Manistee Middle + High School
Grades: 6-12 | Manistee Area Public Schools
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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!
COVID-19 NOTIFICATION
In an effort to keep our MAPS community informed, below we are providing notification regarding any COVID-19 concerns related to our District.
Food Service Program
With support from the United States Department of Agriculture and Michigan Department of Education, Manistee Area Public Schools is grateful to be able to extend free meals for all children 18 and younger, and students with disabilities up to 26 years of age, in our Manistee community through the end of the 2020-2021 school year in June 2021. Once funding is no longer available, our Food Service Department will return to the National School Lunch Program parameters for public school food service.
Throughout the 2020/21 school year, MAPS will be serving all in-person learners free breakfast and lunch every school day at each building in the district. We will also be offering free Grab & Go meals Mondays and Thursdays at Manistee Middle High School at MMHS at 525 Twelfth Street from 9 am to 10 am. This food service program is available to all MAPS online learners in addition to any Manistee community families with children 18 & younger and students with disabilities up to 26 years of age.
Grab & Go Food Service program details:
- Grab & Go meal service will offer breakfast and lunch meals distributed Mondays and Thursdays from 9 am to 10 am each week.
- Curbside pick-up will be available at the MMHS main entrance drive at the student drop off area.
- Meals provided on Monday will be breakfast & lunch for 3 days.
- Meals provided on Thursday will be breakfast & lunch for 4 days to provide meals through the weekends.
- Families of in-person learners are also able to pick up 2 breakfast and 2 lunch meals for their students on Thursdays to provide food through the weekend, following the same pick up instructions above.
- If a holiday, snow day or school day scheduled to be off occurs on a Monday, the meal pick up will be Tuesday.
- If a holiday or school day scheduled to be off occurs on a Thursday, the meal pick up will be Wednesday. (Example Thanksgiving)
- If a snow day, or other closure, occurs on Thursday meal pick up will be Friday.
We are grateful for the ability to continue providing this important service for the children of our community through the funding support of Federal and State agencies.

MAPS 2020 Community Forum
A MAPS 2020 Vision Community Forum was held on April 20 to provide updated information regarding our facilities plan for the future. This meeting was held virtually and the recording is shared below.
The forum focused on the scope of the proposal for MAPS facilities future and allowed for questions to be submitted and answered by a panel representing the District and project contractors.
MMHS Announcements
Pick up and Drop off @ MMHS
Hi everyone! With more students returning to face to face learning, our before and after school traffic has seen an uptick in the last several weeks. Here are a few reminders to help our traffic flow smoothly and safely for students: Drop off before school: - Please...
Emergency Responders @ MMHS
Local EMT responded to an MMHS student in distress before school this morning in our student parking lot. The student is under their care and family has been notified. Thank you to both our students who witnessed and immediately responded to their classmate needing...
Week of November 23 – Online Learning Schedule
We will be implementing synchronous learning for ALL MMHS students for next week. This means students will be expected to engage with their teachers in a virtual setting through Google Meet on a scheduled basis - *students will access the link to your meetings by...
Guiding Good Choices — Virtual Program for Parents & Families
Cheryl Wolfram, community health worker, Northwest Michigan Health Services & MAPS CareConnect, is pleased to announce ""GUIDING GOOD CHOICES,"" a program for Parents, Families or anyone helping to raise youth who want to help their Children ages 9-14 make healthy...
Foreign Exchange Student Seeking New Home
Matilda from Sweden is looking for a host family to continue her placement at MHS. She has enjoyed very much her time at our school and community, but needs a place to finish out her year. She ran cross-country for the Chippewas, looks forward to skiing this winter,...
MAPS Athletics Looking for Scoreboard Worker
This is your chance to be part of MAPS Athletics and have the best seat in the house! The MAPS Athletic Office is looking for 1 or 2 individuals who are interested in running the score clock for our home athletic events, middle school through varsity. Training will be...
Your MMHS Team
Location: 525 Twelfth Street, Manistee, MI 49660 | Map
Telephone: 231-723-2547
Fax: 231-398-9277
School Office Hours: M-Th: 7:30am – 4pm, Friday 7:30am – 3pm
Administrative Team
Principal: Andy Huber – ahuber@manistee.org
Assistant Principal: Ken Kott – kkott@manistee.org
Assistant Principal / Athletic Director: Kevin Schmutzler – kschmutzler@manistee.org
Secretary: Denise Slonecki – dslonecki@manistee.org
Guidance Counselor: Paul Howes – phowes@manistee.org
Guidance Secretary: Penny Kiss – pkiss@manistee.org
View MMHS Staff
MMHS Staff | ||
Name | Title / Grade / Content Area | |
Administrative Staff | ||
Andy Huber | HS/MS Principal | ahuber@manistee.org |
Kenn Kott | Assistant Principal | kkott@manistee.org |
Kevin Schmutzler | Assistant Principal / Athletic Director | kschmutzler@manistee.org |
Matt Kieffer | Student Support | mkieffer@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 |
Todd Garber | Student Recovery Classroom | tgarber@manistee.org |
Karen Sundbeck | Student Recovery Classroom | ksundbeck@manistee.org |
Kelsey Rhodes | MCAN College Adviser / Credit Recovery Coordinator | krhodes@manistee.org |
Activities | ||
Kevin Schmutzler | Athletic Director / Assistant Principal | kschmutzler@manistee.org |
Beth Forbes | Activities Secretary | 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 |
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 |
Monte Klein | Art | mklein@manistee.org |
Brooke Koller | Special Education | bkoller@manistee.org |
Michelle LaPrad | Science | mlaprad@manistee.org |
Andrea Mack | Instrumental Music | amack@manistee.org |
Chelsea Matley | PE/Health | cmatley@manistee.org |
Cassie Miller | PE/Health | cmmiller@manistee.org |
Troy Nezki | Math | tnezki@manistee.org |
Morgan Nowicki | Language Arts | mnowicki@manistee.org |
Cheryl O'Connor | Social Studies | coconnor@manistee.org |
Ryan O'Donnell | Science | rodonnell@manistee.org |
Wendy Orton | Family & Consumer Science, Special Education | worton@manistee.org |
Matt Phillips | Science | mphillips@manistee.org |
Kevin Postma | Science | kpostma@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 |
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 |
Sara Workman | Special Education | sworkman@manistee.org |
Safenet | ||
Sonya Broadbent | Safenet | sbroadbent@manistee.org |
Paraprofessionals | ||
Ingrid Bond | Band Paraprofessional | ibond@manistee.org |
Nina Bromley | Paraprofessional | nbromley@manistee.org |
Kristen Mezeske | One to One Paraprofessional | kmezeske@manistee.org |
Cindy Sheathelm | One to One Paraprofessional | csheathelm@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 |
Mark Thrailkill | Custodian | mthrailkill@manistee.org |
Nutrition Service | ||
Keri Carlson | Nutrition Service Director | kcarlson@manistee.org |
Stacy Applegarth | Nutrition Service | bapplegarth@manistee.org |
Courtney Gibbs | Nutrition Service | cgibbs@manistee.org |
Melissa Gutowski | Nutrition Service | mgutowski@manistee.org |
Kendra Mikolajczak | Nutrition Service | kmikolajczak@manistee.org |
Terri Morski | Nutrition Service | tmorski@manistee.org |
Richard Koon | Nutrition Service | rkoon@manistee.org |
Tiffany Remkes | Nutrition Service | tremkes@manistee.org |
Linda Wandrych | Nutrition Service | lwandrych@manistee.org |
Facilities | ||
Don Olk | dolk@manistee.org | |
Jeff Bowerman | jbowerman@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.

Academic Opportunities
- One-to-One Device District
- Designated Apple School
- National Honor Society
- Honors & Advanced Placement Courses
- Tutoring
- Community Job Shadowing & Mentorships
- WSCC Career Training Opportunities
- Advanced Placement Classes
- Dual Enrollment
- Forensics
- Science Olympiad
- Quiz Bowl
- Adventure Learning – Overnight Field Trips
- Personal Challenge Program
- Peer Listening/Mentoring
- Math Counts Competition
Extracurricular Activities
- JV & Varsity Sports
- Choir
- Marching Band
- Jazz Band
- Gender & Sexuality Alliance
- Theater Productions
- Dance
- Powerlifting
- School Dances
- Homecoming
- Winter White Out
- Youth in Government
- Cheerleading
- Swimming Pool
- Foreign Language Clubs & Trips
- Social Clubs
Parent Involvement
Become a partner in your student’s education!
The first place you’ll notice our commitment to excellence is right here on our outstanding web page. Please review our MMHS Resources page for tools to support you as a partner in your student’s education. You will also want to make sure you have set up an account for PowerSchool. This interactive tool lets you see what and how your student is doing in every single class, and is a quick and easy way to communicate with all teachers. For graduation requirements, academic information, building and athletic policies and more visit our MMHS Handbook page to review Student Handbook. Information.
For a look at our seasonal sports schedule, click on the Activities tab on the top. Also, make sure you refer to our Announcements tab at the top of the page.
We would also like to remind both students and parents of our student email accounts. You can expect the office and other MHS groups to increasingly send information using these accounts. Students may check their accounts utilizing the school network, clicking on the link on the MMHS Resources page.
Finally, be sure to check out one of our favorites – our Featured Alumni link located in the Alumni tab above. Here you’ll see stories of past students who help to generate our Chippewa Pride every day. We continue to be proud of the great things our students achieve beyond MHS. If you know of an alumni who should have his or her story told, please e-mail us at ahuber@manistee.org or jtraviss@manistee.org.