Manistee Middle + High School
Grades: 6-12 | Manistee Area Public Schools
MIDDLE+HIGH QUICK LINKS | Nutrition Services : Student Resources : Parent Resources : Forms & Docs.
Welcome to Manistee Middle/High School!
Please Note: The indoor walking track is closed at this time. The outdoor track may be used for recreational walking after school hours.
By making positive choices, striving toward personal goals, and supporting each other, we all make a difference in the world around us. We inspire each other to dream more, learn more and do more.
We are equipped with the knowledge and values necessary to become productive and successful citizens of our world. With respect, dedication, and integrity, we work as a community to reach our highest potential.
Chips Lead!

Summer Road Construction
Beginning Tuesday, June 7, 2022, Twelfth Street will be closed to all traffic between Oak Street and Elm Street. They will be reconstructing the road, curbs, and sidewalk. Anyone accessing Manistee Middle High School beginning June 7, will need to enter via Tamarack.
We have confirmation that the concrete crew will be on-site Monday through Thursday, July 25 – 28. The entrance to the Paine Aquatic Center will remain open for this week but will then be closed next week starting July 25 and reopening August 1. Alternative parking will be available in the main lot during that period of time. Those needing handicap parking at the pool should use the gravel access road behind the school building to get to the parking lot.
We are still asking anyone that is using the practice field on Elm Street to park in the school parking lot. Cars will not be able to use Elm Street during road construction.
We appreciate your patience and cooperation while the City of Manistee works to make improvements to our roadway.
SUMMER FOOD SERVICE
Manistee Area Public Schools announce the sponsorship of the Summer Food Service Program for children. Free meals will be made available to children 18 years of age and under or persons up to age 26 who are enrolled in an educational program for the mentally or physically disabled that is recognized by a State or local public educational agency. Meals will be provided at the site(s) listed below:
Congregate Meals Provided for children at the following sites:
Manistee High School Jefferson Elementary
525 Twelfth St. 515 Bryant Ave.
Manistee, MI 49660 Manistee, MI 49660
Breakfast & Lunch: Mon.-Thurs. Breakfast & Lunch: Mon.-Friday
June 7-August 11 June 7 - August 11
Breakfast served 7:45am-8:30am Breakfast Served 7:45am-8:15am
Lunch served 11:30am-12:30pm Lunch Served 11:30am-12:30pm
NO SERVICE DURING THE WEEK OF JULY 4 SERVICE DURING THE WEEK OF JULY 4 / CLOSED ON JULY 4
UPDATE 7-12-22: We have been informed that President Biden has signed a bipartisan bill into law allowing a 3-month extension of free universal school meals with critical waivers that include the ability to offer FREE Grab & Go Summer meals for 7 days a week, up until the first day of school.
MAPS Nutrition Services will participate to help our families with the high cost of food.
Our Grab & Go program will begin on Monday July 18 and will continue through Monday, August 22:
- We will offer pick up of a 7-day pack of breakfast & lunch on Mondays between 1pm-2pm at MMHS in the drop-off lane.
- If you are a family with student(s) participating in Summer School and eating meals at school, you can request a 2-day pack available for pickup at the same time as above, for weekend meals. Please contact Keri Carlson at kcarlson@manistee.org to place your order for these weekend meals for your Summer School student(s).
- All children 18 & younger may participate and those up to 26 years of age enrolled in an educational program for the mentally or physically disabled that is recognized by a State or local public educational agency.
All Details of our Summer Feeding Program and menus available on our Nutrition Services page.
MMHS Announcements
EnviroSafe Pesticide Application – MMHS
Please review the attached document for information regarding a recent EnviroSafe Pesticide application at MMHS. EnviroSafe Pesticide Application
MMHS Middle School Summer Football Schedule
Hello all. Below you will find our MMHS middle school summer schedule for this upcoming season. Please email me at jhendges@manistee.org if you have questions. Please be advised that all student-athletes MUST have a current physical on file (2022-23 school year) in...
Pandemic EBT Student Exception Announcement – Manistee Middle/High School
Please review the attached document to see whether your child is eligible for Pandemic-EBT. Please note that the program can be different between school buildings within Manistee Area Public Schools. Manistee Middle High School (4) New reconsideration form. The form...
Manistee Area Public Schools Summer iPad Sale
MANISTEE AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUMMER iPAD SALE MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2022 9 am to 3 pm MANISTEE MIDDLE / HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY 525 Twelfth Street, Manistee, MI 49660 (Due to the Twelfth Street Road Construction Project, ENTER the MMHS campus VIA TAMARACK ONLY, proceed to...
2021-2022 HS Yearbook Updates
The 2021-2022 HIGH SCHOOL yearbook will be distributed to students at MMHS in September 2022. HS yearbooks can be purchased online at https://www.treering.com/validate?PassCode=1015200097754904 through June 5th. After June 5th you can still order a yearbook online,...
Pandemic EBT Message #2 – Manistee Middle/High School
Please review the attached document to see whether your child is eligible for Pandemic-EBT. Please note that the program can be different between school buildings within Manistee Area Public Schools. Manistee Middle High School (2) New reconsideration form. The form...
Your MMHS Team
Location: 525 Twelfth Street, Manistee, MI 49660 | Map
Telephone: 231-723-2547
Fax: 231-398-9277
Attendance Hotline: 231-398-3625
School Office Hours: M-Th: 7:30am – 4pm, Friday 7:30am – 3:30pm
Administrative Team
Principal/Interim Athletic Director: Andy Huber – ahuber@manistee.org
Assistant Principal: Ken Kott – kkott@manistee.org
Assistant Principal: Morgan Nowicki – mnowicki@manistee.org
Secretary: Denise Slonecki – dslonecki@manistee.org
Guidance Counselor: Paul Howes – phowes@manistee.org
Guidance Secretary: Penny Kiss – pkiss@manistee.org
Assistant Athletic Director: Beth Forbes – bforbes@manistee.org
View MMHS Staff
MMHS Staff | ||
Name | Title / Grade / Content Area | |
Administrative Staff | ||
Andy Huber | HS/MS Principal/Interim Athletic Director | ahuber@manistee.org |
Morgan Nowicki | Assistant Principal | mnowicki@manistee.org |
Denise Slonecki | Administrative Assistant | dslonecki@manistee.org |
Kasandra Johnson | Administrative Assistant | kkjohnson@manistee.org |
Guidance | ||
Paul Howes | Guidance Counselor | phowes@manistee.org |
Penny Kiss | Guidance Administrative Assistant / Registrar | pkiss@manistee.org |
Matt Kieffer | Student Support | mkieffer@manistee.org |
Sarah Wallett | Student Recovery Classroom | swallett@manistee.org |
Activities | ||
Andy Huber | Interim Athletic Director | ahuber@manistee.org |
Beth Forbes | Activities Secretary/Assistant Athletic Director | bforbes@manistee.org |
District Technology | ||
Kenneth Blakey-Shell | District Technology Director | kblakeyshell@manistee.org |
Gabe Delgado | Elementary Device Support | gdelgado@manistee.org |
Matt Froncek | Apple Certified Technician | mfroncek@manistee.org |
David Gagstetter | Data & Device Systems | dgagstetter@manistee.org |
MMHS School Instructional Staff | ||
Stacey Andrews-Ramsey | Spanish | sandrews@manistee.org |
Gregg Bennett | Social Science | gbennett@manistee.org |
Chelsea Burns | PE/Health | cburns@manistee.org |
Dan Burns | Language Arts | dburns@manistee.org |
Troy Bytwork | Social Science | tbytwork@manistee.org |
Amanda Clemons | English | aclemons@manistee.org |
Rachel Edmondson | Language Arts | reedmondson@manistee.org |
Cindy Erdman | Special Education | cerdman@manistee.org |
Amanda Feyen | Choir | afeyen@manistee.org |
Joe Hendges | Social Science | jhendges@manistee.org |
Marcy Huber | Math | mhuber@manistee.org |
Kristen Johnson | Special Education | kjohnson@manistee.org |
Sam Joseph | Language Arts | sjoseph@manistee.org |
Brooke Koller | Special Education | bkoller@manistee.org |
Michelle LaPrad | Science | mlaprad@manistee.org |
Andrea Mack | Instrumental Music | amack@manistee.org |
Cassie Miller | PE/Health | cmmiller@manistee.org |
Troy Nezki | Math | tnezki@manistee.org |
Cheryl O'Connor | Social Studies | coconnor@manistee.org |
Ryan O'Donnell | Science | rodonnell@manistee.org |
Mary Olson | Science | molson@manistee.org |
Kevin Postma | Science | kpostma@manistee.org |
Amber Puchtel | Art | apuchtel@manistee.org |
Tobia Purple | Special Education | tpurple@manistee.org |
Dan Saylor | Social Science | dsaylor@manistee.org |
Polly Schlaff | Language Arts | pschlaff@manistee.org |
Devin Schweigert | Science | dschweigert@manistee.org |
Whitney Simic-Finch | Math | wsimicfinch@manistee.org |
Joel Smith | Social Studies | smithj@manistee.org |
Kathy Smith | Math | ksmith@manistee.org |
Maria Solberg | Language Arts | msolberg@manistee.org |
Hannah Starmann | Language Arts | hstarmann@manistee.org |
Eric Thuemmel | Math | ethuemmel@manistee.org |
Michael Tilmann II | PE/Health | mtilmann@manistee.org |
Bridget Warnke | Science | bdontz@manistee.org |
Amy Watkins | Math | awatkins@manistee.org |
Safenet | ||
Sonya Broadbent | Safenet | sbroadbent@manistee.org |
Paraprofessionals | ||
Ingrid Bond | Band Paraprofessional | ibond@manistee.org |
Logan Bond | Paraprofessional | lbond@manistee.org |
Todd Garber | One to One Paraprofessional | tgarber@manistee.org |
Tara Lange | Paraprofessional | tlange@manistee.org |
Kristen Mezeske | One to One Paraprofessional | kmezeske@manistee.org |
Cindy Sheathelm | Paraprofessional | csheathelm@manistee.org |
Karen Sundbeck | One to One Paraprofessional | ksundbeck@manistee.org |
Robert Von Herbruck | Paraprofessional | rvonherbruck@manistee.org |
Jennifer Williams | MS Activities Director | jwilliams@manistee.org |
MMHS School Custodial | ||
Lori Hansen | Custodian | lhansen@manistee.org |
James Kropacek | Custodian | jkropacek@manistee.org |
Dan Lloyd | Custodian | dlloyd@manistee.org |
Steve Sciba | Custodian | ssciba@manistee.org |
Nutrition Service | ||
Keri Carlson | Nutrition Service Director | kcarlson@manistee.org |
Stacy Applegarth | Nutrition Service | bapplegarth@manistee.org |
Kendra Mikolajczak | Nutrition Service | kmikolajczak@manistee.org |
Terri Morski | Nutrition Service (Meals on Wheels) | tmorski@manistee.org |
Richard Koon | Nutrition Service (Driver) | rkoon@manistee.org |
Jennifer Rogers | Nutrition Service (Senior Meals Program) | jrogers@manistee.org |
Sue Steinberg | Nutrition Service | ssteinberg@manistee.org |
Linda Wandrych | Nutrition Service | lwandrych@manistee.org |
Facilities | ||
Don Olk | dolk@manistee.org | |
Jeff Bowerman | jbowerman@manistee.org | |
Douglas Montey | Consultant | dmontey@manistee.org |
Paine Aquatic Center | ||
Corey VanFleet | cvanfleet@manistee.org | |



Your Chippewa Journey Continues at MMHS
Our goal at Manistee Middle/High School is to provide the utmost in educational opportunities for our students – utilizing both our state-of-the-art facilities and outstanding staff. Whether leading a host of challenging classes or providing support systems to meet the needs of every student, we strive to do it the Chippewa way – the right way – every day. We look forward to another great year of traditions in academic excellence and exciting activities! Our commitment to exceeding expectations continues to make Manistee Area Public Schools the district of choice.
Chips Lead!

As Manistee Chippewas, we are all leaders in our own way. Chips Lead at school, with friends, and in the community by developing healthy relationships, using responsible decision-making and respectful communication.
T | TRUSTWORTHY — Chips are reliable, honest, and dependable
R | RESPECTFUL — Chips are considerate of the beliefs and opinions of others
A | ACCEPTING — Chips welcome diversity without judgment
C | COOPERATIVE — Chips work together towards common goals
K | KIND — Chips are thoughtful, helpful, and appreciative
“TRACK” is the Manistee Area Public Schools global, district-wide, leaders platform that all educators, staff and students follow throughout their Chippewa Journey. This initiative is connected to course curriculum, extra curricular programs, disciplinary procedures, and internal culture.