Boonsboro Middle School
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Counseling Corner
High School Planning
Eighth grade students in Washington County have many options for High School Programming. Different programs can be found on the Washington County Public Schools Website. The high school program of studies is a great place to start and can be found at http://wcpsmd.com/academics/curriculum. Please encourage your 8th grader to stop by the Counseling Center if they have questions.
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts (BIFSA) is currently accepting applications for the 2017-2018 School Year. The application is due on December 2, 2016 to BIFSA. You can find the application at http://wcpsmd.com/schools/high-schools/barbara-ingram-school-arts or have your student stop by the Counseling Center for a copy.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program is having an Information Session on October 27, 2016 and November 11, 2016 from 4:30-6:00pm in the North Hagerstown High Media Center. Applications for this program can be found on the North High Website at http://wcpsmd.com/schools/high-schools/north-hagerstown-high .
Food and Necessities Drive
Boonsboro Middle School is creating a food pantry within our school to support our families who may need assistance. A special thank you to Ms. Riley Bak and Ms. Kinsey for their work on this project! In order to get this project off the ground we currently have a Food and Necessities Drive set up.
The following items are being collected:
- Food: Perishable & Non-perishable
- Necessities (priorities): Personal hygiene, gently used clothes & shoes (NEW socks & underwear) and school supplies
The link to the flyer is below.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_XMd-8b3ibnVm9FT1QtUVZTMnM/view?usp=sharing
Picnic Tables
John Hopkins Center For Talented Youth
Talent Search is your gateway to CTY. Students who place in the top 5 percent on national or state tests are invited to participate in Talent Search, which offers affordable, above-grade-level testing to identify students who can benefit from our programs. Below are several links that share information about this program.
About the CTY Talent Search: cty.jhu.edu/start
CTY Tests: http://cty.jhu.edu/talent/testing/
Fees & Deadlines: http://cty.jhu.edu/talent/fees/
Enroll in CTY Talent Search: https://mycty.jhu.edu/applications/ts/intro.cfm
School code: 2171380
Cross Country Results
Girls
8th Grade
Lisa Harris 1st place
7th Grade
Colby Glidden- 1st place
Cali Criswell 3rd place
Chloe Glattes 6th place
Charlie Klein 10th place
Makayla Moore- Wade 12th place
Sydney Bidle- 13th place
6th Grade
Camryn Row 1st place
Maya Criswell 5th place
Boys
8th Grade
Jack Glattes 9th place
7th Grade
Henry Sullivan- 1st place
Nathan Heil 10th place
Luka Stinar 12th place
6th Grade
Isaiah Hamilton 1st place
Matt Koeneke 5th place
AJ Ayibotele 21st place
Cameron Osmond 23rd place
Dylan Phillips 28th place
Warrior Walk
Thank you parents, students and teachers for a successful Warrior Walk. We want to personally thank all of the parents who participated by volunteering their time!! THANK YOU!
Mr. Willow gets blasted!
Warrior Walk - group photograph
Students enjoying the walk!
Fall Dance sponsored by the Student Government Association
Our Fall Dance is Friday, October 28th from 3:30 to 5:00 in the gym. Tickets will go on sale next week during lunch. For those that are new to our building, we dismiss all students at 5:00 pm.
Free Financial Support for our School with the Martins A plus Rewards Program!
In under a minute you can register your Martins Bonus Card to TWO schools of your choice. You can still continue to collect gas points while supporting BMS! Another win-win for you and our students! The link is below and it takes about a minute to complete the form.
Box Tops Update
Our first box top count is done., and seventh grade is in the lead!
6th grade - 1290
7th grade - 1716
8th grade - 1071
We will start our first mini-contest on October 21 - November 21. The class who brings in the most Box Tops for that month will win a free sub for each student from Jimmy Johns!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_XMd-8b3ibnNWxBeDBHT0tqek0/view?usp=sharing