🚨 Big news: our 7th grade principal, Mr. Schwendeman, made his last morning announcement today—guess he’s finally free from the intercom! 🎤😎 After surviving middle school and endless lunch duty, he’s riding off into the sunset. We’ll miss the legendary sign-off: “Make it a great day or not, the choice is yours.” Best of luck! 🐴✌️#ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang

🎉 Shoutout to our 4th Quarter Award Winners! 🏆 You finished strong, showed heart, and made us Mustang Proud! 💪👏 #QuarterFourChamps #MustangLeaders #FinishStrong 🐎✨#ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang

Friendly Reminder: Tomorrow, May 30th is an Early Release Day. SMS will be released at 11:50! Have a safe and wonderful summer! 😎🌊🌴✈️🚢 #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang

🧹💫 Rookie of the Year! 💫🧹Our halls have never shined brighter thanks to Joe! 🏆🧼
#RookieOfTheYear #CustodianChamp #SMSStrong #MustangMagic 🐴✨

Cupcake Wars were in "full batter" this week in Mrs. Cody's FACs class! 🎂🧁🔥 Our student bakers mixed, frosted, and competed for sweet victory—creativity and sprinkles were flying everywhere! 👩🍳👨🍳🍫✨#MustangBakers 🍰🧁🥇#ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang

These ladies gave Mr. Oden a perfect end of year gift. A cake with an apology: "sorry for talking so much."
#ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang

6th Grade wins a picnic party for winning the Attendance Wars Competition!

Friendly Reminder: No school Monday, May 26th in honor of Memorial Day!

It's official! Congratulations South High Class of 2025! 📸 FZS Orchestra, FZS Swim & Dive, Emge, Progress South




Fun times at the 8th Grade outing today!! #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang

Shoutout to our legendary 8th graders today!! They came, they saw, they SLAYED middle school! Big brains, big vibes, big moves!! Watch out, world — here they come!!✨ 8️⃣ 🎉 🧠 🔥 💪 🌟 📚 🎓 😎 ➡️ ⏩ HIGH SCHOOL! #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang #8thGradeGlowUp

Big smiles, loud cheers, and maybe a few happy tears — graduating seniors took one final walk through the halls of SMS today! Once a Mustang, always a Mustang! 🎓✨👏❤️#ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang #FZGradWalk2025 #GradWalk #FullCircleMoment



Cue the applause—and the strings! 🎻 Our incredible Orchestra teacher, Mrs. Clickner, just hit a high note, being named Teacher of the Year by Mid Rivers Newsmagazine! 🎶 Bravo on this well-deserved honor! 👏 #TeacherOfTheYear #MustangMelodies #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang

South Middle and South High play smooth jazz on this beautiful Friday night! 🎶
#SouthSideStrong

Our newest NJHS Mustangs galloped into leadership last night! Proud to honor these caring, capable, and connected students in our community of leaders. #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang
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🚨 ATTENDANCE WARS has begun! 🚨
Grades 6️⃣, 7️⃣, and 8️⃣ are battling it out April 28–May 23 in an epic attendance showdown.
💥 The grade with the highest average attendance wins a legendary lunch celebration!
🌟 May the best grade win! #AttendanceWars #SMSPride #EveryDayCounts

Attendance Wars are in effect where 6th, 7th, and 8th Graders are battling it out for the highest cumulative attendance for April/May. (Current #s attached). The winning class will get a picnic party, where they will have lunch outside, will get music, games, popsicles and more! All grade levels were over 95% this week-keep it up!

Hear ye! Hear ye! 🔔 Our 7th graders had a royally good time during Medieval Day today - Shakespeare, Chess, music and so much more! It was a day for stepping back in time full of fun and adventure! 🐎🤹♟️#ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang



*Snow* much fun at lunch! Students enjoyed Kona Ice today at SMS! 🍧🍧🍧#ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang


Reminder: Today is an Early Release Day and Kona Ice Day. 🍧 SMS will dismiss at 11:50. #ItsAGreatDayToBeAMustang

