Principal's Weekly Report

Principal's Update

🌟 Week 9 Welcome Message 🌟

Dear Stone Middle Families, Students, and Staff,

Welcome to Week 9! We’re excited to dive into another week of learning, connection, and Gopher pride.

🏀 Basketball Action This Week
We’re thrilled to host three basketball games and hope to see you showing your support:

Tuesday: Home game vs. Hoover
Wednesday: Home game vs. Southwest – 8th Grade Night & Make-Up Game
Thursday: Away game at Johnson

🎉 National Night Out – Tuesday at 5:30 PM
Join us in the community for National Night Out on Tuesday evening. It’s a great opportunity to connect with neighbors and celebrate community safety and spirit.

✅ Thank You for Attending FAST Track Saturday!
A huge thank you to everyone who participated in FAST Track Saturday. Your involvement makes a difference!

📅 Next FAST Track: Saturday, October 25
If your student needs transportation, please contact Mr. Shannon Sejeck at Sejeck.Shannon@brevardschools.org.

Let’s make it a great week together!

Go Gophers

Lauren Feronti Williams

Principal

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Soccer tryouts and practices are up next... GAMES starting October 27th!!! Email disang.edwin@brevardschools.org for boys soccer questions, and vargas.holly@brevardschools.org for girls soccer.

Starting the 2025-2026 school year, all K-8 schools are personal electronics free per state statue. Personal electronics include cellphones, headphones, tablets, etc. As Principal of Stone Middle School an electronic free campus is important to me. Cellphone and other electronics may be silenced in backpacks to not distract the learning. Students must secure all electronic devices in backpacks before coming on campus and may use their phones after the dismissal bell. This past summer, I read "The Anxious Generation" by Jonathan Haidt and would like to share information from this book regarding teen use of electronics.

"The way young people use social media is generally not much like free play. In fact, posting and commenting on social media sites is the opposite of Gray's definition. Life on the platforms forces young people to become their own brand managers, always thinking ahead about the social consequences of each photo, video, comment, and emoji they choose. Each action is not necessarily done for 'it's owns sake.' Rather, every public action is, to some degree, strategic. It is, in Peter Grey's phrase, 'consciously pursued to achieve ends that are distinct from the activity itself.' Even for kids who never post anything, spending time on social media site can still be harmful because of the chronic social comparisons, the unachievable beauty standards, and the enormous amount of time take away from everything else in life." p54

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Starting this year, two automated calls will be scheduled to families regarding students' attendance. A morning call between 11:00 am and 11:15 am will take place to alert families of an absence in the morning to help verify a student arrived to school. An additional call will be generated between 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm to share with families a student's overall attendance for the day. Please remember attendance is crucial for a student's academic success.

Stone Magnet Middle School will adhere to the School Board Rules of Brevard County as cited in the Secondary Student Parent Handbook.

These are the portions most frequently referred to by parents, students, and school personnel.

The educational program offered by this District is predicated upon the presence of the student and requires continuity of instruction and classroom participation. Attendance shall be required of all students enrolled in the school during the days and hours that the school is in session.

School attendance is the responsibility of parents/legal guardians and students.

A student who is absent from class with an unexcused absence may need to complete supplemental learning opportunities.
Excused absences may include medical appointment of the student, pregnancy related issues, court dates, religious holidays, illness with medical documentation and chronic and extended illness, insurmountable conditions, death in immediate family, and appointments for a therapy service provided by a licensed health professional.
For excused absences, the student shall have a reasonable amount of time, up to ten (10) school days, to complete make-up work. Principals or designee may grant extensions to the make-up time limit for extenuating circumstances.