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Scottsburg Middle School is again offering summer school from Wednesday, May 31st through Tuesday, June 20th for current 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. The hours are 9:00 a.m. until noon.

Transportation is not provided.

Lunch will be available in the cafeteria at the end of the instruction time each day.

If you are interested in having your child(ren) participate in this opportunity, please call the SMS office.

SMS 7th graders will experience the annual reality store on Monday, May 15th.

Thank you to the SMS guidance counselors as well as the multiple community volunteers who make this opportunity possible for our students.

The Scott 2 tech department will collect SMS iPad devices throughout the day on Wednesday, May 24th. We will have students leave their iPad at school starting on Monday, May 22nd. Students will also need to bring their charging cord and box to school on May 22nd.

The annual academic awards night is scheduled for Thursday, May 25th at 6:00 p.m. in the west gym.

In addition to honoring our three-year gold medal earners, the following groups of students will be recognized during this program:

Gold medal earners for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades

Silver and bronze medal earners for 8th grade

6th and 7th graders who have earned silver or bronze medals will be recognized during our end-of-year awards assembly from 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 26th.

The SMS awards assembly will take place on Friday, May 26th from 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. in the west gym.

We will recognize club members, sports teams, and a few building-wide groups.

Family members who wish to attend the program should enter door #1 and check in at the SMS front office.

Indiana offers the 21st Century Scholars program to eligible students each year. In order to participate, families must sign up by June 30th following their 8th grade year.

Additional information is available via this link:

https://learnmoreindiana.org/scholars/how-to-enroll

All SMS library books were due last week, but students still have the opportunity to access books via our eLibrary, Sora.

The SMS media center offers great ebooks, audiobooks, and emagazines in our Sora library that never closes.

In order to access Sora, students can go to https://soraapp.com or can download the Sora app to their mobile devices to continue reading all summer long.

Several Scott 2 teams are offering summer sports camps/clinics for students from late May through mid July.

You can find the details here.

Looking for Summer Adventure?

Check out the Champions Academy Summer Camp at the Scott County Family YMCA! Champions Academy is a day camp for students in grades K-8 from 8:00 a.m. to noon daily starting on Tuesday, May 30th and running until Tuesday, August 8th.

Campers participate in a variety of activities and get breakfast, lunch, and snacks. Thanks to a collaboration between the YMCA and our school district, SCSD2 students attend Champions Academy (8:00 a.m. - noon) for FREE!

The Scott County Family YMCA is also offering pre-camp care (6:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.) and/or post-camp care (noon to 5:00 p.m.) at a cost for participating families.

Registration forms are available in the SMS office. Give us a call if you'd like us to send information home with your student. Registration forms are due back to the SMS office by Friday, May 26th!

As the school year comes to a close, the Women in Engineering Program at Purdue University is offering an exciting and FREE engineering event geared toward girls who have completed 6th, 7th or 8th grade by July 2023.

Event: ENGINEERING FYI: For Your Imagination!
Date: Saturday, July 22, 2023
Time: 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

This program offers hands-on, STEM insight with fun programming!

View detailed online information and registration, or open PDF flyer above. You will also find the flyer below, or visit: www.purdue.edu/wiep and locate under the EVENTS tab.

For questions, please email wiep@purdue.edu or call our office at 765-494-3889.

In recognition of teacher appreciation week SMS student council members and sponsors offered a car washing service to all SMS faculty and staff members on Wednesday, May 10th.

We appreciate this act of kindness along with the breakfast and lunch that student council provided during the week of May 1st.

We appreciate you all!

SMS hosted the 2nd annual Scott County Amazing Shake competition on Monday, May 8th and Tuesday, May 9th.

Congratulations to the 2023 winner (Griffin Owens) as well as the other four finalists (Aven Broadus, Isaac Fregoso, Joey Heacock, and Lia Knowles).

Thank you to Mrs. Comer and Empower for coordinating this opportunity for our students.

Baseball, golf, softball, girls tennis, and track/field are wrapping up their spring seasons.

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