SMS Students of the Month for February were recognized by their teachers for their outstanding effort and behavior in the classroom. They are:
Eighth grade: Luke Ingram and Abby Spaulding
Seventh grade: Maddox Sparkman and Grace Hammond
Sixth grade: Kailyn Casey-Strong and Callie Robbins
Congratulations to everyone!
Join us for Night of the Arts on Monday, March 4, in the ROC (new gym) at SMS from 6-8 p.m.
As a precaution, if tornado warnings are issued this evening, all three safe rooms on the Salem Community Schools campus will be open for those who need a place to take shelter.
Mrs. Snelling's science classes took advantage of the nice weather and worked outside in the sun today! Come on spring!
Salem Middle School history students in Derik Early's classes competed at the regional National History Day event at Franklin College over the weekend.
The following students advanced out of the regional to the state competition:
Luke Ingram and Jaden Doyle; Maddox Sparkman, Cole Cissna, and Nolan Chastain; Grace Hammond, Allie Akers, and Kinsley Hollowell and Jace Canada. Congratulations to these students and Mr. Early!
Attention 8th grade parents!
Mrs. Dowling’s 7th grade art class finished their Wayne Thiebaud dessert art unit. Clara Zinser won the milkshake design contest and they celebrated with some ice cream from Cheddar Depot.
More animal/plant cell projects from Mrs. Snelling's science classes!
STEAM lab students Abby Spaulding and Grace Hammond made a photo booth for the upcoming Valentines Bash sponsored by the SMS National Junior Honor Society. The girls created and printed the props using the 3D printer in the lab.
SMS Student Council is hosting a Valentine's Day Dance Feb. 17 from 5-7 p.m.
Tickets are $3 and the dress code is semi formal. See flyer for more information!
The SMS Students of the Month are:
6th grade: Kason Blankenbaker and Clark Zinser
7th grade: Hadley Keith and Zander Root
8th grade: Max Hall and Valerie Bravo
Congratulations to everyone! We are proud of you!
Students in Mrs. Snelling's Honors Science class have been creating food items that replicate plant or animal cells. It has a been a fun, hands-on project to start the new semester.
Students in Mr. Nichols' 7th grade science classes visited the STEAM lab this week to research rocks, minerals and soils. While in the lab, they used the VR headsets to learn about the earth’s magnetic field and see the northern lights. Students also designed books to showcase how we use rocks, minerals and soils everyday.
The 5th/6th grade boys basketball game vs.Paoli will be played at Salem High School
in the Randy Johnson Fieldhouse at 6 p.m. tonight.
8th grade honors science students have been working on animal/plant cell projects, which are due Friday. Mrs. Snelling said this group was done today with a very cool looking and yummy animal cell project.
The dentist is coming to our school! The School Smiles on-site dental program provides on-site dental care at our school for ALL students that signup to participate. The dental team will set up inside our school and they accept Medicaid, private insurance, offer self-pay rates and grants through their foundation.
We do accept the following insurance plans so that anyone and everyone that wants to signup can and can be seen:
Medicaid: if they have Medicaid it is covered at 100%, the patient is never billed
Private Insurance: we accept these plans just like any private practice and legally have to try to collect if their plan has a copay or deductible—we are up front when they signup if they have any amounts that could apply and if they tell us they can’t afford it or doesn’t end up paying then we write off that balance and will still see the patient.
Self-Pay option: we include the discounted rate of only $49 and includes their cleaning, x-rays, prophy, fluoride and sealants. It is the parent’s choice to choose this option and we leave it available because we do have some families that prefer to pay vs having the grant option.
Grant Foundation: If the family does not have dental insurance and they check this box then their visit is covered at 100% by our program and they are never billed for any services. If they don’t have insurance, we do need them to check either the self-pay box or the grant box so that we know how to proceed as we can’t choose for them.
Sixth grade social studies students in Autumn Hall's classes decided to have a challenge with overall GPAs. Hall presented Olivia Hill with the most improved GPA award and Ethan Cooke and Roxanne Reynolds tied for the highest GPA in sixth grade. Congratulations to these students!
Students in Mrs. Consley's 8th grade math class worked on an activity she learned in the STEAM Professional Development meeting earlier this school year. The students had to work together to find numbers in under two minutes.
Winners of the Kemps Tournament held in the library were: Corbin Ponder and Kason Blankenbaker. Runners Up: Kayden Ledford and Aiden Lindsey.
Salem Middle School would like to recognize the December Students of the Month. Sixth grade: Roxanne Reynolds and Brooklyn Jones. Seventh grade: Gracey Snyder and Grayson Brough. Eighth grade: Amelia Tedrow and Kylynn Marlman. Congratulations!
