Final reminder that the South High Preview Night starts tonight at 6 pm at South High School. All current SMS 8th graders are welcome. See the attached flyer for more details!

What a day! Our SMS staff spent PD Day diving into PLCs, tiered supports, and engagement strategies - and wrapped it up with an epic Matball game! ⚾️ Teamwork and fun in action!


Learning. Growing. Laughing.
PD Day at South Middle = PLCs, tiered supports, tech tools, engagement ideas, and teamwork in action! 💪
#ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang
PD Day at South Middle = PLCs, tiered supports, tech tools, engagement ideas, and teamwork in action! 💪
#ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang




🗞️ Extra! Extra! Read all about it! The SMS Newspaper Club is distributed their latest edition at lunch today! Students and staff picked up a copy to read what our Mustang journalists have been working on! 🐴📖 #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang




What an honor it was to celebrate Mrs. Deterding as one the regional teachers for the year this evening. So proud to be part of this amazing celebration 🎉


Friendly Reminder: No School October 30-31 & November 3-4. SMS will return on November 5. It will be a "B" Day. For more calendar details you can visit: https://tinyurl.com/5fk5addb. Have a fun and safe fall break! 🍂🍁🎃 #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang

We are so grateful for our SMS principals today and everyday! 🖤❤️ #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang




Our Student Lighthouse Team met after school to review school data and brainstorm ways to strengthen our sense of belonging at SMS. 💡 These incredible student leaders shared thoughtful ideas to make our school an even better place! 💙🐴 #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang




🚌💛 Our FACS Club hit the road to gratitude! Huge thanks to our amazing bus drivers who steer our Mustangs safely every day — and still manage to smile through every traffic jam and bus change! Enjoy these treats, you’ve earned every bite! #BusDriverAppreciationWeek


Running Club laced up and showed up for a 1.5 mile fun run! Smiles, sweat and school spirit powered every step! 🏃♀️🖤❤️🐴 #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang



Twinning is winning! Spirit Week: Twin Day was a huge success! Lots of seeing double! 😍 #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang






SMS Custodian, Natalie Adams, earned the Triple E Impact Award! 🏆#ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang

Mr. Day's students design and build bridges in the tech ed classroom. St Louis is a hub for bridge design jobs he told them. They will test their bridges to see how much weight they can hold.

Reading text feature scavenger hunt! 📚 #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang

Students in 7th grade math exploring circumference of a circle! ⭕📏 #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang




Get ready for Spirit Week: American Heart Week (October 20–24)! Each day features a fun theme that connects to heart health and Mustang pride. Join the excitement while supporting healthy hearts all week long! #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang

📚SMS StuCo students spent the afternoon sharing stories and smiles with Boonslick students! Building leaders, one page at a time. 🐴✨ #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang


Loved seeing principals in the classrooms teaching leadership lessons during Mustang Minutes! Students were highly engaged in learning about Habit 5: Seek first to understand and empathy.


Shout out to some pretty incredible teacher leaders who presented information about PLCs and setting teachers up for a strong collaborative culture! #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang

Main Idea and Central Message...WHO KNOWS THE DIFFERENCE? Students in Mrs. Deterding's class sure do! I had the pleasure of listening to students in Mrs. Deterding's class explain main/central idea! What a great discussion!

