Morris Grade School with so much pride! Of course, this couldn't have been possible if it weren't for our amazing coaching staff that put in countless hours to work with these amazing student-athletes! A very deserving THANK YOU to Coach Brad Guilinger, Coach Marcy Hood, Coach Ben Lawrence and Coach Dawn Behrens. GREAT SEASON MORRIS GRADE SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD!! GO BRAVES!!

Congratulations to Dr. Marie Stover, Morris Elementary School District #54 Assistant Superintendent, for her recognition and award of being one of those who excel by the Illinois State Board of Education. We're so thankful to have Dr. Stover on our team!

Good Luck to all of our Track & Field athletes at State this weekend!! #teachmorris #braves #track&field

Earlier this month Mrs. Lindenborn and some of our MGS 8th grade students went on a trip to Springfield, IL and St. Louis, MO. They had an opportunity to see the following areas/sites while on the trip: Capitol building (pictured) Lincoln's tomb Lincoln's Presidential Museum Lincoln's home Gateway Arch (pictured) Meramec Caverns Riverboat cruise of the Mississippi River St. Louis Zoo City Park Museum Hannibal Mo. Mark Twain home. (We read the novel in my class.) Mark Twain Cave (pictured)

Congratulations to our Graduating Class of 2024. Watch the ceremony on Youtube, https://youtu.be/xTdQc790WjA

Mrs. Larsen's 4th Grade Class did their annual Magic Show for 2nd Grade Students! It was a great time, and there were a lot of amazing tricks! #teachmorris

Location information for Free summer meals.

Please join us in recognizing our amazing Track & Field athletes at our Spring Sports Banquet. Refer to flyer for more information. Go Braves!!

That's a wrap! Congratulations to our 8th Graders on their last day at Morris Grade School! We wish them the best of luck in high school! We will see you all at graduation tomorrow night. #teachmorris

Boy's Basketball Summer Camp See Mr. Walker for more information!

The Morris Grade School track team competed in the IESA sectional meet this past Saturday at Morris High School. We had several athletes place in the meet and 12 athletes qualified for the State Track Meet this Friday and Saturday in East Peoria. 7G 100 —- Cora Passerman - 7th Place 7B 100 —- Myles Shenberg - 7th Pace 8G 100 —- Dynasty Hicks - 2nd Place 8B 100 —- Dominic Sallese - 8th Place 7G 200 —- Cyncere Rucker - 2nd Place 7B 200 —- Myles Shenberg - 3rd Place 7B 400 —- Colby Harrison - 4th Place 8B 400 —- Kado Thanadabouth - 8th Place 7G 800 —- Cora Passerman - 4th Place Ayla Thanadabouth - 7th Place 7B 800 —- Trevor Mitoraj - 6th Place 8G 800 —- Josie Mueller - 4th Place Reegan Rak - 8th Place 7G 1600 —- Josie Mueller - 4th Place Lily Hougas - 7th Place 7B 1600 —- Trevor Mitoraj - 4th Place Garner Jensen - 6th Place 8G 1600 —- Kailey Hitt - 5th Place Saige Erickson - 6th Place 7B Hurdles – Jackson Klicker - 3rd Place 8G Hurdles – Sadie Valenting - 4th Place 7B 4x100 —- Caleb Valerio, Myles Shendberg, Colby Harrison, Jackson Klicker - 5th Place 7B 4x200 —- Tysen Young, Ethan Breitweiser, Max Shenberg, Finn Wright - 3rd Place 7G 4x200 —- Kendal Wyers, Lily Hougas, Angel Lawrence, Ayla Thanadabouth - 4th Place 8B 4x200 —- Johnny Efstatiou, Diego Ortega, Gabe Lauterbach, Malachi Congo - 3rd Place 7G 4x400 —- Kendal Wyers, Saige Erickson, Lily Hougas, Angel Lawrence - 4th Place 7B 4x400 —- Finn Wright, Connor Laughary, Jackson Klicker, Tanner Young - 4th Place 8G 4x400 —- Maya Moore, Brynn Dergo, Ayla Thanadabouth,, Valeria Cladera - 5th Place 8B 4x400 —- Ryan Resar, Zack Hamer, Joe Emmerich, Trevor Mitoraj - 8th Place 7G Shot Put – Samiah Rucker - 8th Place 7B Shot Put – John Zelko - 8th Place 8G Shot Put – Grace Page - 2nd Place Makaila Erickson - 4th Place 7B Discus — John Zelko - 6th Place Jackson Klicker - 8th Place 8B Discus — Malachi Congo - 3rd Place Dominic Arellano - 6th Place 8G Discus — Makaila Erickson - 2nd Place Grace Page - 5th Place 8G High Jump - Dynasty Hicks - 2nd Place 8B High Jump - Tristan Salinas - 6th Place 7B Long Jump - Caleb Valerio - 6th Place 8G Long Jump - Sadie Valentine - 3rd Place Dynasty Hicks - 5th Place Morris Grade School is going to be well-represented at the IESA 3A State Track & Field Meet being held on Friday, May 17th and Saturday, May 18th at the Eastside Center in East Peoria. We have 12 athletes have punched their ticket to compete against the best runners, throwers and jumpers in the state of Illinois. GOOD LUCK STATE QUALIFIERS AND GO BRAVES!!!! Malachi Congo - 8B Shot Put (Defending State Champion) Ryan Resar - 8B 800 and 1600 meter run 8B 4x100 meter relay - Aiden Dean, Dominic Sallese, Romero Zdanwic, Kado Thanadabouth, Ryan Resar, Joe Emmerich Aniston Caputo - 7G 100 Meters, 200 Meters, Discus (Defending State Champion & State Record Holder) 7G 4x100 meter relay - Aniston Caputo, Cyncere Rucker, Cora Passerman, Brealyn Robison, Makayla Needem

The Blackhawk Helicopter has been delayed. When we have more information, we will let you know.

Our school has partnered with EPI for our 2024/2025 school supply sale. EPI school supply packs contain all the items and brands our teachers require.  The packs will be delivered directly to the school and available to pick up at Back to School Night.  Not only is this convenient for you, but it is a fundraiser to help our school. Order now with our School ID of MOR370 at https://www. educationalproducts.com/

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