Congratulations to Joshua Johnson, 6th grader, for winning the Rutland Middle School Bee. Joshua, our champion, will represent Rutland Middle School in the Bibb County School District Spelling Bee on Saturday, January 25, 2024. Serenity Stroud, 6th grader, is our first runner-up. Xarriah Flint, 8th grader, is the second runner-up.

Dr. White, Counselor and Spelling Bee Chairperson, wants to especially thank our spelling bee officials: Mrs. Rashundra Brown (pronouncer), Judges: Mrs. Stephens, Mr. Clunis, and Dr. Lewis, and Ms. Bozeman, (recorder).

Highlights from winter sports for the week of December 16 - 20, 2024

• Thursday our wrestlers defeated Ballard 60-14 and Howard 44-33. Our wrestlers move to 8-0 for the season! 🤼 🤼
• Our boys basketball record is 6-1 and our girls record is 5-2 going into the holiday break! The teams and coaches are looking forward to coming back in 2025 and finishing the season strong in hopes of making the playoffs! Go Canes! 🏀 🏀

See the sports events for our first week back below!

Attention 8th grade parents,

We are continuing to plan awesome activities for our 8th grade students. Attached are the forms regarding the package information and field trip. It is not too late to pay for these packages. We will take payments until the Jan. 31, 2025 for packages #1 or #2. Please pay for the packages via Mrs. Vanderveer, Bookkeeper at Rutland Middle School. Students interested in attending the field trip will pay directly to Kelly Tours via the QR Code on the attached flyer. The last date to pay for the field trip is 4/11/25. Please adhere to these deadlines, so that we may plan accordingly for the 8th grade activities. Your consideration if greatly appreciated.

Congratulations to our Agriculture Technology and Equipment ID team for finishing 5th in the state on Saturday, December 14th, 2024. Yasser Mendoza-Perez finished 5th overall and Moises Avila finished 10th. The team finished 1st in Area 3, and was the highest finishing team in the Central Region.

Jaxson Tanner is set to compete in the state Lawnmower driving competition thanks to a 2nd place finish on December 12th, 2024 at Camp John Hope. Jaxson will compete on February 8th, 2025 in Perry.

The RMS Vet Science team competed in Area 3 on December 12th at Camp John Hope and came away with a strong 3rd place finish. Calla Kinn finished 2nd overall.

The RMS Wildlife team which was led by a majority of our 6th grade students competed on December 12th at Camp John Hope. This was most of the students first competition and they did a great job.

It is with great pleasure that we introduce you to our newest club at Rutland Middle School. We are Sources of Strength. Sources of Strength is an evidence-based program that empowers young people to prevent suicide, violence, bullying, and substance misuse by strengthening their protective factors and social networks. Our goal is to help you identify those people, places, things, and activities that help you feel strong and positive. This morning, our peer leaders greeted you in the hallways with posters of inspiration in the languages of our Rutland family. These languages include English, Spanish, Hindi, and Gujarati. Our posters included words of affirmation such as good morning, you belong here, you’re strong, and you matter. We will continue to provide meaningful opportunities to spread messages of Hope, Help, and Strength within our Rutland community.

RMS Adult Advisors: Dr. White, Mr. Jones, Mrs. White, and Ms. Henderson

The Media Center celebrated the students who met their AR Reading Goal for the 2nd 6 weeks. During the reward, the first three millionaires of the school year were recognized with certificates. The first student to read 1 million words was Ariel Abrams (6th). Our second millionaire reader was Andrew Hyun (7th) and our third millionaire of the year was Madyson Riley (7th). Congratulations students!

On November 21, 2024, officers for the Rutland Middle School Chapter of FBLA attended the annual Fall Leadership Conference. The conference was held at the Classic Center in Athens Ga. Students were able to learn valuable leadership skills that they will carry back to Rutland Middle School.

FBLA President Vincent Emery and FFA President Peyton Hutchens pictured with the canned food collected for the annual Rutland Middle School CTAE Canned Food Drive. A total of 698 food items were collected during the event and donated to the Rutland Community Food Pantry which is run out of Liberty Church.

Friday December 20, RMS held the Silent Disco Party at as a PBIS Reward! 🎧✨ Students had a great time and Superintendent Dr. Sims also joined in on the fun!

Do you need help with any of the following? If so, check out the link below.

Parent Portal first time user guide

Remind App

Campus Portal App

Students return to school Tuesday January 7, 2025. Have a safe break!

Are you employed in a Business that might be interested in becoming a Community Partner with Rutland Middle School? School Partnerships can include donation of goods, services, or monetary donations. Rutland Middle has events throughout the year to reward and recognize our students for various reasons. If you are interested in more information, please call the school and ask to speak with Mrs. Freeman.