Stanley Middle School

Congratulations to our All District Band Students - Mackenzie Hart - First Chair Oboe and Cyrus Baltimore - 7th chair Alto Saxophone

We had a huge showing at the SCIENCE FAIR

Duke Energy Overall Middle School Winners - Reagan Beard, Kimberly Cruz, Alaina Lammie

First Place Engineering - Samantha Franke

Second Place Engineering - David Lopez and Ashaun Brown

Third Place Engineering - Lizzy-Jane Ross

First Place Physics - Brooklyn Stroupe

First Place Chemistry - Angel Teran

Second Place Chemistry - Naomi Wallace and Layla Lewis

We won every category we entered and in some cases we swept the category. All students will be going to the regional science fair in a few weeks

PTO After-school Social

TIckets are $5.00 and will be sold before school in front of the library from 7:50-8:30 on January 27 and January 30.

Only 17 5 tickets will be sold.

See flyer for more details

Pre ACT scores will be sent home Tuesday with students. If you wish to have further insight about PreACT score reports, use this link to read and watch a short video which explains the report.

HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE PROGRAMS for potential and interested students

HIGHLAND SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY - January 26 and February 16 5:30-7:00

GASTON EARLY COLLEGE - February 9 - 5:30-7:00

NORTH GASTON - February 9 5:30-7:00

As we know of other dates we will share them

CHOICE FAIR - FEBRUARY 3 and 4 - GASTON CONFERENCE CENTER

Click HERE for more information.

SMS STUDENT AND STAFF REWARDS AMAZON WISH LIST

We will continue to update the list quarterly as we see what become the hot items. This week, students and staff loved mystery grab bags which contained several prizes.

JANUARY

23 - Basketball@Grier (students must have adult attend with them)

24 - School Spelling Bee

26 - Basketball@SMS

27 - PTO Social Tickets on sale 7:50-8:30 $5 cash

30 - Basketball@BCMS; PTO Social Tickets on sale 7:50-8:30 $5 cash

FEBRUARY

2 - Basketball@SMS

3 - PTO Social 3:30-5:00

3 - Choice Fair 5:00-8:00 Gastonia Conference Center

4 - Choice Fair 9:00-4:00 Gastonia Conference Center

6 - Basketball@SMS

9 - Interims go Home

9- Basetball@Holbrook

13- Basketball@SMS

16 - Basketball@Chavis

20 - No School for Students

21 - Basketball@Belmont

24 - Battle of Books Competition

27- Basketball@SMS

MARCH

2 - Basketball Playoffs

3 - Cheershow Case - LAST DAY TO APPLY FOR CHOICE HIGH SCHOOL

4 - Robo Gaston

7- Boys Basketball Championship

8 - Girls Basketball Championship

9 - Dismissal - Parent Conferences

10 - No School for Students

GCS acknowledges that parents may opt to allow students to bring cell phones/two way communication devices (including watches) on school property for the purpose of communication as long as they are not activated, used, displayed or visible during the instructional day (which is as soon as students enter the building). School employees are permitted to confiscate any device which is activated, used, displayed or visible once students go thru metal detection. Phones which require parent pick up must be picked up by parent or guardian.

Therefore, the expectation is that if parents allow students to bring phones to school that they remain in their bookbag, OFF and AWAY, from the time they arrive at school until they leave at the end of the day. Students with communicati9on devices on watches are not to use communication devices during the school day.

See Rule 18 in the GCS Code of Conduct for full policy.

Please reference this electronic handbook if you have any questions regarding general polices and procedures for school.