Northridge Middle School

Fall Sports Information at a Glance! We cannot wait to see our students in action this fall. For more detailed information please visit our NMS Athletics website, choose the Sports tab and then select the sport you are looking for. Please remember that Final Forms must be completed before athletes are eligible to practice (https://middlebury-in.finalforms.com/). Reminder: All sports information and Final Forms instructions can be found on NMS Athletics website (https://www.mcsin-k12.org/o/nms-athletics)

It has been a busy summer! Now is the time to enroll your new student in MCS if you haven't done so already. Call 574-825-9425 or visit us at https://tech.mcsin-k12.org/forms/packet/enrollment

Updates & Reminders: 1. Start Dates for Fall Sports: Volleyball 8/5, Football 8/5, Soccer 8/5 and Cross Country 8/14 2. Raider Kick Off: August 7th between the hours or 10:00am-6:00pm 3. Students will be able to enter the building at 8:10am on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and 8:35am on Wednesdays. 4. Back to School Night: August 12th between 5:30pm-7:00pm 5. We are still in the process of scheduling students and will be for the next few weeks. Families will be able to look at finalized schedules on August 7th during Raider Kickoff. At some point before then, schedules might be available but please know it is not finalized until August 7th and there may be changes.

School Supply Update!

Are you curious to find out what jobs are available within Middlebury Community Schools? Scan the QR code to go directly to our Employment Opportunities page! Come work at a great place and make an impact in the lives of students!

NMS Families - There were errors made by Josten's in the printing our yearbooks. Nearly every student who preordered a yearbook will receive their copy today or tomorrow. There are a handful of students who purchased a yearbook online very late in the year. Those students will not receive their copy this week. Those may be picked up in the main office late next week. We will still be receiving nearly 200 copies of yearbooks that will be available for purchase. Any student wishing to purchase a yearbook should see Mrs. Smaka on Thursday. The cost is $40, cash or check made payable to Northridge Middle School. Those books can be picked up from the middle school office on Thursday or Friday of next week. Any student who purchases yearbooks on Thursday will be given signing pages provided by Josten's. These pages have adhesive strips and can later be affixed into the yearbooks. We greatly apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Smaka, our yearbook coordinator.

Civil War Day for 8th Graders!

Great job 8th graders helping at Krider Gardens!

NMS Academic Super Bowl teams had a GREAT showing today at Wawasee! English & Social Studies placed 4th, Science & Interdisciplinary placed 3rd and Math placed 2nd! Great job!

Attention all A.M. car riders, please remember if you are using the drop off line in front of Heritage School, there are HIS students being dropped off at the same time. They may be exiting the driver's side or stop sooner than you would. Please be patient! Student safety is more important than getting through the line quickly. Thank you!

Caden Risse (10th grader) came to NMS coding club to lead a lesson on Python! His coding lesson is one that will help our students bridge the gap between block based and traditional code. We don't know if Caden is considering a career in education, but our coding club sponsors, Ms. Wagner and Mr. Gagich, think he's a natural born leader. Thank you, Mr. Risse!

Thank you to THOR for spending a day with each of our 8th grade science classes the past 2 weeks🤩Our kids enjoyed their time and so did the teachers!💚💛Thankful for the amazing partnerships we have with the community!

Mr. Hahn's 6th grade science classes were learning about physical properties today and going from a liquid to a solid. 💛💚Today students made Oobleck👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

Great weekend to be a Raider!

Mr. Zook had a special guest, Emma Clark, as a co-anchor for student announcements this morning! She did a wonderful job!! During announcements our most recent Notable Northridge Raiders were announced as well! Thank you for showing our GO RAIDER traits Logan Groves, Darnell Slabach, Brayden Warman, Mason Sharp, Max Lizardo-Perez, Emily Yoder, Landen Owens, Oliver Abbs, and Trentin Miller!!

Attention 8th Grade Families: It's that time to be thinking about next year! Northridge High School requests your attendance on February 29th from 6:30-8:00pm for high school scheduling. Please contact the high school counseling department with questions.

Raider Idol is right around the corner on Friday, March 15th, and we need your help to make it a success! Your student should have brought home a donation and volunteer form home for you to complete earlier this week. If you are willing to donate your time that evening or items for our concession stand, please complete the form and return it to school no later than Friday, February 23rd. Please do not bring any items to the school at this time. We will contact you after all forms are turned in to confirm your donation or volunteer time. Thanks in advance for your help!(https://forms.gle/gdFS5E9USbhyfBFLA)

Progress reports were sent home with students yesterday afternoon (2/13/24). If your student no longer has their progress report, you can access their grades and information on Power School. Thanks!

We are showing our spirit for Riley Children's Hospital this week!! Students are able to purchase a CRUSH during lunch to send to their friends for Valentine's Day as part of our fundraiser💛💚The {spirit week} leads up to the 8th grade Riley Dance Marathon after school on February 23rd💗Our 8th grade students can get teams together and sign up (last day to sign up is Thursday 2/15)! If you are unable to participate but want to donate to Riley on NMS's behalf, please check out the link (https://give.rileykids.org/team/545652).

Students in Mrs. Stout's science classes are learning all about chemical reactions👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬A great lesson with multiple live demonstrations, media clips for understanding and guided notes💚💛