MSS November Newsletter 2026

7th Grade Winners!

Isabella Weir: She is an outstanding student! Cares about her schoolwork, kind to her peers, and always smiling!

Ryan Stillwell: fantastic leader in the classroom who is always on-task and inspires others to participate and engage by her example. She always has a sweet smile and shows kindness to teachers and peers!

Michael Politowicz: a wonderful student in Spanish. He always goes above what is expected, has a positive attitude, and is a very hard worker.

Melinna VanTiem: Outstanding work ethic. Always looking for ways to improve. Active participant in class discussions.

8th Grade Winners!

Andrew Vasicek: He is hard working in class and extremely helpful. He is very polite to everyone. He is doing great in math class.

Lilliana Ledford: Lil is a pleasure to have class. She is a hard worker, always works with integrity, and helps others. She is very busy with travel sports, but schoolwork is her priority.

Llyr Whitney: He was nominated by two teachers this month. Llyr is a wonderful person. Always respectful, responsible, helpful and a pleasure to have in class. He works hard, always works with integrity and always tries to take his learning to the next level. He is an amazing student, brilliant at science, always completes his work well, and a kind soul.

Lincoln Coombes: He is such a great kid. He truly is a leader inside and outside of the classroom. He is always willing to help during class. He is kind to everyone. He helped out the powderpuff game by being an assistant coach. He truly cares about his education and wants to do well. He is awesome!

Click HERE to order a Yearbook or an 8th grade parent Ad

We are looking for used artificial tree donations (with or without lights), for our festival of trees. We are also looking to collect strands of Christmas Lights. Trees and lights can be used, we are hoping families go through and find stuff they no longer need! Contact Mrs. Traub if you'd like to donate. ltraub@abs.misd.net

Congratualtions to the winners of the Pumpkin Carving Contest! Aleya Card, Cole Godfryd and Greyson McEveney

THANK YOU to all of our families who donated to make our Tar Spirit Rally Fundraiser a success!

Mental Health is important to the well-being of our students and staff.

Our fabulous counselors are available to help students find the best way to cope with anxiety and any other challenges they may face.

Mrs. Guerra- kguerra@abs.misd.net

Mrs. Keena- kkeena@abs.misd.net

Gleaners Mobile Food Pantry

Christmas for Anchor Bay- 6th hour classes will be competing for who brings in the most donations! Bring in donations Nov. 9th - 30th. Top three 6th hour classes with the most items turned in per student will receive a popcorn and movie party in the auditorium.

We offer after school tutoring with the purpose of helping students develop a deeper level of understanding on performance tasks/classwork in the following subject areas: Math, Science, ELA, Social Studies.

Tutoring sessions will be held EACH DAY Monday - Thursday starting the week of September 29th. Each session will be one hour in length from 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM in the Media Center. Transportation home will not be provided. Students are free to be picked-up in the front of the building anytime throughout the hour.

If you are interested in having your child take advantage of this opportunity, please complete the following permission slip info.

Click HERE for After School Tutoring Permission Slip

Nov. 20th SCHEDULE

1st Hour: 8:20 - 9:25

2nd Hour: 9:30 - 10:35

3rd Hour: 10:40 - 11:45

Nov. 21st SCHEDULE

4th Hour: 8:20 - 9:25

5th Hour: 9:30 - 10:35

6th Hour: 10:40 - 11:45

• 11/9-11/11- Boys Basketball Tryouts 3:30-5:30 MSS Gym

• 11/19 & 11/20- Half Days- Exams

• 11/20 - End of 1st Trimester

• 11/23-11/29 No School

• 12/2- Report card grades posted on Parent Portal

• 12/10 - Winter Band Concert- MSS Auditorium

• 12/21-1/3- Winter Break

• 1/18- NO SCHOOL! - MLK Day

• 1/19 & 1/20- 7th and 8th Grade Girls Basketball Tryouts 3:30-5:30 MSS Gym

• 2/12-2/15- NO SCHOOL! - Mid-Winter Break

• 3/11 & 3/12 - Half Days- Exams

• 3/12 - End of 2nd Trimester

• 3/26-4/4- Spring Break!

• 4/29-5/1- Washington D. C. Trip

• 5/3-3/7- Teacher Appreciation Week!

• 5/4- NO SCHOOL!- Professional Development Day

• 5/20-Cedar Point Reward Trip

• 5/25- Awards

• 5/27- Spring Band Concert

• 5/28- Hot Dog Day!

• 5/31- NO SCHOOL!- Memorial Day

• 5/28- Spring Band Concert

• 6/8 & 6/9 - 1/2 Day Exams!

All four of our teams finished in the top spots in the league! The 7th grade RED team went undefeated! The last week of competition, the teams raised over $2,700 to donate to the Susan B. Komen Foundation for breast cancer. Congrats to all of our teams and coaches!

• If you plan on trying out for Winter Sports (Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Competition Cheer and Wrestling), you must have at least a 2.0 GPA in the FIRST Trimester 2026 to be eligible.

• Click HERE for information on Winter Sports Tryouts and Practices!

REMINDERS for Athletes and Parents:

• Eligibility: Must have satisfactory citizenship in 5/6 classes. Passing 6/6 classes, 2 or more D's counts as ineligible. Every Thursday a report will be ran and the students that are ineligible will be notified. These students have until Monday at 5:00PM to raise their grade/citizenship or they will become ineligible for that whole week. This means they cannot participate in any games/meets. They are still able to practice.

• Attendance: Students must be in 6/6 classes to participate in practice or games.

• Please see the Athletics section of the MSS Website for all Athletic information

• https://www.anchorbay.misd.net/schools/ms-south/athletics/

• Email Mr. Markwardt with any questions: kmarkwardt@abs.misd.net