SMS Announcements-Wednesday, March 30th-A Day
THURSDAY-A DAY
WORD GEN
implement, motivate, undertake, incentive, enable
COMMUNITY SERVICE WEEK EVENTS
Thank you to the Lighthouse Team and all who participated in the Community Service Week Events. It was a HUGE success!
JOHNSTON DANCE TEAM
Interested in becoming a member of the Johnston Dance Team? Tryouts for the 2022-2023 season are just around the corner. Tryouts are open to current 7th–11th graders enrolled in the Johnston Community School District for the 2022-2023 school year.
Tryouts will select our Varsity and Junior Varsity teams. Eligibility for these teams are as follows.
- Varsity – current 8th – 11th graders
- Junior Varsity – current 7th – 9th graders
Informational Parent Tryout Meeting
When: Tuesday March 22nd – 6pm
Where: Johnston High School Gymnasium
Mandatory Tryout Clinic
Wednesday March 29th – 5:00-8:00pm
Johnston High School Gymnasium
Mandatory Final Tryout
Thursday March 30th – 5:00-9:00pm
Johnston High School Gymnasium
Teams will be announced at the completion of tryouts on Thursday March 30th.
Reserve your tryout spot today by filling out the Google form below!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1aukOdPjVLc9xQGN1cj5fPvnjJhQqnJGtE5DFtwG691A/edit?usp=sharing
Questions? Contact Coach Paige at johnstonvarsitydanceteam@gmail.com
SONIA KOVALEVSKY GIRLS MATH DAY
The Iowa State University Sonia Kovalevsky Girls Mathematics Day is a day to celebrate #womeninmath by showing middle school girls the kinds of careers and applications higher mathematics and science can provide. The event is on Saturday, April 9 from 10:00am – 2:00pm at Carver Hall, Iowa State University Campus, Ames, Iowa. Participants will engage in hands-on activities through a series of workshops on exciting math topics and will have the chance to interact with other participants, mathematics graduate and undergraduate students and mathematics professors. Events will include a keynote speaker, fun hands-on activities, lunch (provided), and small group mentoring sessions with female mathematicians where participants will learn about magic squares, zombie outbreak models, and hexaflexagons. Student families are responsible for transportation to and from the event, but lunch and a t-shirt will be provided to all attendees. The event is free, but registrations are due by Thursday, March 31, 2022 here:https://math.iastate.edu/2022/03/04/sonia-kovalevsky-mathematics-day-2022/. The event is open to female and non-binary middle school students and their teachers, both men and women. Teachers as well as parents/guardians are welcome to join their students. If you have questions, please email us at mathoffice@iastate.edu.
GARDEN CLUB
Garden Club meeting will be on Thursday afterschool
Summit Garden Club Needs Your Help
The Summit Garden Club grew over 600 pounds of produce last year and donated it to the Johnston Partnership for people in need. This year we hope to grow even more! In the office there is a box for raising money for seeds, plants, and garden supplies. Help us help our community by donating anything you are willing to give! We are also accepting gently used garden supplies that you may no longer have a need for in your home. We will be collecting donations from Monday, March 21st to Friday, April 1st.
SUMMIT GSA MEETING
GSA meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. Next meeting will be April 14 from 3 – 3:30 in room 226. Please contact Mrs. Brock or Mrs. Heston with any questions.
GIRLS ON THE RUN
Girls on the Run Club through the YMCA will be held at Summit Middle School starting March 29 through May 19 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 – 4:00. Parents will need to pick up their child from SMS by 4:15.
WORLD CULTURE CLUB
Did you know you don’t have to speak more than one language or be from a different country to have culture? Every person has culture, and members of the World Culture Club want to learn and talk about it! The World Culture Club will meet on Thursdays from 2:50 to 3:30 in room 200. Next meeting Thursday, April 7.
PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST HAVE A RIDE HOME!
If you want to join, ask your parents and fill out the required form here: World Culture Club Signup
Any questions about World Culture Club? Email Ms. Gutierrez at shauna.gutierrez@jdragonmail.us
FROM THE LIBRARY
Book Madness
We have our championship game set! Harry Potter vs. Diary of a Wimpy Kid. VOTE on Monday (you’ll get an e-mail!).
Featured Book of the Week
I really enjoyed this graphic novel! Chunky is about a middle school boy named Hudi. Being the only Mexican and Jewish student at his school was already a challenge, but now his doctors tell him he needs to lose weight. So his parents have him try different sports to try to get him more active. Can Hudi find his passion?