Welcome Back to SBC Middle School
2023-2024 Beginning of the Year Information
Letter from the Principal
August 16, 2023
Middle School Families,
On behalf of the faculty and staff of Southern Boone Middle School, we welcome you and your student to an exciting and fun 2023-2024 school year! We at Southern Boone Middle School are looking forward to working with you and your student(s) during and are gearing up for the first day of school. The Middle School will foster an educational environment that will enable your student to develop academically, emotionally, and physically. The goal is for every Middle School student to be a safe, respectful, and responsible teenager capable of making good decisions that will make their time spent at Southern Boone Middle School successful and memorable.
Southern Boone County Schools holds high expectations for our students that will help them thrive and be successful students and learners in the classroom and beyond. These expectations guide our Middle School, classroom and school-wide instruction. These expectations provide the framework for each of us to achieve our highest potential.
By students accepting this responsibility and working at their fullest potential, they will help Southern Boone Middle School to reach our goal of being the best middle school in the state.
Again, we are so thrilled to have students back in our building and plan on making this year special for all! As always, please don't hesitate to reach out to the middle school with any questions.
Have a great school year!
William Beaudoin
Southern Boone Middle School Principal
New Staff to Southern Boone
Cara Brown - 5th Grade
Katie Cobb - School Nurse
Melissa Edwards - Special Education
Grant Garrison - Special Education
Jeff Jones - 7th/8th Grade Science
Emily Laves - 5th Grade
Malachi Lentz - Student Success Interventionist
Sage Pfingsten - 7th/8th Grade Science/GUTS
Esther Rose - 8th Grade ELA
Blair Scanlon - PE/Health
Ryan Pickering - 7th/8th Grade Social Studies/Math
Megan Sprenger - 7th/8th Grade ELA
Amanda Toepke - Assistant Principal
Brian Walker - 8th Grade Math
Megan Wieberg - Special Education
Kristina Wortmann - 5th Grade
Ernie Wren - 7th/8th Grade Math
Eva Mahon - Paraprofessional
Individual Student Schedules
Students wishing to make a schedule correction need to contact to Mr. Strauser (5th and 6th Grade) (bstrauser@sbschools.us) and Ms. Williams (7th and 8th Grade) (swilliams@sbschools.us), the Middle School counselors. Schedule changes will begin Monday, August 21, and are accepted via email. The deadline for schedule changes is Friday, September 8th.
The Middle School can not honor specific teacher requests or requests for students to have class(es) with specific students. Common schedule corrections include 8th Grade exploratory classes or scheduling mistakes. Some schedule corrections may not be possible due to factors such as class sizes and course offerings.
Middle School Open House
Open House
Middle School Open House will be held Wednesday, August 23rd from 4-7 PM. Open House is for all Middle School students and their families to meet their teachers, learn about each class, see our new building, and meet other parents/classmates.
Open House times are as follows:
- Student Last Names R - Z: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- Student Last Names I - Q: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- Student Last Names A - H: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
At Open House, student Chromebooks will be handed out to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. Families will also have the ability to opt into our Personal Learning Device Insurance program (see below).
More information will be shared in a separate email that will help you prepare for Open House and the beginning of the school year! It will include information on pick up/drop off, agreement forms, and more!
Personal Learning Device Maintenance Program
Families are strongly encouraged to sign up for this! The middle school has seen a lot of broken screens over the years.
If you choose not to enroll in the Personal Learning Device Maintenance Program for the 2023-2024 school year, the cost of repairing the Chromebook and iPad is then the full responsibility of the student and parents, not to exceed the total replacement cost.
The deadline to enroll in the Personal Learning Device Maintenance Program is September 29th, 2023.
For more information on the Personal Learning Device Maintenance Program, please click here!
5th Grade Orientation
5th Grade students should arrive between 7:45 and 8:00 am, using the new Main Entrance or the 5th and 6th-grade entrance. Students will then be escorted to the gymnasium to receive a copy of their schedule and grouped into Eagle Time classes. Students will go through their class schedule during orientation and will be provided with middle school-specific information from their teachers throughout the morning.
Orientation is designed for just the students to attend.
Health Information
Incoming 8th graders are required to have the Tdap booster shot and meningitis shot on file with the school health office Nurse Cobb will need to have the documentation of the shots BEFORE the 1st day of school. Your student will not be able to remain at school on the first day if the documentation is not present.
Please fax or email a copy to Mrs. Cobb
Fax: 883-284-5693
Email: kcobb@sbschools.us
Southern Boone Middle School
Email: wbeaudoin@sbschools.us
Website: https://www.ashland.k12.mo.us/o/middle
Location: 303 North Main Street, Ashland, MO, USA
Phone: 573-657-2146
Upcoming Important Dates
- August 23rd - Open House
- August 24th - 5th Grade Student Orientation
- August 29th - First day of School
- September 1st - No School
- September 4th - Labor Day (No School)
- September 21st - Fall Picture Day
- October 16th - No School (Teacher PD)
- October 27th - End of 1st Quarter