Parent - Week of 11/17

Celebrating success! A big congratulations to the 273 out of 456 sixth grade students at Strongsville Middle School who made the Principal's or Scholar's Roll for Q1! That’s a fantastic 59%! Keep shining bright!

Principal's Roll for Quarter 1

We are thrilled to announce the students who have achieved the Principal's Roll for Quarter 1 by earning all A's! Congratulations to the following students:

Deen Afaneh, Ruhika Akkineni, Abdallah Alkabani, Tuleen Alnajjar, Molly Arndt, Robert Arnold, Fiona Asiedu, Sara Auman, Omar Awadallah, Aarav Balamurugan, Anish Battini, Luke Bernard, Tyler Beswick, Aarav Bhende, Gideon Bissell, Everett Blech, Benjamin Bloch, Reagan Buchwald, Luca Cario, Dante Carney, Vihaani Cheruku, Bryce Clayton, John Colagiovanni, Timothy Cruz, Aria Culler, Broxton Cummins-Alicea, Ivy Cunningham, Nora D'Amato, Adwaith Dasari, Judah Davis, Rithvik Dayyala, Zachary Demchuk, Joshua Dhinesh, Logan Dixon, Shivang Dubey, Amelia Durkalski, Jace Earl, Amelia Esker, Isabel Farnsworth, Grant Fiorello, Maya Fisher, Luke Flach, Carter Gallagher, Wyatt Gary, Alice Goins, Landon Griffen, Preston Hamski, Noumaan Haneef, Salmaan Haneef, Lillian Harvey, Natalie Hinz, Miles Holy, Madilyn Howard, Peyton Hullibarger, Paige Joseph, Kyla Kaczor, Tanay Kanukanti, Ewan Kerns, Tristan Koch, Aubrey Kosh, Griffin Koussa, Elizabeth Koziol, Kenley Kubit, Zachary Kudla, Brayden Kuebeler, Shri Kundur, Kenzie Kus, Evelyn Larson, Edison Lorenz, Jacoby Lott, Brantley Luber, Declan Macdonald, Iniyal Madhan, Noah Martens, Maura McNeeley, Adelina Melnychuk, Katrina Merdes, Ean Millard, Aadya Miriyala, Alayah Monzo, Isabella Moon, Dola Muthyala, Mason Papp, Aashik Patel, Hrid Patel, William Perk, Benjamin Powell, Hannah Powers, Ruhi Prajapati, Mila Radivoj, Jordyn Rakosy, Stella Reed, Jack Renkas, Meredith Rhodes, Jared Rice, Daniel Romano, Sidney Schaffran, Tyler Sofia, Aarna Srivastava, William Stefaniuk, Caleb Stoicoiu, Samanvita Sudheeran, Haneen Suleiman, William Sunkle, Francesca Tatulinski, Aidan Thompson, Adalyn Tomanda, Aaradhya Vimal, Maya Vo, Kyle Votruba, Nora Waggoner, Rebecca Waldron, Catherine Wilkens, Cody Yee, Ashton Zolnowski

Scholar's Roll for Quarter 1

We are excited to recognize the students who have achieved the Scholar's Roll for Quarter 1 by earning As and Bs! Congratulations to the following students:

Hawraa Abou Elainein, Raneem Abuhamdeh, Rasha Alnazer, Aiden Amanfoh, Konstantine Anagnostou, Peyton Angel-Prucha, Leo Anguilano, Dominic Anthony, Wesley Ashton, Brielle Barnett, Graysan Baxendale, Jonathan Benisek, Alexandra Bixler, Kennedy Blake, Samantha Bodkin, Allicea Bolanos, Anastasia Bosiljcic, Lincoln Brello, Kegan Breslin, Gianna Bukovina, Lucas Call, Brooklyn Campbell, Madison Cannon, Branislav Cecez, Colton Chamberlain, Veronika Chonka, Jackson Clement, Cecelia Coleman, Vito Colonna, Randall Cook, Liam Corrao, Karissa Corsi, Griffin Cozza, Carrie Craig, Chloe Craig, Josie Darrah, Milo Davidson, Aubrey Davis, Anne De Guire, Owen DeSiero, Evianna Doherty, Michael Dorocak, Orlena Downs, Jase Dylong, Kenzie Eterovich, Hailey Evcic, Frank Favazza, Hudson Fisher, Macy Flenoury, Gage Foss, Cameron Gardner, Emerson Gary, Lucy Gerges, Charlotte Ghetti, Brooke Gillespie, Dominik Gleske, Lindsey Grace, Preslie Grandage, Lucas Halm, Ryan Hamman, Sophia Hanini, Carla Harb, Jade Healey, Liam Helmet, Ethan Hoefling, Paisley Hume, Luciana Incorvaia, Arkan Ismail, Gabrielle Johnson, Roger Kane, Charlotte Kaplan, Frankie Kelly, Aria Khoury, Trent Kirby, David Kitley, Mariya Kizilov, Madeline Kleinschmidt, Spencer Kubik, Ava Kucherak, Weston Lambert, London Lampshire, Madelyn Land, Emma Lane, Everett Learman, Noah Littlejohn, Patrick Long, Liam Lynch, Jacob Madunicky, Caydince Magbag, Arjun Majji, Danielle Marhefka, Vitor Marvila Costa, Nathan Matlack, Elizabeth Maung, Tony Mendez, Veer Mendpara, Taleen Mesleh, Christian Metcalf, Aamanee Milleman, Ibrahim Mirza, Rylen Molls, Sharanya Nandyala, NoorAldeen Naser, Ryan Nguyen, Kyleigh Nikolson, Kothon Noor, Vincent Olexa, Aarna Padwal, Carter Parks, Aarav Patel, Devi Patel, Lilia Pempin, Chase Pitts, John Podojil, Oleksandra Prodanyk, Anvika Rai, Ronith Ramadugu, Marshall Ray, Melody Ray, Aiden Reese, Anthony Reidy, Lily Renkas, Isabella Rice, Brooklyn Richardson, Shane Roach, Cordelia Rodgers, Naomi Rose, Sofia Ryshkov, Suha Sabieh, Henry Sambor, Emmalee Sanders, Nathan Schmitzer, Joseph Seitz, Edward Sharkey, Marko Simic, Dominic Simonetta, Michael Simonetta, Paige Smeal, Ava St. Louis, Chloe St. Louis, Will Stahl, Tymofii Stambulskyi, Jude Straka, Julia Thomas, Alexander Tryon, Nahlia Twyman, Jonathan Volpe, Samantha Volpe, Lillian Waggoner, Liyana Wahab, Jonathan Walker, Benson Walter, Avery Warvell, Airlie Waywell, Eloise Wearsch, Athena Wendland, Olivia Zangardi, Garrett Zwick

SMS teachers are currently recommending students to take the Iowa Algebra Aptitude Test to help determine the most appropriate middle school math placement and assess readiness for the rigor of an Honors math class. Parents also have the option to request that their student take this test.

If your student is not currently enrolled in an Honors or advanced 6th- or 7th-grade math class and you would like them to be considered for an accelerated math course, please complete this form. Students listed on this form will have the opportunity to take the test to determine eligibility for this pathway. The test will be administered in mid-January. Please submit your request by January 5, 2026, 4pm.

We are excited to announce that Explorer Club is back again for our local 4th, 5th, and 6th graders! The winter session runs December 9 and 10 from 4:30 to 6:30 PM at Polaris Career Center.

Registration for the December session opens today and we expect enrollments to roll in! See the attached mailer or https://www.polaris.edu/page/polaris-explorer-club for details.

Below is a list of the Explorer Club class offerings. Look at all the fun, hands-on career exploration activities the students will enjoy!

Class Offerings:

Anatomy Detectives

Build-a-Business

CAD Creators: 3D-Printing & Design

Code & Roll

Derby Dash Race & Build

Design & Press - Custom Creations

Mini Movie Makers

Pencils to Pixels

Rescue 911

Sweet Holiday Kitchen

The Art of Cooking

The Sign Lab

Tool Time

Who Dunnit?

Visit our website for course descriptions and to register today! Feel free to connect with me if there are questions about Explorer Club!

Courtney Wenzel

Polaris Career Center - Career Strategist

p: 440-891-7604

a: 7285 Old Oak Blvd.

Middleburg Heights, OH 44130

w: polaris.edu

Lifetouch Discounts

Lifetouch is offering discounts on school photography!

50% off a purchase of $50+ with code 50THANKS
40% off a purchase of $40+ with code 40THANKS
30% off a purchase of $30+ with code 30THANKS

Valid through 12/01/25

To order, log in to your account on mylifetouch.com or create an account, find your student and order using your student's student ID number (if available at your school). Don’t forget to order your FREE Digital SmileSafe card!

More about the Smilesafe program here.

It's the perfect time to order your yearbook! Please note that this year's deadline is final to ensure the yearbooks arrive in time for students to sign each other's copies. You can find all the ordering details on the flyer below, and the form provided contains everything you need to complete your order. Don't miss out!

Order Form (Printable Version)

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Applaud our seafaring standouts! Our students of the week are identified from each team who truly embodies our Model Mustang values!

Any sixth grade student that would like an alternative to eating in the cafeteria is welcome to make reservations at The Lip Diner. Come relax, listen to music, and enjoy interacting with your friends from other pods! The Diner is open 5 days a week during the sixth grade lunchtime. Visit the link and sign up for the days you would like to come. We book a week in advance so make sure to sign up if you plan on attending (and you might notice that reservations won't open until the week prior). Students can access the link on the Class of 2032 Google Classroom.

*Note for students: If you are unable to use the links above, try to type in the tiny URL on your Chromebook (must be logged into their SMS account).