Merrill Community School District

Good morning Vandal Staff and Families: There will be no school today, Thursday, October 5th due to a community wide power outage with restoration unlikely before the end of the school day. Staff is not expected to report. Students who attend SCC and Delta should report as usual as this outage has only impacted the Merrill Community. Have a good day Vandals!

Did you know it is National Principal Appreciation Month? We want to give a huge shout out to our amazing principals, Mr. Wiley and Mrs. Zimmerman for all their hard work and dedication to this District, our staff, students and community! Thank you! #WeAreMerrill #VandalPride

Last night we kicked off Homecoming with the annual powder puff football game! The Sophomore/Junior Team came out with an early lead and dominated the Freshman/Senior team with a final score of 62-8. It was a very entertaining evening and fun was had by all! #WeAreMerrill #VandalPride #PowderPuff #HoCo

Last night we kicked off Homecoming Week with Powder Puff Football and Hallway Decorating. Don't forget to check out spirit days for the rest of the week and Friday's Homecoming events! Go Vandals! #WeAreMerrill #VandalPride

Merrill's Health Resource Advocate was able to spend a couple of hours at our middle school last week and commented how awesome it was! She said our students were very polite & they are crushing the BWell program. Ms. Robinson has been an integral part of getting it up and running in Merrill. We wanted to recognize for several students for their outstanding participation in the StepUp & BWell program for the month of September. The top 3 Merrill movers for September were.: Lexi Monk, Seth McFadden, and Jacob Matilla-Gonzalez and we wanted to recognize the entire 6th, 7th, and8th grade girls weight training class! Congratulations to everyone on a job well done!

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Hello from your local art teacher, asking for your trash again! 6th grade is collecting clear plastic water bottles from now until Oct. 9th. We are hoping to collect around 200. If you are a bottled water drinker, we would love to recycle those bottles for you! I am also still collecting T-shirts if anyone still has some lying around. Thank you! Mrs. Good

Congratulations to Tyler Smith, Merrill High School DAR Good Citizen Award recipient! Tyler was chosen because of his dependability, service, leadership, and service. Now, he will be eligible to compete in an essay contest against other winners in the State of Michigan. #WeAreMerrill #VandalPride

Students who have earned a GPA of 3.25 or better and have had no semester grade of C+ or below will receive an academic letter. To be eligible for an academic letter, a student must be enrolled in school full-time, regardless of grade level. Students will receive an academic letter "M" the first time they qualify and a pin for each successive year in which one is earned. Academic pins and letters are awarded in the fall. Academic Letters: Maddy Desmyter, Jenna Follett, Alisha Pickens, Abbigail Deshone, Gavin Beyette, Andrew Jussila. Pins: Kalah Coty, Addison Fordos, Brent Smith, Carter Follett, Veda Gagne, Antonio Jimenez, Mary Starke, Emma Terwilliger, Logan Villanueva, Branson Walker, Tyler Smith, Derek Schoch. #WeAreMerrill #VandalPride

Tonight, the Varsity Football team is playing at Montabella. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:00 P.M. GO, VANDALS!

Bringing Color and Joy to our Middle/High School! Our talented yearbook staff has been busy this morning with sidewalk chalk. Thank you for not only brightening our sidewalks but also our spirits. #WeAreMerrill #VandalPride

Our Volleyball Team will be home tonight starting at 5:30. Go Lady Vandals! #WeAreMerrill #VandalPride

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Join us on September 15th for a special event celebrating our military. It's our chance to express gratitude and respect to those who have served and continue to serve to protect our cherished freedoms. All veterans, active duty, and retired military personnel are welcome to join us in the pre-game hospitality tent. The tent will open at 5:30 p.m. and offer free game entry, as well as hot dogs, chips, cookies, and drinks. At 6:45 p.m., all Military members will be recognized on the field. The band will play medleys for each Military branch and honor members from that branch. #WeAreMerrill #VandalPride

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Attention senior families! On September 12th at 6:00 p.m., Mrs. Jordan will discuss essential steps for seniors during their last year of high school and post-secondary options. Don't miss out on this informative session!

We just wanted to remind everyone that there will be no school tomorrow, Friday, September 1st and Monday, September 4th in observance of Memorial Weekend. We hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend. We will see all of our Vandals back on Tuesday, September 5th! #WeAreMerrill #VandalPride

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Unfortunately, the Cross Country Invitational scheduled for today has been cancelled due to unfavorable weather conditions. #WeAreMerrill #VandalPride