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Main Office: 440-572-7090

Building Secretary: Mrs. Hallie Malloy, hmalloy@scsmustangs.org

6th Grade Principal: Mrs. Justina Peters jpeters@scsmustangs.org

7th Grade Principal: Mr. Chris Howell chowell@scsmustangs.org

8th Grade Principal: Mr. Bryan Szczepanski bszczepanski@scsmustangs.org

Strongsville Middle School Principal: Mrs. Jessica Boytim, jboytim@scsmustangs.org

Click on your grade level newsletter below for updates and celebrations from your grade level principal and teams.

• 6th Grade
  
• 7th Grade
• 8th Grade

As we finalize our first quarter, we want to remind our students and families of a few things:

• 6th and 7th graders need to access their new schedules for Monday, as there encore classes will be changing for the quarter. Please be sure to see this prior to Monday so you know where to go for your class
• Quarter 1 Grades will be available to families in PowerSchool Wednesday at 3:00p.m.
• Please reach out to your teachers with any questions regarding your grades or classes

Staff are recognized each month for modeling our Model Mustang Competencies. This month, Mr. Jake Bokar, Math 7 Discoverer Teacher and Office Clerk, Mrs. Denise Ensign, were nominated for this recognition, both demonstrating EMPOWERED.

Student fees for the 23/24 school year have been entered into Powerschool and statements were mailed home this week. If you receive a statement but paid your fees in the meantime, please disregard it. Fees can be paid online through your Payschools Central account, or you can have your student bring in a check to the main office. If you need to set up a payment plan, please contact Dawn Evangelista in the Treasurer’s office at 440-572-7021. Fees not paid by December 15, 2023 may result in disruption to your Powerschool access.

Mrs. Peck (media assistant) will be putting together a slideshow using pictures sent to her of SMS students' family members who are veterans of our military. Here is the procedure for your child to submit pictures:

For all SMS students and staff who have veterans in their family and would like them included in this year’s Veterans Day slide presentation, we need the following information e-mailed to jpeck@scsmustangs.org by October 27th.

• Student name
  
• Student team
  
• Veteran’s name
  
• Veteran’s relationship to student
  
• Branch of the military (example: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, National Guard)
  
• Where/when served (example: Afghanistan, Desert Storm, WW 2)
  
• Picture of veteran (or student and vet) in .jpeg format (included as an attachment)
• ****If a picture was sent in last year, you don't need to resend, just let us know you want us to use it.

Note:

• Deadline will be Friday, October 27,2023
• Information must be E-MAILED TO: jpeck@scsmustangs.org
• Pictures MUST be in .jpeg format

Looking For Business Leaders

We shared this information in last week's newsletter and learned that the Google Form had an incorrect setting to collect external responses. This has been fixed. If you had problems filling out the form last week, please try again! We look forward to our SMS parents and families - and business leaders in our community - participating in the upcoming Leadership Breakfast.

We are planning an upcoming Leadership Breakfast for our students. The event will take place at SMS on Friday, December 1st from 8:30am - 10:00am. We are looking for business leaders to participate and share their stories about leadership, career paths, and examples of our Model Mustang competencies (Innovative, Resilient, Collaborative, Global, Empowered). Leaders will have the opportunity to meet with SMS students in small groups (6-8 students at a time) and answer questions they have about these topics. Click HERE to fill out a brief Google Form if you are interested in participating. If you are unable to attend this event, but interested in future opportunities to connect with students, there is a way to also indicate that on the Google Form.

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Cash Calendar Winner!

October 10th - $200 - Nickki Ragone

October 9th - $100 Cash - Carly Helmet

October 8th - $300 Cash - Nicole Ferrell

October 7th - $200 Cash - Mary Ann Lemks

October 6th - $100 Cash - Molly McLaughlin

October 5th - $100 Cash + Tickets to Halloweekends - Paul Biales

October 4th - $100 Cash Prize - Margaret Schneiderman

October 3rd - $200 Cash Prize - Ginger McMillen

October 2nd $100 Cash Prize - Corinne Beswick

October 1st $200 Cash Prize - Amy Perez

If you haven't already done so, now is a great time to join SMS PTA! Click the link https://bit.ly/48uw1rs to purchase your membership and then join our Remind Class by texting @23PTA to 81010 to stay up to date on all things SMS PTA!

SHS's Theatre Department proudly presents Trap by Stephen Gregg. Based on a true story, this play is a documentary-style thriller about a disaster that shook a town and left almost every audience member in a theatre unconscious. Parental discretion is advised for children under 10, and it is highly discouraged to look up too much about this play beforehand.

Trap includes over 60 SHS students onstage and off in a play this community has never experienced before. It runs 90 minutes with no intermission.

See you on Friday 10/20 or Saturday 10/21 at 7pm in the SHS's Main Auditorium!

Tickets on sale now (online or cash only at the door):

$10 - Adult

$5 - Student/Senior/SCS Employee.

Please consider supporting our growing theatre program!

If you come on Saturday, you could hop over and enjoy The Lantern's Fright Night after our show (their film should start around 9pm). Make a night of it!

Strongsville City Schools Annual “Greet & Treat” Event - Monday, October 23

The Strongsville City Schools annual “Greet & Treat” event will be held at Strongsville High School’s Pat Catan Stadium on Monday, October 23 from 5:30pm - 7:00pm. Dress up in your best Halloween costume and collect candy and treats in an outdoor, family-friendly atmosphere. We will also be accepting donations of non-perishable items, especially peanut butter and jelly, pasta, and pasta sauces, for the Strongsville Food Bank and other local food pantries that evening. We hope to see lots of families at this year’s “Greet & Treat” on October 23!

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11: Join the FUN at Casino Night - a fundraiser for The Strongsville Education Foundation. Enjoy table games, food, and drinks on Saturday, November 11 from 7pm - 10:30pm at the Ehrnfelt Recreation Center. Purchase tickets HERE (link also includes information for raffle prize donations and other sponsorship opportunities).The mission of the Strongsville Education Foundation is dedicated to raising and disbursing funds to support and foster creativity, innovation and outstanding achievement for the students, the teachers and the community served by the Strongsville City Schools.

Parents/students have access to our anonymous reporting system. CLICK HERE to access. The more information shared when reporting, the better chance we have to investigate and support.

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Email: jboytim@scsmustangs.org
Website: https://sms.strongnet.org/
Location: 13200 Pearl Road, Strongsville, OH, USA
Phone: 440-572-7090
Twitter: @mrsboytim