April News
Calendar Reminders
Wednesday April 6-High School Late Start
Wednesday April 13-SAT for Juniors Only. Freshmen, Sophomores, and Seniors-Daily Tasks from home (See SAT Below)
Friday April 15-Spring Break No School
Monday April 18-Spring Break No School
Wednesday April 20-SIP Day plus PSAT & ISA for Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors. In-person attendance for 9th, 10th, 11th only at HS, early dismissal at 11:33)
Saturday April 30-Prom (See more details below)
May 2-6 Teacher Appreciation Week
Parents: If you are interested in organizing or assisting with something to say "thank you" to our teachers, please contact Amy Howe at the high school office.
Wednesday May 4- High School Late Start
May 20-Graduation Practice
May 21-Graduation
May 23-Regular Day of School for grades 9, 10, 11
May 24-Regular Day of School for grades 9, 10, 11
May 25-Regular Day of School for grades 9, 10, 11
May 26-Regular Day of School for grades 9, 10, 11
May 27- Last day of school
SAT: Wednesday April 13 for Juniors Only
*Please note: This only applies to the high school.
On Wednesday, April 13, the juniors will attend in person as we will administer the statewide SAT test. Completion of the SAT is a graduation requirement for all students in Illinois. Juniors will be dismissed from school after the SAT is completed.
Freshmen, Sophomores, and Seniors will learn from home by completing Daily Tasks prepared by teachers. Teachers will not stream classes on this day as they will all be proctoring the SAT in classrooms. Again, 9th, 10th, & 12th grade students will not attend in person on April 13.
PSAT 9, PSAT 10, & ISA 11: Wednesday April 20 Fresh, Sophs, Juniors
*Please note: This only applies to the high school.
On Wednesday, April 20, the freshmen, sophomores, and juniors will attend in person as we will administer the PSAT 9 to freshmen, PSAT 10 to sophomores, and the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) to Juniors.
Seniors will learn from home by completing Daily Tasks prepared by teachers. Teachers will not stream classes on this day as they will all be proctoring the PSAT & ISA in classrooms. Again, 12th grade students will not attend in person on April 20.
Prom
Prom is on April 30, 2022 at Macomb High School. Tickets will be on sale before and after school in the commons on April 19-April 22. MHS Seniors are free. Juniors/guests tickets will be $25 each. If financial assistance is needed to purchase a ticket, please contact any administrator.
Prom Schedule:
Promenade will begin at 7:30pm in Fellheimer Auditorium, with coronation to follow. Doors will open at 7:00pm. Families may attend, we will not be live streaming this year. Guests are asked to park in the east parking lot and will not be allowed into the dance area.
The dance will be immediately following coronation from 8:00-11:00 in the commons.
After-Prom activities will be in the high school library, gym, and auditorium until 1:00 am.
*Students must arrive by 8:30 to be able to attend prom activities.
*Any student who leaves will not be allowed to return to the after-prom activities.
Contact Mrs. Platt or Mrs. Allen at MHS with any questions.
Graduation
The MHS graduation ceremony is set for Saturday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m. The ceremony will take place at the stadium at Macomb High School. As a precaution for bad weather, we will pre-schedule "rain dates/times" in the following order:
Sat, May 21 7:30 p.m. (scheduled time)
Sun, May 22, 1:00 p.m. (1st possible makeup)
Sun, May 22, 3:00 p.m. (2nd possible makeup)
Sun, May 22, 5:00 p.m. (3rd possible makeup)
Sun, May 22, 7:00 p.m.
Choir
♫ Macomb High School Choral Department ♫
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♫ Upcoming Events: ♫
Date | Event | Place/Time | Who is involved? |
April 7, 8, 9, 2022 | Spring Musical- Wizard of Oz
| April 7- 7:00 pm April 8- 7:00 pm April 9- 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm | Interested students |
Tuesday, April 26, 2022 | ACDA Tenor Bass Festival | WIU- 10-4pm | Interested Students |
Thursday, May 5, 2022 | HS Spring Choir Concert | Fellheimer Aud. 7:00pm
| 9-12 Grade Choir members-required |
Sat., May 21, 2022 | MHS Graduation-Concert Choir will sing | Western Hall-7:30pm | Concert Choir-required |
For event information and a calendar of events, please visit: www.macombchoirs.org
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Scholastic Bowl
Congratulations to Macomb High School Scholastic Bowl captain, Henry Jones, for his selection to the Illinois High School Coaches' Association Clas AA All -State Second Team! Henry earned this honor for his ability to answer many toss-ups throughout the 2021-22 season. He will finish his quizbowl career at MHS by captaining the MHS team at the 2022 NAQT SSNCT in Rosemont, Il and HSNCT in Atlanta, Georgia.
Spring Play, Wizard of Oz
Macomb High Art Show
Mark your calendars Art Lovers! The Macomb High School art classes will be hosting an art show on May 3, 2022, in the Fellheimer Auditorium foyer from 5:00-6:30 pm. Refreshments will be served, and Seniors will have featured galleries and be available to chat. Some work will be for sale, as well. We hope to see you there!
Western Illinois Museum & MHS Art Students
Please visit the Western Illinois Museum's YouTube channel to see their published video about the Great Ideas of Humanity: CT Vivian project they developed for MHS art students! Click the image below to see the 3:21 video.