Southeastern Stokes Middle

Marking our calendars! 🗓️

Little Folks Festival Saturday April 5th 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Hosted at Mount Olive Elementary School Address: 2145 Chestnut Grove Road King, NC

Good Evening Warriors! This is Kristan Gallimore with your weekly message. Q3 report cards go home with students tomorrow. Please reach out to teachers if you have any questions about grades or attendance. Our students will be taking the final round of Check-In assessments this week. Please make sure students arrive on time each day due to testing. This Friday is our 8th grade formal from 5:30 to 8:30 in the cafeteria. See an 8th grade teacher if you have any questions. Looking ahead to next week we have our Kobe Spirit Night on Wednesday, April 9th from 5 to 9. A portion of the proceeds will be donated back to the school. Our Q3 Honor Roll rewards will be Friday, April 11th. Mark your calendars for Awards Day on Thursday, May 22nd. More details will be available soon. I hope that each of you had a wonderful weekend. As always, we are so appreciative of the continued support. I cannot wait to see each of you tomorrow morning. GO WARRIORS!!

Good Evening Warriors! This is Kristan Gallimore with your weekly message. I am so excited to welcome our students back from spring break tomorrow morning. I hope that everyone is well rested and ready to put in the work for our last quarter of the school year. It is so hard to believe that we have just 8 short weeks to finish preparing for End of Grade testing. In order to prepare, we need your help! Please work to have students at school each day by 8:20 and avoid early dismissals if at all possible. Every minute counts as we prepare for our summative assessments. This Friday we will continue our Intervention Fridays and it is also March's Freaky Friday. This month all proceeds go to support all of our athletic teams. Students are eligible as long as they have not received ISS or OSS from February 17th through March 28th. Band students attending Wednesday's MPA, please be sure to be at school at 7:30 dressed in concert black. See Mr. Carter if you have any questions. Looking ahead, Q3 report cards go home on Monday, March 31st. Our final Check-In testing window opens next week. These assessments will help us plan our content pacing between now and the EOGs. As you can see, the end of March and beginning of April are busy at Southeastern. Get some rest and I cannot wait to see you all tomorrow. GO WARRIORS!!

Good Evening Warriors! This is Kristan Gallimore with your weekly message. I want to first thank everyone who donated blood at Wednesday's blood drive. We reached our goal, supported a worthy cause and raised money for our school. Join me in wishing our Battle of the Books team good luck on Wednesday as they compete in the county competition. Thursday is spring pictures and Friday is spring sports pictures. Friday is also the end of Q3 and our last day before spring break. Families, there are only 35 yearbooks left available for purchase. Be sure to order yours today. The 8th grade formal is quickly approaching and now is the time to purchase your ticket from 8th grade teachers. A behavior contract must be signed in order to purchase a ticket. See one of our 8th grade teachers if you have any questions. There will be no weekly message on Sunday, March 16th. Students will return from spring break on Monday, March 24th. I hope that everyone had an amazing weekend and students are ready to put in the work this week in all of their classes. Thank you for the support. GO WARRIORS!!

Good Evening Warriors! This is Kristan Gallimore with your weekly message. Spring sports is in full swing this week with two days of baseball and softball, our first home track meet and boys tennis. Be sure to come out and support our students! This Wednesday, March 5th, is our spring blood drive from 2:00 to 6:30 in the cafeteria and we hope that you will consider donating. If we can collect 30 units, SSMS will receive $10 per unit What a great way to support our school and give back to the community. Looking ahead, spring pictures will be Thursday, March 13th. The NJHS will be sponsoring a Kona Ice event during the school day on Friday, March 14th and the 14th is also the end of Q3. Spring break is the week of March 17th. As you can see, March is kicking off with a lot of events and ways to support our school. I hope that each of you had a wonderful weekend. I cannot wait to see students tomorrow morning. Thank you for believing in us! GO WARRIORS!

Good Evening Warriors! This is Kristan Gallimore with your weekly message. I want to thank each of you for your patience and understanding as we navigated the weather this past week. I am hoping this coming week is full of warmer temperatures and sunshine. This week brings a lot of sports information and things to remember. Tomorrow night is our spring sports meeting for parents at 5:30 in the big gym. Please make plans to attend. Spring sports kick off on Tuesday and we have our first home games for baseball and softball on Thursday. For spectators who park on Summit Street, please be prepared to walk to the gate and pay for entry or pay when an administrator comes around to check for ticket stubs. The money we earn from ticket sales to our sporting events directly impacts our student-athletes and allows us to purchase equipment such as baseballs, softballs, stop watches, line paint, uniforms and more. Our spring blood drive is on Wednesday, March 5th and we hope that you will consider donating. Southeastern receives $10 per unit if we can collect 30 units of blood. Save a life and support our school in one stop! I hope that each of you had a wonderful weekend. Thank you so much for supporting our students and our staff. We cannot wait to see you tomorrow. GO WARRIORS!!

The spring sports parent meeting has been rescheduled for Monday, February 24th at 5:30 in the big gym. Thank you!

Two-Hour Delay for Friday, 2/21: Students may be dropped off as early as 9:30 and the bell rings at 10:20.

Weather Announcement: Friday, February 21st, 2025 Stokes County Schools will operate on a 2 hour delay.

The spring sports parent meeting has been cancelled for this evening. Thank you!

🚨 Important Announcement: School Closure 🚨 Weather Announcement - February 20th, 2025 Due to the unexpected snow, Stokes County Schools will close today. We will not run buses today. Secondary parents: If your children were already on buses, their school will contact you to let you know at which elementary school they are located. Elementary school will start dismissal at 9:15. Please be safe traveling to pick up your child. We will supervise your child until you arrive. If you cannot pick up your child by 11:00 am, please contact your child’s school to make further arrangements. I apologize for the late notice and the inconvenience. Please be safe.

Weather Announcement: February 20th, 2025 Due to unforecasted burst of snow, some of the secondary roads are impacted. There will be a 3 hour delay for Middle and High Schools. If your student is on a bus they will continue to the school. Elementary schools o a normal schedule.

Weather Announcement: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Stokes County Schools will be closed for students. Optional teacher workday . Staff: Option A

Good Evening Warriors! This is Kristan Gallimore with your weekly message. I want to thank all of the students who joined us on Friday night at the Valentines Dance. We had a great turnout and raised a lot of money for our band program. Our next Freaky Friday is March 28th and we hope to see you all there! This week brings our spring sports parent meeting at 5:30 this Thursday in the big gym. Our yearbook is on sale for $40. If you want to guarantee a yearbook, you must purchase it by Wednesday, February 26th. We do not order very many extras so now is your chance to buy one for this school year. Tomorrow is a regular school day for all students and staff. It is a make-up day from inclement weather in January. I hope that you all had a great weekend. Thank you for supporting our students and our staff. As always, we are incredibly blessed by the wonderful Walnut Cove community. Have a great evening. GO WARRIORS!!

Good Morning Warriors! This is Kristan Gallimore with some information regarding today's sports practices, Mrs. Pumpkin's orders and school work. As you all know, Stokes County Schools are closed today. If you are not experiencing a power outage, this is a great time to work on your missing assignments. Take advantage of this time at home today. Our Mrs. Pumpkin's orders will not be delivered today. The new delivery date is Monday, February 17th. School closures today are due to power outages and downed trees. For this reason, we are allowed to have optional practices this afternoon. Please see the information below and contact a coach if you have specific questions. Softball and baseball practices will be held inside today from 3:30-5:00 (optional). There will be no track or tennis practices today. Softball Remind: https://www.remind.com/join/bachk7h Track Remind: https://www.remind.com/join/hgdf47f Thank you! GO WARRIORS!

Winter Weather Update: Wednesday, February 12th, 2025 Due to power outages and trees falling across the county, Stokes County Schools will be closed for students and operate on an optional teacher workday. Staff will report on a 3 hour delay.

Weather Announcement: Due to the latest forecast, Stokes County Schools will have a remote learning day on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.

Good Evening Warriors! This is Kristan Gallimore with your weekly message. This week Southeastern is sponsoring a "Love on the Community"event. We are collecting donations of canned food and other dry goods for East Stokes Outreach. Join us in giving back to the people of Walnut Cove. Pepsi orders for our athletic fundraiser are due this Tuesday. Help us as we raise funds to support our student-athletes. Tennis has been postponed a week as our tennis courts are being resurfaced. Track starts tomorrow and students should be picked up at the front of the school at 5:00 each day. Please have athletic clothing and shoes. Friday is Valentines Day and I have a few reminders for the day. Flowers and other gifts cannot be delivered to the classrooms and are not allowed on school buses. Please help us by reminding our students of this expectation. Friday is also our Valentines Day Dance from 6:00-8:00. Students who have not recieved a full day of ISS or OSS from 1/20 to 2/14 are eligible to attend and the cost is $5 with concessions being sold during the event. Students must go home between dismissal and the dance. There will be a mandatory meeting for parents of spring athletes on Thursday, February 20th at 5:30. Please make plans to attend if this applies to you. I hope that everyone enjoyed the weekend. Have a terrific Sunday evening and GO WARRIORS!!

PowerSchool Cybersecurity Update: We are writing to update you regarding the recent cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool, the software vendor that provides our Student Information System (SIS). PowerSchool initiated the process of notifying individuals whose information was determined to be involved. As previously mentioned, PowerSchool has engaged Experian, a trusted credit reporting agency, to provide complimentary identity protection and credit monitoring services to current and former students and educators that had information exfiltrated from PowerSchool SIS. PowerSchool is doing this regardless of whether an individual’s Social Security Number was exfiltrated. In the coming weeks, Experian (on behalf of PowerSchool) will be distributing direct email notifications to involved individuals (or their parent/guardian, as applicable) for whom PowerSchool has sufficient contact information. Additionally, PowerSchool has worked with Experian to set up a dedicated, toll-free call center to answer any questions associated with these offerings and the incident. All the information regarding the activation of and access to these services will be included in the email sent to you by Experian. Whether or not you receive an email, you may also visit PowerSchool’s website to learn how to activate the offering from Experian, linked here: http://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/notice-of-united-states-data-breach/. Protecting our students and teachers remains our top priority. Thank you again for all of your support and understanding during this time.