
SMS had incredible pep rallies today to kick off ACAP Testing Week! We begin testing tomorrow to keep the progress ALIVE and beat that 85! Parents & guardians, please encourage your child to do their best! Let's GOOOOO!!!!



SMS ACAP Bootcamp is now complete! Students & teachers have worked hard all week making our final preparations for the test! A special shout out to all of our teachers who made this week fun & engaging for the students with underground dress up days! Testing Pep Rallies are on Monday & ACAP Testing will begin on Tuesday for 5th-8th Grade! Let's POP, SMS!

Congratulations to Mrs. Kahdra Lambert for being named the SMS POP Star! She is being recognized by her colleagues for her dedication to student success, her incredible patience, and her unwavering compassion for students and colleagues!


Congratulations to Jace Lockhart for being named our SMS Scholar of the Week!!! We are very proud of his dedication to hard work and success! Keep POPping, SMS!


SMS Family, we look forward to welcoming everyone back tomorrow! We hope you've enjoyed a wonderful Spring Break! We are ready to see our students POP on the ACAP Summative! Please note the upcoming dates on your calendars!


Congratulations to the students who met their third nine weeks AR point goal! They enjoyed an ice cream social in the beautiful sunshine this afternoon. Keep POPing, SMS!


Thank you to everyone who supported the SMS book fair this week! We were able to help students acquire new books & raise funds for the library. Keep POPping, SMS!


Congratulations to Kennedy Lemmond - our SMS Scholar of the Week! We are so proud of her hard work and dedication to success! Keep POPping, SMS!


Congratulations to our SMS Scholar of the Week, Nicole Martinez-Gutierrez! She works so hard, always gives 100%, and she does it all with a smile! Keep POPping, SMS!


SMS Families, please welcome Coach Rachel Turner as the Southside Middle School Cheer Coach! Coach Turner has served as a Cheer Coach for the Tallassee Youth Football League, and she looks forward to building our middle school squad to prepare for the varsity level!


Congratulations to the SMS 7th & 8th Grade Concert Bands for fantastic performances at the Music Performance Assessment! Our 7th Grade Band earned an Overall Superior & our 8th Grade Band earned straight Superior ratings. Both groups earned a perfect score in sight reading!



We are so thankful for the teachers, visitors, & students who made Read Across America successful this past Friday at SMS. It was a wonderful day watching our readers share their love for reading with our students!




SMS would like to congratulate our latest POP Star, Coach Hollinquest! He was voted to receive this award by his colleagues for his constant dedication to BUILDING UP our students! He's always positive & encouraging to both students & staff. He's such a wonderful asset to SMS!


Students in Mrs. Merle's 8th Grade Science classes explored Newton's 2nd Law today by launching their catapults to demonstrate the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration! Keep POPping, SMS!

SMS would like to congratulate our Scholar of the Week, Wendy Ruiz! Her teachers wanted her to be recognized for her hard work and diligence! Keep it up!


Congratulations to our SMS Scholar of the Week, Virginia Kate Scarborough! We are so proud of your commitment to success ! Keep working hard to POP with Progress Over Perfection!


Congratulations to our SMS POP Star, Ms. Perry! Her colleagues wanted her to be recognized for her drive to see her band students succeed! She leads with discipline, poise, & musical ability that is remarkable! Way to go!


SMS partnered with Gear Up Achieve to provide a Career Fair for our 7th & 8th Grade students! It provided rich opportunities for networking, exploring opportunities, & engaging in conversations about their future! It was a beautiful day! Thank you to all who made it possible!





SMS would like to congratulate Kamarie Woods for being named the Scholar of the Week! We are very proud of her hard work and dedication to success! Keep it up!


Mrs. Davis' 4th Period Computer Science Class was named the highest performing class in the state by QuantHub for the month of January! QuantHub is preparing our students for the future by educating them on data literacy! Congratulations!
