Mystery Readers at LES!
Mrs. Parker's first-grade class has an exciting start to the week with some special visitors—our Monday Mystery Readers! Surprise guests take turns reading engaging stories to our little learners, sparking imaginations and building a love for reading.
Thank you to all our Mystery Readers for making Mondays extra special! We can’t wait for the next week’s adventure!
SIGNED
Yesterday, senior cheerleaders Mallory Fleming and Hannah Allen signed with Itawamba Community College to further their academic and athletic careers.
Congratulations!
CASTING THE VOTE
First graders in Mrs. Porter and Mrs. Threlkeld's classes learn about the election process by reading "Duck for President" written by Doreen Cronin. Students voted for their preferred candidate, Duck, Farmer Brown, or their teacher (in Mrs. Threlkeld's class).
Celebrating Our Lafayette Leaders!
At Lafayette Upper Elementary, we are proud to honor our Lafayette Leaders each month! These outstanding students were chosen for demonstrating essential character qualities that align with our monthly focus. For September, our theme was Empathy, and these students stood out for their compassion, kindness, and understanding toward others.
We celebrated their achievements with a special breakfast, where they were recognized alongside their families. Congratulations to our Lafayette Leaders for being such positive role models in our school community!
Can’t make it in person tonight? Catch your Commodores On Demand via the Lafayette Athletics app. Download today. Great games happing this evening.
The LHS Quiz Bowl Team attended its first tournament of the season at Ole Miss on Saturday, November 2nd. They finished with an overall 8-7 record, with the A-Team (Thomas Cribbs, Andrew Phillips, Gray Fisher, and Luke Bilbo) going 4-1 and just missing out on the playoffs. Gray Fisher, Westyn Williams, and Andrew Phillips led the team in scoring with 225, 170, and 115 points, respectively. The team returns to competition in two weeks in Itawamba.
LHS: Malachi Boles, Ethan Byrd, Thomas Cribbs, Cole Garvin, Andrew Phillips, Aleksander Stupal, Kara Coleman, Isabella Dassance, Gray Fisher, Isabella Kuhn, Westyn Williams, Luke Bilbo, William Stafford, Michael Dassance, Aidan Williams
LMS: Preston Bilbo, Carlynn Bolen, Gavin Byrd, Marlee Garvin, Makenzie Stafford
SUCCESS
Congratulations to our boys and girls cross-country team on a successful year with great improvements. Both teams finished 4th in the 5A Division and three runners were named ALL-STATE: Gabe Pierce, Reed Jordan, and Jovie Loprinzi
SIGNED
Congratulations to senior pitcher Mabry Eason on her signing day. She will continue her education and softball career with Jones College @JC_BobcatsSB
Lafayette Middle School would like to recognize our Students of the Month for October. These students were chosen by their teachers for exemplifying this month's character theme: Empathy. LMS would like to especially thank Community Church for sponsoring and helping to make this possible.
Piper Jones, Dakota Anglin, Jordyn Johnson, Carder Scruggs, Jamal Malone, Izzy Rutledge, Lee Darby Downs. Not pictured: Scarlet Jackson
LES PTO presents THE COUNTY CARNIVAL from 3 PM-5 PM TODAY! We will have games, bouncy houses, food, and fun! Join us at LES next to the playground (71 F.D. Buddy East Parkway).
The LUES AR race is heating up! Congratulations to Leela Panickar and Claiborne Nicholson on earning their Championship Rings! Our 3rd graders are shining, with three students already reaching this milestone, while just one 5th grader has claimed theirs. The big question remains—who will rise to the top and secure the top 3 spots to earn the coveted Lafayette Upper Letterman’s Jacket? Keep pushing, reading, and reaching for those goals as we head toward an exciting finish this May!
ALL-STARS
Congratulations to Lizah Holland and Jake Leary for being selected for the MAC All-Star teams.
Halloween Benchmark Rewards Celebration!
We had an amazing time celebrating our incredible middle school students who scored proficient or showed growth on their Fall benchmark tests! To honor their hard work, we held a spooktacular celebration filled with treats, games, and even a chance to pie our brave principals!
THANK YOU to our fearless principals for volunteering to take a pie in the face for our students! Your support and dedication make our school community shine!
Halloween fun and Family Day at LUES was a spooktacular success! Thank you to all the families who joined us for trick-or-treating and supported our Book Fair! TODAY is the last chance to stock up on some spine-chilling reads and new favorites.
A SPOOKY CHEMICAL REACTION
Mrs. Stepp's class explored pumpkins and created a pumpkin volcano.
BOO! 🎃👻
Check out the fabulous works of art from the annual Food Services Pumpkin Contest. Each building cafeteria staff participates in the creation each October. The winner this year was LUES 3/5 with "Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice" created by Donna Mason, Loretta Hankins, Roberta Arismendez, Tiffany Jordan, Susanne Smith, and Cheryl Vicknair.
People's Choice: "MURPH" by LmS staff Tabitha Hooper, Margaret Baskerville, Lauren Bradley, Rebecca McMillan, and Heather Whitehurst.
The LMS Quiz Bowl team traveled to their first-ever competition at West Union on Saturday, October 26, and finished in 3rd and 5th place. The team included Preston Bilbo, Carlynn Bolen, Gavin Byrd, Marlee Garvin, Lyon Nowell, Gabi Olson, Makenzie Stafford, and Chord Westmoreland. Preston and Carlynn led the team in scoring 220 and 135 points, respectively. A very successful day for our Commodores!
Lafayette Boys Golf Team wrapped up their season with a 5th place finish in The MHSAA 5A State Championship hosted at Ole Miss Golf Course on Monday and Tuesday, October 28 & 29.
Easton Thompson was the top finisher for the Commodores coming 5th.
The Lafayette Middle School would appreciate your help in completing its 2024-25 School Improvement Comprehensive Needs Assessment. This survey will close on November 5, at 4:00 p.m.
Please click on this link to the Google Forms Survey: https://forms.gle/4ydXjaTW93UZCtLK8
Join us tonight for this varsity soccer home opener. This special event will feature the delivery of the game ball via the Flight Wings helicopter and a special ceremony honoring all the warriors affected by cancer. Portions of sales from the Commodore truck will be donated. We also extend a thank you to NHS, Scouts, and ZTA sorority for donations and service during the game.
