MMS Update

Greetings MMS Families,

Welcome back! We hope your family had a wonderful, restful Spring Break. Ready or not, May is officially here, and while it is easily one the busiest months of the school year, it is also packed with the most fun! We cannot wait to dive into all the exciting events we have planned for the weeks ahead, but before we get the May madness started, we have two important reminders for this week. First, Monday is the strict deadline to drop off any medications for the upcoming Washington D.C. trip, so please see the dedicated section below for more information to ensure your student is all set. Additionally, NH SAS testing continues this week, which means our students have even more opportunities to earn GRIT tickets and win some fabulous prizes! A huge thank you to all our families for your continued support and for cheering our students on from home.

Thank you all for your support, can you believe it's May?!?!

DC Medication Turn-In - Please have any prescription or over-the-counter medications turned into Nurse Davenport by May 4th.

6th Grade Parent Night - We will welcome our newest families for an informational night on May 12th at 6:00.

8th Grade Culminating Educational Activity - Our 8th graders embark on their culminating activity May 19th - 22nd.

Early Release Day - We will have an early release day on May 20th. Dismissal will begin at 11:00.

High Honors

GRADE 7: Natalia Albano, Avery Alumbaugh, Oliver Chase, Jacob Colon, Paige Condon, Braelynn Crabtree, Piper Estabrook, Mia Ferreira, Natalie Fluet, Ashlynn Foley, Avery Geer, Allie Goodridge, Pierce Hammond, John Haran, Piper Hardy, James Harris, Brooklynn Hastings, Graeme Hendrzak, Jenna Hilliard, James Humphrey, Lauren Jamiola, Aayush Kuthiala, Ava Langlois, Anderson Libert, Caitlyn Lozier, Parker Mackey, Nora McCrum, Quinn Moore, Hailey Muskiewicz, Blessing Oluwole, Theodore Pelletier, Annelise Pieroni, Emily Sharp, Noelle Swenson, Peyton Taylor, Abigail-Olivia Trant, Charlotte Viglione, Jinger Wright

GRADE 8: Alana Ash, Kian Azarpour, Landyn Beers, Amelia Befort, Brianna Boisvert, Emma Bouley, Ella Bruner, Jordan Burns, Grace Carls, Miranda Chenoweth, Kylie Clancy, Emma Clement, Caitlin Clifford, Brianna Collins, Eleonora Croteau, Evan Duval, Ryka Ferguson, Aidan Fournier, Grace Gilchrist, Ana Clara Gouvea, Kaylee Haerinck, Annika Hart, Mila Hart, Mina Harwood, Dakota Heath, Thomas Hill, Haley Hughes, Jacob Kleczkowski, Jannik Lippmann, Kyleigh Lowther, Jackson Malone, Benjamin Mastromatteo, Makenzie McVey, Brynn Mikolajczuk, Sarah Moran, Hrishabh Nevatia, William Parker, Fiona Parsons, Sophie Pelletier, Lola Peterson, Lucas Pfingston, Trista Poplar, Noah Roe, Madeleine Sousa, Mya Stewart, Maya Storace, Whitney Stubbs, Liam Tafe, Salvatore Tomaselli, Anthony Vail-Naylor, Kamry Wadsworth, Benjamin Weldon, Sydney Winkler

Honors

GRADE 7: Gianna Aguiar, Logan Allen, Carter Barkley, William Bauernfeind, Brady Beaulieu, MacKenzie Beaulieu, Leah Boissonneault-Brackett, Adrianna Bracero, Kyla Brackett, Ayla Bradley, Josephina Burgess, Joshua Burnham, Jeisson Canales Paz, Colton Capen, Shayla Carmody, Jillian Castronovo, Audrey Chasse, Aubryanna Cillo, Adam Cirillo, Leah Cirillo, Aubree Clough, Kazden Cohen, Benjamin Collins, Grace Comolli, Aaron Conescu, Jayce Curren, Lucy Curtis, Leonardo De Brito, Isabell Del Vicario, Duke Dillon, Marina Doskocil, Mason Doubleday, Austin Dulac, Christopher Duval, Mason Duval, Shane Duval-Grooms, Michael Earls, Sean Foley, Caelyn Friel, Lydia Gagnon, Alexander Garcia, Bode Goldstein, Brynn Goldstein, James Goodridge, Will Grady, Kamryn Grant, Nadine Guidish, Teana Hackenberg, Cara Hamel, Gabriel Harrison, Ella Hartmann, Sarah Heath, Bradley Hyatt, Benjamin Jacques, Jamila Jallow, Anna Jamiola, Amaya Johnson, Avery Kwasniuk, Angelo Lapiana, Isabella Lescatre, Ava Levesque, Ryan Levine, Maeve Lister, Madden Logsdon, Connor MacIsaac, Jacob Marone, Natalie Martin, Dafne Martinez Lopez, Finn Miller, Leiland Miller, Declan Morgan, Elliauna Mosscrop-Finochiaro, Natalia Muise, Millie Mungovan, Senya Muzeroll, Harper Nault, Jude Nichols, Peyton Page, Olivia Pelletier, Landon Piccolo, Kathryn Pippenger, James Port, Tyler Quirion, Aidan Rayne, Brooke Reid, Addison Roberts, Lorelei Roberts, Aubrey Rodrigue, Ayahna Amber Saidi, Benjamin Smith, Samantha Sonntag, Andrew Statz, Abbigail Stern, Lucas Stutz, Silas Tave, Bryan Townsend III, Archer Tsosie, Gabriella Venezia, Josephine Walker, Tuesday Wenzel, Aria Whalen, Benjamin White, Alexandria Whittaker, Gavin Williams

GRADE 8: Caleb Baker, Grace Bassett, Carter Bennett, Lilah Bisbo, Wyatt Byers, Owen Cheyne, Owen Columbus, Lilliana Conescu, Leland Cruz, Robert Denis, Michael Desmarais, Asher Despres, Mia Diamond, Scott Dulac, Toby Eastman, Devan Edgecomb, Eleni Fasquelle, Gavin Finnegan, Mia Flynn, Daniel Foley, Desmond Foss, Christian Gonsalves, Keely Gwinn, Addison Hall, Madeline Hammond, Maya Harrison, Sophie Hartmann, Julia Henson, Samuel Hewitt, Sylas Hill, Timothy Hunt, William Jaffe, Sarah La Ragione, Mason Lacroix, Kirby LaFortune, Bailey Landry, Evan Langlois, Julia Lazzaro, Benedict Lipinski, Greyson Lyden, Elanor Malette, Thomas Maricic, Ethan Marsella, Payson Matte, Charlotte Matthews, Alyssa Melendy, Donovan Merrill, Sadie Merrill, Colton Miller, Andrew Moncrieff, Devin Moore, Rylee Morrison, Broderick Noyes, Mercy Oluwole, Emma O'Melia, Jack Paepke, Anthony Pagan, Jacob Pouliot, Emily Quezada, Reece Romano, Jack Rondeau, Lyla Rosol, Marshall Ruyffelaert, John Saad, Leah Schucart, Erika Sebastian, Owen Sekela, James Shea, Kaitlyn Smith, Maddox St. Laurent, Molly Sullivan, Nolan Tansey, Hollis Thomson, Jack Trudel, Kylee Walker, Camdon Wentworth, Jacob Wetherbee

Our "Principal for the Day" has a bright future ahead of him...

Attention 7th Grade Families! Later this week, we will begin emailing invitations for our 8th-grade Spanish and French classes. The first round of notices will go out on Wednesday, May 6. Space in these classes is limited, and enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis. If your student is interested, please be sure to register as early as possible once you receive your invitation!

Yearbook Timeline & Information

Purchasing Yearbooks:

2025-2026 Yearbook Price: $23

What is the easiest way to order a yearbook?

Write a check or bring cash! Be sure to make checks payable to “Merrimack Middle School” by 5/14/26. Please also include your child’s name on the check.

To ensure a yearbook, bring in payment by Thursday 5/14!

After Thursday 5/14, a limited number of yearbooks will be available to purchase with cash or check, but yearbooks can always be purchased online after this date.

Ordering Online:

You can purchase a yearbook directly from the vendor’s site at

https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=101506704823371

Our school’s passcode: 101506704823371

Purchase deadline: Thursday, May 14th, 2026

When yearbooks are ordered by this date, they will ship to the school. The school will hand out yearbooks individually to students as the year concludes (June).

FOR MORE INFORMATION & SUPPORT, CLICK HERE!

Join the Merrimack School District and the NHSFFP for a one-hour community conversation about how New Hampshire funds its public schools and what that means for local taxpayers and students. This session will break down how the current system works, why it creates unequal tax burdens and opportunities, and what recent court rulings could mean going forward. We’ll share local data, explore the challenges facing the district, and highlight potential paths toward a fairer system.

May 12 at 6PM | Merrimack High School

Our students are preparing to showcase their hard work on the upcoming New Hampshire Statewide Assessment System (NH-SAS), and your support at home is the key to their success. To help them feel confident and focused, please ensure your student gets a good night’s sleep and arrives at school on time with a fully charged Chromebook. To make sure everyone is fueled up and ready to go, all students will receive a free breakfast at school on testing days. Thank you for your support!

Click HERE for a letter from the Commissioner of Education

Monday, May 4 @ 4:00 PM:
- Baseball & Softball vs. Windham (Home)

Tuesday, May 5 @ 4:00 PM :
- Baseball & Softball at Pennichuck (Away)

Friday, May 8 @ 4:00 PM:
- Track & Field Meet #2 (Home)
- Baseball & Softball at Hudson (Away)

Chess Club - The "Knight Moves" Chess Club meets on Mondays after school.

Robotics - Students interested in joining our famous robotics club should email mmsftc@gmail.com to register.

8th Grade Reading Ambassadors - Attention 8th grade Book Ambassadors, our first meeting is after school on Tuesday, September 9. Please stop by room 208 for a permission slip. If any other 8th grade readers would like to join, please also stop in for a permission slip!

Something Else? - If your student is interested in creating a club at MMS, simply confirm an adult advisor and the club is yours!

Lights, Camera, Gratitude! (May 4th - 8th)!

The MMS PTG is excited to celebrate our amazing staff this week for Staff Appreciation Week! Thank you to all of the families who donated through the Give N' Go campaign...because of your generosity, we are able to celebrate the staff every day with a fun treat and note of appreciation. We encourage all students to write a note of thanks to their teachers, and the staff that help throughout the building, and drop it off on their desk during the week! We know our staff are so appreciative for all of our family's support not only this week, but throughout the year.

MMS PTG 2026 - 2027 Executive Board Election

The MMS PTG has concluded the Executive Board nomination period for the upcoming school year. All positions had one nomination and will be elected by acclamation at the May General meeting on Mon, 5/11.

Friday Ice Cream Day ($1/treat)

Thank you to everyone who volunteered to sell ice cream. All slots are filled for the remainder of the school year. Thank you for your support! If you have any questions, please contact Annette at volunteer@mmsptg.com.

May Important Dates:

• MMS Staff Appreciation Week, 5/4 - 5/8
• MMS PTG General Meeting, Mon. 5/11 @ 6pm
• MMS 6th Grade Parent Information Night, Tues, 5/12
• MMS 8th Grade Culminating Activity, Tues. 5/19 - Fri. 5/22
• Early Release, Wed. 5/20
• No School - Memorial Day, Mon. 5/25
• Weekly Ice Cream Sales: Fridays (during lunch periods)
• On-going: Give 'n Go Fundraiser, donations accepted online or cash/check (payable to MMS PTG) sent to MMS main office

PTG Contact Info:
Kim Desmarais, President [president@mmsptg.com]
Abby Hammond, Co-President [co-president@mmsptg.com
Liz Thomson, Fundraising [Fundraising@mmsptg.com]

Rachel Paepke, Treasurer [Treasurer@mmsptg.com]

Michelle Bouley, Secretary [secretary@mmsptg.com]

Annette Chaput, Volunteer Coordinator [volunteer@mmsptg.com]

Chrissy Drew, Member-at-Large [member@mmsptg.com]

Click HERE to Register for ASAP!

Instructions:

• Log in to the Parent Portal.

• Scroll down the left-hand menu to find and click Attendance Monitor.

• Click Report New Attendance.

• Fill in the details for your child's absence.

• Click Submit.

Document with instructions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MlE2uLs04F4dl1Bzjfi2Z4DbS3eVx4U_6w_I-GaFVLc/preview

In our ongoing effort to increase school security, we have the following procedures when parents/guardians come to our school during school hours. Thank you all for your understanding.

Dismissal - If dismissing a student, we ask that an authorized dismissing parent/guardian show their ID in the foyer, and then wait in that location for the dismissed student to meet you.

Dropping off items - If a parent/guardian is dropping off an item for a student, we ask that they leave it in the designated area in the foyer.

Visiting the school - If parents/guardians are arriving for a scheduled meeting, we ask that they show their ID in the foyer and then sign in at the main office to receive a visitor pass.