Armada Middle School
May/June 2026 Newsletter
May 1st - Half Day All Students ~ Teacher Professional Development
May 18th - Half Day All Students ~ Teacher Professional Development
May 25th - No School ~ Memorial Day
May 28th - Middle School Honors Night
June 2nd - Half Day All Students ~ Exams (Hours 1 - 3)
June 3rd - Half Day All Students ~ Exams (Hours 4 - 6)
Mason Rusk
Eleanor Kumlin
Lucas Borkowski
Kenadie Kutchey
Henry Hermann
Caroline Freeman
SEXTING - THINK BEFORE YOU SEND
Texting is one of the many ways that cell phones and the internet have made it easier for people to stay in touch and share news and ideas. Sexting means using a cell phone or internet to share sexually explicit text messages or sexual photos or videos of yourself or others. Sharing includes sending, receiving, or forwarding inappropriate content. Not only is this unsafe, it is illegal! Privacy is not guaranteed, and it may be shared by others. A sext can cause embarrassment and humiliation by accident or on purpose. The images or texts can stay online forever and can cause bullying, harassment, attract sexual predators, and lead to legal prosecution by the police. If it happens at school, your child may face consequences such as suspension or expulsion. If you or your child is sent such messages or images, please advise them: don’t respond, don’t pass it on, and do tell a trusted adult! Please discuss this important issue with your child.
PLEASE CHECK YOUR CHILD'S PHONE
You are not invading your child’s privacy by doing so. You are protecting them and the rights of others!
BRIDGING THE COMMUNICATION GAP
For some AMS students, facing responsibility is a daily challenge. If your child struggles academically and routinely states that they have no homework or that they did it all in class, please contact the teachers by phone or online through e-mail. Monitor their grades, assignments, and projects on PowerSchool or Schoology. If you need passwords and usernames for these programs, please call the office and speak to one of the secretaries to help you get set-up. Communication between the instructors, the students, and the parents makes a can’t miss team for academic success.
Good grooming and appropriate dress are an important part of our students’ lives. Our students are encouraged to take pride in their appearance. Here is a review of the AMS dress code. The complete dress code is found on page 13 of the Student Handbook on the AMS website.
- Items that denote drugs, tobacco, vape, and/or alcohol are not to be worn.
- Items that contain obscenities, insinuate obscenities, sexual innuendos, connotations, or lewd comments are prohibited.
- Students must wear a top, a bottom, and footwear at all times.
- Student’s tops and bottoms must meet. Midriffs and bare backs are prohibited. Adjusting clothing up or down to cover back or midriff is not acceptable.
- Undergarments of any kind are not to be visible.
- Belts should be worn to prevent sagging pants.
- Tops should fit appropriately to avoid visible bra straps.
- All clothing items may not be transparent.
- Cleavage should not be visible while standing or sitting.
- Bottoms should be covered by shorts, skirts, or dresses of an appropriate length and material.
- Tops must have sleeves and completely cover the shoulder; tank tops or sleeveless shirts are not acceptable.
- If clothing items have holes in them, the holes must be below fingertip length, or be worn over another clothing item.
- Pajamas, slippers, and other sleepwear are not acceptable dress for school.
- Hats, caps, hoods, sweatbands, and bandannas are not to be worn in the building at any time.
- Sunglasses are not allowed.
*Just a reminder that dress code does apply to field trips as well.
NJHS Wraps Up the Year with New Leadership
The National Junior Honor Society recently held elections for next year’s officers. All students who chose to run demonstrated commendable effort and leadership—many prepared and delivered thoughtful speeches that were truly impressive. We are proud of each student who stepped forward to participate in the process.
Following the election, we are pleased to announce our 2026–2027 NJHS officers:
- President: Cecelia Rose
- Vice President: Abby Girvin
- Secretary: Josie Malcom
- Treasurer: Emma Rutledge
- Historian: Mary Post and Jenna Lester
Congratulations to our newly elected officers! In the coming weeks, they will have the opportunity to shadow our current officers as they prepare to transition into their leadership roles. At the same time, we wish our graduating members all the best as they move on to high school.
We are incredibly proud of all that NJHS has accomplished this year and look forward to another successful year ahead under this new group of student leaders.
The Middle School Band will be performing on Monday, May 18th at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The Middle School Orchestra will be performing on Tuesday, May 19th at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium.
The Middle School Choir will be performing on Tuesday, May 7th at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium.
Mrs. Milner is offering after school math tutoring for all students (grades 6-8). Tutoring will be available on Mondays and Thursdays from 2:30-3:30 pm in room 106. Any student who is planning on attending tutoring is expected to come with specific math related questions from their homework, a test review, or to prepare for an upcoming assessment. The number of students for each session is limited and students must sign up at the link below prior to the session. Walk-in tutoring is not available. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Milner at lmilner@armadaschools.org. Click HERE to sign up!
*The last day of tutoring will be Monday, June 2nd.
