Manitou Springs Middle School
September 23rd, 2022
Dates for your Calendar
September 26th: Volleyball @ Thomas MacLaren
September 27th: Football @ Monument Academy
September 28th: Volleyball Playoffs, location TBD
September 28th: Late Start Wednesday, 10:05 school start
September 30th: Cross Country @ Monument Academy (Fox Run)
September 30th: Volleyball Championship, location TBD
September 30th: Homecoming Parade @ 1:30 (Manitou Avenue)
October 1st: Football Championship, Location TBD
October 3rd: Boys Basketball Starts
October 4th: Boys Golf Championship
October 5th: Cross Country @ Colorado Springs School
October 17th: Boys basketball vs. Thomas MacLaren
October 19th: Boys basketball vs. Banning Lewis
October 24th: Boys basketball @ Monument Academy
October 26th: Boys basketball @ Rocky Mountain Classical Academy
*Boys Golf every Tuesday/Thursday @ Patty Jewett
Student of the Week
In the School
Pinwheels for Peace:
On Wednesday, middle school students walked to MSES for a collaborative Pinwheels for Peace event in honor of the International Day of Peace.
Homecoming
Boys Basketball Tryouts
Yearbooks
Health Office
Parents/Guardians,
Since school has started, we have had multiple variations of pills being turned into the
health tech office at the middle school. This is a reminder to please not send your students to
school with medication of any kind, even over the counter. If your student needs medication, a
form can be filled out by you and your student’s healthcare provider and turned into the front
office, along with the medication in the original box with the student’s name on it. If you would
like this form, or have any questions, please email solson@mssd14.org. Thank you for your
understanding.
Mustang Way Trail Build
MSES Maniboo Halloween Carnival
Maniboo is a Halloween carnival that MSES does each year to promote community and fun. This fundraiser has traditionally brought together students from MSHS and MSMS to help support our littlest learners. This year the event will take place at MSES on October 28th from 4:30-7pm.
Elementary students come dressed in their Halloween attire and participate in carnival-like games.Games include activities like: fishing, ring toss, cake walk, fortune telling and face painting. We are open to new ideas too!
We are looking for 20-30 student volunteers to help us on October 28th in two hour increments from 4-6pm and 6-8pm.
Email Ms. Masone or Ms. Luggie for more information:
Band and Orchestra Concerts
Employment Opportunities
Community
Tech Tips
Sora:
Logging In:
- Download the Sora app from the app catalog on your iPad or visit soraapp.com on your computer.
- If it's your first time logging in, click "my school isn't listed" at the bottom of the screen
- Search for "Manitou Springs" and click "this is my school" under Colorado BOCES Association
- Select Manitou Springs School District 14 from the drop-down menu
- Sign in using your usual username and password (user: first name, middle initial, last initial/password: first name, last 4 digits of student ID)
Navigating Sora:
- After logging in, click the 3 bars in the top corner of the screen to open the menu.
- Under libraries, you should see "Colorado BOCES Association" as well as "Pikes Peak Library District"
- If you do not see Pikes Peak Library District, click "add library" --> Search for Pikes Peak Library District --> Select "this is my library"
- Using the menu, you can switch back and forth between Colorado BOCES' collection and Pikes Peak Library District's collection
Checking out a Book:
- To check out a book, you can either search for a specific book using the search bar, or you can explore the preorganized subjects.
- Once you find a book you want, click on the book, and select "borrow"
- You can now start reading the book, and it will be checked out to you for 2 weeks.
- If you see "place hold" instead of "borrow", that means somebody already has that book checked out. You can either place a hold and wait for it to be back in stock, or you can switch libraries in the menu to see if it is available in the other collection.
If you have any technology questions, please contact our Media Tech, Kolt Woofter (kwoofter@mssd14.org).