SMS Panther Nation Staff Newsletter
By Jason Myatt, Mark Letterer, and Rachael Anderson
Legally Blonde Jr.
SMS Fall Musical is coming to a cafeteria near you! You have three opportunities this week to see our amazingly talented SMS students perform!
- Thursday 11/5 at 7:00
- Friday 11/6 at 7:00
- Sunday 11/8 at 3:00
It's sure to be a good time! Don't miss out!
Panther High Fives
Ms. Zaman, Mrs. Kendrick, and the SMS Student Council
Red Ribbon Week was a success. Thank you to Ms. Zaman, Mrs. Kendrick, and the entire SMS student council for working hard to make red ribbon week a fun week for our student body. Give them a Panther High Five next time you see them.
Panther Student Events
Panther Football
Our Panther football teams have worked very hard this season! 7th grade will finish off their season against Haggard tonight at Kimbrough. 8th grade will compete in their bowl game Tuesday against Robinson at Clark Central. Come on out and show our teams how proud you are of their hard work this season.
Panther Priorities
Unannounced District Initiated Lockdown Drill
Please be prepared for our unannounced lockdown drill. Our two week window starts today, 11/2 and ends Friday 11/13. Please make sure that guest teachers that may be in you classroom know what to do should the drill happen on a day you are out of the building.
Please see Jason, Mark, or Rachael if you have any questions or concerns regarding the lockdown drill.
Avid Site Team Meeting
Monday 11/2
3:30
D120
Leadership Meeting
Wednesday 11/4
3:30
D124
End of 2nd 6 weeks
Thursday 11/5
Grades will be due by Tuesday 11/10
FANS Thanksgiving Meal
FANS will be serving our annual Thanksgiving meal on Thursday 11/5
Thanksgiving Fun Facts
Did you know...
- Sarah Josepha Hale petitioned for a national Thanksgiving holiday for close to 40 years, believing that "Thanksgiving, like the Fourth of July, should be considered a national festival and observed by all our people."
- Three towns in the U.S. take their name from the traditional Thanksgiving bird, including Turkey, Texas (pop. 465); Turkey Creek, Louisiana (pop. 363); and Turkey, North Carolina (pop. 270).
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