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Stacy Rivard
Head of Middle School for Girls
Middle School for Girls
"Enter to learn, go forth to serve."
Community Service
A small sample of grade specific outreach activities included:
- Sixth grade students collected food for Variety Feeds, packaged food bags for distribution to Pontiac schoolchildren, worked in the HUB garden, and raised money to support the programs provided by Horizons Upward Bound.
- The seventh grade collected donations and shopped for holiday presents for local disadvantaged teens.
- The eighth grade provided reading and video materials to the Mott Children’s Hospital Outpatient Oncology Unit and provided a holiday party and treats for children enrolled in Oakland Family Service’s Day Care Program.
All-school initiatives included:
Pet supplies were collected and donated to the Humane Society and local animal shelters
- One family community service events were coordinated by the MS Mothers Council:
In the fall, parents and students went to the Forgotten Harvest Farm to harvest squash that were donated to food banks and cleared fields of rocks and debris.
Award Winning Students
- Three 8th grade girls qualified as regional finalists
for the “You Be the Chemist” competition and one
was selected to participate in the State finals.
- One student selected as State level of the
Geography Bee.
- Students received Scholastic Art and Writing Award.
Award Winning Teachers
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Award Winning Faculty
- Cheryl Mizerny, 6th grade English, is a regular contributor to education blogs,
SmartBrief and MiddleWeb.
- Ashlie Smith - Allan Shephard Technology in Science Award
- Geri Brandimarte - 2017 Gilder Lehrman History Fellow.