South Gibson Co. Middle School

You're invited to attend this year's Literacy Night at SGCMS! Please join us to view this year's amazing Book Character Pumpkins, vote monetarily on your favorite one, and help us fundraise for the students at Gamasara School in Tanzania, Africa. We are also excited for this year's presenter. She has visited the school in Tanzania and has gotten to see firsthand where our efforts go. 

The Beta Club at the high school will again be hosting our annual Trunk or Treat on Monday, October 26th from 5-7 PM in the front parking lot. We would love for your students and their families to attend. I have attached a graphic that we would love for you guys to share on your social media outlets. Thank you for all you do for our communities and kiddos!

Make-up baseball tryout will be held this Thursday (10/15) immediately after school. This is for those who missed due to absences prior to fall break, sickness, injuries, or not having the sports physical on file with the school. This will occur between 3pm-5pm.

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.