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Remote Learning Day - Wednesday, February 19

Due to hazardous road conditions, MICDS will move to remote learning today, Wednesday, February 19. Middle and Upper School classes will begin at 9:00 a.m., and those students are expected to log in on time and follow their usual late-start class schedule. Links to teacher Zoom pages can be found on their Canvas Announcement pages. Lower School families should look for an email from their child's homeroom teacher with information about possible work for the day. All on-campus activities are canceled, and all parking lots at MICDS will be closed to facilitate snow plows. All after-school activities are canceled with the exception of varsity athletics, which we will communicate about by noon.

6th Graders cut back honeysuckle for honeysuckle abatement day

Sixth Grade Celebrates Honeysuckle Abatement Day

As part of a science lesson on invasive species, 6th graders learned about honeysuckle brush and witnessed its invasiveness first-hand along the campus creek. Their lesson was followed by training for Honeysuckle Abatement Day. Students were taught how to remove the plant using loppers, saws and the appropriate safety equipment.

When the day arrived, students ventured down to the creek on campus and cut the tall honeysuckle brush off at ground level, so that its shadow would no longer prevent other plants from growing. “Fall is a great time to battle honeysuckle,” said Eleanor Vest ’24. “We’re cutting the honeysuckle down so it, hopefully, doesn’t grow as much and there’s more room for native species of Missouri.”