April 2015 Jefferson County Schools Volume 2 Issue 8 Shepherdstown Middle School The Cardinal Chat ~ SMS Newsletter ~ Important Dates State Testing 4/29- 6th Graders 5/6 State Testing 5/4- 7th Graders 5/13 State Testing 5/12- 8th Graders 5/20 Track Meet @ 4/29 Hampshire High 4:00 pm Spirit Night at Roy Rogers 4/29 5:00 pm Track Meet 5/1 Greencastle Invitational 5:00 pm PTO Meeting in the library 5/4 3:00 pm Jefferson County Champion- 5/8 ship Track Meet @ JHS 4:00 pm MAC Track Meet 5/15 @JHS 3:30 pm 6th Grade Field Trip 5/19 Washington DC Multicultural Fair 5/20 Public Viewing 3—5:00 pm Chorus Concert 5/21 @ SMS 7:00 pm 8th Grade Field Trip 5/29 Hershey Park 7th Grade Field Trip National Zoo 6/2 The Journal’s Annual Design-An-Ad Contest The following students have won an award in The Journal’s contest: Kyle Kutcher– Grand Winner Jinan Alawdah– 1st Place Liz Monsma– 1st Place Winsom Campbell– 2nd Place Joe Anderson– 2nd Place Michael Poe– 3rd Place A ceremony was held on April 7th at the Martinsburg Mall Regional Math Field Day Daisy Levine (8th grade) won 2nd place and will compete on April 18th at the WV state competition. Congratulations! Lexy Holmes has won a college scholarship from Health Sciences and Technology (HSTA). This WV scholarship will pay the tuition for undergraduate and graduate degrees for Lexy. Way to go, Lexy! Golden Horseshoe Winners Kaylee Branson Daisy Levine The ceremony will be held on May 1st at the Culture Center in Charleston. Kiya Dagg Jefferson County Schools Shepherdstown Middle School 54 Minden Street Shepherdstown, West Virginia 25443 Phone: 304-876-6120 Fax: 304-876-1826 Jefferson County Schools on the Web http://boe.jeff.k12.wv.us H.O.O.P. Winners Helping Out Other People March 27Brennan King, Trey Barlow, Brady Chrisman, Cody Shiflett, Kyle Custer, Chloe Bayuzik April 17Leo Cucuzella, Derrick Spencer, Kaitlyn Woodcook, Daisy Seal, Nya Spencer, Dylan Unger SMS Yearbook Order your 2014-2015 school yearbook online: https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/ Our school order number is 14310 The cost is $35.00 for a full-color yearbook. Personalization is no longer available. Iridescent Feathers Our very own retired science teacher, Mr. Marcin, has written a book called Iridescent Feathers. You can purchase a copy on Amazon... The emotional story begins with a mystical light, some mysterious writing, and a curious white iridescent fluffy down feather. A gripping bio of the main character, Jimmy Masden, follows-it includes a near-death experience, a tumultuous recovery, an assassination attempt, a supermodel's intervention, and his gift to the world.--Will they find a cure in time? How many more must die? Will Jimmy find true love?--A Fictional Yarn - Inspired by True Events, Fairness Pillar 6th Grade– Kaileena Campbell, Brennan King, Matt Myers, Teagan Skinner 7th Grade– Joe Anderson, Abby Blake, Michaela Eackles, Austin Longerbeam, Vanessa Pratt 8th Grade– Keion Beane, Nick Costello, Kayla Welsh SMS Teacher of the Year 2015 Mrs. Wratchford, our 6th grade reading teacher, represented Shepherdstown Middle School at the Jefferson County Teacher of the Year banquet. We appreciate her hard work and dedication to our students. Spirit Night at Roy Rogers April 29th Starting at 5:00 pm Library Reading Contest Greg McElroy won the Award Winners contest that the library sponsored the 3rd nine weeks. Greg won a $20.00 gift card to Target. Alex Hinkle won a Starbucks gift card that was donated by Mrs. Reilly. 8th Grade Band was awarded Superior in all categories at the Regional Band Festival Staff Member of the Month– March Spanish Teacher– Mrs. Brown Service Personnel– Mrs. O’Dell