Monday, March 15

Attention Smith students:

First of all, congratulations on winning the spirit award for the Relay For Life Charity Basketball Game. Smith was clearly the overall winner and for your efforts, the TFEE is awarding us $100 in itunes gift cards. We were not sure how to divide this up and who should be entered in the drawing. It was suggested that anyone that bought a t-shirt should be entered.
As of now, you have a 1 in 25 chance of winning a $20 gift card. Some students suggested that we give you another opportunity to buy a shirt so you could be in the drawing. T-shirts are still available in Mrs. Casko’s room for $6.
If you would like to be entered in the itunes gift card drawing, please make sure you buy a shirt before Wednesday of next week. We will hold the drawing live on the announcements next Wednesday.

Relay For Life Volunteers needed!

Smith Media Center has won a Scholastic Sweepstakes (Care Where you Are) which allows us to give away 500 brand new books (preschool- high school level) to children in need from our Troy community. The books arrived here yesterday and they are very nice. Retail value to be $4000 or more.

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Friday, March 12

Attention Smith students:

First of all, congratulations on winning the spirit award for the Relay For Life Charity Basketball Game. Smith was clearly the overall winner and for your efforts, the TFEE is awarding us $100 in itunes gift cards. We were not sure how to divide this up and who should be entered in the drawing. It was suggested that anyone that bought a t-shirt should be entered.
As of now, you have a 1 in 25 chance of winning a $20 gift card. Some students suggested that we give you another opportunity to buy a shirt so you could be in the drawing. T-shirts are still available in Mrs. Casko’s room for $6.
If you would like to be entered in the itunes gift card drawing, please make sure you buy a shirt before Wednesday of next week. We will hold the drawing live on the announcements next Wednesday.

Relay For Life Volunteers needed!

 

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Thursday, March 11

Attention Smith students:

First of all, congratulations on winning the spirit award for the Relay For Life Charity Basketball Game. Smith was clearly the overall winner and for your efforts, the TFEE is awarding us $100 in itunes gift cards. We were not sure how to divide this up and who should be entered in the drawing. It was suggested that anyone that bought a t-shirt should be entered.
As of now, you have a 1 in 25 chance of winning a $20 gift card. Some students suggested that we give you another opportunity to buy a shirt so you could be in the drawing. T-shirts are still available in Mrs. Casko’s room for $6.
If you would like to be entered in the itunes gift card drawing, please make sure you buy a shirt before Wednesday of next week. We will hold the drawing live on the announcements next Wednesday.

Relay For Life Volunteers needed!

 

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Wednesday, March 10

 

Attention Smith students:

First of all, congratulations on winning the spirit award for the Relay For Life Charity Basketball Game. Smith was clearly the overall winner and for your efforts, the TFEE is awarding us $100 in itunes gift cards. We were not sure how to divide this up and who should be entered in the drawing. It was suggested that anyone that bought a t-shirt should be entered.
As of now, you have a 1 in 25 chance of winning a $20 gift card. Some students suggested that we give you another opportunity to buy a shirt so you could be in the drawing. T-shirts are still available in Mrs. Casko’s room for $6.
If you would like to be entered in the itunes gift card drawing, please make sure you buy a shirt before Wednesday of next week. We will hold the drawing live on the announcements next Wednesday.

Relay For Life Volunteers needed!

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Tuesday, March 9

Attention Smith students:

First of all, congratulations on winning the spirit award for the Relay For Life Charity Basketball Game. Smith was clearly the overall winner and for your efforts, the TFEE is awarding us $100 in itunes gift cards. We were not sure how to divide this up and who should be entered in the drawing. It was suggested that anyone that bought a t-shirt should be entered.
As of now, you have a 1 in 25 chance of winning a $20 gift card. Some students suggested that we give you another opportunity to buy a shirt so you could be in the drawing. T-shirts are still available in Mrs. Casko’s room for $6.
If you would like to be entered in the itunes gift card drawing, please make sure you buy a shirt before Wednesday of next week. We will hold the drawing live on the announcements next Wednesday.

Relay For Life Volunteers needed!

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Monday, March 8

Teacher Name/ Group Name: Volleyball Intramurals

Date to be announced: March 8

Submitted by: Mrs. S. Dempsey & Ms. Lauryn Mordarski

DON’T FORGET…

VOLLEYBALL INTRAMURALS ARE SCHEDULED TODAY AND THURSDAY THIS WEEK!

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Friday, March 5

Teacher Name/ Group Name: Volleyball Intramurals

Date to be announced: March 5,8

Mrs. S. Dempsey & Ms. Lauryn Mordarski

DON’T FORGET…

VOLLEYBALL INTRAMURALS ARE SCHEDULED MONDAY AND THURSDAY OF NEXT WEEK!

If you are a golfer or are interested in learning how to golf…
Mark your calendar…
Student informational meeting:
Tuesday, March 9, 2:50 - 3:30
Room #26

Parent informational meeting:
Wednesday, March 10, 7:00
Media Center

ANY QUESTIONS???

See Mrs. Dempsey

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Thursday, March 4

 

If you are a golfer or are interested in learning how to golf…

Mark your calendar…
Student informational meeting:
Tuesday, March 9, 2:50 - 3:30
Room #26

Parent informational meeting:
Wednesday, March 10, 7:00
Media Center

ANY QUESTIONS???

See Mrs. Dempsey

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Wednesday, March 3

Join
Smith Knight's Golf Club!

If you are a golfer or are interested in learning how to golf…

Mark your calendar…

Student informational meeting:
Tuesday, March 9, 2:50 - 3:30
Room #26

Parent informational meeting:
Wednesday, March 10, 7:00
Media Center

ANY QUESTIONS???

See Mrs. Dempsey

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Tuesday, March 2

 

Would like to share some news....

The 7th grade Destination Imagination team took first place at the Regional Competitions on 2/27 in the Middle School Level challenge "DO or DI". The team now qualifies to compete at the State level on 4/17.

There were 23 other teams from the Troy School District that competed at this Regional and some more have also qualified for the Regional competition.

The team members are

Cara Burns
Meha Patel
Roshan Pathre
Adam Zaretti
Josh Brodbine

Reminder that the charity basketball game is today. You may purchase a t-shirt for $10.00 and this will serve as your ticket into the “Big Game” between the Athens and Troy High JV and Varsity games. Please get an order form from the office or room 20.

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Monday March 1

Would like to share some news....

The 7th grade Destination Imagination team took first place at the Regional Competitions on 2/27 in the Middle School Level challenge "DO or DI". The team now qualifies to compete at the State level on 4/17.

There were 23 other teams from the Troy School District that competed at this Regional and some more have also qualified for the Regional competition.

The team members are

Cara Burns
Meha Patel
Roshan Pathre
Adam Zaretti
Josh Brodbine

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Friday, February 26

This year Smith would like to have a student dance performance during the Charity Basketball Game. This is for all students and we are looking for a lot of participation. If you are interested come after school in room 20 on Thursday Feb. 18th.

This year we are hoping for a big turnout for the Charity Basketball game on March 2nd. You may purchase a t-shirt for $10.00 and this will serve as your ticket into the “Big Game” between the Athens and Troy High JV and Varsity games. Please get an order form from the office or room 20.

Attention all artists!
Positive Peer is holding an art contest. We are going to repaint the Knight in the entrance way. If you are interested in drawing a knight pick up a sheet with the guidelines in the art room or main office. All drawings are due March 19th

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Thursday, February 25

This year Smith would like to have a student dance performance during the Charity Basketball Game. This is for all students and we are looking for a lot of participation. If you are interested come after school in room 20 on Thursday Feb. 18th.

This year we are hoping for a big turnout for the Charity Basketball game on March 2nd. You may purchase a t-shirt for $10.00 and this will serve as your ticket into the “Big Game” between the Athens and Troy High JV and Varsity games. Please get an order form from the office or room 20.

Attention all artists!
Positive Peer is holding an art contest. We are going to repaint the Knight in the entrance way. If you are interested in drawing a knight pick up a sheet with the guidelines in the art room or main office. All drawings are due March 19th

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Wednesday, February 24

This year Smith would like to have a student dance performance during the Charity Basketball Game. This is for all students and we are looking for a lot of participation. If you are interested come after school in room 20 on Thursday Feb. 18th.

This year we are hoping for a big turnout for the Charity Basketball game on March 2nd. You may purchase a t-shirt for $10.00 and this will serve as your ticket into the “Big Game” between the Athens and Troy High JV and Varsity games. Please get an order form from the office or room 20.

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Tuesday, February 23

Congratulations to the members of the AKA winterguard! The guard won FIRST PLACE at the West Bloomfield winter guard invitational on Saturday! Currently they are ranked in the top 5 in the state and will be competing at the state championship contest on March 27 at Saginaw Valley State University. AKA winterguard is a composed of students in grades 6 through 8, from all four of the middle schools in the troy school district.

NOTE TO AKA MEMBERS: TONIGHT’S REHEARSAL WILL TAKE PLACE AT SCHROEDER ELEMENTARY (NORMAL TIME, 6:30 pm TO 8:30 PM)

Due to the snow day the pep assembly has moved to tomorrow. This means that the class color competition has moved as well. So, tomorrow please remember to wear the following colors… 6th grade: White , 7th grade: Yellow/Gold, and 8th grade: Black.

Your grade’s spirit is really going to show when everybody is in the gym… so start using technology to remind you and your friends…post a reminder on facebook or send out a text…JUST DON’T FORGET!

DON’T FORGET…

VOLLEYBALL INTRAMURALS ARE SCHEDULED TO START MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE PICK UP A PERMISSION SLIP FROM THE MAIN OFFICE OR SEE MS. MORDARSKI OR MRS. DEMPSEY.

This year Smith would like to have a student dance performance during the Charity Basketball Game. This is for all students and we are looking for a lot of participation. If you are interested come after school in room 20 on Thursday Feb. 18th.

This year we are hoping for a big turnout for the Charity Basketball game on March 2nd. You may purchase a t-shirt for $10.00 and this will serve as your ticket into the “Big Game” between the Athens and Troy High JV and Varsity games. Please get an order form from the office or room 20.

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Monday, February 22

NO SCHOOL

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Friday, February 19

This year Smith would like to have a student dance performance during the Charity Basketball Game. This is for all students and we are looking for a lot of participation. If you are interested come after school in room 20 on Thursday Feb. 18th.

This year we are hoping for a big turnout for the Charity Basketball game on March 2nd. You may purchase a t-shirt for $10.00 and this will serve as your ticket into the “Big Game” between the Athens and Troy High JV and Varsity games. Please get an order form from the office or room 20.

Charity Basketball Game Dance practice today 2:45-3:30

DON’T FORGET…

VOLLEYBALL INTRAMURALS ARE SCHEDULED TO START MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE PICK UP A PERMISSION SLIP FROM THE MAIN OFFICE OR SEE MS. MORDARSKI OR MRS. DEMPSEY.

Attention all students~ This Monday, February 22nd is a SPIRIT DAY! In honor of the Pep Assembly on Monday, we will be having a CLASS COLOR DAY.

6th graders will wear WHITE
7th graders will wear YELLOW
8th graders will wear BLACK

The class with the most color will get the most spirit points. So, don’t forget! Thanks!

 

 

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Thursday, February 18

This year Smith would like to have a student dance performance during the Charity Basketball Game. This is for all students and we are looking for a lot of participation. If you are interested come after school in room 20 on Thursday Feb. 18th.

This year we are hoping for a big turnout for the Charity Basketball game on March 2nd. You may purchase a t-shirt for $10.00 and this will serve as your ticket into the “Big Game” between the Athens and Troy High JV and Varsity games. Please get an order form from the office or room 20.

Charity Basketball Game Dance practice today 2:45-3:30

DON’T FORGET…

VOLLEYBALL INTRAMURALS ARE SCHEDULED TO START MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE PICK UP A PERMISSION SLIP FROM THE MAIN OFFICE OR SEE MS. MORDARSKI OR MRS. DEMPSEY.

Attention all students~ This Monday, February 22nd is a SPIRIT DAY! In honor of the Pep Assembly on Monday, we will be having a CLASS COLOR DAY.

6th graders will wear WHITE
7th graders will wear YELLOW
8th graders will wear BLACK

The class with the most color will get the most spirit points. So, don’t forget! Thanks!

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Wednesday, February 17

This year Smith would like to have a student dance performance during the Charity Basketball Game. This is for all students and we are looking for a lot of participation. If you are interested come after school in room 20 on Thursday Feb. 18th.

This year we are hoping for a big turnout for the Charity Basketball game on March 2nd. You may purchase a t-shirt for $10.00 and this will serve as your ticket into the “Big Game” between the Athens and Troy High JV and Varsity games. Please get an order form from the office or room 20.

Charity Basketball Game Dance practice tomorrow from 2:45-3:30

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Tuesday, February 16

NO SCHOOL

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Monday, February 15

NO SCHOOL

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Friday, February 12

The lost and found is now on display in the main lobby. We have collected many useful items; from coats and hats to lunch boxes and books. Please take a minute between classes and check for any items that you may have misplaced that need to be claimed. All items not claimed by the end of this week will be donated to charity.
Thank you.

Ecology Club members who haven’t voted for our animal adoption from Stage Nature Center please come down to room 1 today to vote. This will be the only opportunity!

Strike out cancer flyer

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Thursday, February 11

All Students- To celebrate Valentine’s Day, tomorrow, Friday February 12th will be a SPIRIT DAY! Raise points for your grade by wearing RED or PINK!

The lost and found is now on display in the main lobby. We have collected many useful items; from coats and hats to lunch boxes and books. Please take a minute between classes and check for any items that you may have misplaced that need to be claimed. All items not claimed by the end of this week will be donated to charity.
Thank you.

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Wednesday, February 10

VOLLEYBALL INTRAMURALS ARE SCHEDULED TO START MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE PICK UP A PERMISSION SLIP FROM THE MAIN OFFICE OR SEE MS. MORDARSKI OR MRS. DEMPSEY.

The lost and found is now on display in the main lobby. We have collected many useful items; from coats and hats to lunch boxes and books. Please take a minute between classes and check for any items that you may have misplaced that need to be claimed. All items not claimed by the end of this week will be donated to charity.
Thank you.

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Tuesday, February 9

VOLLEYBALL INTRAMURALS ARE SCHEDULED TO START MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE PICK UP A PERMISSION SLIP FROM THE MAIN OFFICE OR SEE MS. MORDARSKI OR MRS. DEMPSEY.

The lost and found is now on display in the main lobby. We have collected many useful items; from coats and hats to lunch boxes and books. Please take a minute between classes and check for any items that you may have misplaced that need to be claimed. All items not claimed by the end of this week will be donated to charity.
Thank you.

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Monday, February 8

Blue Lake Scholarship Auditions will be Monday all day!

Chess club meets today in room 8 from 2:45-4:00

The ecology Club is giving the Wendy’s super meal to Cianna Demings in 6th_ grade for recycling a lunch bag.
The TCBY winner this week is Sujit Bayaj in 7th grade. Will the winners come down to room 1 to claim your prizes today.
Remember, you can only win if you label your bag and containers with BOTH your full name and grade.
As always, please be considerate and replace the writing tool so that others may have an opportunity to also use them. They are only replaced on a monthly bases.

VOLLEYBALL INTRAMURALS ARE SCHEDULED TO START MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE PICK UP A PERMISSION SLIP FROM THE MAIN OFFICE OR SEE MS. MORDARSKI OR MRS. DEMPSEY.

The lost and found is now on display in the main lobby. We have collected many useful items; from coats and hats to lunch boxes and books. Please take a minute between classes and check for any items that you may have misplaced that need to be claimed. All items not claimed by the end of this week will be donated to charity.
Thank you.

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Friday, February 5

Blue Lake Scholarship Auditions will be Monday all day!

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Thursday, February 4

The Super Bowl Dance is today Feb 4th
It starts immediately after school and runs until 4:00.
There will be a DJ for dancing, and open gym .
There will be food and pop for everyone.
The theme idea is a Super Bowl party and dance
Cost is two dollars

Thanks to all the Smith Knights & the Ecology Club for making this locker clean out a ZERO trash collection.
You did an awesome job recycling and keeping materials out of the landfill.
Thanks to the efforts of the “green team” many folders, binders and miscellaneous school materials found there way to room 1.
Teachers, thanks for your support in allowing these great kids out of your class to assist. If you are in need of any gently used school items, please feel free to come down to room 1 today. They are in the back of the classroom and are looking for a good use!
Go GREEN TEAM!

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Wednesday, February 3

The Super Bowl Dance is Thursday Feb 4th
It starts immediately after school and runs until 4:00.
There will be a DJ for dancing, and open gym .
There will be food and pop for everyone.
The theme idea is a Super Bowl party and dance
Cost is two dollars

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Tuesday, February 2

The Super Bowl Dance is Thursday Feb 4th
It starts immediately after school and runs until 4:00.
There will be a DJ for dancing, and open gym .
There will be food and pop for everyone.
The theme idea is a Super Bowl party and dance
Cost is two dollars

The ecology Club is giving the Wendy’s super meal to Paul Shammas in 6th grade for recycling a lunch bag.
The TCBY winner this week is Abigail Lee in 6th grade. Will the winners come down to room 1 to claim your prizes today.
Remember, you can only win if you label your bag and containers with BOTH your full name and grade.
As always, please be considerate and replace the writing tool so that others may have an opportunity to also use them. They are only replaced on a monthly bases.

Congratulations to all who participated in the NASA Downlink. You represented Troy well!

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Monday, February 1

To relax after the NASA Downlink, Tuesday, February 2nd is PAJAMA DAY! Remember, dress code rules apply.

The dance is Thursday Feb 4th
It starts immediately after school and runs until 4:00.
There will be a DJ for dancing, and open gym .
There will be food and pop for everyone.
The theme idea is a Super Bowl party and dance
Cost is two dollars

Chess club meets today in room 8 from 2:45-4:00

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Friday, January 22

No School

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Thursday, January 21

Last Wed. the school wide spelling bee was held during 6th hour. Classroom winners participated in this bee and the winner was 7th grader, Claire Nord with the word crescendo (pronounce cra-shen-doe) . Hannah Moeller placed 2nd and George Risca placed 3rd. Claire will move onto the regional spelling bee at Oakland University on Feb. 20th and represent Smith. We wish her luck! Congratulations to all who participated in the spelling bee.

If you missed the Chicago meeting yesterday morning concerning roommate selection, talk to a friend who is going on the trip or Mrs. Wahls if you have questions. Roommate forms are not due until Feb. 2. Once the form is turned in, no changes will be allowed. Thank you!

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Wednesday, January 27

Homework Help will be in Mrs. Prutrus’ room today- Room 30.

The last game of boys basketball season is tonight at home starting at 5:00.

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Tuesday, January 26

The ecology Club is giving the Wendy’s super meal to Nathan Amann _in 6th_ grade for recycling a lunch bag.
The TCBY winner this week isOlivia Boeberitz in 6th grade. Will the winners come down to room 1 to claim your prizes today.
Remember, you can only win if you label your bag and containers with BOTH your full name and grade.
As always, please be considerate and replace the writing tool so that others may have an opportunity to also use them. They are only replaced on a monthly bases.

The 7th grade boys lost a hard fought game last night by four points to Baker. Scoring for the Knights were:
Adam Zarretti, JoJo Burns, Jalen Gatewood, Willie Maddox, and Brian Elses with 2 points each
Josh Brodbine hit a clutch free throw
Manak Singh and Ashwin Kumar both hit a three point basket
Rahul Roy scored 4 points
David Fracassa had 8 points
And Nate Bladecki scored 9 points
Please come to our last game Wednesday at 5 verses Boulan.

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Monday, January 25

If you are a 7th grader going on the Chicago Trip this April, you will need to attend an informational meeting on Wed. Jan. 27th at 7:40 am in the band room. We will be handing out roommate forms at this meeting so you DO NOT want to miss this one!
Thanks!

Attention 6th grade boys: Intramural basketball will be back into action today. Remember to have your rides ready to pick you up in the back parking lot at approximately 4:20.

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Friday, January 22

Attention 6th grade boys: Intramural basketball will be back into action on Monday. Remember to have your rides ready to pick you up in the back parking lot at approximately 4:20.

 

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Thursday, January 21

This Friday, January 22 is JERSEY DAY! Wear your favorite sport team's jersey to earn Spirit Points for your grade.

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Wednesday, January 20

This Friday, January 22 is JERSEY DAY! Wear your favorite sport team's jersey to earn Spirit Points for your grade.

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sTuesday, January 19

The Smith 7th and 8th grade boys basketball game is home today against Larson.

Troybery 10 early finishers

Evan Bao
Vaibhav Tiwari
Mari Dowling
Vishal Tiwari

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Monday, January 18

No School

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Friday, January 15

12-16-10
@ West
The 7th grade boys’ basketball team got their first win last night over Rochester West. We would like to thank all the students, especially Jacob Goley and Haley Shoan for coming to the game. You guys are awesome. Playing well for the Knights were: Josh Brodbine, Jacob Howard, Mitch Thompson, Ashwin Kumar, Brian Elsas, Rahul Roy and Joey Burns.
Scoring for the Knights were:
Nate Bladecki with 9 points
Jalen Gatewood with 2 points
David Fracassa with 9 points
Adam Zaretti with 2 points
Eugene Oh with 2 points
Willie Maddox with 2 points
And Manak Singh with 6 points

7th grade boys’ bball
1-7-10
v. Reuther
The 7th grade boys’ basketball team won an overtime thriller last night against Reuther. The final score was 43-41. Nate Bladecki scored 18 points and hit a key three point basket to send the game into overtime. Joey Burns played great defense and score 2 points. Rusty S saved the ball from going out of bounds leading to 2 free throws from David Fracassa icing the game in overtime.
The entire team played very well and is getting much better as the year continues. Also scoring for the Knights were:
Josh Brodbine with 8 points
Adam Zaretti with 2 points
Mitch Thompson with 2 points
Brain Elsas with 2 points
And Jacob Parry with a very important free-throw

1-11-10
@ Boulan

The 7th grade boys’ basketball team continued a 4 game winning streak yesterday beating Boulan 31-26. Playing solid defense for the Knights were Jacob Perry, Ashwin Kumar, and Jacob Howard. Handling the ball pressure with ease were Rahol Roy and Willie Maddox.
Scoring for the Knights were:
Rusty S, Adam Zaretti, and Inyan K with 2 points each
Eugene Oh and Mitch Thompson with 4 points each
David Fracassa with 8 points
And Nate Bladecki with 11 points

1-13-10
v. Rochester West
The 7th grade boys’ basketball team won in a fast pace game last night against Rochester West 40-20. Joey Burns played stellar defense against Rochester best player. Adam Zaretti, Inyan K., and Rusty S., rebounded the ball very well. Nate Bladecki continued to have a dominate year scoring 14 points and dishing out 4 assists. Also scoring for the Knights were;
David Fracassa, Joey Burns, Rusty S., Manak Singh, Ashwin Kumar, Inyan K. ,and Jacob Parry all scored 2 points.
Eugene Oh shot well and scored 6 points.
And Dominic Diambro scored 5 points
Please come to our next game. It is home Tuesday January 19, against Larson.

 

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Thursday, January 14

1-13-10
v. Rochester West
The 7th grade boys’ basketball team won in a fast pace game last night against Rochester West 40-20. Joey Burns played stellar defense against Rochesters best player. Adam Zurretti, Inyan K., and Rusty S., rebounded the ball very well. Nate Bladecki continued to have an outstanding year scoring 14 points and dishing out 4 assists. Also scoring for the Knights were;
David Fracassa, Joey Burns, Rusty S., Manak Singh, Ashwin Kumar, Inyan K. ,and Jacob Parry all scored 2 points.
Eugene Oh shot well and scored 6 points.
And Dominic Diambro scored 5 points
Please come to our next game. It is home Tuesday January 19, against Larson.

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Wednesday, January 13

The 7th and 8th grade boys basketball teams have a game today against Rochester West at West. Hope to see you there!

Attention 6th grade boys: Intramural basketball is back into action today. Bring all of your books and other material to the gym after school because you will not be allow to go back to your lockers after the practice. Please have your parents pick you up in the back parking lot at approximately 4:20.

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esTuesday, January 12

The ecology Club is giving the Wendy’s super meal to Emily Fritz _in 7th_ grade for recycling a lunch bag.
The TCBY winner this week is Nick Bubar in 6th grade. Will the winners come down to room 1 to claim your prizes today.
Remember, you can only win if you label your bag and containers with BOTH your full name and grade.
As always, please be considerate and replace the writing tool so that others may have an opportunity to also use them. They are only replaced on a monthly bases.

Attention 6th grade boys: Intramural basketball will be back into action tomorrow. Remember to have your rides ready to pick you up in the back parking lot at approximately 4:20.

1-11-10
@ Boulan

The 7th grade boys’ basketball team continued a 4 game winning streak yesterday beating Boulan 31-26. Playing solid defense for the Knights were Jacob Perry, Ashwin Kumar, and Jacob Howard. Handling the ball pressure with ease were Rahol Roy and Willie Maddox.
Scoring for the Knights were:
Rusty S, Adam Zurretti, and Inyan K with 2 points each
Eugene Oh and Mitch Thompson with 4 points each
David Fracassa with 8 points
And Nate Bladecki with 11 points

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Monday, January 4

Chess and games club is cancelled today.

Attention 6th grade boys: Intramural basketball is back into action today. Bring all of your books and other material to the gym after school because you will not be allow to go back to your lockers after the practice. Please have your parents pick you up in the back parking lot at approximately 4:20.

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Friday, January 8

7th grade boys’ basketball
1-7-10
v. Reuther
The 7th grade boys’ basketball team won an overtime thriller last night against Reuther. The final score was 43-41. Nate Bladecki scored 18 points and hit a key three point basket to send the game into overtime. Joey Burns played great defense and score 2 points. Rusty S saved the ball from going out of bounds leading to 2 free throws from David Fracassa icing the game in overtime.
The entire team played very well and is getting much better as the year continues. Also scoring for the Knights were:
Josh Brodbine with 8 points
Adam Zurretti with 2 points
Mitch Thompson with 2 points
Brain Elsas with 2 points
And Jacob Parry with a very important free-throw

Attention 6th grade boys: Intramural basketball will be back into action on Monday. Remember to have your rides ready to pick you up in the back parking lot at approximately 4:20.

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Thursday, January 7

Attention 6th grade boys: Intramural basketball will be back into action on Monday. Remember to have your rides ready to pick you up in the back parking lot at approximately 4:20.

 

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Wednesday, January 6

Smith v. Baker (Home)
1-5-09
The 7th grade boys’ basketball team played hard last night against Baker. We won a tough game 34-20.
Brain Elsas was the leading scorer with 5 points!
Inyan K and David Fracassa had 4 points
Josh Brodbine hit a 3 point basket
Nate Bladeki, Jalen Gatewood, Jacob Parry, Eugene Oh, Manak Singh, Jacob Howard, Dominic Diambro, and Rahul Roy also scored for the Knights.
It was a great Team Effort!!!!

 

The 8th grade boys played Baker after school last night; we lead at half time and finally lead at the end of the game, Smith 38, Baker 29.

Scoring for the knights were: Jurgen Ferati, Allen Wang, Justice Bigelow, Harbir Brar, Andrae Ingram and Matt Nickerson all with 2 points. Farhan Ali and Chris Dorsey both had 3 points. Scoring 4 points were Austin Perry, Jeremy Fox, and Dan Wunderlich. Scoring 8 points was Chris Clay. We play away on Thursday at Rochester Reuther.

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TuesTuesday, January 5

The ecology Club is giving the Wendy’s super meal to Sujit Bajaj in 7 grade for recycling a lunch bag.
Our TCBY winner this week is Kristen Hansen in 6 grade who’s label bottle/can was selected. Will both winners come down to rm 1 to claim your prizes today.
Remember, you can only win if you label you bag and containers with BOTH your full name and grade.
As always, please be considerate and replace the writing tool so that others may have an opportunity to also use them. They are only replaced on a monthly bases.

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Monday, January 4

Chess club meets today in room 8 from 2:45-4:00

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Friday, December 18

HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY MR. PYKE

International Club has just started meeting this month. Our goal is to celebrate the many cultures we represent at Smith. Several major holidays have already gone by this school year, such as the Ramadan and Eid-al-Fitr celebrated by the Muslin community, a Hindu holiday of Navarati, and Guru Nanak’s birthday celebrated by the Sikh, in addition to our American favorite, Thanksgiving. We hope all our communities enjoyed their celebrations.

December is more than Santa Claus, Christmas trees, and candy canes. For millions of people throughout the world, this month also means the arrival of Hannukah celebrated by the Jewish community and Kwanzaa, a relatively new but increasingly popular holiday celebrated by the African-American community. All three holidays, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, and Christmas, are joyous occasions for family and friends to gather and celebrate. We’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone happy holidays. Happy New Year to all!

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Thursday, December 17

International Club has just started meeting this month. Our goal is to celebrate the many cultures we represent at Smith. Several major holidays have already gone by this school year, such as the Ramadan and Eid-al-Fitr celebrated by the Muslin community, a Hindu holiday of Navarati, and Guru Nanak’s birthday celebrated by the Sikh, in addition to our American favorite, Thanksgiving. We hope all our communities enjoyed their celebrations.

December is more than Santa Claus, Christmas trees, and candy canes. For millions of people throughout the world, this month also means the arrival of Hannukah celebrated by the Jewish community and Kwanzaa, a relatively new but increasingly popular holiday celebrated by the African-American community. All three holidays, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, and Christmas, are joyous occasions for family and friends to gather and celebrate. We’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone happy holidays. Happy New Year to all!

This Thursday will be the Holiday Dance! We are having a dance off! Can you groove to the music? Do you have rhythm? Then sign up at your lunch period. Only 12 students from each grade will be able to participate. They’ll have five minutes to make a dance to Jingle Bell Rock. Come and see which grade has the best dance skills!

From Wednesday December 16th to Friday December 18th, the Smith Student Council Fundraising Committee will be having a Candy Cane Sale during all lunches. The candy canes will be 25 cents each or FIVE for one dollar. Remember, no ID cards may be used. There will be a limit of 25 candy canes per person each day. Thank you.

The Athens football meeting scheduled for this week has been cancelled. Repeat, there is no football meeting at Athens High School this week.

Dear Mr. Manderfield,

I'm not sure if you remember me, but my name is Rebecca Tincknell and I played volleyball for you at Smith in 8th grade back in 2003. I then continued playing volleyball at Troy High School where I was a member of the Varsity volleyball team for 2 years and graduated with All-State Honorable Mention honors in 2007. Currently, I am a junior at Adrian College where I am a co-captain of the varsity volleyball team. I am majoring in Mathematics for Secondary Education and a minor in Physical Education with the hopes of becoming a Math teacher and volleyball coach.

This summer I got invited to play on the USA Athletes International Volleyball Team to travel to Scotland in May of 2010 to compete in the 2010 Scottish Open Volleyball Tournament. This is very exciting for me and a huge honor because playing volleyball overseas has always been a dream of mine, and now the opportunity is in my hands. However, in order to fulfill this dream, I must first fund raise the expenses for my trip.

This is where I am asking for your help as the coach of the 8th grade volleyball team. I am running a 3-day volleyball clinic December 28th, 29th, and 30th in Troy for middle school girls in order to prepare them for their season this January. The girls will be focusing on all aspects of volleyball such as setting, passing, attacking and serving. All net profit for this clinic will be used to off set fees towards my trip to Scotland this May to further my volleyball career.

If you would please inform past or future volleyball players at Smith of this opportunity I would greatly appreciate it! Attatched is a flyer with all necessary information on the clinic. If it is easier for you to email me a roster of past or future players at Smith, I can contact them myself to inform them of this opportunity as well.

Thank you and I greatly appreciate your help! Go Knights!

Rebecca Tincknell

rtincknell@adrian.edu

The 7th grade boys’ basketball team got their first win last night over Rochester West. We would like to thank all the students, especially Jacob Goley and Haley Shoan for coming to the game. You guys are awesome. Playing well for the Knights were: Josh Brodbine, Jacob Howard, Mitch Thompson, Ashwin Kumar, Brian Elsas, Rahul Roy and Joey Burns.
Scoring for the Knights were:
Nate Bladecki with 9 points
Jalen Gatewood with 2 points
David Fracassa with 9 points
Adam Zuretti with 2 points
Eugene Oh with 2 points
Willie Maddox with 2 points
And Manak Singh with 6 points

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Wednesday, December 16

International Club has just started meeting this month. Our goal is to celebrate the many cultures we represent at Smith. Several major holidays have already gone by this school year, such as the Ramadan and Eid-al-Fitr celebrated by the Muslin community, a Hindu holiday of Navarati, and Guru Nanak’s birthday celebrated by the Sikh, in addition to our American favorite, Thanksgiving. We hope all our communities enjoyed their celebrations.

December is more than Santa Claus, Christmas trees, and candy canes. For millions of people throughout the world, this month also means the arrival of Hannukah celebrated by the Jewish community and Kwanzaa, a relatively new but increasingly popular holiday celebrated by the African-American community. All three holidays, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, and Christmas, are joyous occasions for family and friends to gather and celebrate. We’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone happy holidays. Happy New Year to all!

This Thursday will be the Holiday Dance! We are having a dance off! Can you groove to the music? Do you have rhythm? Then sign up at your lunch period. Only 12 students from each grade will be able to participate. They’ll have five minutes to make a dance to Jingle Bell Rock. Come and see which grade has the best dance skills!

From Wednesday December 16th to Friday December 18th, the Smith Student Council Fundraising Committee will be having a Candy Cane Sale during all lunches. The candy canes will be 25 cents each or FIVE for one dollar. Remember, no ID cards may be used. There will be a limit of 25 candy canes per person each day. Thank you.

The Athens football meeting scheduled for this week has been cancelled. Repeat, there is no football meeting at Athens High School this week.

A group of Smith 7th graders have been selected by NASA to test their experiment design in a microgravity environment. The project, called WING (What If No Gravity), is an offshoot of a high school project run for several years. This is the first year the competition has been open to middle schoolers.

Seven students chose to research and design an experiment to show the effects of microgravity on magnetic attraction. Their proposal was sent to NASA in early November. On December 14th NASA notified their teacher, Ms. McCormick, of their acceptance of the students’ proposal, allowing them to move forward with the experiment.

The group will now work out the bugs of the design, build a prototype, and test it in Earth’s gravity field before tweaking the final experiment to send to Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. NASA workers at GRC will conduct the experiment in an 80 foot drop tower, simulating 2.2 seconds of microgravity. The experiment will be videotaped and results returned to the group.

Congratulations go to group members:
Roshan Pathre
Victoria Horne
Krithika Balakrishnan
Rebecca Odil
Iniyan Kailainathan
Tarun Kalyanaraman
Kyle Mei

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Tuesday, December 15

The ecology Club is giving the Wendy’s super meal to Alyssa Lalko in 6th grade for recycling a lunch bag.
The TCBY winner this week is Brad Weigand in 8th grade. Will the winners come down to room 1 to claim your prizes today.
Remember, you can only win if you label your bag and containers with BOTH your full name and grade.
As always, please be considerate and replace the writing tool so that others may have an opportunity to also use them. They are only replaced on a monthly bases.

This Thursday will be the Holiday Dance! We are having a dance off! Can you groove to the music? Do you have rhythm? Then sign up at your lunch period. Only 12 students from each grade will be able to participate. They’ll have five minutes to make a dance to Jingle Bell Rock. Come and see which grade has the best dance skills!

From Wednesday December 16th to Friday December 18th, the Smith Student Council Fundraising Committee will be having a Candy Cane Sale during all lunches. The candy canes will be 25 cents each or FIVE for one dollar. Remember, no ID cards may be used. There will be a limit of 25 candy canes per person each day. Thank you.

The Athens football meeting scheduled for this week has been cancelled. Repeat, there is no football meeting at Athens High School this week.

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Monday, December 7

This Thursday will be the Holiday Dance! We are having a dance off! Can you groove to the music? Do you have rhythm? Then sign up at your lunch period. Only 12 students from each grade will be able to participate. They’ll have five minutes to make a dance to Jingle Bell Rock. Come and see which grade has the best dance skills!

From Wednesday December 16th to Friday December 18th, the Smith Student Council Fundraising Committee will be having a Candy Cane Sale during all lunches. The candy canes will be 25 cents each or FIVE for one dollar. Remember, no ID cards may be used. There will be a limit of 25 candy canes per person each day. Thank you.

The meeting for International Academy High School is 3rd hour today in room 15. Students who signed up by the deadline last Thursday can attend. Students should check in to their 3rd hour teacher, then immediately go to room 15.

Chess club meets today in room 8 from 2:45-4:00

Troybery is celebrating its 10th year! Which newly published teen title will win the vote this year? The program officially kicks off January 4, 2010 and will culminate on Friday, April 23, 2010 with the Troybery Ceremony. Please register for the program before the end of March in the media center. The award ceremony will be held at the Service Center building. Students who read a minimum of three Troybery books will be eligible to vote for their favorite and enter a drawing to attend the ceremony along with students from the other three Troy middle schools. Remember the Troy Public Library also has Troybery books available to loan. Troybery books check out one title at a time for a seven-day loan period. Don’t miss out on the fun and excitement. Check out a Troybery book today! Any questions, please see Mrs. Pickering.

 

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Thursday, December 10

Attention all 8th graders. On Monday, December 14, 3rd hour, representatives from the International Academy High School will be here at Smith to talk to interested 8th graders about attending Troy School Districts International Academy High School. This school is held at the old Baker Middle School. Students must provide their own transportation. There is an application process and an entrance exam.
Students attend school with a longer day and a longer school year and follow the International Baccalaureate Curriculum.

All interested 8th graders need to sign up in the counseling office IN ADVANCE. You have until the end of the school day on Thursday, December 10th.
We will tell you the location of the meeting on Friday, December 11th.

Attention all students- Student Council is having a Holiday Hat Day on Monday, December 14th. Wear any festive holiday hat of your choice for Spirit Points. Please, no baseball caps.

If you are waiting for a copy of the book Truesight for next Wednesday’s book discussion please come to the media center today and pick it up. Also, be sure to sign up for the discussion in the media center.

Students are reminded to return late library books and pay late fines. Failure to do so will result in putting a hold on your check out privileges.

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Wednesday, December 9

Attention all 8th graders. On Monday, December 14, 3rd hour, representatives from the International Academy High School will be here at Smith to talk to interested 8th graders about attending Troy School Districts International Academy High School. This school is held at the old Baker Middle School. Students must provide their own transportation. There is an application process and an entrance exam.
Students attend school with a longer day and a longer school year and follow the International Baccalaureate Curriculum.

All interested 8th graders need to sign up in the counseling office IN ADVANCE. You have until the end of the school day on Thursday, December 10th.
We will tell you the location of the meeting on Friday, December 11th.

Attention all students- Student Council is having a Holiday Hat Day on Monday, December 14th. Wear any festive holiday hat of your choice for Spirit Points. Please, no baseball caps.

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Tuesday, December 8

Congrats to the Lego Team-Place –to – Placers who participated in the state level Lego competition this past Sat. at Wh. Lk School. Riti Singh, Urvi Vasudevan, Rahul Roy, & Ankita Acharya , all 7th graders, who won 1st place and a trophy in the category of “Team Work”. There team had to build a bridge between two desks in 5 minutes using legos. The team was split in half and only one half of the team could verbalize instruction while the other half of the team had to work in silence.
The second award they won was being one of the top 5 teams in the category of “Team Spirit”. This was quite an honor and we are very proud of their efforts.

Attention all peer mediators. Tomorrow is activity pictures at 10:05 am in the cafeteria. Please remember to wear you orange peer mediatior shirt if you ordered one. Otherwise please wear something orange or red for our picture tomorrow. Thank you and see you then.

Ecology Club members please remember to wear your t shirt for the group picture taken this Wed during 3hr hour in the cafeteria.

Congratulations to all who participated.
Michelle Liu and Anirudh Sridhar are the school winners with a score of 24/25
Pranav Srinivasan came in second place with a score of 22/25
Evan Bao came in third place with a score of 20/25.
HONOR ROLL students are those that have a score between 15 and 19. These students are:
Tejas Bharath, Edward Cai, Gowri Chadrashekhar, Hannah Ma, Rahul Nair, Thisal Mudalige and Benjamin Zhao.

My hearty congratulations to all the mathletes. PurniGupta

Student Council- Please remember to wear your Student Council T-shirts for the group photo tomorrow. Thank you!

Attention all 8th graders. On Monday, December 14, 3rd hour, representatives from the International Academy High School will be here at Smith to talk to interested 8th graders about attending Troy School Districts International Academy High School. This school is held at the old Baker Middle School. Students must provide their own transportation. There is an application process and an entrance exam.
Students attend school with a longer day and a longer school year and follow the International Baccalaureate Curriculum.

All interested 8th graders need to sign up in the counseling office IN ADVANCE. You have until the end of the school day on Thursday, December 10th.
We will tell you the location of the meeting on Friday, December 11th.

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Monday, December 7

Troy High School Boys/ girls Basketball Camp- 2009

What: Fundamentals Mini- camp instruction on ball handling,passing, shooting, footwork, defensive fundamentals, rebounding, etc.

Where: Troy High School Main Gym

When: December 28, 29, 30, 31st

Time: 1-3

Cost: 30.00 ( Checks payable to Troy School District)

Who: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Grade Boys/girls

Registration: Will be held on the 28th of december from 12:30- 1:00 in the lobby outside of the main gym at troy high school

Medical information: if your son/daughter has a medical history that may effect his/her participation in the camp program, please make us aware of that when registration is taking place on the 18th

Questions: Contact Troy Basketball coach gary fralick at 248- 823-3647 or assistant coach keith hart at 248-217-1627

Chess club meets today in room 8 from 2:45-4:00

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Friday, December 4

Congratulations to Annabel Lemke for winning 1st place in her art work that was submitted to this Nat’l Chem contest
http://portal.acs.org/portal/PublicWebSite/education/outreach/ncw/studentseducators/CNBP_023547

Wednesday, December 9th is winter blues day. Show your spirit and wear blue...

Troy High School Boys/ girls Basketball Camp- 2009

What: Fundamentals Mini- camp instruction on ball handling,passing, shooting, footwork, defensive fundamentals, rebounding, etc.

Where: Troy High School Main Gym

When: December 28, 29, 30, 31st

Time: 1-3

Cost: 30.00 ( Checks payable to Troy School District)

Who: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Grade Boys/girls

Registration: Will be held on the 28th of december from 12:30- 1:00 in the lobby outside of the main gym at troy high school

Medical information: if your son/daughter has a medical history that may effect his/her participation in the camp program, please make us aware of that when registration is taking place on the 18th

Questions: Contact Troy Basketball coach gary fralick at 248- 823-3647 or assistant coach keith hart at 248-217-1627

 

The following students will be representing Smith Middle School the coming Saturday for the state Lego League competition after competing in the regional’s which was held at the Detroit Science Center. They are:
Riti Singh, Urvi Vasudevan, Rahul Roy, and Ankita Acharya.
We are very excited for your current success and wish you much luck in your upcoming event this Saturday!

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Thursday, December 3

The Troy Athens Football Family is inviting you to our annual Red Hawk Rookie Day! Introducing you to the weight room, program facilities and Athens Football info. The Troy Athens Family is excited for the future and you’re participation. We look forward to seeing you there.

Date: Wednesday, 12/16/09

Time: 3:45pm

Location: Troy Athens Weight Room

 

The first International Club Meeting will be held in room 31, on Tuesday, December 8th, from 2:45-3:45. All students are welcome to join. The International Club will meet once a week on Tuesdays. We will have various activities such as trying new foods, learning new games, listening to music, and having a lot of fun. Don’t miss out on the fun. Join us Tuesday, Dec. 8.

Intramural Basketball: Attention 6th grade boys’ intramural basketball will be starting soon. The first practice will be on Monday, December 7th from 3 to 4:15. Pick up an information packet in the office. The information packet contains two forms that have to be filled out by your parents and brought to the first practice. You7 only have to pay once a year to participate in all intramural sports for that year.

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Wednesday, December 2

There will be no cheerleading practice today!

The first International Club Meeting will be held in room 31, on Tuesday, December 8th, from 2:45-3:45. All students are welcome to join. The International Club will meet once a week on Tuesdays. We will have various activities such as trying new foods, learning new games, listening to music, and having a lot of fun. Don’t miss out on the fun. Join us Tuesday, Dec. 8.

Don't forget about the Smith Movie Night this Friday!

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Tuesday, December 1

The ecology Club is giving the Wendy’s super meal to Sujit Bajaj in 7th grade for recycling a lunch bag.
The TCBY winner this week is Kristen Hansen in 6th grade. Will the winners come down to room 1 to claim your prizes today.
Remember, you can only win if you label your bag and containers with BOTH your full name and grade.
As always, please be considerate and replace the writing tool so that others may have an opportunity to also use them. They are only replaced on a monthly bases.

Any young lady interested in cheering needs to come to practice by Wednesday 12/2/09 or you will not be able to cheer. Practice is from 2:55 to 4:30 in the cafeteria. Thanks, from Coach Vickers and Coach Socco.

The first International Club Meeting will be held in room 31, on Tuesday, December 8th, from 2:45-3:45. All students are welcome to join. The International Club will meet once a week on Tuesdays. We will have various activities such as trying new foods, learning new games, listening to music, and having a lot of fun. Don’t miss out on the fun. Join us Tuesday, Dec. 8.

ATTENTION STUDENTS: This is a great opportunity for you to try something new. AKA Winterguard is having it's first rehearsal and clinic for returning and new members on Tuesday, Nov. 24 and next Tuesday, Dec. 1. Rehearsals are held in the gym at Baker MS from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. You do not need to have any experience in order to be a part of the group. we will teach you everything you need to know and provide you with equipment, etc.

AKA Winterguard is an exciting group that has members from all four of Troy’s Middle Schools. The group performs routines on the gym floor to recorded music - using dance, flags, and various props.

D.C./ Philly Trip: Attention all students registered for the 8th grade trip to Philadelphia and D.C. Final payment is due on November 27th please see Mrs. Casko or Mrs. Trice if you have any questions.

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Monday, November 30

Chess club meets today in room 8 from 2:45-4:00

The first International Club Meeting will be held in room 31, on Tuesday, December 8th, from 2:45-3:45. All students are welcome to join. The International Club will meet once a week on Tuesdays. We will have various activities such as trying new foods, learning new games, listening to music, and having a lot of fun. Don’t miss out on the fun. Join us Tuesday, Dec. 8.

ATTENTION STUDENTS: This is a great opportunity for you to try something new. AKA Winterguard is having it's first rehearsal and clinic for returning and new members on Tuesday, Nov. 24 and next Tuesday, Dec. 1. Rehearsals are held in the gym at Baker MS from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. You do not need to have any experience in order to be a part of the group. we will teach you everything you need to know and provide you with equipment, etc.

AKA Winterguard is an exciting group that has members from all four of Troy’s Middle Schools. The group performs routines on the gym floor to recorded music - using dance, flags, and various props.

D.C./ Philly Trip: Attention all students registered for the 8th grade trip to Philadelphia and D.C. Final payment is due on November 27th please see Mrs. Casko or Mrs. Trice if you have any questions.

We are having the annual “Holiday Shoppe” here at Troy Union where children shop for gifts for parents/family and friends from 3:30 – 8:00 pm on Tuesday, December 8th. We are in need of middle school students who could help the little ones shop or gift wrap.
Please click here to e-mail

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Tuesday, November 24

The ecology Club is giving the Wendy’s super meal to Libby Mroczka in 6th grade for recycling a lunch bag.
There is no TCBY winner this week. Will the winner come down to rm 1 to claim your prizes today.
Remember, you can only win if you label your bag and containers with BOTH your full name and grade.
As always, please be considerate and replace the writing tool so that others may have an opportunity to also use them. They are only replaced on a monthly bases. There will be pens on Dec. 1st

The Smith First Lego League team "Knights Konnected" took first place in Programming and 3rd place all round at the Delta College Regionals held on 11/21/2009.

They now qualify for the State Tournament to be held at Flint on 12/12/2009.

The team members are

Ahilan Balakrishnan
Ani Sridhar
Mark Mathis
Joe Tang
Charlie Luo
Sachin Ketkar
Roshan Pathre

ATTENTION STUDENTS: This is a great opportunity for you to try something new. AKA Winterguard is having it's first rehearsal and clinic for returning and new members on Tuesday, Nov. 24 and next Tuesday, Dec. 1. Rehearsals are held in the gym at Baker MS from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. You do not need to have any experience in order to be a part of the group. we will teach you everything you need to know and provide you with equipment, etc.

AKA Winterguard is an exciting group that has members from all four of Troy’s Middle Schools. The group performs routines on the gym floor to recorded music - using dance, flags, and various props.

D.C./ Philly Trip: Attention all students registered for the 8th grade trip to Philadelphia and D.C. Final payment is due on November 27th please see Mrs. Casko or Mrs. Trice if you have any questions.

We are having the annual “Holiday Shoppe” here at Troy Union where children shop for gifts for parents/family and friends from 3:30 – 8:00 pm on Tuesday, December 8th. We are in need of middle school students who could help the little ones shop or gift wrap.
Please click here to e-mail

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Monday, November 23

ATTENTION STUDENTS: This is a great opportunity for you to try something new. AKA Winterguard is having it's first rehearsal and clinic for returning and new members on Tuesday, Nov. 24 and next Tuesday, Dec. 1. Rehearsals are held in the gym at Baker MS from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. You do not need to have any experience in order to be a part of the group. we will teach you everything you need to know and provide you with equipment, etc.

AKA Winterguard is an exciting group that has members from all four of Troy’s Middle Schools. The group performs routines on the gym floor to recorded music - using dance, flags, and various props.

The first International Club Meeting will be held in room 31, on Tuesday, December 8th, from 2:45-3:45. All students are welcome to join. The International Club will meet once a week on Tuesdays. We will have various activities such as trying new foods, learning new games, listening to music, and having a lot of fun. Don’t miss out on the fun. Join us Tuesday, Dec. 8.

D.C./ Philly Trip: Attention all students registered for the 8th grade trip to Philadelphia and D.C. Final payment is due on November 27th please see Mrs. Casko or Mrs. Trice if you have any questions.

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Friday, November 20

Attention all students registered for the 8th grade trip to Philadelphia & D.C.:
Final Payment is due on November 27th.
Please see Mrs. Casko or Mrs. Trice if you have any questions.

We are having the annual “Holiday Shoppe” here at Troy Union where children shop for gifts for parents/family and friends from 3:30 – 8:00 pm on Tuesday, December 8th. We are in need of middle school students who could help the little ones shop or gift wrap.
Please click here to e-mail

The first International Club Meeting will be held in room 31, on Tuesday, December 8th, from 2:45-3:45. All students are welcome to join. The International Club will meet once a week on Tuesdays. We will have various activities such as trying new foods, learning new games, listening to music, and having a lot of fun. Don’t miss out on the fun. Join us Tuesday, Dec. 8.

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Thursday, November 19

Here is the information for the results of the LifeStraw fundraiser:
6th: $50.03
7th: $77.49
8th: $45.44
This allowed Smith to save 27 lives by providing clean water with the help of LifeStraws.
Thanks for participating!

There will be NO 6th grade choir club rehearsal this week due to Conferences and Mrs. Covian will not be here. We will resume rehearsals after Thanksgiving break.
There is still room for new members. ALL 6th grade students are welcome.

Attention all students registered for the 8th grade trip to Philadelphia & D.C.:
Final Payment is due on November 27th.
Please see Mrs. Casko or Mrs. Trice if you have any questions.

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Wednesday, November 18

Here is the information for the results of the LifeStraw fundraiser:
6th: $50.03
7th: $77.49
8th: $45.44
This allowed Smith to save 27 lives by providing clean water with the help of LifeStraws.
Thanks for participating!

There will be NO 6th grade choir club rehearsal this week due to Conferences and Mrs. Covian will not be here. We will resume rehearsals after Thanksgiving break.
There is still room for new members. ALL 6th grade students are welcome.

Attention all students registered for the 8th grade trip to Philadelphia & D.C.:
Final Payment is due on November 27th.
Please see Mrs. Casko or Mrs. Trice if you have any questions.

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Tuesday, November 17

The positive peer meeting on Thursday is being moved to Friday because of 8th grade testing.

The Salvation Army Food Drive has started. Please bring canned foods to the boxes in the main hallway at the front doors. The last day to donate food is November 23rd.

Attention all 8th graders! If you are interested in buying an 8th grade sweatshirt, you can find the order form in the November Newsletter or in the main office. Please return order forms and money in an envelope to Mr. Eve or Ms. Mordarski. The deadline for orders is Friday November 20th.

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Monday, November 16

The Salvation Army Food Drive has started. Please bring canned foods to the boxes in the main hallway at the front doors. The last day to donate food is November 23rd.

Attention all 8th graders! If you are interested in buying an 8th grade sweatshirt, you can find the order form in the November Newsletter or in the main office. Please return order forms and money in an envelope to Mr. Eve or Ms. Mordarski. The deadline for orders is Friday November 20th.

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Friday, November 13

The Salvation Army Food Drive has started. Please bring canned foods to the boxes in the main hallway at the front doors. The last day to donate food is November 23rd.

Attention all 8th graders! If you are interested in buying an 8th grade sweatshirt, you can find the order form in the November Newsletter or in the main office. Please return order forms and money in an envelope to Mr. Eve or Ms. Mordarski. The deadline for orders is Friday November 20th.

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Thursday, November 12th

WACKY DAY: As some of you know, this Friday is November 13th, also known as Friday the 13th! In honor of this crazy day, we will be wearing crazy clothes, crazy hair, or anything out of the ordinary you want to come to school in! Don’t forget!

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Wednesday, November 11th

WACKY DAY: As some of you know, this Friday is November 13th, also known as Friday the 13th! In honor of this crazy day, we will be wearing crazy clothes, crazy hair, or anything out of the ordinary you want to come to school in! Don’t forget!

Ecology Club: The ecology club is giving the Wendy’s super meal to Katie Pinson in 8th grade for recycling a lunch bag. Our TCBY winner this week is Gabi Sirkaite in 7th grade who’s label bottle/can was selected. Will both winners come down to rm1 to claim your prize today. Remember, you can only win if you label your bag and containers with BOTH your full name and grade. As always, please be considerate and replace the writing tool so that others may have the opportunity to also use them. They are only replaced on a monthly base. Lastly, Mrs. Klein would like to thank the ecology club members for doing a stellar job during the first locker clean out. Numerous items were (spirals, folders pencils pouches, and comp books if teachers need any of these items. They also reduced the amt. Of trash which is good news for our landfills. Thanks for all your hard work and effort. Don’t forget we will be going on a field trip next Monday after school. No club meeting!

Intramural Basketball: Sixth grade Girls Intramural Basketball finished their season with a scrimmage between the dark knights and gold knights teams. Congratulations to both teams for games well played.
Members of the Dark Knights were:
Co-captains Gabby Gohl and Jordan Hendry
Emily Bernacki
Kaylin Bigelow
Bailey Clark
Alyssa Lalko
Sydney Koncagul
Libby Mroczka
Members of the Gold Knights were:
Co-captains Kaitlin Dubay and Kate Sabelhous
Marissa Balamucki
Emily Davis
Rochelle Jarbo
Kelsey Nickerson
Marissa Volvek
Jenny Shang
Also participating in the Basketball Intramurals were: Kate Regan, Ally Majewski, and Elyse Merbach. All Intramurals team members can pick up their certifications from Mrs. Dempsey in room 10 during lunch.

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Tuesday, November 10th

CHICAGO: Any 7th graders still interested in going on the Chicago trip April 16th and 17th, need to register by Wed. Nov. 11th. We will close registration after that day. Forms are in Mrs. Wahl’s’ room. Thanks!

BASKETBALL: The 7th and 8th grade boy’s basketball tryouts will start tomorrow. You will need a physical card, basketball shoes, and shorts to compete in the tryout. Tryouts are from 3-5 in the gym

BASKETBALL:Intramural basketball will meet six times. Below are the dates. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Sikorski at fwski5652@hotmail.com

Mon 12/07/09 @ Hart Middle School
Wed 12/09/09 @ Larson Middle School
Thu 01/07/10 @ Reuther Middle School
Mon 01/11/10 @ Boulan Park Middle School
Wed 01/13/10 @ Rochester West
Mon 01/25/10 @ Baker Middle School

$35 is paid once per year per student for participation in Middle School intramural sports. Click here to be taken to the payschools website.

WACKY DAY: As some of you know, this Friday is November 13th, also known as Friday the 13th! In honor of this crazy day, we will be wearing crazy clothes, crazy hair, or anything out of the ordinary you want to come to school in! Don’t forget!

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Monday, November 9th

FOOTBALL: The Smith Knights heavyweight football team played their final game under the lights last week at Troy High School. Although we spotted the Boulan Broncos a 16 point lead at halftime, our Knights mounted a great comeback to tie the score at 16 points each. The knights finished the season with a record of 4-1-1, and were city champs for the second year in a row! Scoring for the knights were: Malik Shipp, Jeremy Fox, and Danny Wunderlich. Remember that the team sports pizza party is today, two dollars is required. Have rides ready for home at 3:45.

FOOTBALL: The lightweight football team played their last game on Thursday night against Boulan. They lost 28-14. It was a hard fought battle and the Knights never gave up. The score at half was 20-0. This showed the determination of this team and we are very proud of their efforts.
Thank you to everyone who supported us this season.
Congratulations to the heavyweight team on winning the city championship.
Good luck to the Lady Knights.

BASKETBALL: The 6th grade girl’s intramural basketball will be back in action Monday and Tuesday of this week.
The 7th grade girl’s basketball team played a tough Boulan team losing 19 to 15. The pizza party after school will require 2 dollars.
The 8th grade girl’s basketball team lost a tough game against Boulan. They wrapped up a good season with a record of 6-5. Mr. Pyke would like to thank all the girls for an outstanding season.
The 7th and 8th grade boy’s basketball tryouts will start tomorrow. You will need a physical card, basketball shoes, and shorts to compete in the tryout. Tryouts are from 3-5 in the gym.

ECOLOGY CLUB: Today after school we will be making our final arrangements for our field trip next Monday and for locker clean out. If you are planning to attend, meet me in my room after school today in room 1. If you cannot make it please see me during the course of the day today. Keep it green and continue to recycle!

LIBRARY: The Hunger Games book discussion will be held Thursday, Nov. 24th in the Smith Media Center from 2:45 to 3:45.

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