Metter Middle School

The MMS Tigers softball team secured the 1st seed in the playoffs today with a 14-6 win over ECI and  remain undefeated in sub-region play. Judson Vining got the win in the circle. She also had 2 hits and an RBI. Zailee Thurman and Kirsten Shuman lead the offense with 3 RBI each with Thurman collecting 3 huge hits and Shuman collecting one. Maddie White and Emma West added RBIs to the board as well! Althea Reichard added a hit. Way to #SweepTheWeek Tigers! Your MMS Tigers will play at home next Tuesday in the First round of the playoffs! Keep grinding, keep growing! Go Tigers!

Dress up days, a parade, tailgating and football...oh my! HOMECOMING is going to be awesome this year! Check out the new webpage so you can keep up with all that is going on!! https://www.metter.org/o/mhs/page/homecoming2023

oday your MMS Tiger Softball team moved to 5-0 on the season with a 0-9 victory of Screven County. The team was lead by a stellar pitching performance by Judson Vining throwing a complete game, 1-hit shutout. The team was lead offensively by Emma West, Nadeline Marks, Kirsten Shuman, and Brooklynn Lawrence who each had an RBI on the day. Zailee Thurman, Maddie White, and Shania Kelly each added 1 hit to the board! Great game Tigers! The Tigers will finish up their regular season tomorrow at 4:30 @ECI for a chance to #SweepTheWeek. Keep working, keep growing! Go Tigers! 🐅🔥

Check out the video highlights from Wednesday's MMS Tiger Football game against N. Tattnall! Metter MS Football vs North Tattnall MS Click on the link: https://youtu.be/R8dg5Rcm_RE

MMS Cross Country competed in a Meet yesterday at the Wetlands Adventure Relay in Richmond Hill. We are proud to announce that the Boys won 1st Place and the Girls won 2nd Place!!! Congrats, Tigers!! Way to compete!! 🔥🔥🏆🏆

Today your MMS TIGER Softball teamed claimed sole possession of 1st place in the region with a win over ECI by a score of 7-0. The Tigers were lead by an OUTSTANDING performance by Judson Vining who threw a No-Hitter while striking out 11! The Tigers were lead offensively by Emma West with her 2RBI double off the left field fence and Kirsten Shuman with her 2 RBI bunt that lead to the tigers huge 5th inning. Maddie White collected two big hits and an RBI as well. Also collecting RBIs include Kinley Johnson and Nadeline Marks. Zailee Thurman and Judson Vining also added hits to the day. Way to #SweepTheWeek Tigers! Keep grind, keep growing! The Tigers will wrap up regular season place next week with a Home Game vs Screven on Monday and @ ECI on Tuesday.

The Candler County School District (CCSD) and the Candler County Sheriff’s Office continue to collaborate for the safety of our community’s students, teachers and staff through trainings and drills. Sheriff’s office personnel and School Resource Officers have been working with the school administrators on planning an intruder drill, as the recent House Bill 147 requires at least one each school year. While the House Bill specifies an Intruder Drill, the Sheriff’s Office has been providing many different safety drills for the schools for a number of years. The Candler County School District will conduct an Intruder Drill prior to October 1, as required by the House Bill, at the K-8 complex for the Elementary and Middle Schools and at the High School for High School and the College & Career Academy. “While these types of events are extremely rare nationwide, our focus remains on the safety of our children and staff and we want to be prepared in the best way possible for any event that might occur,” says CCSD Superintendent Bubba Longgrear. The Candler County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting the drill and have trained school staff on best practices in order to keep themselves and their students safe. “We want to inform the community that this is a drill and there is no reason to be alarmed,” says Sheriff John Miles. “Our deputies will be on campus to conduct the drill and to evaluate procedures so we know we are prepared for any emergency.” Candler County School District works daily to ensure a safe and secure learning environment for all students and staff. In the event of an actual emergency, school administrators will work in collaboration with the Candler County Sheriff’s Office and other emergency management personnel. In the event of an actual emergency, parents can obtain information about their child’s school by downloading the Candler County School District app on cell phones to receive notifications from the school, checking the school website, following the school on social media, as well as, accepting phone calls from the school’s automated phone system. “When the actual drill takes place, our communications team will send alerts through the website, the app, and social media, just as they would in a true emergency,” says Longgrear. “We ask parents to avoid coming to the school to ‘check on your child’ in this drill or in a real emergency. One concern noted by professionals with an event like this is that when people start racing to the school it interferes with the number of officers who can deal with the actual situation because officers are then needed to manage crowd control and secure the building from visitors." The Candler County School District would like to thank the Candler County Sheriff’s Office and all local agencies for their proactive approach to school and community safety.

Did you know? Each year, the Candler County Education Foundation awards grants to our own teachers/staff members for innovation learning opportunities for our students. Some of those grants from 2022-2023 include: MES - enhancement of Tiger Time MES - purchase of books for PreK Students MES- Lego Robotics Competition MES - Math Mania Competition MMS - Reading Bowl MMS - Apple pencils for Art Program MMS - Robotics set, Engage Club and Jr. Beta Club MMS - Amazing Shake Competition MHS - Science Olympiad MHS - Performing Arts Conference MHS - JROTC MHS/MCCA - Forklift Training for students The Education Foundation depends on contributions by individuals, businesses, corporations and other resources that can be utilized to enhance the educational opportunities in Candler County Public Schools. You can learn more: https://www.metter.org/page/candler-county-ed-foundation and you can help by donating if you feel led to do so. Thank you.

Metter Middle School is pleased to announce the Teacher of the Year as Mrs. Rebecca Hickman!! Mrs. Hickman teaches 6th grade Science and you should have heard the entire student body’s explosive reaction when she was named over the intercom…and many came running to her room to give her a congratulatory hug! You could tell she is really loved by all.

The Board of Education has announced its intention to maintain a 14.0 millage rate, as necessary for the securing of state equalization funds, which will require an increase in property taxes by 5.58 percent. All concerned citizens are invited to the first public hearing on this tax increase to be held at the Candler County Board of Education Central Office on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 6:00 pm. Times and places of additional public hearings on this tax increase are at the Candler County Schools K-8 Complex on September 19, 2023 at 8:00 am and the Candler County Board of Education Central Office on September 21, 2023 at 5:00 pm. The tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 14.000 mills, an increase of .74 mills. Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 13.260 mills. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $150,000 is approximately $42.92 and the proposed tax increase for non-homestead property with a fair market value of $100,000 is approximately $29.60.

When dismissing a student early, parents must come into the office and sign them out before the child is dismissed from class. We will no longer accept phone calls ahead of time (this is the same rule as MMS). 2) Drop off is very busy at Oaktree. We would like this be for our youngest students. All others please consider dropping off at Pond or the front. These areas are less congested in the morning.

Title 1 and Parent Orientation for PreK-8th Grades coming up Tuesday, August 15. 5 pm Title 1 Meeting 5:30 pm Parent Orientation Held at PreK-8 Complex

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Schools have power today (Wednesday, August 9) and are ready to welcome students. Buses are also running, although some may be a little off schedule.

The Candler County School District requires parents/students to register for transportation services prior to the upcoming school year. This form allows parents to request transportation for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year. Please complete the form for each student in your household. Failure to complete this form could result in delays or denial of transportation services at the beginning of the new school year. Please do not assume that just because your student was a bus rider last year that he/she is automatically a bus rider for the upcoming school year. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgjxtkON5YyquePAbr7rH_hF_s1aFs8ei0IDmhFrlC0txsSw/viewform?pli=1

Open House for all schools is August 2 from 4-6 pm

First day of school is Friday, August 4!