CHALLENGER MIDDLE SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT
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WINTER BREAK IS COMING....Winter break will take place from December 18th - January 2nd. We will come back together after the new year on Monday, January 3rd. Please have a safe and relaxing break and new year! | EARLY DISMISSAL DAY! Friday, December 17th will be an early dismissal day. The school day ends at 2:00pm and our after school program will not be available this day. | YEARBOOK INFORMATION Yearbooks are on sale now! From now until January 1st, you can get a year full of amazing middle school memories for only $30. Please visit ybpay.lifetouch.com and enter the ID Code: 14294622 |
WINTER BREAK IS COMING....
Winter break will take place from December 18th - January 2nd. We will come back together after the new year on Monday, January 3rd. Please have a safe and relaxing break and new year!
EARLY DISMISSAL DAY!
YEARBOOK INFORMATION
Please visit ybpay.lifetouch.com and enter the ID Code: 14294622
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CANNED FOOD DRIVE During the month of October our student council hosted our school wide can food drive to help benefit the Harry Chapin Food Bank. We are excited and proud to announce that our students brought in a whopping 1,100 pounds of food! Thank you to all of you that donated! | INTRODUCING OUR STUDENT COUNCIL! On November 10th, our students were able to participate in a schoolwide vote for our student council. Congratulations to the following students! President: Kaylin Norwood Vice President: Elijah Jean Secretary: Lauren Martinez Treasurer: Martha Martinez School Spirit Chairperson: Hailey Decelian Historian: Ariana Diaz Student Body Reporter: Kevin Burgos | MR. SZYRWIEL SERENADING OUR STUDENTS We want to shout out one of her 8th grade ELA teachers, Mr. Allen Szyrwiel. Every morning he greets our 3rd floor students with music as they come up the stairs. Who wouldn't want to start their day with a live concert? Thank you for bringing that extra something to school every day for our students. We love having you here at Challenger! |
CANNED FOOD DRIVE
INTRODUCING OUR STUDENT COUNCIL!
President: Kaylin Norwood
Vice President: Elijah Jean
Secretary: Lauren Martinez
Treasurer: Martha Martinez
School Spirit Chairperson: Hailey Decelian
Historian: Ariana Diaz
Student Body Reporter: Kevin Burgos
MR. SZYRWIEL SERENADING OUR STUDENTS
UNITY CLUB BEGINNING DECEMBER 3RD!
Challenger Middle School is excited to announce the formation of the Unity Club!!! This Club is a Student-Ran Organization where students from ALL walks of life will come together to participate in events of their own design to promote an environment of respect, unity, and inclusion throughout our school and our community at large. Ms. Marissa Migdal (Marissaam@leeschools.net), Ms. Dyan Spero (DyanTS@leeschools.net), and Mr. Michael Devlin (Michaelde@leeschools.net) are the faculty sponsors for this amazing club. They will act as advisors and facilitators within the student lead organization, and support students in their quest to promote awareness and inclusion within the community. It is our mission to provide students the opportunities to become leaders inside and outside of the classroom, and give them a place where they will collaborate on creating and hosting events, services, and community service projects at school and around the community for students of all groups. It is our number one priority to be as transparent as possible in all activities that students come up with and participate in. We cannot emphasize enough that this is a club for students, by students, and not the opinions or creations of Administration, Faculty, or Staff at CHMS. If you should have any questions, concerns, or comments, please feel free to email any of our Faculty Advisors. We look forward to having your student involved in this amazing opportunity. Meeting times are Friday mornings from 8:45am-9:15 am. This Club will begin on Friday December 3rd!
PTO and SAC
SOCCER SEASON IS COMING!
Soccer begins Monday, January 3rd, with teams chosen on Monday, January 24th
Students will meet in the gym at dismissal. The first day of the sport, students will receive information about what is needed to continue. All sports are free of charge, with buses provided to each event. We have activity buses, available Monday-Wednesday. These buses must be signed up for prior to use. These buses will drop off at a “safe spot” as close to your house as possible. Parents or guardians must be at the stop to pick up. Intramural and insurance information must be signed and returned prior to practice. These forms will go home the first day of sign ups. The day of sign ups, please have a ride by 5:00 pm, or approval and registration to go to After Care or use our activity bus.
Please feel free to email Coach Hinton at cortneyah@leeschools.net or Coach Sierocinski bethanyas@leeschools.net for any questions or concerns. We look forward to our Challenger Charger Sports!
TEACHER OF THE MONTH
STAFF MEMBERS OF THE MONTH
Written By: Adriana Lima
BUS DRIVER OF THE MONTH
Mr. Charles Heineman, bus #1506, is our bus driver of the month for December. Mr. Heineman has been driving for a total of 21 years and has been with the School District of Lee County for 9. He enjoys building positive relationships with all of his students and is always smiling! Thank you for taking care of our Challenger students!
CLASS PET OF THE MONTH
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| Having a positive classroom culture is so important here at Challenger Middle. Classroom team builders, like seen here in Ms. Leidig's class, are a great way to achieve this goal! Students had to communicate and work together to build a structure using only marshmallows and uncooked spaghetti. | Students in Mr. Devlin's 6th grade US History classes had the awesome task of writing breakup letters to Great Britain and King George. Reading teacher, Ms. Migdal, came and joined in while they sang breakup songs as inspiration. | In Ms. Tompkin's business class students made cards for our local veterans on Veterans Day! |
HOLIDAY GREETING CARD CONTEST!
Every three years the Lee County School District extends an invitation to the Middle School art teachers to submit work for the Holiday Greeting Contest.
This year we have TWO winners Lidia Agostinelli, 8th grade, and Yasmine Monzon, 6th grade.
The winner’s images are blown up to 4” x 6” cards and displayed in the Lobby of the Public Education Building and they will be recognized by the School Board at the December 7th meeting for their contribution.
We are so proud of both of them! Their watercolor work is beautiful. Congratulations to both of these amazing artists!
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR THESPIANS!
We congratulate all our Challenger Middle Troupe #88954 Jr. Thespians!
They came out on top at the District 6 competition with a one act play winning performance! Best in Room went to Heidi Dorris for Monologue; Alanys Reyes, Isabella Velazquez, Isabella Adorno, and Nicolas Velazquez for Pantomime; Georgia Rainero for Solo Musical; and Violet Salcido and Braden Odum for Duet Musical!! Ashley Reichling, Geira Cameron, and Violet Salcido won Critic’s Choice for their Ensemble Acting and Zaira Tavarez for her Costume Design! They will be heading to the Florida State Jr Thespian Festival January 13th-16th and will compete again at the Orlando Convention Center!
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