Weekly Update - Middle School South
October 20, 2025
Attention 6TH GRADE STUDENTS & FAMILIES: This Thursday, OCTOBER 23, our Student Leadership team will be hosting its annual 6TH GRADE FUN NIGHT, right after school from 4:00P until 5:30P.
Fun Night consists of games (board games, volleyball, basketball, soccer...), activities (painting, drawing, crafts...), and snacks (for purchase), and is always a good time!
Student activities will be supervised by adults and limited to the Cafeteria, the Main Gymnasium, outdoor areas immediately outside the building.
Concessions available for purchase are: pizza ($2 per slice), candy ($1), and soda ($1). Please note: all purchases are CASH ONLY.
We hope to see your 6th Grade student there!!
(Students will need to have rides arranged to be picked up promptly at 5:30PM)
From MSS Health Teacher, Mrs. Libby Grubb:
Current Gahanna 7th graders are invited to attend Western Field Studies annual field trip to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. The trip will depart on June 3, 2026 and return on June 10, 2026. The link below has information about the trip and the evening parent meetings you can attend to get more specific information. This is not a school sponsored trip; however, it is chaperoned by current and retired Gahanna teachers.
Check out our Weekly Career Spotlight!
We should all have a Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C for our futures. We will be talking to you about some ideas. Don't forget... it is ok to grow and change your mind as new things interest you.
Big thanks to the students who suggested this week's career: Dermatologist
Dermatologists are doctors who diagnose, treat, and prevent diseases relating to the skin, hair, and nails. They see patients with skin rashes, skin cancer, eczema, and more. They can prescribe medicine and perform procedures such as laser surgery and skin grafts. The time to become a dermatologist is close to 12 years: 4 years of getting your bachelor's degree, 4 years in medical school, one year internship, and at least 3 years in residency (which is where you are practicing dermatology under the supervision of an experienced dermatologist). It looks like there will be many job opportunities in the future and the average yearly salary is $239,200.
Click here for a day in the life video and here for some FAQs.
Community Blood Drive, hosted at Middle School South
Whenever and as often as possible, we love to come together with our community agencies - especially if it's for a good cause!
On WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, Middle School South will be the host site for a Red Cross Blood Drive. The Blood Drive will run from 2:00PM until 7:00PM in the Middle School South Library!
Please note: this is NOT a Middle School South event; we are simply lending our facilities for this noble cause.
Any person who donates blood during school hours will be required to sign in at the Main Office and will be ushered into the Library directly across the hall by a Red Cross worker.
if you're eligible to do so, please consider making a donation! You can click below to schedule an appointment.
Through our partnership with GRIN (Gahanna Residents in Need), we are happy to be able to offer supplemental food for families need over the weekends.
Click on the link below if your student and your family could benefit from some supplemental provisions, and we'll be in touch soon with what we're able to offer and how we can get these provisions to you!
Supporting one another is just what we do!
Only a legal parent/ guardian of a student can dismiss a student from school. Siblings, aunts, uncles, grandparents, or other non-guardians, including step-parents who aren't designated as a "guardian" in Infinite Campus, cannot request dismissal. If someone other than a parent/guardian is picking your student up, you must include this information in your note/message/phone call.
When you arrive to pick your student up from school, please report to the main office to sign your student out. You must present an ID for verification. Then, your student will be called down to the office for dismissal.
No student will be released from the building and to a vehicle without being accompanied by the adult who is picking up the student.
Thank you for your understanding and support in the need to ensure the safety of all of our students.
Sometimes, it's necessary for a student to ride home on a different bus with another student. This could be for any number of reasons.
Please remember the three necessary components for this to happen:
(1) A signed note from a legal guardian of the student who is changing buses. This note should include the name of the student as well as the name & bus number of the student whom your child will be going home with.
(2) A signed note from a legal guardian of the family "receiving" the student. If Person A is requesting to go home on the bus with Person B, Person's B's legal guardian also has to provide a note acknowledging the request.
(3) Administrative approval & signature.
Again, this is fundamentally a question of student safety, and we appreciate your partnership in this endeavor!
Mark your calendar for the following dates...
Monday, October 20: Teacher Work Day -- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
Monday, November 10: Teacher Professional Development Day -- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
Wednesday, November 26 - Friday, November 28: Thanksgiving Break -- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS OR STAFF
Monday, December 22 - Friday, January 2: Winter Break -- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS OR STAFF
