Paola Middle School

Wednesday, August 14th! 6th Grade ONLY!

6th Grade ORIENTATION DAY!

School starts at 8:00 a.m. (doors open at 7:30 a.m.)

School ends at 3:00 p.m.

(Come Hungry! All students will have a free Chris Cakes pancake breakfast!)

Thursday, August 15th! ALL STUDENTS START!

Click here or on the picture to go to the District Calendar

School Starts at 8:00 a.m. (Doors open at 7:30)

School Releases at 3:00 p.m.

PMS Open House Parent Teacher Extravaganza

August 21st

4:00- 8:00 p.m.

6:00- Parent Informational Meeting in Auditorium

Come and go as you please!

Fall sports practices will begin on August 19th. Your athlete MUST have a current physical on file in order to practice. Please turn in your physical to the office ASAP if your student plans to play a fall sport. Football, Volleyball, Cross Country, and Cheer all require physicals. Sports are available to all eligible 7th & 8th grade students.

Sports physicals must be on file by Aug. 15th to guarantee eligibility on the 19th.

All schedules can be found on our school calendar, as well as rschool app/website. Rschool can be downloaded as an app for your phone or found at the following website: https://www.frontierleagueks.org/public/genie/976/school/9/

Volleyball:

Aug. 19th-20th (try-outs)

Seventh grade 3:00-4:30

Eighth grade 4:30-5:45

Parent Meeting Aug. 22nd at 5:00 gym

Coach Dallas Armbruster- Dallas_armbruster@usd368.org

Football:

Aug: 19th- 3:15- 5:15

Aug. 20th - Parent meeting after practice. (5:30)

Parent/Players- see the GroupMe link below for communication

Coach Nick Thimesch - nick_thimesch@usd368.org

Cross Country:

Aug. 15th- Short Meeting after School (3:10-4:10)

Aug. 19th- 3:10 meet in Coach Johnsons Room

Aug. 22nd- Parent Meeting @ 6:00 p.m.

Coach Katie Johnson- katie_johnson@usd368.org

Cheer

Aug. 19th- 3:15- auditorium

Coach Robyn Weatherbie- robyn_weatherbie@usd368.org

6th Grade Beginning Band Class Starts Soon – still room for more students!

6th graders who are enrolled in beginning band class will be trying out the instrument choices during the first week of classes, and we’re excited!

It’s not too late to join the band, so if your child is interested in giving an instrument a try, please let Mr. Starks know. 6th Grade is our “beginning” band year – no experience necessary!

We’ve designed our Paola band program so that ANY student can participate and still join sports, clubs, activities, hobbies, and be part of the great “Pride of Paola” Panther Band too!

Questions about band? Contact Mr. Starks: tim_starks@usd368.org

All students will be asked to put their cell phone away (either in their locker or their backpack) from 8:00-3:00 p.m. Students will not have access to their cell phones during this time.

If you need to get a message to your child, please contact the office.

This policy was instituted to ensure the integrity of the learning environment for all students. We ask for your help in keeping the learning environment distraction free.

Renee Bowman- 7th/8th Science

Kristi Fletcher - 7th Interrelated

Nate Johnson- Level 3

Sally Nelson- Computer Application

Melissa Sanders- Level 3 Paraprofessional

We are very excited to welcome each one to our Panther Family!

Households may fill out an online Application for Free or Reduced Price School Meals at:

https://schoolmealsapp.ksde.org/Home/welcome/D0368 or complete a paper Application for Free or Reduced Price School Meals during the 2023-2024 enrollment process. If you have already received notification that your family is eligible for free or reduced price meals for the school year, follow the instructions provided. Only students with approved applications will receive free or reduced price meals. Families who do not qualify for free meals will be responsible for paying for their child(ren)'s meals at reduced or paid rates.

Email: amy_wright@usd368.org
Website: www.usd368.org
Location: 405 North Hospital Drive, Paola, KS, USA
Phone: 913-294-8030