Shippensburg Area Middle School Student Council

Attendance Matters Spirit Week is next week. September is national Attendance Awareness Month. Students at SAMS took a pledge this week to attend school as much as possible and to come prepared and ready to learn.

Tickets are being sold this week for the Roller Skating Party happening Feb 12 from 6-8 pm at Roll R Way in Chambersburg. And next week is Be Kind Spirit week!

SAMS Student Council is partnering with the Shippensburg Community Resource Coalition to promote the movement in the month of Feb. Be on the lookout for fun activities for students to do in school, a spirit week and the opportunity to purchase BeKind bracelets and stickers at lunch. BeKind apparel can be purchased through Jan 26 the following link: https://www.creativeengravingplus.com/bekind
There are short and long sleeve T-Shirts and hoodies in many different colors!

SAMS Students are invited to support SU basketball on Jan 17th for both the women’s and men’s games! They and a parent/guardian get in for free, they get a free SU Big Red pop-it fidget and there are refreshments, activities and more! If they want to attend, they need to turn in the form to their homeroom teacher by Jan 11th. Forms were handed out in homeroom.

Lots happening next week!! Winter Spirit week starts Monday and Santagrams will be for sale for $1 each during lunch. Profits go towards a gift drive for families in need! Students are decorating doors this week and next with a theme of “Snow Globe”.

SAMS Student Council is partnering with SASHS Student Council to collect items for the Ronald McDonald house. SAMS’ goal is to collect 250 items. The drive starts on Oct 30th.

Unity Spirit Week is this week at SAMS to promote Unity Month. The key message of this month, and Unity Day on October 18th, is to unite for kindness, courage, and inclusion, to prevent student bullying. Unity Bracelets are for sale again today and students can also pick up a “No Tricks, Just Treats” order form at lunch if they’d like to purchase treat bags to send to others.

Spirit week next week for Unity Month! Unity bracelets are here and will be sold at lunch the rest of this week and Monday.

This month, SAMS student council is promoting Unity Month. The key message of this month, and Unity day on October 18th, is to unite for kindness, courage, and inclusion, to prevent students from being bullied. This week in homeroom all SAMS students are asked to reflect on what makes them unique and proud of who they are as an individual and what they can do to help make SAMS a safer place. Stay tuned for how their responses will be displayed!

Check it out! Greyhound Proud Slides and Gaitors. Orders are due by this Saturday.

Tonight is the night for the 6th grade roller skating party! Don’t worry, if you are in 6th grade and didn’t buy your ticket at lunch, you can show up tonight and pay $10 to attend! 7th and 8th graders, tickets will be sold at lunch starting tomorrow until the day of your event, Sept 13!