Daily Announcements 04/29/2024
Prom Court voting will open later today on Schoology for the Class of 2025 and Class of 2024 and will run through 3pm this Friday May 3rd.
Announcing the Grand Opening of the Bear Mercantile! Purchase Monroe Central apparel with fresh new logos created by MC business students. Your support will fund project-based learning throughout the business department. Flyers with links and QR codes are located throughout the school and on the desk outside Mrs. Bootcheck’s room. Orders close next Tuesday, April 30th, so order soon!
Dress up days for Spring Spirit week (April 29 – May 3):
Tuesday: PJ Day
Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday
Thursday: Adam Sandler Day
Friday: Crazy Brown and Gold Day
There will be a blood drive on April 30th. Please sign up at https://www.donortime.com/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/73768
Prom tickets are for sale during lunch until Friday, May 3rd. Couples are $50 and singles $30. Prom is on May 11th at the Wedding Factory in Albany. Grand March will be at 4pm in the high school gym.
There will be a high school dodgeball tourney on Friday May 3 in the afternoon. The sign up forms are on your class schoology page. The teams consist of 8 students with at least 3 girls. The teams do not all have to consist of students from the same grade. There is a separate google form for those who want to play and have no team or for those with a partial team. A team can be put together. If you have questions, see Addison Coe, Maggie Haney, or Katie Osborne.
Yearbooks for Monroe Central Jr. Sr. High School are being sold NOW! The standard price is currently set to $65, and personalizations are still available! Follow this link to purchase: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1072508/Monroe-Central-Junior-Senior-High-School/2024-Yearbook/20230927082027553121/CATALOG_SHOP. Sales numbers will be reported soon, so be sure to order as soon as possible. Cash or personal check orders for non-personalized yearbooks can be brought to Mr. Sims. Reach out with any questions (dereks@monroecentral.org)
Seniors: Please do not forget to check the Student Services Senior Schoology Group periodically. There are many postings of scholarship opportunities, college events, apprenticeship programs, graduation requirement information and more. Do not miss out on an opportunity! Please see Mrs. Swift in Student Services with any questions.
After School Help is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays until 4pm.
The MCCTA (Mrs. Van Pelt) is selling granola bars, 2 bars for $1.
The varsity softball team lost to Winchester Friday night 13-4. After battling the rain through 3 and 1/3 innings back on April 2nd, the rest of the game was finished today. Chelsea Erwin went 3-3 and Whitley Martin went 2-4. Jayme Brannan and Zoie Hood each added a hit. The Bears play at home Monday against Union County at 5:30p.
The Jr High MEC meet was hosted by MC on Friday night. Despite rain, that became heavy at times, the athletes all performed well. The Girls team came out on top and are MEC Champs in the 10 team conference. The Boys team came in 8th. Top performers were:
Kinlie Lester 1st in Long Jump, 5th in the 100, 6th in the 400
Oaklie Davis 1st in Shot Put, 2nd in High Jump
Kyra Brockman 3rd in Hurdles, 4th in Shot Put
Cora Wagner 3rd in 400, 4th in Hurdles
Abby Thomas 3rd in 800, 4th in 1600
Brylie Tinsman 3rd in 1600
Landry Taylor 3rd in 200
May Wright 6th in Discus
1st Place 4×1 team of Landry Taylor, Oaklie Davis, Kyra Brockman, and Kinlie Lester
1st Place 4×4 team of Gracie McCreery, Abby Thomas, Brylie Tinsman, and Cora Wagner
Miles Gross 2nd in High Jump, 7th in 100, 5th in 200
Alex Sides 8th in Discus
Alexander Coe 8th in 1600
The varsity boys golf team traveled to Winchester for the Winchester Invite. The Bears shot a 343 (team low for the season) placing 6th out of 14 teams. The Bears faced tough competition with a couple ranked teams in the state such as Noblesville and Westfield. The Bears were led by Bentley Thornburg with an 83. Coltan West finished with an 86. Cohen West and Hayden Taylor finished with 87’s. Rigley Braun finished with a PB 91 with 2 birdies in the round. Really proud of these boys playing well in gusting winds and tough conditions.
The Golden Bear varsity track teams traveled to Bluffton High School Friday night to compete at the South Adams Invitational.The Boys placed 5th and the girls placed 6th in their respective meets. The team score is not an indication of how good the night was for the Bears on the track. Many season best times were achieved! Scoring Performances:
Boys 5th Place (48 Points):
Easton Foster – High Jump (1st Place) and Long Jump (6th Place)
Zac Martin – Long Jump – (3th Place) and 200m (2nd place)
Evan Swallow – Discus – (4th Place)
Eli Chamberlain – 1600m (2nd Place) and 3200m (2nd Place)
4x800m Relay (Lloyd, WInes, Brown, Chamberlain) – (4th Place)
Girls 6th Place (49 Points):
Katie Osborne – 800m (3rd Place)
Alivia Arvin – 200m (3rd Place)
Karma Armour – High Jump (2nd Place)
Maggie Haney – Shot Put – (6th Place)
Addison Coe – 1600m – (3rd Place) and 3200m (1st Place)
4x800m Relay – (Osborne. Puckett, Watson, Thomas) – (3rd Place)
4x100m Relay – ( Armour, Quattlebaum, Arvin, Armour) – (5th Place)
4x400m Relay – (Chamness, Puckett, Watson, Phelps) – (4th Place)
The Bears participate next at the Randolph County Championships Thursday (5/2) at Winchester High School.
Sport Events
JH Track vs. Blackford/Jay Co/Wes-Del @ Wes-Del – 5pm
Varsity Baseball vs. Union County @ MC – 5:30pm
Varsity Softball vs. Union County @ MC – 5:30pm
Lunch Menu
https://monroecentral.nutrislice.com/menu/monroe-central-jrsr-high/lunch
