All after school activities and practices are canceled today.
Gibson County Special School District has begun the process for Out-of-District Transfer Request. If you live in the outside Gibson County and Gibson County Special School District and wish to attend a school other than your assigned school, please click the link below for more information.
https://www.gcssd.org/page/transfer-requests
Afterschool care at the elementary is canceled for this afternoon. Please make arrangements for middle school students who normally shuttle to afterschool care to be picked up at the middle school at 2:50 PM.
All afterschool activities and practices have been canceled for this afternoon.
5th grade parents! Starting in 6th grade, your student has the amazing opportunity to join our band program. Not only will your student gain a formal music education, but they will also learn important skills that go along with being in a band that they will need for the rest of their life: discipline, grit, dedication, and teamwork. We invite you to view this website to learn more about the benefits of band and submit an interest form!
https://www.bepartofthemusic.org/group/index.php?id=9219
Tomorrow, students will be competing in our House Competition and will engage in a character study within their house chapters. Students are encouraged to wear their house shirts tomorrow. Also, in honor of World Down Syndrome Awareness day, our students will be rocking their socks and can earn extra house points tomorrow for wearing mix matched socks. Finally, SGCMS would like to extend our sincere appreciation to Jennifer McCallister, who graciously donated equipment to the middle school for this month's House Competition.
Recently, 39 SGCMS students participated in the Perennial Math competition, offered to students from across the United States. We were pleased to have several top scorers.
Next week Best Buddies will be selling socks Monday through Thursday during lunch for Rock your Socks Day (3/21). They will be $5 and will benefit The West Tennessee Down Syndrome Association and SGCMS Best Buddies.
Those who participate in Rock your Rocks will also earn extra points for their House Groups!
Everyone is encouraged to wear their socks on 3/21.
Gibson County Special School District has begun the process for in-district transfers. If you live in the Gibson County Special School District and wish to attend a school other than your assigned school, please click the link below for more information. https://www.gcssd.org/page/transfer-requests
We are watching the weather and will post here in the event the middle school opens tonight for shelter.
Congratulations to our 7th and 8th grade band students on a wonderful performance at WTSBOA Concert Festival. The band was given Superior ratings in both prepared and sight-reading performances.
We are so proud of them!
Parents, if your student is going to the high school state championship game this morning, to be considered an excused absence they must check in with Shelby, Fisher or Tish McGhee at the game.
Recently, Shelby Mathis from 9 Round Kickboxing Fitness visited students to speak about her career path. Mrs. Mathis is the mother of 7th grade student Reed Kee. She spoke about her background that includes careers at the Gibson County Chamber of Commerce, the Jackson Exchange Club, and at 9 Round Kickboxing Fitness, which she owns. She encouraged students to focus on relationships and diversification. We appreciate community partners that spend time reaching out to our learners.
The following information regards SGCHS fundraiser. To order for this high school fundraiser, use the link below:
https://forms.gle/p4dBJ1vxZzi2cdLT7
Engineering has been a focus of study in 7th grade Career Exploration this quarter. In order for students to learn more about the field of engineering, guest speakers from JEA (Jackson Energy Authority) shared about their jobs in Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical engineering. Speakers included Mr. Will Deaton, Mr. Myles Gibson, and Kurtis Crowder. Thank you to JEA for teaching our students about this exciting career path.
The month of March is recognized as "Music in Our Schools Month." Our band and color guard students were rewarded with box lunches from Chick-Fil-A for their efforts in the classroom, after school, and fundraising to make music happen in our school community. We are so proud and thankful for their hard work!
Students in Mrs. Malone's 7th grade Career Exploration classes were visited by Sherry Scruggs and Lorrie Wood from West Tennessee Healthcare in Milan, TN. Mrs. Scruggs is the CEO of Milan Hospital and a nurse. Mrs. Wood is the CNO of Milan Hospital and also a nurse. Both speakers took time to educate students about what it takes to be successful in healthcare today and exposed them to many different healthcare jobs. Students learned about radiology, lab technicians, respiratory therapists, physical therapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, pharmacists, physicians, family nurse practitioners, and nurses.
Mr. Sammy Gilley is the father of two SGCMS students, Luke and Danny, and the 26th District Judicial Drug Task Force Commander. He spoke to students in 6th grade Career Exploration about his career in law enforcement including time spent working on patrol, street crimes, gang enforcement, and the narcotics unit. He talked to students about the importance of not doing drugs, choosing friends who are a good example, and how important writing is to so many jobs including police work. Thank you to Mr. Gilley for his hard work and positive influence.
Students in the 8th grade Career Awareness class participated in a field trip to Union University. During the trip students toured the school of Pharmacy and the campus. Dr. Richard Addo and his staff took students through a chemistry lab where they made hand sanitizer and lip balm. Thank you to Dr. Kim Jones for helping to arrange this wonderful opportunity for SGCMS students.
Sergeant First Class Jeremy Kail visited 7th grade students in Career Exploration class. He talked with students about the different military branches, his career path in the Army, and specific careers in the army. Mr. Kail is the father of 5th grade student, Lydia Kail. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise with our students.
