MARK YOUR CALENDARS! SMS will be hosting our New Student Orientation on August 12th (see details below). We will also have the building open from 8am-2pm for any returning students who would like to get their lockers decorated and stocked for the first day of school on August 16th. #OneTribe
Mrs. Emel, Ms. Hoijer, and Mrs. Wade attended a two-day GeoGebra workshop at Parkland College to learn more about interactive tech tools that bring math alive in the middle school and high school classrooms! #onetribe
Ms. Heddins and Mrs. Garrett are at the Illinois Math and Science Academy in Aurora learning a new curriculum to bring to their STEM classes at the Middle School. Thanks to the Sullivan Community Education Foundation, this STEM education is funded through a grant! Fusion kits from IMSA come with all the needed materials for the curriculum and a lot of fun! Within the first hour they’ve already figured out what materials would work best for certain parts in an underwater robot! Who says summer isn’t for learning? #STEM #onetribe
TONIGHT! The Sullivan Community Band will present their final summer concert this Friday, June 21st at 6:30pm in Wyman Park. Come enjoy a great performance! Rain plan is the SMS Gym.
Middle School Girls’ Basketball is representing Sullivan in the Effingham Shootout today and tomorrow! Our teams are comprised of 6th-8th grade girls who have been working hard this summer at camp and open gyms! Good luck! #onetribe
The Sullivan Community Band will present their final summer concert this Friday, June 21st at 6:30pm in Wyman Park. Come enjoy a great performance! Rain plan is the SMS Gym. Thanks to R.R. Best at the News-Progress for the photo!
One Book One Sullivan held its first meeting of the summer on Wednesday, June 5th, at the Sullivan First United Methodist Church.
SMS would like to thank the following businesses for their donations to the 2019 Great Banana Race: Casey’s-cheese pizzas, Dairy DeLites-ice cream,
EK-slush drinks, Sullivan Bakery-donuts, McDonalds-breakfast burritos and Rural King-kayaks and fishing poles.
We greatly appreciate your support for Sullivan schools. Thank you!
The Sullivan Community Band will present their first concert this Thursday, June 6th at 6:30pm in Wyman Park. Come enjoy a great performance! Rain plan is the SMS Gym.
Congratulations to the Class of 2023 for winning the 13th Annual Great Banana Race.
For those parents looking to get a head start on back-to-school shopping, here are the 2019-2020 Sullivan Middle School Supply Lists.
There are an extremely limited number of SMS yearbooks left for this school year. They are $20 and are available on a first come first serve basis from Mrs. Wright. Any checks should be made out to Sullivan Middle School.
Sullivan Middle School PE teachers, Coach Bales and Coach Tate, have been taking their classes fishing at Wyman Park this past week. The students really enjoy this unit. Here are a couple of pictures of the trophy fish that have been caught. #OneTrube
Thank you to Mrs. Hendry and the garden volunteers. Mrs. Seeley’s Early Childhood class had a great time planting flowers!
Congratulations to Cassidy Short and Brett Bushue on a great day at the IESA State Track meet.
The Sullivan Middle School Band had a great time tonight at Silver Star Skating in Mattoon. Mr. Schaefers and Mr. Ogle were the high scorers for the winning team in the second game. Mr. Schaefers even got in on the skating fun! #OneTribe
Quick pic of my Breakfast of Champions nominee for this semester Gaby Diener. Very proud of the strides she has made this year in the classroom!
Sullivan Middle School hosted its 4th quarter Breakfast of Champions this morning. Students were honored for hard work, kindness, helping others, and leadership. Honorees were: Nicole Lofland, Kyle Corkill, Cohen Winings, Alyssa Ray (not pictured), Tabitha Webb (not pictured), Gabby Diener (not pictured), Nevaeh Harminson, Kylie Swaim, Elira Halili, Carter Addison, Sofia Nuzzo.
6th Grade Science students are studying plants. It’s been perfect weather to help with the SES garden and take a nature walk!
Middle School Girls 5th - 8th Grade (Grade you are entering next school year) can participate in Girls Basketball Camp ran by Coach Sheri McCain! Stop by Coach Heddins room to grab a form! We are excited to get the summer kicked off! #onetribe
