*There will be no school next week due to Spring Break.
*Please do not schedule any doctor’s appointments or out of town trips during Aspire testing. Testing will be in the mornings only until lunchtime. 6th Grade Testing will be on April 11th and 12th. 7th Grade Testing will be on April 13th, 14th, and 15th. 8th Grade testing will be on April 18th and 19th.
*Please be aware that cell phones or any device that makes noise or has the capability of photography is not allowed in the testing rooms. Any student caught with a cell phone in the testing room will have their phone confiscated and possibly sent to the state department for evidence of cheating. The child’s test can be invalidated as well. All cell phones should be kept in the student’s lockers during testing.
*It is a current school policy that all Apple Watches or any other watches that are capable of getting on the Internet are banned from school. Students should leave these devices at home during the school day.
*The Central Alabama Food Bank will be at the Boy’s and Girl’s Club on Thursday April 31st beginning at 8:30am even though this is during Spring Break.
*Volleyball try-outs will begin when we return from spring break on Monday, April 4 after school. All girls interested in trying out must have a consent form and current physical. See Coach Jett for the forms.
*The MMS Cheerleaders are selling GiGi’s Cupcakes as a fundraiser. Please see any MMS Cheerleader to place an order. The orders are due by April 4th and the cupcakes will be delivered the following week.
*Congratulations to the MMS Math teams in their competition this week. The 8th Grade Pre Algebra team won 3rd place overall. Vicki Zou came in 3rd place in the individual competition for the 6th grade team.
*Congratulations to the 7th and 8th grade Scholar’s Bowl teams who were invited to compete in the National Scholar’s Bowl Tournament in New Orleans at the end of May.
*Congratulations to the 2016-2017 MMS Cheerleaders:Â Jaden Moody, McKenna Dubose, Morgan Honeycutt, Allie Honeycutt, Asya Sanders, McKenzie Payton, and Kali Yancy
*Congratulations to Miranda Martin for placing 1st in the Central Alabama Regional Science Fair in the Math and Computer Science division and is being invited to compete in the state competition.
*Congratulations to the student of the week: Aubrey Moreland. Last week was Olivia Gilbert and the week before was Vanessa Avalos.
*Congratulations to the athlete for the month of February: Ayiana Race
*Congratulations to the faculty member of the month:Â Mrs. Whitt-Wright
*Shelby County Schools has a new free APP that can downloaded from the Apple Store or from Google play.