Each quarter 7th grade students in Career Exploration are visited by a Tennessee State Trooper. This quarter, we are thankful for Trooper Chris Jones for teaching us about careers in Law and Public Safety, as well as bus and driving safety.
Mr. Mike Pastorious visited 6th grade Career Exploration classes to teach 6th grade students about the many types of careers at Gerdau. Mr. Pastorious is the father of Zoe, who is a student at SGCMS. He is the Routing Mill Facilitator at Gerdau. We are thankful for his visit and the cool sunglasses!
Students in Ms. Sprague's agriculture class worked in groups during a seed identification activity where they made their own dichotomous key to categorize each seed type by its physical characteristics.
Congrats to the softball team for finishing their season 18-2-1. They concluded their season by defeating Gibson County 14-4.
***Season leaders****
—Average -
1st Kynleigh Reece .565
2nd Acie Allen .475
3rd Kylie Tysor .435
—-Hits -
1st Kynleigh Reece-26
2nd Kylie Tysor-20
2nd Adelynn Lee -20
—-RBIs -
1st Kynleigh Reece -24
2nd Millee Prince-18
3rd Adelynn Lee 16
—- runs
1st Kynleigh Reece-25
2nd Acie Allen -23
3rd Millee Prince -16
Strikeouts
-1. Kylie Tysor -0 k’s for the year
Defense
—Best fielding percentage
1. Millee Prince, shortstop, 0 errors for the year
Pitching
⁃ 1. Adelynn Lee 14-2, 1 save, 2.31 era and 76 strikeouts, 75 innings
⁃ 2. Kylie Tysor 3-0, 0.00 era, 9 strikeouts, 12 innings
SGCMS Homecoming tomorrow night!
Homecoming Court - 6:00 PM
Game vs Humboldt - 6:30 PM
8th grade parents. ... the final day to order a parent ad for the yearbook is this Friday, September 20th. If you need more information about ordering, contact dyera@gcssd.org.
Mrs. Byrd's and Mrs. McKinney's students have been learning about electromagnetism. Students built and tested electromagnets in class.
Centennial Bank visited 7th grade students today at SGCMS to discuss “Tips for Success” and “Careers in Financial Institutions. As always, the students were excited to “learn and earn” with dollar bill prizes!!! Thank you to Ms. Renee Morris and Ms. Misty Sharp for reaching out to our community.
SGCMS is celebrating “College Application Month” by dressing up on Fridays, competing in college info trivia, and having special visits from various colleges. Ms. Sinahi Carrizales visited 7th grade Career Exploration classes today to teach students about their study options at the University of Tennessee at Martin. She spent time going over all of the areas of academic study the university has to offer and also talked about fun things like college dorm life and social activities that students can look forward to in their futures.
SGCMS HOMECOMING DANCE TOMORROW Sept. 14
5-6th grades 4:00-6:00 - 7-8th grade 7:00-9:00
Complete link to pre-register. See SGCMS Booster Club FB page for additional details.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6c8IJqohLytPltkmTRfgyMtmsZRA9Rs7T40s8PqfEnmMcGw/viewform
Parent Teacher conferences are scheduled for Monday 9/16 and Tuesday 9/17 from 3:00-6:00pm.
Parents unfortunately over the last two weeks there has been a hoax about a school shooting being sent throughout the country. If you have heard about this today regarding a South Gibson County school please be assured no threat has been made. All students are in class and we are having school as normal.
Mr. Evan Flora from Leaders Credit Union visited our 8th grade Career Awareness classes recently. Mr. Flora, who is a Community Engagement Specialist, took time to help students learn about real life budgeting by going through a Financial Reality Simulation. In this simulation, students were assigned a job, a family, an income, and bills. They were allowed to make choices throughout the “month” to create a budget with the goal of having $100 left over at the end of the month.
Mrs. Malone’s CTE class was visited by Mr. Manny Perez, who is a Learning Specialist at Tyson Foods in Humboldt, TN. Mr. Perez talked to students about careers at Tyson, his background in the industry, and how hard work and perseverance are keys to success. Mr. Perez is the father of 8th grade student, Alana Perez. Thank you so much for making learning about careers exciting and fun!
Mrs. Jules Walker and Mrs. Anndrea Dyer’s classes experimented in the science lab on heat transfer with marshmallows. Students investigated by using conduction, convection, and radiation.
Mr. Dallas Brooks, of Wing Aviation, spoke to 8th grade Career Awareness students about his career in drone technology. Mr. Brooks is the father of 8th grade student, Austin Brooks. His background includes retiring from the United States Airforce, where he worked as an Air Traffic Controller, and many other exciting jobs involving security of our nation. He now works as the Aviation Regulatory Lead for Wing Aviation that is working to do drone deliveries for Wal-Mart company.
Students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Career Exploration classes were visited by Mr. Jacob Kemker, who works as a Corrections Officer in Bedford County, TN. Mr. Kemker is the father of 8th grader, McKay Kemker. He took time to speak to students about his exciting and challenging career in law enforcement, corrections, and safety.
SGCMS HOMECOMING DANCE
Saturday, Sept. 14
5-6th grades 4:00-6:00
7-8th grade 7:00-9:00
Complete link to pre-register. See SGCMS Booster Club FB page for additional details.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6c8IJqohLytPltkmTRfgyMtmsZRA9Rs7T40s8PqfEnmMcGw/viewform
Our World's Finest Chocolate sale begins today. Permission forms with the sale information were sent home Friday. Profits from this fundraiser stay in your child's classroom. Please sign and return the permission form to your student's homeroom teacher. Students must have a signed form to check out candy. Thank you for supporting SGCMS!
Today is the last day to order Homecoming T-Shirts. You can place your order through the link below. All orders support the SGCMS Booster Club. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrspidix2PdPW0dTcEtrnTsghpCO7tChKF__Eal2IbFIfxbg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0