What's Happening Weekly @ MRH

We are seeking your input to better understand the interests and needs of our MRH families. We've developed a brief survey to help us gauge your interest in potential engagement opportunities. Your feedback is important as we continue to provide resources that benefit our students and community.

Join us for a virtual parent information session on October 9 to learn how these innovative programs can support your child's learning. Experts from Great Minds and Imagine Learning will share insights and answer your questions. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable information and empower your child's education.

On October 3, 2024, the MRH Board of Education received its first updates from building leaders. We are excited and proud to report that the hard work of students, teachers, staff, principals and administration is paying off.

We noticed some remarkable improvements across the buildings. While there are still plenty of challenges facing our learners, we were encouraged by the well-defined strategies to shore up the gaps. Our teachers, counselors and building leaders are taking proactive steps to build on their successes. The full presentation is available online.

In short, the 2024-25 school year is off to a terrific start. When you see your student, a teacher, staff member, counselor, nurse, building leader, or administrator be sure to give them a high five, fist bump, Vulcan greeting, or whatever the kids are doing these days. They deserve it!

MRH is using an all-new platform for Board of Education agendas and supporting documents. Simbli offers superior content search features, related resources and general information about your Board.

MRH is still in the process of transitioning archival Board of Education meeting notices, agendas and related records to the new Simbli platform; meantime, you will still find archival material on the BoardDocs website.

View upcoming meeting agendas and minutes online via Simbli.

District Central Office and school building phone numbers

The MRH Communications Tree: Find the right person to contact with your questions/concerns.

MRH Calendars for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026

Absence Reporting/Why Regular Attendance Matters

Special School District values the academic and personal well-being of its students and prioritizes making data-informed decisions to support their success. In collaboration with Panorama Education, MRH students who receive special education services in grades 3-12 are invited to share their voices through two surveys: a climate survey and a social-emotional learning (SEL) survey.

The surveys will be given during the fall and spring of the 2024-25 school year, with the fall survey window being Sept. 18 through Oct. 18. The surveys will be administered electronically, but PDF versions can be previewed on SSD's website.

It's not always what's INSIDE the time capsule, but it's the fun of digging it up.

Ten years ago, one of Bill Pott's first projects as an Alternative Education teacher at MRH was to help students bury a time capsule in the back yard of the house formerly known as the Student Success Center. On October 4, Mr. Pott and his students were joined by one of the students who originally filled and buried the time capsule, Reilly Mohr (in the yellow jumper). After considerable effort with shovels and bare hands, the capsule came loose... and revealed a wristwatch, a stopwatch, an X-Box 360 video game, an Ed Hardy sweatshirt (Google it), a book about basketball and type-written notes from two students.

Why unearth the capsule now? Because the Alternative Education program has outstanding new spaces in the High School addition, and the former Student Success Center building will go up for sale to add housing stock to the community.

This week, the Blue Devil shines his spotlight on MRH freshman Beatrice Schmidt. For the second year in a row, Beatrice completed the MS Challenge Walk in Door County, Wisconsin. She covered 50 miles in a 3-day span to raise money and awareness for Multiple Sclerosis research. Along with her sister Lucy (who stayed home this time to participate in Homecoming), they helped her team raise more than $9,000 this year. Why is this cause so meaningful to her and her family? Beatrice's father was diagnosed with MS three years ago. Beatrice and her family are shining examples of what it means to belong to a caring community.

October 8: HS Booster Club Meeting

October 9: Math Curriculum Virtual Meetings

October 17: Monthly Board of Education meeting

October 18: No School for Students (Teacher Work Day)

October 24: Mid-County Chamber Pumpkin Glow

October 26: Trunk or Treat at MRH ECC

October 28, 29, 30: Parent/Teacher Conferences

October 29: Community Conversations with MRH Admins

MRH Youth Sports winter sports registration is now open at MRHYS.org. Winter sports include basketball (1st-8th grades) and wrestling (also 1st-8th grades). Basketball registration will close on Monday, October 14, 2024, and wrestling registration will close on Monday, January 6, 2025.

For more details on team sizes, practice schedules and game info, please visit OUR SITE. Financial aid is available. Reach out to mrhyouthsports@gmail.com with any questions, and we’ll see you on the courts and mats!

Information can be found on the Mid County Chamber of Commerce website.

The Maplewood Richmond Heights School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, sexual orientation and/or perceived sexual orientation, or genetic information in its programs and activities. View Notice of Non-Discrimination or Board Policy AC.