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.
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.
This week in Lafayette Athletics
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
Last week, Lafayette Middle School Jr. Beta members traveled to in LaGrange, GA for their leadership conference. They won the Outstanding Leadership School Award and qualified in collaboration connection, lead outside the box, and project proposal categories.
Lafayette Cheer attended the UCA Mid-South Regional in Southaven, Mississippi on Saturday, October 26th. They received a bid to the National High School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando, Florida in February where they will compete for a national championship.
A Special Education Budget Meeting will be held on October 30, 2024, at 9 am at the Lafayette County School District Special Services Office. This meeting is open to the public, and all are invited to attend to review the Fiscal Year 25 proposed budget. For further information please contact Leslie Covington, Special Services Director, at leslie.covington@gocommodores.org.
Best of luck to our cheer team at regionals today!
Congratulations to the following runners for being selected to the Region 1-5A All Region Team: Jovie Loprinzi, Willow Noble, Reed Jordan, Gabe Pierce, Kiplin Loprinzi, and Harris Byrd
Friday Morning Game Day was a hit in Ms. Scheldt's 2nd grade class! Our students practiced their math facts while working together to choose games, take turns, and strengthen their social skills.
What made it even more special? These centers were completely student-led! It was fantastic to see our young learners collaborating and having fun while reinforcing their academics. Way to go, 2nd graders!
The LUES Book Fair begins this Sunday at our family Trick-or-Treat Event from 2 to 4 and lasts through November 1st!
Don't forget to set up your student's eWallet account for cashless, stress-less shopping. Friends and family can even contribute funds! Set one up here: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/lues
#ScholasticBookFairs
SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK
🟡 Yellow lights 🟡 on a school bus indicate the bus is preparing to stop. 🛑 If driving, slow down, stay alert, and watch out for children.
Congratulations to the Lafayette girls' golf team for finishing 3rd in the MHSAA 5A State Championship at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Hurley, MS.
Ainslee Everett, Allie Drewrey, Elliott Clark, and Ella Covington participated and were coached by Ryan Avent.
Individually, Everett finished 7th and Drewrey 9th in a field of 29 golfers.
FINALS SWIM CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
State Swim Finals
LHS Girls: 4th Place Finish Overall
Relay
Girls 400 Free Relay Medaled, 2nd in State Julia Winburn (8), Emma Rodgers (9), Sarah Osburg (12), Abbee Bolger (10)
Girls 200 Medley Relay, 8th in State (Julia Winburn (8), Ainslee Everett (11), Abbee Bolger (10), Addison Phillips (10)
Individual
Abbee (10) - Medaled, 3rd in State 200 IM & STATE CHAMPION 500 Free
Ainslee (11) - 7th in State, 200 IM & 6th in State, 100 Breast
Sarah (12) - 7th in State, 200 Free
Julia (8) - 4th in State 100 Fly & Medaled, 3rd in State, 100 Back
Ford (10) - 4th in State, 200 Free & 6th in State, 100 Back
Last week, our PreK classes celebrated the 50th day of school in fabulous 50s style! Students, teachers, and administration joined the fun, dressing up in their best outfits.
They incorporated subjects like math by counting to 50, explored the history of the 50s, and got creative with art activities inspired by the era. From dancing to classic tunes to sharing fun facts about the decade, it was a day filled with joy and learning!
A huge thank you to everyone who participated, making it a memorable celebration! Here’s to many more exciting days ahead.
