Smith's Knightly News
June 12, 2023
Smith Middle School
Mission: The purpose of Smith Middle School is to ensure learning for all members of our school community.
Vision: Smith will be a safe environment where diversity is embraced, and the needs of the whole child are met through innovation and collaboration. With the resources available, the Smith community will strive to provide an engaging, challenging academic experience, while promoting a balance between emotional, academic, and social needs, contributing to the success of all students.
Email: rbrinks@troy.k12.mi.us
Website: https://smith.troy.k12.mi.us/
Location: 5835 Donaldson Drive, Troy, MI, USA
Phone: (248) 823- 4700
8th Grade Promotion Volunteers Needed
Please consider helping the class of 2023 celebrate their completion of middle school. The PTO is in need of donations and volunteers to make this celebration a huge success. We are looking for 6th and 7th grade parents to volunteer to work at the party so the 8th grade parents can enjoy their day.
7th GRADERS - SIGN UP FOR NEXT YEAR'S DC TRIP!
PICTURES FROM THIS WEEK:
INTRAMURAL TRACK
Coach Casko and Coach Lerdahl want to congratulate our 6th grade Intramural Track participants for an awesome season. We had just over 50 participants for the season and 41 participated in the meet at Athens on June 6th. Intramural track is all about having fun and introducing students to the basics of track. Students got to try different field events and ran a variety of distances. We hope they had a great time and pursue running track next year and even become lifelong runners. Lastly, we wanted to do a special shoutout to Aiden Rozek who came to cheer on his team after an injury. And another special acknowledgement for Landon Williams, who was injured early on and came to all the practices and the meet. Landon showed what true sportsmanship is all about throughout the season.
This year’s team was positive, hardworking, and fun to be with. We wish you the best and be sure to run a bit over the summer! J
NATIONAL BEE NEWS
SMITH BANDS
Congratulations to Mr. Torres and our Smith Bands on a wonderful final concert of the year! The 6th grade band has made a ton of progress and is sounding great! The 7th and 8th grade bands got to have some fun incorporating a few props and unique instruments into the performance as well!
SMITH CHOIR
Mrs. Jain and the Smith Choirs put on an amazing concert this week. The growth demonstrated from the start of the year until now has been great to see and hear. Congrats on a great concert season!
SMITH ORCHESTRA
Congratulations to Mrs. Xydas and Mrs. Murphy on a wonderful final strings concert! The groups have all grown so much this year! Also, Mrs. Murphy announced that Smith's current 7th grade orchestra was chosen to perform next year at the State Music Conference in Grand Rapids! Great job everyone!
Chess Club Championship!
Congrats to everyone that participated in Chess Club this year! We had a great turnout and are looking forward to next year!
Field Day!
Students had a fun afternoon field day on Friday with a wide variety of activities including volleyball, soccer, kickball, pickleball, a movie, karaoke, board game competitions, kan jam, cornhole, and more! Thank you to all our staff for supervising the day!
Smith Theatre is Preparing for "Rapunzel with a Twist" on June 12
GRADUATION YARD SIGN PICK UP!
8TH GRADE PROMOTION
ATHENS 9th GRADE ORIENTATION
ATHENS FALL SPORTS
TROY HIGH FALL SPORTS TROYOUTS
Troy High Cross Country
Troy High Cross Country is a sport for anyone looking to work hard, have fun, and form a close group of friends that will last throughout high school. Conditioning practices will be held Monday through Friday at 8am starting June 19 at the Troy High athletic lot. New athletes must be able to run 2 miles by the first official practice on August 7. For more information, please see http://www.troyathletics.org or contact Coach Messina at troycoltsXC@gmail.com.
HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS
TROY HIGH SCHOOL SPIRIT WEAR
The Colt's Corner
ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL SPIRIT WEAR
Troy Athens School Store
IA EAST HIGH SCHOOL SPIRIT WEAR
IA East Spirit Wear Store
JUN 12
- Troy High Cross Country Informational Session at 8th Grade Lunches
- 7:00pm - Smith Theatre Production
JUN 14
- Locker Clean Out for All Students
- 8th Grade Promotion Rehearsal during 2nd and 3rd Hours
JUN 15
- 9:00am - 10:30am - 8th Grade Promotion
- 11:00am - 1:00pm - 8th Grade Celebration
LUNCH DELIVERY REMINDER
We have a great online spirit wear store with a number of new modern styles and items for purchase. You can either pick them up or utilize the option of having your orders delivered directly to your home for a small fee.
Click on the link below to check out the wide variety of styles and prints.
https://smithknights.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Below is a sample of the logo choices for most items...
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