Really trying to cultivate a culture of cheering each other on at IMS and Maddy Seel showed that she follows #TheBulldogWay, as she was named our fan of the game tonight! Maddy did a great job of staying engaged and cheering her fellow Bulldogs on tonight in Volleyball!
Lady Bulldog Volleyball competed against Roosevelt Middle School (Coffeyville) and earned wins in 3 of the 4 matches! 7A,7B and 8B earned wins while 8A lost in a highly contested match. Great job ladies! #TheBulldogWay
Our Lady Bulldog tennis players went to Pittsburg this morning and competed hard, winning 3 of 5 matches! Great job! #TheBulldogWay
8th grade Student Council members traveled to Columbus to the Regional Student Council Conference. Students learned about being responsible for the greatness inside of themselves. #TheBulldogWay
Our Female Athlete of the Week is Sadie York. The coaches nominated her and said "Sadie York is a great asset to our tennis team. She’s a great leader using her experience from last year, she works hard, and does what we need without complaint."
Sadie, you are awesome! Keep it up! #TheBulldogWay
Our Male Athlete of the Week is McCay Bowers. McCay was nominated by his coaches, who say "McCay has demonstrated great leadership both on and off the field. McCay has dominated the past 2 weeks on defense helping the bulldogs with 2 straight weeks of shutouts. McCay has shown dedication to the program and displayed leadership by working hard and always on time and ready to play."
McCay, we are proud of you! Keep up the good work #TheBulldogWay
1st quarter progress reports are being sent home with IMS students today.
IMS Tutoring Schedule - IMS will begin building-wide free tutoring for any IMS student starting next week: September, 19th. If your child is struggling in a core class, please encourage him/her to see a teacher to get extra help either before or after school. If your son/daughter is coming in for a morning session, please have him/her buzz into the building at the front door and ask to be let in for tutoring. The tutoring schedule is attached below and will be updated quarterly.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Laz2Gm_uhV8_RIb7Bqao5JmVy7Fzjvv/view?usp=sharing
We were overjoyed to have DeMoine Adams, from Teammates (https://teammates.org/), to talk to our students about this amazing program we are starting. This program will help us connect with the community more and, most importantly, have our students connect with the community through having the support from Teammates Mentors. We are excited to roll this program out and so are the students. #TheBulldogWay
Levi Dillon is our Male Athlete of the Week! Levi had himself a game last night against Labette, scoring multiple touchdowns and playing hard! He works that hard in the classroom as well. Levi was an emphatic choice by his coaches for his work ethic and his effort. Levi, we are proud of you, keep it up! #TheBulldogWay
Joshlynn Johnson is our Female Athlete of the week. Joshlynn was nominated by her volleyball and cheer coaches for her amazing attitude, her effort and her leadership skills. Joshlynn is a great teammate and is always willing to do what coaches are asking. Joshlynn, thanks for being awesome! Great job and keep it up! #TheBulldogWay
8th Grade ELA classes had the privilege of interviewing several veterans today in preparation for the upcoming Patriot’s Pen project sponsored by the VFW. This year’s theme is “My Pledge to Our Veterans”.
Students in Mr Ellison's 8th Grade Robotics class built windmills for the fictional community of Zephyrville today. Zephyrville is a struggling midwest community that was once a boomtown. The city council is wanting to move the community towards the 21st century to revive the city and decided that renewable energy was the best option. Students were challenged to use their new knowledge of mechanisms to build a prototype windmill to transfer energy from the blades(wind) to the base(generator) of the windmill. Students were required to choose at least two mechanisms from the following list to transfer the energy to the ground:
Simple Gear Train
Gear Train with Idler
Bevel Gear
Worm and Wheel
Rack and Pinion
Chain Drive
Belt Drive
Cam and Follower
IMS volleyball hosted Pitt tonight. 7C and 8C teams won their matches, with 8A, 8B, 7A and 7B losing. There were some tough losses but the team will get back to work tomorrow, as they travel to Chanute on Thursday! Keep working ladies, we are proud of you! #TheBulldogWay
Independence is excited to announce the TeamMates mentoring program will come to Independence on September 12th, 2022! TeamMates is a 1-1 in-school mentoring program for students entering 3rd-12th grade, where a mentor meets with a mentee one time a week and meets with the mentee up to high school graduation. Our district will begin this program in 3rd-8th grades in 2022-23, with a high school grade level added per year beginning in the 2023-24 school year. For more information about the program click HERE
On September 12th, at 5:00 pm, in the IHS cafeteria, we will host a community meeting to learn more about this program. We invite all to attend. If you are interested in being a mentor for this program, we need you and would invite you to apply HERE (https://www.indyschools.com/page/team-mates)
TeamMates will host our first mentor training on September 12th at 5:30 pm in the IHS cafeteria.
We thank you, and hope to see you there!
We hope everyone is enjoying their extended weekend! Reminder, there is no school on 9/5 and there will be no Academic Assistance on Tuesday (9/6). Here are the extra-curricular activities for this week! If you have a chance, come out and support your Bulldogs!! #TheBulldogWay
Heaven Gonzales is our Female Athlete of the Week. Her coaches nominated her because she is the first one on the floor and is already ready to compete. Her attitude is infectious and is a great leader for her teammates. Not only is she awesome on the volleyball court, but she is great in the classroom. We are so proud of you Heaven!!! Keep it up, because we see you! #The Bulldog Way
Javen Colbert is our Male Athlete of the Week! He was nominated for his leadership skills, his effort and his attitude (on and off the field). His coaches are very impressed with the way he is always pushing his teammates! Also, this young man had a great game last night against Coffeyville. Nonetheless, we are so proud of him and for these reasons, he is the Athlete of the Week! #TheBulldogWay
Students in Mrs. McBride's class being quizzed during a CSI (Classroom, Seat, Individual) group activity. Here, the kids are allowed to work with anyone/anything in the classroom “C” to answer the question. #TheBulldogWay
Kellen Ebert spoke today at First Friday to talk about fundraising efforts for FORPAZ. He specifically spoke about fundraising for restoration for the Santa Fe 1050 engine in Riverside Park. It's amazing to see young people in roles to make positive change for our community! Proud of you Kellen!! #TheBulldogWay
