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2 Sabre Drive
Schenectady, NY 12306
Phone: 518.355.6255
Fax: 518.355.5329

Michael Kondratowicz
Principal

Matthew Morgan
Assistant Principal

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Middle School Students Learn to
 "Put Your Best Word Forward"

Mark Brown, a QSP Reader's Digest motivational speaker, enthralled 6th and 7th grade students with his recent assembly teaching tolerance, respect and understanding of others and acceptance of the differences in each of us. His presentation was engaging  and inspiring to both students and adults.

Message to Parents of 8th Grade Students
The 8th Grade Class Night and Dance will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2008.  Class night will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the High School Gym and the dance will immediately follow at the Middle School Gym from 7:00 p.m.  – 10:00 p.m.  To allow everyone to enjoy this event, we ask that all students abide by the following guidelines. 

We are still in need of donations for the dance.  Please check out this link and consider helping us out.  We want to make this dance a memorable occasion for all eighth graders as they enter high school next fall.

The National Junior Honor Society induction will take place on Wednesday, May 14, at 7 p.m. in the Schalmont Middle School LGI Room. On May 19, NJHS will begin selling paper kidney's for $1 to support the National Kidney Foundation. They also will walk in the NKF Kidney Walk on Sunday, June 1, at 11 a.m. If you would like to make a donation or walk with NJHS, please contact one of the club advisors, Mrs. Gandrow and Mrs. Bingham.

Environmental Club Designs Topiaries
On Tuesday, May 6th,  the Environmental Club participated in a Topiary Workshop led by Laura Mylac from Cornell Cooperative Extension.  Students learned about various kinds of topiaries and the many types of plants that are used.  We all made our own beautiful circle topiaries out of ivy to take home.   More pictures...

Laura Mylac also spoke with our club in March to teach our students how to make dish gardens. 

The many workshops that the Environmental Club sponsors are paid for through the money our club earns from recycling ink cartridges.  We are always in need of used ink cartridges.   

The Schalmont Middle School PTO will hold its next meeting on Monday, May 19, at 7 p.m. Click here to get more information about the PTO and to contact President Theresa Chrysler about volunteer opportunities at the MS.

MS Colonial Day
Stop by to experience life in Colonial America on Tuesday, May 20, anytime between 7:45 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. on the Schalmont Middle School grounds. Come meet Ben Franklin and visit with American Indians, a fife and drum unit, the Colonial militia, and British soldiers. Attendees can learn Colonial games, Colonial cooking, how to march and drill with the militia, and much more!

2008-09 School Budget Vote: Schalmont Central School District residents can vote on a $41,550,000 budget for the 2008-09 school year on Tuesday, May 20, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the foyer of the Schalmont High School New Gym, 1 Sabre Dr. Voters also will decide on a bus purchase proposition and pick candidates to fill two seats on the school board. More...

Congratulations to sixth-grader Beth Donnelly on being selected by Capital News 9 to be the "Kid of the Week" in recognition of the lifesaving call she made to 911 to help her mom. Click here to view the broadcast.

3rd Quarter Honor Roll
Click here
to find out who earned a spot on the third quarter honor roll, high honor roll and Principal's List.

Help 8th Grade Parents!!! We are in need of three or four pictures from each student to use for the PowerPoint presentation at the 8th grade dance.  We are looking for pictures from birth to present or anywhere in between those years.  You can either bring the pictures into school and place them in the box in the office or email them to Theresa Chrysler at joshua24.15@ptcconnect.net.  Please, remember to write your name on the back of the pictures if you are placing them in the box at the office so that they can be returned to you.  Questions? Please contact Debbie Lynch at 356-5866.

Holocaust Survivor/Author Shares Story with MS Students
History came to life for Schalmont Middle School students during a recent talk by Marion Blumenthal Lazan, a Holocaust survivor and co-author of the award-winning memoir Four Perfect Pebbles. Lazan shared a first-hand account of Nazi Germany with seventh- and eighth-grade students. Her presentation included messages about tolerance and the importance of positive thinking, creativity and inner strength when working to overcome adversity. More...

A New Newsletter for Parents
The Classroom Connection newsletter is published and sent home several times a year. Each issue explores challenges faced by today's middle school students and their parents. The most recent issue focuses on how students make friends through social networking and the Internet. You can click here for articles on other issues faced by modern parents.

Jazz Machine Entertains MS Students
Schalmont Middle School eighth graders recently enjoyed the music of Sam Farkus and the Jazz Machine during an assembly in the high school auditorium. The students heard all types of jazz sounds from the group, whose members include Sam Farkus (guitar), Michael Wicks (bass), Cliff Brucker (drums), Peter Lamkin (piano), Tony Sporanza (trumpet), and Keith Pray (alto sax). The performance was made possible thanks to the support of the Schalmont MS PTO and the Schenectady Musical Union.

NJHS Raises Funds for St. Jude's
Congratulations to the National Junior Honor Society on raising $926 during this year's Math-A-Thon. The money will support St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Thank you to all those who participated in the event.

MS Collects Pennies for Patients
Congratulations to the Sabre Service Club on the success of their Pennies for Patients drive, which raised $700 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Schalmont Middle School students donated thousands of pennies and other loose change to the cause. Mr. Vosburgh's and Ms. Deming's homerooms both earned an ice cream party for their exceptional support.

MS Student in Capital Region Spelling Bee
Schalmont Middle School sixth grader Jordan Vanosky recently competed in the 2008 Capital Region Spelling Bee at Proctors Theater. Congratulations!

Engineering Club Designs Futuristic City
Congratulations to Schalmont Middle School Engineering Club members on winning an award for “Best Air Transportation Design” at the Future City Competition held at Hudson Valley Community College this January. They joined other seventh- and eighth-grade students from around the Capital District in writing essays, designing computer models and building 3-D models of their ideal future city. More...

  MS Student Ride to Lunch in Style
Congratulations to the 21 students who earned a limousine ride and lunch at Old Country Buffet by selling the most products in the Schalmont Middle School PTO fundraiser this fall. It brought in $7,300 for MS programs. More...

State-mandated Vaccines for Incoming Sixth-graders
New York State Law mandates that all students entering sixth grade as of September 1, 2007, must have received the Tdap vaccine. They also must have received the Varivax vaccine or have had chickenpox (physician documented) by the start of sixth grade. Please click here for more information and call your family physician, Schenectady County Public Health Clinic (346-2187) or Schalmont Middle School nurse (355-6255, x2062) if you have any questions.

MS Participating in "Tools for Schools" Program: Did you know that if you have a Price Chopper AdvantEdge Card, you can help the MS earn educational equipment? Click here to learn how you can support our students by participating in this program.

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