South Gibson Co. Middle School

Thank you again to Clark Family Homes for continuing to keep our snack cart stocked for our teachers. We love being able to provide these snack to our teachers during meeting and Professional Development throughout the year!

Continuing our "SGCMS Gives Back" series, we are spotlighting this month Mom & Pop's Pizzeria. Thank you for supporting these local businesses, as they support us and our students.

A huge thank you to Sarivong Donuts for surprising our staff with several dozen donuts this morning. They were delicious!

Also, thank you to Chapel Hill Baptist Church for dropping off cookies to our staff on Friday, along with a kind and encouraging card. The cookies were so good that our staff ate them before we could get a picture, but we are so grateful!

We are so blessed to have so many great partners in our community!

Today (9/25), SGCMS celebrated Dolly Parton Day! To honor Dolly's legacy, and in coordination with Gibson County Kind, we asked each student in our building to think about ways they could be "Kind Like Dolly." They then wrote an act of kindness on a butterfly, which were pinned together by some amazing student volunteers, to create a Kindness "Coat of Many Colors."

This week in Miss. DeGroff's social studies class students are learning about the geography of ancient Egypt. Students started the week learning the geography and how it impacted agricultural growth. They then worked in groups to debate why their geographical feature was the most difficult to invade. 

SGCHS officers in HOSA, FFA, FBLA, and FCCLA visited 8th grade students at SGCMS to teach them about some of the exciting club options they will have when they are in high school! Coordination of the middle and high school CTE programs is setting up students for successful futures.



FCCLA- Alie Robling and Payton Wilson

HOSA- Presley Wilson, Jayla Johnson, and Taylor Richardson

FFA- Marlee Sowell, Aaliyah Bevins, and Lillian Pierce

FBLS- Hayden Russom, Marleigh Chicantek, Mason Hicks, and Charley Bradberry

Thank you to Ms. Mariah McCallister for speaking to 5th grade students about careers in Public Service and Safety. She is the mother of Emma Harden and shared about her careers in the Airforce, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, and as a Criminal Defense Attorney.

Students in Mrs. Malone’s Career Exploration class participated in a field trip to explore careers in the Public Service and Safety career cluster. These 8th grade students were invited to observe live court proceedings in Judge Bradley Owens’ Gibson County General Sessions Courtroom. Judge Owens speaks to students about “Choices and Consequences” and takes time to explain proceedings and answer questions at the end.

8th grade students in Career Exploration are busy preparing for “Mock Interviews.” Students have been creating their initial resumes, learning about proper handshakes, how to answer interview questions, eye contact, and body language. At the end of the quarter, each 8th grade student will complete an interview to help prepare them for their futures.

Pumpkin Book Character Contest Info . . .

A HUGE thank you to Loflin Heating and Air for the generosity donation of drinks from Humboldt Nutrition for our staff. We are so grateful for the generosity of local businesses like Loflin Heating and Air !

🎬 Lights, camera, presentation! Mrs. Dowdy's Computer Applications classes just wrapped up a big presentation week!

🔹 6th graders shared "All About Me" presentations
🔹 7th graders became history detectives, uncovering interesting facts tied to their own birthdays
🔹 8th graders flexed their independence with self-chosen research projects
Great job to all our Hornets for their hard work and courage getting up in front of the class!

Homecoming Dress Up Days . . .

What’s Happening in Mrs. Anndrea’s 6th Grade Science?

This week, students are learning about renewable and non-renewable resources, greenhouse gases, human activities, and their effects on climate.

Students identified the advantages and disadvantages of different energy sources, completed energy resource task cards, and participated in a Clean Renewable Energy Gallery Walk. During the gallery walk, they learned how energy is harnessed, compared advantages and disadvantages, and illustrated each type of energy.
A great week of learning how energy resources impact our world!

Yearbook Info . . .

Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for next week, September 14th and 17th from 3:00 PM – 6:00PM.

This week in Coach Bean's class, students teamed up in an activity to recap the creation of the 13 colonies. Groups were to label and assign different individuals, climates, crops, jobs, etc. that made up the three different regions of the 13 colonies. Students then compared their choices versus the other groups in class.

This year, SGCMS wants to say "thank you" to local businesses who continue to support us and our students. We are calling this, "SGCMS Gives Back." Throughout the year, we will select local businesses and offer prizes or passes to those who frequent these local businesses. We are starting with Rhodes Family Diner. Thank you for supporting these local businesses, as they support us and our students!

Students in Mrs. Springer's class are reviewing for an up coming test by making connections with vocabulary words and phrases from the chapters covered. Students connect words and explain the relationship that shows understanding of the topic. Students also worked together to create an interactive collection of pictures that represent topics covered in class.