Monroe County Middle School -

Thank you to community business partners Dr. Clell Morris & Forsyth Dental Center, United Bank, & MacFoods for kicking off American Education Week at MCMS! Our staff thoroughly enjoyed the food truck and the cookies, and we all so appreciate the support from these sponsors! #aew

DON'T FORGET THAT FIELDS OF FAITH IS BACK! TOMORROW NIGHT! Tuesday, November 12 MARY PERSONS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD 27 Brooklyn Avenue Gates open at 6-Program starts at 6:30 CHANGE THE CULTURE IN YOUR COMMUNITY

Area 3 ENR Champions! MCMS students placed 1st at the Area 3 Environmental Natural Resources competition yesterday and will be competing at the state level in December! During this competition students have to identify 50 different wildlife plants, animals, and equipment, use a GPS to complete a course through a camp, and understand scientific names of trees to give the common name. Congrats to Logan Bertram, Ethan Floyd, Trace Gunn, Leyton Hamrick! Mrs. Lempert is "so proud of these students as they have worked so hard!"

Rainy days won't get us down thanks to community business partners like Middle GA Realty! The umbrella donation yesterday afternoon couldn't have come at a better time, and our staff was truly grateful. We appreciate your partnership and support of our schools & staff! Thank you!

Mark your calendars for two weeks from tonight! FIELDS OF FAITH IS COMING BACK! Tuesday, November 12 MARY PERSONS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD 27 Brooklyn Avenue Gates open at 6-Program starts at 6:30 CHANGE THE CULTURE IN YOUR COMMUNITY Fields of Faith is an FCA certified ministry program where athletes gather at sport environments in their communities to challenge their peers to read the Bible daily and grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ and His church.

Two more days! ___________________________ Thursday, 10.24 REaDy to Live a Drug Free Life Wear RED clothing ___________________________ Friday, 10.25 Team Up Against Drugs MP Style Wear Black and Gold

No need to fix your hair tomorrow! The theme for Red Ribbon Week on Wednesday, 10.23, is Don’t Let Drugs Drive You Crazy so grab your crazy socks and a hat or just let your hair go! (As always, students must still adhere to MCMS dress code)

Please join us for Family Literacy Night Thurs, 10.24, from 5:30 - 6:30 pm! The Book Fair will be in the Media Center, and we'll have fun literacy games, activities, and snacks. Plus students who attend will have their lowest daily ELA grades replaced with a 100 so come on out!

Red Ribbon Week continues tomorrow, Tuesday, 10.22, with Peace Out to Drugs! Have fun wearing Peace Signs or Tie-Dye! (Please remember that students must still adhere to MCMS dress code.)

Thank you to everyone in our school system who helped support our recent Jay's Hope Hats4Hope day. Together we raised funds to assist local families battling childhood cancer while also raising awareness about the fight. The mission of Jay’s Hope is “to improve the quality-of-life of children with cancer and their families in Georgia by extending HOPE through social, emotional, spiritual, educational and financial support.” HES, KBS, TGS, and MCMS are honored to have participated in this campaign and today presented a check to Jay’s Hope for nearly $1200. Thanks for giving HOPE!

Don't forget that Monday, 10.21, is Don’t Get Mixed Up with Drugs for Red Ribbon Week! Please have fun with it, and wear mismatched clothes. But remember, you must still adhere to MCMS school dress code so plan accordingly.

Congratulations to our September Teacher of the Month, Julia Pritchett, who, her colleagues say, “is deserving of this award for SO MANY reasons.” Those reasons include free tutoring, wanting the best for ALL CHILDREN, hilarious personality, and more. Some even say that she ”deserves to be teacher of the month every month!”

- PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS - Monday, 10.21 Don’t Get Mixed Up with Drugs Wear mismatched clothes _______________________________________ Tuesday, 10.22 Peace Out to Drugs! Wear Peace Signs or Tie-Dye _______________________________________ Wednesday, 10.23 Don’t Let Drugs Drive You Crazy Wear crazy socks and hair or hats _______________________________________ Thursday, 10.24 REaDy to Live a Drug Free Life Wear RED clothing _______________________________________ Friday, 10.25 Team Up Against Drugs MP Style Wear Black and Gold

Please join us tomorrow for a virtual Quarterly Parent Workshop on Copyright Piracy presented by Mrs. Danyel Vance, MCMS Media Specialist. Times are noon and 5:30, and the links for each are in the comments. If you're unable to attend, we will make the presentation available.

The MCMS XC boys are REGION CHAMPS after winning first place yesterday at the MGMSAL championship as the best of 6 teams! Please join us in congratulating these athletes and their coaches on their success! Now, on to state!

MCMS students gathered for See You at the Pole yesterday in observance of this national prayer rally where students meet at the school flagpole before school to lift up their friends, families, teachers, school, and nation to God. See You at the Pole™ is a student-initiated, student-organized, and student-led event. The event at our school was sponsored by FCA and led by the FCA student leaders, and donuts were provided by New Providence Baptist Church. Thank you to all who joined in and supported the effort. It was such a great morning!

TOMORROW! The MCMS FCA Club will host SYATP this year on Wednesday, Sept 25, at the flagpole in front of the school beginning at 7am. All students, staff, and community members are invited to attend this student led time of prayer for our students, our schools, and our nation.

Please join us tomorrow night at the Monroe County Fine Arts Center as our MCMS Choirs present their Fall Concert! The concert will begin at 6pm, and admission is free. We hope to see everyone there!

Don't forget that tomorrow is Picture Day at MCMS! This is for all students, and these pictures will be used for the yearbook. There will only be make ups for students who are absent or new students so please plan accordingly.

MCMS FFA members Chip Barfield, Logan Bertram, Hunter Dickerson, and Daphnie Miller traveled to Camp John Hope to compete in the Area Land Judging Competition. They placed 3rd in a very rigorous competition! Please congratulate this team for their outstanding accomplishment!