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!

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
All Details of our Summer Feeding Program and menus available on our Nutrition Services page.
MMHS Announcements
Class of 2022 Slideshow
The Senior slideshow can be viewed at this link: https://youtu.be/xl8nPH_0YMY
2022 Graduation Update
May 18, 2022 Dear Senior Class of 2022 and Families; Due cooler temperatures and a high probability of rain, we are announcing that our Class of 2022 commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 21 will be held indoors at Manistee Middle High School in the Chippewa...
Youth Employment Webinar to be Held on May 12
As the school year comes to a close, employers will be looking to hire teens for summer employment all across Michigan. To help employers prepare for the influx of young workers, the Wage and Hour Division will be hosting a webinar on May 12 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. to...
Pandemic EBT – 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 New reconsideration form. The form is...
Softball NFHS network challege
We are having technical issues with broadcasting our softball games on the NFHS network. We are aware of the situation and are working to resolve this issue. Thanks!
“District 1 High School All-Star Band” Concert Tonight
TONIGHT! THE MICHIGAN SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION PRESENTS . . . "District 1 High School All-Star Band" Concert Manistee Middle/High School Auditorium 525 Twelfth Street, Manistee, MI Tuesday, March 15, 2022 6:30 pm ~ John P. Lynch, Conductor...
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.