A Community of Caring School

8th Grade Formal
Dance Pictures
Portraits by Tina
Please click here for pictures

Thank you to the SMS PTSO for making pictures available for no charge to our families. You may right click on any SMS dance picture and click “save target as”. Choose a place to save it on your computer and then you may print it as you choose. There is no copyright on these photos and you may download and print as many as you want.

To find the SMS dance photos:
Please slide to the bottom of Tina’s web page and click on “view your photos here”.
Then slide to the bottom again and click on
Sarasota Middle School 8th Grade Dance.
You may look at a larger picture by
clicking on the picture.

Congratulations 8th Graders!

Our Spectacular Spring Concert.
Thank you Music Department!
Please click HERE for pictures.

Yearbook Signing!
Good Luck to our 8th Graders!
Please click HERE for pictures.

Congratulations Girl’s Track Team!
1st EVER County Track Champions at SMS
Please click here for more pictures.

Click HERE for Gnu Invention Convention pictures

More 8th Grade Dance Pictures
Please click here.

(Direct Link to FCAT and FOCUS)

 SMS awarded Top Honor!
Sarasota Middle School has been awarded the top honor as the 2009 State School of Character in Florida. SMS was judge based upon 11 principles of Character Education published by the Character Education Partnership of Washington, D.C. The Golden Rule Foundation of the Florida Department of Education reviewed our application and selected us over other middle, elementary and high school applications. Our application is currently being reviewed by the Federal Department of Education and we should soon find out if we are a finalist for a National School of Character. Great Job SMS!!!!

PGA Teams had a Toothbrush and Toothpaste Drive to benefit EE Booker students

The students on the three PGA teams took part in a Toothbrush and Toothpaste Drive that will benefit the students at Emma E. Booker Elementary. They collected over 450 toothbrushes and  over 200 tubes of toothpaste! That is a staggering number of donations!  The purpose of the drive was to give the students at EE Booker their very own toothbrush and toothpaste to have for the summer to promote continued good dental hygiene.

Mrs. Karen Kates, Consumer and Family Science Education teacher at SMS, met Governor Charlie Crist and presented him with a pillow and tote bag made by her 6th and 7th grade students.

SMS Panther Patrol honored in Washington, DC

 Det. Rob Crane, Alma Powell and Mrs. Marti Watson

Sarasota Middle School, SRO Rob Crane, and Guidance Counselor Marti Watson were honored in Washington D.C by General (Ret.) Colin Powell and his wife, Alma Powell.
   The Character Education Partnership (CEP), selected Sarasota Middle School's Panther Patrol as a model for others to possibly replicate and integrate into their character education initiatives. 
  The SMS Panther Patrol will also be featured in the 2008 National Schools of Character Book published for school-based administrators.
  Please click HERE for more pictures.

Civil War Camp Day 2009
Please click here for pictures.

The SMS NJHS and the SMS Builder’s Club had a Service Learning Project at All Faith’s Food Bank.             Please click here for pictures.

SMS donated to the All Faith’s Food Bank

Please remember: No fragrance sprays or lotions of any kind are allowed at school or on a bus. Additionally, no aerosol cans or spray bottles are allowed at school or on the bus. Such perfumes, lotions, and body sprays have triggered severe asthmatic reactions from students and adults, and when a bus driver is affected it can jeopardize the safety of everyone on a bus.

The Black Stallion Read-A-Thon.
Walter Farley’s wondrous tales of adventures of horses are for all ages! Join us as we read these tales throughout Sarasota County, February 1 to April 1.

Please click here for information

In the News at SMS:

Congratulations to our SMS Geography Bee participants and the SMS winner, Ike P. from PGA Blue. Ike will represent SMS in future Geography Bee competitions. Please click HERE for pictures.

SMS Valentine’s Dance! Thank you PTSO volunteers! We had a great time!   Please click here for pictures.

Our Health and Wellness Fair was active, educational and fun. Please click here for pictures.

Teacher of the Year Announced at SMS:
Congratulations to Mrs. Carolyn Russo!!

Mr. Mark Grossenbacher, Mrs. Carolyn Russo, Mrs. Rose, Mr. Jeffri Durrance
Please click here for additional pictures

The “Winter Spectacular Music Concert” was SPECTACULAR! Thank you music department teachers and students. (Please click here for pictures)

General Mills Box Tops for Education.
Please keep clipping, saving and sending in your General Mills box tops!
Please CLICK HERE for more information.

  Electronic Devices Must 
   Remain at Home
  Students are not permitted to have electronic devices on campus, other than a cell phone. The cell phone must remain off and in the backpack during the school day. Students must leave other devices at home. Some examples of these devices include: Game Boys, MP3 players, IPods, Nanos, CD players, headphones and cameras. Please make sure that your student(s) leave their electronic devices at home.

SMS Dress Code
Make sure you are dressed appropriately. If not, you will be required to change into SMS clothes. Please click here for additional information.

You will find more information about SMS on our Past Events Page. Please CLICK HERE.

Helping Hands Publication from Guidance

The SMS web site is continually updated. If you find an error, or need help with the website, please click here to e-mail the Webmaster

Thank you for visiting the SMS site. You are visitor #: