Maryville Junior High

October 21 Butter Braid Fundraiser Ends - All Order Forms and Money Due by Today!

November 3 Professional Development Day - No School

November 9 School Board Meeting at Montgomery Ridge 5:30 p.m.

November 12 Butter Braids will be Delivered to Students to TAKE HOME & FREEZE IMMEDIATELY!

November 25 Professional Development Day - No School

November 26 Thanksgiving Break - No School

November 27 Thanksgiving Break - No School

December 8 MJHS/MHS Orchestra Winter Concert at First Baptist, Maryville 7:00 p.m.

December 10 Holiday Chorus Concert

December 14 School Board Meeting at MCS District Office 5:30 p.m.

December 15 MJHS/MHS Band Winter Holiday Concert at the Clayton Center 7:00 p.m.

December 17 Last Day for Students before Winter Break

December 18 Administrative Day

December 21 - January 1 Winter Break

January 4 Professional Development Day - No School

January 5 All Students Return to School

Our Athletic Calendar can be found at https://mjhs.maryville-schools.org/mjhsathletics.

Order School Pictures - Parents can register for communication from Pop Pxl, allowing you to receive emails and text messages. Please follow the link, https://my.photoday.com/gallery/maryville-junior-high-fall to register.

Boys Basketball Tryouts - 9th grade boys basketball tryouts will be held Monday, 10/26 from 7:00 - 8:00 P.M. and Tuesday, 10/27, from 6:00-7:00 P.M. for all freshmen boys not playing football. Tryouts for boys playing football will be held on Thursday 10/29 and Friday 10/30 from 6:30-7:30 A.M. All tryouts will be at the MJHS gym.

Key Club - The Candy Drive will now run through Friday of this week. Keep bringing your candy in!

MHS Mock Trial Team - Are you passionate about law and justice? Do you want to elevate your speaking, writing, or acting skills? If so, join us at the Mock Trial interest meeting this Wednesday, October 21st, after school in Mr. Higgins' room 353 at the high school. All current 9th-graders are invited to learn about the team before Mock Trial season!

MHS Track Team - Coach Nick White will be here on Thursday, October 22, during homeroom, in the gym to talk to 9th-grade students who are interested in joining the MHS track team for the season, which will begin when we return from winter break.

Girls and Boys Bible Study Clubs - Looking for a great way to start your Wednesday? Join us for Girls Bible Study Club every Wednesday morning from 7:50–8:10 AM in Mrs. Clark's Room 314. Or, join Boys Bible Study Club in Mr. Allen's Room 218.

Ready to start driving? – Students MUST request their 1010 Form in the MJHS Attendance Office before going to the DMV to receive their Learner’s Permit. If you have additional questions, please contact Mrs. Jenkins in the school office or email chris.jenkins@maryville-schools.org. 1010 forms are given based on the previous 9 weeks grades. If you are failing multiple classes, you are not eligible for a 1010 form until your grades are brought up to passing. The 1010 forms are good for 30 days during the school year.

School Supplies - Our school supply lists can be found on the supply list page of our website. Students may be given a list of additional items to purchase from their teachers.

Please visit https://www.maryville-schools.org/central-office/transportation/bus-routes to find out which bus your student will be riding. This site will also have bus counts and directions for GPS tracking of buses. If you have further questions, please feel free to reach out to Joe Pinkerton, Director of Transportation, at (865)982-7121.

Per State Law, students are not allowed to use their cell phone, electronic communication devices, smart devices including smart watches and smart glasses, ear buds, or headphones during school hours. From 7:30 a.m. - 3:45 p.m., students may not place or receive calls, send, or receive text messages, take photos or videos using electronics. This includes both morning drop off and afternoon bus duty. These devices should stay in each student's backpack from 7:30-3:45.

In circumstances where students need to communicate with parents during the school day, students may use the front office phone to contact parents. Students who violate cell phone/ electronics policy can have the device confiscated, and policy is followed based on the number of offenses.

The school violation policy is as follows:

• 1st Offense: Phone confiscated, parent contacted, student allowed to pick up phone at the end of the day.
• 2nd Offense: Phone confiscated, parents contacted, parent picks up device at the end of the day.
• 3rd Offense: Phone confiscated, phone held 2 days in office, parent pick up after hold.
• 4th Offense and Beyond: Phone confiscated, Admin Conference, student must check in device to front office daily and discipline progression begins.

Maryville City Schools is excited to welcome students back for another great year of healthy, nutritious meals!

We are pleased to share that there will be no increase in breakfast or lunch prices for students paying full price during the 2026-27 school year. Parents and guardians can conveniently add funds to student lunch accounts, track purchases, and set up low-balance alerts to ensure their child always has access to meals through MySchoolBucks.

Our School Nutrition team looks forward to serving fresh, nutritious meals each day, including a variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, and salad bar options to help students stay fueled and ready to learn.

Breakfast

Student $1.60

Reduced Price .30

Faculty and Staff $2.50

Lunch

Student $3.15 Milk comes with a meal.

Reduced .40

Faculty and Staff $5.25 No charging allowed for staff.

Visitors $5.25

Morning Tutoring

• Math - Monday through Friday mornings, 7:30-8:10 a.m. in Room 415

Afternoon Tutoring

• English - Monday through Thursday afternoons, 3:20-4:30 p.m. in the Library

Make-Up Testing - Tuesday & Thursday Afternoon

Students are limited to seven (7) excused days with parental notes for the year. Any absences beyond those seven (7), without medical or legal documentation, will be unexcused. (Please note this change from previous years.)

We ask our families to keep sick children at home. If you are unsure or have questions regarding MCS procedures for student illnesses, please contact our school nurse, Pam Myers.

Website: mjhs.maryville-schools.org
Location: 805 Montvale Station Road, Maryville, TN, USA
Phone: 865-983-2070
Facebook: facebook.com/mjhsrebels
Twitter: @twitter_mjhsrebels