Pocahontas Middle

🌟 What an AMAZING day! 🌟

Our 7th graders had a blast at the Frontier Culture Museum on Monday! From exploring pioneer homes 🏡 to trying hands-on activities like wood splitting 🧈 and playing old-fashioned games 🎲, it was a step back in time we’ll never forget.

The smiles, laughs, and “aha!” moments were endless, and we’re so proud of our students for making the most of this adventure. A huge THANK YOU to our chaperones, teachers, and staff who helped make this trip possible.

🌟 What an Unforgettable Day! 🌟

Our 7th graders had an incredible time at the Frontier Culture Museum!
The day was filled with smiles, laughter, and plenty of “wow” moments. A big THANK YOU to our amazing chaperones, teachers, and staff who made this experience happen Frontier Culture Museum

Fall Spirit Week - October 14th-October 18th
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We are excited for our fall spirit week! See the Spirit Day themes below! We encourage everyone to participate! Let's have some fun as we close the first nine weeks and our fall sports season!

Friday, October 18th, we will host a pep rally at the end of the day. We will have modified bell schedule to allow time for the pep rally.

Little Mermaid Auditions
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Auditions for the Little Mermaid Jr. production are coming soon! All information can be found at tinyurl.com/pocadrama.

Auditions are open to all PMS students; girls will audition on October 15 and 17 from 3:30-6:00 and must attend both days. Boys will audition on October 16 from 3:30-6:00.

Select students will participate in invited callbacks on Friday, 10/18 from 3:30-5:30, and will know if they are called back no later than 8:00 a.m. on 10/18.

There are optional review sessions of the audition music being held on Tuesday 10/8 from 3:30-4:30 (girls only) and Wednesday 10/9 from 3:30-4:30 (boys only). If students wish to stay for the review sessions, they should sign up at tinyurl.com/auditionreview (also located on the Poca Drama site).

Form is here: https://forms.gle/vQZZBtAQXgSezcvX8

Here are some highlights of our 6th grade Hawks spending two days at Deep Run Park this past week. Tons of fun and adventure were on tap as our students reeled in fish and explored nature. 🐠🍁🔬

Geometry students in Ms. Parihk‘s class used this neat tool practice reflection when graphing in thier station work this week!

There are so many myths out there about how mental illness is caused. There are just as many plain out lies about mental illness that are just not true. You may have heard all kinds of misconceptions about people who have a mental illness.

These misconceptions are just that, misconceptions. This is what stigmatizes people with a real mental illness. This kind of thinking is what keeps people with mental disorders in the closet. Hiding from treatment, fear of being made fun of. Fear of being called crazy.

Mental illness can be caused by many factors. Heredity is one factor. Often times it is inherited from a parent. Trauma plays a huge role in mental illness, losing a job, divorce, the death of loved one, deteriorating health, financial woes, all of
these can add stress and trigger emotional problems and start an ongoing mental illness such as depression, and anxiety disorders

The month of May is designated as MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.

When we encourage one another, offer kindness, compassion and empathy we can have a direct impact over someone else's mental health.

The month of May is designated as MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.

Did you know that depression and anxiety are the two most prevalent mental health conditions in the US?

In fact 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience a mental health illness each year.

And 1 in 6 U.S. youth ages 6-17 experience a mental health illness each year.

When we encourage one another and offer kindness, compassion, and empathy we can have a direct impact on someone else's mental health. This Monday please wear GREEN to support Mental Health Awareness and to support all those who are hurting or struggling with a mental illness.

Each morning we end the announcements with our Pocahontas mantra:

At Pocahontas, we stand up, we stand strong, we stand together. Hawks Together!

We hope this message serves as a daily reminder that all of us are part of the Pocahontas family, and we all have important roles to play in keeping our family strong.

The month of May is designated as MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.

Did you know that depression and anxiety are the two most prevalent mental health conditions in the US?

In fact 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience a mental health illness each year.

And 1 in 6 U.S. youth ages 6-17 experience a mental health illness each year.

When we encourage one another and offer kindness, compassion, and empathy we can have a direct impact on someone else's mental health. This Monday please wear GREEN to support Mental Health Awareness and to support all those who are hurting or struggling with a mental illness.

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