SMS would like to congratulate our Scholar of the Week, Aubrey Chandler! We are very proud of how hard you're working to keep your academics "POPping"! Keep it up!

SMS faculty & staff kicked off the new year with professional learning and growing TOGETHER! We started our new book study, held data meetings, and we made preparations to POP in the new semester!
SMS celebrated our students who met their AR point goals during 2nd quarter this afternoon with a tasty treat & a dance party with the administrators! It was SO much fun, and we hope to see even more of our students enjoying the next celebration! Keep POPping, SMS Family!
Southside Middle School has enjoyed another week of our daily Christmas Countdown full of goodies! We would like to extend a HUGE thank you to everyone who made it all possible! We are blessed with incredible support! Our teachers have truly enjoyed each day's surprise! #POP
Reminder: TCS will release at Noon tomorrow. Please make arrangements and plan for all bus routes to run early.

Congratulations to our SMS Scholar of the Week Mia Chavez-Alvarez! She strives for academic success each and every day, and we are so proud of her commitment to success!

SMS Report Card score for the 22-23 school year can be found on this image. SMS is continuing our Progress Over Perfection theme to ensure we PUSH toward progress this year! ACAP scores, ACAP growth, & chronic absenteeism make up this score. Let's POP in 23-24, SMS!

We enjoyed an incredible, festive family engagement night at SMS Monday evening! Thank you to everyone who made it possible and who joined us for a great time!
SMS Faculty & Staff have enjoyed an amazing week of treats to start our Countdown to Christmas! Thank you to everyone who helped make our teachers feel appreciated & supported! Doughnuts, Trivia Tuesday, Salty Snacks, Hot Chocolate, & Duty Free Lunch were amazing!
Congratulations to our SMS Scholar of the Week, Barrett Killough! We are so proud of his dedication to academic success! Keep it up!

Upcoming parent meeting for current 8th-11th grade band members! Mark your calendars!

SMS would like to congratulate and show our appreciation for our POP STAR Faculty Member, Coach Worley! His colleagues voted for him to receive this recognition because of his constant willingness to go above & beyond for his students & colleagues! Keep POPping, Coach!

Congratulations to Mrs. Lambert & Mrs. Patterson's classes for being the first to SCORE in our SMS Football Attendance competition! Who will make the next touchdowns? We can't wait to find out! Keep POPping, SMS!


Congratulations to our SMS Scholar of the Week, Troy Glasscock! We are so very proud of his leadership and commitment to success!

We appreciate our community sponsors who provided prizes for the 8th Grade Red Ribbon Week Essay Contest! Congratulations, students!

Join us for a concert featuring our incredible Southside Middle School Band next Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. at the THS Performance Arts Center! We look forward to seeing you there!

SMS is making excellent improvements on attendance! We are very proud of our students & parents for making it a priority to BE HERE! Students with perfect attendance for the first quarter were entered into a drawing, & these students won the prize for their grade level! Congrats!
Congratulations to our SMS students who auditioned and earned a spot in the Elmore County Honor Band! We are very proud of how our students are representing SMS! Keep it up!

Congratulations to our SMS Scholar of the Week, Easton Greene! We are so proud of your focus on academics and leadership! Great job, Easton!

Congratulations to Coach Knight for being selected as our SMS POP Star!!! We are so thankful for his positivity at our school! Keep POPping, SMS!

