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Friday High Fives

Oct. 3-Oct. 7

FridayHigh FivesOct. 3-Oct. 7
Friday High Fives is a weekly newsletter for the faculty and staff at Southside Middle School. The purpose is to spotlight the positive 'going-ons' at our school, to inspire, to encourage and to make you smile. If you have a nomination for the Weekly High Five, The Academic Spotlight, The Laugh Break, or This Week at SMS, email Mrs. Gantt terina.gantt@tcschools.com by 12:00pm on Thursday.

THIS WEEK'S HIGH FIVES

High Five #1

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Coach Taylor and the Student Council

Coffee service to each teacher, directly to the teacher's classroom is truly a blessing. Thanks Coach Taylor and Student Council

High Five #2

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The SMS Robotics team

The SMS Robotics team finished 4th overall in the War Eagle B.E.ST. robotics competition on Saturday. The team competed against 18 high school teams and 5 middle school teams. The team made it to the final round, finishing fourth. Great Job!

High Five #3

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Mrs. Herring started a new club for boys

Mrs. Liz Herring has sponsored 'Girls on the Go' for several years. This year, she decided to begin a new club that focuses on boys. The club, entitled ' ' has already begun meeting with guest speaker, Mr. Bird, discussing...........

High Five #4

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Mrs. Hughes was proactive

A big thank you to Mrs. Hughes for being proactive during a time of stress. During post-test week, when the scantron machine was not working correctly, Mrs. Hughes made a phone call to Ms. Williams who very quickly contacted the tech department. The tech department was able to get the machine up and running the next day! A big thanks to Mrs. Hughes!

High Five #5

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8th grade attends outdoor historical drama

Eighth grade students and teachers spent Friday afternoon at The Patterson Log Cabin, located in Tallassee. The students and teachers enjoyed the outdoor historical drama, "Tecumseh at Tuckabatchee".

The Academic Spotlight

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Mr. Horton's Science class using the lab and technology to gain a better understanding of the properties of matter.

The Laugh Break: Every teachers needs a set of these "Smarkers"

Smarkers.....everybody needs some

This week at SMS...

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7th Grade Future City

The 7th grade future city, comprised of the award winning team from 2015, recently began meeting 3 nights per week with the intent of competing in the 2017 Future City Competition in January.
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Band performs at SMS football game

The SMS pep band recently boosted spirits and cheered on the SMS football team at J.E. Hot O'Brien Stadium. Great job to the band and band director, Mr. Bird.
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FOCUS attends Youth Leadership Conference

Accompanied by Mrs. Pam Cox, FOCUS recently attended the twelfth annual Alabama Youth Conference in Montgomery, to learn about leading prevention of Drugs, Bullying, Teen Pregnancy, HIV, and other adolescent risk behaviors in their schools and communities