Morton Middle School

Congratulations to Mrs. Wissel and Mrs. Roderick on retiring this school year! Thank you for many wonderful years of educating our middle school students. You will be greatly missed! 💜✈️💛

Congratulations to Mrs. Stein’s homeroom on winning the 8th grade Olympics! Congratulations to Mrs. Hackenberger’s homeroom for winning field day!

Yesterday, Dear Dinah had the honor of speaking with the 8th grade class at Morton Middle School, bringing both human trafficking awareness and internet safety education to hundreds of students.

We want to sincerely thank the administration, faculty, and staff for recognizing the importance of these conversations and for creating space to protect, equip, and empower your students. Prevention begins with awareness, and it was incredibly encouraging to see a room full of students who were honest, engaged, respectful, and willing to ask important questions.

These conversations are not always easy, but they are necessary. Every young person deserves to understand how to stay safe online, recognize manipulation, and know their worth and value. We are grateful Morton Middle School chose to be proactive in bringing this level of education and protection to their students.

To educators, schools, youth leaders, and administrators: now is the time to have these conversations. The reality is that our youth are navigating challenges previous generations never faced, especially through social media and online platforms. Awareness saves lives, and prevention starts early.

We would love to see more schools prioritize this kind of training for the next school year. Please reach out to us any time to schedule a training for your students and educators! 🤍

Morton National Junior Honor Society officers handed off the second and final 2025-2026 donation of over $1500 to the Vandalia Butler Food Pantry.

Congrats to our newest GOAT! Thanks for putting together a user-friendly schedule for the last week, Mrs. Bowers! 💜✈️💛

Thank you to the fabulous Morton PTO for celebrating our 8th graders today! Fun was had by all!!!

A huge thank you to the Vandalia-Butler Foundation and the Vandalia Parks & Recreation Department for providing our 8th grade students with an amazing opportunity to explore STEM careers through hands-on learning and research! Huge thank you also to the Vandalia-Butler maintenance team for their assistance of transporting and unloading all of the boats!

Students were able to collaborate, problem-solve, and apply engineering concepts by designing and building boards using only cardboard and duct tape. This experience encouraged creativity, critical thinking, teamwork, and innovation.

We are incredibly grateful for the support and resources that made this meaningful learning experience possible for our students!

Great job, Anderson!!

A few more pictures from the 3 on 3 basketball tournament, including our amazing refs and t-shirt design winner.