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October 3, 2022

SMS ScoopOctober 3, 2022

Activities on Monday, October 10th

In an effort to encourage students to start the grading period with consistent work completion habits, we are planning several activities throughout the building during the afternoon of Monday, October 10th.


In order to be eligible to participate, students must have completed/submitted all assignments in every class from Monday, September 26th through Friday, October 7th. In addition, they cannot owe a detention or ISS on Monday, October 10th. Students who need to complete work or take care of their disciplinary consequence will spend those two hours in a work room with a teacher.

Picture Retakes

SMS teachers will have the opportunity to participate in picture retakes on Tuesday, October 11th. Any students who were absent on the original picture day or who need their picture retaken are welcome to participate.


The online order code for retakes is 68952CA

There are hard copies of the order form in the office if you prefer to place an order in that manner.

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Start With Hello

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Start with Hello week activities from September 19-23. Start with Hello is part of the Sandy Hook Promise program and is designed to help eliminate social isolation.

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Upstander Grams

Students wrote over 200 upstander grams and gratitude cards to give notice and thanks to those students that are kind, include others, and stand up for others. They also gave certificates to their Trusted Adults to thank them for being there for them.
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Certificates for Trusted Adults

Thank you Mrs. Naugle for sorting all the notes and delivering them.
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Pawsitive Choices Program

Thank you Megan McNeely with Scott County Purdue Extension Office and Scott County Humane Society for allowing our students to help with the Pawsitive Choices program. Thank you to our 8th graders for helping to train these dogs.
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8th Grade Engineering Class

This year SMS 8th graders have multiple elective choices. One new elective is a trimester-long engineering class taught by Mr. Zeigenbein. Students complete various projects, like this bridge-building task.
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8th Grade Health Class

Another elective choice for 8th graders is health for high school credit. This class also lasts one trimester and is taught by Mr. Barnett and Ms. Sutton. Students learn about a variety of topics such as the effects that illegal substances have on coordination, perception, and decision making.

SADD Meeting

Students who are members of SADD will meet during lunches on Wednesday, October 5th.


See Mrs. Naugle for more information.

Science Olympiad

Science Olympiad will have a call-out meeting on Monday, October 24th from 3:00-4:00 p.m.


Questions? See Mrs. Naugle

Fall Sports Season

Our fall sports season wraps up this week.


Eventlink is the platform that we use to communicate with parents/family members regarding practices and events.


If you have questions about athletics, please contact Mrs. Manns at 812-752-8926 option 2.

Fall Sports Pictures

The SMS fall sports photos have been posted.

You can now choose your own background! Select a photo of your child to start. You can also move the photo to ensure it is perfectly aligned.
Text the access code SMSFALL22 to 90738 or visit: https://galleries.photoday.io/ and enter the access code SMSFALL22 to get started.

Photos by Jenni Brown Photography 502-432-7406 (text or call)

Winter Sports Season

Winter sports tryouts will be right after fall break. If your student needs a physical, this will need to be on file in the office or in final forms. All students must have a final forms account completed by a guardian before tryouts. If your student participated in a fall sport, you will just need to make sure they have signed up for all of the correct teams that they may want to try out for.

Any questions please call Scottsburg MS and press option 2 for Athletics.

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Snack Line during Lunches

The SMS Snack Line is scheduled to be open during lunches.


Items offered range from $0.50 to $1.50.

Bottled Juice $1.50

Canned Drinks $1.50

Cereal Pouch $1.00

Chips/rice krispies $1.00

Cookies/granola bars $0.75

Fruit rollups $0.50

Fruit Snacks $0.75

Gold fish/animal crackers $0.60

Ice Cream $1.50


Students must have money in their account and must be wearing their badge/lanyard in order to purchase items from the snack line.

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Reminders for Walkers

SMS students who walk to and from school:

Please be careful when crossing the streets, utilize sidewalks and crosswalks when available, and follow the street crossing signs.

Also, be sure that you are a positive representative of SMS when you are in the community.


Also, as Officer Nicholson reminded you during his classroom visits, be sure that you are aware of your surroundings, including traffic, at all times.

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Student Handbook Update

The Scottsburg MS student handbook contains some significant updates for the 2022-2023 school year. The most significant changes took place in the discipline section.

Here are the highlights of three changes that will impact the largest number of students:


  • Cell phones are still not allowed to be used during the school day here at SMS. Phones are expected to be turned off and stored in lockers. Students who are carrying a cell phone or using a cell phone during the school day are in violation. The consequences for each situation are outlined in the handbook.

  • Second is illegal substances. This year students who have illegal substances and/or paraphernalia (most common examples are vapes, cigarettes, or alcohol) will be recommended for expulsion on the first offense.

  • In an attempt to be more aligned with the high school discipline policy, we will be following a progressive discipline approach. This means that when a student commits the same offense multiple times, the discipline will get progressively more serious. Each example is outlined in the doc that is provided by clicking on the picture above or via the link below.


SMS Student Handbook

We encourage you to read the handbook with your child(ren) and to contact us with any questions you may have.

We are looking forward to working with our students and their parents throughout the upcoming school year.

Cafeteria Information

Check out this link for breakfast and lunch menus:

https://scsd2.nutrislice.com/menu/scottsburg-middle

Like many schools, we occasionally experience some supply/distribution delays. We will follow the posted menus when possible, but will have to make adjustments at times.

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Scottsburg Middle School

Email: khammons@scsd2.k12.in.us
Website: http://sms.scsd2.k12.in.us/
Location: 425 South 3rd Street, Scottsburg, IN, USA
Phone: (812) 752-8926
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ScottsburgMiddleSchool
Twitter: @ScottsburgMS

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