Newsletters

January 12, 2026

⚰️ Addams Family:

- - The Spring Musical is going well! The actors have been meeting for a week, and the crew starts working this week. If you're still interested in joining crew, go to the scene shop after school to get signed up OR message the crew Remind Messaging.
  - March 12 and 13 at 7pm, March 14 at 2pm
  - If you're not in the musical Remind Messaging Group or Google Calendar, email bholmes@molineschools.org

📓 Drama Club and May Showcase:

- - Drama Club meets on Fridays, 3:15-4pm. No Drama Club on Friday, January 16 due to the Finals Schedule.
  - Interested Leaders should complete the interest form by Feb.1. If you're writing a play or finding a play, Koski needs scripts/drafts by Feb.1 as well.
  - Showcase Leadership INTEREST FORM LINKED HERE
  - The May Showcase is May 8th at 7pm.
  - Auditions? We will keep you posted on this website!

🌠 Thespian Society = Theatre Honors:

- - - Moline High School is a proud member of the International Thespian Society. Troup 1900 is full of outstanding theatre students. To be a part of this honor society, ask Mrs. Koski for a spreadsheet to record your participation in theatre! kkoski@molineschools.org
    - This year's induction ceremony will be at the Dramatic Desserts night, which is tentatively scheduled for May 11th. To be inducted, your points sheet must be updated by March 18th.
    - Illinois Thespians (including our own State Thespian Officer, Nick Betts), have planned a leadership workshop for all IL Theatre Leaders? If you're interested in learning more about how to be a strong leader, fill out the TALENT interest form linked here! More info included at the top of the form. It's just to tell us you're interested, and we'll contact you with more info about it! It's Feb.21

🎭Theatre Fest:

- - Congratulations to the 14 MHS Students who participated in Theatre Festival 2026, the 50th Anniversary!
  - Nick Betts and Emme Pettit won 1st place in Ground Plan competition at the Tech Challenge
  - The Tech Challenge Team earned a glowing review and had a lot of fun. They are looking to expand the team for next year. Thank you, Nick Betts, Jacob Berkley, Whitney Brown, Desmond Cobb, Emme Pettit, and Dillon Pauwells.
  - Emme Pettit won a superior rating for her Thespy presentation for Prop Construction. She may be attending the International Thespian Festival in Bloomington, Indiana, this summer!
  - Congratulations to these Thespy competitors for their Excellent ratings: Nick Betts for Set Design, Blue Roland for Musical Theatre Solo, and Whitney Brown for Contrasting Monologues.

If you have more news to share or you would like to be a part of the Newsletter team, email kkoski@molineschools.org.

September 10

🧁Scratch Cupcake has started! Liv is in the lead! Top sellers have the chance to win a $50 gift card. Also, if you sell more than 20 items, you get a free item of your choice! (wait until Sept.28 to order from Mrs. Koski)
- Click here to order (choose a drama club kid to order from, then they'll deliver the cupcakes to you on Oct.16)
- Drama Club kids: click here to create your own store page OR see Mrs. Koski for a paper order form
🔥THE OUTSIDERS is up and running!
- Fall Play Parent Meeting/Boosters Meeting/ Theatre Fest Parent Meeting = September 22, 5:30-6:30 in the Black Box Theatre at MHS (enter by the main lobby of the BPAC)
- All parents strongly encouraged to attend. Students welcome as well.
- Email me if you need more info or cannot make it: kkoski@molineschools.org
- Plan to eat at PANERA BREAD on Sept.30, anytime 4-8pm. Mention MHS theatre at checkout. If ordering online, enter FUND4U code at checkout.

Note From Mrs. Koski:

Sept.10: My favorite spot after school is sitting in the theatre office, working on theatrey things like budgets and contact sheets and script analysis. This week I got to overhear the chatter over the keurig - it's like the "water cooler chats" in the workplace. Students asking each other where the sugar is while they also chat about which characters they're playing in THE OUTSIDERS or what they're excited about for homecoming. I'm glad they feel comfortable to come in and sit down, especially when they offer to help with filing (thank you, Kay and Morgan!). All these conversations have given me a very positive vibe about our 2025-26 school year. From Auditions and Tech Challenge to Drama Club meetings and the Activities Fair, all students are collaborating and learning new skills! Thank you for your support! Enjoy this list of latest news in our new Newsletter spot. Hopefully it's easier to navigate than last year's Canva newsletters. Let me know! I'm always ready to hear new ideas. Count how many times I wrote "new" on this page! kkoski@molineschools.org
PHOTOS = Tech Challenge Day and MHS Theatre goes to London (With Rocky and UT)

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