Panther Pride News

Panther Pride News is published weekly to keep all members of the school community informed and involved.

5/3: T & F Prelims Clark MS hosting 1:30 p.m.

5/3: Bike to School Day (see flyer below)

5/4: T & F All School Field Events MMS hosting 1:30 p.m.

5/6: City Wide Clean Up (see flyer below)

5/8: T & F Championships Romig MS hosting 3:30 p.m.

5/9: ASD School Board Meeting

5/11: 4.0 Breakfast 7:30 a.m. MPR

5/11: Spring Band Concert 7 p.m.

5/16: Spring Orchestra & Choir Concert 7 p.m.

5/19: All School Dance 3:00 p.m.

5/3: T & F Prelims Clark MS hosting 1:30 p.m.

5/3: Bike to School Day (see flyer below)

5/4: T & F All School Field Events MMS hosting 1:30 p.m.

5/8: T & F Championships Romig MS hosting 3:30 p.m.

5/6: City Wide Clean Up (see flyer below)

5/9: MMS Leadership Meeting 3 p.m. Library

5/9: ASD School Board Meeting

5/10: 4.0 Breakfast Set Up 4 p.m. MPR

5/11: 4.0 Breakfast 7:30 a.m. MPR

5/11: General Leadership Meeting

5/11: Spring Band Concert 7 p.m.

5/16: All Employee Staff Meeting 3 p.m. Library

5/16: Spring Orchestra & Choir Concert 7 p.m.

5/17: Band, Orchestra & Choir Concert P2

5/19: All School Dance 3:00 p.m.

This year, Bike to School day is Wednesday, May 3. Participating students will be entered in a raffle to win a new bike and many other prizes are up for grabs. Check your bikes and strap on your helmet, May 3rd.

* Only students wearing helmets will be eligible for prizes. If your student is in need of a helmet, e-mail Mrs. Hundrup at hundrup_lauren@asdk12.org.

Dear Mears Families and Community Members,

We are reaching out to you with an important message about a serious concern we are facing in our community. The safety and wellbeing of our students and families is our top priority, and we know that our young people are safest when the whole community works together.

It is with this in mind, that Mears, along with schools throughout ASD, is sharing information and resources about a surge in dangerous drug use in Anchorage. According to APD, there has been an uptick in Fentanyl overdoses in Anchorage, including schools across the district. According to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Fentanyl is a deadly synthetic opioid that is being pressed into fake pills or cut into heroin, cocaine, and other street drugs to drive addiction. Fentanyl is 50 times more potent than heroin. Fake pills are made to look like OxyContin®, Xanax®, Adderall®, and other pharmaceuticals.

On Wednesday, May 3, Mears will dedicate our weekly Homeroom period to sharing with students a lesson on Fentanyl awareness and prevention. In the meantime, here are a variety of resources that we encourage all families to review and discuss with your children.

Please feel free to send me an email at backman_eric@asdk12.org or call 907-742-6400 with any questions you may have.

Thank you all. --Eric

• DEA One Pill initiative website
• Fentanyl fact sheet (same link as above)
• Fentanyl awareness website

Making what, you might ask? We aren’t always sure.

From left to right: Keegan’s Tinker Toy ray gun, Jesse’s LittleBits car, and Noah’s work is still in progress.

Here are a few resources to celebrate National Poetry Month at home from Poets.org.

Dear Poet: the submission period is over but the videos of poets reading their work aloud are available.

Learn about United States Poet Laureate Ada Limón

Poem of the Day

https://asdk12.instructuremedia.com/embed/4b498d80-82a0-40dc-9f09-b860baff995a

PTSA General Meeting Schedule: All Mears Community Members are Welcome -- Second Wednesday of each month @ 5:30pm via Zoom

Semester 2: May 10

Join Zoom Meeting

https://asdk12.zoom.us/j/95828042654?pwd=NkNrN1hFRXhjd09HaHpDK2h6Nkd2dz09

Meeting ID: 958 2804 2654

Passcode: 124813

Join Team PTSA: Volunteer Interest Form:

https://forms.gle/P8yYKMPSuwzPR2ZU8

Please like and follow us on Facebook Mears Middle School PTSA for more information

• Visit www.MearsPTSA.com for general information

To purchase Mears Gear (including gym clothes), visit the Mears Middle School Store

Mears Middle School acknowledges that we operate and gather on the traditional land of the Dena’ina Peoples and honor, with gratitude, the land itself and the people who have stewarded it throughout the generations.

Email: backman_eric@asdk12.org
Website: https://www.asdk12.org/Domain/72
Location: 2700 West 100th Avenue, Anchorage, AK, USA
Phone: 907-742-6400