MMS Update

Greetings MMS Families,

What a spectacular way to close out the winter season! We want to extend a huge congratulations to our Division V Girls Basketball team for their impressive runner up finish in the championship. As we celebrate their success, we are already looking ahead to spring. Registration for spring sports is now open for the season beginning March 30th. However, the winter action is not quite over yet because we have the legendary Staff versus Student basketball game this Friday afternoon. We wish the students the best of luck, as they are certainly going to need it against the staff team! Once the final buzzer sounds, it will officially be time for February vacation. We hope you all enjoy a wonderful and relaxing week off with the people you care about most.

Have a great break!

MHS Returns - Our school counselors from MHS will be returning to continue the course selection process with 8th graders on February 19th.

February Vacation - There will be no school for students February 23 - 27. Enjoy your break!

Spring Sports - Our spring season kicks off March 30th. Please see below for registration information.

Congratulations to our Division V Girls Basketball team for their incredible season!

HIGH HONORS

GRADE 7: Natalia Albano, Avery Alumbaugh, Carter Barkley, Josephina Burgess, Oliver Chase, Adam Cirillo, Aubree Clough, Paige Condon, Marina Doskocil, Piper Estabrook, Natalie Fluet, Ashlynn Foley, Lydia Gagnon, Pierce Hammond, John Haran, Piper Hardy, James Harris, James Humphrey, Bradley Hyatt, Anna Jamiola, Lauren Jamiola, Ava Langlois, Anderson Libert, Maeve Lister, Madden Logsdon, Parker Mackey, Skylar Marin, Dafne Martinez Lopez, Nora McCrum, Quinn Moore, James Moores, Declan Morgan, Hailey Muskiewicz, Theodore Pelletier, Annelise Pieroni, Kathryn Pippenger, James Port, Brooke Reid, Emily Sharp, Noelle Swenson, Charlotte Viglione

GRADE 8: Alana Ash, Kian Azarpour, Landyn Beers, Amelia Befort, Brianna Boisvert, Ella Bruner, Jordan Burns, Grace Carls, Owen Cheyne, Kylie Clancy, Caitlin Clifford, Michael Desmarais, Ryka Ferguson, Aidan Fournier, Christian Gonsalves, Ana Clara Gouvea, Kaylee Haerinck, Annika Hart, Mila Hart, Mina Harwood, Dakota Heath, Thomas Hill, Haley Hughes, Jacob Kleczkowski, Bailey Landry, Kyleigh Lowther, Donovan Merrill, Brynn Mikolajczuk, Hrishabh Nevatia, Jack Paepke, William Parker, Fiona Parsons, Lola Peterson, Trista Poplar, Noah Roe, Erika Sebastian, Madeleine Sousa, Mya Stewart, Whitney Stubbs, Liam Tafe, Nolan Tansey, Salvatore Tomaselli, Anthony Vail-Naylor, Kamry Wadsworth, Benjamin Weldon, Camdon Wentworth, Jacob Wetherbee, Sydney Winkler

HONORS

GRADE 7: Gianna Aguiar, Olivia Basmaji, Aubrey Boutin, Adrianna Bracero, Kyla Brackett, Ayla Bradley, Joshua Burnham, Colton Capen, Shayla Carmody, Wyatt Chaput, Audrey Chasse, Kazden Cohen, Benjamin Collins, Jacob Colon, Grace Comolli, Braelynn Crabtree, Emma Crapo, Jayce Curren, Isabell Del Vicario, Duke Dillon, Mason Doubleday, Austin Dulac, Christopher Duval, Mason Duval, Michael Earls, Aria Eastman, Walker Evensen, Mia Ferreira, Sean Foley, Logan Franck, Julia Francoeur, Caelyn Friel, Ryan Gagnon, Avery Geer, Connor Gill, Bode Goldstein, Brynn Goldstein, Allie Goodridge, James Goodridge, Will Grady, Kamryn Grant, Evelyn Grobecker, Nadine Guidish, Cody Guilfoyle, Teana Hackenberg, Gabriel Harrison, Ella Hartmann, Brooklynn Hastings, Sarah Heath, Graeme Hendrzak, Jenna Hilliard, Amaya Johnson, Ryker Karlstrand, Adam Kassem, Aayush Kuthiala, Mason La, Angelo Lapiana, Isabella Lescatre, Ava Levesque, Caitlyn Lozier, Connor MacIsaac, Jacob Marone, Natalie Martin, Hunter Matossian, Grace Mayer-Cox, Brady Melanson, Ramsel Melendez Maldonado, Finn Miller, Leiland Miller, Tucker Monte, Kaitlyn Mortimer, Elliauna Mosscrop-Finochiaro, Emelia Moughan, Natalia Muise, Millie Mungovan, Senya Muzeroll, Harper Nault, Jude Nichols, Peyton Page, Olivia Pelletier, Nathan Perkins, Landon Piccolo, Tyler Quirion, Skye Remy, Lorelei Roberts, Aubrey Rodrigue, Greyson Sellers, Samantha Shuman, Benjamin Smith, Samantha Sonntag, Andrew Statz, Abbigail Stern, Lucas Stutz, Peyton Taylor, Bryan Townsend III, Abigail-Olivia Trant, Archer Tsosie, Gabriella Venezia, Joseph Wahome, Josephine Walker, Tuesday Wenzel, Aria Whalen, Alexandria Whittaker, Gavin Williams, Myles Woods

GRADE 8: Addison Barry, Grace Bassett, Carter Bennett, Lilah Bisbo, Emma Bouley, Wyatt Byers, Miranda Chenoweth, Emma Clement, Brianna Collins, Owen Columbus, Lilliana Conescu, Myles Conley, Eleonora Croteau, Leland Cruz, Robert Denis, Asher Despres, Mia Diamond, Scott Dulac, Evan Duval, Toby Eastman, Devan Edgecomb, Eleni Fasquelle, Gavin Finnegan, Daniel Foley, Desmond Foss, Grace Gilchrist, Madeline Hammond, Maya Harrison, Sophie Hartmann, Julia Henson, Sylas Hill, Sarah La Ragione, Mason Lacroix, Kirby LaFortune, Evan Langlois, Brooke Lazzaro, Julia Lazzaro, Benedict Lipinski, Jannik Lippmann, Greyson Lyden, Elanor Malette, Jackson Malone, Thomas Maricic, Ethan Marsella, Benjamin Mastromatteo, Payson Matte, Charlotte Matthews, Connor McInnis, Makenzie McVey, Alyssa Melendy, Sadie Merrill, Colton Miller, Minsa Mohammed, Andrew Moncrieff, Devin Moore, Sarah Moran, Broderick Noyes, Emma O'Melia, Zoey Pederzani, Sophie Pelletier, Lucas Pfingston, Emily Quezada, Reece Romano, Lyla Rosol, John Saad, Leah Schucart, Owen Sekela, Kaitlyn Smith, Gabriella Spano, Molly Sullivan, Jackson Theriault, Hollis Thomson, Jack Trudel, Benjamin VanDeusen, Kylee Walker

Special thanks to the SEE Science Center for this week's presentations to our 7th graders about organ transplants and technology!

This week our school welcomed counselors from Merrimack High School to begin the course selection process for our 8th grader's freshman year!

8th grade Tech Ed. students created tin foil rafts designed to stay afloat holding marbles. Congrats to Ethan K., whose boat held the most this quarter with 184 marbles!

Thank you to all parents for dropping your students off on the side of the school instead of the front. This allows all buses to flow efficiently and safely!

Hitting the right notes in Band and Music

Congrats to Maddie and Lorelei for their successful day at Girls Wrestling States!

Spring Sports Will Begin on Monday March 30th!

Options will include: Softball, Baseball, Track & Field

Click Here for registration on FinalForms.

Testing theoretical and experimental probability in 7th grade math

Rock Climbing - Register for January's club HERE.

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!

8th Graders in Mrs. Roy’s art class learned about wildlife conservation efforts and art as they created a work of art based on a chosen North American species of waterfowl. Some students are using their works of art to enter the Annual Junior Duck Stamp Competition. They are hoping to have their artwork win for the state of New Hampshire. The National winner will have their duck art featured on a federal stamp.

MMS PTG General Meeting

We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting, Mon, March 9th @6pm in the MMS Library.

Friday Ice Cream Day ($1/treat) https://bit.ly/mms-icecream25-26

Volunteer slots to sell ice cream are updated through April 2026. We kindly request that you do not sign-up for more than two slots in order to share the volunteer opportunities. Thank you for your support! If you have any questions, please contact Annette at volunteer@mmsptg.com.

February / March Important Dates:

• No school (February Break), 2/23 - 2/27
• No school (Workshop Day), Wed. 3/11
• Early Release, Wed. 3/25 @11am
  
• MMS Parent Teacher Conferences, Wed. 3/25
• 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]

The Merrimack Special Education Parent Advisory Council invites you to join us for a series of informal coffee hours. These gatherings are designed to facilitate connections and provide a supportive network for caregivers of students receiving special education services. Please click HERE for more information.

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.