Metamora Township High School

“Come and listen to my story about a man named Jed…” MEET THE CLAMPETTS! Jed, Elly May, Jethro, and Granny are riding into Metamora for THREE nights only! Don’t miss The Beverly Hillbillies! The Beverly Hillbillies will be performed at the Kenneth H. Maurer Performing Arts Center from September 13-15, 2024, with performances starting at 7 PM on the 13-14, and 2 PM on 15th. Tickets are on sale now and will be available through the online MTHS Box Office. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for senior citizens 65 & older, $5 for students 8th grade & younger, and all MTHS Students with a school ID are free. For questions about tickets or the box office, please contact (309) 367-4151, ext. 574 or kherrick@mths.us

The girls golf team finished 4th out of 18 teams Saturday. Gill Tyra finished in 6th place individually to lead the Redbirds !

Last call for Unified Redbird Spirit Wear! Orders are due by Tuesday, September 3rd. Contact Mrs. Cooper (tcooper@mths.us) with questions. Order online: https://forms.gle/brkMLysVuFCLVFd37

Frau Fandel's German students learned about German back-to-school traditions and got to make their own Schultüten!

The Metamora Kiwanis Club presents BOYS OF FALL on Saturday, 9/21, starting at 7 PM on the south lawn of Black Partridge Park. Get tickets at www.metamorakiwanis.com

Today in parenting we prepared for the Real Care babies to go home with students. We celebrated by having gender reveal cupcakes to figure out if they would be taking home a boy or girl.

Need dinner plans for Wednesday, September 4th? We have you covered! Please get your dinner from Blue Margaritas in Germantown Hills to support all MTHS Athletics. 15% of the day's proceeds will help all our programs!

We hope to see everyone at Sterling on Friday night cheering on the Redbirds to victory. Please see the attached image for Friday's safety procedures. Go Birds!

Are you interested in a career in education? Come to the Educators Rising 2024-2025 Kick-Off Meeting this Thursday, Aug. 29, at 7:30 a.m., in Room 203. See Mrs. J. Murphy for information if you cannot attend.

The first Unified Redbirds meeting of the year is this Tuesday, August 27th at 7:30 AM! Everyone is welcome! #weareunified

Thank you for the kind donations from Saturday's Car Show in Washington to the MTHS Autoshop. Over 60 vehicles and motorcycles competed in the show. A big thank you to all who came out, especially to those who organized the event.

Congratulations to Zach Laming, David Gavin, and Jacob Gavin, who have just completed the National Youth Leadership Training program of Scouting America. We encourage our Redbirds to be leaders and lead from where they are.

Don’t miss out on the MTHS Fall Play - The Beverly Hillbillies! Tickets on sale now! 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. The Beverly Hillbillies will be performed at the Kenneth H. Maurer Performing Arts Center from September 13-15, 2024, with performances starting at 7 PM on the 13-14, and 2 PM on 15th. Tickets are on sale now and will be available through the online MTHS Box Office: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=240338 Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for senior citizens 65 & older, $5 for students 8th grade & younger, and all MTHS Students with a school ID are free. For questions about tickets or the box office, please contact (309) 367-4151, ext. 574 or kherrick@mths.us

MTHS is now hiring a part-time student support specialist. Please email czimmerman@mths.us for more information.

Congratulations to the 2024 National German Exam Level 1 medal winners: Tyler Anderson, McKenna Murphy, Ellie Grabenstetter, Jay Murphy, and Jenna Campbell! They just received their medals!

Thank you for all the community support in celebrating our first MTHS Olympian! Congratulations, Anna Peplowski, on your silver medal from the 2024 Paris Games! Thank you for signing autographs and being a great role model for our youth!

The MTHS Girls' Tennis team is hosting a Homecoming Dress Drive! If you have any gently-used Homecoming dresses, please consider bringing them into MTHS! All dresses will be donated to the Dream Center in Peoria.

Thank you to the Metamora Kiwanis Club, The Metamora-Germantown Hills Rotary Club, and the Metamora Area Business Association for helping donate to help fund our Freshman Spirit Packs today. Also, thank you to Logowear for providing the bags and t-shirts. Today was all about our community supporting our students. Thank you to Mr. Bachman, Mr. Shoopman, Ms. Harrison, Mr. Herring, Mr. Stalter, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. McCoy, Mrs. Fandel, Mrs. Toft, Mrs. Karch, Dr. Jewell, Mr. Hart, Mr. Hodel, and Dr. Zimmerman for helping deliver spirit packs today!

We're out delivering freshman spirit packs!!

The MTHS Track is closed today, Monday, August 5th, through the end of the week for recoating and painting. We hope to have the track open next week.