If you are attending the high school girls basketball game tonight and will be absent tomorrow please check in at the game with Coach Carpenter, so your absence will be excused.
Cheer tryouts will be on March 22nd for next school year. There will be a Cheer clinic on March 19th, 20th, and 21st. Tryouts are open for 5th-7th grade students. Students must have a current physical at the school. Students are highly encouraged to attend the clinic prior to tryouts.
As a part of their Career Awareness class, 8th grade students from SGCMS, visited TCAT Jackson to learn about post-secondary career options utilizing the TN Promise scholarship. Students toured the following career paths: Automotive Technology, Collision Repair, CAD Design, Computer Information Technology, Electrician Apprenticeship, HVAC/R, Industrial Maintenance, Practical Nursing, Truck Driving, and Welding.
Strawberry delivery came in early. You can now start picking up in the back of the middle school. Will be here until 5:00 PM.
Sixth graders in Career Exploration were visited by Mr. Brad Christopher. He is a paramedic with Gibson County and the father of 6th grade student, Camryn Christopher. He spoke to students about his exciting career in health care. We are thankful for all of the parents who are taking time to talk to our students about their various careers.
Tonight is the end of our school wide fundraising campaign through Power of Purpose. We are just short of our goal and you can still give through midnight tonight if you would like to participate.
Strawberry Fundraiser - If you participated in the booster club's strawberry sale you can pick those up tomorrow (Thursday, 4/7) from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM in the back parking lot at the middle school.
On Friday (2/23) in 7th grade Career Exploration, students had the opportunity to learn about careers in health science and other support staff careers in healthcare. Students were visited by the CEO of Milan WTH Hospital, Ms. Sherry Scruggs; the CNO of Milan WTH, Ms. Lori Wood, and the Regional Human Resource Business Partner, Ms. Tammie Bell.
SGCMS 7th grade students are learning to be leaders by practicing the leadership skills of “collaboration” and “communication” as they lift a “helium stick” and build a tower out of spaghetti noodles, tape, string, and a marshmallow. Some of the winners of the challenger are pictured with their tower.
Congrats to the SGCMS Baseball team, who won the Obion County Pre-Season Tournament, going 3-0 over the weekend.
SGCMS would like to congratulate all who participated in the Miss SGCMS and Jr Miss SGCMS pageants this past weekend.
Miss SGCMS
3rd runner-up Sophie Lepinski, 1st runner-up Katie Bateman, Queen Farrar Grace Bankston, 2nd runner-up Annie Kate Kuykendall, 4th runner-up Juliet Joiner
Jr Miss SGCMS
3rd runner-up Lola Cate Reeves, 1st runner-up Presley Smith, Queen Ansley Cox, 2nd runner-up Paige Matlock, 4th runner-up Collins Prince
Students in Career Advising at SGCMS were visited by Ms. Stephanie Mitchell with West Tennessee Healthcare. Ms. Mitchell is a Radiology Clinical Preceptor/Educational Coordinator and she spoke to students about careers in Radiology, Ultrasound, CT/MRI, and Nuclear Medicine. Ms. Mitchell spoke about the program at Jackson State Community College in Radiologic Technology and then other career path options in this field.
SGCMS would like to congratulate Maya Manerikar, who was selected as the Tennessee Middle School Student of the Year by the Tennessee Association for the Gifted.
The bloodmobile will be at the middle school today for the South Gibson County Middle School blood drive. If you would like to give it will be in front of the school from 12:30 to 5:30 this afternoon.
We are seeking input from the community concerning our Safety Action Plan. Please offer your input using the following link. Thank you in advance.
https://forms.office.com/r/rFHeNagV7N
Registration forms & entry fee for the school pageant are due tomorrow 2/21. Forms are available in the office and on our school Facebook page. The pageant is the 24th at the high school.
We are starting an afterschool Drone Team for 6th grade students. All practices will be held afterschool and your student will need to be picked up at a designated time. Transportation will not be provided. The days and times TBA at a later time. If your child is interested, please fill out this form and we will be in contact about tryout practices and dates.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRnu119CAt96Eh6nH5lSXDIghap8lqVqGYbE9YTXk_gZYvVQ/viewform
Daddy/Daughter Banquet is tomorrow, and we can't wait for a great night of fun. Please read this post for a few details to ensure the evening runs smoothly.
5-8 will need to arrive around 6:15 to the gym parking lot. We will ONLY allow people to come in through the back doors by the gym for the safety and integrity of the event. Check-in will be at the door. There will be two tables for registration split by the FIRST name of the adult bringing the student(s). One table for A-M another for N-Z.
Please encourage your students to dance and spend time with you! This is an event for you and your student - keep that in mind! We will announce all 8th grade students and their escorts at 6:45. We will call for you out into the gym lobby.
Pictures will be delivered to homeroom teachers a couple of weeks after the event. We are aware that pictures may not have made it to you last year, but we are working hard this year to ensure that photos are delivered.
If you plan to pay at the door, you must have exact change. We will not be able to give change at the door. The door charge will be $25.
Please email rbateman@gcssd.org if you have any questions!
Reminder that registrations forms and entry fee for the Miss SGCMS and Jr. Miss SGCMS pageants are due by Tuesday, February 20th. Forms are in the school office or you can download here. The pageants will be held on Saturday, February 24th in the South Gibson County High School Cafetorium.
Reminder - all strawberry forms and money for the Booster Club fund raiser are due today.