The Spring Band Concert is being held on Thursday, April 25th at 6pm in the SHS Gym, featuring our concert bands from 5th-12th grade. It will be live streamed as well! Hope to see you there for our final concert of the year!
As a special reward for trying their best on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness testing, Sullivan Middle School students attended a private screening of A Dog's Way Home at the Little Theater on the Square. We want to give a huge thank you to John Stevens and his staff for making it possible.
Join the Sullivan Summer Community Band! Last year we had 40 high school and community member musicians play with us. See attached poster for dates and sign-up at sullivanband.wordpress.com/scb
The SMS 8th grade girls track team placed first out of 14 teams at the Arthur Invite on Saturday. Event winners include Cassidy Short- 8th grade long jump, and the 8th grade 4X100 relay team of Booker, Moore, Hay, and Short. Congratulations to all of the 8th grade girls- Go Redskins!
Students in 6th grade STEM tried the “Pringle Engineering Challenge” today - given a can of Pringles, try to build a ring that can support itself! We had three groups finish successfully - everyone else was successful at eating them! Friday FUNday in the STEM lab!
Students in 6th grade STEM tried the “Pringle Engineering Challenge” today - given a can of Pringles, try to build a ring that can support itself! We had three groups finish successfully - everyone else was successful at eating them! Friday FUNday in the STEM lab!
Students in Rogers’ STEM class met with Herb Bricker to discuss the erosion study of Asa Creek in Tabor Park and helped to clean up the shoreline to prevent log jams in the creek.
RACE DAY!!!!
More construction pics
Congratulations to SMS band and piano students who participated in Solo and Ensemble this past weekend! All students received a division I or II rating on their solos! Students who performed: Johnathan I, Abigail D, Braden W, Ivan M, Lara H, Marissa F, and Carly F.
7th graders in middle school science have been busy designing and building their balloon cars. Race day is tomorrow for most of them.
Sullivan Middle School has openings for the following positions:
Guidance Counselor
Social Worker
Applicants should send cover letter, resume, transcripts, licensure information, and letters of recommendation to
Nathan Ogle, Principal
Sullivan Middle School
713 N Main St
Sullivan, IL 61951
or materials can be emailed to oglen@sullivan.k12.il.us
Students and Staff at Sullivan Middle School showed love for Epilepsy Awareness Day today by wearing purple. #OneTribe
Here are a few quick announcements for Sullivan Middle School this week:
IAR testing will begin for all students grades 5-8 on Wednesday, March 27th.
The SHS Junior Class is hosting a Neon Dance for all students grades 5-8 on Friday night from 6-8pm in the SHS Commons. Admission is $3 with snacks and drinks available for purchase as well.
The 7th and 8th Grade Spring Dance will be on April 12th.
Happy Pi Day!
SMS celebrated the 3rd quarter Breakfast of Champions nominees on Wednesday, March 13th in the SMS Hub. Students were nominated for their positive behaviors in and out of the classroom. Those students nominated were Hailey Biggerstaff, Madalyn Booker, Emily Crosier, Will Dawkins, Connor Denton, Carlyn Fitzgerald, Dirk Lane, Hayden Nohren, Caden Saul and Luke Waelde.
Students in 5th grade science are enjoying testing their knowledge about food chains in this interactive game “Eat or Be Eaten.” #onetribe
Students in 7th grade science used a Playground Physics app to determine if different objects reached terminal velocity when dropped.
Congratulations to the Sullivan Middle School Varsity Scholastic Bowl team for completing a sweep of Shelbyville and Argenta-Oreana in Okaw Junior High Conference scholastic bowl action this afternoon. #OneTribe!
Tomorrow is the last day to order a copy of the SMS yearbook for the 2018-2019 school year. All orders must be in by Friday, February 22nd to guarantee a yearbook in May. Checks for $20 can be made out to SMS and turned in to Mrs. Wright, or you can order online at https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1073752/Sullivan-Middle-School/2019-Yearbook/2018071704344922399/CATALOG_SHOP/
