Upcoming Events:

Coupon books feature

four $5 coupons to

Winn Dixie, numerous

restaurants, car rentals

and many other coupon

categories. $20 per

book.

Coupon Books are now

overdue. Turn in books

to the library or $20.

Breakfast over Books is a

free “book club”. This is

the program’s 8th year!

February’s book is Crush:

The Theory, Practice and

Destructive Properties of

Love by Gary Paulsen. The

meeting date is Wednes-

day, March 5th, at 7:25.

Stay tuned for information

on March’s book selection!

Please con-

tinue to send in Box Tops to the

library, a teacher or the drop

box in the front office. We ac-

cept all coupons including

Campbell’s soup labels. Thank

you for your help!

At-a-Glance Calendar

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Tutoring 2

Deadline Ex-

tended -

Academies

2

8th Grade Dance

8th Grade Dance

3

IB Academy Ap-

plications Due

4

NJHS Require-

ments

5

6th Grade Social

Studies

Lunch Menu

6

7

Breakfast over Books & Chick-Fil-A Cow

I R O N D A L E M I D D L E

S C H O O L

Mountie Messenger F E B R U A R Y 2 1 , 2 0 1 4 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2 2

S P E C I A L

P O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

The Cow is

coming! Join

the book club

for free.

Coupon

Books $20

Reviews of Crush can

be found at

www.goodreads.com.

Check out a copy

from the library now

and tell your student

to join us for a book/

breakfast discussion

in the library.

E-mail ehes-

ter@jefcoed.com for

more information.

$20 per book! Check Out the

Great Deals!

P A G E 2

Tutors Continue to

Offer Great Services

to Students!

Math Team Competition

Clubs and Tutoring...

Tutoring continues in

the Library:

Shades Valley High

School Beta Club

Members come Tues-

days and Thursdays to

the library for tutoring

in the following sub-

jects:

Math, Science, Eng-

lish, Social Studies,

Test Studying, Orga-

nizing Notebooks.

This service is just as

important to our stu-

dents as it is to the tu-

tors. They get service

hours for tutoring.

Another great bonus is

that former IMS stu-

dents serve as tutors

and they know how to

help students succeed.

The math team has a

competition at Hoover

High School on March

1st. Registration is at

8:00 a.m.

Go Mounties!

M O U N T I E M E S S E N G E R

UAB Girls in Science and Engineering Join UAB for the 4th

annual Girls in Science

and Engineering Day on

Saturday, April 12. Reg-

ister online between

March 8 and March 29

at www.uab.edu/girlsinscience.

P A G E 3

Prizes awarded

several weeks from

now!

Dance fees are over-

due

Coupon Books

Science Olympiad by Mr. Passmore

8th Grade Dance The 8th grade dance

fees are now in the

overdue category. The

late cost is $45 (paid in

cash).

The theme will be an-

nounced in an upcom-

ing newsletter.

Event – Crime Busters – 3rd –

Jordyn Lee and Alexis Bryant

Event – Dynamic Planet –

5th Place – Andrea McNeal

Event – Entomology – 5th

Place – Aeona Bowles Event – Experimental De-

sign – 7th Place – Ladarius

Price and Andrea McNeal

Event – Rocks and Minerals

– 5th Place – Aeona Bowles

and Jacob Woods

Please help Mrs. Leh-

man and me congratu-

late the following indi-

viduals for their hard

work and for placing in

this weekend’s tourna-

ment at the University

of Alabama at Hunts-

ville.

Event – Roto Egg Drop –

8th Place – Aeona Bowles

and Jacob Woods

Event – Write it/Do it –

1st Place – Jordyn Lee and

Alexis Bryant

Our team finished 15th in

the overall tournament. All

of my team did wonderful

and Mrs. Lehman and I are

proud of them.

We would also like to thank

the many parents who came

out to support us this Satur-

day, without you none of

this would be possible.

Coupon Books are

now overdue.

Please turn in the cou-

pon book or $20 to

Mrs. Hester in the li-

brary.

M O U N T I E M E S S E N G E R

P A G E 4 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2 2

Rescheduled for March.

know of

upcoming

applica-

tions

Finance Academy applica-

tions are now due March

6.

Ms. Ward and Ms. George

need the applications ear-

lier to pull provide tran-

scripts to SVHS. Please e-

mail Ms. Ward to let her

(maryward@jefcoed.com).

Finance Academy Application Due Dates

Sign up on the

IMS homepage

to get the

newsletter

right in your

inbox.

Valentine’s Dance

Google Docs: Did You Know?

Did you know that if

you have a Gmail ac-

count, you have access

to Google Drive?

Through Google Drive,

get access to spread-

sheets, Docs, maps, cal-

endars, files, and fold-

ers.

All documents can then be

accessed from any com-

puter.

That eliminates the need

for a flashdrive or thumb-

drive.

Questions? E-mail ehes-

ter@jefcoed.com.

P A G E 5

Mrs. Williams, new

sponsor of The

National Junior

Honor Society, and

new teacher at IMS

Technical Academy

Open House, Febru-

ary 11, 6-8 p.m.

National Junior Honor Society Requirements List

NJHS (cont’d)

Open House for Shades Valley Technical Academies

Open House for Shades

Valley Technical

Academies will be held

Tuesday, Febru-

ary 11, from

6:00 to 8:00

p.m.

Members from

business and

industry will be pre-

sent.

A light dinner of hot

dogs, drinks, and chips

will be provided.

SVTA

Pro-

grams:

Pre-

engi-

neering Academy

Auto Paint & Re-

finishing Technol-

ogy

Auto Maintenance

& Light Repair

Technology

Electrical Wiring

Technology

Finance Academy

Theatre Academy

Welding Technol-

ogy

ment. Students can-

not have any class 2’s

or class 3’s on their

record.

4. Candidate Notifica-

tion and Forms - Stu-

dents who are eligible

ship.

3. Discipline History – The student’s disci-

pline record will be

reviewed to determine

those individuals who

meet this require-

scholastically will be

notified and informed

that they must com-

plete the Candidate

Form. This form out-

lines the candidate’s

accomplishments in

the areas of Service

and Leadership. This

at Irondale Middle

School for the

equivalent of one

semester.

2. Academic Eligibil-

ity - The student’s

academic records will

be reviewed to deter-

mine those individu-

als who are scholasti-

cally eligible for

membership.

Students must have at

least a scholastic aver-

age of 3.75 for the 6th

and 7th grade. Candi-

dates will then be

evaluated on the basis

of service, leadership,

character, and citizen-

1. Residency Re-

quirement - To

be eligible for

membership, the

candidate must be

an incoming

member of the

eighth grade. Can-

didates must have

been in attendance

M O U N T I E M E S S E N G E R

Stay

Tuned for More info

National Junior Honor Society Requirements (cont’d)

P A G E 6 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2 2

form must be completed

before the candidate is

further considered.

5. Faculty Evaluation

Form - Faculty members

will complete a faculty

evaluation form for each

candidate. Candidates

must receive a satisfac-

tory recommenda-

tion. Faculty members

will consider their evalua-

tive input in the most

professional manner and

be able to substantiate

claims with professional

actions—particularly for

low ratings. All input

from faculty must be

signed. This form is con-

fidential and will not be

shared with the candi-

dates.

6. Selection - The actual

selection of members will

be made by the five appointed members of

the Faculty Council. All aspects of the proc-

ess will be considered (GPA, Candidate Form,

Teacher Evaluation, etc.)

d to determine those individuals who are scho-

lastically eligible for membership.

Students must have at least a scholastic aver-

age of 3.75 for the 6th and 7th grade. Candi-

dates will then be evaluated on the basis of

service, leadership, character, and citizenship.

cepted for those who can-

not afford them.

Checks can be made pay-

able to IMS. Cash should

be sent in a sealed enve-

lope.

Money should be turned in

no later than Friday,

March 7th.

Students in Mr. Ray’s So-

cial Studies classes will be

reading The Watsons Go to

Birmingham by Christo-

pher Paul Curtis.

If students would like to

purchase a copy through

school, the cost is $5.30.

Donations are also ac-

6th Grade Social Studies

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CHIPS

FRUIT

Thursday: FISH SANDWICH OR CRISPY

CHICKEN SANDWICH

BAKED BEANS

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CHIPS

FRUIT

Friday:

FISH SANDWICH OR CRISPY

CHICKEN SANDWICH

BAKED BEANS

RANCH BROCCOLI

CHIPS

FRUIT

Monday: FISH SANDWICH OR CRISPY

CHICKEN SANDWICH

BAKED BEANS

RANCH BROCCOLI

CHIPS

FRUIT

Tuesday: FISH SANDWICH OR CRISPY

CHICKEN SANDWICH

BAKED BEANS

RANCH BROCCOLI

CHIPS

FRUIT

Wednesday: FISH SANDWICH OR CRISPY

CHICKEN SANDWICH

BAKED BEANS

Lunch Menu for March 3—7:

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