MMS - These 8th graders were chosen by their teachers to eat lunch with Mr. Dulcamara today. #19EveryStudent
MMS Flight and Space students test out the hot air balloons they made in class. #19EveryStudent
MMS - These students were treated to a lunch at Pizza Hut today. "Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance" - Samuel Jackson #19EveryStudent
MMS - These kiddos were chosen by their teachers to have a "surprise" pizza lunch with Mr. Dulcamara today. #19EveryStudent
MMS Families -
Today, February 5th, all after school activities are cancelled. Due to weather concerns immediately after school. all after school activities are cancelled for today, February 5th.
MMS 7th graders enjoyed a demonstration on "Edible Animals" by "The Animal Guy", Bob Tarter. Students learned about the natural web of producers, consumers, and decomposers. #19EveryStudent
MMS - Thank you to the Jr. Beta Club and Staff Appreciation Committee for the cookies and coffee bar this week. It kept us very warm on a snowy day! #M19Pride
MMS Team Sierra says hello to 2020 with a pizza lunch with Mr. Dulcamara. #19EveryStudent
Incoming Freshman Orientation
"Good Tidings We Bring to You and Your Kin"......
Happy Holidays from MMS Staff!
Deck the Halls of MMS.....Falalalalalalalala
Congratulations to Mrs. Macke's class for winning the door decorating contest! #19EveryStudent
MMS - Today the Weekend Meals Program received a generous donation from the Holiday Food Drive on Scott AFB. We sincerely appreciate all that they do for our community and the lives they touch.
MMS 7th Graders have been working on comprehending and analyzing the craft and structure of a drama: A Christmas Carol. As a culminating project, students collaborated and created a scene set design based on their reading.
Reminder about Friday, December 20th, students will be dismissed at 11:40 to go home.
MMS 6th grade families, the 6th Gr. Chorus field trip to Cedarhurst of Shiloh and Brightly Senior Center has been cancelled for tomorrow, Tuesday, December 17th. Thank you.
MMS, today is Monday, December 16th. All school activities and practices, including the band concert for tonight have been cancelled. The band concert will be rescheduled for after the holidays. More information, including time and date will be communicated in the upcoming week.
MMS families, This is a reminder that Tuesday, December 17, is Basketball and Cheerleader Picture day. Please bring your uniform for photos. The rest of the sports and clubs will be January 28. Thank you.
Now available in Skyward Family Access is the Federal Impact Aid 19-20 tile. Impact Aid is 20% of the District’s revenue. Please assist our community by completing this brief form. For more information visit the District’s Impact Aid page under Scott AFB & MSD19! #19EveryStudent
On Friday, December 6th, the MMS Lady Braves Basketball teams hosted their first ever kids' basketball camp for 3rd-5th grade girls, with all proceeds benefiting the Mascoutah Food Pantry. A total of 34 girls attended the camp, while the 26 players and managers acted as coaches and mentors to their younger counterparts. The team raised a total of $200 to help the food pantry throughout the holidays.
The MMS 8th grade team is currently 8-7 on the season and competed in its final home game for the year on Monday, December 9th with Collinsville.
MMS - The Alpha Team was pleased to have Mr. Russell, from Looking Glass Playhouse, discuss theatre for our drama unit. He came dressed in his Scrooge costume and discussed the background of Dickens' visit to Lebanon, characterization, set design, and the community theatre approach to period specific costuming. He also answered questions from students about stage directions, reading with expression, and auditioning. The students were so well behaved and very enthusiastic. Many of them are now wanting to give community theatre a try. #19EveryStudent
Mascoutah Middle School Read, Right, Runner's had a great time visiting with residents at the Assisted Living At Silver Creek yesterday. They shared stories, completed puzzles, and enjoyed the companionship. We can't wait to go back! #19EveryStudent
MMS - Read, Right, and Run organized a food drive to help support the Senior Center and the Food Pantry. #19EveryStudent
MMS - Tomorrow is the last day to sign up for Basketball Camp for a Cause for 3rd-5th grade girls and still be guaranteed a t-shirt.
Stream the Mascoutah football game here. Directions are included for creating an account and logging in. Go, Indians!!! https://mhs.msd19.org/o/mascoutah-high-school/page/live-streamed-msd19-events
MMS - Team Romeo students ate a pizza lunch with Mr. Dulcamara today. The topic of the day was careers! #19EveryStudent
MMS is tremendously thankful for our cafeteria staff and the delicious Thanksgiving meal served today! They began with over 300lbs of turkey and served 538 meals on Thursday. #19EveryStudent
Mascoutah Middle School's Read Right Run Club was out in the community yesterday. Mrs. Webb, Mrs. Bryant and 30 of our finest members wanted to show appreciation to our first responders and thank them for serving and protecting our community. Yesterday they ran to the police department to deliver treats and cards to the police officers and paramedics. Our students really enjoyed visiting with our first responders. #19EveryStudent
MSD19 is participating in American Education Week. We are celebrating and reflecting on Mascoutah’s public schools, our accomplishments, our ties to the community, and people who are making a difference: https://www.facebook.com/Mascoutah-School-District-19-1458300994305025/
Mascoutah Middle School 8th grade science was learning about thermal energy using glow sticks today. #19EveryStudent
Mascoutah Middle School student Julian Anderson put together a Sock Drive in the month of Socktober and collected over 300 pairs of socks to donate to local homeless in the community. Way to go Julian!!!
MMS - 6th graders collected canned goods for the Mascoutah Food Pantry as part of the school-wide "Fall Into Giving" campaign. #19EveryStudent
MMS - Team Echo students ate lunch with Mr. Dulcamara today. "Life is, at times, tough. And all we need to do is to prove that we are tougher than it." #19EveryStudent
Happy Fall Days from the MMS office crew!
MMS Inaugural Chili Cook-Off was a success!
Mascoutah Middle School is proud of our Cross Country Team! The girls placed 3rd at State this weekend. Congratulations to Jake Lara who placed 42nd and Caiden Aurelio who placed 45th for the boys, both receiving medals. We also had the following 5 girls place and receive medals: Amelia Martin 21st, Emma Price 23rd, Allie Bower 33rd, Ava Kimmle 37th, and Ella McDonnell 44th. #19EveryStudent
MMS - 6th Grade Team Echo enjoyed spending some time outside today. #19EveryStudent
MMS Band did a wonderful job at the 7th & 8th grade Fall Band Concert! #19EveryStudent
MMS - Who knew Mr. Dulcamara was so hip on the latest Anime? We found that out at today's Lunch with the Principal. #19EveryStudent
Celebrating Boss's Day with the Office Squad!
"An office is for not dying. An office is a place to live life to the fullest, to the max. An office is a place where dreams come true."
— Michael Scott (Steve Carell), The Office
Mascoutah Middle School teachers were "serious" about dressing up after reading "The Outsiders" in the 7th grade.
MMS - Fun times are stacking up in the Principal's office! It's Pizza with the Principal! #19EveryStudent
It's Socktober! MMS is collecting socks for our homeless populations during the cold months. "Pair up" with us to help collect our goal of 500 pairs of socks! Please send in NEW socks of all sizes or donate $$$ and we will purchase the socks for you.
MMS - Topics of the day included restaurants, favorite foods, and Anime during lunch with the Principal and Team Romeo students today! #19EveryStudent
Middle School Read Right Runners- doing a “right” and preparing all the supplies their teachers will need for an upcoming stop, walk, talk lesson. #19EveryStudent
Mascoutah Middle School Book Club members had a great time making pet themed rocks last week. #19EveryStudent
MMS - Mr. Dulcamara enjoyed good conversation while eating a pizza lunch with some students from Team Alpha. #19EveryStudent
MMS - Read Right Run is ready to start running those miles, reading those books, and doing the right thing! #19EveryStudent
MMS wants to thank the 8th Grader Soccer Team for a great season.
MMS - Assistant Principal Ms. Mulvihill enjoyed eating a pizza lunch with students from the 7th grade Team Victor today. There was a lot of great conversation! #19EveryStudent
MMS - Mr. Dulcamara had the pleasure of having lunch today with students from the 6th grade Echo Team. They enjoyed pizza and beverages while getting to know one another. #19EveryStudent
MMS - Selected students from Team Sierra enjoyed pizza with Mr. Dulcamara today. The students and principal were able to talk, connect, and learn more about each other over lunch. #19EveryStudent
Fantastic turnout for Our 6th grade Open House. Thank you to our PTO Board and General Sherman's Food Truck for some great brats and hotdogs. We will see 7th and 8th tomorrow. Food Truck at 5:30 and Open House at 6:30.
MMS reminder: Open House for 6th grade is next Tuesday; for 7th and 8th on Wednesday. Both nights start at 6:30. Please don't forget wipes, sanitizer and kleenex. Our PTO Food Truck Fundraiser is at 5:30 in new cafeteria both nights. Skate Night is Monday. Website has more info.
The games for today have been canx and the schedule for tomorrow will change.
Games 1 and 3 will be at Blazier at 10 and 12.
Games 2 and 4 will be at the Sports Park, Field 9 Big Turf Field at 10 and 12
Game 5 will be at 2:00 at Sports Park and Game 7 will be at 2:00 at Blazier. This will require 2 of the teams to move.
Game 6 will be at 4:00 at Sports Park and Game 8 will be at 4:00 at Blazier. This will require 2 of the teams to move.
The final games will be held next Saturday with Game Times and Facilities TBD.
And yes, I will allow DROP 5 Bats for this trny. 1 hour 50 minute game time limit. Must have winner. You will keep track of pitches and use SIJHSAA rules on this.
there will still be a 2.00 cover charge.
Download the Box Tops app and start raising funds for MMS today.
The 8th Grade Baseball game bus departure time has been moved back to 3:45pm for the Granite City game.
Information on YMCA volleyball
Information about YMCA soccer
MMS - Thank you Mercy's Door and St. Louis Coffee World for providing the School District employees with a special "First Day Back" treat today! It was delicious and much appreciated!
Due to construction we are postponing Open House. See the website for more info.
NEW Open House: 6:30pm to 8:00pm
*Aug. 27th: 6th Gr
*Aug. 28th: 7th & 8th Gr
Students only bring supplies they need for each day for class.
At Open House bring bulk items from the supply list.
Several have already applied for positions to our MMS PTO. We are still looking for applicants for Secretary (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pIZ8rFSdPZ6c2lWg0UEZLa_rkCHQJOKK8uAutHuf3jM/edit).
You may apply by clicking on this link: https://forms.gle/tdCQ9z7diJodE6vy9
Information from St. Clair County Community Development Block Grant Moderate Housing Rehabilitation Program: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1REKj8VcCT5Lw_HKMfncsgPp35AVWm5of/view?usp=sharing
Leu Civic Center Open House information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fkfcqLI8-CIBXukGl-YSNdB2CS3GkZFd/view?usp=sharing
MMS Families, construction and cleaning are moving along as we work to prepare for the 2019-2020 school year. The office is back in its original location, though we are still organizing form the temporary move. Thank you for your patience.
Mascoutah Middle School is going to miss these two! Congratulations Angie and Dawn!
Mascoutah Middle School students watch a demonstration by the Mascoutah Police K-9 unit. #19EveryStudent
Dr. Climaco and his team will be offering sports physicals on July 25th from 6:00pm-7:30pm in the Mascoutah Middle School Multipurpose Room. The cost per student is $15. The physicals are offered as a donation to MMS and MHS Athletics. #19EveryStudent
Mascoutah Middle School: Staff at MMS enjoyed breakfast from Truckeria Del Valle, a generous donation from Kappert Group! Thank you Kapperts!!!
Mascoutah Middle School - And the results are in! MMS had two students place in the top 3 at the GO! St. Louis 5K Run! Congratulations to Angel Climaco for placing 3rd in the girl's division and Andrew Billingsley for placing 3rd in the boy's division! All your hard work and dedication has paid off! Way to run your heart out! MMS is proud!
#19EveryStudent
Mascoutah Middle School - Students were recognized for making positive choices and enjoyed a Pizza Hut lunch last week with the Principal.
#19EveryStudent
MMS Families, all Chromebooks and power cords will be turned in tomorrow, 5/21/19. Please make sure your child brings their Chromebook and power cord. If they turned in a Chromebook on Mon the 20th, but forgot to turn in the cord they can do so tomorrow 5/21/19. Thank you.
MMS Families, next week, on May 20th and 21st, we will begin collecting Chromebooks. Students will need to turn in their Chromebook, charger block, and charger cord at collection. Bags should be kept and used next year.
Mascoutah Middle School students in the homerooms of Ms. Cummins and Ms. Kloeckner enjoyed an Olive Garden lunch today after raising the most money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
#19EveryStudent
We are loving our new app! Access sports scores, cafeteria menus, news updates, and even emergency notifications. Download the app on Android: http://bit.ly/2G0FlIC or iPhone: https://apple.co/2FLGRz9.
Congratulations to Ellie Lowe! She placed 1st at State in the Long Jump with a 15' 11".
MMS Families, this is a reminder that today at 4pm and tomorrow evening at 7pm at the HS we will be having our annual play. This year's production is Alice@Wonderland. Friday evening is $1 for students and $3 for adults.
MMS Families, today is the last day for after school Homework Lab. If a student needs help before or after school, please contact that teacher directly to make arrangements.
MMS Girls Track & Field Team are back-to-back Conference Champions!!! Good luck as you continue on in the postseason. #19EveryStudent
MMS Chorus Field Trip was a little delayed on their return. The bus was late getting there to pick them up but students are currently on their way back to MMS and should be here at about 6:15 (more or less depending on traffic).
At Tuesday's Track & Field Regionals, the MMS Girls placed 1st, and the MMS Boys placed 2nd. What a fantastic start to the postseason and a testament to the talent of the team and the coaches. #19EveryStudent
Mascoutah Middle School 8th grade science students demonstrated Boyle's Law by shooting potatoes.
#19EveryStudent
MMS Families, Please take this Math survey in the link provided: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MascoutahMathSurvey
The data obtained will assist the district as we continue Engaging every Student, Every day in quality learning opportunities.
The 8th grade science students created sprinklers today with soda cans and nails. They manipulated variables, such as hole size and amount, to demonstrate how pressure was affected. #19EveryStudent
Month of the Military Child: Of our 4237 students, ~2200 are military-connected. This week MSD19 schools have activities to celebrate and honor them. #19EveryStudent #MilitaryChild For more: https://mms.msd19.org/article/106934?org=mascoutah-middle-school
MMS 7th grade students attended "Welcome to the Real World" at SWIC. Students spent time learning the skills of budgeting & writing checks by "paying" for a month of living expenses based on "careers" they had chosen. #19EveryStudent
7th grade students attended "Welcome to the Real World" at SWIC. Students spent time learning the skills of budgeting and writing checks by "paying" for a month of living expenses.
#19EveryStudent
MMS Families,
The track meet today at Salem has been cancelled, NO practice today. Athletes need to check the google classroom page for further announcements.
Needing help from home! We have large amounts of personal belongings that have been left here at school. We need parents to have students go to our Lost-n-Found display to claim any of their stuff. Anything not claimed by May 3rd will be donated. Your help is appreciated.
6th Graders enjoy pizza and warm weather for their "Staycation". #19EveryStudent
We’re thrilled to announce Mascoutah School District 19’s new app! Access sports scores, cafeteria menus, news updates, even emergency notifications. Download the app on Android: http://bit.ly/2G0FlIC or iPhone: https://apple.co/2FLGRz9.
MMS Families, please remember to check mid-quarter grades after 4 PM today.
MMS Families, please note the changes to the calendar (see Events). May 23, will be the 8th grade Promotion. More info from 8th grade teams will be coming shortly. The last day for students will be May 24th, which will be our Field Day and the 8th grade end-of-year of Field Trip.
The Mascoutah School Board discussed the one-time option to not make up a snow day. It has been decided that students will not attend school on Tuesday, May 28, originally scheduled as a half-day. The last day of school is Friday, May 24, a full day of attendance for students.
MMS Families, we will not have Homework Lab on Wednesday, April 17th. We will again have Homework Lab on April 23rd, when we return from Spring Break.
MMS Families, remember, there will be no school Thursday, Friday or Monday (18, 19, 22) for our Spring Break. Enjoy the rest. When we get back on April 23rd, Tuesday, that night we will have Laser Tag at the Edge from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM. See you there.
MMS Families, because of a District meeting on Monday, April 15th, there will be no Homework Lab that day.
Thank you.
MMS is "Teaming" up to beat Leukemia and Lymphoma! #19EveryStudent
Crazy Quarter Day at MMS! We are continuing to raise money for the Leukemia/Lymphoma society! #19EveryStudent
The Track meet in Edwardsville and Track practice are both canceled today because of inclement weather. Students will go home as normal at the end of the day.
Thank you.
MMS Social Workers, Brandy Bryant and Abby Crossley are seen here with T-Rex Duo, 7th graders, Henry Paddock and Chase Brendel, for our "Duo Dimes Day" to raise money to fight Leukemia and Lymphoma. With enough funding maybe we can make these diseases extinct. #19EveryStudent
Another successful year for Read, Right & Run at MMS. Thirty-two weeks of reading, 32 weeks of righting good deeds & 32 weeks of running paid off for all the runners finishing the Go St. Louis 5K in under 40 minutes! We are so proud of our students!
We are seeing doubles today at MMS! Today is Double Dimes Day. Teachers and students are having fun while helping to raise money for the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society. #19EveryStudent
Happy Birthday to MMS 6th Grader Antonio Williams! For his birthday, Antonio donated 3 basketballs to the MMS playground! We have such great kids here at MMS!
The Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy summer programs. held in Belleville, O'Fallon, and Edwardsville, have seats available for scholarship awardees.
For more information: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1O0kWLm1xAtYWiWxwb8WVsesjxhfeRusE
Awesome!
MMS 8th graders visit the St. Louis Arch for a fun and informative day!
Student Council goes to Camp Wartburg for High Ropes Course, Zip Line, and Team Building Activities!
Looking for a family-fun Trivia Night? Open link for all of the details for this fundraiser for a local Lego League Robotics Team.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-9wx9Da0unqbWxsajZXTWk2V0pxcjZ2a1lBZTJKLUM0c0ZB/view?usp=sharing
Mascoutah Middle School Girls are Volleyball State Champions! Once again, thanks to all the players, the coaches, the families that come out to support the team, and all of the Mascoutah fans. #19EveryStudent
As part of our current studies, 8th grade students will be visiting the newly renovated St. Louis Arch on April 4th.
Permission Form & $15 are due NLT MAR 27
Click on link for form:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Eks0Ixgl8Gm8a1TIYHiZ1V4AtN-AgmEv9d0pzQ5dpgE/edit
Tomorrow we are again testing. Please remind students to charge Chromebooks and bring earbuds. You all have been doing a great job supporting our kids. Thank you.
Thank you! We did not have too many issues with uncharged Chromebooks. Please continue to remind your student to charge their Chromebook and bring it to school with earbuds each day of testing. Please leave Smartwatches or like devices at home. Thank you.
Families, we are doing state testing Weds - Fri. Please make sure your student charges their Chromebook and brings it to school with earbuds each day of testing. Please leave Smartwatches or like devices at home. Also be advised, there is no Homework Lab this week.
Thank you.
The Mascoutah Middle School Boys and Girls Bowling Teams both finished first at state. Congratulations to our State Champs!
There will be 3 phone blasts next week as a reminder that students must come to school with a fully charged Chromebook & earbuds for our testing. It is crucial for successful testing that students be present and prepared. THank you in advance for your patience and assistance.
MMS student Chromebooks will be set to kiosk mode for the upcoming IAR state testing. Please read our recent News article on how to access content on the Chromebooks now that they will be in kiosk mode: https://mms.msd19.org/article/96860?org=mascoutah-middle-school
We are proud of MMS 8th grader, Matthew Bushee, for donating his hair to a good cause!
MMS Pep Band plays as the 7th & 8th grade girls win their Volleyball games against Carriel.
#19EveryStudent
My apologies for my causing confusion. We will be sending out Report Cards next Friday on March 22nd. A reminder as well, we will be taking our IAR stat testing March 20th, 21st and 22nd. Please remember that students need to have earbuds.
Thank you and sorry for the confusion.
The Mascoutah Middle School 8th Grade Girls are Volleyball Regional Champions! Congratulations.
Students deliver donuts to the construction workers as they build the new cafeteria.
Parents of 7th and 8th graders, tomorrow, 3/12/19, Pre-Registration Forms will go home. Everyone must complete one and they need to be returned on March 14th.
Santino Robinson is your State Champion (112 lbs). Zane Timon placed 3rd (145 lbs) and Daniel Fix placed 4th (185 lbs). Congratulations to the team, the coaches, and all the loyal fans that support Mascoutah's tremendous wrestling program.
Congratulations to the Mascoutah Middle School Bowling Teams who dominated Regionals. The girls are Regional Champions, and Samara Henry finished 2nd overall. The boys finished in 2nd place, as well.
See all of the team and individual regional results at TournamentBowl.com.
MMS Wrestling Update: Mason Thynes lost his first match. Santino Robinson won his first match by pin. Zane Timon won 8-2. Daniel Fix won 3-2. Mason Thynes won by pin; he'll wrestle Saturday morning. Zane Timon lost a tough one 2-0; he'll wrestle tomorrow. Daniel Fix won in OT.
March 20th, 21st and 22nd we will be taking our Illinois Assessment of Readiness exams. Students will need to have earbuds/headphones for this exam. They cannot use wireless earbuds/headphones but need the kind that plugin. Also, please try not to be absent during exams. Thanks.
Good Luck to our Bowling team as they go to Regionals tomorrow!
Good luck to our Mascoutah Middle School Braves: Mason Thynes, Santino Robinson, Zane Timon, and Daniel Fix who are representing MMS at the IESA State Wrestling Tournament today.
Professional Day with nationally known speaker Louis Mangione on Cutting-Edge ideas for student engagement.
Local Robotics Team is raising money to go to West Virginia this summer to represent our state.
Max the Therapy Dog comes to visit in Ms. Staten's 6th grade Homeroom with Ms. Presnell.
Congratulations to MHS's Olivia Moyer, IHSA Wheelchair Division Bowling State Champion!
Congratulations to our new Mascoutah Hall of Fame Inductees: Chris Martin, Floyd Lorenz, Nick Carr & Roger Bergheger.