Our seventh graders are strengthening their integer addition skills in Mrs. Martin's math class! Students played a math version of Headbandz, using a deck of cards. Red cards for negative numbers and black cards for positive numbers. With a partner’s card in view and the sum as a clue, they worked to figure out the number on their own forehead. This fun activity gave students a chance to practice integer addition, explain their thinking, and learn together!
5th and 6th grade STEM students will be applying the engineering design process to collaborate, problem-solve, and innovate through a variety of hands-on activities such as wallet designing and building, food truck business plan, and around the room transfer.
7th and 8th grade STEM students will be diving deep into researching STEM leaders and exciting STEM career clusters. Putting their knowledge to the test, they will tackle hands on engineering by designing, prototyping, building, and presenting backpacks.
7th and 8th grade STEM students will be diving deep into researching STEM leaders and exciting STEM career clusters. Putting their knowledge to the test, they will tackle hands on engineering by designing, prototyping, building, and presenting backpacks.
This nine weeks, agriculture students will explore the basics of agriculture, plant science, and livestock species. Fifth-grade students will build a foundation in agriculture and plant science, while sixth through eighth grade will learn about different livestock species and their importance to the agricultural industry. Through hands-on activities, students will develop agricultural knowledge and career awareness.
🌟 Explore • Discover • Build Your Future 🌟
Career Exploration at South Gibson County Middle School is in full swing! Every student rotates through our class each quarter, and here’s a peek at what they’re learning:
🔍 5th Grade: Where It All Begins
Students learn the difference between a job and a career, explore trade, hospitality and tourism, public service and safety, and healthcare careers, discover how they learn best, and hear from real guest speakers.
🚀 6th Grade: Career Launch
Students get to know themselves and their options through the 14 Career Clusters, military options, and leadership skills. They also try out YouScience, practice conflict resolution, and research and present their own “ideal career.”
💡 7th Grade: Discover & Dream
Students dive into the Career Clusters, learn about entrepreneurship by researching and presenting on famous entrepreneurs, and explore the different types of engineering. They also learn about postsecondary options and college and career vocabulary, with guest speakers along the way.
🎓 8th Grade: Ready for High School and Beyond
Eighth graders get ready for what’s next with a postsecondary gallery walk, financial aid basics, and a look at high school course options like AP, Honors, and Dual Enrollment. They also explore CTE pathways and CTSOs, build resumes, and practice interviewing in mock interviews. The quarter wraps up with a field trip to a local employer, TCAT, or JSCC to see career and college options up close!
We’re proud of our students and can’t wait to see where their futures take them! 💛💙
Career Exploration at South Gibson County Middle School is in full swing! Every student rotates through our class each quarter, and here’s a peek at what they’re learning:
🔍 5th Grade: Where It All Begins
Students learn the difference between a job and a career, explore trade, hospitality and tourism, public service and safety, and healthcare careers, discover how they learn best, and hear from real guest speakers.
🚀 6th Grade: Career Launch
Students get to know themselves and their options through the 14 Career Clusters, military options, and leadership skills. They also try out YouScience, practice conflict resolution, and research and present their own “ideal career.”
💡 7th Grade: Discover & Dream
Students dive into the Career Clusters, learn about entrepreneurship by researching and presenting on famous entrepreneurs, and explore the different types of engineering. They also learn about postsecondary options and college and career vocabulary, with guest speakers along the way.
🎓 8th Grade: Ready for High School and Beyond
Eighth graders get ready for what’s next with a postsecondary gallery walk, financial aid basics, and a look at high school course options like AP, Honors, and Dual Enrollment. They also explore CTE pathways and CTSOs, build resumes, and practice interviewing in mock interviews. The quarter wraps up with a field trip to a local employer, TCAT, or JSCC to see career and college options up close!
We’re proud of our students and can’t wait to see where their futures take them! 💛💙
Mrs. Elizabeth Kennedy’s 5th graders celebrated hard work and success! She recognized ELA students for their outstanding performance on the latest benchmark, earning awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, Critical Thinker, Literary Legend, and Highest Growth! We are so proud of their effort, dedication, and growth. Keep up the great work!
SGCMS wants to thank all who tried out for the 2026-2027 SGCMS Baseball Team. The roster has been posted at the front of the middle school.
How do we remember the past? Mrs. Cupp’s 8th grade ELA students began their Holocaust unit exploring this essential question and how stories help us understand the choices people make in the face of injustice.
While reading The Grand Mosque of Paris, students examined how acts of courage and compassion helped protect Jewish people during the Holocaust. Through close reading, annotation, and collaborative discussions, they supported their thinking with text evidence and strengthened their summary writing. Their “We Remember Because…” reflections helped them begin developing ideas for their writing prompt: “How can literature help us remember and honor the victims of the Holocaust?”
These conversations will continue through The Diary of Anne Frank and a variety of other texts, as students explore how individual stories help generations understand the human experiences behind historical events.
While reading The Grand Mosque of Paris, students examined how acts of courage and compassion helped protect Jewish people during the Holocaust. Through close reading, annotation, and collaborative discussions, they supported their thinking with text evidence and strengthened their summary writing. Their “We Remember Because…” reflections helped them begin developing ideas for their writing prompt: “How can literature help us remember and honor the victims of the Holocaust?”
These conversations will continue through The Diary of Anne Frank and a variety of other texts, as students explore how individual stories help generations understand the human experiences behind historical events.
House Essay Contest Details . . .
What's Happening in Computer Applications this Nine Weeks!
🐝 Welcome to Computer Applications, Hornets! This nine weeks, our 5th graders will be building speed and accuracy with keyboarding, while our 6th, 7th, and 8th graders build real-world tech skills in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and Canva, creating everything from research reports and newsletters to eye-catching designs and presentations. Along the way, we'll also learn about being kind and safe online! 💻✨ We can't wait to see what our Hornets create, so get ready to buzz about it at home! 🐝
🐝 Welcome to Computer Applications, Hornets! This nine weeks, our 5th graders will be building speed and accuracy with keyboarding, while our 6th, 7th, and 8th graders build real-world tech skills in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and Canva, creating everything from research reports and newsletters to eye-catching designs and presentations. Along the way, we'll also learn about being kind and safe online! 💻✨ We can't wait to see what our Hornets create, so get ready to buzz about it at home! 🐝
SGCMS has an incredible faculty and staff! Among them, we are honored to recognize our Teacher of the Year, Novice Teacher of the Year and Support Staff of the Year. SGCMS wouldn't be the same without them! We are proud to spotlight them and share what some of their peers had to say about their impact on SGCMS.
Teacher of the Year- Chelsea Cupp
Novice Teacher of the Year- Laura Thompson
Support Staff of the Year- Melinda Moore
What's happening in PE at SGCMS over the coming weeks?
The newly updated Presidential Physical Fitness Test is officially here, challenging students across the country to lock in, step up, and crush their health goals! This refreshed national benchmark focuses on core strength, cardiovascular endurance, and upper body power to help young athletes build lasting, healthy habits.
Are you ready to claim the legendary Presidential Physical Fitness Award? Here is the ultimate lineup of events you'll need to conquer:
💪 Upper Body Strength: Max out your reps with Right-Angle Pushups or show your ultimate pulling power with classic Pullups.
🧱 Core Stability: Test your abdominal endurance with 60-second Sit-ups (Curl-ups), or hold a rock-solid Plank to prove your structural strength.
🫁 Cardio Endurance: Choose your engine! Push your limits on the track with the timed Mile Run, or try to keep pace with the rhythmic bleeps of the high-intensity PACER Test.
Whether you are a student striving for the top 15% benchmarks or a parent wondering if you can still match today's youth standards, it's time to lace up and get moving! 👟🔥
👇 Which event are you most excited to crush—or most terrified to face?
#PresidentialFitnessTest #FitnessGram #GetActive #FitKids #GymClassChallenge
The newly updated Presidential Physical Fitness Test is officially here, challenging students across the country to lock in, step up, and crush their health goals! This refreshed national benchmark focuses on core strength, cardiovascular endurance, and upper body power to help young athletes build lasting, healthy habits.
Are you ready to claim the legendary Presidential Physical Fitness Award? Here is the ultimate lineup of events you'll need to conquer:
💪 Upper Body Strength: Max out your reps with Right-Angle Pushups or show your ultimate pulling power with classic Pullups.
🧱 Core Stability: Test your abdominal endurance with 60-second Sit-ups (Curl-ups), or hold a rock-solid Plank to prove your structural strength.
🫁 Cardio Endurance: Choose your engine! Push your limits on the track with the timed Mile Run, or try to keep pace with the rhythmic bleeps of the high-intensity PACER Test.
Whether you are a student striving for the top 15% benchmarks or a parent wondering if you can still match today's youth standards, it's time to lace up and get moving! 👟🔥
👇 Which event are you most excited to crush—or most terrified to face?
#PresidentialFitnessTest #FitnessGram #GetActive #FitKids #GymClassChallenge
🏆💙🧡 SGCMS JUNIOR BETA IS NATIONALS BOUND! 🧡💙🏆
We are so excited to share some amazing news from the Beta Leadership Summit!
This week, 11 of our SGCMS Junior Beta members attended the summit and competed in four different competitions. We are thrilled to announce that our students qualified for NATIONALS in ALL FOUR competitions! 🎉🏅
These students have put in countless hours of hard work, preparation, creativity, and teamwork to reach this accomplishment. Their dedication, leadership, and determination truly shined throughout the summit!
We could not be prouder of the way these students represented South Gibson County Middle School! They have shown what it means to be leaders, work together, and strive for excellence.
Please join us in congratulating these outstanding students on their incredible achievements!
💙🧡 Way to go, SGCMS Junior Beta! Nationals, here we come! 🧡💙
We are so excited to share some amazing news from the Beta Leadership Summit!
This week, 11 of our SGCMS Junior Beta members attended the summit and competed in four different competitions. We are thrilled to announce that our students qualified for NATIONALS in ALL FOUR competitions! 🎉🏅
These students have put in countless hours of hard work, preparation, creativity, and teamwork to reach this accomplishment. Their dedication, leadership, and determination truly shined throughout the summit!
We could not be prouder of the way these students represented South Gibson County Middle School! They have shown what it means to be leaders, work together, and strive for excellence.
Please join us in congratulating these outstanding students on their incredible achievements!
💙🧡 Way to go, SGCMS Junior Beta! Nationals, here we come! 🧡💙
Boys Soccer Tryout info . . . Sign up sheet is located in the main office.
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!
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."
