PMMS Happenings - 2nd 6 Weeks

PMMS Happenings

FFA Soils Team - On Wednesday, November 12, 2008, the Peter Muhlenberg Middle School FFA Soils Team competed in a district contest. The team consists of Lizzie, Johnathan, Adam, and Nathan. They were the only middle school team to compete among the many participating high schools. PMMS placed 1st followed by the high school teams.
The PMMS FFA Soils Team competed at the SOILS State Competition in Richmond on Thursday, November 20, 2008. The team of eighth graders, Adam, Johnathan, Lizzie and Nathan, placed second in the junior division, besting 14 high school teams. Within the junior division, Marston placed second highest in the state and will be featured in the National FFA magazine. Barb placed 9th highest in the state and Foltz 10th highest in the junior division.
The team then competed in the senior division against the other top ranking teams, the majority of which were high school teams. In the senior division, Peter Muhlenberg Middle School Soils team placed 6th in the state, the highest ranking middle school team.

Cross Country Championship Race - Amber placed 3rd in the Footlocker South Region Cross Country Championships held in Charlotte, North Carolina this past Saturday. Amber covered the 3K course, finishing with a time of 10:47, which was only three seconds behind the first place finisher. Amber's third place finish gave her All South honors for her age group. Great job, Amber!

Drama Students - Sixth, seventh, and eighth grade drama students took a field trip, November 22 to Front Royal, to attend Totally Red, a comedic take off on the fairy tale, "Little Red Riding Hood".

Stand Up to Bully Week - Stand up against bullying week involved numerous events the week of November 17-21. The PMMS counseling office and Bullying Prevention task force worked together to make this week a great success and learning opportunity.Monday 17th- Pink Letters were posted on lockers saying "Stand up against bullying" all around the schoolTuesday 18th- Students used pink utensils in the lunch roomWednesday 19th- Students received a "surprise" in core 1 that satisfied their sweet tooth and their curiosity about how to get help or report bullyingThursday 20th- Students attended a "Stand up" assembly put on and designed by bullying task force members, the counselors and Mrs. Fletcher.Friday 21st- Students and teachers who purchased the pink "stood up" t-shirt wore their shirts with their signed pledges to make a difference and others wore pink in support of the week.

Music Concerts - Our county music teachers performed in a recital in October. Then our school's chorus, orchestra and band held concerts for our community. Some of our students participated in the all county band and orchestra concert which was held at Signal Knob Middle School.

Red Ribbon Week - Monday our students were given pretzels and the slogan was "don't let drugs twist your mind". Tuesday students wore camouflage and the slogan was "join the fight against drugs". Wednesday students wore sunglasses and the slogan was "shade out drugs". Thursday students wore team affiliated clothes and the slogan was "team up against drugs". Friday the students wore orange and black and the slogan was "say boo to drugs".

Multiculturism Class - Our 7th grade students in multiculturism class unbranded themselves. Students answered questionnaires, designed their own brand based on their personalities and transferred the design onto T-shirts. On a designated day the entire school was encouraged to wear black and white while the multiculturism class wore their "designed" T-shirts. The objective was to let students know they should be who they are. It doesn't matter what you wear. It is what is on the inside that counts.

Election Assembly - Our students attended an election assembly where the presidential candidates were represented by GATE students. The GATE students gave speeches on the candidates background and platforms in order to inform students in making good choices when they voted in our mock election on November 3.

FCCLA Rally - Our PMMS FCCLA attended a rally at Strasburg High School on November 5. The theme was "Get Carried Away with FCCLA" and students met with other FCCLA members around the county. FCCLA members learned more about the FCCLA, practice leadership skills, and developed project ideas.

American Legion Flag Presentation - On November 11, Veteran's Day, the American Legion Woodstock Post 199 presented PMMS with a United States flag.

Field Trips - Our 6th graders journeyed to Shenandoah Caverns. Our 7th graders visited Triplett Tech and investigated the various classes and opportunities that are offered. Our 8th graders traveled to Harrisonburg to watch the much anticipated movie "Twilight".