Happy Mother's Day! We are so thankful for all of the moms that are a part of our Jag Community and we hope that you feel especially loved and celebrated today.
We are in the final stretch of the school year and we want to ensure that the next couple of weeks go smoothly for everyone. Please work with your students to make sure they have completed assignments, turned in missing work, and checked for fines. We will begin our end of semester schedule on Monday, May 22nd and students will not be allowed to bring backpacks to school on early release days, May 24th and 25th.
We had a lot to celebrate last week as we wrapped up our 2022-23 athletic seasons with our final soccer games, celebrated students at the Kickstart Belt Ceremony, and hosted our 1st ever SMS Football Combine. Thank you to all of our coaches and athletes that helped make it happen. I am honored to attend the FAB Award Ceremony this Wednesday as we recognize Luke Chapman (8th Grade), Coach Martinez, and Coach Andrews, for their incredible dedication throughout the year.
I also want to say THANK YOU to everyone that helped us celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week. A huge thank you to Texan Smile & Family Cosmetic Dentistry for bringing us Travelin' Tom's Coffee Truck. Thank you to our amazing PTO and all of the parent volunteers for hosting our Walking Taco & Pizza Luncheons. Thank you to Cinnaholic (Telfair) for donating 100 cinnamon rolls to be enjoyed by our staff. And thank you to Brazos Valley Schools Credit Union for the sandwiches and snacks.
We are looking forward to seeing many of our Jag Parents on campus this week for our grade-level award ceremonies and field days. Have a great week Jags!
Sincerely,
Cholly Oglesby
Principal
Meta Engineer for the Week
Three Sartartia Middle School Computer Science students won Meta’s (Facebook) Engineer for the Week challenge. Meta's Engineer for the Week program introduces learners to the power of STEM and provides a pathway for them to make an impact in their communities.
Leila Youssef, Riho Kobayashi and Rebecca George designed "The Portable Classroom" to make education more accessible to children in difficult situations. It includes text-to-speech, solar power, interactive puzzles and translation to multiple languages through Google APIs. Their product was selected out of hundreds of submissions and they received $1,000 to donate to a local non-profit organization of their choice, Attack Poverty.
Surf's Up
Congratulations to the 6th grader, Danielle Lukin, who competed in the TGSA State Championships in Port Aransas and South Padre Island over the last couple weekends. She placed 2nd in her age division and 4th place in the age group above her age division. We are proud of her surfing accomplishments!
In the Joy of Others
Jag Swag
Jersey Design Contest
The Sugar Land Space Cowboys, Triple-A Affiliate of the Houston Astros, are calling student artists to design the jersey our team will wear during our August 19th Art Appreciation game. The 2023 Space Cowboys Fan Art Jersey Design Contest gives local students the chance to have their design worn by the Space Cowboys. The contest is open to local middle and high school students and runs now through May 19th. Please see attachments for contest information.
Sartartia Middle School
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