Tiger Talk
OCTOBER
GREENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
“LEARNERS TODAY,
LEADERS TOMORROW”
2015
PRINCIPAL CATHERINE TANNER
2015 Greenville Middle
School Homecoming Court,
pictured from left: Vivian
Gates, 5th grade maid;
Teriyana Fore, 7th grade
maid; Tykeria Graham,
Homecoming Queen;
Ny’Quandria Rush, 8th
grade maid; LaKayla Thigpen, 6th grade maid.
Upcoming Events
at GMS
 10/23—Art Winners Announced
 10/26—Parent Extravaganza
4:00-6:00PM
 10/27—Honors Program
8:30AM—5th & 6th Grade
9:30AM—7th & 8th Grade
 10/28—School Pictures
Students may be out of uniform. Appropriate dress required.
 10/29—GMS Basketball at
Hayneville
 10/30 - 11/6—Book Fair
 11/2—GMS Basketball at
Lowndes County
 11/5—GMS Basketball
Home vs. Thurgood Marshall
 11/9—GMS Basketball at
Thurgood Marshall
 11/11—Veterans Day
 11/12—GMS Basketball
Home vs. Lowndes County
 11/13—Red, White, & Blue
Picture Day
 11/16—GMS Basketball at
Andalusia
 11/19—GMS Basketball
Home vs. Andalusia
 11/19—Progress Reports
 11/25-11/27—Thanksgiving
Holidays
 11/30—GMS Basketball
Home vs. Camden School
GEAR UP Alabama
Gear Up Alabama
is a great way of helping
students get into a good
college and helping them
get great grades. Gear Up
Alabama is a 7-year grant
program designed to increase the number of students who are prepared to
enter and succeed in college. Several universities,
businesses, and organizations are partners for the
project, which will involve
nearly 9,200 7th and 8th
grade students in 17 coun-
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ties and 54 schools in the
Black Belt Community.
Greenville Middle School
is one of the schools chosen
to participate in the program.
There are lots of
Gear Up activities scheduled for this school year.
The second week of September, 7th and 8th grade
students participated in two
assemblies where speakers
emphasized the importance of good grades to
be able to go to college.
Changes at GMS
The 2015-2016
school year has changed a
lot! We have a new principal now. Her name is Mrs.
Tanner. She has made lots
of changes and she really
shows pride in our school
and students. We also
have several new teachers
On October 17, there was
also a program for parents
to learn more about saving
money for their child’s education.
The Gear Up program starts for students in
7th grade this school year
and will follow them
through 12th grade. To
learn more about Gear Up
Alabama, visit
www.gearupal.com.
~ Kenkorian Williams
8th grade student
this year!
Remember, we
have a superhero theme
this year! Please students,
make our teachers feel like
heroes! They need your
help to be the best teachers this year!
~ Hannah Lanford
8th grade student
October is Bullying
Awareness Month
Bullying is the use of strength
or influence to intimidate someone, to
force him or her to do what the bully
wants. Bullies hit people or say mean
things to hurt the person they are bullying. Bullying can happen anywhere,
but the main place for bullying is at
Breast Cancer Awareness
Breast Cancer was first noticed
by the Ancient Egyptians more than
3,500 years ago. In 1990, the pink ribbon began to be used as the international symbol of awareness for breast
cancer. Pink ribbons express moral
support for women with breast cancer.
Here are some breast cancer facts:

schools.

Breast cancer is the 2nd leading
cause of death in women.
address for parents and students to
report bullying issues. To report any
One in 8 women will be diagnosed
with breast cancer in their lifetime.
Butler County School System
has established a hotline and email
2015-2016 GMS Quiz
Bowl Team Announced

Women battling breast cancer
Levion Adams
Javoris Boggan
Emily Bowen
Macallister Brown
Donovan Evans
bullying concerns call 334‐382‐4989 or
need psychological, emotional,
866‐663‐8244 or email
financial, and treatment-related
Chris Gates
[email protected].
support.
Vivian Gates
~ Timothy Lee, 8th grade student
~ Shaliyah Hamilton, 8th grade student
“I am so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” ~ L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
Austin Guthrie
Avi Patel
Krupa Patel
Teacher Interview: Mr. Burkett
What subject do you teach? History
Where are you from? Greenville, AL
What colleges did you attend and
what was your major? Troy University. Majored in Political Science and
History
Mia Peroni
Jackson Simmons
Why did you choose to work in
schools? My mother and sister were
teachers.
Nicholas Sirmon
What do you do to provide your students with a successful learning
experience? Teach students how to
have good study skills.
Morgan Terry
What’s your favorite thing about
GMS? Seeing the 5th graders grow
and become more mature as they become 8th graders.
What are your hobbies? Watching
baseball and playing with my kids.
What do you want to do when you
retire? Go to live baseball games.
~ Shakera Lee
8th grade student
Aaliyah Studstill
Whitney Veazey
Kamonte Westbrook