Sullivan Middle School

SMS Students: Have you ever been curious about the coal mine and what it would be like to work there? Here's your chance to find out! Please register for the event in advance if you plan to attend.

Mrs. Whitkanack's SP classes are collecting used shoes (in any condition or type) for Soles4Souls (https://soles4souls.org/). If you have any to donate, please bring them to SMS labeled for Mrs. Whitkanack. Her classes will be packing them up for shipping on Friday.

It's raining, it's pouring, and our SRO sure isn't snoring! We are always thankful for Officer Gadberry!

Valentine’s Spirit Week ended with twin day. Check out some of these awesome twins that had us seeing double (or triple)!

As a reminder, there will be no school on Friday, Feb. 17 and Monday, Feb. 20. These days were in the calendar as possible make-up snow days/eLearning days. We wish everyone an enjoyable extended President's Day weekend.

As a reminder, there will be no school on Friday, Feb. 17 and Monday, Feb. 20. These days were in the calendar as possible make-up snow days/eLearning days. We wish everyone an enjoyable extended President's Day weekend.

Mr. Stitzle and Mr. Stuckey met today with the Sullivan Middle School 8th grade Student Council members. The 8th grade representatives eagerly shared their thoughts and ideas for SMS. They spoke highly of their 8th grade teachers and coaches. They also talked about scheduling their 9th grade classes earlier in the morning and how they might be just a little nervous about going to high school.

The Southwest School Corporation is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a $307,210 Comprehensive School Counseling Grant from the Indiana Department of Education. This grant will allow us to expand our existing counseling services and programs. SWSC’s comprehensive counseling team currently consists of Dave Lisman, Katie Couch, Krista Wells, and Dani Hamilton. The goal of the comprehensive counseling team at SWSC is to ensure that every student is socially and emotionally healthy, has the opportunity to experience academic success, and graduates career and/or college ready.

It’s happening! SMS 8th graders are completing their freshmen schedules. High school is getting very real for them.

Next week Student Council is hosting a spirit week! Please plan to dress up and show your school spirit.

Today is the first day of National School Counseling Week. The theme of this year’s week is “School Counselors: Helping Students Dream Big.” Did you know that our school counseling team's number one goal is to help all of our students succeed? Whatever our students need to be successful – whether that’s learning how to stay motivated to complete work, having positive relationships with peers, learning to advocate for yourself, or overcoming barriers – our team is here to help!

Information about rescheduling will be available in the future.

Good luck to our Sullivan Middle School Archery team as well as the other Southwest archery teams!! They will all be competing 5-8 pm tonight and 8 am-5 pm tomorrow in the state qualifier tournament in the Sullivan Elementary School gym (bullseye) and the Sullivan Middle School multi-purpose room (3D). There will be over 800 archers competing. Come on out and watch our students compete! Admission is $3. Entry is through the SES back doors.

If you have any questions, please contact Katie Couch at KCouch@swest.k12.in.us or Dave Lisman at DLisman@swest.k12.in.us

Our 8th graders started making steps towards their future this morning as they started selecting their high school classes with Mrs. Couch and Mr. Lisman!

We hope you enjoy reading about our SWSC students' highlights from the 2nd nine weeks. Merry Christmas! https://www.smore.com/fetgy

As part of our celebrations for Christmas Ball, the SMS student council will be taking orders for single-stem roses during ticket sales. These roses will cost $2 and will be delivered to the recipients during lunch on Friday.

All parents/guardians should have received an email with information about Christmas Ball. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Wells at KWells@swest.k12.in.us. We are looking forward to a fun evening for our students!

All Winter Sport / Club Pictures (except Wrestling and Archery) will be taken during the school day on December 6th. A list of the clubs are:Student Council, Spell Bowl, Robotics Club, Band, FCA, Thinking Cap, 7th & 8th Grade Choir, Beta, 7th & 8th Grade Dance, 6th Grade Dance, 6th Grade Boys Basketball, 6th Grade Girls Basketball, 7th Grade Boys Basketball, 7th Grade Girls Basketball, 8th Grade Boys Basketball, 8th Grade Girls Basketball, 7th & 8th Grade Cheer, 6th Grade Cheer & Geography Bowl. Wrestling and Archery will both be taken directly after school on February 9th.

Today's dodgeball tournament is ONLY for students and staff. For this event, we cannot allow any outside spectators to attend. Thank you for your understanding!