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February 4, 2023

Parent Teacher Conferences

Parent Teacher Conferences this week:



  • Wednesday, February 8
  • Thursday, February 9
  • 4-7p.m.



All parents are welcome to attend. Teams and teachers have reached out to priority parents and extended invitations, but all parents and students are welcome to come. Teams will be located in their pods and Voyager teachers will be in the main cafeteria. Please enter through the main doors of the building.


We look forward to seeing you this week.

Parking Lot

Car Riders: we are stressing the importance of following our traffic patterns for arrival and dismissal. Cars are not allowed to line up in front of the building and park/drive between cars in the employee parking lot.


Doors open at 7:35 for car riders, 7:40 for bus riders. Please be sure to line up around the building and allow for traffic to flow safely and appropriately.


Staff are only permitted on the left side of the parking lot. Cars stay to the right when entering our parking lot.


We expect our adult drivers to follow these rules and support our system. Please allow yourself time to follow this process each morning and afternoon. If we work together, traffic will run safely and smoothly and all will enter and exit in a timely fashion.


Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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Satalite Student

Congratulations to Heidi Storm – PLTW – Automation & Robotics Polaris Satellite Student of the 2nd Quarter!

PROGRESS CHALLENGE TEAMS of the WEEK

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Shout Outs of the Week

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Dates to Remember

February 8 and 9

Parent Teacher Conferences: SMS 4-7


Friday, February 17
NO SCHOOL
Staff Professional Development Day
Asynchronous Learning for Preschool and Half Day Kindergarten Students

Monday, February 20
NO SCHOOL (President’s Day)

Important High School Scheduling Information for Current 8th Graders

Over the next few weeks, 8th grade students will be starting their high school journey by selecting the courses they plan to take in 9th grade. Parents and students should read THIS LETTER which includes important information about the scheduling process. Below is also list of important dates for students and parents to be aware of:


February 9, 6:00-7:00pm: SHS Presentation for Parents (SHS Auditorium)

February 13-22: SHS Scheduling Window

PTA NEWS

Save the Date and Support SMS PTA

Save the Date and Support SMS PTA

Wednesday February 15th from 10:30 AM to 9 PM will be SMS PTA day at BIPOB in Strongsville. We will receive 20% back on all orders. If you order online, please use code BIBIFUNDRAISER so that your order will count toward our totals!

SMS Rocks Mardi Gras - Fri. Feb 24th 7-9:30 pm

This Feb 24th, SMS Rocks celebrates all things good with a Mardi Gras Masquerade Color Party!

Show your grade spirit with a friendly event attendance competition for a reward!!

PRIZE FOR HIGHEST ATTENDING GRADE

6th = Wear Purple
7th = Wear Gold/Yellow
8th = Wear Green

- Look forward to transporting to New Orleans with festive decor, snacks ($1), eye masks for sale ($1 or $2), games & henna hand art (free) + rockin’ tunes and prizes.


** Your Support MATTERS!!! **

All proceeds go to Council PTA’s SHS Scholarships and SCS Grants


TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW!!

  • $12 Online (until Noon on 2/24)
  • $12 @ SMS Lunch Sales (1/31, 2/1, 2/15, 2/16, 2/21)
  • $13 @ Door on Event Night



Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/SMSrocksMardiGras2023

Volunteers: https://tinyurl.com/MardiGrasVolunteersROCK

Athletics

GOOD LUCK

Best of luck to our athletes this week as they enter the tournament! Students and parents come out and see our students play and win!

SMS Athletic Newsletter

HERE is this week's SMS Athletics Newsletter. Have a Great Week!

SHS Cheer Tryouts

SHS Cheer Tryouts for the 23-24 season will be March 27-March 31st. If you are interested in trying out please scan the QR code to register for tryouts. There will be a mandatory parent/cheerleader meeting on March 6th at 6pm in the auditorium.

SMS Track and Field

2023 7th & 8th Grade

Strongsville Middle School


HERE is the link to get you started into Final Forms which is the system we use to fill out forms, physicals, emergency info, etc. HERE is a link to the OHSAA physical form.


HERE is a quick checklist for more communication!

Strongsville Youth Lacrosse

Strongsville Youth Lacrosse - Registration for Spring Season NOW OPEN!
Come be a part of America’s fastest growing sport. Strongsville Youth Lacrosse has been growing since 2008 and registration for the 2023 spring season is now open for boys and girls in 2nd-8th grades! Indoor practices begin mid-February and the outdoor season runs from late March through May. All experience levels welcome. Specific registration information can be found at https://www.strongsvillelacrosse.com/.

Girls Youth Strongsville Golf Camp

Join Strongsville High School Golf Team coaches and varsity golf players at the Girls Youth Strongsville Golf Camp! The camp is open to girls in 4th - 8th grades and focuses on developing the proper techniques in the golf swing, as well as improving skills for the short game and putting. The camp fee is $100 and will be held once a week in April and May from 6pm - 7pm at Valleaire Golf Club (6969 Boston Rd. / Hinckley). The Girls Youth Strongsville Golf Camp is open to golfers at any skill level. Click HERE for additional information and click HERE to register.
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SCS Anonymous Reporting System

Parents/students have access to our anonymous reporting system. CLICK HERE to access. The more information shared when reporting, the better chance we have to investigate and support.

Follow SMS on Instagram @ STRONGSVILLEMIDDLESCHOOL or @TheSMSMustangs on Twitter!

Strongsville Middle School

Administration:

Mrs. Boytim: jboytim@scsmustangs.org

Mrs. Peters/Mr. Howell: jpeters@scsmustangs.org, chowell@scsmustangs.org

Mr. Szczepanski: bszczepanski@scsmustangs.org


Counselors:

Mrs. Pietrocini (6): spietrocini@scsmustangs.org

Mrs. Marozsan (Staats) (7): astaats@scsmustangs.org

Mrs. Gerber (8): kgerber@scsmustangs.org