Merrill Community Schools

06/01/2026

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06/01/2026

Merrill Middle School Track saw eleven of its boys and eight girls compete in the Regional meet at White Pine Middle School on Friday. There, they competed against great teams of all sizes from the area. The athletes performed very well and quite a few walked away with personal best and school records.

At the Regional meet, athletes could earn medals with a top 6 finish in individual events or with a top 3 finish in relays. Medalists for the night include:

Girls:

1st Place Finishes and Regional Champions:
4 x 800 m Relay (Holly Schultz, Grace Theisen, Brenly Welke, Taylor Brown)
4 x 400 m Relay (Roselyn Young, Holly Schultz, Brenly Welke, Elizabeth Frost) [School Record 4:55.33]
Brenly Welke- Pole Vault

2nd Place Finishes and Regional Runner Ups:
70 m dash- Jade Soper

3rd Place Finishes:
4 x 100 m Relay (Jade Soper, Roselyn Young, Aubrey Monk, Elizabeth Frost)
Elizabeth Frost- 200 m Hurdles

5th Place Finishes:
Grace Theisen- 3200 m Run

Boys:
1st Place Finishes and Regional Champions:
4 x 100 m Relay (Carter Leiner, Owen Fletcher, Cameron Monk, Jackson Burkett) [School Record 48.50 s]
4 x 400 m Relay (Carter Leiner, Owen Fletcher, Cameron Monk, Jackson Burkett)
Carter Leiner- 70 m Dash
Charlie Badour- Pole Vault
Cameron Monk- 800 m Run [School Record 2:18.76]

2nd Place Finishes and Regional Runner Ups:
4 x 200 m Relay (Asher DeLong, Braylon Tripp-Campbell, Owen Fletcher, Charlie Badour)
Jackson Burkett- 200 m Dash [School Record 24.85 s]
Logan Fink- Shot Put
Callen Frost- Pole Vault

4th Place Finishes:
Mason Theisen- 3200 m Run
Kellin Colpean- High Jump
Braylon Tripp-Campbell- Shot Put

6th Place Finishes:
Mason Theisen- 1600 m Run

Next week, some of these Vandals will be competing in the MEGASTAR Meet. To attend, athletes needed to record a statistic that met a minimum standard for their specific event. Here are all of the athletes who qualified for an event at the prestigious statewide meet:

Girls:
Brenly Welke- Pole Vault
Jade Soper- 100 m Dash

Boys:
Charlie Badour- Pole Vault
Carter Leiner- 70 m Dash, 100 m Dash
Jackson Burkett- 100 m Dash, 200 m Dash
Cameron Monk- 800 m Run
4 x 100 m Relay (Carter Leiner, Owen Fletcher, Cameron Monk, Jackson Burkett)
4 x 400 m Relay (Carter Leiner, Owen Fletcher, Cameron Monk, Jackson Burkett)

Great job to all our Middle School Track athletes and Go Vandals!

05/31/2026

Saturday was the MHSAA State Track Finals for our Lady Vandals 4x100 Meter Relay Team. They went out and broke their personal best time of the season achieving the 2nd best time ever in Merrill School History with a time of 53.7 seconds! Congratulations to these outstanding Vandals (Alexis Monk, Abigail Acker, Sophie Pappas, Dilyn Colpean)!

05/30/2026

These girls didn’t just punch a ticket to Hudsonville… they earned it.
Now it’s time to leave it all on the track at the STATE FINALS!

Location: Hudsonville
Time: 1:00 p.m.

05/29/2026

A huge thank you to all our staff members who participated in the Staff Race during Activity Day! We appreciate everyone who raced, cheered, and helped make this year’s Activity Day memorable. We are already looking forward to next year!

Congratulations to this year's champion, Mr. Weisenberger, for taking home the win!

05/29/2026

The Vandals are ready to battle at Districts!

May 30th
Location: Merrill
vs. SASA
First pitch at 12 P.M.

Ticket Link: https://gofan.co/event/6593638?schoolId=MI4527

05/29/2026

We are proud to celebrate our students' success on the NWEA! Many of our students met their individual growth goals or demonstrated proficiency in their grade-level skills. Their hard work, dedication, and perseverance shine in the classroom every day.

To recognize their achievement, all middle and high school students who met their growth goal or demonstrated proficiency were entered into a gift card drawing.

Congratulations to our winners!

05/29/2026

Our latest alumni spotlight shines on Lillian Sweet from the Class of 2024! During her time at Merrill, Lillian loved spending time in the media center and Mrs. Jordan’s office, noting that Mrs. Jordan got her on the right track and truly helped shape the person she is today. If she could relive any high school memory, it would be the Senior Sunset—a stark contrast to her busy present spent working at a bar in Hemlock, enjoying family time, and attending her younger siblings' events. Armed with the valuable leadership skills she developed in Student Council, Lillian is now preparing to head to Central Michigan University this fall to study social work. Looking back, she encourages current students to "give it your all because you will do great things!

05/29/2026

We Are Hiring: JV Boys' Basketball Coach!

05/29/2026

Good luck to our Middle School Track team as they compete at regionals at White Pine.