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Scottsburg MS plans to conduct the ILEARN assessments from Wednesday, April 19th through Friday, May 5th.

Consistent attendance during this window is especially important, so please avoid tardies, early departures, and absences on these days.

Our fifth grading period ends on Friday, April 14th.

Grades will be finalized on Tuesday, April 18th.

Report cards will be published in Harmony Family Access on Wednesday, April 19th

The annual SMS art/talent show was last Friday evening.

Congratulations to all of the acts and artists!

Thank you to the emcees, backstage crew, sponsors, and custodians.

Talent show winners were as follows:

1st place - Ezra Jenkins

2nd place - Rayce Basham

3rd place - Chevelle Francis

People's Choice award - Rayce Basham

Art show winner was Cassidy Innie.

SMS is hosting the second annual Scott County Amazing Shake competition on Monday, May 8th and Tuesday, May 9th.

SMS students can sign up via a link on the SMS Community page in Canvas starting on Monday, April 10th.

Students should see Mrs. Comer for any questions.

SMS students participated in multiple transition activities last week.

Eighth grade students took a tour of Scottsburg HS. This activity is just one piece of the transition process for the class of 2027.

Half of the seventh grade students had a field trip to Ivy Tech and Purdue Polytech. The other half will participate in this field trip in early May. These trips walk students through some options for them following high school graduation.

The Scott County Chamber of Commerce and Scott County Community Foundation are sponsoring the Junior Achievement BizTown Summer Camp on June 5th through 7th.

It is for students ages 9-12.

If you are interested in more information about this opportunity, please contact Mrs. Asdell or Mrs. Naugle in the SMS guidance department.

Baseball, golf, softball, girls tennis, and track/field competitions have started.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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