Midway Middle School 

PANTHER PARENT NEWSLETTER     April 2018 

Prowling towards excellence… On the Calendar for April… 

April 2-6: Spring Break 

April 10-12: ELA GMAS 

April 13: GMAS Makeup 

April 16-17: Math GMAS 

April 18: GMAS Makeup 

April 19: Science GMAS 

April 20: Social Studies GMAS 

April 23: GMAS Makeup 

April 30: Real Men Read, 8:45-9:30, MMS Hub 

 

PepsiCo Recycling Challenge: 

We are still collecting aluminum cans and PETE1 plastic bottles. Our goal for the year was to collect 500,000 items and we are so close! Keep bringing your recycling in and help us place in the competition. 

 

 

 

 

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Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl: 

On Saturday, March 3 our Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl competed in the Division II competition held at Georgia Southern University. Our team placed second over six other teams. Only the first place winners moved on to the state competition that was held in Athens on March 24. This second place win puts our team in the top 4 in the state of Georgia! We are proud of our readers. 

National Junior Honor Society: 

The Midway Middle School National Junior Honor Society induction ceremony was held March 9, 2018. The following students were inducted: Emma Beasley, RJ Cadiz, Frieda Clark, Rebecca Clark, Kya Clay, Ashlyn Crowley, Brianna Dudley, Sarah Gregory, Christina Holness, Dakota Jones-King, Brianna LaMotte, Leonna-Rhee Lemapu, Alyson Long, Christopher Lopez, Delaila Marquez, Asialynn McCall, Ellie McDole, Joanna, Merced, Daylin Nesbitt, Mya Owens, Kayden Pearson, Jeremiah Peraza, Cody Rozhon, Anira Smith, Kendra Turner, Casey White. 

 

 

 

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Media Festival: 

The Liberty County Media Festival was held on Friday, March 23 at the LCSS Performing Arts Center. MMS entered four projects into the competition. Three of the four projects scored in the Superior Range (96 or higher) and are now eligible for the Georgia Student Media Festival. The GSMF will be held in Macon on Friday, May 11. 

 

Save the Turtles: A Recycling Infomercial 

Frieda Clark, Alixys Garcia, Sierra Maryland, Faith Mason, Ellie McDole, Shalyn Wright 

Superior: MMS Media Festival, Liberty County Media Festival 

The Adventures of Mitosis with Bob Billy  Amiyah Courtney & Delaila Marquez 

Superior: MMS Media Festival, Liberty County Media Festival 

Civil Rights Movement  William Mattson Superior: MMS Media Festival, Liberty County Media Festival 

Civil Rights  Truman Lauer  Superior: MMS Media Festival 

*Moving on to State 

 

Third 9 Weeks AR Party: 

Our MMS Readers that made their individualized point goal and 85% or higher average for the third 9 weeks were invited to attend the AR party on Monday, March 26. Students enjoyed one class period in the gym with a bounce house and giant slide. They had a great time! 

 

 

 

 

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Book Speed Dating: 

During the month of March all students participated in Book Speed Dating in the Hub! Tables were set up with books from different genres (nonfiction, graphic novels, historical fiction, realistic fiction, fantasy, and dystopian). Students rotated between the tables and had 5 minutes to “date” a book from the genre. This time with the book allowed students to find out what the book was about and to read the first few pages to see if it was of interest to them. Students kept track of their dates with a checklist in which they rated the book. At the end of the session students were able to check out their favorite “date”. 

 

 

 

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