Journey Middle School

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The Journey Journal: Summer Reminders Summer RemindersPrincipal's Message Journey Families,What an incredible year it has been at Journey Mi...

Our 2025-2026 Scholars Bowl Team qualified for Nationals in Chicago and competed on the national stage! We are incredibly proud of their hard work, dedication, and outstanding accomplishments. Congratulations, Jaguars! 🐆

A special shoutout to our librarian, Mrs. Young, for helping make this incredible opportunity possible for our students! 💜💛🖤

Interested in serving on SGA next year? Fill out the Interest Form before this Thursday, May 21st.

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Proud to announce that Journey Middle School has been recognized as an official America250 Semiquincentennial School! 🇺🇸🐆💜

✨ Journey Inspiration Awards ✨

At this year’s Journey Middle School Class of 2030 Bridging Ceremony, we were proud to recognize Kynkaid Dabney and Arthur Otani with the 2025–2026 Journey Inspiration Award.

This award honors students who demonstrate outstanding academic and personal growth, resilience, and a commitment to becoming the best version of themselves.

Through their determination, character, and positive impact on others, both students exemplify what it means to embrace a true growth mindset. Their journeys have been marked by perseverance, maturity, leadership, and a spirit that uplifts those around them.

We are incredibly proud to celebrate their growth, achievement, and lasting impact on the Journey community.

Congratulations, Kynkaid Dabney and Arthur Otani! 💜🐆

✨ Class of 2030 Journey Distinction Awards ✨

At this year’s Journey Middle School Bridging Ceremony, we were proud to recognize two exceptional student leaders from the Class of 2030 with the 2025–2026 Journey Distinction Award.

Kate Havard and Atticus Warman exemplify the very best of Journey Middle School through their leadership, character, academic excellence, and positive influence on others. Through their involvement, work ethic, and commitment to uplifting those around them, both students have made a lasting impact on our school community.

Congratulations, Kate Havard and Atticus Warman! 💜🐆

Mrs. Day’s Honors ELA students brought literature to life during their “Cross-Text Character Exploration”! 📚✨ Students analyzed characters from novels studied throughout the year, diving into motivations, fears, and growth before participating in “Speed Interviews” where they took on the role of their character and interacted with classmates from other novels. Through meaningful (and sometimes hilarious!) discussions, students practiced critical thinking, communication, and compare/contrast skills in a fun and engaging way. Great conversations and great learning happening at JMS! 💜💛

🎉 Congratulations to our National World Language Exam Award Recipients! 🎉

We are proud to recognize the outstanding achievements of our students on the National French, Spanish, and German Exams. Their dedication, hard work, and commitment to language learning are truly commendable!

🏅 French National Exam
• Bronze: Lillian Jones, Sean Ranguelov
• Honorable/Achievement: Devansh Goyal, Reina Kim, Natalie Manwaring

🏅 Spanish National Exam
• Bronze: Brittney Flores, Arianna Whitney, Cooper Watson
• Honorable Mention: Sylvester Doorco, Mia Garcia, Alexander Gonzalez, Krina Patel, Zane Powell

🏅 German National Exam
• Bronze: Clark Asher
• Honorable Mention: Adali Becker

Congratulations to all of our students for representing our school with excellence and achievement! 👏🌍📚

*Some students are not pictured.*

Interested in serving on SGA next year? Fill out the Interest Form before next Thursday, May 21st.

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Journey students continue to shine through the arts!

We are incredibly proud to celebrate our students who earned state and national recognition in the 2025–2026 PTA Reflections Arts Competition. Journey had more state-level honorees than any middle school in Alabama and tied for the most national honorees in the state!

🏅 National Honorees
Harleigh-Monet Henderson — “When Two Worlds Collide”
Claire Park — “Woven Together”

⭐ State Honorees
Carleigh Wilson — “My Spoken Worth”
Madeleine Andrade — “I Belong to God”
Norah Basham — “Voices of the Choir”
Harleigh-Monet Henderson — “When Two Worlds Collide”
Gus Roby — “Small but Important”
Claire Park — “Woven Together”

Harleigh, Claire, and Carleigh traveled to Montgomery to be recognized for their outstanding accomplishments last month! We are incredibly proud of the way our talented Jaguars continue representing Journey through creativity, expression, and excellence!