SHILOH MIDDLE SCHOOL
4285 Shiloh Road
Snellville, GA 30039
[770] 972-3224
Principal
Devon Williams
Mascot: Spartan
www.shilohms.com
Administrative Assistant
Cheryl Corley
Assistant Principal 6th & 7th Grade
Pat Merritt
Assistant Principal 7th & 8th Grade
Jean Callins
Assistant Principal Dicipline
George Allen
Assistant Principal Connections
George Allen
Assistant Principal Special Ed & Testing
Gail Stout
Colors: Black, White, Royal Blue
2008—2009
PTSA Parent Handbook
Learning Is Our Business; We Focus on Success
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Back Cover
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Principal’s Letter
HOW CAN I BE A “VIP” AT SHILOH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Gwinnett County Public Schools, Vision; Mission Statement, Board of Education
Shiloh Middle Schools Mission Statement; Goals & Policies; Personal Property; Electronic Devices;
Cell Phones and Pagers; and Lockers
Gwinnett County Middle Schools Promotion Criteria; Summer School
General Information; Attendance; Early Check Out; Late Check In
Connections Daily Master Schedule; “Spartan Time” Schedule
Clinic Services
Dress Code
Filing Discrimination Complaints,Textbooks, Instruments, School Property
Student Complaints and Grievances; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”), Privacy
Homework; Report Cards & Grading Scale; Make Up Work;
Curriculum; Conferences
School Council; Telephone Use; Drug Free Environment Policy
Project Praise; Counseling Program; School Admission of Suspended or Expelled Students
Cheating; Plagiarism
Parents and Visitors in Building; Building Safety Procedures; Agenda Books As Hall Pass
Parents Dropping Off & Picking Up Students; Handicapped Services
Bus Safety & Transportation; Transportation for After School Activities; School Lunches;
School Closings Due to Weather Conditions
Extra Curricular Activities & Clubs
Band, Orchestra, Chorus
Electronic Media Guidelines
Staff & Faculty
Lunch Schedule
PTSA President Letter
National PTA
PTA Committee Descriptions
PTSA Programs
PTSA Objectives; Accomplishments; Themes; Contact Information
PTA/PTSA Structure
Community Contact Information; Legislators, Senators, House of Representatives,
Newspapers, Television, County School System, Cluster Schools
Calendar of Events
Shiloh Middle School 2008-2009 PTSA Board Members
SHILOH MIDDLE SCHOOL
4285 Shiloh Road, Snellville, Georgia 30039
Phone: (770) 972-3224
National School of Excellence
August 11, 2008
Dear Parents and Students of Shiloh Middle School,
Welcome to the 2008-2009 school year! I am proud to return to this school and this community where we all value education and work hard to ensure
the success of every child! On behalf of the Parent Teacher Student Association, I am happy to present you with the 2008-2009 PTSA handbook. This handbook is a great reference tool for all things Shiloh, and I encourage you to keep it in a convenient place in your home. The calendar will help you keep up with
the programs offered at Shiloh Middle.
It is always a pleasure to work with the PTSA during the school year. This very active group helps Shiloh students and staff through cultural arts programs that enhance instruction, music technicians, the Reflections program (student written, musical and visual expression), scoliosis screening, safety plan review, following legislative issues and so many other ―behind the scenes‖ work. I encourage you to join Shiloh’s PTSA and volunteer in some capacity in/for the
school.
As you may know, our hard work during the 2006-2008 school year has paid off, and we made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as defined by the No
Child Left Behind legislation. We are extremely happy with our progress; however we are not done yet. Our goal is to continue to achieve success in the years
to come. I am thrilled to welcome a new crop of students and teachers to our school this year, and I know that we will continue to acquire the Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) necessary to improve through hard work and dedication.
The safety of your child is a priority for the staff at Shiloh. With this in mind, we need your help to ensure this safety. Please be prepared to show a
photo I.D. at any time when you request to see your child – whether to check him/her out of school, eat lunch with him/her in the cafeteria or visit the classroom.
Our front office staff is required to check identification prior to locating your child. Please help them by being supportive of this expectation. Don’t forget, all
visitors must report to the front office upon entering the building.
I look forward to continuing the strong relationship between the Shiloh Cluster schools and the Shiloh community! Please don’t hesitate to come to the
middle school to volunteer, eat lunch with your child, and support academic programs, fine arts productions or sporting events. You are welcome in our school.
Sincerely,
Devon Williams, Principal
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How Can I be a VIP at Shiloh Middle School?
Classroom
Assistant
Register New
Students
Media Center
Assistant
Hall Monitor
Marquee
Writer
VERY INVOLVED PARENTS
are what’s happening at Shiloh Middle School and YOU can be a
VIP!!! Shiloh Middle School invites you to join this group of VIP’S and help provide services to our
school, our students and our community.
―How can I get involved??” you are thinking right now!!! It’s very simple. Just let your child’s teacher,
the front office or staff know or you can even call Mr. Williams himself!! All of these educators will get
you on the right track to becoming a VIP!
“And what’s in it for me” you are now asking!! You will get an official VIP Tee-Shirt, an official VIP
name badge and rewards that we cannot begin to measure.
Call [770] 972-3224 NOW!!
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Gwinnett County Board of Education
Gwinnett County’s School Board is a policy-making body composed of five members, elected on a staggered basis during November general elections.
They serve four-year terms and represent five geographic districts. Citizens are always welcome to attend Board of Education meetings, which are held at
the Administration Building located at 52 Gwinnett Drive in Lawrenceville on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm. Items to be considered by the
Board must be submitted to the Superintendent by Wednesday preceding the meeting. Shiloh Middle is in District Four.
Gwinnett County Public Schools
Superintendent:
Mr. Alvin Wilbanks
52 Gwinnett Drive
Lawrenceville, GA 30045
[770] 963-8651
District One:
Carol Boyce
3287 Bailey Road NE
Dacula, GA 30019
[770] 995-5334
District Two:
Dan Seckinger
2095 Wynfield Point Drive
Buford, GA 30510
[770] 277-4490
District Three:
Dr. Mary Kay Murphy
4516 Ridgegate Drive NW
Duluth, GA 30097
[770] 840-9752
District Four:
Dr. Robert McClure
Shiloh Cluster District 1446 Oleander Drive
Lilburn, GA 30047
[770] 736-0001
District Five:
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Louise Radloff
4439 Plantation Lane
Norcross, GA 30093
[770] 923-4784
Vision Statement
Gwinnett County Public Schools will become a system of world-class schools where
students acquire the knowledge and skills to be successful as they continue their
education at the post-secondary level and/or enter the work force.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Gwinnett County Public Schools is to pursue excellence in
academic knowledge, skills, and behavior for each student resulting in measured
improvement against local, national, and world-class standards.
Strategic Goals
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Gwinnett County Public Schools will ensure a world-class education for all
students by focusing on teaching and learning the Academic Knowledge and Skills
(AKS) curriculum.
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Gwinnett County Public Schools will ensure a safe, secure, and orderly
environment for all.
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Gwinnett County Public Schools will optimize student achievement through
responsible stewardship of its financial resources and the proactive pursuit of all
resources necessary to meet current and future demands.
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Gwinnett County Public Schools will recruit, employ, develop, and retain a work
force that achieves the mission and goals of the organization.
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Gwinnett County Public Schools will meet the continuing and changing demand
for essential information through technological systems and processes that support
effective performance and desired results.
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Gwinnett County Public Schools will provide and manage the system’s facilities
and operations in an exemplary manner as determined by programmatic needs
and best management practices.
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Gwinnett County Public Schools will apply continuous quality improvement
strategies and principles as the way the organization does business.
Shiloh Middle School Mission Statement
Student learning is the chief priority of Shiloh Middle and is the
primary focus of all decisions affecting the work of the school.
Shiloh Middle School Belief Statement
 Students are valued as individuals with unique
physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs.
 Students have different learning styles and are
provided with a variety of instructional approaches to
support their learning.
 Students need to demonstrate their understanding of
essential knowledge and skills by being actively involved
in solving problems, producing quality work, and
applying learning in a variety of meaningful contexts.
 Students, faculty, parents, and the community share
the responsibility for enhancing the school’s
commitment to continuous improvement, providing a
safe and comfortable environment, respecting others as
individuals, and focusing on lifelong learning.
Shiloh Middle School Policies
While at Shiloh Middle School, students are expected to behave in an
appropriate manner. The best discipline is self-control. Self-control
is based upon understanding the limits of one’s speech and actions in
relation to others. Although self-control is most desirable, it is
necessary, at times, to have external controls and the use of
corrective disciplinary procedures to control and change
unacceptable and inappropriate behavior.
Shiloh Middle follows the Student Conduct Behavior Code as
approved by the Gwinnett County Board of Education. A violation of
any of these rules may lead to expulsion from school.
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Personal Property
The school will not be responsible for personal property. This
includes property brought to school for instructional projects, as
well as all other personal property of students. This also includes
leased or rented musical instruments and items such as MP3
players (iPods, etc.), CD players, electronic games (GameBoy,
PSP, etc).
Electronic Devices
Students may not bring MP3 players (iPods, etc),
CD’s, CD players, electronics or any toys to school.
Cell Phones and Pagers
Per Georgia Code, students are allowed to have in their
possession cell phones and electronic pagers. However,
students may not have cell phones turned on at any time.
The phone may not be turned on to vibrate or text
message. If a student has a phone outside the book bag,
it may be taken up. Confiscated phones or toys will be
returned to PARENTS only on the following dates: 8/29,
9/12, 9/26, 10/10, 10/24, 11/7, 11/21, 12/5, 12/19, 1/9, 1/23, 2/13,
2/27, 3/13, 3/27, 4/3, 4/17, 5/15, 5/27 (the last day of school in
May).
Please understand that if a cell phone or pager is stolen or lost,
school personnel cannot be liable nor spend time in assistance
for retrieval.
Lockers
It is not required that students have lockers, but we are happy to
provide one to students who pay the rental fee and choose to use
one. Lockers are rented for a small fee ($2) as a service and a
convenience for students. The security of the
lockers cannot be guaranteed by the school.
Additionally, lockers are not the property of
the student and may be searched at any time
by the administration without student
consent. A student who does not pay the
rental fee will not have the use of a locker.
Middle School Promotion Criteria 2008-2009
Promotion Criteria - Sixth Grade Students
(For Promotion to 7th Grade)
Sixth grade students must pass no less than 5 out of 6 classes
(two of which must be Math and Language Arts) with a minimum average of 70 each semester.
First Semester - average of 1st and 2nd nine weeks progress report grades.
Second Semester—average of 3rd and 4th nine weeks progress report grades.
Promotion Criteria—Seventh Grade
(For Promotion to 8th Grade)
Seventh grade students must achieve a passing score on each of the following:
• CRCT Reading
• CRCT Language Arts
• CRCT Math
• CRCT Science
Must also earn a minimum grade average of 70 each semester in Social Studies.
Promotion Criteria— Eighth Grade
(For Promotion to 9th Grade)
Eighth grade students must pass no less than 5 out of 6 classes
(two of which must be Language Arts and Math) with a minimum average of 70 each semester.
First Semester - average of 1st and 2nd nine weeks progress report grades.
Second Semester—average of 3rd and 4th nine weeks progress report grades.
Eighth grade students must achieve a passing score on each of the following:
• CRCT Reading
• CRCT Math
• Georgia 8th Grade Writing Assessment
Special Education and English Language Learner Programs—Grades 6, 7 & 8
Promotion decisions for students in special education programs will be guided by their IEP.
Special Education students must participate in either GAA or CRCT.
Promotion decisions for ELL students will be guided by their AKS Modification/Intervention Plan.
ELL students must participate in ACCESS and Marth CRCT if this is their first year in a U.S. school.
All other ELL students must participate in ACCESS and all sections of the CRCT.
Summer School Opportunity
Students may participate in summer school to make-up a semester failure, but not a year long failure in a particular subject. Middle school
students who attend summer school may take no more than two subject area classes for promotion.
Students who have not passed 7th or 8th grade CRCT subtests may attend summer school and/or retake the sections of the subtests from the
CRCT at the end of summer school.
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General Information
Address:
Telephone:
Fax:
Shiloh Middle School
4285 Shiloh Road
Snellville, GA 30039
[770] 972-3224
[770] 736-4663
Daily Schedule:
Internet Web Site: www.shilohms.com
E-mail: EX: [email protected]
Optional Homework Site:
visit sms website for link
9:15 - 9:20 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
Announcements
Students Dismissed
Daily Routine
Students are not allowed in the building until 8:55 a.m. without a pass for a teacher-sponsored activity. Parents who transport their children to and
from school should use the front driveway or the east side parking lot. Seventh and eighth graders enter the building at the I Hall door at 8:55 (at 8:15
when coming in for tutoring, these students use the front door), and sixth graders exit their cars along the side walk and then walk to the front of the
building. Parents and visitors are allowed to enter the building at the front door only. If the front circle is void of yellow buses, parents and visitors
may enter the circle drive to allow children to come into the building. The driveway on the west side is for buses only.
As students exit the school bus or enter from their car, they report directly to homeroom. Breakfast may be picked up along the way, but students are
not allowed in restrooms or any part of the building away from homeroom.
Parents and visitors may not enter the front circle or park along the curb on Shiloh Middle School property after 3:30 p.m.
Attendance
Regular attendance in school is essential for a quality education. Daily attendance helps students feel more closely associated with their classmates
and improves their educational progress. The time missed from class results in loss of valuable educational experiences. Make 100% attendance a goal
for this year. We want students in school every day.
State Law requires that students between the ages of seven and sixteen attend school and recognizes only the following reasons as legal absences:
personal illness, death in the immediate family, recognized religious holidays observed by your faith, absences mandated by governmental agencies,
instances where attendance would be hazardous, and service as a Page in the Georgia General Assembly. In case of any absence from school, a student
must bring a written excuse from a parent or guardian stating the reason for the absence. This excuse must be given to the homeroom teacher when
the student returns. New federal and state guidelines require that a school maintain written documentation for each excused absence.
Early Check-Out
In order to prevent unnecessary disturbance in the classroom, parents must report to the office to check out students. PLEASE DO NOT GO TO
THE STUDENT’S CLASSROOM. Office personnel will call the student from class. Only persons listed on the clinic card, with proper I.D., will be
permitted to check out a student. For your child’s safety, no student will be allowed to check himself out, walk home, or leave the campus without
confirmed parental permission. Student check out may no occur after 3:30 except in the case of extreme emergency.
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2008-2009
Master Schedule “B” for Spartan Time
6th
grade
9:20-9:50
Spartan
Time
9:50-10:50
Academic 1
10-50-12:25
Academic 2/
Lunch
12:25-1:45
Connections
1:45-2:50
Academic 3
2:50-4:00
Academic 4
7th
grade
9:20-9:50
Spartan
Time
9:50-10:50
Academic 1
10:50-12:10
Connections
12:10—1:10
Academic 2
1:10- 2:50
Academic 3/
Lunch
2:50-4:00
Academic 4
8th
grade
9:20-9:50
Spartan
Time
9:50-10:0
Academic 1
10:50-12:00
Academic 2
12:00-1:30
Academic 3/
Lunch
1:30-2:40
Academic 4
2:40-4:00
Connections
Connections
9:20-9:50
Spartan
Time
9:50-10:50
Duties/
Planning
10:50-12:10
7th grade
Connections
12:25-1:45
6th grade
Connections
1:45-2:40
Lunch/
Planning
2:40-4:00
8th Grade
Connections
Spartan Time
Students will meet periodically this year with a certified staff
member (this may or may not be a teacher he/she has for
class) who will work with them in smaller groups on issues
that challenge middle school students:
peer pressure, motivation, organization, reflection that makes
a difference, how to handle temptations, and academic
challenges and opportunities for extension.
While Spartan Time for advisement will be on Wednesdays,
the students may follow this schedule “B” on other days for
academic focus.
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Connections Schedule
The first day of the first nine weeks is an A day.
The classes will do an A/B rotation.
See sample schedule below.
M
T
W
Th
F
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
Clinic Services
A clinic worker will be in the clinic each day to
administer medication and help with any serious
medical problems that might arise. If a student
becomes too ill to remain in class, the clinic worker will
contact a parent or guardian to come for the student.
In the event of a serious accident or illness, parents or
guardians will be notified immediately. For security
reasons, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE SCHOOL OFFICE
HAS THE UPDATED TELEPHONE NUMBERS ON FILE AT
ALL TIMES. Every effort will be made to render emergency treatment
until parents arrive. However, the school cannot be responsible for
subsequent treatment.
Our clinic strictly complies with State of Georgia and Gwinnett County
Public Schools guidelines for administering medications.
Students must have the Administration of Medication Request
form completed and signed by a parent or guardian before any
medication (over the counter or prescription) will be dispensed. No
over-the-counter-medications are provided by the school nor are they
dispensed in the clinic. All prescription medications must be clearly
identified and supplied in the original container with instructions. NO
LOOSE PILLS OF ANY KIND WILL BE ACCEPTED IN A
BAGGIE.
Inhalers may only be carried with the student if the doctor supplies a
letter specifically stating that the student “must carry the inhaler at all
times.” Otherwise, all inhalers must be kept in the clinic. Injections
must have the Administration of Medication Request AND the Injection
Permit Form. All medication not retrieved by the parent by the last day
of the school year will be disposed of in accordance with state pharmacy
regulations.
Students who have over-the-counter medications in their
possession will be subject to the discipline procedures as outlined
in the GCPS Discipline Handbook.
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The clinic will close three times during the day. A fifteen (15)minute
break for the clinic worker will occur once in the morning and once
in the afternoon. The clinic will also close down for a thirty-minute
lunch; however, at all times the clinic worker will have a walkie-talkie
for emergencies. After all students’ medications are recorded and
times for taking them assessed, the clinic worker will communicate
to the staff the shut down times. When the clinic worker is going to
be absent, a trained substitute (one of the stellar subs) will cover the
clinic.
Students will not sign an open log book. Rather, the clinic worker
will use a computerized database to record all transactions and visits
to the clinic.
Students must follow procedures outlined in the Agenda Book and
Student Handbook with regard to bringing medication to school.
We cannot stress enough the importance of current
contact information.
Please make sure you notify us
immediately if you have a change in emergency contact person,
emergency phone number, work number, home phone number or
cell phone number. Please feel free to send a note through your
child. You may also call us at (770) 972-3224, or email the clinic
worker ([email protected]) with your current
contact information.
Dress Code For Students
Students are expected to dress in a manner that is supportive of a positive learning environment. No student shall dress in a way as to distract
from the learning process of other students. This is to be determined by the faculty.
Shirts Tucked, Pants Up!
Learning is our business, we dress for success!
The following articles of clothing are not to be worn or used at Shiloh:
 Tank tops, tops that reveal any midriff, fishnet clothing, or visible underclothing.
 Skirts or shorts shorter than one hand’s width above the kneecap.
 Clothing that depicts or symbolizes offensive words or designs, drugs (including alcohol and tobacco), violence (blood,
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death, weapons), sex or hate groups.
Pajama bottoms or tops and house slippers.
Headgear of any kind—Hats, hoods, doo-rags, ski caps (except during cold weather, NEVER in the building),
bandanas, sweatbands, visors, or sunglasses.
Distracting Jewelry: Heavy chains, dog collars, or gang-related jewelry, body piercing.
Other appearance that is deemed distracting or disruptive is unacceptable. This may include unnatural hair styles, hair
color, make up or dress.
Rolling book bags—Students may not use rolling book bags.
Students are not allowed to display clothing or symbols that have been identified by the Gwinnett County Police Task Force as being commonly identified
with criminal gangs. Garments, jewelry, body art and tattoos that communicate criminal gang allegiance are not allowed to be worn at school, and no item
may be worn in a manner that communicates criminal gang affiliation. Criminal gang-related attire includes, but in not limited to the following: wearing
clothing in an asymmetrical pattern such as rolling up one pant leg, wearing a dominant color every day of the week, long bulky chains and necklaces,
gang-styled belt buckles, jerseys with the numbers 8, 13, 14 or 88 (or any other numbers that have been deemed as gang related), large oversized pendants
or necklaces and chains, bandannas, altering clothing from its original form to change the names and/or intended marking on the clothing, sweatbands and/
or headbands, draping articles or clothing, towels or other objects out of pants pockets or over the shoulder or neck area. In addition, students are not
allowed to shave their hair or eyebrows in patterns related to gang activity.
Procedure: Students who choose to wear distracting articles of clothing or have distracting appearance will be sent to the office to call their parents so the
parent can be notified of the dress code violation and can bring a change of clothes. If parents are unavailable, students may be isolated for the day.
Parents will be notified of the problematic clothes. Repeated violations will result in discipline action.
In Regards to the Dress Code: Shiloh Middle reserves the right to amend and change the dress code whenever additional items disrupt the learning
environment.
In order to help care for our school, no gum is allowed on campus.
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Filing Discrimination Complaints
If a student believes he/she is being mistreated by school employees on the basis of race, color,
religion, gender, age, national origin, or handicap, he/she has a complaint and a remedy.
Students can tell any school employee in whom they have confidence that they have a complaint
about the manner in which they are being treated and why.
The school system’s Title IX coordinator may also be contacted for assistance by writing or
calling:
Title IX Coordinator
Gwinnett County Public Schools
437 Old Peachtree Road NW
Suwanee, GA 30024
Textbooks, Instruments, School Property
Textbooks supplied by the State of Georgia will be issued to students. The state only provides one
copy of each textbook per student. Two books cannot be provided unless the student has an active
Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) that states the student’s identified disability requires a second book.
For this reason, students are reminded to avoid carrying unnecessary items in the book bag. Unnecessary items should be
left in the locker or at home.
In the event of loss or abuse of textbooks, whether accidental or purposeful, the student must pay the book(s) in
accordance with the amount determined by the Board of Education.
Band instruments, library books, and other school equipment and/or property should be considered as a loan for the
period the student uses such equipment or material. In the event of loss or abuse of instruments, equipment, or property,
restitution will be determined by the amount it costs for replacement or repair.
When personally owned or rented instruments or equipment are brought to school, responsibility remains with the
student parents, or guardians, not the school.
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Student Complaints and Grievances
The Gwinnett County Board of Education is committed to providing an environment free of sexual harassment and all forms of
discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, or handicap. If a student believes he/she is being
mistreated on account of race, color, religions, gender, national origin, or handicap, the student may utilize the three step procedure
outlined in Procedure P.JCE which is summarized as follows:
Step 1: If a student has a complaint of discrimination or unfair treatment, he/she should report concerns to the principal, the local
school’s Title IX coordinator, teachers, counselors, or other school administrators. If a student is not satisfied that a complaint presented
to a member of the school staff has been resolved satisfactorily, the student or his/her parent in writing may request a meeting with the
principal following which the principal will inform the parent in writing or his/her decision on the complaint.
Step 2: If after meeting with the school principal, the student is not satisfied with the principal’s decision, a written appeal may be
submitted to the School Improvement Team member for that school within ten working days of the receipt of the principal’s decision.
The appeal must give specific reasons for reconsideration, state precisely the reasons for dissatisfaction with the principal’s decision, and
be limited to the matter under review.
Step 3: A complaint may be reviewed by the District Title IX coordinator. To file a complaint with the District Title IX coordinator,
send a letter detailing the complaint to Ms. Joyce Spraggs, Office of Title IX Coordinator, Gwinnett County Public Schools, 52 Gwinnett
Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30045; telephone number [770] 682-8507.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Section 504 is an Act which prohibits discrimination against persons with handicaps in any program receiving federal financial assistance.
The Act defines a person with a handicap as anyone who: (1) has a mental or physical impairment which substantially limits one or more
major life activities (major life activities include activities such as caring for one’s self, performing annual tasks, walking, seeing,
hearing, speaking, breathing, learning and working); (2) has a record of such an impairment; or (3) is regarded as having such an
impairment.
In order to fulfill its obligation under Section 504, the school district recognizes a responsibility to avoid discrimination in policies and
practices regarding its personnel and students. No discrimination of any person with a handicap will knowingly be permitted in any of the
programs and practices of the school system.
School districts have specific responsibilities under the Act, which includes the responsibility to identify, evaluate, and if a student is
determined to be eligible under Section 504, to afford accommodations providing access to appropriate educational services.
If a student, parent or guardian on behalf of a student desires to file a complaint under Section 504,
contact Ms. Crissie Bowen at [770] 277-4489.
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”)
Parents have certain rights with respect to student educational records pursuant to the Federal Education Rights and Privacy
Act. These rights transfer to the student when the student reaches the age of eighteen (18) or attends a school beyond the
high school level. The rights are summarized as follows:
The right to inspect and review student educational records maintained by the school;
An opportunity to challenge the content of the student educational records;
The right to notice of what information the school has designated as directory information and a reasonable time after such
notice to inform the school that the designated information should not be released without prior consent;
The right for student educational records (other that directory information) to only be released upon written consent to any
individual, agency, or organization other than (A) other school officials within the local educational agency with legitimate
educational interests; (B) following notification, other school systems in which the student seeks to enroll; (C) specified
officials for audit or evaluation purposes; (D) in connection with the student’s application for financial aid; (E) state and local
officials pursuant to State law; (F) organizations conducting studies on behalf of the school; (G) accrediting organizations;
(H) parents of a dependent student as defined in Section 152 or Title 26; (I) in connection with an emergency if necessary to
protect the health or safety of the student or other persons; and (J) in compliance with judicial order or pursuant to any
lawfully issued subpoena when the educational agency provides proper notification in advance of the compliance.
PRIVACY
Parents and students are notified that they have a right to expect privacy in educational records. Accordingly, only school
system staff, their agents, representatives, and/or consultants have access to student records on a discernable need to know
basis. If educational records are requested or subpoenaed by others, parents or adults students will be notified.
NOTE: The notices above and on page 14 are recommended for inclusion in the Student/Parent Handbook; however, many
other notices are required which may be distributed in other ways. Other such ways may include, but not be limited to,
notices related to student discipline, NCLB, medical examinations of the students, surveys distributed to students, and
directory information distributed to the Armed Forces.
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Homework
The faculty and administration of Shiloh Middle School believe that homework is a valuable learning experience. Homework can
accomplish any or all of the following:
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reinforce academic skills introduced in the classroom
increase learning time (time on task) thereby increasing achievement
communicate the curriculum to parents
encourage self-discipline in students
provide for different rates and styles of learning
We believe that skills and concepts are reinforced through assignments completed outside the school. Through homework, there is the
opportunity for enrichment, extension, practice of basic skills, and/or reinforcement of instructional goals.
Homework becomes more valuable when there is a strong partnership between home and school. The role of the home is to provide
support, encouragement, and a place to complete homework. The role of the school is to assign meaningful homework. Through a
strong home-school partnership, homework has the potential to increase learning time.
Report Cards & Grading Scale
Report cards are issued at the end of each nine weeks, and mid-term progress reports are issued midway through the nine week grading
period. Mid-term reports will contain grades for six subjects. Parents need to contact the child’s homeroom teacher is a report is
missing. The Gwinnett County Board of Education has adopted the following grading scale:
A = 90 - 100
B = 80 - 89
C = 74 - 79
D = 70 - 73
U = Below 70
A student receives conduct and effort grades of E (excellent), S (satisfactory), N (needs to improve), or U (unsatisfactory). The report
card envelope should be signed by a parent or guardian and returned to the homeroom teacher at mid-term and at the end of each term.
Make Up Work
Students with excused absences will be given 24 hours from the day he/she returns to make up work.
It is the student’s responsibility to ask the teacher for any missed assignments.
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Curriculum
Core Curriculum: The middle school basic curriculum consists of Language Arts (Reading, Grammar, Composition and
Spelling), Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. We strictly adhere to Gwinnett County curriculum entitled ―Academic
Knowledge and Skills (AKS).‖ For the Science curriculum, the student takes General Science in the sixth grade, Life Science in the
seventh grade, and Earth Science in the eighth grade. In Social Studies, students in the sixth and seventh grades study World
Geography, and eighth graders study Georgia History and Government. Identified students may take gifted academic classes.
Gifted Program: The Gwinnett County Public Schools gifted education program serves students in grades K-12 by providing
academic challenges for those who are intellectually advanced. The gifted program is called FOCUS at the elementary level,
PROBE at the middle grades and Gifted Program at the high school level. Any responsible person who has knowledge of a
student’s intellectual abilities may refer a student the local school’s gifted referral committee.
Students who have been identified eligible for the Probe Program, may have some academic classes in which instruction is different
from that of the regular classes. Teachers who teach the gifted classes have a special credential that qualifies them to teach those
classes. Like all Shiloh Middle School teachers, they may use a variety of teaching techniques to assess student acquisition of the
Academic Knowledge and Skills.
The classes offer accelerated learning and enriched academic curriculum experiences that focus on and extend the Gwinnett County
Public Schools’ Academic Knowledge and Skills. Students are identified and placed in gifted education based on criteria
established by the Georgia General Assembly and the Georgia State Board of Education. Students who transfer from gifted
education programs within the state of Georgia have reciprocity into the Gwinnett program providing the original placement was
correctly completed. Students who transfer from out-of-state must meet Georgia requirements. Parents should notify the school
when registering their child that he/she was identified as a gifted education student in their previous school.
Conferences
In middle school all conferences are held with the entire teaching team, if at all possible. Individual teachers do not meet
with parents due to the nature of the teaching team working with the student in al areas.
Early Release Days are scheduled twice a year. Most conference times are reserved for at-risk students BUT during this or at any
time parents may contact their child’s teacher to schedule a conference. Parents are encouraged to visit Shiloh Middle; however,
all visitors must check with the front office and provide photo ID upon entering the building. Early release days are
November 12-13, 2008 and February 11-12, 2009.
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2008-2009 School Council
In compliance with the State of Georgia
code, O. C. G. A. 20-2-85--20-2-86, Shiloh
Middle has an advisory School Council made
of the Principal Devon Williams, Michael
Rowe, Chair, Jolanda Anderson, Antonio
Campbell, Shirley Connelly, Julia Espana, Jo
Garrett, Kathy Martin, Ken Milner, Maree
Roberts,. The council shall serve for two (2)
years, meeting five times a year making
recommendations on many decisions that
affect school. We welcome your
visit to the School Council. If
you have questions, please feel
free to call Principal Devon
Williams at [770] 972-3224.
Telephone Use
Telephones in the main office are for school business.
Students will not be allowed to use the office telephones
for personal use (i.e. get permission to go home with a
friend, order lunch, etc.) Lines must be kept free to conduct school
business. A student may use the telephone is for emergency
situations. A student’s illness is certainly considered an emergency
situation.
In accord with the procedures regarding cell phones, students may
not use their own cell phones, that of a friend or teacher in the
event of illness. Any time a student feels ill, he/she must report to
the school clinic for evaluation by our clinic worker, Ms. Nagel.
JUST SAY NO TO DRUGS!!!!
Drug-Free Environment Policies
The Gwinnett County Board of Education is concerned about the well being of its students. The Board of Education recognizes
that establishing a drug-free environment encourages student productivity and promotes the accomplishment of the school
system’s mission and goals. In accordance, the Board of Education declares the following:
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The use of illicit drugs and the unlawful possession and use of alcohol is wrong and harmful.
Standards of conduct prohibit the unlawful possession, use, manufacture, distribution, or dispensation of illicit drugs and
alcohol by students on school premises, or as a part of any school sponsored activity.
Disciplinary actions as described by the Student Conduct Behavior Policy (Policy JDC) will be imposed on students who
violate these standards of conduct.
Information about drug and alcohol counseling, rehabilitation and reentry program is available through school counselors
or administrators.
Project Praise
Our PTSA partners with Shiloh Middle School in recognizing student achievement through the Project Praise program. The PTSA Board, the Local
School Advisory Council (all parents are members; participating members provide input), a special Cross-Function Action Team (made of teachers,
parents, and students), and the staff set the parameters for student recognitions for 2008-2009. Students who are recognized for leadership, citizenship,
and academics may be Students of the Quarter. Traditionally one student from each homeroom is recognized each quarter. In addition, the PTSA Project
Praise also recognizes the Principal’s Honor Roll (students with a 95+ avg.), Academic Honor Roll (90-94 avg.), and the Merit Honor Roll (87-89 avg.).
Students who are recognized must have earned S or E in conduct in all classes.
Counseling Program
Counselors:
6th: Ms. Andrea Antwine
7th: Ms. Toi Beavers
8th: Ms. Lori Schultz
Graduation Counselor: Ms. Donna Kane
The counseling program at Shiloh is available to all students and their parents. It is designed to be developmental and preventive, but at times is also one
of crisis intervention. A specific counselor is assigned to each grade level to talk to students individually, in a group setting, and in classroom guidance
lessons. The counselor moves with his/her grade level, through 6th, 7th, and then 8th grade.
The counselors visit the classrooms at the beginning of the year to explain how appointments are made. When a class is missed for a counseling appointment, the student must make up classroom work.
Counseling and guidance services are part of the regular curriculum; parents will need to notify the school in writing if their child is not to participate in
services.
Parents are invited to attend our parenting seminars and parenting courses. Conferences with the grade level counselor can be scheduled to discuss issues
and concerns. Community based referral suggestions are available for both private tutoring and counseling needs.
School Admission of Suspended or Expelled Students
The Gwinnett County Board of Education may decide not to admit a student into the school system who has been suspended or expelled from another
school system during the period of such suspension or expulsion. Before an entering student will be excluded for the operative suspension or expulsion
period, the Gwinnett County Board of Education will hold a pre-admission hearing to determine whether the cause for a particular student’s suspension
or expulsion from another school system would justify suspension or expulsion from the Gwinnett County Public Schools.
Such pre-admission hearing shall be conducted in the same manner has required for long term suspensions from the Gwinnett Schools. A certified copy
of the other school system’s order of suspension or expulsion shall be obtained. If the student’s conduct would have justified suspension or expulsion
from Gwinnett schools, the student may be barred from admission for such time as is authorized by the school system’s rules governing long term
suspension. This same process will be used to determine school admission enrollment eligibility for students who pose a threat to the school
community.
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Cheating
Plagiarism
Assessment is both a method of determining a student’s level of
achievement and a learning opportunity. Any occurrence of
cheating will be handled through firm and decisive action. The
staff of Shiloh Middle School defines cheating on any
assignment/assessment as follows:
As defined by the Scholastic Children’s Dictionary
(Scholastic, Inc., 1996) to plagiarize is “to steal and pass
off the ideas or words of another as one’s own”. Acts of
plagiarism include, but are not limited to, the following
types of acts:
 Student talking to a neighbor during an individual
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assessment. (All questions and conversation shall be
between the teacher and the student.)
Student looking at a fellow student’s paper/information.
Student giving answers/information to a fellow student
either verbally or in writing or via text message.
Student possessing or using a cheat sheet, or any form of
written answer.
Student copying a fellow student’s assignment.
Student using book or class notes during an individual
assessment unless otherwise specified by the teacher.
At the first incident of cheating, a private conference will be
conducted with the student to determine the cause for cheating.
Teachers may provide an alternative assessment in lieu of a
―O‖. Parents will be notified. Documentation will be made of
the incident in team minutes.
Upon the next incident of cheating, a private student-teacher
conference will be conducted, and an automatic ―O‖ will be
recorded for the grade. Parent contact will be made.
Any further incidents of cheating will result in disciplinary
action.
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 Copying another person’s paper
 Buying (or downloading for free) a research paper from
the Internet or other type of service
 Turning in a paper that someone else has written for
the student
 Paraphrasing material from a source without giving
proper credit
 Copying materials from a source and giving proper
credit, but leaving out the quotation marks
Plagiarism includes the new version of copying, ―cut-andpaste‖, from electronic sources.
Students complete
research by taking notes in phrases and then organize
materials and information to suit their own needs.
Students should always cite the sources of their
information. Shiloh Middle provides a bibliography
format for most types of print and non-print (electronicsources). If a student needs to cite a source that is not
covered in the provided bibliography format, he should
consult his teacher or a media specialist.
A student who plagiarizes will receive an appropriate
consequence. Teachers may give the student a ―O‖ on the
assignment. Parents will be notified.
Agenda Book as Hall Pass
The Agenda Book, when properly signed and information is completed, is used as the official hall pass. Students
must have it with them at all times, except when the entire class is going to lunch or to other parts of the building
for instructional purposes and the teacher is with them. When a student goes to the restroom, he/she must have a
properly completed pass in the Agenda Book. Upon arrival at the restroom, he/she must put the Agenda Book in
the acrylic holder that is attached to the wall. That signals to all administrators that a student is in the restroom.
No one may be in the restroom without permission at any time. This includes before school.
Parents and Visitors in Building
All visitors are required to enter the front door and to report directly to the main office to show a photo ID and sign in. A visitor’s badge will
be issued and must be worn while on the school campus. Parents are invited to visit the school regularly, to join us for lunch, and to be
involved in all school activities. Students from other locations will not be allowed to visit during instructional time. Visitor parking is located
in the front lot and in the rear lot. Handicap parking is located in the front and in the rear, close to the I hall.
Please understand that all movement through the building is monitored via closed circuit video cameras for
student and staff safety. Parents should only be in the building for business with his/her own child or a staff
member.
NO VISITOR MAY PARK ALONG THE CURB.
Building Safety Procedures
 All visitors must use only the front doors. Each visitor must come in the front door, announce to the front office that he/she is at the school to
see whomever or conduct whatever business. Then, each visitor must sign in, get a visitor’s badge and wait to be greeted by the staff member with
whom he/she must conduct business.
 A visitor who checks out a student must have a picture ID and must be on the student’s emergency contact list.
 Students must have a signed agenda book when in the building hallways or outside, unless he/she is accompanied by a staff member.
 Students who are assigned to regular transportation service enter the building at the bus entrance. They must proceed to their homeroom without
going to other parts of the building. For safety reasons, they must not leave homeroom without getting a signed agenda book permission. They may
not go to other halls without permission. They may not go anywhere without permission.
 Students who are assigned to special transportation service enter the front door and are met at the front by their teacher or para pro. They do not
proceed to the classroom without escort. After arriving in class, the student may ask for permission to go to other parts of the building (restroom, etc.)
with the staff member. Some students have earned the responsibility of moving through the hallway with an assigned agenda book.
School Officials may search lockers at any time without a
search warrant, without notice and without student consent!
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Parents Dropping Off and Picking Up Students
All parents who drop off and pick up students follow the same drive pattern.
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Parents/Drivers must follow the instructions of the Shiloh Middle School staff located in the pick-up line.
Students may not be enter or exit a car on Shiloh Road.
No U-Turns are allowed on Shiloh Road or the Shiloh MS property.
Students may exit from or enter a car at the CURB on our property.
Students must not cross lanes to come into the school or enter a car. They must only exit and enter at the CURB adjacent to the school.
Students may cross to the other side of Shiloh Road only at the crossing with the adult supervisors. If students choose, they may walk on
the middle school side of Shiloh Road down to Ross Road or Bethany Church Road to cross at the corner. No one may cross between
corners.
Parents are asked to avoid pick up anywhere except the Parent Pick Up line that is on Shiloh Middle School property and Shiloh Road.
Parents may not park along any curb at Shiloh Middle School after 3:30 pm.
Proceed to the back drive to the right of the school. Follow the drive around and drop your student off at the curb only.
7th and 8th graders go in/out at I hall entrance through the side traffic circle.
6th graders go in/out at the railing at B hall. 6th graders then walk to the front door.
Do not enter the bus drive on the left (Stone Mountain) side of the school.
The front traffic circle is only for special needs GCPS yellow buses or parents who must park in one of the visitor’s spaces and enter the
building.
Due to traffic concerns on and around Shiloh Middle School’s property, our dismissal process will be as follows: We will release
students who are on the first load of bus riders. After those buses have loaded and exited the property the car riders and walkers
will be released. We feel that this procedure is necessary to keep our campus safe.
Remember the safest transport to and from school is the yellow school bus that comes by your house!!
Handicapped Access
It is Shiloh Middle School’s intent to have barrier free building and grounds. Please avoid parking in a way that
blocks handicapped parking or curb cuts. If any family member who would need to attend conferences is
handicapped, please notify the administrators so that arrangements can be made to meet in a barrier free area.
Also, if a student becomes temporarily handicapped due to injury or illness, please let the school know so that all
classes are held in barrier free areas.
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School Lunches
Meal prices for the 2008-2009
school year will be as follows:
Adult
Rigid standards of discipline on buses must be maintained at all times in order to satisfy safety
standards. Each bus driver has complete authority over the students riding the bus. Students are
expected to follow all bus rules and procedures.
In most cases, bus drivers use several interventions before a student receive a referral to the
administrator, therefore, if the student receives a referral to the administrator, please consider that a
serious step.
A referral to the assistant principal WILL result in 5 days suspension from the bus on the first referral.
Each subsequent referral will have a more severe consequence and possibly a disciplinary panel. If
suspended, arrangements must be made for the student to be picked up by 4:10 p.m.
Bus safety is a serious matter; it will not be
compromised at Shiloh Middle.
The bus ride is a privilege.
Transportation for After School Activities
When students are involved in after school activities, transportation must be arranged in advance. The
school provides no transportation for after school club meetings and practices. Parents are expected to
pick up their students within 15 minutes following the conclusion of any activity. Students who are
not picked up within a reasonable time may be prohibited from attending the next after school
function. Parents and students should not depend upon a phone being available for students to call
when an event ends.
School Closing Due To Weather Conditions
Inclement weather conditions may cause the school to be closed. School closings are determined by
the Gwinnett County central office staff and not by the local school. Announcements of closings will
be broadcast via local news media. The basic premise is that school IS open or will remain open
unless it is specifically announced otherwise.
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$2.50
Student
Reduced
Extra Milk
Side Salad
Ice Cream
2.00
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.35
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.50, .75, 1.00, 1.25
Grab and Go Breakfast
Student
Reduced
$1.00
.30
Lunches may be paid for daily or may
be paid for in advance for any quantity of days. If writing a check for
lunch tickets, please make the check
payable to Shiloh Middle School
Cafeteria and indicate student’s
name. The purchase of ice cream is
available to students who purchase or
bring a lunch.
Please be aware that students who
have exceeded the minimal charges
allowed will not receive a full lunch.
They will receive an alternate meal
until the charges are cleared. For that
reason, we ask that all parents ensure
their child pays his/her cafeteria bills
so that they can enjoy the full selection of lunchroom and breakfast
choices. No charges may be made
after April 30, 2009.
Shiloh Middle reserves the right to
notify parents if there is a price increase for the school year 2008-2009.
Any increase would be approved by
the Gwinnett County Board of Education.
Extra Curricular Activities
Please go to www.shilohms.com for a complete listing.
National Jr. Beta Club
“The purpose of the National Jr. Beta Club is to encourage effort, reward merit and to promote the qualities of
character that make for good citizenship.”
This is an honor organization that invites students with high
academic, citizenship, and effort grades to join. Students who
maintain a grade average of 87 or higher and all E’s and/or S’s in
citizenship and effort may participate. The focus of the group is
community service throughout the year.
Student Council
Each year officers are elected from the student body at large. The
four main offices are divided among the grade levels. Each homeroom elects a representative and an alternate. To promote leadership
skills and understand the importance of community service.
Science Club
To provide students with extended practice of inquiry and research
in the field of science. In order to be a member, studtns must be in
seventh or eight grade, maintain a ―B‖ or higher average in all
classes with no U’s in conduct.
Drama Club
―Spotlight on Shiloh‖ was formed to give every student the opportunity to learn about different aspects of stage performance. You will
have the opportunity to participate in a production, on stage or stage.
It is open to all students regardless of grade level, gender, or experience. It is the mission of the club to ignite the interest of students
toward theatre arts, and to help nurture and develop that interest.
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LIMITED Club
“Life Is More Important Than Entering Drugs”
This club is organized to promote a drug-free environment. There
are six meetings with activities each school year. There are
speakers, service projects, games, skits and other activities that are
designed to promote a drug free lifestyle.
Academic Team
This team competes in Quiz Bowl tournaments. These events cover
all academic subjects in a team format. The Academic Team
promotes the highest standards in Science, Math, Social Studies,
Language Arts, and the Fine Arts while developing competition and
cooperation.
Technology Club
The club plans and builds projects using applied sciences from
various fields of technology. Our goal is to inspire students to
explore and prepare for careers in the field of technology.
Fabulous Book Club
We meet once a month to discuss books in a certain genre. Students
are encouraged to share or review a book they have read.
Community of Readers
Parents, Students and staff read books from an approved list to promote pleasure reading in all genres of reading. There is a party in
May to celebrate everyone who reached the Community goal.
Extra Curricular Activities
Intramurals
Participate in basketball, battle ball, flag football, volleyball and
board games. Learn the basics of various sports and learn the ideas
of team work and sportsmanship.
Boys and Girls Basketball
Math Counts—www.mathcounts.org
Meet weekly to play math games, explore math concepts with math
manipulatives and solve challenging problems. Students interested
in math competition also prepare for competitions, especially the
annual Math Counts competition.
Chess Club
Girls and boys basketball teams promote good sportsmanship, teamwork and school spirit. The school provides quality basketball instruction to student athletes and also enhances skills for high school.
Boys and girls basketball teams are selected from 8th grade students
We meet weekly on Wednesday mornings and participate in three
tournaments per year. Our goal is to learn or increase knowledge of
the game of chess.
Cheerleading
Spartan Press Student Newspaper
Help to promote school spirit and good sportsmanship. This sport is
part of the schools athletic program and provides students an
opportunity to participate in a highly skilled and well-coordinated
group. Cheer at school’s basketball games and pep rallies. 8th
grade students are selected.
The Shiloh Spartan will be published and sent home at least three
times each year. We also have articles printed in ―The Gwinnett
Citizen.‖ Our goal is to be a “what’s right with Shiloh” publication
that also informs the students about what Shiloh is about.
Art Club
To give students the opportunity to express their creative, artistic
capabilities within an unstructured classroom environment. To explore different art styles and media.
Jr. Achievement
To teach children about today’s economy, develop character skills,
and reinforce the value of staying in school. By using hands on experience., JA brings the real world to students, opening their minds
to their full potential by bridging the business and education communities.
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Shiloh Spartan Spirit Drill Team
This team promotes school spirit, citizenship, leadership and teamwork. We perform at home basketball games and various local
events. The program is designed to introduce students to basic
march, drill, dance, and pom-pom techniques.
Yearbook
The yearbook is produced by a student yearbook staff and is
distributed near the end of the school year. Students are responsible
for the theme, design, writing copy, and photos (taking &
arranging). They also are involved in the advertising and sales.
Orders for a yearbook must be paid in advance.
Band
Welcome back to another year at Shiloh
Middle School! The band program consists
of approximately 400 students, ranging
from 6th through 8th grades. Beginning
band is offered at the sixth grade level and
no musical experience is necessary. 7th and 8th grade bands do
require some musical experience, preferably on a musical
instrument. The Shiloh Middle School bands participate in
concerts, fundraisers and festivals. The Jazz Band performs at
basketball games, as well as other venues. Individual students
have opportunities to perform at a variety of clinics, such as
Solo & Ensemble, Honor Band, All-State Band, Mid-fest,
Atlanta Symphony Talent Development Program, and Music
Band Camp in the summer. As you can see, we always have
plenty to do!
Chorus
Greetings from the Shiloh Middle Chorus! Our school offers
6th, 7th, and 8th grade mixed choruses and an 8th grade
girls’ chorus. Chorus students learn music reading skills and
vocal techniques in a fun and friendly environment. They
perform fall, holiday and spring concerts along with a
festival performance for a panel of judges each year. Chorus
students perform for their peers on a regular basis and are
frequently invited to sing for special
events around Gwinnett Count and the
state as well. Join the Shiloh singers for
another exciting year of music making.
Orchestra
Welcome to another great year as SMS. We are proud of the strong music department at our
school. Orchestra is offered in 6th—8th grade and on through high school here in the Shiloh
cluster. Students learn music skills from the basics of note and rhythm reading to performing
on their chosen instrument. Sixth graders play two concerts every year, one in January and
one in May. No after school rehearsals are required. Seventh and Eight graders add a fall and
holiday concert as well as an exciting festival performance in March. With special events in
our community there’s always something fun to do.
Lessons are offered on violin, viola, cello and bass.
Come and join us-have fun, make new friends and good music too!
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Electronic Media Guidelines
The Gwinnett County Board of Education and Shiloh Middle School recognize that electronic media provide access to a wide variety of
instructional resources to enhance educational opportunities. Use of electronic resources must be in support of, and consistent with the vision,
mission, and goals established by the Gwinnett County Board of Education. Shiloh Middle makes every effort to provide quality experiences to
students and teachers using the available computer services; however, inappropriate and/or illegal interaction with any information services is
strictly prohibited. System data accessible over the network constitutes property and is protected by law.
1. Personal Responsibility. Students must accept personal responsibility for using the school’s computer network. The use of the Internet must
be in support of education and research and in accordance with the educational goals of Shiloh Middle School. Students may be alone with the
computer but what they say and do may be viewed globally. Misuse of the network by swearing, using vulgarities, or any other inappropriate
language or by engaging in activities which suggest pornography, unethical or illegal requests, racism, sexism, or any other issue described
below will not be tolerated. Students are to report any misuse of the network to the appropriate school personnel.
2. Service. Shiloh Middle School makes no warranties of any kind, whether expressed or implied, for the services it is providing. SMS is not
responsible for any damages suffered while on its system. These damages include loss of data as a result of delays, non-deliveries, or service
interruptions caused by the system. Shiloh Middle specifically denies any responsibility for the accuracy of information obtained through its
services.
3. Security. Security on any computer system is a high priority. Personal information, such as home addresses or phone numbers of other
students or those of colleagues, is not to be shared. If a security problem is identified, appropriate personnel should be notified immediately.
Security problems and/or passwords are not to be shared with other users. Any user identified as a security risk will be denied access to the
information system.
4. Vandalism. Vandalism is defined as any malicious attempt to harm or destroy data of another user or other networks connected to this
system. This includes, but is not limited to, the uploading, downloading, or creation of computer viruses and altering or deleting other student’s
work. Any vandalism may result in the loss of computer services, disciplinary action, and/or a legal referral. No software may be brought from
home or removed from school without the prior review and express permission of the proper authority.
ACCESS IS A PRIVILEGE - NOT A RIGHT!!
Inappropriate use may result in a cancellation of these privileges as well as possible
assignment of disciplinary action consistent with the Gwinnett County Public School System's Student Behavior Code.
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2008-2009 STAFF AND FACULTY
Principal
Devon Williams
Assistant Principals:
Discipline & Connections
George Allen
7th & 8th Grade
Jean Callins
6th & 8th Grade
Patricia Merritt
Special Ed & Testing
Gail Stout
Counselors:
8th Grade
Lori Schultz
7th Grade
Toi Beavers
6th Grade
Andrea Antwine
Graduation Counselor
Donna Kane
Administrative/Instructional Support
Marsha Brantley, Registrar
Margaret Butler, Media
Cheryl Corley, Admin. Assistant
Cathy Gill, Mail/Copy
Mari Lauck, Testing & Sp Ed
Sue Miller, Bookkeeper
Laura Nash, SASI
Lou Ann Ried, Front Office
Sharyn Webber, Disc/Subs
Kay Williamson, Front Office
6th Grade
7th Grade
Jay Barbour
Jan Beckwith
Max Brown
Candace Clark
Beth Day
Cindy Dumler
Mike Dumler
Lona Garrison
Margaret Hartley
Alexsundra Lindsay
Frank Meyer
Yomi Miller
Betty Monroe
Jim Monroe
Elizabeth Pullen
Alexia Sandow
Chip Searcy
Susan Shaffer
Bernadette Smith
Regina Smith
Morris Tubesing
Susan Verell
Cari Brinkley
Nicole Emrick
Julia Espana
Rayvin Guyton
Marcelle Hinkson
Elaine Howell
Jennifer Johnson
Gloria Joseph
Mark Joyner
Toni Lee-Jones
Garnet Messer
Susanne Paris-Boyd
Miranda Pearson
Demitar Petrov
Padrika Rakestraw
Michael Remshik
Michelle Sampson
Charlotte Smith
Heather Stevens
Bonnie Stubbs
Kathy Traylor
Collette Tucker
Bibi Williams
Doreen Williams
8th Grade
Candace Bold
Tim Bronkema
Angelyne Collings
Leonard DeVoe
Alice Erickson
Portia Felder
Johnny Griffin
Jolanda Harris
Calvin Horton
Candy Johnson
Jeanine Kennedy
Cathy Lindsay
Kathy Lobe
Kathy Martin
Erica Mayes
Michaela McCarthy
Larry Miller
Melissa Miller
Karma Nelson
Michelle Nichols
Cindy Rose
David Steele
Hilda Tate
Rusth Was
Gary Wansley
Bethany Wey
Faculty and Staff Continued on page 29
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CONNECTIONS
Charlene Ansley, Reading
Pam Berrong, PE
Erik Buxton, Chorus
Camilia Calvert, Tech Ed
Roscoe Carden, Health
Jessica Driver, Computer Science
Whitney Duncan, Strings
Tiffany Hatfiled, Spanish
James Hemphill, Band
Jesse Hunter, PE
Elizabeth Linton, Math Int
Marsha Middlebrooks, Health
Becky Murray, Health
Patti Osborne, Art
Pat Reifsteck, PE
John Seay, Journalism
Whitney Tinley, Strings
Sue Ann Williamson, FCS
These classes are designed to enrich or
remediate a child’s overall academic
experience. Intervention classes are
considered critical for some students. A
recommendation from the students
support team (parents, teachers,
counselor, and grade-level administrator)
that a child take an intervention class is
designed to boost the students acquisition
of grade level AKS.
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SPECIAL EDUCATION
SELF-CONTAINED
SLD
, Teacher
Pam Anderson, Para Professional
Tova Fruchtman, Teacher
Moses Kpera, Para Professional
Cheryl Phillips, Teacher
Kathy Mann, Para Professional
MI
Robin Griffin, Teacher
Karen Fikes, Para Professional
Language Imp
Valerie Clark, Teacher
Cheryl Loyless, Para Professional
Phyllis Polk, Para Professional
Autism (Asperger)
, Teacher
Julie Irish, Para Professional
Glennis Pace, Para Professional
EBD
Scott Antwine, 6th Teacher
Sharon Okwuosa, Para Professional
Thomas Jones, 7th Teacher
Delmarshae Deans-Irving, Para Professional
Sebastian Smith, Teacher
Dennis Jackson, Para Professional
STAFF
Speech/Language Pathologist
Leigh Tanner
Katie Harrison
School Psychologist
Matt Turner
In-School Suspension
Melissa Davis
Local School Technology Coordinator
Lori Guidi
Technical Support Technician
Ernie Johnston
ESOL
Jaci Filao
Roya Sadri
Media
Phyllis Lipsett, Media Specialist
Margaret Butler, Clerk
Stellar Sub
Michelle DeVoe
Sandra Mullins
Jennifer Van Gorder
Clinic
Fhonda Nagel
Head Custodian
Earl Farnum
Cafeteria Manager
Kevin Kennedy
2008-2009 Lunch Schedule
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Table
Teacher
Time In
Time Out
Teacher
Table
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
Dumler, C.
Shaffer
Dumler, M.
B. Smith
Verell
Barbour
Y. Miller
Garrison
J. Monroe
Pullen
Brown
Antwine
10:55
10:58
11:02
11:05
11:08
11:11
11:14
11:17
11:20
11:28
11:31
11:34
11:37
11:50
12:00
12:03
12:06
12:09
12:12
12:15
12:18
12:30
12:33
12:36
12:39
12:41
12:44
12:47
12:55
1:10
1:13
1:16
1:19
1:22
1:25
1:28
1:34
1:37
1:40
1:44
1:49
1:49
11:15
11:18
11:22
11:25
11:28
11:31
11:34
11:37
11:40
11:48
11:51
11:54
11:57
12:10
12:20
12:23
12:26
12:29
12:32
12:35
12:38
12:50
12:53
12:56
12:59
1:01
1:04
1:07
1:15
1:30
1:33
1:36
1:39
1:42
1:45
1:48
1:54
1:57
2:00
2:04
2:09
2:09
Lindsay
Tubesing
Meyer/Pullen
Hartley
Clark
Searcy
Beckwith
R. Smith
Day
V.Clark
B.Monroe
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Rose
Bronkema
Mayes
M. Miller
Felder
Phillips-Daly/Griffin
S. Smith
Was/Tate
L. Miller
Harris
Bold
J. Griffin
McCarthy
Lindsay
Pearson/Fukai
Stevens
Johnson
Sampson
Emrick/T. Jones
Rakestraw
Remshik/Petrov
C. Smith
A.Williams/Sadri
Stubbs
Martin
Traylor
Erickson
Collings
Nelson
Wansley
Wey/Johnson
N.Murray/AP’s
Horton
Lobe
Devoe
Steele
Kennedy
Nichols
Williams
Hinkson
Joyner
Brinkley
Messer
Joseph
Paris-Boyd
Howell
B.Williams
Guyton/Lee-Jones
Tucker
Montelvan
Espana
Hibbert
We are your PTSA and we want to make this a great year for all of our children.
Welcome to Shiloh Middle School!
The Shiloh Middle PTSA is excited to work with you to make the 2008-2009 school year a great one for all of our students.
The PTSA is a volunteer organization of parents, teachers, students, staff, family, and friends devoted to enhancing and supporting our school. For a small investment of $5 per person, we can enrich our children’s education through cultural arts programs,
the Reflections Program (student written, musical, and visual expression), environmental programs, recognizing and rewarding student achievements, and many other programs for our school.
WE NEED YOU! Volunteering at your child’s school makes a huge difference in your child’s education. GET INVOLVED! Join our ―All Star‖ team of volunteers. There are so many ways to contribute…chair a committee, join a committee,
support our fundraiser, join PTSA, buy spirit wear, be a room rep, attend a PTSA meeting… We are always in need of help,
no matter how big or small. Please don’t hesitate to contact us. We will always find a spot for you! Let us work together to make
a difference in our children’s education!
We are looking forward to working with you this year,
Your PTSA Co-Presidents
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Reflections
2008-2009 Reflections Theme:
“Wow”
What is Reflections?
The National PTS Reflections Program is an arts program designed to give students an outlet for creative expression. It is an opportunity to explore the cultural arts while challenging their imagination. Students interpret each year’s theme in the categories of visual arts, photography, literature and musical composition.
In Gwinnett County the number of entries per student is not limited; however, all rules must be followed for
each entry.
Shiloh Middle School
student deadline
for entry is—
September 30th, 2008
www.GwinnettPTA.org
NATIONAL PTA OFFICE
330 N. Wabash Street
Suite 2100
Chicago, Il 60611
1-800-307-4782
Our National
PTA President is:
Charles “Chuck” Saylors
www.pta.org
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SHILOH MIDDLE SCHOOL PTSA COMMITTEES
Cultural Arts: Coordinating cultural arts programs for the whole year in each grade level. The budget for this committee is substantial and it is helpful to have a
PTSA representative at each event to greet the performers/artists on the day of their program.
Environmental: Helps beautify and maintain school grounds.
Exceptional Children: Recruits volunteers to assist with special activities to celebrate Exceptional Child Week.
Fundraiser: Raise funds through magazine sales.
Handbook: Compiling and publishing the handbook to be given to parents on Registration Day in August. This requires extensive work during the summer months.
Health Services: Works to promote a safer school and home environment for our children. The clinic liaison will work to provide supplies and meet the needs of
children when they have to see our clinic nurse.
Hospitality: Responsible for developing a spirit of friendliness among members of the local PTSA and others who attend its functions, including the teacher
appreciation luncheon and supplying snacks for all board meetings and goodies for the teachers and staff on various holidays and back to school breakfast.
Membership: Membership drive throughout the year, with the major push for members being at the beginning of the year. Some work during the summer months is
helpful in the planning process for this committee.
LIMITED: Sponsors and coordinates with the faculty the LIMITED program, including dances and meetings. Life Is More Important Than Entering Drugs.
Project Praise: Organizes this incentive based program for students; obtains rewards every nine weeks. Publix has helped us in the past by supplying ice cream and
toppings for these students.
Public Relations: Publish a newsletter throughout the year and also promote communication through the internet site.
Reading and Literacy: Oversee and assists in the Book Fair and Community of Readers programs.
Reflections: Promote the National PTA Reflections program.
Room Representatives: 6th, 7th & 8th grade Room Reps will assist in providing parent volunteers for various activities during the year, such as classroom volunteers
during the teacher appreciation luncheon. Also compile a room rep handbook with room parent information.
Scrapbook: Maintain a visual record of activities throughout the year. This scrapbook may be entered into the County competition if desired.
Spirit Wear: Oversee the creation, ordering and sales of spirit wear. Some of this work may occur during the summer months.
Voices for Children: Monitor legislative issues and report back to the membership.
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PTSA Programs 2008—2009
August 26, 2007
March 18, 2008
All Grades Curriculum Night & Connections
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Classrooms
PTA Business: Closed-circuit TV
Program: Teacher
Shiloh Showcase/Science Fair
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Classrooms
PTA Business: Closed-circuit TV
Dinner 5:30—6:45pm
January 22, 2008
Fine Arts Showcase
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Classrooms
PTA Business: Closed-circuit TV
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April 29, 2008
General Meeting and Installation of Officers
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Gymnasium
PTA Business: Gymnasium
Program: Student-Led Program
Shiloh Middle
School
PTSA Rules
Objectives of the Parent
Teacher Association
To promote the welfare of
children and youth in home,
school, community, and place
of worship.
To raise the standards of
family life.
To secure adequate laws for
the care and protection of
children and youth.
To bring into closer relation
the home and the school, that
parents and teachers may
cooperate intelligently in the
education of children and
youth.
To develop between educators
and the general public such
united efforts as will secure for
all children and youth the
highest advantages in physical,
mental, social, and spiritual
education.
2008-2009
PTA/PTSA Themes
National PTA…..
“everychild, onevoice”
Georgia PTA..…
“everychild, onevoice”
Shiloh Middle PTSA..…
“We are here for you…..”
Reflections…..
“Wow”
Local PTA Representatives
State
Leslie Cushman
[404] 659-0214
District 12
Deirdre Hill
[770)] 279-2516
Gwinnett County
Co-Presidents
Holly Melton
(770) 638-0727
Angela Monetta
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Accomplishments
On local, District, and State
levels, the PTA has rolled up
an impressive record of
accomplishments for the well
being of children and youth.
Among other things, it has
helped to secure maternal and
child health services, child
labor and school attendance
laws, juvenile courts, public
kindergarten, school lunches,
and funds for vocational
education, libraries, and
juvenile delinquency research
and control. Legislation that
is good for children and
schools has strong support at
both the state and national
levels of the organization.
PTA Cares
About Kids!
PTA/PTSA Structure
National
We are excited to be entering our second century of working together for children. The organization now known as the National PTA was founded on
February 17, 1897, in Washington, D.C., as the National Congress of Mothers. Fathers and teachers joined in increasing numbers, so the name changed
in 1925 to the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst are recognized as the co-founders of
the National PTA.
Because of the dual school system that existed in nineteen southern states and the District of Columbia, the National Congress of Colored Parents and
Teachers was organized in 1926 in Atlanta, Georgia, with Selena Sloan Butler as founder. The National PTA helped set up the organization and
worked closely with the group, whose objects and child welfare goals were the same as its own.
The National Congress of Parents and Teachers and the National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers united on June 11, 1970. The unified
organization, continuing as the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, serves all children with equal concern for all. The archives of the National
Congress of Colored parents and Teachers have been given an honored place as a part of the corresponding records of the founding organization.
State
The Georgia Congress of Parents and Teachers, along with other state branches, is an integral part of the National PTA, serving as a connecting link
between the national organization and its membership within the state. The unit of membership of the Georgia Congress of Parents and Teachers is not
the local association but the individual member of the local association.
The membership of the National PTA, then, is the sum of the membership in the various state branches. A person who joins a local PTA/PTSA unit
automatically becomes a member of the National PTA and Georgia PTA. State bylaws indicate the relationship of the Georgia PTA to the national
organization and also show how the Georgia PTA is related to its regions, districts, councils, and local units.
District
Districts or regions are geographical divisions of the state designated by the state board to carry on state work effectively. The state bylaws and
standing rules govern the organization and work of the district. District bylaws or rules must be approved by the state board of Managers. The district
PTA also helps to integrate council and local unit work with state and national plans and activities. The district leader is referred to as the district
director but is in fact a director of the Georgia PTA elected by the PTA/PTSA membership in each district.
Council
A council of Parent-Teacher Associations and/or Parent-Teacher-Student-Associations is a group of local units (PTA’s/PTSA’s) in a town, village, city,
county, or other designated area, organized by authorization of the State PTA. Its purpose is to promote conferences, leadership training, and
coordination of efforts of the local PTA’s and PTSA’s as its membership. A council is governed by its bylaws and elected officers.
Local
The local unit is the most important division of PTA. All other divisions exist to serve the local unit PTA. The local unit PTA or PTSA is organized and
chartered by the Georgia PTA in accordance with authority granted to the Georgia PTA by National PTA Bylaws. The procedures and requirements for
the organization of a local unit are set forth in the Georgia PTA Bylaws, and it is a self-governing body. The local unit PTA plans its programs and
activities to meet the needs of children and youth in its own school and community. Guidelines and program aides are offered by the National and
Georgia PTA to help local units plan their programs and projects. The local unit chooses those which apply to its community and modifies them to meet
their own needs.
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Community Information
Shiloh Cluster Schools
Annistown Elementary
Centerville Elementary
Partee Elementary
Shiloh Elementary
Shiloh Middle
Shiloh High
Shiloh High Community School
[770]979-2950
[770] 972-2220
[770] 982-6920
[770] 985-6883
[770] 972-3224
[770] 972-8471
[770] 736-4350
Newspaper
Newspaper
Gwinnett Daily Post
166 Buford Drive
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Customer Service (770) 339-5845
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
72 Marietta Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
Customer Service (404) 522-4141
Email:
[email protected]
Television
Gwinnett County School System
Elementary School Education
Environmental & Custodial Services
Grounds Maintenance
Gwinnett Technical Institute
Middle School Education
High School Education
Pre-K Program
Psychological Services
Safety & Security
School Food Nutrition
Special Education
Student Services & Intervention
Transportation
Dispatch
[678] 301-7255
[770] 513-6758
[770] 513-6776
[770] 962-7580
[678] 301-7255
[678] 301-7255
[678] 542-2376
[678] 301-7110
[770] 513-6715
[678] 301-6246
[678] 301-7110
[678] 301-7270
[770] 513-6855
[770] 513-6686
Senator Saxby Chambliss
[202] 224-3521
Senator Johnny Isakson
[202] 224-3643
Representative John Linder
[202] 225-4272
Senate Public Information
[202] 224-3121
Our State Legislators
REPRESENTATIVES
SENATORS
Senator Curt Thompson
Senator Don Balfour
Senator Daniel J. Weber
Senator Steve Henson
Senator Renee Unterman
Senator David Shaffer
Senator Gloria Butler
Senate Public Information
Our Federal Legislators
[404] 463-1318
[404] 656-0095
[404] 463-2260
[404] 656-0085
[404] 463-1368
[404] 651-7738
[404] 656-0075
[404] 656-0028
Representative Able Mable Thomas
Representative Billy Mitchell
Representative Robert Mumford
Representative Pedro Marin
Representative Brooks Coleman
Representative Bobby Reese
Representative Hugh Floyd
Representative Brian Thomas
Representative Mike Coan
[404] 656-0314
[404] 656-0116
[404] 656-0253
[404] 656-0314
[404] 656-9210
[404] 656-0254
[404] 656-0314
[404] 656-0325
[404] 656-6801
Visit www.legis.state.ga.us to get more information.
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WSB Television (Channel 2 ABC)
1601 West Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 897-7000
WAGA Television (Channel 5 FOX)
1551 Briarcliff Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30306
(404) 875-5555
WXIA Television (Channel 11 NBC)
1611 West Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 892-1611
WGCL Television (Channel 46 CBS)
425 14th Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 325-4646
REPRESENTATIVES
Representative Clay Cox
Representative David Casas
Representative John Heard
Representative Donna Sheldon
Representative Phyllis Miller
Representative Len Walker
[404] 656-0188
[404] 656-0254
[404] 657-8441
[404] 656-0188
[404] 656-0188
[404] 656-5139
2008-2009
Calendar of Events
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AUGUST 2008
Sun
3
Mon
4
Tue
5
Wed
6
Thu
7
Fri
Sat
1
2
8
9
SMS Registration
10
11
17
18
Welcome Back
School Begins
12
13
14
15
16
Board
19 PTSA
20
Meeting 6:00 p.m.
21
22
23
Media Center
24/31
25
26
PTSA Open
House 7 p.m.
All Grades
6th Band Info Mtg
39
Fundraiser Kick-Off
27
1st Fundraiser
Turn-in Day
28
29
Cell Phone
Return to
Parents Only
30
SEPTEMBER 2008
Sun
Mon
1
Labor Day
Holiday
Tue
2
Wed
3
Thu
4
Fri
5
10
11
12
1st Fundraiser
Prize Day
2nd Fundraiser
Turn-In Day
Sat
6
No School
7
8
9
14
15
16
Picture Day
17
21
22
23
PTSA Board
Meeting 6:00 p.m.
Media Center
24
Final Fundraiser
Turn-In Day
Fundraiser
Prize Day
School Council
8:15 a.m.
18
25
Cell Phone
Return to
Parents Only
19
PTSA Room Rep
Breakfast
9:30 a.m.
26
20
Cell Phone
Return to
Parents Only
CogAT Testing 8th Grade—Sept 22-26 “Eat a Good Breakfast and get Plenty of Sleep!!”
28
29
School Spirit Night
Texas Road House
40
30
13
Please Note:
Students May Not Enter the School
Before 9 AM on Monday Mornings
27
OCTOBER 2008
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
1
Thu
2
Fri
3
8
9
10
Spartan Time
Advisement
5
6
7
Chorus Concert
7p.m. Old Gym
Sat
4
Cell Phone
Return to
Parents Only
11
Reflections
Due
12
13
Teacher Planning
Student Holiday
Columbus Day
19
20
14
Begin 2nd
Nine Weeks
15
16
Band Fall Concert
7th & 8th Grade
7 p.m. MS Gym
21
17
18
Report Cards
22
Spartan Time
Advisement
23
24
Cell Phone
Return to
Parents Only
ITBS Testing—8th Grade -October 20th-29th Eat a good breakfast and get plenty of sleep!!”
26
27
28
29
30
PTSA Membership
Dance
6th Grade 4:30—5:30 pm
7th & 8th 5:45—7:00 pm
31
Happy Halloween
Book Fair October 29th—November 3rd—Media Center
41
25
NOVEMBER 2008
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Please Note:
Students May Not Enter the School
Before 9 AM on Monday Mornings
2
3
Progress Reports
4
Election Day
Student Holiday
5
Spartan Time
Advisement
6
10
7
Cell Phone
Return to
Parents Only
8
Limo Lunch
BMX Bike Show
Book Fair Week -Nov 3rd—Media Center
9
School Council
8:15 a.m.
11
12
13
14
15
Early Release Nov 12th & 13th 1:30
Parent Teacher Conferences
16
17
18
23/30
24
25
PTSA Board
Meeting 6:00 pm
Media Center
19
20
21
26
27
28
Thanksgiving Break Nov 26th-28th
42
Cell Phone
Return to
Parents Only
22
29
DECEMBER 2008
Sun
Mon
1
Tue
2
Wed
3
Thu
4
Fri
5
10
11
12
School Spirit Night
Texas Road House
7
8
9
14
15
16
17
18
21
22
23
24
25
Orchestra
7th & 8th Gr
Winter Concert
7 p.m.
Old Gym
Band Winter
Concert
7th & 8th grade
7 p.m. MS Gym
Christmas Day
19
Sat
Cell Phone
Return to
Parents Only
29
30
31
Cell Phone
Return to
Parents Only
26
New Year’s Eve
Winter Break—December 22nd— 31st
43
Disrtict Band
All State
Auditions
TBA
Jones MS
13
Winter Break—December 22nd— 31st
28
6
Please Note:
Students May Not Enter the School
Before 9 AM on Monday Mornings
20
27
Basketball
SMS
Jamboree
@ SHS
@ 9:00 am
JANUARY 2009
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
1
New Years Day
School Holiday
Please Note:
Students May Not Enter the School
Before 9 AM on Monday Mornings
4
5
Begin 3rd
Nine weeks
Fri
2
Sat
Teacher Planning
Student Holiday
3
Winter Break
January 1st & 2nd
6
7
8
9
Cell Phone
Return to
Parents Only
10
Report Cards
11
12
18
19
Martin Luther
King Jr. Day
13
6th Gr Premier
Orchestra Concert
7 p.m.
Old Gym
14
20
PTSA Board
Meeting 6 p.m.
Media Center
21
Student/Teacher
Holiday
No School
25
44
26
27
Basketball
Shiloh MS vs
McConnell MS
@ Grayson HS
@ 5 p.m.
28
8th Grade
Georgia
Writing
Assessment
15
Basketball
Shiloh MS vs
Radloff MS
@ Shiloh HS
@ 5:00 pm
16
22
6th Grade Band
Premier Concert
7 p.m. MS Gym
23
17
Cell Phone
Return to
Parents Only
24
Basketball Shiloh MS vs
Snellville MS @ South
Gwinnett HS @ 5:00 pm
29
Basketball
Shiloh MS vs
Crews MS
@ Shiloh HS
@ 5 p.m.
30
31
Basketball
Shiloh MS vs
Richards MS
@ Central Gwin
HS @ 9:00 am
FEBRUARY 2009
Black History Month
Sun
1
Mon
2
Tue
3
Wed
4
Thu
5
Basketball
Shiloh MS vs
Lilburn MS
@ Meadowcreek HS
@ 5 p.m.
Fri
6
Sat
Rocker Drop Off
9
10
11
4:30-10:30 p.m
Band, Chorus, Orchestra
Cell Phone
Return to
Parents Only
12
13
Early Release Feb 11th & 12th
15
16
17
22
23
23
Orchestra
Pre-Festival
Concert
7th & 8th Gr
7 p.m.
Old Gym
18
19
25
26
Spartan Time
Advisement
Please Note:
Students May Not Enter the School
Before 9 AM on Monday Mornings
45
Basketball
Shiloh MS vs
Trickum MS
@ Shiloh HS
@ 5 p.m.
Band
Pre-Festival
Concert
7th & 8th Gr
7 p.m.
MsGym
Basketball
Shiloh MS vs
Five Forks MS
@ SHS @ 9 a.m.
Rock-a-thon
School Council 8:15 a.m.
8
7
14
District Honor Band
Toccoa GA
20
27
Cell Phone
Return to
GMEA Large
Group Festival
7th & 8th Grades
Date/Time TBD
Basketball
Shiloh MS vs
Berkmar MS
@ SHS
@ 9a.m..
21
Basketball
Shiloh MS vs
Sweetwater MS
@ Berkmar
@ 9 a.m.
28
Super Saturday
Basketball
Tournament
Begins
@ ShilohHS
@ 9 a.m.
MARCH 2009
Sun
1
Mon
2
County
Basketball
Tournament
Continues
@ Shiloh HS
@ 5 p.m.
Tue
3
Wed
4
Thu
5
Fri
6
Sat
County
Basketball
Tournament
Continues
@ Shiloh HS
@ 5 p.m.
7
Cell Phone Return Parents Only
8
9
10
15
16
17
PTSA Board
Meeting 6:00 pm
Media Center
Gateway Math Reasoning
7th Grade
March 17th—
Begin 4th Nine Weeks
22
23
24
29
30
31
School Spirit Night
Texas Road House
46
Shiloh Showcase
PTSA Mtg
7 p.m.
11
12
13
18
19
20
Spartan Time
Advisement
25
7th Grade Festival
Concert
East Jackson HS
Spartan Time
Advisement
Teacher Planning
Student Holiday
Or Snow Makeup
14
21
Report Cards
26
27
Cell Phone
Return to
Parents Only
28
Please Note:
Students May Not Enter the School
Before 9 AM on Monday Mornings
APRIL 2009
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
1
Thu
2
Fri
3
8
9
10
Please Note:
Students May Not Enter the School
Before 9 AM on Monday Mornings
5
6
7
Sat
Cell Phone
Return to
Parents Only
4
11
Spring Break—April 6th—10th -”Enjoy your break and be Safe!!”
12
13
14
Area Board Mtg
Brookwood 7pm
15
16
17
Cell Phone
Return to
Parents Only
18
PTSA
Honor Roll
Ice Cream Social
25
CRCT Testing 6th/7th/8th grades April 14th-20th
19
Earth Day
20
21
22
CRCT Testing
6th/7th/8th grades
26
27
23
Midterms
28
29
Spartan Time
Advisement
47
24
30
Orchestra Concert
6th Grad and
Chamber Groups
7 p.m.
Old Gym
Last day to chargeSchool
lunches!
MAY 2009
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Please Note:
Students May Not Enter the School
Before 9 AM on Monday Mornings
3
4
5
6
7
7th/8th Grade
Orchestra
Spring Concert
7 p.m.
Old Gym
Cinco de Mayo
10
Mother’s Day
17
11
18
12
6th Grade
Awards
9:30 a.m.
19
Chorus
Spring Concert
7 p.m.
Old Gym
7th Grade
Awards
9:30 a.m.
13
14
Spartan Time
Advisement
20
8th Grade
Awards
9:30 a.m.
Band Concert
6th Gr—6:00 pm
Jazz—6:30 pm
7th Gr—7:00 pm
8th Gr—7:30 pm
MS Gym
21
Fri
1
Sat
8
9
2
School Council
8:15a.m.
Teacher
Appreciation Luncheon
15
Cell Phone
Return to
Parents Only
16
22
23
29
30
Last Day of School
PAY ALL OUTSTANDING FEES
MEDIA/CAFETERIA/ATHLETIC/MUSIC AND TEXT BOOK
24/31
25
Memorial Day
26
27
28
Final Report
Cards Mailed!
Last Day of Cell Phone Return to
Parents Only—May 20th
(Last Day of School)
48
JUNE 2009
Sun
Mon
1
Tue
2
Wed
3
Thu
4
Fri
5
Sat
7
8
9
10
11
12
12
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
22
23
24
25
26
27
29
30
21
28
49
Father’s Day
Flag Day
6
JULY 2009
Sun
1
Mon
5
6
12
13
19
20
26
27
50
Parent’s Day
Tue
Wed
1
Thu
2
Fri
3
Sat
7
8
9
10
11
14
15
16
17
18
21
22
23
24
25
28
29
30
31
4
Happy Birthday
America!!
2008-2009 PTSA Board Members
Officers
CO-PRESIDENTS
CO -VICE PRESIDENTS
SECRETARY
TREASURER
Sandra Mullins
Andrea Wilson
Eddrena Clark
James Roberts
(770) 879-5903
(770) 978-0240
[email protected]
[email protected]
(770) 469-8098
[email protected]
[email protected]
Rebecca Brownlee
Chloe Howel
(770) 978-0240
[email protected]
CULTURAL ARTS
[email protected]
Committee Chairs
HEALTH SERVICES
PROJECT PRAISE
Darlene Luciani
Candace Hampton
Sandra Mullins
(770) 978-1512
(770) 972-6220
(770) 469-8098
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
ENVIRONMENTAL
HOSPITALITY
7th Grade co-chairs
James Roberts
Leah Hager
Brittani Mullins
(770) 978-0240
(770) 972-7832
Pamela Guedes
[email protected]
[email protected]
READING/LITERACY
FUNDRAISER
LIMITED
Tammy Vowell
Rebecca Brownlee
(404) 313 –1307
(770) 978-0240
[email protected]
[email protected]
HANDBOOK
MEMBERSHIP
Shirley Connelly
Evelyn Shelton
(770) 978-9707
[email protected]
[email protected]
Cora Brown
[email protected]
PR/NEWSLETTER
Eddrena Clark
(770) 879-5903
[email protected]
Shirley Connelly
(770) 978-9707
[email protected]
REFLECTIONS
VOICES FOR CHILDREN
James Roberts
(770) 978-0240
[email protected]
ROOM REPRESENTATIVES
6TH GRADE
7th GRADE
8th GRADE
8th GRADE Recognitions
Sherry Lewis
Chloe Howell
(404) 849-8394
[email protected]
[email protected]
SCRAPBOOK
Available to you
SPIRITWEAR
Rebecca Brownlee
(770) 978-0240
[email protected]