Middle School News

Friday, March 19 marks the end of the third grading period. Report cards will be mailed home on Wednesday, March 24.

Posted by Mrs. Klein at 3:25 PM | Permalink

The Middle School Orchestra Winter Concert has been rescheduled to Friday, March 19 at 2:30 p.m. in the Presentation Hall. The concert will be performed for the entire Middle School during the FAB Friday time at the end of the school day. Parents are invited to attend. A small reception will follow the performance.

Posted by Mrs. Sanford at 3:00 PM | Permalink

Recently the group of Middle School students above participated in a Math Counts competition at UGA. The group met on Friday mornings for several weeks to prepare for the event. They placed third among the ten schools present and two of the students have progressed to represent us at the state level. Congratulations to Alois Cerbu and Max Ruston who will advance and to the other great Spartans who participated: Aurora Bunten, Haidee Chen, Helen Chen, Nathan Iyer, Darshan Parikh, and Nick Rorabaugh. Thanks to Mrs. Green for leading the group!

Posted by Mrs. Klein at 4:36 PM | Permalink

Jason Papadopoulos and Max Ruston will participate in the Georgia Independent Schools Association State Spelling Bee on Thursday. They will join students from schools around the state in two rounds of competition in Macon. Good luck to each!

Posted by Mrs. Klein at 4:33 PM | Permalink

Congratulations to Bailey Carter and Grace Trimpe for receiving recognition from NASA for the Buzz Lightyear Mission Patch Design Challenge! Grace and Bailey were two of over 600 students across the nation to create a design. Their designs were selected as "top 10 entries."

See the top 10 finalists here.

Excerpt from the NASA website:
"For nearly 40 years, NASA astronauts have designed mission patches to symbolize their individual space missions and flight accomplishments. Carrying on this tradition, Disney Parks and NASA launched a search for the most creative mission patch design to honor Buzz Lightyear as America's first and longest-serving space ranger. After serving 15 galactic months aboard the International Space Station, the 12-inch action figure returned to Earth in September 2009, aboard space shuttle Discovery with the crew of STS-128.

Students from across the nation submitted designs and a brief essay to commemorate Buzz Lightyear's achievement. As part of the Buzz Lightyear Mission Patch Design Challenge, students had the opportunity to learn about the requirements of spaceflight and the science surrounding NASA programs, helping to create a strong understanding about the importance of space exploration."

Posted by Mr. Walton at 11:05 AM | Permalink

As the world watches the tragedy which is occurring as a result of the Haiti earthquake, the Middle School has been raising money to help the American Red Cross with relief efforts. In a special assembly, several 8th grade students made a presentation to the student body to educate them on Haiti and what has occurred there. Their presentation helped increase awareness and answer many of the questions Middle School students had.

Students have also lead the Middle School in two fundraisers which will help support the American Red Cross in their disaster relief program. Each grade has been collecting coins in gallon jugs. This will end Friday, January 29. Additionally, all Middle School students participated in a t-shirt day on Friday, January 22. Students donated money and an extra t-shirt to have their own t-shirt and jeans day. This fundraiser helped raise $711 of aid. These are two small ways our students have expressed their support for the Haitian people.

Posted by Mr. Walton at 10:06 AM | Permalink

The 7th/8th grade Winter Dance will take place Friday, February 26. It will take place in the Tillman Center from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. More plans will be coming soon.

Posted by Mr. Walton at 11:39 AM | Permalink