Metter Middle School

Layla Smith, MCCA’s local FLEX winner and owner of Lens+Lettering, will be competing in the state FLEX Finals on Friday, April 12. The competition will be divided into two portions. The first portion will be from 11:30am-12:30 pm. Layla will present a 1-2 minute elevator speech sometime during this timeframe. The judges will also have a private interview with her earlier in the day. From the elevator speech and interview, the judges will select the top 3 businesses. Only the top 3 businesses will give their full presentation at 1:30 pm and can be viewed live as well. If you would like to see all the businesses’ elevator speeches, they will be available on livestream at www.youtube.com/@georgiaflexcompetition from 11:30am-12:30pm.

MMS Varsity Baseball have won their first Region Bracket game against Bryan County with a score of 13-1. They will play again tomorrow (Wed, April 10) at 4:30 pm at the Metter Rec Department against South Tattnall. Come out and support the Tigers!!

Your Metter High School Varsity Baseball Team is REGION 3A-Div 1 CHAMPIONS!!! They defeated Screven County today 16-6 in the bottom of the 6th inning. Tigers were tied with Bryan County for the Championship, but with tonight's win and our win over the series with Bryan, Tigers were named Champions.

Spring Break for students, teachers and staff will be April 8-12. We will return to school on April 15 to finish this school year strong! Have a wonderful, safe and fun spring break! Las vacaciones de primavera para estudiantes, maestros y personal serán del 8 al 12 de abril. ¡Regresaremos a la escuela el 15 de abril para terminar este año escolar con fuerza! ¡Que tengas unas vacaciones de primavera maravillosas, seguras y divertidas!

Little Mr. & Miss Metter Tiger Pageant will be held this Saturday, April 6th at the K-8 Complex (Metter Elementary/Middle School). Doors open at 9:30 am. Admission is $5 cash for everyone ages 5 and up. Hosted by the MHS Cheerleaders. El desfile de Little Mr. & Miss Metter Tiger se llevará a cabo este sábado, 6 de abril en el complejo K-8 (Metter Elementary/Middle Scho Puertas abren a las 9:30 am. La entrada es de 5 $ en efectivo para todos los que tengan 5 años en adelante.

MMS Boys Soccer are REGION CHAMPIONS after they defeated Toombs County today 2-0!! Congratulations players and coaches!!

On March 27th, in the early morning, a student from Metter High School made a verbal threat towards the school in the presence of a teacher. Fortunately, the teacher responded quickly and informed the administration, who then contacted the School Resource Officers. The law enforcement authorities were able to remove the student from the premises. The student will face appropriate disciplinary action according to the severity of the threat. Candler County Schools is unapologetically committed to ensuring the safety and security of all our students and staff. We’d like to thank our local Sheriff’s Office for their prompt assistance in this matter.

MMS Track Region Meet for TODAY (March 26) has been MOVED UP to 1 pm in Toombs County due to the weather forecast. La reunión de la región de la pista de MMS para HOY (26 de marzo) se ha trasladado a la 1 pm en el condado de Toombs debido al pronóstico del tiempo.

MMS Varsity Baseball team had a big win this afternoon over Screven County 8-5 & with that win it puts the team into the #1 seed for the region playoffs!!

Free Sports Physicals will be given to students wanting to participate in sports next school year. MMS will host physicals on April 16 at the MHS Field House after school. Students need to pick up a form from Ms. Jessie Givens in the MMS Front Office prior to April 16 so a parent can complete them.

On March 22 at 2 pm during the Ag Day at the Schools, there will be a fire/airplane demonstration. We must stop traffic on Hwy 129 during this time due to smoke. Please know that there is no emergency during this time but you may want to choose an alternate route.

Congratulations to Miss Catherine Hill who is the local Amazing Shake Champion after competing today at the Retired Teachers Lunch at Bevricks. All 5 participants will go on to the Ron Clark Academy next Friday, March 22 to compete in the global competition. Congratulations to Catherine and all the participants who are developing their soft skills!

Congratulations to the Middle School Band on all Superior ratings today at LGPE!!

Emma West represented Metter Middle school in Buford, Ga at the state Mathcounts competition. She competed against 180 students from schools around the state. Congratulations Emma for qualifying for the state competition!!

Congratulations to Miss Abigail Hall, our 2024 Miss MHS!! Her court includes: first runner up, Raquel Alvarado; second runner up Sydney Hadden; third runner up Rebekah Chambers; and fourth runner up Janie Turner. 🧡🖤🧡🖤 More photos to come soon!

Monday, March 11 at 6 pm MHS/MCCA Fine Arts Night in the MHS Commons Area Please come and enjoy the talent of our Fine Arts students with Art, Chorus, Performing Arts, Film Making, and Band!

The Another Bloomin' Run (Obstacle Course inside schools) will be held on March 29 at 6 pm! Registration is only $12 per person and will reduce to $10 per person for teams of 6 or more. Registration includes an ABR t-shirt, access to any in-person event activities, and makes you eligible for any raffles and contests! If you would like this year’s ABR t-shirt, you must register by March 2nd. You may still register after that time in order to be eligible for our contests. If you are interested in participating, please visit https://runsignup.com/Race/GA/... to sign up! If you have any questions regarding the event, please contact Christina Holland at 912-314-6463. The “Another Bloomin’ Run” event was established to promote awareness, acceptance and inclusion of students with disabilities in Candler County. Through proceeds earned by the race, our students in The Program for Exceptional Children have benefited in many ways. We have been able to provide enrichment opportunities for our students, purchase needed technology to help students succeed and provide educational resources for parents and much more.

Bring your children or grandchildren ages 0-5 years old for a night of fun activities at the L. C. Anderson Memorial Library - Candler County on Thursday, February 29 from 6-7 pm!

We are excited to announce that we will begin construction on the new Metter College & Career Academy very soon! As with any construction project, there are challenges. For at least the remainder of this school year and more than likely, into next year, students will continue to park in the grass area in front of the school. However, beginning MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19 the former student parking area will be blocked off to ALL traffic and there will be no through-traffic to the back of the High School. NO students will be able to park directly behind the High School. If faculty/staff wish to park near the tennis courts or the weight room during the school day, they will have to enter through the Oak Tree Entrance. Please note there is plenty of parking at the K8 complex. After 3:30 pm weekdays and on the weekends, traffic is permitted through the Bus Entrance to the athletic complexes. We understand this will be an inconvenience for some, but please understand that we are growing and the final product will be well worth it!

Middle Schoolers! Don't forget your money for Snack Shack tomorrow, Feb 16! All proceeds from the Snack Shack sales will be used by the Candler County SWIRL Literacy Council to purchase book benches for our community! ¡Alumnos de secundaria! ¡No olvides tu dinero para Snack Shack mañana, 16 de febrero! ¡Todas las ganancias de las ventas de Snack Shack serán usadas por el Consejo de Alfabetización SWIRL del Condado de Candler para comprar bancos de libros para nuestra comunidad!