Middle School East

Today, students who earned Honor Roll and High Honor Roll status were presented certificates in their Homeroom. Congratulations to our students for their hard work and efforts and good luck to all during Trimester 2!

Tonight is the last of our three winter concerts. Our orchestra and choral concerts have been outstanding and there is no doubt tonight's band concert will be a success. We are already looking at ways to ensure smoother accomodations for our guests for the spring choral concert. We have a good problem to have in that our attendance at this event is exceptionally high. Please stay tuned regarding our refinements and enjoy the pictures below.

Student Council is hosting Spirit Week from December 16th - December 20th. Show your school and holiday spirit by participating in each day! Homeroom teachers will select the student who is most spirited each day to be entered into a raffle to win a prize. We are looking forward to seeing everyone’s holiday spirit!

Please mark your calendars for Thursday, January 23rd at 6:00PM in the FAUD at BASH. The high school administration will be presenting information directed to parents and guardians of rising 9th graders for next year. On January 21, period 10, our 8th graders will recieve a similar presentation at MSE. More information and details are forthcoming.

MSE Show Choir and Vocal Ensemble are singing at a Reading Royals hockey game at Santander Arena on Sunday, January 12th at 3:00 pm. $5 from every ticket sold benefits ALL EAST CHOIRS!

Please make sure to click HERE to purchase your ticket or scan the code above.

We hope to see you there! Thanks for your support!

Student Council and TSA are hosting the semi-formal dance “A Night in New York City” on Friday, January 10th. The dance will be at MSE from 7-9 PM. The cost of the dance is $5. The dance is for students in grades 6, 7, and 8.

We will be following a special, more formal, dress code for this dance. Students may not wear jeans, sweatpants, or athletic pants/shorts. The dress code options are as follows:

• A collared shirt with dress pants or khakis. Ties are optional.
• A dress, dress pants and blouse, or skirt and blouse. Dresses may have spaghetti straps, halter straps, or a single strap. Dresses may not be open-back or have any bare midriff or side cut-outs. All dresses/skirts must be the required length according to the district dress code.
• Students may wear dress shoes, flats, or sneakers.

Boys Basketball

8th grade - On 12/12, lost to PV West. In the first away game of the year, we came up against a talented PV West team. It was back and forth the whole game with the score tied 36-36 with under two minutes left. PV West pulled away in the end making the final score 42-36. It was a great effort from each member of the team.

7th grade - On 12/10, defeated West in a scrimmage. Andrew Smith led the scoring with contributions from each member of the team. The team had a solid victory on 12/12 at PV West.

Girls Basketball

8th grade - On 12/12, lost to PV West. 8th grade girls gave a great effort but fell short in a very competitive game. Ava Buckley led the team with 9, while Darby Glennon added 5 and Ava Hubley had 4. Kalei D'Aiello really stood out with some great guard play and Lillian Harner and Elena Childs dominated with their rebounding. On 12/10, defeated MS West. Chloe Lincavage led the team with 10 points and Ava Hubley had 6 and Ava Buckley had 5. Everyone contributed in a great effort.

7th grade - On 12/12, lost to PV West, 25-15. Mia Venezia led the team with 5, while Maggie Smith and Mickaella Okolie each had 3. Charley Updegrove and Ava Lydon each scored two and Brynn Lees once again controlled the point with Sophia Kenna playing great defense. On 12/10, tied West. 7th played a strong game in their first game of the season. Brynn Lees and Mia Venezia led the team with 4 each, while Charley Updegrove and Maggie Smith each scored 2 points.

Wrestling

The grapplers started off the season with a bang by beating Phoenixville 74-12 on 12/11. All but one of our victories were by a pin. Both the varisty and junior varisty wrestlers had a very strong showing.

We are hard at work planning a special celebration for our community this spring. MSE has been a great place to be for 50 years and we will be recognizing our school, students, and staff with an Open House celebration in April. Stay tuned as more details are finalized for this evening community event.

We want to hear from our JHE/MSE "graduates" and will be showing a "Where Are You Now?" display at the Open House. We would love to hear from our former Easties. Please take a minute and fill out the quick questionnaire HERE for us to use at our Open House. Spread the word (and link) to your former classmates!

There is an upcoming “liBEARian latte” fundraiser at Brakeman’s Café in January. The proceeds will benefit our middle school libraries, and East plans to use these funds to purchase more Rubik’s Cubes, enabling us to create even larger and more complex mosaics in the future.

We are thrilled to share that we have completed our largest Rubik’s Cube mosaic, consisting of 180 cubes, and built by 27 enthusiastic students! This project has been a fantastic opportunity for teamwork and creativity. The students love to visit the library and see the new mosaics.

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Bear-A-Thon, dances, spirit days and more!

Click HERE for quick access to our Student Handbook/Code of Conduct

MSE School Counselors Contact Information:

Mrs. Charlee Malfaro (Class of 2029/Grade 8 School Counselor)

Phone #: 610-473-3987

CMalfaro@boyertownasd.org

Mrs. Beth Shive (Class of 2030/Grade 7 School Counselor)

Phone #: 610-473-3990

BShive@boyertownasd.org

Mrs. Allison Thomson (Class of 2031/Grade 6 School Counselor)

Phone #: 610-473-3991

AThomson@boyertownasd.org

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Middle School East
2020 Big Road
Gilbertsville, PA 19525
(610) 754-9550