Southside Middle School PTO would like to thank everyone who has contributed to our Christmas Countdown for the SMS Staff! It's been an incredible 2 weeks of showing appreciation and celebrating their hard work.
SMS enjoyed our special visitors today! The TES Purple Ambassadors sang Christmas carols to us, and they did a phenomenal job! Thank you for visiting and demonstrating such great student leadership!
SMS 8th Grade Students experienced a budgeting exercise today with GEAR Up Achieve Liaison, Ms. Imma Sanders. Students were given an income based on a career, required monthly expenses, & savings. Students then considered how budgeting for Christmas would impact their spending.
SMS would like to congratulate Isaiah Cooper for being selected as our Scholar of the Week! His teachers wanted him to be recognized for how hard he works each and every day to make progress on his academic achievements! Way to go! Keep POPping, SMS!
SMS is proud to announce our Scholar of the Week-Aliyah Tatum! Her teachers selected her for this honor because of her dedication to making progress each and every day! Keep POPping, SMS!
SMS 7th Grade enjoyed a field trip to our beautiful Alabama State Capitol, the Museum of Alabama, & the Heflin-Torbert Judicial Building. It was such a great experience for our students! Thank you to the staff, chaperones, & tour guides who made today possible!
Southside Middle School would like to recognize our POP Star, Mrs. Kuehndorf! She was voted by her colleagues to receive this award because of her commitment to remaining positive, helping others, and being committed to SMS students! Thank you for all you do!
Congratulations to Zion Alleyne for being selected as our SMS Scholar of the Week! Her teachers wanted her to be recognized for her hard work in the classroom to maintain academic excellence! Keep POPping, SMS!
SMS Band presented a beautiful Christmas Concert last night at the TPAC! We are very proud of the hard work the students & SMS Band Director, Ms. Perry have poured into the pieces they performed! We also appreciate the support shown by the families & friends who attended!
Congratulations to our SMS Scholar of the Week, Marcella Skipper! Her teachers wanted her to be recognized for her incredible work ethic to maintain academic success! Keep up the great work!
Congratulations to our SMS Band members who auditioned and were accepted into the 2024 Elmore County Honor Band! These students will perform January 17-18, 2025. Well done, SMS musicians!
The SMS Band will present their annual Christmas Concert this Thursday evening at the Tallassee Performing Arts Center at Tallassee High School at 6:30 p.m.! We look forward to seeing you there!
Kayla Popplewell from Service Dogs of Alabama along with Emmie Lou visited Mrs. Epperson's 6th Grade ELA classrooms on Monday to accompany their unit on service animals. Students interviewed Ms. Popplewell to gather information for their upcoming explanatory essay assignment.
SMS would like to thank our incredible PTO, parent volunteers & donors, as well as local businesses who made our Week of Thanks possible! It has truly been a blessing to all of us!
Congratulations to our SMS POP Star, Ms. Payne! Her colleagues wanted her to be recognized for her positivity, hard work, and constant willingness to strive for Progress Over Perfection!
SMS Canned Food Drive is in its last few days! Join us in making a positive difference in our community! Donate any nonperishable food items by Wednesday, November 20th.
SMS would like to congratulate Railynn McWaters for being named the Scholar of the Week! She is being recognized for her hard work, dedication, & drive to succeed! She is truly a leader at SMS, and we are so proud of her!
SMS hosted our annual Veterans Day Program this morning. We had a wonderful turn out, & the program featured many of our students as well as LTC Burdette. It was incredible to honor all of the veterans who attended & their families! Thank you to everyone who made today possible!
SMS would like to congratulate our Scholar of the Week, Braxton Alvarez-Rios! We are so proud of his dedication to academic success! Keep POPping, SMS!
History classes at SMS learned about the Electoral College process today! Ms. Payne & Mr. Davis's classes participated in a challenge between Pepsi & Coca-Cola, relating their vote to better understand the process! #270towin #POP
