Alert

Remote Learning Day - Tuesday, February 18

Due to inclement weather, MICDS will move to remote learning today, Tuesday, February 18. 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 students will use the packet sent home in anticipation of remote learning, and parents should look for an email from their child's teacher. All on-campus activities are canceled, and all parking lots at MICDS will be closed to facilitate snow plows. All Middle School athletic practices and games are also canceled.

Upper School Athletics Activities Canceled - Tuesday, February 18

All Upper School sports practices and events planned for this afternoon/evening are canceled. All coaches have communicated this information to their athletic programs.

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.”