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 Program
Manistee Area Public Schools Nutrition Department will sponsor a Summer Feeding Program under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program for Children. At Jefferson students will stay and eat and at MMHS families can pick up meals to take home. There will be two Summer Feeding Sites and the locations, dates of service and times of service are as follows:
GRAB & GO ONSITE FOOD SERVICE
Manistee Middle/High School Jefferson Elementary
525 Twelfth Street 515 Bryant Ave.
Manistee, MI 49660 Manistee, MI 49660
Breakfast & Lunch distributed Thursdays Breakfast & Lunch, Monday-Friday
June 8 – Aug. 23 June 2 - Aug.22
Distributed between 12-1:30pm Breakfast served 7:45am-8:30am
Lunch Served 11:00am-12:00pm
CLOSED ON JULY 3 & 4
- Grab & Go Meals will be distributed at MMHS each Thursday from noon until 1:30pm. 7-days of breakfast & lunch meals are available for each student not receiving meals at the Jefferson onsite meal service.
- Students at Jefferson Summer Care can also order packed meals for the weekend by placing the order at the Jefferson serving window. These meals can be picked up by student name during the Grab & Go distribution at MMHS on Thursdays from noon to 1:30pm.
MMHS Announcements
Student/Car Incident @ MMHS
Today at approximately 7:40 am Manistee City Police and Manistee City Fire Department arrived at MMHS in response to a student involved in a pedestrian and car accident in the car drop-off lane in front of the school building. The student is receiving proper care and...
MMHS Lockdown Practice on Tuesday
On Tuesday MMHS conducted a lunch time lockdown drill with our local first responders on hand to observe. We continue to use these moments to improve our security protocols; we continue to appreciate the support and guidance of our local first responders in conducting...
Girls District Basketball Game Cancelled
Tonight's girls basketball district game vs. Grand Traverse Academy has been cancelled due to weather. The game will be rescheduled for tomorrow @ MMHS.
Manistee City Police @ MMHS
This morning Manistee City Police responded to a community member in distress in the parking lot drive. The person did not attempt to enter the building and police were able to deal with the situation without incident. MAPS continues to appreciate the timely and...
MMHS Lockdown
This afternoon MMHS went into lockdown mode in reaction to a student in distress. This was resolved with the help of Manistee City Police after approximately 15 minutes. Students and staff did a great job following protocol and the student is safe and with family. We...
Alarm at MMHS
Today at 2:15 MCP and the MCFD arrived at MMHS in response to a fire alarm; the issue was a faulty sensor. Students were outside for about 10 minutes until it was determined the building was safe. Thank you to our police and fire crew for their constant support and...
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: Andy Huber – ahuber@manistee.org
Assistant Principal: Morgan Nowicki – mnowicki@manistee.org
Student Success/Dean of Students: Bridget Warnke bwarnke@manistee.org
Athletic Director: Kenn Kott – kkott@manistee.org
Secretary: Kasandra Johnson – kkjohnson@manistee.org
Secretary: Karen Beldo – kbeldo@manistee.org
Guidance Counselor: Paul Howes – phowes@manistee.org
Guidance Secretary: Tara Lange – tlange@manistee.org
Assistant Athletic Director: Kendra Mikolajczak – kmikolajczak@manistee.org
View MMHS Staff
MMHS Staff | ||
Name | Title / Grade / Content Area | |
Administrative Staff | ||
Andy Huber | HS/MS Principal | ahuber@manistee.org |
Morgan Nowicki | Assistant Principal | mnowicki@manistee.org |
Bridget Warnke | Dean of Students | bwarnke@manistee.org |
Karen Beldo | Administrative Assistant | kbeldo@manistee.org |
Kasandra Johnson | Administrative Assistant | kkjohnson@manistee.org |
Guidance | ||
Paul Howes | Guidance Counselor | phowes@manistee.org |
Tara Lange | Guidance Administrative Assistant / Registrar | tlange@manistee.org |
Activities | ||
Kenn Kott | Athletic Director | kkott@manistee.org |
Beth Forbes | Activities Secretary/Assistant Athletic Director | bforbes@manistee.org |
Kendra Mikolajczak | Activities Secretary/Assistant Athletic Director | kmikolajczak@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 |
Jane Deising | Special Education | jdeising@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 |
Amber Poortvliet | Science | apoortvliet@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 |
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 |
Paraprofessionals | ||
Ingrid Bond | Band Paraprofessional | ibond@manistee.org |
Carrie Cameron | General Supervision | ccameron@manistee.org |
Courtney Cole | General Supervision | ccole@manistee.org |
Alyssa Dewitt | General Supervision | adewitt@manistee.org |
Todd Garber | General Supervision | tgarber@manistee.org |
Erryn Moore | General Supervision | emoore@manistee.org |
Kristen Mezeske | Sensory / General Supervision | kmezeske@manistee.org |
Chad Rivette | General Supervision | nschroeder@manistee.org |
Nichole Schroeder | One to One Paraprofessional | nschroeder@manistee.org |
Cindy Sheathelm | Paraprofessional | csheathelm@manistee.org |
Robert Von Herbruck | Building Substitute | rvonherbruck@manistee.org |
Jennifer Williams | MS Activities Director / Sensory / Library | jwilliams@manistee.org |
MMHS School Custodial | ||
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 |
Jessica Brown | Nutrition Service | |
Richard Koon | Nutrition Service (Driver) | rkoon@manistee.org |
Bonnie Kruse | Nutrition Service | bkruse@manistee.org |
Terri Morski | Nutrition Service (Meals on Wheels) | tmorski@manistee.org |
Jennifer Rogers | Nutrition Service (Senior Meals Program) | jrogers@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 | ||
Eric Thuemmel | ethuemmel@manistee.org | |
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.