Magnolia Middle School

JR High Athletic Parents & Guardians: 8th and 9th grade boys and girls football and basketball workouts will begin next Monday, July 13th. The following schedule details the time frame and location for each sport. Please arrive at least 15-20 minutes before your scheduled start time in order for COVID questionnaire screening and temperature checks. All athletes will be responsible for their own water, so please plan accordingly. All athletes will report to the breezeway door in the parking lot beside the JR high cafeteria for check-in and pick-up after workouts. Monday July 13-Thursday July 16: 8th grade Football 9-10 AM 9th grade Football 10:30-11:30 AM Tuesday July 14-Thursday July 16: 8th grade Boys Basketball 10:30-11:30 AM 9th grade Boys Basketball 9-10 AM JR High Girls Basketball Monday, July 13th 12-1:30 PM @ Panther Arena Tuesday, July 14/Thursday, July 16 12-1:30 PM @ MHS Auxiliary Gym

Dear Athletic Parents & Guardians: Due to COVID 19, we will be unable to have our yearly mass physical exam on campus. Each athlete will need to schedule an appointment with their primary care physician, and turn in the physical paperwork directly to Coach Caston or their head coach. If you attended our mass physical in May 2019, your physical will expire on May 21, 2020. If you do not already have the updated physical form, it is available to print via the link below. Please schedule your appointment ASAP! Thank you! Click here for the the updated physical form: https://5il.co/i344

Dear Parents: Thank you for your patience and cooperation during this pandemic. We realize you have many questions, and we are trying to put together a plan for starting school back in August that is safe for our kids, follows guidance from Arkansas Department of Health and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and still provides our kids with some sense of normalcy. We have had over 60 teachers, parents, healthcare workers and other stakeholders developing this plan, and we are close to completing a document for release. There are a few questions we would like your input on prior to finalizing our plan and releasing the documents. We ask that you take a minute to complete the survey by Sunday, July 12, 2020. https://rb.gy/3jkhif Thank you!

Magnolia Junior Charity League Sponsors Summer Backpack Program

BAILEY COBURN RECOGNIZED AS DISTRICT TEACHER OF THE YEAR The Magnolia School Board recognized East Side Elementary School music teacher, Bailey Coburn as the 2020 District Teacher of the Year at their regular meeting on June 15. Superintendent, John Ward read Mrs. Coburn’s biography and then presented her with a plaque of recognition. Bailey will now represent the Magnolia School District in the Arkansas Teacher of the Year (ATOY) competition. Arkansas regional finalists will be announced the week of July 3-8. Regional finalists will also attend a reception ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion in Little Rock on July 31, where the four ATOY finalists will be announced. During the fall of 2020, the ATOY selection panel will visit the finalists’ schools for classroom observation and interviews. The 2021 Arkansas Teacher of the Year will then be announced sometime prior to December 20, 2020.

BAILEY COBURN RECOGNIZED AS DISTRICT TEACHER OF THE YEAR The Magnolia School Board recognized East Side Elementary School art teacher, Bailey Coburn as the 2020 District Teacher of the Year at their regular meeting on June 15. Superintendent, John Ward read Mrs. Coburn’s biography and then presented her with a plaque of recognition. Bailey will now represent the Magnolia School District in the Arkansas Teacher of the Year (ATOY) competition. Arkansas regional finalists will be announced the week of July 3-8. Regional finalists will also attend a reception ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion in Little Rock on July 31, where the four ATOY finalists will be announced. During the fall of 2020, the ATOY selection panel will visit the finalists’ schools for classroom observation and interviews. The 2021 Arkansas Teacher of the Year will then be announced sometime prior to December 20, 2020.

Congratulations Kathleen Dingman!!! Arkansas Activities Association 2020 Girls Swimming Coach-of-the-Year

MAGNOLIA JUNIOR CHARITY LEAGUE SPONSORS SUMMER BACKPACK PROGRAM

Yearbooks Reminder! MJHS Yearbooks have arrived! If you have already paid for a yearbook, pick up will be in the front of the junior high today. Tuesday, June 9 from 1:00 - 4:00 If you want to purchase one, they are $20. Cash only, please. No checks.

Attention! Attention! MJHS Yearbooks have arrived! If you have already paid for a yearbook, pick up will be in the front of the junior high on the following days: Monday/June 8 from 1:00 - 4:00 Tuesday/June 9 from 1:00 - 4:00 If you want to purchase one, they are $20. Cash only, please no checks.

BAILEY COBURN SELECTED MAGNOLIA SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHER OF THE YEAR Magnolia School District personnel recently selected Bailey Coburn as the 2020 District Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Coburn is the music teacher at East Side Elementary School where she instructs approximately six hundred students in grades 1-3. Bailey is a graduate of Ashdown High School and Henderson State University. She began her career in Magnolia when she did her student teaching in the fall of 2014. She assisted with the band program and with East Side’s music program. After earning her Bachelors of Music in Education, Bailey taught in the El Dorado and Spring Hill school districts. However, she was always drawn back to Magnolia, working as the high school receptionist and finally returning to East Side as the elementary music teacher. At East Side, Bailey teaches approximately 600 students per week. She incorporates music from many cultures and time periods. She leads five music programs each year, including last year’s first-ever East Side Veterans Day program. She also includes self-regulation exercises in music class and began a weekly yoga program for students with behavioral and/or sensory issues. Bailey is married to Russell Coburn, a former Magnolia band director. They have one son, Henry, who will be three in June. They also have their rescue dog, Molly. Bailey’s hobbies include playing piano and ukulele, learning new technology, and taking naps. She loves to uplift her coworkers and come up with innovative ideas for the classroom. She can often be found with a to-do list in one hand and a Dr. Pepper in the other. Bailey is also an advocate for mental health and pushes her students to do their best. Mrs. Bailey is now eligible for the 2020 Arkansas Teacher of the Year competition.

If you need to pick up your instrument or have a school owned instrument (not rented through a music store) that needs to be dropped off, we will be at the junior high band hall today until 3:00pm and tomorrow, Friday May 29th, from 1pm-3pm.

Yearbooks Update! Yearbooks should be delivered first week of June, . . . we hope. When they arrive, Mrs. Bullock will post instructions for pick up.

CURRENT 8th Grade Students - If you are interested in playing tennis next year in the 9th Grade, please email Coach Malone at smalone@magnoliaschools.net. Deadline to sign up is Friday, May 29th.

Congratulations to these young ladies for making the 2020 - 2021 Freshman Cheerleading Team. If your number is listed below, please come by the Junior High on Monday, May 18th between 1:00 and 3:00 pm to pick up a folder of information. It will be outside on the front porch. The folder will have your name on it and must be returned by Wednesday, May 20th. Congratulations again!! I am looking forward to another great year!!!! The numbers are: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 15 16

Magnolia School District has been approved to join forces with Baylor University to offer the Meals-To-You program. What does this mean? It means that meals for your student(s) will be delivered to your home! Each household, with children ages 1-18 who qualify for free or reduced school meals, will need to go to the website www.mealstoyou.org and sign up by Monday, May 11th. PLEASE help share this to get the word out. This program will be replacing the food service delivery we have been doing since mid-March. Magnolia School District will not deliver meals after this Friday, 05/08. This is a great opportunity for our community!

MJHS Parents/Students wanting information about clearing out Athletic Lockers are encouraged to contact the coaches responsible. All coaches/faculty email addresses can be located on the Staff pages of the MJHS website . . . Or by clicking here. https://www.magnoliaschools.net/o/mjhs/staff

MJHS yearbooks have been delayed until possibly June. The plant that prints the yearbook has closed due to Covid19. Updates will be posted as more information is released. Thank you for your patience. 🐾❤️🐾

Any 8th Grader interested in trying out for cheerleader needs to go to Ms. Harrell's teacher page on the MJHS Website. Find the Cheerleader Try Out Section. All information about a virtual tryout is there. Read all information and follow instructions.

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