Metamora Township High School

Thank you to Goodfield State Bank for sponsoring lunch for Teacher Appreciation Week! We appreciate the support from our local businesses. Please help support the branch here in Metamora!

The Redbirds represented well at the IHSA sectional tournament at Lake Evergreen. Out of 26 boats, Max Alread and Will Garber finished in 5th place. Just missing the qualifying cut to advance to the state tournament by only a few ounces. Kevin Barker and Owen Clelland also finished in the top ten.

Congratulations to Karson Hale, who placed second at SkillsUSA in electronic technology, and Audrey Hodgen, who placed second in photography. Great job Redbirds!

What a fun night honoring artists and writers at the third annual SOAR book release art show in our courtyard. There was artwork, musicians, creative writers, and even delicious food prepared by student chefs. MTHS is filled with such talented students!

Congratulations to MTHS Senior Esma Frieden, who will be continuing her academic and athletic career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where she will play volleyball next year! Best of Luck, Esma; your future is bright!

Art Show Week! 🎨 It is our pleasure to present our Unified Art students here at MTHS during the Senior Art Show in the library this week. A big thanks to our Unified Art teacher Dian Miller! #weareunified

We look forward to honoring our fantastic students on today at our Awards Assembly starting at 1:00 PM. Catch the live stream by clicking the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EdYKh5CWUM Today's Program: Click Below https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wE1opgN1R5fn1-OuVARgbvjH1kV0uYqs/view?usp=sharing

Although they faced a tough, wet, cold, windy day on the lake, the Redbird anglers fared well at the Mid Illini Bass Fishing Tournament. The varsity team of Kevin Barker and Owen Clelland finished in 2nd place, and Barker had the big fish of the tournament. The big fish tipped the scales at 5 1/2 lbs. Max Alread and Will Garber finished in 5th place with a respectable bag. The JV team of Cooper Mathison, Owen Cabell, Adam Copwer, and Adric Schonert finished 2nd as well. Owen Cabell came through with two nice fish. Overall, the team overcame adversity and represented MTHS well.

Thank you to Dr. Charlie Heinzmann, Class of 2009, and OSF Emergency Medicine Physician for helping us celebrate this year's Redbird Scholars. Dr. H shared how his experience at MTHS helped him push through medical school. He stressed the importance of having high standards.

We look forward to honoring our fantastic students on Tuesday at our Awards Assembly. Catch the live stream by clicking the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EdYKh5CWUM

Ceramic students had so much fun during their raku pottery field trip on this rainy Friday. Thanks to Wheel Art Pottery for hosting us! Check out their awesome slump forms.

More photos from the Mid Illini show! Congratulations to our awesome artists.

Announcing the 2024 Fall Play! The Beverly Hillbillies Directed by Tyler Smith The lovable Clampett family rides onto the stage for an evening of hillbilly hilarity. Starting in the Clampett's mountain cabin, the play follows them through the discovery of oil, their invasion of hi-falutin' Beverly Hills society and the absurd adventures and ridiculous romances they encounter there. There will be an Informational Meeting for interested students on Tuesday, May 7th from 6 pm - 7 pm in the Auditorium. Auditions will be held on Friday, May 17th from 6 pm-8 pm in the Auditorium. Questions? Contact the Director at tsmith@mths.us The production dates of The Beverly Hillbillies are: September 13-15, 2024 We hope to see you there!

MTHS students were honored at the Mid Illini reception last night and will have their artwork on display at the Peoria Art Guild until Saturday. Our school was only able to send our top 26 pieces (13 paintings/drawings, 11 ceramic pieces, and 2 darkroom photographs) to the show, but walked away with 15 awards, including 10 Merit Awards, 4 Honorable Mention, and 1 Best in Show for 2 dimensional work (Morgan Viggers). Congratulations to all of our talented artists! We are so proud of them!

Educators Rising was treated to a fantastic presentation on how to have a successful first year of teaching from our very own MTHS student teacher from last year and current first-year ELA teacher at Eureka Middle School, Miss Christi Haggerty.

Congratulations to the first members of the MTHS Cardinales Chapter of the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica! These *very* accomplished members pledged to master Spanish and connect with the Hispanic community. ¡Todos a una!

Come check out the fantastic art work from Mid-Illini students this week in Peoria!

MTHS students art work on display. MTHS students were among local hs artists who have work on display at the Contemporary Art Center in Peoria. The selected works will be on display through April 27. The following students had work chosen for the show: Sophia Dupent - slab vase Hayley Jones - double exposure Tatum Points - cottage lantern Gracie Dean - chips and dip Ashlee Edlen - scalloped vases Rachel Lopeman - 4 plates Rachel Lopeman - sgraffito Isabella Signore -Genesis Isabella Signore - Lace Vase Kailey Ciesielski - cyanotype Mackinzi Beccue - A piece of cake Ashlee Edlen- Grief Live Prunty- Out of Element Addison Suarez- Unraveled Morgan Viggers- Stuck to the Eye Allison Osborn- MEOW! Special congrats to Bella Signore who received one of the three outstanding achievement awards and Morgan Viggers who received a merit award!

Students in Graphic Arts have been learning about paper and how it's made. Each student made their own paper and now they are learning how to bind it and turn it into a journal.

Please join us for the annual Metamora FFA Petting Zoo on Friday, May 3rd, from 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM at MTHS in the Grove. We will have animals, tractors, and educational posters. We look forward to seeing you!