May 5 - 9, 2014 Year 3: Volume 30 Remember to check Florence Middle School Website and Facebook Page. REMEMBER, STUDENTS, YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE! MAKE YOUR SECOND SEMESTER A GOOD ONE!! ***SnapChat, and any app that provides disappearing pictures, messages, or text, is prohibited on Florence City School- owned iPads. Downloading SnapChat, or any similar app, will be a violation of use and will incur disciplinary action. Students may continue to utilize iMessage and similar apps that offer exchange of text and pictures, but any app that is designed for disappearing text or pictures is prohibited.*** New Online Registration began March 31, 2014. Visit florencek12.org for information. If you have not already done so, please register your child for the 2014-2015 school year. This information is among the most important information that we collect each year. The information is used to determine teaching units and also for scheduling purposes. If the information is not in, we cannot complete a schedule for your child. If you have any issues, or trouble entering the information, please let us know, and we will do all we can to help. The link to infoSnap is on the main website florencek12.org Student Council is supporting Mrs. Rainey in raising money for muscular dystrophy. Thats right! She is going to jail for MDA, and we are helping post her bail. We will be collecting money during lunch. Congratulations to Mr. Crosslin, 8th grade accelerated science teacher, for being recognized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as having a profound influence on one of their outstanding students! Congratulations to Sara Holcombe!! She earned a Presidents Volunteer Service Award, granted by @PruSpirit, on behalf of the president. Florence Middle School is FOCUSED on attendance. For the month of April, we had an average attendance of 92.13%. The 7th grade averaged 25 absences per day, while the 8th grade averaged 29 absences per day. Please help us stress the importance of daily attendance. Thank you! Susan J. McGee FMS Attendance Clerk Emma Kate Griffin will be travelling to attend workshops at the Alabama State Thespian Festival. She was chosen from the middle school theatre class to attend the festival with the high school students. Please congratulate her! Please congratulate Ahbee Orton for winning the Lauderdale County a spelling Bee! The state spelling bee was held In March. She placed 8th in the state of Alabama! Congratulations, Ahbee!! This year 60 FMS, FFC, and FHS students took the National Latin Exam. The majority of our students scored at or above the national average and 27 won awards. Gold Medal Summa Cum Laude Awards: FMS students-Johnathan Ridgeway, Abby Wesson. FFC students- William Letson. FHS students- Nick Crenshaw, Brandon Kirk, Amaryst Parks, Kaytlin Smith. Silver Medal Maxima Cum Laude Awards: FMS students- Hannah Richey. FHS students- Leah Smith, James Ridgeway, Connor Jamison, Elena Tumminello, Thomas Solomon, Allison Rieff. Magna Cum Laude Awards: FMS students- Nikhil Boorgu, Grant Brown. FFC students- Christopher Nuckels. FHS students- Shelby Niedergeses, Silas Spearman, Sarah Mathews, Emily Blackburn, Charlie Boggus. Cum Laude Awards: FHS Students-Ruth Roberts, Anthony Garrison, Catherine Ferzoco, Austin Pallerino, Paola Lopez. Rob Banks, Classics Teacher, Florence High School Please congratulate these students for their artistic achievements. In todays edition of the Times Daily a special section of student designed ads is included. These ads are generated by the students for specific businesses. These businesses help sponsor the newspapers in education endeavor. Ben Jones was the advertisers choice from NUCOR Steel. Destinee Smith was the advertisers choice from Shoals Animal Hospital. Sheridan Wingerter was the advertisers choice for Natchez Trace Harley Davidson. Sheridan also won 2nd place in the 7-9 grade division for her ad. Claire Williams won third place in the 7-9 grade division for her ad for Shoals Animal Hospital CONGRATULATIONS to the new Freshman Cheer Squad for 2014-2015. Lexi Breazeale Maggie Clark MacKenzie Evert Brinley Elkins Darby Keith Laura Alice Hillhouse Bre’ Lipscomb Ila McCanless McKinley Morris Aleysia Pons Caroline Richey Sidney Southward Ann Simpson Trousdale Sydney White Lindsey Williams UPCOMING EVENTS Student Council will be collecting donations during lunch, starting May 7th, to help get Mrs. Rainey out of Jail. Please help us support her in raising money for MDA. Awards Day will Friday, May 16. Florence Parks & Recreation Acoustic Music Night – Royal Avenue Recreation Center, 420 N. Royal Ave. Singers, Songwriters, Musicians and Acoustic Bands come show your talents! Grades 7-12, $5/person. Contact Scott Dorroh to book your spot. 256-760-6425 or email Scott at [email protected]. Performers need to be at the venue at 6:30pm. Last event date is May 23. CLASSROOM NEWS Tutoring after school takes place Monday-Thursday, room 211, from 3:15-4:15. Students need to be prompt in arriving before 3:15, and parents need to be prompt in picking up their children at 4:15. Congratulations Mrs. Christy and Florence Middle School for receiving the NAESP Sharing the Dream Grant in the amount of $5000.00!!! Mrs. Holliss English Language Arts classes – A/R tests for the 4th Nine Weeks were scheduled to be due on May 7, but I have extended the deadline to May 14. I am giving students an EXTRA week to READ and to get those A/R tests completed. STUDENTS should COMPLETE their daily starters EVERY day. Starters will be due on May 20. Students should have completed 41 starters by May 20. PLEASE remind your child to finish their starters EVERY day. 8th Grade Accelerated English: The assessment about Joan Bauers Hope Was Here will preliminarily begin on Monday, May 5. Ms. M. White’s classes - The AR deadline for the 4th nine weeks is 8th period, Monday, May 19. Students are responsible for one (1) book. Be sure to follow requirements discussed in class. Mrs. B. White’s Classes- The last day to take an AR test for Mrs. B. Whites class is May 16th. Mrs. Bragwells Science classes - You need to return your signed homework policy sheet if you have not yet. This is a homework grade. Mrs. Bragwell will mail home copies to be signed and returned. If you have a zero in INOW for this grade, you have not returned this sheet. 8th Grade Science - Science teachers would appreciate donations of glue sticks for the classroom. The FMS Science and Math departments are doing a joint fundraiser for Science Olympiad and Math Team. We are selling Florence Falcons stylus pens for $2 each. Please contact Melissa Waddell ([email protected]) or Melanie Harris ([email protected]) to purchase the pens. Mrs. Reaves Art classes - The annual juried exhibit of art work by 7 through 12th graders was judged. FMS was represented well. We entered 26 artworks and two were awarded Honorable Mention. The two artists are Alex Calvo and Chasady Vandiver. We also had a seventh grader, John Morton, enter artwork on his own and he was awarded Best of Show! The exhibit was open to the public March through mid-April at the Kennedy-Douglas Center. We had several students with artwork accepted into this exhibit: Alex Calvo, Sydney Petree, Claire Williams, Maggie Huang, John Morton, Garrett Dickinson, Haley Grissett, Kywn Garrett, Makaila Swinney, Mary Elizabeth Lane, Morgan Freebeck, Elizabeth Infanger, Stephen Money, Kortnee Nichols, Glenn Rogers, Karly Grace Holt, Abby Nipper, Alex Moses, Eve Pennington, Day Robertson. All of these students had artwork on display. Below are just three examples of the 386 artworks included in the exhibit. LABELS FOR EDUCATION - Labels for Education are being collected to add to the art room supplies. Please collect and bring to the Middle School office. The website for Labels for Education has a complete listing of participating products. BAND NEWS Please feel free to contact me with questions at [email protected] UNA Honor Band – The following students were selected for the UNA Honor Band (April 24-26): Sydney Grissett, Rebecca Branham, Emma Phillips, Katherine Pitts, Donovan Elsey, Nathan Grissett and Grayson Johns. A BIG congrats to these students! If you applied this year and were not accepted, please apply again next year! They only take around 150 middle school students each year out of the 400+ that apply. SPRING CONCERT – Our Spring HMS/FMS Band Concert will be held at HIBBETT Middle School on Tuesday, May 20th at 7pm (Big Gym). The FHS auditorium will be under renovations at the time of our concert, so the HMS administration has kindly allowed us to schedule our concert in their gym. We will operate just as we did for the Christmas Concert. All FMS students should arrive no later than 6:30pm, and will be seated in a marked section of the bleachers. Additional information was sent home with students on Tuesday, April 15th and also posted on Edmodo. The FMS Concert/Beginner Band, Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, Percussion Ensemble and Chamber Ensembles will be performing, AS WELL AS the HMS Beginner Band! This is a PIRATE-themed concert which will be fun for everyone! SPORTS NEWS FMS Football- 7th & 8th gr. – season over JV – season over Freshman Center – season over Varsity Football – season over The FMS Falcon & Lady Falcons basketball teams – Boys & girls basketball will be conducting tryouts on May 20th and 21st in Coffee Gym and Sanderson Gym, for upcoming 9th grade and above players. May 22nd & 23rd, in Coffee Gym and Sanderson Gym, will be for for upcoming 7th and upcoming 8th graders. Times will be determined by next week and will appear in the next newsletter. The times will also be announced over the intercom. 9th/JV/V – season over FMS Volleyball – Florence Falcon Volleyball Tryout Dates: All tryouts will take place at Coffee Gym. Tuesday, May 6 3:15-4:45: Incoming 7th graders initial look and cut. Wednesday, May 7 3:15-4:45: Incoming 7th graders call back and final cut. Incoming 8th graders initial look and cut. Thursday, May 8 3:15-4:45: Incoming 8th graders call back and final cut. Incoming 9th and 10th graders initial look and cut. Friday, May 9 3:15-4:45: Incoming 9th and 10th graders call back and final cut. Incoming 11th and 12th graders initial look and cut. All softball players still in playoffs, or not allowed to try out during the season, will be evaluated on an individual basis. Teams will be posted Monday, May 12 JV Volleyball – season over Wrestling Team – Softball - V, JV - LAUDERDALE COUNTY SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Softball Results from Thursday, April 24, to Saturday, April 26- I would like to start out by saying Thank You to all the teachers who were involved in Teacher Appreciation Night! I saw many smiles on players’ faces. I want to say thank you for those of you who stayed to watch the game. You cannot realize the importance of this night for the players. This event means so much to them. I personally want to thank each one of you who was asked to be a part of this event. Since we have started Teacher Appreciation Night, this is the first year where we did not have a teacher back out or not show up to the event. Thank You!!!!! Thursday night’s game, April 24, turned out to be an interesting game. Florence was in a battle with Russellville. Florence won 4-0, behind a solid defense, plus Ellison Barretts pitching performance (7 innings, 1 hit, 16 strike outs and 1 walk). The offense was led by Ellison Barrett and Aly Clemons, 2 hits each. Ellison and Hannah Shollenberger each had 2 RBIs. Friday and Saturday, April 25th and 26th, Florence played in the Hoover tournament. Fridays opening game was against Oak Mtn. Florence won 2-1. Madison Kasmeier pitched a gem, going 5 2/3 innings, giving up 2 hits. Ellison Barrett entered the game with 2 outs and recorded a strike out to end the game. Oak Mtn. had the tying run on second base. Davis Watkins, Lakien Dillard, Madison Olive, Aly Clemons each had a hit for Florence. The second game of the night, Florence played Pinson Valley. This game was closer than the first game, with Florence winning by the score of 1-0. Ellison pitched 5 innings, and had 4 hits, 6 strikeouts and 0 walks. The offense was led by Ellison Barrett with 2 hits. Davis Watkins, Lakien Dillard, Hannah Shollenberger, Alex Jones and Blakely Turner each had a hit. The game was won in the last inning on a 2-out base hit to left field by Hannah Shollenberger to score Ellison Barrett. Saturday morning, Florence played Auburn and defeated them by the score of 6-0. Ellison Barrett pitched 4 innings, with 1 hit, 6 strikeouts. Lakien Dillard and Alex Jones had 2 hits. Ellison Barrett, Madison Kasmeier, Hannah Shollenberger, Madison Olive and Blakely Turner each had a hit. Elimination tournament started around 11:30 Saturday morning, with a matchup against Thompson. Florence lost by the score of 2-0. Thompsons pitcher kept the Lady Falcons in check all game. We managed just one hit, and that was by Hannah Shollenberger. In the 7th inning, Ellison Barrett took the loss, pitching 7 innings, with 5 hits, 5 strike outs and 2 walks. Our record for the season was 37-12. The second season started Thursday, May 1, at Austin High School with the Area Tournament. Florence opened the double elimination tournament against James Clemens. The tournament concluded Friday evening. Finishing in the top 2 positions will qualify the team for Super Regionals, which will be next weekend in Huntsville. I want to say Thank You! to everyone in the school system that has supported the team throughout the year. Thanks Coach Shollenberger MS – season over FMS Baseball – season over FMS Tennis team - Varsity Swim Team is comprised of 7th thru 12th grade students. Cross Country – season over Track - FMS Girls Soccer – FMS Boys Soccer – CLUBS NEWS Spanish Club activities - May 9th - after school field trip to see Huntsville Stars play, $13.00. We will leave at 4:00 and return around 10:30. (Still need chaperones. If interested, email Mrs. Herron at [email protected]) Junior United Nations Assembly (JUNA) – National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) – The National Junior Honor Society held its induction ceremony on Tuesday, April 22. Officers Trevor Simpson, Madison Russell, Sydney White, Grant Brown, Jacob Gentle and Evan Taylor did an outstanding job! Newly Inducted members are: 7th Graders Adith Reddy Bondugula Adison Taylor Burns Charles Baxter Champagne Kyndall May Crosslin Joseph Landon Dawson Skyler Nicole Eckl Selah Scott Fields Maggie Huang Elizabeth Jane Infanger Michael Andrew Kassels Erin Ruth Key Charlotte Olivia Koonce Katelyn Rahla Lovelace Cameron James McCance Justin Ray Melvin Gabriella Ligongbi Orton Chamblee Jacqueline Ozbirn Charnell Lewis Reynolds Hannah Patton Syed 8th Grade Alexis Hall Breazeale Mary Elizabeth Dixon Caitlyn Brooke Dunn Caleb Parker Green Maggie Caroline Hooie Blake Ashley Jackson Samantha Lynn Lee Olivia Nell Puryear Congratulations to ALL! We now have a total of 206 MEMBERS! Special thanks to Mrs. Poole for allowing us to use the library for our reception, and to Mrs. Powell for providing the music! **Special thanks to all the members and parents for providing refreshments for the reception, and Teacher Appreciation Day, and to the following moms who organized our reception: Kim Brown, Mary McDuffa, Brandi Allen, Holly Biddy, and Lorelle Branham. Thanks to all! Evon Farris Science Olympiad – Math Team and Science Olympiad End of the Year Party will be Thursday, May 8 from 3:30 - 5. The cost is $10. Please see Mrs. Barnett, Ms. Harris or Ms. Jones to get your permission slip and information. Money and form is due Tuesday, May 6. MathCounts - Math Team and Science Olympiad End of the Year Party will be Thursday, May 8 from 3:30 - 5. The cost is $10. Please see Mrs. Barnett, Ms. Harris or Ms. Jones to get your permission slip and information. Money and form is due Tuesday, May 6. Student Council is sponsoring a book drive. We are going to start a book exchange, and we would LOVE for you all to help us get this started. Our plans are that students and families will donate required books to the media center. Then, students will be allowed to take a book that they need, free of charge, and return it to the shelf after they are finished with the reading. We hope that you LOVE reading and will LOVE bringing in books to help support this project. FBLA - Our FBLA student organization is new to FMS. Last year was our first year, with 7 members. This year, it has grown to 21 members, and our first group ever went to state competition. Please congratulate the first ever WINNERS for FBLA Middle Level for Florence Middle School at a state competition! These two girls won after competing with students in the entire state in the Career Exploration test! This event focused on career plans and goals, job applications, cover letters, resumes, interviews and other employment skills. These girls were the top two in the state!!!! Rachel Armstrong, Allison Carter Thanks to Mr. Morgan for proctoring the test for me! I’m so proud of all the girls who attended! The FMS Robotics Team – TSA – The Technology Student Association students attended the state conference at the University of Alabama in April. It was a fabulous trip, filled with memories that will last a life time!!! Im so proud of our students, respectful, classy, well-behaved competitors. This was a great group! And lots of fun! Results from the STATE competitions involving our students are as follows: Creed Prepared Speech 1st place - Jourdain Johnson 3rd place - Mollie Murphy 3rd place - Alycia Hawkins 6th place - Julia Reidel Digital Photography Safety Illustration 5th place - Khloe Hendrix 6th place - Brinley Elkins 8th place - Maggie Hooie 10th place - Lindsey Williams Essays in Technology State T- Shirt 3rd place - Valerie Chobot 1st place - Caroline Richey 4th place - Laura Alice Hillhouse Promotional Design 7th place - Darby Keith 4th place - Madison Russell 5th place - Morgan Freebeck VEX Robotics 6th place - Adith Bondugula, Joey Egee, Andrew Walker, Vinny Cho, Ben Jones More important than the medals won, is the fact that I headed back to Florence with the assurance that this bus load of students will be successful in whatever they choose to do in life. I couldnt be more proud. Please help me in congratulating these students. T S A Family and Consumer Science (FCCLA) - Math Team - The FMS math team meets on Thursdays from 3:05 until 4 pm. 7th grade meets in Ms. Harris room 215, and 8th grade meets in Mrs. Barnetts room 212. The end of year party, with Math Team and Science Olympiad, is on Thursday, May 8 from 3:30 - 5 at Diebert Park. Please help me congratulate the 7th grade math team (Kyndall Crosslin, Maggie Huang, Erin Cody, Alycia Hawkins, Cameron McCance, and Rebecca Branham - picture below) for placing 5th at the Grissom Math tournament. Special congratulations to Maggie Huang for scoring perfect on the Pre-Algebra math test and receiving 2nd place as an individual. This year’s school-wide Geography Bee Winner is Adith Bondugula of the 7th grade. For those who know him, please congratulate him on a job well done. Yearbook 2014 – is being printed! PTO – Come to the PTO meetings, join ($20) and be an informed parent. Officers: President-Cynthia Southward; Vice President- Debbie Williams; Secretary-Sandy Holcombe; Treasurer-Rhonda Blackburn Chorus – The FMS chorus is preparing for the end of year Spring Concert!! We are having a great time, but working very hard. The concert is scheduled for May 15 @ 6:30 p.m. in the FMS auditorium. The week prior to the concert there will be some necessary after-school rehearsals, but those have not been set at this time. The talent show will be May 16 @ 1:45 in the FMS auditorium. Any student wishing to be a part of the talent show needs to get a form from the office or the chorus room, and submit it to Mrs. Powell no later than April 29. The audition day is May 1, beginning @ 3:15. Scholars Bowl Team – In April, members of the Florence Middle School Scholars Bowl Team competed in the 2014 District Tri-County Scholars Bowl Competition at Northwest Shoals Community College, Phil Campbell, Alabama. These students, Nikhil Boorgu, Grant Brown, Allison Carter, Emma Kate Griffin, Haley Grissett, and Samuel James, advanced to the finals, after competing against other middle school scholars bowl teams. Of the eleven teams participating, the Florence Middle School Scholars Bowl Team was the SECOND PLACE WINNER OF THE TRI-COUNTY SCHOLARS BOWL TOURNAMENT. In this tournament, recognition is given to the outstanding teams and outstanding individuals. Nikhil Boorgu, an eighth grader, ranked over sixty-three middle school students. Please congratulate Nikhil for being the third highest individual scorer on the TRI-COUNTY SCHOLARS BOWL ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM. The 2013-2014 Florence Middle School Scholars Bowl Team has performed outstandingly this entire season.
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