On Thursday, March 17, 2016, St. Patrick’s Day, the students and staff of the SAS Middle School had a very special treat. The dancers of the Rince Na Sonas School of Irish Dance put on a show as part of their annual holiday dance outs. Students and staff highly enjoyed this demonstration of Irish culture. Thank you Mrs. Hickey and Mrs. Greenwood and their team!

On Monday, March 14, 2016, in Ms. Chapman's 5th grade Spanish class, three Honduran young ladies came to share about life in Honduras and answer students' questions. The Atoms had prepared and practiced questions in Spanish to ask the girls. The students enjoyed listening to their answers in Spanish and finding out more about Honduran culture. This was another wonderful event that speaks to our goal at SAS to bring as much culture and perspective to shape our students for a successful future!

On Thursday, March 17, 2016, the 7th grade math team had two wonderful guest speakers. Josiah Williams. He is a graduate of Jamesville-Dewitt High school. He currently goes to University of Buffalo and studies Business Administration. Also, he plays on the UB football team. He is the brother of our very own Mr. Williams who does great work in our 7th grade math classroom. The other speakers name is Greg Brangman. He is also a Jamesvile-Dewitt alumni. He is an Exercise Science major at SUNY Brockport. He also played a collegiate sport as well. The purpose for them speaking to the kids was to provide a different perspective of the expectations in life. Instead, two young fresh faces to provide them with knowledge and wisdom. Some of the key points discussed were time management, academic responsibility, and diligence. In addition, they shared their personal experiences that related to these topics, one of our important goals at SAS is stated in our mission statement. We seek to give our students the necessary skills to be prepared for college, career, and citizenship. These young men spoke to the expectations for two of those three amazing aspects of life.

On Friday, March 11, 2016 there was a lot going on at the SAS Middle School! Typically, this is the event in which our Students of the Month are recognized for their great contributions. This time however there was much, much more! The event started off with staff and students recognizing our custodian, Mr. Harry. He is instrumental in our school for so many reasons and his hard work and willingness to do anything to help the middle school was celebrated! Next up was our Math Counts team! Mr. Uber and his wonderful 7th graders went to the local competition and received 2nd place! Our SAS Science Fair award winners were next on the docket. Students were recognized for their achievements and presented medals and prizes that included Kindle Fires and iPods! Last, but not least, the Student of the Month awards were presented. Staff and Administration use these awards to recognize the continued, never-ending commitment to excellence that we are lucky to see every day! A great event for all that attended, GO ATOMS!