Magnolia Middle School

Congratulations to our February Teachers of the Month, Ashley Ruthardt and Angela Watson. They are both Academic Reading teachers who recently passed their CALT certification test. We are so thankful to have their dedication and expertise for the students at MMS.

MMS students participated in a school wide Writing Blitz this morning in preparation for Monday's ATLAS Writing Assessment. We know our students are prepared to do awesome work!

Mrs. Young invited State Investigator, Leron Fielding and State Trooper, Akari Alexander to speak to a few of our students about law enforcement. We appreciate you both taking time out of your busy schedule.

Congratulations to the Magnolia Middle School Choral Program! They completed their competition season this past weekend with spectacular scores! Prima Bella and IV (G.E.N.T.) received Superior Ratings in Performance and Sightreading. Not only that, they were the highest scoring Middle School/Junior High group at Choral Performance Assessment! Magnolia is the ONLY program who performed at CPA to receive Superior Ratings across both their Middle School and High School Choirs! Congratulations to the following Prima Bella students who received Superior Ratings at Solo and Ensemble : Lilyann Hughes, Abrielle Brown, Londyn Jacobs, and Kelly Groguhe! Magnolia Middle School had the most superior ratings at Solo and Ensemble!!

Congratulations to Rhianna Daniels, Alisha Easter, Asia Easter, Jerry Hastings, Roderick Henderson, Jada Weatherwax and Damarion Wafer for winning 2nd place in the Special Olympics Basketball Tournament!! We are so proud!!

Cameron Savoy won the Columbia County Spelling Bee and will compete in the Arkansas State Spelling Bee on March 9, 2024 at The Vines Center in Little Rock, AR Congratulations, Cameron!

Awesome opportunity today for our student council. Thank you to our Governor for taking time and speaking to our kids.

The 8th grade football players got some coaching and encouragement from SAU football players in practice yesterday. Go Panthers! Go Muleriders! ❤️💙

The HE❤️RT of a Panther makes $1000 donation to Arkansas Children’s CVICU To bring awareness and celebrate national HEART week, our students at Magnolia Middle School made a $1000 dollar donation the CVICU unit at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. On Monday, our students passed off the donation to Nash so he could make the delivery today, 2-20-24, at his 6 month cardiology appointment. The money was raised by our students during Super Bowl week.

2024 Magnolia Middle School yearbooks are for sale online. https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/product/yearbooks use school code #3254

Thank you, Mrs. Sharee Berry, from Emapct Realty Group for coming to speak to some of our 6th grade students about the ins and outs of real estate.

One of the better days at MMS! We got to get a few kids off campus and spread hearts, joy, and cheer to the wonderful people at Wentworth Place! Great day to be a Panther! Happy Valentine's Day!

During National School Counselors Week, we want to honor our incredible counselors, Kelly Ribble and Brandi Young. They really do put the heart in HEART of a Panther!

USDA COLUMBIA COUNTY COMMODITIES DISTRIBUTION Thursday, February 15, 2024 Friday, February 16, 2024 The Hospitality House 100 Meadowbrook Lane Distribution starts at 9:00 am

Congratulations to the MMS quiz bowl team! They competed in their regional tournament today and are bringing home 2nd place. They had one loss and it was against an all 9th grade team. Xola Schlamp was the tournament high point player with an average of 9.5 questions answered per game. Darius Adcock had an average of 6.5 questions per game. Both of these young men qualified for the all tournament team. The team will compete at the state tournament on February 17th.

These students were the top eight in the 6th grade Spelling Bee. They competed in the Magnolia Public Schools Spelling Bee for grades 4th, 5th, and 6th and the top winners were 1st place Cameron Savoy 2nd Rylee Murphy They will move on to compete in the Columbia County Spelling Bee

Congratulations to to Jacob Flaherty for being named our January teacher of the month! He does a fantastic job teaching social studies in STAR Academy.

Congratulations to our 8th grade students of the month for January, Alisha Easter and Gabriel Hebert. They were nominated by their teachers for being outstanding students. Thank you to Dominoes for sponsoring their reward.

Congratulations to our 7th grade students of the month for January, Brin Talley and Harlin Walker. They were nominated by their teachers for being outstanding students. Thank you to Dominoes for sponsoring their reward.

Congratulations to our 6th grade students of the month for January, Kara Sledge and Kentray Christopher. They were nominated by their teachers for being outstanding students. Thank you to Dominoes for sponsoring their reward.