Madison School District #321

Hey there folks, I just wanted to have a huge shout out to all of those who helped support and cheer on the Madison Bobcats in all of the Fall sporting events. It is sad to see one season of sporting events ending, but the start of a new season of sports for the Madison Bobcats is exciting. Come and support your Madison Bobcats for this next winter season of sports! The girls first basket ball game of the season is November 12th in Blackfoot. #wearemadison #letsgobobcats

Happy 'HELLO'WEEN Bobcats! We are so excited to be starting the Start With Hello movement TODAY! We have a challenge for YOU today. . . . "Say hello to everyone you see. Put down the device, make eye contact and SAY HELLO! (At the store, park, in class, at recess, at lunch, in the halls....everywhere!) Check out our website to see how YOU, your family, your class, your school and your community can help spread kindness! https://www.msd321.com/page/startwithhello Remember, kindness starts with YOU!

Join us for this week's Education Series class, "Fostering Confidence in Children: The Building Blocks of Self-Esteem" taught by Arianna Larson, Madison Cares Intern on Wednesday, November 2 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 msd321.com > Madison Cares > Register for a Class>Education Series

Our girls are makin us proud at the state tourney! They went undefeated today against Eagle! On to the semi's finals!!! Game 1 of Volleyball: Bobcats-25 Eagle-13 Game 2: Bobcats- 25 Eagle-18 Game 3: Bobcats 25 Eagle-18 #wearemadison

Our Boys Swim team are DISTRICT CHAMPIONS!!!👏🏼👏🏼 Let's show them some love on this post!!! WAY TO REPRESENT MADISON! It's a GREAT day to be a Bobcat! #wearemadison

Come watch your some of our amazing MSD employees, along with other community members, compete in Dancing with the Rexburg Stars on November 5th at 7:00pm. This amazing Fundraiser for the Madison Education Foundation will be held at Madison High. Tickets are available for purchase by using the QR code on the flyer or by using this link: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/classiccompetitions/781354

Brandon Caldwell is the Assistant Director of Transportation for our school district. A few things that he does in a day include assisting in day-to-day operations, supervising trainings, and making sure that the driver files are all complete and up to date. Brandon loves the people he works with! He says, “It’s a great district! We have amazing administration support from the district office. I love the team atmosphere and all the people that work here.” #wearemadison #peopleofmadison

HELLO Parents and Rexburg Community- We need your help with Start With Hello week! Join our morning Hello Krew on Monday and/or Friday morning or join us for No One Eats Alone Day on Friday. We have a Krew at each school as the busses arrive greeting the kids, passing out a small item and spreading/encouraging kindness! These Krews start at 7:40am and require nothing but your presence! No One Eats Alone Day will take place at each school next Friday, Nov. 4. Times vary, please let us know if interested and we can get you a time and school. If interested in joining this kindness movement, you can sign up by calling 208-359-1256 or e-mail goudyj@msd321.com. We will get you assigned to a school and get you a HELLO t-shirt for being a volunteer! Thank you and have a wonderful day! (to read more about the Start With Hello Campaign, visit our 'News' section on the homepage)

Attention! The 7th and 8th grade girls' basketball games have been moved from October 31st to Friday, November 4th. 4:30 and 6:00 start times. Enjoy your Halloween night!!!

Join us for this week's Education Series class, "Sharing Our Calm: Helping Children Understand Big Emotions" taught by Arianna Larson, Madison Cares Intern on Wednesday, October 26 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 msd321.com > Madison Cares > Register for a Class>Education Series

Start With Hello is just around the corner in our schools (Oct. 31-Nov.4), but it is never too early to start by sharing more kindness! Kick the campaign off with us by joining the movement, TODAY! Pick one challenge each day and watch as the ripple begins to spread in your life, class, office, school, home and/or community. The more people who join, the further the reach . Go ahead. Start! It really is as easy as saying hello! Visit our website and click Start With Hello in NEWS for more info on how to join. https://www.msd321.com/page/startwithhello

MiKelle Barney is a school counselor at Madison High School. She does a little bit of everything from career counseling, academic counseling, emotional/behavioral counseling, working with college representatives who come in, scheduling, and even more! “We are a little bit of a catch-all and if we are not the right person we know where to send people.” MiKelle says that she “absolutely loves the variety” in her job. We are so thankful for all that she does! #wearemadison #peopleofmadison

Volleyball District Champs

State Bound!!! Boys soccer headed to face Timberline at Hillcrest High School!!!!! Madison is proud of you!!!

Come out and support the UNDEFEATED Freshman Football Team at 4:30pm this afternoon as they take on Rigby at Bobcat Stadium! Let's see that famous Bobcat Spirit as we cheer them on to another win! #wearemadison

Athlete of the Week: Braysen Stoddard, Madison Football Check out the highlight of Braysen Here: https://localnews8.com/sports/local-sports/2022/10/19/athlete-of-the-week-brayson-stoddard-madison-football/

Madison High School is excited to have hired Jon Hemsley as the new Baseball Coach. Jon and Amber Hemsley, are both BYUI alumni. They have four children ages 7 to 14. Jon is a professional strength and conditioning coach, which boasts 49 college athletes placed out of his program in the past 6 years. He has served as the strength coach for Madison Football for the past 2 seasons. The previous 3 years as an Assistant Coach with Sugar Salem baseball helping them to their only State Championship appearance in school history in 2019, and previously at South Fremont as an assistant winning a state championship in 2004. His playing experience includes Ricks College in 2001 and then onto Galveston College in Texas from 02-03. He hails from baseball powerhouse The Woodlands High School in the Houston area where he hit cleanup on their Texas 5A State Championship team as a senior in 2000. He’s excited to be a part of Madison Baseball and to help continue building a championship mentality.

This just in....Madison FFA comes to the rescue last night at the Rexburg Mobile Food Pantry! The food pantry volunteer numbers have been dwindling lately, which makes distributing food to more than 600 families challenging. Last night, the Madison FFA showed up and served from start to finish, doubling the number of volunteers at the event. The pantry director commented that they are one of the hardest working groups she has ever seen out there and reaffirmed that they saved the day (and the day of 650 families) by choosing to volunteer. We are so proud of these students and their dedication to the FFA AND their community. Thank you for representing Madison in such a fine way! #wearemadison

Join us for this week's Education Series class, "Writing Your Resiliency Story: Principles of Self-Sustainment" taught by Kaylonnie Blumenberg on Wednesday, October 19 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 msd321.com > Madison Cares > Register for a Class>Education Series

What a game!!!! Boys soccer beats Mountain in the State Play In game to advance to the State Tournament next Weekend. Be at Hillcrest at 3:00 Thursday for the opening round.