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Board of Education November Regular Board Meeting at HO Porter

Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6:00 pm
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Parent/Teacher Conferences, for Elementary and Unit Schools

Monday, Nov. 7 from 4 pm to 7 pm

Professional Development Day

Tuesday, Nov. 8, no school for students

Parent/Teacher Conferences, for High Schools

Thursday, Nov. 10 from 4 pm to 7 pm

Parent/Teacher Conferences, for Middle Schools

Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 4 pm to 7 pm

Board of Education November Work Session at HO Porter

Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 6:00 pm
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Thy Lady Warriors are ranked #1 in the state for their division and are the only undefeated team in their division. These girls have fire in their hearts! They imagined, honed their skills, and have been playing as a champion team! Congratulations to them and their coaches on their achievements to date and good luck in the 2022 Class A State Girls Soccer Tournament.

School Spirit Spikes at Annual Teacher vs. Students Volleyball Fundraiser

Culleoka, Tennessee: On Friday, October 14 Culleoka students in grades K-12 gathered in the gymnasium to celebrate the conclusion of this year’s historic Lady Warriors Varsity Volleyball season. For the past nine seasons, the Lady Warriors pursued post-season play, only to fall short. However, this year was different. With hard work and perseverance, the Lady Warriors went on to compete in the Regional tournament and achieve their goal. Unfortunately, the team lost to Sail Creek who earned 1st place in the tournament. It was the first time in nine years that the Lady Warrior volleyball team had advanced to post-season play.

Upon returning home from the Regional tournament, it was time for the annual Teacher versus Students Volleyball Game fundraiser. For Seniors Hayley Ballow and Hannah Wyatt, this game was memorable for more than just playing a sport. Cheered on by their peers and accompanied by stadium-hit music, the comradery between teachers and students alike was enthusiastic and competitive. In reflecting on her last volleyball game as a Lady Warrior, Hannah recollected, “The most memorable moment of the game was when Mr. Lovett slammed the volleyball in our faces!” For Hayley Ballow, the game was more sentimental: “It was heartwarming seeing my Service-Learning Kindergarten students cheering me on from the stands.” Overall, the Teacher versus Students Volleyball game was a fantastic way to commemorate a historic and memorable volleyball season.

Reading classes have been working on dramas and poetry, while math classes have tackled multi-digit multiplication. In science, we have learned about food webs and ecosystems. As a culminating activity, we dissected owl pellets. Social Studies classes are learning about the founding of our country and the Revolutionary War.

SHES third graders are continuing to gain a deeper knowledge in their learning. Third grade is diving deep into text features and using our text to ask and answer questions. We are continuing to work on our expository writing as well. In math, we have learned all the strategies to help us figure out how to solve a multiplication expression and are working on knowing our multiplication facts fluently, which will help us in learning division.

In Technology all students are having a blast with their Typing-Keyboarding unit of study. Learning proper techniques and home row is challenging but our Little Raiders are doing an awesome job. Some of our second-fourth graders have already taken the “magic blanket” challenge as they are testing their ability to “touch type” without looking at their hands. Together we have set our smart goals to practice our keyboarding and are seeing major improvements weekly.

Kindergarten students had their first field trip to Pumpkin Paradise and loved exploring farm life with classmates.

Our year is off to an amazing start at Spring Hill Elementary.

In ELA, kindergarteners at Marvin Wright have learned about the letters M, A, P, T, S, and will learn about the letter I in the next few weeks. We have also been discussing the different types of bugs we know about and discovering more about them. In Math, we have been counting to 10 and learning about adding one more to a number. We have also learned about comparing numbers using the words greater than and less than.

First grade has been learning many new things this month at MWES. In ELA, we are learning about the beginning and ending blends. We are also learning to retell stories using characters, settings, and events. In math, we are learning how to use strategies to add and subtract. We are looking forward to our field trip and fall festival this month!

Second graders at Marvin Wright are working on two-digit addition and subtraction. In reading, they have been studying poems and will soon begin learning about ways people can help their community.

Third grade at MWES is so excited to learn many new things. The students are reading poetry and discuss the author's point of view. They are learning about area and multiplication in math. Finally, they are studying the physical features of the world and the water cycle. We are so proud of all they have accomplished so far this year!

Marvin Wright is excited to announce that we will be having a Scholastic Book Fair the week of October 31st through November 4th. Our family night is Thursday, November 3rd, from 4:00-7:00. 25% of our sales go directly into the library account to buy books and makerspace stations for the library!

Santa Fe HOSA selected their 2022-2023 officers. Congratulations to the following: Co-President- Aniston Slaughter and Bella Clark, Co-Vice President- Kailyn Sexton and Haylie Devine, Co-Secretary- Kayleigh Pigg and Nora Kate Butt, Co-Historian- Hannah Burns and Allisyn West, Co-Reporter- Neely Butt and Natalie Hill, Co-Treasure- Riley Dodson and Leila Gilliam. On September 29th HOSA sponsored a dress up day for Cowboy Up to bring awareness to suicide prevention. In October HOSA will be hosting a PINK OUT Line Dance that will be open to the public. This event is intended to bring awareness to breast cancer as it affects 1 in 8 women. Proceeds will go to MRMC Women’s Center breast cancer patients.

The Santa Fe library hosted a record-breaking Book Fair. The event broke last year's record and sold over $8,000. Teachers were treated to a special preview where the librarian furnished snacks and drinks, teachers made wish lists, and registered for a $25 gift certificate. SF librarian, Kim Hooper attended her first School librarian conference in September and met several authors. She purchased books from presenting authors and had them signed! These books will be placed in our library, as part of a grant that Mrs. Hooper wrote and was awarded by Delta Kappa Gamma, Maury County's Teacher Honor Society. Mrs. Hooper also runs the library's coffee bar. Coffee sales benefit library purchasing which includes books for students K-12.

Santa Fe middle school homecoming court:

5th grade- Ruthie Odom, Aubrey McMillan, Hayden Jervis, and Nicholas Droze

6th grade- Bennet Prevost, Paige Brady, Gregory Pugh, and Connor Cline

7th grade- Liberty Ames, Lilly McElhaney, Jon Ruch, and Arvie Beard

8th grade- Bailee Meade, Brooklyn Burgess, Kendall Massey, Carter Dowden, Dylan McLain, and Brandon Sisk

Santa Fe Unit School hosted College Application Night for students in September. The PTSO sponsored a gift card drawing for students in attendance! Columbia State Community College and UT Southern representatives attended to assist students in completing their applications! It was a great night for our college bound students to be celebrated for their efforts and supported by local colleges. Santa Fe is proud of our students for continuing their education.

Left to Right: Colton Shouse, Haley Gasaway, Heaven Mosley, Halie McLain, Hattie Hedrick

Our community participated in the annual “See You at the Pole” event along with schools across the nation on Wednesday, September 28th. Santa Fe FCA sponsored the event where students, teachers, parents, grandparents, and community friends gathered for prayer before school time. This was a special and encouraging time for our school and community.

Spring Hill Middle School was proud to host their first Renaissance Ceremony of the 2022/2023 school year! This ceremony celebrated students who achieved straight A's, all A's and B's, Perfect Attendance, and no behavior referrals for the first 9 weeks. Parents and other family members along with our community partners received an invitation to the ceremony to join in on the fun and to come and celebrate our SHMS students' success! Students received an assortment of incentives to acknowledge them and to show that Spring Hill Middle school recognizes their hard work and dedication. Over half of the students attending Spring Hill Middle School received an award in one or more of the Renaissance categories. What a testament to the greatness of Spring Hill Middle school students and their supportive community! We as a school could not be more honored to teach such exemplary young minds and are eager to continue the school year with a renewed sense of what makes us the greatest middle school in the country. Congratulations Renaissance Card Holders on your academic achievement and fine character. We are SHMS PROUD!

Congratulations to the Spring Hill High School Cross Country team on being the Regional Champs!

The Maury County Manufacturing Day Tours were held on October 21. This was one of the first in-person events in 3 years, and the SHHS students were excited to see local opportunities available to them in the engineering and manufacturing career clusters! This event hosted SHHS, CHS, HUS, and MPHS! Places visited were Armada Nutrition, Columbia Machine Works, and GM.

The Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) is the world’s largest pre-college science competition. More than 1800 students from more than 80 countries, regions, and territories. These students compete for $5 million in prizes and scholarships.

Central High School’s Ella Jane Brown qualified for ISEF at the Middle TN Science & Engineering Fair in March. She will be attending the fair with her chemistry teacher and sponsor, Emily Stafford. Ella Jane’s project is “Pyrocystis fusiformis vs. the Circadian Rhythm”. Adelaide Dale, also from Central High School, was chosen as an alternate with her project entitled, “The Efficacy of Colloidal Silver”.

In March, six Central High School students along with their teachers, Ms. Sneed and Ms. Stafford, competed at the TN Junior Science and Humanities Symposium at the University of TN, Knoxville. Ella Jane Brown, Madison Cline, Adelaide Dale, Patton Duvall, and Mya Nguyen all prepared oral presentations of their original scientific research. Emilee Ponnwitz prepared a poster presentation of her research. The girls spent two days at the University presenting, attending other presentations, and touring the school.

On March, 15 Central High School science students accompanied by their teachers, Kate Sneed, Stephanie Davis, and Emily Stafford, competed at the Middle TN Science & Engineering Fair at Belmont University. All 15 won at least one award, with many winning two or more, for a total of over $2,100 in prize money.

• Patton Duvall-2nd Place Behavioral & Social Sciences
• Emilee Ponnwitz-3rd Place Behavioral & Social Sciences
• Charlotte Napier-Honorable Mention Behavioral & Social Sciences
• Ella Jane Brown-1st Place Biochemistry; Chemours Award; Grand Prize Winner
• Allyson Casteel-1st Place Environmental Sciences & Management; American Meteorological Society Award; David J Wilson Environmental Award (2nd)
• Brianna Gaytan & Mya Nguyen-3rd Place Environmental Sciences; Community Innovation Award; Ricoh Sustainable Development Award; Society for In Vitro Biology Award; USAID Champion Award
• Kayra Cahayagan-Honorable Mention Environmental Sciences
• Madison Cline-2nd Place Medicine and Health
• Adelaide Dale-1st Place Microbiology; Alternate Grand Prize Winner
• Haley Beck-2nd Place Microbiology
• Krish Patel-1st Place Physics and Astronomy
• William Stafford-2nd Place Physics and Astronomy; TN Academy of Science Best Physical Sciences Award; U.S. Metric Association Award
• Wesley Marshall-3rd Place Physics and Astronomy
• Josie Grooms- David J Wilson Environmental Award (3rd); Most Outstanding Exhibit in Materials Science; U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Several students from Mrs. Molly Anderson's 6th, 7th and 8th grade dance classes performed in Mt. Pleasant's BBQ Festival on Saturday, October 15th. They performed several selections from their upcoming Fall Dance Concert as well as their iconic "Thriller" choreography. A great time was had by all! Thank you, dancers, for representing your school and dance program so well. To see more dances, please attend their Fall Dance Concert on Thursday, October 27th at 5pm and again at 7pm! The theme is "Night at the Movies" and dancers will perform to "Eye of the Tiger", "Footloose", "Can't Stop the Feeling" and much, much more!

Shout Out to Mt. Pleasant High School’s Principal, Eric Hughes who was a SUPER good sport at their Homecoming’s “Pie in the Face” fundraiser which raised $500 for The Well Outreach! The Well was so excited to receive this and loves partnering with the entire Mt. Pleasant community through our Well/JetPack weekend feeding program for Students, and our Mobile Food Pantries. We have simply fallen in love with the good, kind people that live and serve there. Thank you for remembering The Well at this important school event so that we may both be part of each other's story, and also feed those in need.

Mrs. Turrell's first grade class had three students win Level Up awards for raising their iReady Reading scores.

The Maury County Fire Department visited Mrs. Bryson's Pre-K on October 12. Pictured left to right are: Jairo David Rivera, Francisco Arenas, Levi Abdallah, Prince Drumwright, Olivia Matthews.

Catch the MCPS High School Game Day broadcasts on WKOM 101.7 starting at 5:30 pm before the featured game of the week. Hear from radio personalities Barry Duke and Drake Colley along with Maury County Public Schools Superintendent Lisa Ventura, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction Keith Stacey, Assistant Superintendent of Operations Eric Perryman, Athletic Director Chris Poynter, Safe Schools Coordinator Jonathan Barry, and others for an in-depth discussion of the game and more, including the pick of the week!

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If you would like to be on the Big Yellow School Bus podcast and radio show, email Jack Cobb with your request and details that you would like to share on the show. The radio show airs on 101.7 FM WKOM Wednesdays at 4 pm. Podcasts are published after the radio broadcast. Listen to the podcast on www.frontporchradiotn.com.

L to R: Jack Cobb, Shannon Barnes, Carol Ann Jent, Mike Lyle

School Menu Prices 2022-2023

Lunch:

Pre-K thru 4 - $2.50
5 thru 12 - $2.75
Adults - $3.75

Breakfast:
K thru 12 - $2.00
Adults - $2.75

Due to USDA regulations, if a student does not get the proper food components to make a lunch, then each item on the tray must be charged at a la carte pricing.

A la Carte Items are sold at each school. Please contact your school’s café for a complete listing. Items and prices are varied, please check with your child’s café manager.

The Philanthropy Hub of Maury County promotes nonprofits and helps donors learn more about our community. Find detailed information about local organizations, make informed charitable decisions and give all in one place. The Philanthropy Hub Giving Tuesday is on November 29, 2022, called Give Where You Live Maury.

Links:
https://unitedwayofmaurycounty.com/
https://www.philanthropyhubofmaurycounty.org/
www.givewhereyoulivemaury.org

United Way of Maury County, Inc.

Columbia, TN | 931-446-6127

unitedwayofmaurycounty@gmail.com

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The City of Columbia, Parks and Recreation, is having our annual Veterans Day Program entitled “Portraits of Patriotism.” The times are from 9 – 2 pm. It will be an outside event located at Riverwalk Park in Columbia. There will be 20 personal displays throughout the park honoring our local veterans. They will remain in the park for 30 days. NOTE: There will not be a rain date in case of inclement weather.

The opening ceremony will begin at 10:00. We are inviting veterans to be present during the ceremony, as this is the time we make special mention about their service and sacrifice. Participants are encouraged to thank veterans for their service, and ask them questions about when, where, and how they served.

The Tennessee National Guard will be in full uniform and have multiple vehicle and weapons on display. They will be available to answer any questions you may have about the equipment they use, and the service they perform for our nation and state. Recruiters will be present to explain career options in the Tennessee Army National Guard, and how they serve the State of Tennessee in various roles.

Vintage military vehicles and weapons will be on display, along with camouflage face painting. This is a community event for the whole family, and an opportunity to honor those who put their lives on the line for our freedoms.

*Maury County Public Schools neither endorses nor sponsors the organization or activity represented above. The distribution of this material is provided as a community service.

* Maury County Public Schools neither endorses nor sponsors the organization or activity represented above. The distribution of this material is provided as a community service.

Early Voting

October 19 through November 3 at the Election Commission Office at 1207 Tradewinds Drive

Columbia, TN 38401. Hours are Monday through Friday 8 am to 4 pm and Saturdays 8 am to 12 pm. View the Sample Ballot.

Elementary Schools: 8:15 am to 3:15 pm

Middle and High Schools: 7:45 am to 2:45 pm

All Mt. Pleasant Schools: 7:45 am to 2:45 pm.

Culleoka Unit School: 7:45 am to 2:45 pm
Hampshire Unit School: 7:45 am to 2:45 pm

Santa Fe Unit School: 7:45 am to 2:45 pm

Please be careful in school zones!

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Maury County Public Schools (MCPS) is a pre-K through 12 school district in Southern Middle Tennessee operating 21 schools, one virtual academy, one non-traditional high school, and one alternative program. MCPS employs more than 900 teachers and 500 staff members who serve over 13,000 students. We will provide the educational instruction, tools, and environment for every child to succeed in LIFE as Life-long Learners, Independent Thinkers, Fearless Innovators, and Exemplary Citizens. Our vision: Educating every child for LIFE!

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