Madison School District #321

Track meet scheduled for today in Pocatello has been cancelled due to weather.

Mrs. Dennis at South Fork Elementary had a Wax Museum day Friday! The kids did a fantastic job on their animal projects! All the students had fun little buttons by their projects so parents and students could come by and press the button to hear about that animal. Mrs. Dennis is amazing at inspiring these kids to learn and be creative. She has worked at South Fork for 16 years and is a wonderful asset to our District! #wearemadison #peopleofmadison

Two of Mr. Reeser's Government B students from last trimester were asked by Representative Jon Weber to go to Boise to present their Project Citizen presentation (Senior Project) to the Taxation Committee of the Idaho State Legislature's House of Representatives. They were debating what to do to discourage vaping and that was the topic of this group's presentation. Rep. Weber had attended their presentation here at MHS. "We did our project citizen on how vaping is not a safer alternative to smoking. Jon Weber is on the taxation committee, and was trying to pass a bill to implement a tax on vapes. He asked us if we could testify for a few minutes on the dangers of vaping and its effects on high school students. We got to listen to committee and testify for about two minutes each and then they asked us questions after. The bill didn’t end up going to the floor and stayed in committee." - Kacie Robinson " We had such a great experience getting to really see congress in action. " -Peyton Burrell You ladies are fantastic! It is so wonderful that our students get to have experiences like this! #wearemadison

The Madison Junior High PTO has been showing our teachers their appreciation all month long with PTO March Madness. Here are some pictures from the PTO "Thank You" festivities. We want to give a huge shoutout to these local businesses that have been so supportive and generous to our teachers. Thank you teachers and our incredible community! It's a Great Day to be a Bobcat!! #wearemadison #PTO #teacherappreciation

Join us for this week's Education Series class, "Just for Fun: Managing Stress in the Moment and in the Long Run" taught by Cyndi Wakefield on Wednesday, March 29 from 10 am until noon. Education Series is FREE to attendees and held at the Madison Education Center, 60 West Main in Rexburg. There is limited space in our FREE childcare so registration is required to attend. For a schedule of upcoming classes and to complete a registration form, visit our website: https://www.msd321.com/o/msd321/page/madison-cares-education-series

Madison High School chess team won the top High School in the state of Idaho! David Gordon took 2nd place in the 11th grade division. William Miller took 3rd in the 12th grade division. Participants: William Miller David Gordon Lane Grose Coleman Codd Jerek Flora Haden Egbert Congratulations Bobcats!! 🎉 #wearemadison #chess

Our Debate team has been awesome this year! They had 29 people go to districts and won 3rd sweepstakes! We wish our 12 competitors the best of luck at state!! *Info from @mhs.debateandspeech Congrats on qualifying: Peter d'Evegnee - Extemporaneous Speaking Ari Rodriguez - Communication Analysis Jacob Woodward - DUO Interpretation Avery Ricks - Informative Speaking Jackson Chenault - Dist. Champ. in Communication Analysis Charlotte Hancock - Original Oratory Mirah Bennion - Dramatic Interpretation and DUO Interpretation Carie Benson - Retold Story Claire Wilcox - District Champ. in Sales Speaking & 1st Alternate in DUO interpretation Addie Carter - Informative Speaking & 1st Alternate in Impromptu Speaking Maddi Evans - Original Oratory Brayden Spencer - Impromptu Speaking Katherine Pulsipher - 1st Alternate DUO Interpretation Gabriel Ribiero - First Alternate in Panel Discussion Marie d'Evegnee - 1st Alternate in Retold Story Great job Bobcats and Good Luck at State! #wearemadison #debateandspeech

This is a great opportunity! See you all Thursday 3/23 @6pm !

Jordan Busby (Assistant Principal at Madison High School) was honored by the Idaho Music Educators Association . They presented him with the IMEA Administrator of the Year Award. Jordan Busby has worked tirelessly to ensure the music department has all the help and support they need. He has been involved for 30 years in the School District and has been an administrator since 2000. He has been an incredible support for the Music department and is the vision/mind behind Madison Presents that helps raise funds for the Fine Arts Students. (post on the concert will be coming later today 😁) Thank you to Jordan Busby for being an amazing support to our students and a fantastic inspiration. #wearemadison #peopleofmadison #musicinourschoolsmonth

Join us for this week's Education Series class, "A Foundation of Healthy Boundaries" taught by Crystal Hymas on Wednesday, March 22 from 10 am until noon. Education Series is FREE to attendees and held at the Madison Education Center, 60 West Main in Rexburg. There is limited space in our FREE childcare so registration is required to attend. For a schedule of upcoming classes and to complete a registration form, visit our website: https://www.msd321.com/o/msd321/page/madison-cares-education-series

Madison Bobcats if you will be a student in grades 7-12th this next school year and are interested in trying out for the cheer team please fill out this form. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdo7FW8cJ-jBuqDeqDfp8-g6FCQcFIDDLO80KCQuQ2VSGYHwQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Some of our Bobcats competed at CSI in Twin Falls at the Welding Wars last week! Two of them placed and won a ton of great prizes 🎉😁 Porter Brown won 1st place in the weld simulation/live arc division. Damian Williams took second in the same category. They were competing against 140 welders. Great job boys!! 🐾 #wearemadison

This is a reminder that Bus passes will be handed out to your kids @ Burton, South Fork, and Kennedy. If you have any questions, please contact the Transportation Department at (208) 359-3265

We are excited to start Kindergarten registration! It is coming up soon so save the date (April 17th). You can go to msd321.com and choose your school to see any further information. If you have any questions, you can call (208) 359-3300.

Hi Everyone! Just a reminder that the Bobcat Fieldhouse will be closed to the public April 8-12 for Spring Break. Spread the word! Thanks!

Madison Presents is Monday the 20th @7pm! Each ticket sale gives $8 to students for their Fine Arts Fees, so come support our Bobcats and have a great night out listening to beautiful music featuring our students and BYU's Noteworthy!! Buy tickets at mhschoirs.ludus.com

Want to get certified in Mental Health First Aid for Adults? This course teaches participants how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use challenges in adults. This training gives participants the skills needed to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a mental health crisis (e.g. suicidal ideation). This course provides participants with a certificate upon completion and participants are certified as MHFA first responders for three years. The course will be held Tuesday, April 4 from 4:30 pm until 8:30 pm AND Wednesday, April 5 from 4:30 pm until 8:30 pm. This is a two-day course, and attendance is required all 8 hours to receive certification. Registration is required by signing up HERE: https://www.msd321.com/o/msd321/page/mental-health-first-aid This month's course will be taught by Travis Schwab and Rick Croft.

Join us for this week's Education Series class, "Growing Your Garden: Creating an Environment to Support Your Child's Behavior" taught by Jaime Curtis on Wednesday, March 15 from 10 am until noon. Education Series is FREE to attendees and held at the Madison Education Center, 60 West Main in Rexburg. There is limited space in our FREE childcare so registration is required to attend. For a schedule of upcoming classes and to complete a registration form, visit our website: https://www.msd321.com/o/msd321/page/madison-cares-education-series

Madison FFA competed in the following Leadership Competitions yesterday and represented very well!! Parliamentary Procedure-1st Agriculture Sales- 1st Extemporaneous Speaking 1st Employment Skills 1st Prepared Speech 2nd Creed Speaking 4th Parli Team- Suri Wilcox, Lauren Mickelsen, Sierra Mickelsen, Nick Roberts, Louis Becraft, Jonas Thompson Sales Team- Kierra Park, Tate Bloomfield, Carter Swenson, Cassie Zimmerman Employment Skills- Cooper Wolfe Prepared- Whitney Sellars Creed- Saywer Jenkins All these students worked very hard and we look forward to seeing them succeed at State in April!!

For the month of March, Madison Cares Family Group Connection will be presenting BLOCK Fest® BLOCK Fest® offers hands-on block play for families with young children to experience the importance of early math and science learning. This activity is FREE and designed for families with children 0 to Kindergarten entry. No shoes will be permitted on the block mats, so please make sure children have clean socks on. It will be held in the GYM at Madison Education Center at 60 W. Main Street (South Entrance with the stairs) on Tuesday, March 28th from 4:00 pm until 6:30 pm. Registration is encouraged for this activity, but not required. For more information, visit our website: https://www.msd321.com/o/msd321/page/group-connection