A huge thank you to our Pershing Foundation for providing us with generous one-time funding to help support the rapid enrollment increase we have seen at Pershing these past two years. With their support we were able to purchase additional lockers on a much quicker timeline than originally anticipated. We will however need some assistance from some of our "handy" family members. If you are willing and able to help us assemble these lockers please email Mr. Hawthorne at whawthorneii@sandi.net . Thank you in advance for your help with this.

Did you know that our math department is going to be recognized at our upcoming board meeting for the impressive growth we have seen in our math scores on the CAASPP and for the significant improvement in closing the achievement gap in math for our students on IEPs. Pershing Middle School saw some of the largest gains for students on IEPs of any school in San Diego Unified. Congrats to our fabulous math team on this impressive accomplishments!

And last but not least, our middle school athletes are at it again and continue to impress as they head into playoffs! Be sure to chekc out the latest highlights in our middle school sports section below. Good luck in the playoffs Panthers!

Sincerely,

Melanie Kray

YEARBOOKS ARE ON SALE NOW

Avoid disappointment and take care of ordering your Panther’s 2024-25 yearbook(s) today!

Details can be found here on the Foundation website: Yearbook info

Prices increase by $5 after 12/31 and Final order deadline is 4/11/25. If you're unsure if you already ordered, search for an email from yearbooks@m.lifetouch.com

If you missed out on a 2023-24 one and would like one, please reach out too PershingFoundation@outlook.com) as we still have a few.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 18 IS PINK PANTHER DAY

October 18th is our annual Pink Panther Pink Out Day. Please help ASB support breast cancer by wearing pink on this pop up spirit day.

HAY BALE DONATION NEEDED

Our ASB is search of a family willing to donate 2 hay bales for our upcoming Fall Dance on Wednesday, Novembere 20. If you are interested in donating please contact our ASB Advisor Ms. Robe at srobe@sandi.net

BOO GRAMS ON SALE OCTOER 21-25

The ASB will be selling Boo Grams at lunch the Week of Oct 21. Boo Grams cost $1.00. Unfortuntaely Boo Grams we are not able to accommodate parent sales for Boo Grams. Boo Grams are intended to be purchased by students for students.

ASB "RED RIBBON WEEK" SPIRT WEEK OCTOBER 28-NOVEMBER 1

Monday: "Lei Off Drugs" - wear your favorite Hawaiian/beach gear

Tuesday: "Don't Be Tricked, Drugs are no Treat" - Candy Corn Grade Level Battle. Show your grade level spirit: 6th Grade wears White, 7th Grade wears Yellow, and 8th Grade wears Orange

Wednesday: "Living Drug Free" Red Out Challenge - wear read to school in honor of Red Ribbon Week

Thursday: "Say Boo to Drugs" - students may wear costumes to school

Friday: "Follow Your Dreams, Don't Do Drugs" - wear your favorite pajamas to school

HALLOWEEN COSTUMES ON OCT 31ST

Students may wear costumes to school on Thursday, October 31st but all students must adhere to our dress code guidelines and following these additional guidelines:

• Masks or make-up that conceal the entire face or prevent staff from identifying students are not allowed
• Weapons, pretend or real, are not allowed including but not limited to guns, knives, swords, sabers, etc.
• Costumes cannot promote violence, drugs, alcohol, or any inappropriate behavior
• Costumes that may offend others due to race, culture, gender, religion, or sexual orientation are not permitted
• Costume should not include items with sound effects, lights, or other components which would disrupt the classroom learning environment
• And finally, costume must not inhibit the ability of a student to participate fully in all classes

RUBY BRIDGES WALK TO SCHOOL EVENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

For the past 3 years Pershing Middle School has partnered with Gage Elementary to participate the Ruby Bridges Walk to School Event on November 14. In anticipation of this years event If anyone is interested in planning or volunteering for our RBW2S event they may fill out a volunteer form. Our meetings will be on Sundays on Teams every 2 weeks unless otherwise noted. See below for info.

Ruby Bridges Volunteer Form:

https://forms.gle/XNvBSrRre75rXCiF7

Ruby Bridges Meeting Information

Ruby Bridges Committee Meetings via Microsoft Teams

Sunday, September 22 at 5:30pm-6:15pm

Sunday, October 6 at 5:30pm-6:15pm

Sunday, October 20 at 5:30pm-6:15pm

Sunday, November 3 at 5:30pm-6:15pm

Tuesday, November 12 - TBD

Meeting ID: 286 016 087 441

Passcode: ybLiDs

We are so proud of our Panther athletes as they head into playoffs for the Fall Season.

Our Boys Basketball team is the top seed in the Western Division with a 10-0 record! Our Girls Basketball team heads into playoffs as the #4 seed in the Eastern Division. Let's go Panther's!

We also have some very talented athletes competing in track and field:

• Henry Rowland is ranked #2 in the 200 Meters & #3 in 400 Meters for 6th Grade
• Chloe Stern is ranked #6 in the 100 Meters & #3 in the 200 Meters for 6th Grade
• Hayden Zanetti is ranked #5 in the 400 Meters & #3 in the 800 Meters for 6th Grade
• Miles Schmidt is ranked #9 in the 200 Meters for 7th Grade
• Carter Shelley is ranked #10 in the 400 Meters for 7th Grade
• Jack Durkin is ranked #7 in the 800 Meters for 7th Grade
• Joshua Desiere is ranked #9 in the 800 Meters for 7th Grade
• Zoie Hakim is ranked #1 in the 100 Meters & #3 in the 200 Meters for 7th Grade
• Hana Griffin-Dunn is ranked #5 in the 100 Meters & #4 in the 200 Meters& #7 in the 400 Meters for 7th Grade
• Brooke Mitchell is ranked #10 in the 100 Meters & #7 in the 200 Meters for 7th Grade
• Isabella McCormick is ranked #3 in the 800 Meters for 7th Grade
• Simone Korthase Young is ranked #10 in the 800 Meters for 7th Grade
• Malcolm Parker is ranked #8 in the 800 Meters for 8th Grade
• Olive Murillo is ranked #3 in the 100 Meters & 200 Meters for 8th Grade
• And the Girls 4x100 M Relay is ranked #1 in all of MSA Track and Field!

We are excited to have over 200 students confirmed to participate in 6th Grade Camp on March 24-28, 2025!

Whether you intend for your 6th Grader(s) to attend camp or not, we are requesting that every 6th Grade family please fill out the registration form as soon as possible, and for payments for those attending to please be made before 10/25, unless you have opted for a payment plan. Please fill out the form and pay for 6th Grade camp using the links / instructions here: 6th Grade Camp (2025). As well as the convenient credit card paypal link, there are instructions for sending checks and payments.

A huge thanks to all our families who already have registered and paid, and thanks in advance to everyone else for your payments!

You can find all the information, links and resources for sixth grade camp at our landing page here: 6th Grade Camp (2025)

Cuyamaca Outdoor School also has great information and resources on their website here on items such as food, medication and what to pack, and a list of contacts at their school if there’s anyone you’d like to request further information from.

If you have any questions about camp or need any assistance in registering / paying or would like to set up a payment plan please reach out to Valerie on our 6th Grade Camp Coordinator Team, at this email: Valerie Kennedy valeriemarie78@gmail.com.

Rubio’s Dine Out

Our Dine-out is at Rubio’s (Grossmont Center) THIS WEEK, on Wednesday October 16 (All day: 1030AM – 930PM)

30% of Sales will benefit the school. Details and flyer here: Rubio’s Dine out.

We love that 30% of sales benefits the school, and as it’s all day, this makes it a great option for lunch, dinner or even both!

6th Grade Camp

For EVERYTING you need to know about 6th Grade Camp, visit our landing page on the foundation website here: 6th Grade Camp (2025)

If you would like to generously make an additional donation to help get all our 6th Graders to camp, please donate using this link: CAMP PAYMENTS / DONATIONS.

When asked for '+Important please add student here', please type 'Camp Donation'

YEAR-ROUND GENERAL DONATIONS

We very gratefully accept Donations year-round, and can provide our nonprofit Tax ID, Donation Receipts, and/or anything needed for corporate matches!

Please contact us on PershingFoundation@outlook.com if you need anything from us for a match!

Year-round donations can be made here at this link: DONATE TODAY!

If you would like to donate using alternative means to PayPal, please also reach out to us on PershingFoundation@outlook.com.

Foundation Dates:

October 16: Rubios Dine-out

October 25: 6th Grade Camp Payments due (unless requested a payment plan)

LOCKER ASSEMBLY

HELP NEEDED ASSEMBLING LOCKERS PLEASE on 10/16 and 10/19. Please see details below, and please email our awesome staff if you can help!

Erik Carroll (10-16): ecarroll@sandi.net

Austin Green (10-16): agreen1@sandi.net

Will Hawthorne (10-19): whawthorneii@sandi.net…

Let's get our Panthers situated with lockers!

THANK YOU!

Email: pershingfoundation@outlook.com

Website: https://pershingmiddleschoolfoundation.org/

Facebook: https://facebook.com/pershingpanthers

October 8: Campus Tours for Potential CHOICE 25-25 Families @9:00 AM

Octover 18: Pink Panther Day

October 22: Coffee with the Princpal @8:15 AM via MS Teams

November 1: P2 Grading Window Ends

November 11: Pershing Middle School Turns 60!

November 11: Veteran's Day - NO SCHOOL

November 15: Turkey Trot in PE Classes

November 20: Fall Dance

November 25-29: Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL

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Interested in volunteering on campus?

Contact our Ms. Sylvia Patton a spatton1@sandi.net

Website: https://pershing.sandiegounified.org/
Location: 8204 San Carlos Drive, San Diego, CA, USA
Phone: (619) 352-3550
Twitter: @melanie_kray