Stanton Middle School

8th grade open house is Monday, February 14th at RHS at 7:00pm. This event is held to welcome the class of 2026 and their families to RHS. Following a brief program in the Auditorium, students and their families will be invited to tour the building. Please click the link for more information https://sites.google.com/kentschools.net/8th-grade-open-house/home?authuser=0&scrlybrkr

**Attention** All Girls and Boys Basketball games for Thursday 2/3 have been cancelled.

SMS 2021-2022 yearbooks are on sale NOW. Yearbooks are $25. Go to the link below and enter the password stanton22 to order yours today! http://www.ripchostudio.com/yearbooks

Boys Basketball is Away today at Hudson. Games start at 5:00.

Girls Basketball is Home today against Hudson. Games start at 4:30.

Girls Basketball is Away today at Stow-Munroe Falls. Games start at 4:30.

Boys Basketball is Home today against Stow-Munroe Falls. Games start at 4:30.

If you need to report a positive COVID 19 case, please utilize the link below: https://www.kentschools.net/page/positive-case

**IMPORTANT REMINDER** Friday 1/14/22 is a Staff Professional Development day, students do not have school. Monday 1/17/22 is MLK day there is no school.

ATTENTION: Power of the Pen is CANCELED Wednesday 1/5.

**Important Reminder** Friday 1/7/22 is an early release day for students. Stanton students will be released at 12:20.

We are pausing all athletics for Theodore Roosevelt High School and Stanton Middle School to Tuesday, January 4, 2022 due to the continuous rise of positive COVID-19 cases in Portage County. George Joseph Superintendent

**Girls Basketball game update** The girls basketball game at SMS today 11/30 has been changed. 7th grade will start at 5:30, 8th grade will start at 6:30.

**REMINDER** Parent/Teacher Conferences are being held on Tuesday 11/23, no school for students on this day. Thanksgiving Break is Wednesday 11/24-Friday 11/26. School resumes Monday 11/29.

REMINDER!! Picture retake day at SMS is Wednesday, November 17th!

Art Club has been cancelled for Tuesday 11/9. See you next week!

Come see the fall play! Stanton Drama Club presents Kastrophe Kate, Friday 11/5 @ 7:00pm and Saturday 11/6 @ 6:30pm in the SMS Auditeria. Tickets will be sold at the door. $3.00 for students and $5.00 for adults. Don't miss out!

Attention all 7th and 8th grade boys! Basketball tryouts begin Friday 10/29 from 3:00pm-4:30pm in the gym. ALL final forms must be complete along with a current sports physical in order to participate.

On Wednesday 10/27 and Wednesday 11/10 Detective Bowen will be visiting from the City of Kent Police Department along with SRO Poe in the afternoon. She will be speaking to all 6,7,8 grade students about internet/cyber safety. She will be sharing her presentation "Positive Presence on Social Media". The presentation will cover the potential dangers of social media and the internet. Including, ways to safely navigate the internet and also how to safely use the many social media platforms that are popular in today's society. The presentation will be held in the SMS Auditeria. October 27th will be for girls and November 10th will be for boys. Students will wear masks and will be safely distanced. Please let us know if you have any questions and please follow up, with the topics covered, at home. Together we want to make sure our students are safely navigating the internet and using it appropriately. Please call Stanton Middle School with questions 330-676-8600.

6th grade student council is holding a winter gear drive. Donations (hats, gloves, scarfs, boots, coats, etc.) will be collected 10/25-10/29.The homeroom that collects the most donations will win a prize! Donating a pair of gloves or hat can really help others this winter season!