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Mustangs In The Middle: April 21, 2024
Grade Level Newsletters
AUTISM AWARENESS & ACCEPTANCE WEEK - APRIL 22-26
Next week (April 22-26), our District will be celebrating Autism Awareness and Acceptance Week. Various activities will be occurring at each of our schools focusing on autism facts and celebrating all of the great talents and skills people with autism share with us. Daily announcements and discussions about autism will take place, so all students and staff have a better understanding and acceptance of people with differences. Please remember to wear blue next Friday (April 26) to honor our friends with autism.
SMS Awards Ceremony
May 21- 6th Grade 8:30-10:30
May 22- 7th 8:30-10:30
May 23- 8th 8:30-10:30
Students who will be in Attendance:
- Students who have earned 3.0-4.0+ average for the 23-24 school year, special awards by Department and Teams (to be communicated by May 6)
Live Taping will be available for families. 2 members can attend per student
Mustang Mentors 24-25
In search of current 6th and 7th grade students to be Mustang Mentors:
- Are you a good leader?
- Are you helpful?...respectful?...responsible?
- Are you comfortable talking in front of your peers?
If so, you’re just the person we’re looking for to be a Mustang Mentor for the 2024-2025 school year!
Please complete your application by April 30. Click HERE for the official application.
Family Career Night
Up-Coming Events
Thursday, April 25, 2024 6-7:30 SMS
SMS 5th Grade Sneak Peek- Inviting all future 6th graders and families to attend an open house and presentation about the upcoming year!
Monday, May 6 - 6:00pm & 7:30pm
SMS Spring Band Concert
6:00pm - 6th & 7th Grade / 7:30pm - 8th Grade
Strongsville Middle School Auditorium
Friday, May 10 - 6:00pm-9:00pm
Strongsville DARE Dance - for 7th & 8th grade students
Strongsville Recreation Center (18100 Royalton Road)
* Find More Dance Info and Purchase Advance Tickets HERE
Wednesday, May 15 - 6:00pm & 7:30pm
SMS Spring Orchestra Concert
6:00pm - 6th Grade / 7:30pm - 7th & 8th Grade
Strongsville Middle School Auditorium
Friday, May 17 - 6:00pm-9:00pm
Strongsville DARE Dance - for 5th & 6th grade students
Strongsville Recreation Center (18100 Royalton Road)
* Find More Dance Info and Purchase Advance Tickets HERE
SMS Awards Ceremonies
May 21- 6th Grade 8:30-10:30
May 22- 7th 8:30-10:30
May 23- 8th 8:30-10:30
Athletics
Athletic Director: Mr. Jason Keppler: jkeppler@scsmustangs.org
HERE is this week's SMS Athletics Newsletter.
SHS Dance Team Tryouts
CLICK HERE to register for the upcoming SHS Dance Team tryouts (registration required). Clinics will be held on Monday, 4/22 from 6-8pm and Tryouts will be held on Friday 4/26 at 5pm in the SHS Main Gym and are open to current 8th through 11th grade students. Dancers will learn the audition material at the clinic and come prepared to perform it at the audition. This team is made up of the most highly skilled and trained dancers at SHS. They perform at home varsity boys’ basketball games and compete at the regional and state level in the categories of jazz, hip-hop, lyrical/contemporary, and pom. This year, they were named State Champions in the category of Lyrical and placed in the top 5 in the state for Hip-hop, Pom, and Jazz. For more information about the team and tryouts, follow them on Instagram: @shsdance_team and click here for the flyer. Questions? Contact Coach Grimm at: mgrimm@scsmustangs.org
SCS Anonymous Reporting System
School Contact Information
Main Office: 440-572-7090
Building Secretary: Mrs. Hallie Malloy, hmalloy@scsmustangs.org
6th Grade Principal: Mrs. Justina Peters jpeters@scsmustangs.org
7th Grade Principal: Mr. Chris Howell chowell@scsmustangs.org
8th Grade Principal: Mr. Bryan Szczepanski bszczepanski@scsmustangs.org
Strongsville Middle School Principal: Mrs. Jessica Boytim, jboytim@scsmustangs.org
Strongsville Middle School
Email: jboytim@scsmustangs.org
Website: https://sms.strongnet.org/
Location: 13200 Pearl Road, Strongsville, OH, USA
Phone: 440-572-7090
Twitter: @mrsboytim