🌟 OUTSTANDING REDBIRD LEADERS! 🌟
Join us in giving a round of applause to seniors Natalie Loring and Naomi Roth! They were honored as Metamora Township High School’s recipients of the Illinois Principals Association (IPA) Student Recognition Award for the Central Illinois Valley region! 🏆
This prestigious award celebrates students who excel not only in the classroom but also demonstrate exceptional character, leadership, and a commitment to making their school a better place. Both Natalie and Naomi truly embody what it means to be a Redbird through their hard work, integrity, and positive impact on our school community.
We are incredibly proud of these two and how beautifully they represent the MTHS Class of 2026.
Join us in giving a round of applause to seniors Natalie Loring and Naomi Roth! They were honored as Metamora Township High School’s recipients of the Illinois Principals Association (IPA) Student Recognition Award for the Central Illinois Valley region! 🏆
This prestigious award celebrates students who excel not only in the classroom but also demonstrate exceptional character, leadership, and a commitment to making their school a better place. Both Natalie and Naomi truly embody what it means to be a Redbird through their hard work, integrity, and positive impact on our school community.
We are incredibly proud of these two and how beautifully they represent the MTHS Class of 2026.
🍎 FUTURE EDUCATORS & DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM! 🦅
As the Class of 2026 prepares to take their next steps, we want to pause and celebrate an incredible group of Redbirds who have committed to paths of profound service—both in the classroom and in uniform.
Join us in congratulating these outstanding seniors on their post-graduation commitments!
📝 The Next Generation of Teachers
These future educators are heading off to college to inspire, build up, and lead the classrooms of tomorrow:
Addison Bauer – Elementary Education | Texas Christian University
Morgan Hart – Elementary Education | Greenville University
Averi Hippen – Elementary Education | Illinois Central College
Ellie Jewell – Art Education | Mizzou
Autumn Meeks – Elementary Education | Illinois Central College
🦅 Answering the Call to Serve
We are deeply grateful for these brave individuals who have pledged themselves to protect and serve our country:
Javonne Dubois – Army National Guard
Liam Fosdick – Army National Guard
Owen Fosdick – Army National Guard
Ryan Hall – United States Navy
Thank you all for choosing paths that make our communities and our country a better place. Your MTHS family is incredibly proud of you, and we cannot wait to see the impact you will make!
As the Class of 2026 prepares to take their next steps, we want to pause and celebrate an incredible group of Redbirds who have committed to paths of profound service—both in the classroom and in uniform.
Join us in congratulating these outstanding seniors on their post-graduation commitments!
📝 The Next Generation of Teachers
These future educators are heading off to college to inspire, build up, and lead the classrooms of tomorrow:
Addison Bauer – Elementary Education | Texas Christian University
Morgan Hart – Elementary Education | Greenville University
Averi Hippen – Elementary Education | Illinois Central College
Ellie Jewell – Art Education | Mizzou
Autumn Meeks – Elementary Education | Illinois Central College
🦅 Answering the Call to Serve
We are deeply grateful for these brave individuals who have pledged themselves to protect and serve our country:
Javonne Dubois – Army National Guard
Liam Fosdick – Army National Guard
Owen Fosdick – Army National Guard
Ryan Hall – United States Navy
Thank you all for choosing paths that make our communities and our country a better place. Your MTHS family is incredibly proud of you, and we cannot wait to see the impact you will make!
🍎 THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING COMMUNITY SPONSORS! 🍏
Our staff felt incredibly spoiled during Teacher Appreciation Week, and we owe a massive shout-out to the incredible local businesses and partners who kept us fueled and appreciated all week long!
We want to extend our sincerest gratitude to:
🍕 Julie Bowald, Maloof Realty – Thank you for keeping the appreciation rolling with an amazing pizza lunch that everyone thoroughly enjoyed!
🐔 Goodfield State Bank – Thank you for delivering a crowd favorite with a delicious Chick-fil-A lunch!
🥞 Horace Mann – Thank you for treating our staff to a fantastic breakfast to kick-start our day with energy and a smile!
We are so fortunate to live and work in a community where local businesses step up to support our educators. Thank you all for making our faculty and staff feel so valued as they wrap up another incredible school year! ✨
Our staff felt incredibly spoiled during Teacher Appreciation Week, and we owe a massive shout-out to the incredible local businesses and partners who kept us fueled and appreciated all week long!
We want to extend our sincerest gratitude to:
🍕 Julie Bowald, Maloof Realty – Thank you for keeping the appreciation rolling with an amazing pizza lunch that everyone thoroughly enjoyed!
🐔 Goodfield State Bank – Thank you for delivering a crowd favorite with a delicious Chick-fil-A lunch!
🥞 Horace Mann – Thank you for treating our staff to a fantastic breakfast to kick-start our day with energy and a smile!
We are so fortunate to live and work in a community where local businesses step up to support our educators. Thank you all for making our faculty and staff feel so valued as they wrap up another incredible school year! ✨
We had an absolutely wonderful time celebrating the Class of 2026 at our 4th Annual Redbird Scholars Luncheon on April 23rd! It was a day to honor the hard work, dedication, and character that define our incredible students.
Huge congratulations to each and every one of these outstanding students! Your Metamora Township High School family is incredibly proud of your achievements and the impact you continue to make. Here is our 2026 Redbird Scholars list:
• Grace Aeschliman
• Zachary Alwardt
• Addison Armistead
• Joseph Barnes
• Tayla Brown
• Jenna Campbell
• Jacob Crotz
• Carley Delinski
• Samuel Eckstein
• Sarah Fetters
• Kaitlyn Hand
• Morgan Hart
• Trevor Heil
• Derek Hover
• Aiden Little
• Natalie Loring
• Callum McGrane
• Graham Monckton
• Claire Noe
• Stephen Petri
• Quincy Points
• Lauran Reimers
• Naomi Roth
• Maxwell Russell
• Erika Schierer
• Brianna Schroeder
• Carter Schroff
• William Smith
• Allison Trentman
• Danen Wendte
• Mia Whitfield
• Addyson Wooden
A very special thank you to our guest speaker, Emma Dubois, owner of Metamora's own The Bakery Bar. Emma provided incredibly insightful and inspiring words, sharing her experience about running a successful small business. We know our students gained invaluable knowledge from your talk!
We also want to thank Sombreito's Mexican and The Bakery Bar for providing such a delicious lunch for our students to enjoy.
Keep shining, Class of 2026! We can't wait to see all that you will accomplish in the years to come.
🏆 BUILDING BRIDGES IN OUR COMMUNITY! 🏆
We are absolutely thrilled to celebrate our incredible community partner, Reclaimed Resale, for winning the prestigious Building Bridges Award from the Illinois Principals Association Central Illinois Valley this year! 🌟🔴⚫️
The Building Bridges Award is given to individuals or organizations that go above and beyond to foster meaningful, impactful partnerships with local schools. If you know the team at Reclaimed Resale, you know there is nobody more deserving of this honor.
Through their unwavering generosity, volunteer spirit, and dedication to our community, Reclaimed Resale has consistently stepped up to support our students, faculty, and school programs. They truly embody what it means to bridge the gap between creating a stronger, more connected community for our youth to thrive in.
Please join us in sending a massive CONGRATULATIONS and an even bigger THANK YOU to everyone at Reclaimed Resale! Thank you for all you do for MTHS and our local schools. We are so proud to partner with you! 🦅💼✨
We are absolutely thrilled to celebrate our incredible community partner, Reclaimed Resale, for winning the prestigious Building Bridges Award from the Illinois Principals Association Central Illinois Valley this year! 🌟🔴⚫️
The Building Bridges Award is given to individuals or organizations that go above and beyond to foster meaningful, impactful partnerships with local schools. If you know the team at Reclaimed Resale, you know there is nobody more deserving of this honor.
Through their unwavering generosity, volunteer spirit, and dedication to our community, Reclaimed Resale has consistently stepped up to support our students, faculty, and school programs. They truly embody what it means to bridge the gap between creating a stronger, more connected community for our youth to thrive in.
Please join us in sending a massive CONGRATULATIONS and an even bigger THANK YOU to everyone at Reclaimed Resale! Thank you for all you do for MTHS and our local schools. We are so proud to partner with you! 🦅💼✨
Congratulations to Zeke Bevard for continuing his academic and athletic career next year! We wish him good luck in the future! Once a Redbird, Always a Redbird!
Congratulations to Lexi Burton, Ethan Grove, Morgan Hart, Jayden Lambert, Weston Lange, Quincy Points, Lauren Poole, Naomi Roth, Tommy Sopko, and Violet Weinman on continuing their academic and athletic careers next year. It was great to celebrate these seniors! Best of luck next year!
Congratulations to Connor Graham, Jacob Crotz, Ty Lucas, and Payton Porch for continuing their academic and athletic careers next year. We wish you the best of luck as you leave the nest!
Here is a great way to get involved in supporting our local community!
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All incoming 9-12 graders are welcome!
British Literature classes rounded out the semester by designing creative epitaphs to honor some of the amazing characters we encountered in our stories this year.
Honors Freshmen English students studied for finals using review games they created based on literature units we experienced this semester!
We want to congratulate our newly elected Student Council Executive Board for the 2026-2027 school year. We are so excited to see how this amazing group leads and advocates for the study!
We wish all of our students good luck on their exams today. We did have to shut the Fryo machine down for the year yesterday and it left many students sad. But, they were able to overfill thier cup and we had a Redbird emerge! #GoBirds
The annual MTHS Finals Study Night is in full swing at the Germantown branch of the public library! Students are getting their study (and their pizza) on for the last time this school year!
Last night MARS/WARS celebrated their seniors on FIRST Signing Day and everything they accomplished with the team. Good luck to them on their next chapter.
🎓Fly high, Class of 2026! 🔴⚫
Caps off to the newest graduates of Metamora Township High School! It has been an honor watching this group grow, lead, and excel in the classroom, on the field, and in our community.
As you turn your tassels and head toward your next big adventure, never forget where you started. Wishing you all the best of luck in the future. Once a Redbird, always a Redbird!
Caps off to the newest graduates of Metamora Township High School! It has been an honor watching this group grow, lead, and excel in the classroom, on the field, and in our community.
As you turn your tassels and head toward your next big adventure, never forget where you started. Wishing you all the best of luck in the future. Once a Redbird, always a Redbird!
Make your dinner plans now for Wednesday (May 20th) at East Peoria Panda Express! Support the MTHS Band fundraiser and their upcoming Disney trip.
Announcing our first MTHS Theatre Dept. Theatre Camp!
Join us for three days of workshops on acting, singing, dancing, audition prep, technical theatre, and more. Come and learn what is like to be a part of a MTHS production! This will be run by our production staff and current cast and crew members.
July 8-10 from 9 AM to 12 PM in our Auditorium.
Open to students in 4th through 8th Grade.
Registration (including a t-shirt) is $75. Limited spots available!
Scan the QR code to sign up now!
Questions? Email Director, Tyler Smith at tsmith@mths.us
Join us for three days of workshops on acting, singing, dancing, audition prep, technical theatre, and more. Come and learn what is like to be a part of a MTHS production! This will be run by our production staff and current cast and crew members.
July 8-10 from 9 AM to 12 PM in our Auditorium.
Open to students in 4th through 8th Grade.
Registration (including a t-shirt) is $75. Limited spots available!
Scan the QR code to sign up now!
Questions? Email Director, Tyler Smith at tsmith@mths.us
Congrats to the Cast of our 2026 Fall Play: The Outsiders!
Coming to MTHS: September 17 -20, 2026
A Note from the Director:
WOW! I am amazed by the talent I saw this week for auditions for The Outsiders. I want to thank everyone who took the time to prepare for their audition and show interest in the MTHS Theatre Department. We were so impressed with the talent and number of students who auditioned - almost 70. If you do not see your name on this list, please do not be discouraged. We had to make many difficult decisions based on the amount of interest we had with limited roles available. Even though we were unable to cast everyone in the production, we want to encourage you to watch for more theatre opportunities at MTHS, including our annual Madrigal production (auditions on Monday) and Spring Musical, to be announced later next week! If you are interested in being a part of the TECH Crew, please stay tuned for our application available in August.
We will have our first cast meeting/read-thru on Tuesday, May 19th from 6-8 in the Auditorium.
For everyone cast, please make sure to join our Remind at the link below:
https://www.remind.com/join/staygold26
Please email tsmith@mths.us with any questions. Thank you!
Coming to MTHS: September 17 -20, 2026
A Note from the Director:
WOW! I am amazed by the talent I saw this week for auditions for The Outsiders. I want to thank everyone who took the time to prepare for their audition and show interest in the MTHS Theatre Department. We were so impressed with the talent and number of students who auditioned - almost 70. If you do not see your name on this list, please do not be discouraged. We had to make many difficult decisions based on the amount of interest we had with limited roles available. Even though we were unable to cast everyone in the production, we want to encourage you to watch for more theatre opportunities at MTHS, including our annual Madrigal production (auditions on Monday) and Spring Musical, to be announced later next week! If you are interested in being a part of the TECH Crew, please stay tuned for our application available in August.
We will have our first cast meeting/read-thru on Tuesday, May 19th from 6-8 in the Auditorium.
For everyone cast, please make sure to join our Remind at the link below:
https://www.remind.com/join/staygold26
Please email tsmith@mths.us with any questions. Thank you!
