Our Stallion Featured Teacher is.......
What do you teach at South?
I am the Media Coordinator, and I co-teach STEM and Girl's STEM with Mr. McIntyre.
How long have you been at South?
I have taught at South for a little over 10 years.
What has been your favorite project or assignment you've worked on this year?
Picking favorites is hard!! In Library Skills, I really love showing kids how you can use Google Maps as a research tool. For STEM classes, my favorite project is whatever one helps a student to feel successful, smart, and intuitive. For example, if a student, who sees mathematics as useless, feels successful using measurements and finding area during a build project, then that is my favorite project. Their success and accomplishment are my favorite projects.
Why did you choose your career path?
The library is one of the areas of the school that reaches a large number of students. You get to share your enthusiasm for a book, and hope that they read it and like it as well. I even appreciate it when they DON'T like a book. We can talk about why they don't like it, and reach common ground and understanding of one another. I get to talk to them about the book, the characters, the events, the lessons learned, etc. Libraries serve as a hub for a school, just as Public Libraries serve a community. I am honored to be the librarian for my students!
Our Stallion Featured Teacher is.....
What do you teach at South?
I teach STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).
How long have you been at South?
I am finishing up my 12th year of teaching at South Middle School this year.
What has been your favorite project or assignment you've worked on this year?
Some of my favorite projects that I have done this year have been dissecting sheep brains and pig hearts, flying drones and launching rockets, and having students create their own inventions. It's great to see students get excited about learning. Currently, we are prepping to dissect sharks, so that could top my list after next week!
Why did you choose your career path?
I am a lifelong learner. Education gives me the opportunity to continuously learn, and hopefully inspire others to do the same!
🍎Start planning for next year! The new 2025-26 Monongalia County Schools' calendar is now available at this link: https://5il.co/2q3ct
A big thank you to our County Chorus students!
State Testing will begin next week. Make sure to come to school on time, charge your Chromebook, and get plenty of rest.
South's Candy Drive for the Residents of Unity Manor was successful! Thank you to our teachers Mrs. Love, Mrs. Gilmore and Ms. Custer for helping with this project. Special thanks to students: Noah Schoenberger, Adrienne Monte, Andrew Rouster, Ava Steadman, Owen Morris and Julie Massallo for their contributions.
Due to storm damage, all Monongalia County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for students on Tuesday, 4/22/2025. Also, due to power outages, there will be no school for students at Suncrest Elementary, Mason Dixon Elementary and Clay-Battelle High School on 4/22/2025.
A big thank you to Ms. Stenson's and Ms. Kirk's students for hosting a Teacher Egg Hunt. Everyone had fun!
🌞 Thinking about summer 2025 already? So is Monongalia County Schools - We've already rolled out registration for our cool summer programs! This week on "Ask the Educators," WAJR's Kyle Wiggs connects with Susan Taylor, MCS' Coordinator of Student Programs and Community Resources. She gives us the details on the always-popular Summer Sizzler and Summer Avalanche — two programs packed with fun, learning, and ways to keep kids engaged all summer long. Click link to listen: https://shorturl.at/pScuR
Today 7th grade had their PBIS Rewards. There was a movie room, craft room and some went bowling. Students bought their reward with the PBIS points that they earned.
Monongalia County Commissioners spoke to the 8th grade during National Local Government month.
📢Important Transportation Update:📢
⭐Congratulations to our county Golden Horseshoe winners! ⭐
Reminder: All Monongalia County Schools will dismiss 2 hours early on Thursday, April 17. There will be NO SCHOOL for students on Friday, April 18 & Monday, April 21.
Spring Swing Concert
Congratulations to our GSA Testing Gift Card Winners! Any student that came to school on time and took their time on our GSA Writing assessment, got a ticket to put in a drawing for a Gift Card. There was a winner for each grade level. Thank you Stallions for trying your best!
Congratulations to our Aerial Drone teams for another sweeping victory this weekend at the “Preview TO Dragonfly" tournament at Brooke High School in Wellsburg. Our alumni team, The Wrong Brothers, the #1 seed, won the entire Tournament, the Teamwork Mission Award, and the Coding Award. Flight Club (who stayed in the Top 3 all day) and When Pigs Fly were the #3 seeded alliance going into eliminations and made it to the semifinals. Hermes and Just Keep Flying (with Ridgedale recruits) were the #4 seeded alliance in the semifinals.
Sixth-grader Aubrey Ganoe, a one-woman team for Hermes, won the Judges’ Award for outstanding performance as a beginner on her own. She stayed in the top half of the rankings of all teams- both high school and middle school- in match performance, autonomous coding skills, and pilot skills.
When Pigs Fly, after being so close all season long, finally won the coveted All-Around Champion Award, the highest award bestowed by the REC Foundation.
Congratulations! Our talented students have won First Place in the Chinese Sing Contest at the World Language Showcase!
This outstanding achievement is a testament to their hard work, dedication, and passion for language and culture. Please join us in congratulating our students and the teachers who supported and prepared them for this success. We are so proud of their accomplishment and grateful for the commitment to excellence that makes moments like this possible.
Tuesday, April 8th students will be taking the Writing GSA. Please make sure to arrive at school on time. We will be operating on a modified schedule to allow students adequate time to take this assessment. Thank you for your help!
Middle School Students: check out the video with Mr. Stewart to see the April Attendance Challenge JUST🍋 FOR🍋 YOU!
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