Morenci Middle/High School

Morenci Area Schools are looking for qualified candidates to fulfill the following coaching positions: • Varsity Football Coach • JV Football Coach • Middle School Track & Field Coach • Middle School Cross Country Coach Please visit our website for details: https://www.morencibulldogs.org/page/employment-opportunities

• All middle school sport practices and competitions today are cancelled. • There will be no powerlifting practice today. • High school wrestling practice will be from 6-8 p.m. • Varsity bowling will compete today at 4 p.m. at Hudson lanes. • Boys freshman, jv and varsity basketball will play at home with the freshman game beginning at 4 pm • Girls jv and varsity basketball will play at Britton Deerfield beginning at 5:30 p.m.

We will now introduce the 2023 Winter Homecoming Queen Candidates. These students were chosen by their senior class as representatives and were voted on by the entire high school student body to determine this year’s king and queen. Brea Baumgartner: Brea describes herself as optimistic, funny, and encouraging. In her free time, she enjoys reading and watching Netflix. Brea is a member of the National Honor Society and the Leadership Book Club. She has participated in volleyball, track, powerlifting and basketball. She has been recognized as a TCC Tri-County Scholar Athlete the last three years and received All State Scholar Athlete recognition this fall during volleyball. Her favorite cartoon is South Park. Brea is the daughter of Josh and Jill Baumgartner. Lily Betz: Lily describes herself as kind, outgoing, and smart. Her favorite hobbies are Circle K runs, hanging out with friends and playing sports. As a student, Lily participates in both volleyball and softball. This fall she received her CNA license and one of her favorite achievements was winning districts in softball her sophomore year. Her favorite cartoon is Dora the Explorer. Lily is the daughter of Brian and Kristy Betz. Scarlett Pummell: Scarlett describes herself as open minded, honest, and understanding. She enjoys reading, playing video games and driving to Circle K every night with her best friends. Scarlett is a member of the National Honor Society, the yearbook staff, the Leadership Book Club, and has reorganized the middle school library as an independent study this year. Scarlett was the powerlifting state champion her sophomore year and has received various academic awards throughout high school. Her favorite cartoons are SpongeBob and South Park. Scarlett is the daughter of Jennifer Pummell and Craig Pummell and Heather Walker. Brynn Tipton: Brynn describes herself as organized, motivated and kind. Her favorite hobbies are kayaking, reading, running, babysitting, and traveling. As a student, Brynn is a member of the National Honor Society and also co-ops at the elementary school and CandyLand Daycare. She is proud of being on the honor roll all four years of high school, being able to co-op at both the school and daycare and being accepted and committed to Bowling Green University in the fall. Brynn’s favorite cartoon is SpongeBob. Brynn is the daughter of Jill Tipton.

We will now introduce the 2023 Winter Homecoming Queen Candidates. These students were chosen by their senior class as representatives and were voted on by the entire high school student body to determine this year’s king and queen. Brea Baumgartner: Brea describes herself as optimistic, funny, and encouraging. In her free time, she enjoys reading and watching Netflix. Brea is a member of the National Honor Society and the Leadership Book Club. She has participated in volleyball, track, powerlifting and basketball. She has been recognized as a TCC Tri-County Scholar Athlete the last three years and received All State Scholar Athlete recognition this fall during volleyball. Her favorite cartoon is South Park. Brea is the daughter of Josh and Jill Baumgartner. Lily Betz: Lily describes herself as kind, outgoing, and smart. Her favorite hobbies are Circle K runs, hanging out with friends and playing sports. As a student, Lily participates in both volleyball and softball. This fall she received her CNA license and one of her favorite achievements was winning districts in softball her sophomore year. Her favorite cartoon is Dora the Explorer. Lily is the daughter of Brian and Kristy Betz. Scarlett Pummell: Scarlett describes herself as open minded, honest, and understanding. She enjoys reading, playing video games and driving to Circle K every night with her best friends. Scarlett is a member of the National Honor Society, the yearbook staff, the Leadership Book Club, and has reorganized the middle school library as an independent study this year. Scarlett was the powerlifting state champion her sophomore year and has received various academic awards throughout high school. Her favorite cartoons are SpongeBob and South Park. Scarlett is the daughter of Jennifer Pummell and Craig Pummell and Heather Walker. Brynn Tipton: Brynn describes herself as organized, motivated and kind. Her favorite hobbies are kayaking, reading, running, babysitting, and traveling. As a student, Brynn is a member of the National Honor Society and also co-ops at the elementary school and CandyLand Daycare. She is proud of being on the honor roll all four years of high school, being able to co-op at both the school and daycare and being accepted and committed to Bowling Green University in the fall. Brynn’s favorite cartoon is SpongeBob. Brynn is the daughter of Jill Tipton.

We will now introduce the 2023 Winter Homecoming King Candidates. These students were chosen by their senior class as representatives and were voted on by the entire high school student body to determine this year’s king and queen. Bryson Bachelder: Bryson describes himself as confident, honest and bold. He enjoys hanging out with friends and listening to music. Bryson is involved in basketball, cross country, football, and track. He has qualified for the cross country state meet multiple times and is looking forward to finally graduating high school. His favorite cartoon is SpongeBob. Bryson is the son of Shawn and Amber Bachelder. Bowen Baumgartner: Bowen describes himself as confident, proactive, and versatile. In his spare time, he enjoys hunting, watching Netflix, running and eating. At school, he is a member of the National Honor Society, the volunteer club, the yearbook staff, the dual enrollment program, and participates in cross country, golf, and track. Bowen has earned the TCC scholar athlete award and has lettered as a varsity athlete for cross country, golf, and track. His favorite cartoon is Rick and Morty. Bowen is the son of Josh and Jill Baumgartner. Garrett Caudill: Garrett describes himself as outgoing, animated, and humorous. He enjoys running, reading, writing, and model/diorama-making in his spare time. As a student at Morenci, he is involved in cross-country, track, golf and yearbook. This year, Gary was one of two students from his Tech Center class to qualify for the DECA state competition. His favorite cartoon is Phineas and Ferb. Gary is the son of Kinney Caudill and the nephew of Alice Cortner. Eli Fowler: Eli describes himself as nice, funny, and caring. In his spare time, he enjoys playing video games and working out. As a high school student, Eli participates in powerlifting and is proud of all of the weight he’s lost in the last year. His favorite cartoon is Dragonball 6. Eli is the son of Stephanie Anders and Jacob Fowler.

This year, Morenci is proud to host two foreign exchange students, Roland Kikvadze from Georgia and Damjan Zimbakov from Macedonia. Our first foreign exchange student of the night is Roland Kikvadze. Roland’s favorite hobbies include photography and skydiving. As a student at Morenci, he is a member of the varsity boys basketball team. His favorite cartoon is Family Guy. Roland’s host parents are Kristen and Jeremy Watkins Our second foreign exchange student is Damjan Zimbakov. Damjan describes himself as ambitious, dedicated, and sarcastic. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball, programming, and playing the guitar. At Morenci, he is a member of the varsity basketball team and plans to participate in track and field this spring. Damjan was the recipient of the YES Exchange Program Scholarship. His favorite cartoon is Rick and Morty. Damjan’s host parents are Kristen and Jeremy Watkins.

Looking for something to do this Saturday? Come out and support the boys and girls basketball teams as they battle the Clinton Redskins. The crowning of the king and queen will take place at halftime of the boys' varsity game.

The He-Man Volleyball games will take place this evening beginning at 6:30 p.m.

The freshman class representatives for Winter Homecoming 2023 are Rebecca Cox and Jack Varga. Rebecca describes herself as goofy, kind, and loyal. She enjoys drawing, playing with her nephews, and hanging out with her friends. Becca is involved in volleyball, powerlifting, track, student council, FCA, Geckos, and the volunteer club. Her favorite cartoon is Bluey. Rebecca is the daughter of Jim and Sandy Cox. Jack describes himself as funny, creative, and kind. He enjoys hanging out with family and friends and sleeping. As a student at Morenci, he is involved in football and golf. His favorite cartoon is Family Guy. Jack is the son of Joseph and Kelley Varga.

The sophomore class representatives are Ava Alcock and Michael Rising. Ava describes herself as hardworking, motivated, and sympathetic. She enjoys playing volleyball and at school she participates in both volleyball and track. Her favorite cartoon is Barbie in the Dream House. Ava is the daughter of Mary Alcock and Donnie & Kendra Alcock. Michael describes himself as athletic, caring and driven. He enjoys gaming, playing sports, and spending time with his pit bull, Motley. At school, Michael is involved in cross country, football, basketball and track. Michael is the son of Sheena Rising.

The junior class representatives are Esmeralda Taboada-Cortes and Donovan Powell. Esme describes herself as creative, sarcastic and funny. She enjoys hanging out with her friends because something chaotic is always happening and having mini vlogs. She is involved in Morenci’s Gecko club. Her favorite cartoon is Agnes, from Despicable Me because she’s just like her, short and obsessed with goats. Esme is the daughter of Josefina and Jose Luis. Donovan describes himself as kind, resilient, and smart. Donovan enjoys playing video games, bowling, exercising and playing basketball. At Morenci, he is involved with the bowling team. His favorite cartoon is SpongeBob. Donovan is the son of Tony and Terri Powell.

REMINDER: There will be no school for students tomorrow, January 16th.

Morenci Area Schools will be closed on Monday, January 16th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Please click this link to view details on next week's homecoming festivities: https://www.smore.com/1b8f0

The Morenci Middle/High School bands will be performing this evening at 6:00 p.m. in the high school gym. If you can't make it and would like to watch it live, click this link: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/morenci-area-high-school-morenci-mi/evted1ca358ca

The Morenci Board of Education will meet for a special meeting on Monday, January 9, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. in the Middle School Library. Click here for the meeting agenda: https://5il.co/1mv6h

Attention Sophmore and Junior students and parents. The application window to enroll in the LISD TECH Center application for the 2023-24 school year is open! Apply today at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3_xkH9DWEdIA2oR6onILL0zRJmEsiL2rsWPT7eGN8wZLwPA/viewform If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Lemmon at daitonlemmon@morencibulldogs.org

May this Christmas bring lots of love, peace and happiness in all your lives. Stay healthy and blessed all through the year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

REMINDER!

Morenci Area Schools is now accepting school of choice application for second semester enrollment through December 22nd. Click here to download the application: https://5il.co/17v9l