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May 2015 Locust Grove Middle School Newsletter

May 2015

Locust Grove Middle School Newsletter

Locust Grove Middle School

Tony Townsend Principal

Kevin Van Tone Assistant Principal

Dr. Robin Collins Administrative Dean - Discipline

Ingrid Zabala Administrative Dean - MTSS

Locust Grove Middle School 3315 South Ola Rd. Locust Grove, GA 30248

Phone: 770-957-6055

Fax: 770-957-7160

Home of the

Wild Cats

A Note From Our Principal...

Dear Eighth Grade Parents and Students,

It is incredible that we are already in a place that we must say fare-well. I have been so honored and proud to serve you the last three years as principal of Locust Grove Middle School. This eighth grade class has made an incredible impact on me and the community of Locust Grove.

In their three years, this class has been champions or county runner-ups in almost a dozen different sports, they have sent several winning sub-missions to the region Literacy Day competition, solar car back-to-back championships, History Day National Qualifiers, Spelling Bee Champi-on, a presentation to local school and government officials to change the traffic flow of downtown Locust Grove, donating thousands of dollars to local charities and Relay for Life campaigns, science fair winners, mul-tiple No Place For Hate qualifications, band and chorus superior rat-ings, and two terrific full stage productions of Aladdin and The Little Mermaid.

The awards and honors mentioned above are the tangible results of many hours of hard work and dedication. The more intangible items are where the real impact happens, however. The hearts, the minds, the work ethic, the love, the support, the peer help, the leadership, the com-passion, the innovation, and the relationship with the community around them is not only a direct reflection of terrific parenting, but as-pects that make Locust Grove Middle School the best middle school imag-inable. This class will be sorely missed.

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A Note From Our Principal, continued...

Thank you so much for three amazing years. Now that you have made such a positive impact on this school, I am extremely excited to see the national and world-wide impact that you have as you move through life. Congratulations on your transition to high school and good luck in all you do.

Thank you again, Mr. Townsend

Final exams will be on the following days: Tuesday, May 26th Wednesday, May 27th Thursday, May 28th Friday (make-up exams only) The math final will take three days to give, and no team will give more than 2 exams a day.

The schedule for the last week of school is:

6th 7th 8th

9:00 10:00 Period 1 9:00 10:00 Connections 9:00 10:00 Period 1

10:00 11:00 Period 2 10:05 11:05 Connections 10:00 11:00 Period 2

11:00 12:00 Period 3 11:10 12:10 Period 1 11:05 11:50 Lunch

12:00 12:45 Lunch 12:10 1:10 Period 2 11:55 12:55 Connections

12:50 1:55 Period 4 1:15 2:00 Lunch 1:00 2:00 Connections

2:00 2:45 Connections 2:00 3:00 Period 3 2:00 3:00 Period 3

2:50 4:00 Connections 3:00 4:00 Period 4 3:00 4:00 Period 4

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National History Day Honors

After many months of research, hard work, and careful planning, three of our own are headed to Washington D.C. for the National History Day competition. Sean Prisk, Alex Szymanski, and Jasmine Hughley made it past the school, region, and now state levels with their National History Day projects, placing first at each level. Jasmine advanced for her depiction of Conndoleeza Rice’s life in her one man drama, and Alex and Sean took first place for their impressive website detailing the horrors of the disease pellagra and how Dr. Goldberger found its cure. The three will be traveling to Washington D.C. for the National competition in June. Laura Szymanski, their teacher, has worked with them through the entire journey and will be accompanying them to the national competition.

YEARBOOKS!!!

Its not too late to order your yearbook! They can be purchased at the school from Coach Malcom for $55 while supplies last!

CLASS OF 2019 ~ 8TH GRADE ACTIVITIES

May 15th Picnic in the Grove (11:40 a.m. – 1:50 p.m.)

A catered picnic lunch will be served for the 8th grade students. Students will wear their

exclusive Class of 2019 t-shirts. Students are encouraged to bring a picnic blanket and

sunscreen.

May 21st Ice Cream Social/Q & A Session (2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.)

The Ice Cream Social is for 8th grade students only. There will be a brief question and

answer session with LGHS administrators, counselors, and student council.

May 28th Wildcat Honors Night (6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.)

LGMS will honor outstanding 8th grade students for their achievements throughout the

year. This is an invitation only event. Parents and family are invited.

May 29th Farewell Ceremony (10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)

LGMS will hold its 6th Annual Wildcat Pride Walk Ceremony. This will be a formal event. All 8th grade males must wear a white, button down shirt with a collar, black slacks, and dress shoes. The school will provide a Royal Blue necktie. All 8th grade females should wear a white dress or skirt/pant suit with dress shoes. There will be guest speakers and many of the 8th graders will be on the program. The whole family is invited to attend. At the end of the ceremony, eighth graders will walk the halls of LGMS for the last time. Parents are encouraged to bring signs and banners for the child’s final walk.

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What’s happening in our classrooms?

A group of students went to Home Depot Distribution Center on Greenwood Industrial Parkway. This center mainly imports and exports goods to our local Home Depot stores in the surrounding areas. The students were able to witness all the fast-paced environment has to offer, including:

Learning events to managers and associates including classroom training, e-learning and others

Stretching and exercises so that associates are able to do the physical work required

Forklift training and operation

Internal growth opportunities


Classroom Happenings, continued...

Mr. McKinney’s and Ms. Shannon’s classes have been exploring alternative energy sources. First, their students created small model homes using any materials they could find to try and see how warm they could get the inside of the home with just the sun. The students then, with the help of Central Georgia EMC, built small solar powered cars that they raced against each other with.

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Ms. Mayo’s Project Based Learning

Project Based Learning in Action

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Book Fair!

When? May 19th- May 21st

Time? 8:00a - 4:00pm

Where? LGM Media Center

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