DAILY NEWS

MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR
DECEMBER 1st, 2023

Good morning, Grizzlies! Today is Friday, December 1st  
and it is “A” Day.

 

Today is National Women Support Women's Day. This day has been recognized as an important day for women to celebrate themselves and each other in the U.S. The first International Women’s support Day occurred on February 28, 1909, when 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter hours and better pay. Today, women still march in cities worldwide each year to fight for equality, justice, and peace for all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, or gender identity. 

 

Love to argue? Into acting? The speech and debate team is the team for you! We are having an informational meeting about joining the team on December 13th after school in Ms. Gerecke’s room 504. The team is open to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade!

  

The Boys Basketball teams suffered a couple of tough losses last night at Pleasant Lea. B team was led in scoring by Landen Johnson and had a super solid defensive performance turned in by Braxton Buckey and Carson Bedell.

 

The A team came up just short in their game against Pleasant Lea being led in scoring by Donnell Judie and Kaymon Moberg, while having a solid all-around defensive performance led by DJ Freeman and Graham McCluer.

 

The Grizzlies will be back in action again next week on Tuesday evening against Pioneer Ridge. Come out and support your Grizzlies!!! Go Grizzlies!!

1st Annual Mid-Year Badminton Tournament
Who: 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls/boys
When: Advisory time
Cost: $10 per duo team
$15 per trio team

To Register: If you have a team, you will need to register in PE class or see coach Adamczyk to get signed up. You need to choose if you are playing as a duo/trio. You can add an alternate in case a player can’t make it.

Teams will play 3 pool games. The top 2 teams from each pool will make the tournament. A double elimination tournament will be played to crown the PKMS badminton champion.  Rules and game play will be discussed in PE class. 

How to watch: Student who are not participating in tournament can pay $.50 a day to come down and cheer on their favorite badminton team. You will pay at the doors of the big gym to gain entry.

This year the middle school Winter Guard program will be open to ALL grades. That’s right! 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade boys and girls are welcome to audition to be on our teams. Auditions are November 28-30 in the BSHS Band Room from 5:30-8:30. Stop by the office for an audition packet.

Congratulations to the following students for making this year’s
Blue Springs Middle School Winter Guard:
Aaliya Rooney
Alexa King
Hailey Pool
Lily Bodenhamer
Maddie Bell
Savannah Bacus
Nora Leffler
Shyla Carty
Vivienne Murphy

Good job, girls! 😊

BACKPACKS FOR HUNGER

We are excited to announce that our students can participate in the “Backpacks for Hunger” program at Paul Kinder Middle School.

This is an exciting partnership with Church of the Resurrection/Blue Springs to provide nutritious, kid-friendly snacks every weekend during the school year for families in need.

It is our hope that providing nutritious food over the weekend will benefit your child in areas of self-esteem, concentration, attendance, and academic performance. We kicked off the “Backpacks for Hunger” program on Friday, October 6th.

Students in this program receive a grocery sack full of non-perishable snacks to take home for the weekend. The grocery sack will be placed in their lockers on Fridays.

If you are interested in receiving more information about this program, please email your student’s counselor.