SMS School Hours
First Bell 9:15 a.m.
Dismissal: 4:15 p.m.

Florida Choices and e-PEP
Monday January 12, 2009  6:00p.m. SMS Media Center
Don’t Leave Your Child’s Future to Chance!
Help your child take control and learn about Florida Choices and e-PEP. The presenters, from the Florida Department of Education, are experts on these programs and will explain how your child will use e-PEP to create their four year high school academic plan and how students will use Choices to obtain information on many different careers that they may be interested in pursuing.
Cruise into your Future....Chart it NOW! Join us Jan. 12th at 6:00p.m.

The “Winter Spectacular Music Concert” was SPECTACULAR!
Thank you music department teachers and students.
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(Direct Link to FCAT and FOCUS)

FCAT Explorer and FOCUS are ready for student and staff use!
Please click here for more info.

In the News at SMS:

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

Mr. Mark Grossenbacher, Mrs. Carolyn Russo, Mrs. Rose, Mr. Jeffri Durrance
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PGA Gifted Academy Students Completed Bear Service Project
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Panther Run  Thank you PTSO! We had a beautiful day and our students were running, jogging, skipping, and walking. Pictures and more information about the Panther Run will be posted soon.

Congratulations to Mrs. Carolyn Russo,
Walmart 2008 Teacher of the Year!

    Mrs. Carolyn Russo  Mrs. Karen Rose, SMS Principal; Mrs. Russo; Mr. Dan Patt Walmart Asst. Mgr.     Please click here for more pictures

Coastal Cleanup was a great success.
Thank you for coming! Please click HERE for Pictures.

SMS Wins White Glove Award!
Congratulations to Michelle Capotto and the whole SMS Custodial Staff - winner of the SCSB White Glove Award for the cleanest campus in the district.
Congratulations and Thank You to our great custodial staff!
   

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House of Poe.
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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.

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.

General Mills Box Tops for Education.
Please keep clipping, saving and sending in your General Mills box tops!
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Helping Hands Publication from Guidance

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

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.

  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.

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