💐Our FFA Floriculture team competed Friday at the Albany Fair! They placed 4th as a team. Anna Cate Day was the 3rd high individual & Baylee Spradlin was 5th overall out of 40 juniors! This was their first time competing & was perfect practice for FFA Area CDE on Nov 14.
🎓 In celebration of the 95% graduation rate, Tift County High School provided 🧁 cupcakes to all staff and students at NEMS today! We are all partners in setting students in our county up for educational success!
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🍎 We couldn't have picked any better teachers and staff here at NEMS! Because they are awesome to the core, they were able to enjoy a Candy Apple Bar!
Step 1: Pick & core an apple
Step 2: Select toppings
Step 3: Enjoy!
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🌼 Basic Ag students in Ms. Reaves's classes learned the fundamentals of floral design by creating their own boutonniere!
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🩷 Our Survivors, Ms. King and Ms. Beyers, were twinning with their Breast Cancer Survivor shirts earlier this week!
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1st Deposits for grade-level field trips are due soon! Deposits are non-refundable and students must have no major discipline referrals to participate.
🌊6th Grade to Sea World on 2/23/2024
$50 deposit due on 10/26/2023
🎢7th Grade to Busch Gardens on 3/15/2024
$50 deposit due on 11/2/2023
🎓8th Grade to Universal Studios on 5/3/2024
$60 deposit due on 11/10/2023
Swim season started with the first middle school meet at Coffee yesterday. The boys finished 1st and girls finished 2nd.
Middle school has a home meet this Thursday, Oct 26th and Varsity has their first meet this Saturday, Oct. 28th also at home. #4theT
During the Georgia Association of Middle School Principal’s Fall conference awards ceremony, Mrs. Ariel Wilson was recognized as the Georgia National Outstanding Assistant Principal. Mrs. Wilson was also recognized during the National Awards ceremony as the state of Ga recipient this summer in National Harbor, Maryland. Thank you Mrs. Wilson for representing our district and school so well. Your hard work is appreciated.
🔴 All students and staff are encouraged to participate in Red Ribbon Week and we pledge to be drug free!
Mon 10/23 🔴 Red Day
Tues 10/24 👢 Boots Day
Wed 10/25 🤓 Nerd Day
Thur 10/26 👔 Tie Day
Fri 10/27 🎃 Costume Day
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In September, several students participated in the Jr. BETA Club Induction Ceremony! The Jr. BETA Club is an invitation-only program that recognizes high academic achievements. Jr. BETA Club members will participate in leadership and volunteer activities.
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🔓Students throughout the school have been practicing logic, observation, and critical thinking skills along with content knowledge as they escaped #BreakoutEDU locked boxes in 6th Grade SS Map Skills, 7th Grade Math 2-Step Equations, and 7th Grade SS Southwest Asian Governments!
🥧During this activity, Mr. Harvin's 6th Grade ELA students were able to make "Author's Purpose P.I.E." Each slice of the pie represents what an author's purpose could be when they write!
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Students in Careers have been learning and researching about the Architecture and Construction Career Pathway. 8th graders had the opportunity to spend the morning with David Lee and Lara Eubanks learning the ins and outs of Short and Paulk. They got to listen to employees talk about Human Resources, Finance, Dispatching, Manufacturing, and Construction.
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🕯️ To set the mood for learning, Ms. Donahoo transformed her 8th Grade ELA classroom for an activity with "The Tell Tale Heart"!
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☎️One of our community partners, Kadway Haulers, played Caller Number 5 with our teachers today on our morning news. Ms. Delk was Caller Number 5 and correctly answered a trivia question. She won a gift and will also hold the trophy until next week's Caller Number 5 winner is named. Thank you for appreciating our teachers and adding a little fun to our Friday!
👨🍳 Recently, students in Ms. Webb's 6th grade math classes got to tap into the real-world by going to Safari Restaurant and buying items off the menu! This allowed them to solve real-word situations by adding and subtracting decimals.
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Parents--Please take a few moments to review our Title I School/Parent Compact and complete the acknowledgement form at bit.ly/nemscompact23 . Our Engagement Policy is also attached below.
Padres--tómese unos minutos para revisar nuestro Convenio Entre Las Escuela y Los Padres de Título I y complete el formulario de reconocimiento en bit.ly/nemsconvenio23 . Nuestra Política de participación también se adjunta a continuación.
🌎 Tonight, the NEMS Student Council prepared luminaries as we participate in Go Light Up Your World night to show support for our children and youth 🕯️
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👨⚖️ At the Sunbelt Ag Expo, the NEMS FFA Land Judging team competed in the state competition. They were named 5th in the state! Congratulations!
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The 2023-2024 8th grade T.A.L.:K students started their series of events with a great kickoff at Tifton's Coca Cola plant. Students had the opportunity to hear a motivational speech on leadership by Dr. Tonja Tift. Students then enjoyed lunch provided by Your Pie. After lunch, students broke into groups for a fun team-building event of following a portrait to create halloween pumpkins out of a pallet of soft drinks. During the activity, Coke employees took each group on a tour of the entire plant. Students are looking forward to their next event!
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