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Happy Birthday: Jaylon Pearson

Announcements:

*Tomorrow we will be on break schedule

*There is no soccer practice today

*There is an FBLA meeting today at 11:30 with Ms Thomas

* 6^th and 7^th grade students will test with Aspire next week so do not be absent.  Testing will occur in the morning before lunch.  8^th grade will test the following week. There will be no cell phones, smart watches, or other electronic allowed in the testing rooms.

 

*Attention all students. MMS is having a talent show this year and if you want to be a part of it, you must audition. There is a sign-up sheet for the MMS Talent Show Auditions posted outside the Band/Choir Room door. Auditions will be on Friday, April 22^nd all day in the Band/Choir Room. You must pay $5 per person to audition on April 22^nd. Groups must sign up each member. We are looking for all talent! (Singing, Dancing, Poetry, Art displays, Plays, Skits, Instrument playing etc)

*Scholar’s Bowl will meet this afternoon for practice

Have a Thankful Thursday

Happy Birthday: Avery Lawley

Announcements:

*Friday will be break so make sure that you do not have any tardies or silent lunches this week.

*The Baseball team has a game today at home against Jemison at 4:30pm.

*Congratulations to Emily Ann Smith for being named the Student Athlete for the month of March. She represented the MMS Tennis Team very well during the season.

*6^th and 7^th grade students will test with Aspire next week so do not be absent.  Testing will occur in the morning before lunch.  8^th grade will test the following week. There will be no cell phones, smart watches, or other electronic allowed in the testing rooms.

Have a Tremendous Tuesday

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Happy Birthday: Grayson Fulmer

Announcements:

*Friday will be break so make sure that you do not have any tardies or silent lunches this week.

*Volleyball try-outs for 6^th and 7^th grade girls will begin today after school.   All girls interested in trying out must have a consent form and current physical in order to stay.

*The Cheerleaders are selling Gi Gi’s Cupcakes as a fundraiser.  The orders need to be placed today and the cupcakes will be delivered the following week.  See a MMS Cheerleader to place an order.

*The Baseball team has a game today at home against Centerville at 4pm

*Congratulations to the student of the week:  Jaxon Butterworth.  He was nominated by Mrs. Burns.  Mrs. Burns states that Jaxon demonstrated the character trait of responsibility when he quickly saw that a student had dropped a cell phone in morning drop off and he stopped the cars to keep the phone from getting run over.  The phone was returned to the student with no damage.

*Congratulations to the Chess Team who had a successful tournament on Saturday. MMS took first place overall. Individual medals went to Cody Curl, Jeffery Green, Evan Zou, and Grayson Fulmer.

*Congratulations to Miranda Martin. Her Science Fair Project won the following awards at The Alabama State Science Fair at the University of Alabama at Huntsville.

• The Toyota Outstanding Project Award
• Second Place in the Math and Computer Science division
• Nomination for 2016 for 2016 Broadcom MASTERS (Math, Applied Science, Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars), a program of the Society for Science and the Public. This extraordinary achievement is only awarded to the top 10% of sixth, seventh, and eighth grade participants at the SSP-AFFILIATED SCIENCE FAIR

Have a Marvelous Monday

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Happy Birthday: Andrea Perez and next week during Spring Break to Kelmy Lemus, Micah Layton, Nate Akins, Jonathan Dreyer, and Malik Inabinette

Announcements:

*Today we are on COTS schedule

*Volleyball try-outs for 6^th and 7^th grade girls will begin when we return from spring break on Monday, April 4.  All girls interested in trying out must have a consent form and current physical.  See Coach Jett for the forms.

*We will have visitors in the building today from Japan. Please be on your best behavior and welcome them.

*There will be no school next week for Spring Break

*The Cheerleaders are selling Gi Gi’s Cupcakes as a fundraiser.  The orders need to be placed before Monday April 4^th and the cupcakes will be delivered the following week.  See a MMS Cheerleader to place an order.

 

Have a Fantastic Friday and a Safe Spring Break

*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.  6^th Grade Testing will be on April 11^th and 12^th.  7^th Grade Testing will be on April 13^th, 14^th, and 15^th.  8^th Grade testing will be on April 18^th and 19^th.

*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 31^st 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 4^th and the cupcakes will be delivered the following week.

*Congratulations to the MMS Math teams in their competition this week.  The 8^th Grade Pre Algebra team won 3^rd place overall.  Vicki Zou came in 3^rd place in the individual competition for the 6^th grade team.

*Congratulations to the 7^th and 8^th 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:  Jaden Moody, McKenna Dubose, Morgan Honeycutt, Allie Honeycutt, Asya Sanders, McKenzie Payton, and Kali Yancy

*Congratulations to Miranda Martin for placing 1^st 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:  Mrs. Whitt-Wright

*Shelby County Schools has a new free APP that can downloaded from the Apple Store or from Google play.

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Happy Birthday: Daniel Campbell

Announcements:

*Ambassadors need to wear their shirts tomorrow as you will be escorting the students from Japan around.

*Tomorrow will be COTS day so make sure that you have all of your work turned in so that you don’t have to go to intervention COTS.

*The Honor Roll party will be held today at 1:30pm. Teachers please check the list

*Volleyball try-outs for 6^th and 7^th grade girls will begin when we return from spring break on Monday, April 4.  All girls interested in trying out must have a consent form and current physical.  See Coach Jett for the forms.

*We will have visitors in the building tomorrow from Japan visiting classrooms. Please be on your best behavior.

*Scholars Bowl will practice today after school

*There will be no school next week for Spring Break

*The Cheerleaders are selling Gi Gi’s Cupcakes as a fundraiser.  The orders need to be placed before Monday April 4^th and the cupcakes will be delivered the following week.  See a MMS Cheerleader to place an order.

*Congratulations to the lady dawgs tennis team as they finished their season yesterday with dominating wins.  Emily Anne Smith defeated her Southview opponent 6-5 and all of the girls were victorious in their singles and doubles against Floyd Middle.  Way to go girls!!!

 

 Have a Thankful Thursday

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Happy Birthday: Tiana Kennedy

Announcements:

*The Boys Soccer Team has a game today against Calera at home at 5:30pm.

*The Tennis team has a Tri-match at the University of Montevallo at 2pm today.

*Friday will be COTS day so make sure that you have all of your work turned in so that you don’t have to go to intervention COTS.

*Tomorrow will be a pajama day to support the wrestling team.

*The Honor Roll party will be held on tomorrow at 1:30pm.

*6 & 7^th grade girls will have their last after school work-outs on Wednesday.  Volleyball try-outs will begin when we return from spring break on Monday, April 4.  All girls interested in trying out must have a consent form and current physical.  See Coach Jett for the forms.

*We will have visitors in the building on Friday from Japan visiting classrooms.

*Scholars Bowl will practice today after school

*There will be no school next week for Spring Break

  Have a Wonderful Wednesday

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Happy Birthday: Lauren Burkes Moore and Arlin Pacheco

Announcements:

*Are you having a conflict with friends or parents?  Do you want to do better in school, but not sure how?  Or maybe you want someone to talk to who won’t judge you and will just listen…Then you may want to try PEER HELPERS.  MMS Peer Helpers have been trained and are able to offer peer listening, a confidential peer who will talk to you about anything you need.  For more information, see Mrs. Green or a Peer Helper to set up an appointment

*Congratulations to the 2016-2017 MMS Cheerleaders:  Jaden Moody, McKenna Dubose, Morgan Honeycutt, Allie Honeycutt, Asys Sanders, McKenzie Payton, and Kali Yancy

*The Girl’s Soccer Team has a game today at ACA at 6pm.  The boys will not practice today.

*Friday will be COTS day so make sure that you have all of your work turned in so that you don’t have to go to intervention COTS.

*Thursday will be a pajama day to support the wrestling team.

*The Honor Roll party will be held on Thursday at 1:30pm.

*Congratulations to the Lady Dawg’s tennis team.  Bella lost a close singles matches against Chelsea 6 – 5  but rallied to win the doubles match  with Emily Anne 6 to 1 .  The team also did a great job against Hueytown where Bella dominated her singles match 6-0 and she and Emily Anne also took the doubles match 6 – 1.  The girls will play their last match of the season vs. both Southview of Tuscaloosa and a Montgomery team.  The tri-match will take place at UM and start at 2pm.  Please come out and support the lady dawgs.

*Congratulations to Vicki Zou for placing third in the individual competition at the county math tournament yesterday.  Also the 8^th grade Pre Algebra Team placed third overall in the county. All of the math teams did well yesterday.  Way to go MMS Math Teams!

Have a Terrific Tuesday

Happy Birthday: Alyssa Ferguson and Jeremi Cordes

Announcements:

*The Math Team competes today

*Teacher’s don’t forget test training after school today

*Wish the Track team luck on their meet today after school

*Wish the Tennis team luck as they face a tri match today at Greystone at 4pm

*There is no soccer practice today. The girls have an away soccer game at ACA on Tues. The Bus leaves at 4:00- girls may stay after school. The boys will not practice on Tues. There is a home game on Wednesday for the boys soccer team.

*Friday will be COTS day so make sure that you have all of your work turned in so that you don’t have to go to intervention COTS.

*Thursday will be a pajama day to support the wrestling team

*The Honor Roll party will be held on Thursday

*Congratulations to the student of the week:  Aubrey Moreland.  She was nominated by Ms Fenn for exhibiting the character traits of service and compassion by tutoring a fellow student on her day off from school last week.

 

Have a Marvelous Monday

 

Happy Birthday: Avery Bertschinger and Krislyn Fancher. Saturday to McKenzie Payton and Jose Martinez.  Sunday to Madison Campbell

 Announcements:

*Report cards will be given out today 4^th period

*Math team will practice after school today

*Today we will be on break schedule

*Soccer will practice after school today at the high school

*This morning at 10:40 the high school football coach (Mr. Wilcox) will meet with all 8^th grade boys interested in trying out for high school football next year.

*Tomorrow is Saturday School for those who have been assigned

*Wish the math team luck as they compete on Monday

*Teacher’s don’t forget test training on Monday after school

 

Have a Fantastic Friday