Weekly Update 9/14/26

Parents, Students, and Faculty,

It may have been a short week, but it was another good one at Seminole County Middle School! Congratulations to both our Middle School softball and football teams on wins this past week! This week, both teams will be back in action on Tuesday, with football playing at home and softball traveling to Baconton. Our Cross Country team will compete Saturday at Deerfield-Windsor. We are proud of our student-athletes and appreciate everyone who comes out to support our Indians!

Our 6th grade students will also participate in the Positive Potential Program, sponsored by Phoebe and Morehouse College. This is a program we have participated in for several years with our middle school students, and it has been a positive and successful experience. We are excited for this year's 6th graders to have the same opportunity.

Don't forget that Fall Pictures will be taken Wednesday, so come ready to smile and dress your best! It's shaping up to be another great week of learning, activities, and Building the Tribe at Seminole County Middle School, where we all can "Belong. Grow. Achieve."

Monday, September 14:

• Positive Potential 6th Grade

Tuesday, September 15:

• IT Professional Appreciation Day
• Softball @ Baconton - 4:00 PM
• Football vs Vernon - 5:30 PM

• School Picture Day
• Faculty Meeting - 3:30 PM

Thursday, September 17:

• Constitution Day

Friday, September 18:

• Varsity Football vs Thomasville - 7:30 PM

Saturday, September 19:

• Cross Country @ Deerfield Windsor - 9:00 AM

Please fill out the Parent Engagement Survey to help us gather feedback and identify ways to strengthen family engagement across our schools. The deadline is Friday, Sept. 18.

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As you make plans throughout the year, we encourage families to use the holidays, breaks, and scheduled days off listed on this flyer for vacations, appointments, and other activities whenever possible. We know some absences are unavoidable, but every day in school matters! Planning ahead helps our students stay on track, connected, and ready to learn.

Be here. Be on time. Be ready to learn. Be Tribe Strong! 💚

This week, we are highlighting our Middle School CTAE teachers: Victoria Clark and Levi Dunn in Agriculture and Harrison Hall in Computer Science. Our middle school CTAE courses give students the opportunity to explore different career areas, develop hands-on skills, and begin discovering their interests before entering high school. These early experiences help students learn more about the pathways available to them in high school and make informed choices about what they may want to pursue in the future. We appreciate our CTAE teachers for helping students discover new interests, build skills, and see the many possibilities ahead as we continue Building the Tribe!

Our Middle School FFA students got creative while learning about proper FFA Official Dress! Using paper, tape, and a variety of classroom supplies, students designed their own versions of the attire worn by FFA members at competitions, conventions, and other official events. The activity brought plenty of creativity and fun to the classroom while helping students learn the expectations and traditions of FFA. They may have used some unconventional materials, but these students were definitely FFA Official Dress ready!

Georgia Reads Day is a statewide celebration of literacy achievements and community impact recognized on September 22nd. The mission is to increase reading proficiency in Georgia and to help children achieve literacy success. SCMHS will be celebrating Georgia Reads Day during the third week of September with a delicious treat during lunch, a Poster Contest, and a Trivia Contest.

Poster Contest

Theme: “Turn the Page to A Brighter Future”

Deadline - Sep 17, 2026 - Turn in to the Media Center

Supplies available in the media center.

3 Winners will be chosen.

For more information, visit the media center!

The 2026 SC Football Program will be available for purchase at all home games this season for $5.00 each. Programs are produced, sold by, and support the SCMHS Seminole Fine Arts Boosters (SFAB) which benefits the Band, Chorus, and Visual Art Departments. Programs are available at the SFAB table next to concessions. Each program contains a unique number in the centerfold, and is automatically entered into the Halftime Program Prize Drawing. Winning numbers are called at halftime, and prizes may be picked up at the SFAB table immediately following the announcement. SFAB will also have SC Spirit Items for sale to help you cheer on our Indians! Cash, Venmo, CashApp, and PayPal are acceptable payments. LET’S GO, INDIANS!

Our ELA teachers are celebrating students who have gone above and beyond with their i-Ready Reading lessons! These students put in extra effort during August, and we are proud to recognize their hard work and commitment to growing as readers.

6th Grade: Raige Brock – 37 lessons, Kenzie Chambliss – 31 lessons, and Reid Harrison – 22 lessons.

7th Grade: Cadee Gross – 65 lessons, Bella Singletary – 39 lessons, Ke'Avion Williams – 25 lessons, Bentley Conley – 23 lessons, Justin Hamilton – 22 lessons, and Cole Haywood – 20 lessons.

8th Grade: Grayson Akin and Zarah Smith each completed an impressive 20 reading lessons! Karmen Leonard, Cedrianna Harris, Aubree Prescott, Kendall Miles, Lilly Wimberly, Michael Willimas, Anna Herren, and Tristen Rahymes each completed 10 reading lessons!

Way to go! We love seeing our students take ownership of their learning and put in the extra effort to Grow and Achieve! Keep up the great work!

School Attendance public service announcement from GaDOE and Georgia Public Broadcasting