Mustang News

Respect the HERD.

Be Helpful. Be Empathetic.

Be Responsible. Be Driven!

Email: elizabeth.schmeisl@avondaleschools.org
Website: Avondaleschools.org
Location: 1445 West Auburn Road, Rochester Hills, MI, USA
Phone: 248-537-6300

We made it!

This has been a wonderful year of growth and achievement at Avondale Middle School. I am so proud of ALL of our students. We are excited to begin planning for next year and look forward to having an even better year together.

We are proud of the effort put forth by our students this year. Please make sure to check final grades. Final grades will be available for parents to view electronically on Wednesday, June 14th.

Review of the Week

What a great week! We celebrated our 6th and 7th grade award winners on Tuesday morning. I love how many students were recognized for growth, achievement, excellence, and demonstrating our HERD values.

We also enjoyed our 8th Grade Bridging Ceremony. Students were welcomed by the Avondale High School administration as they continue their educational journey from middle school to high school. Thank you to the staff, parents, volunteers, board members, administrators, community members, and students who made this even amazing.

Last Call!

Current 7th grade families please reserve your spot for Washington DC. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Make a deposit to hold your spot now! Unfortunately, we will not be able to add students in the fall.

Seventh grade students who have requested information about taking high school Biology should have received an email about a free summer course to prepare them to test out of Science 8. Please look out for information about that course.

The Best Thing

The Best Thing this week was the multitude of examples of students living our Respect the HERD values. Students were extremely Helpful setting up for awards and ceremonies, packing up classrooms for teachers to move, and cleaning up hallways after locker clean out. Students were Empathetic to each other by providing a listening ear or a big hug for students who are moving away and listening and supporting each other in awards ceremonies. We saw examples of students being Responsible by following school rules, taking care of their belongings, and reporting to school on time. Finally we observed so many students who were Driven to finish strong at the end of this school year. And still, we know, the best is yet to come!

Respectfully,

Katie Gomez

*Athletic News and School Procedures
*Bridging Ceremony Recap

*Mustang Boosters

*New Avondale Apparel

*Avondale Drive-in Movie Night June 9

*Current 7th Graders - DC Trip Information

*Summer Birthdays

*Free Resource for Parents

*Summer Camps and Programs

*Community and District News

**For Athletic News and School Procedures (Attendance, Busses, Calendars), Click the Links Below!

The Bridging Ceremony was a great time of celebration together. We will miss the Class of 2027, and wish you all the best in high school!

Link to download the program from the Bridging Ceremony: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11HurDFQP7tsUSE_KI99mWGC8e-suqxWO/view?usp=sharing

Link for photos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12zXhsHI1s5iTRA_ODl_66-rhawSzvpTt

Congratulations to our 6th and 7th Graders who received End-of-Year Awards! Click below to download the list of award recipients!

Link for 6th Grade Awards: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h5XFEaDWQGRSTCADb1o9J8aVL7w4-1Lw/view?usp=sharing

Link for 7th Grade Awards: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15k0QE-ax8Zyd6CSUDAtzBWkU-tnx8wPw/view?usp=sharing

AMS has been very fortunate to have had some outstanding PTO groups. In the spirit of that tradition we have rebranded our PTO to the MUSTANG BOOSTERS! This is be a group of volunteer parents and teachers collaboratively working to promote and support the outstanding groups, teams, clubs and school initiatives we have.

Please email Mrs. Robin Bovensiep at rrbovensiep@gmail.com to have your name added to the list for next fall. We hope to see you there!

Visit the link below for Avondale Apparel for students, parents, and other Avondale friends and supporters! 10% of all sales will go back to Avondale!

Note: "women's fit" sizes run small.

https://spiritwear.avondaleschools.org/

Join us for a night of fun and support Avondale Education Foundation!

Downloadable flyer can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YkfNYaf4tlI5GJPHeDgef-6DIn6viBLO/view?usp=sharing

Scan the QR code or visit the link below for info and to register for the trip!
https://tri.ps/Ki0vN

6/10- Ashley, Leo, Dominik

6/11- Lejin, Autumn

6/12- Luis

6/13- Owen

6/14- Julian

6/15- Maliah, Gabriel, Roslyn, Brynn, Reinier, Jonah

6/16- Amber

6/17- Aniyah, Dafne, Charlie

6/19- Edin, Sophia

6/20- Emon, Daniel, David

6/21- Samantha, Jeffrey, Kristiana, Alexander, Xavier, Parker

6/22- Amiya

6/23- Jayden, Greta

6/25- Donovan

6/26- Matthew

6/27- Amari

6/29- Aaron, Jaliyah, Thuy, Owen

6/30- Andrew

7/1- Olivia, Wayne

7/2- Qualaeb, Za'Riyah, Ria

7/3- Nico, Arad

7/4- Jayden, Jordan

7/6- Camila

7/7- Abril, Miguel

7/8- Leia

7/9- Mythic, Katherine

7/10- Julian

7/12- Madalynn, Debra, Jayla, William

7/13- Ashlyn, Trindon, Olivia, Benjamin

7/15- Ai'Yhana

7/16- Austin, Natalia, Eliana

7/19- Nadia, A'Laylah

7/20- Camrynn

7/21- Lexxie, Noelle, Jacob

7/22- Riley, Brandon

7/23- Emerson, Anaya

7/24- Nikolas, Matthew

7/25- Madilyn

7/26- Jaden

7/27- Sawyer, Kanishka, Lucas

7/28- Mary Jane

7/29- Taher, Daivon

7/30- Micah, Venus

7/31- Safaa

8/1- Zander, Kalil, Malia, Carnell

8/2- Jacari

8/3- Brennan, Colee, Alexa

8/5- Sophia, Evan, Margaret, Brooklyn

8/6- Xavier, Anthony

8/7- Karmen, Elise, Jacob

8/8- Kayla, Eryionna

8/9- Jenna, Mari'Yana

8/11- Olivia, Leah

8/13- Samantha

8/15- Nicholas, Fletcher

8/16- Rowen

8/17- Law'Shawnte, Ava

8/18- Leonardo, Darko

8/19- Ashton, Jaydin, Allenna

8/20- Emily

8/21- Andrew, Ka'Rayah

8/22- Lucas

8/24- Adriel, Bailee, Eduardo, Brielle

8/25- Affan
8/26- Dion, Diya, Jonah

8/27- Andrej, Arieanna, Madison

In November, our administrators attended the K-12 Wellness Conference at Oakland Schools. The conference was packed with state, county, and local leaders all there to learn how to support our students and their families.

We want to share a valuable and trusted resource with you that we learned about at the conference: https://parentguidance.org

This is a free source for parenting support that is full of information and education to help you support your student and address tough issues they may be dealing with.

Oakland University is hosting Spanish, French, and Japanese language camps this summer for 6-8th graders. See the flyer below for more information!

Free summer enrichment opportunity - Only 24 spaces! Kids will be able to ride the summer school bus if they are in district.

Information can be found in the flyer below and at the following link: https://svdpdetroit.org/How-We-Help/Camps

Student Management Group, in partnership with Avondale Community Schools and Oakland Schools, is looking for host families for international students arriving in August 2023. The students speak English, have their own health insurance and spending money. They are between 15 and 18 years old and will attend Avondale High School for one year. A host family provides three nutritious meals a day, a safe living environment, passes a background check, and receives $400 a month to offset the expense of hosting.

For more information about hosting, please contact Heather Roberts at 269-674-8379 or hroberts@student-management.com

If you are not receiving text messages from Avondale Middle School or Avondale School District and would like to, text the word "YES" to 67587.

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