TOGETHER, WE
RISE
One voice. One heart. One MMS.
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Maitland Middle School Community Brief
Monday, February 12, 2024
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Maitland Middle Community Member |
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Welcome to Day 112 of 180 Days of Being One. We are at the halfway mark of the quarter. Progress reports will be available on Skyward this Thursday, February 15th. Continue to monitor your child’s grades in Skyward. We continue to offer tutoring/homework help on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Lost & Found
Parents, have you recently asked your child if they’ve misplaced any of their personal belongings? Have you had to buy them a new water bottle or clothes? We currently have a cafeteria table full of lost and found items that are waiting to be claimed. Please speak with your child about any missing items and have them report to the cafeteria prior to the start of the school day or their lunch period to retrieve them.
** Moving forward, if these lost & found items aren’t spoken for at the end of each month, we will place these items in our donation pile. **
Policies and Procedures Reminder
Strongly encourage your student to be on time for classes. The information delivered at the beginning of class is crucial and lays the foundation for the work of the day. Chronic tardiness will result in an administrative referral.
This is a reminder that electronic devices (cell phones, listening devices, smart watches, and the like) are prohibited during school hours. Students will receive a courtesy reminder during announcements daily. Continued violations will result in confiscation and administrative action.
We thank you for your support.
Reflection for the Week
In order to Level Up, one must face setbacks, criticism, and take the small wins that add up. There will be discomfort, in most cases, maybe some pain. The phrase “No Pain, No Gain” comes to mind. In these moments of discomfort, it is hard to see what is being revealed, and produced. Once the next level is reached, we will look back at the lessons learned. We are in the thick of the lesson this quarter. Distractions are all around. Let us stay the course. Be humble and gracious with one another as we continue to work towards our goals (personal and collectively). We are on the precipice of success.
Together We Rise. One Voice. One Heart. One MMS!
#theyearofone
Principal Brown
Pictured very top: Principal Brown and future Golden Hawks from Lakemont Elementary School.
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Click HERE to purchase your 2023-2024 yearbook.
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Feb. 12: Basketball vs Audubon Park 5:15 (away)
Feb. 12-16: For the Culture Spirit Week
Feb. 14: Deadline for 8th Grade Tribute Ads (see flyer above)
Feb. 15: Progress Report available on Skyward
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Feb. 16: Mega Blast Celebration (PE)
Feb. 17: Spirit Fun Run At SeaWorld
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Come and join our team. Click HERE to register. This is a great time to fellowship with our ONEOCPS Family. When you register, search for Maitland Middle to join our team. Come wearing your MMS spirit gear. Who will challenge Principal Brown this year?
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Feb. 19: Presidents Day (No school) |
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Applications are open now through February 23.
Tip sheet for recording:
Audition rules and regulations & waivers:
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Mar. 4 - 7: Grade Field Trip to the Zoo
Mar. 4 - 14: PMA 3 Assessment Window for Civics and Science Classes
Mar. 7: WPPL Chat-n-Chew Book Club during all Lunches
Mar. 14: End of 3rd Marking Period
Mar. 15: Teacher Workday/Student Holiday
Mar. 18 - 22: Spring Break
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Join in the Hat and Hoodie Friday fundraiser. Students can purchase a monthly or a year end pass to wear their hat or hoodie (appropriate use only) on campus. The funds and donations will go towards campus incentives. Click HERE for the school pay link. We also collect during lunches. We thank you for your support. |
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Black History "For the Culture" Events |
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Golden Hawk of the Week
Marcos Alvarado Rojas
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Marcos brings a joyful light to our campus. He makes it a point to take care of new students who are learning English. It is amazing watching him help with language acquisition and being an encouragement to those around him. He has a cheerful disposition and is always smiling. Keep being a great Golden Hawk Marcos! |
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Staffulty Highlights
SOAR Award - Mrs. Christie
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Mrs. Christie and Dr. Albright.
It is my pleasure to recognize my 6th grade science colleague, Mrs. Aneishka Christie-Mason, for this week’s SOAR Award. Mrs. Christie is a joy to work with because of her positive attitude and ability to never give up on a student. Working with diverse learners, Mrs. Christie looks for creative and interactive ways to support student learning. Her reach extends beyond the classroom, as she sponsors the Black Students Alliance (BSA) Club and supervises the YMCA Before and After School Programs. Thank you for all that you do Mrs. Christie!!
~Dr. Albright
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National School Counseling Week |
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We want to send a huge thank you to our Guidance Counselors, Ms. Pender and Mr. Singer, on National School Counseling Week. They continuously work to support our students and families. From working on schedules, tutoring students, facilitating meetings, and being a listening ear for all – they set the bar high. Keep soaring! |
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Our Golden Hawk Men’s team had two hard losses this week, Monday to ACE and Wednesday to Glenridge. We are looking forward to our final game of the regular season against Audubon Park K8. The game starts at 5:15pm. |
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Our Lady Golden Hawks continue to soar high! They dominated both games last week and we look forward to an undefeated season. They next play Audubon Park K8 this Monday at 6:15pm. |
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Track and Field Intramurals
Track & field intramurals will take place every Tuesday and Thursday until February 22. These pre-season workouts will help improve the students' speed and endurance. For more information, please pick up the information sheet in the front office or in the locker rooms.
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Elective Course Request for 2024-2025:
We will be continuing our elementary school visits to begin the course registration process. In addition, we will be welcoming our high schools on campus as well to start the course registration process for our rising Freshmen.
Here are the dates:
February 22nd - Lake Sybelia Elementary School @ Lake Sybelia
February 22nd -23rd Winter Park High School visit @ MMS
Course requests information for rising 7th and 8th graders were completed on Thursday, February 8. Students were told the process to make selections. Please submit the course request by Feb. 21st. This will help us to input requests in a timely manner and to make adjustments as needed.
Click HERE to see rising 7th grade options and submit the form.
Click HERE to see rising 8th grade options and submit the form.
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Schedule your school tour, Monday through Thursday from 8:15-8:45am and 4:00-4:30pm. Contact us at 407-623-1462, or email Ms. Nan Bressler at Nan.Bressler@ocps.net
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Monday's Motivational Moment! |
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Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers led the way in Super Bowl I |
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Vince Lombardi had won NFL titles, but decades ago he had a new challenge and responsibility: winning the very first Super Bowl vs. Kansas City in 1967.
On the heels of the NFL-AFL merger, Lombardi (1913-70) was already becoming a legend -- the fiery, driven coach of the Green Bay Packers who turned football’s small-market, frigid northern Wisconsin city into "Titletown USA" with three championships in his first seven seasons.
“Lombardi is arguably the greatest football coach of all time and is on the short list of history’s greatest coaches, regardless of sport,” the Pro Football Hall of Fame wrote. “His ability to teach, motivate and inspire players helped turn the Green Bay Packers into the most dominating NFL team in the 1960s.”
In 1971, the trophy given to the Super Bowl champs was renamed in his honor -- partly because Lombardi dominated the first two showdowns between the National Football League and the upstart American Football League.
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The winner of Sunday's Super Bowl LVIII will be awarded the Lombardi trophy. Lombardi is pictured in January 1967 with the Super Bowl trophy that would be named for him. |
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Super Prepping for Super Bowl I
Lombardi upped the intensity of preparing his team for the battle with Kansas City in Super Bowl I.
For starters, the coach increased fines for breaking curfew from $500 to $5,000, a fortune in the days before today’s multi-million dollar contracts. Lombardi let his Green Bay Packers know right away that this was serious business, and that he was serious and he didn’t want anyone not to be 100% focused.
Green Bay's Pro Bowl wide receiver Carroll Dale once said, “Before that first Super Bowl, coach Lombardi stressed to us that we were now representing the entire NFL. His message was: "Keep your mouth closed and go play."
Lombardi arranged the team’s daily schedule leading up to the Super Bowl I game so the players had almost no time to do anything other than practice, study film, go to team meetings, eat and sleep.
Lombardi once described football like this: "This game is like life in demanding a man’s personal commitment to excellence and to victory.”
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“I don’t think I ever witnessed coach Lombardi more caught up in that situation than that first Super Bowl,” said Willie Davis (above), a defensive end on the Green Bay Super Bowl I team and a Hall of Famer. “He, along with his staff, did one of his best coaching jobs ever." (Davis is pictured above in action during Super Bowl I.)
*** BLACK HISTORY MONTH FOOTNOTE ***
Willie Davis was the Hall of Fame defensive end on the Green Bay Packers' 1960s dynasty teams. Under coach Lombardi and with players like quarterback Bart Starr and guard Jerry Kramer, Davis and the Packers won five NFL titles including the first two Super Bowls. After football, Davis went on to a successful business career that spanned over 45 years and brought him acclaim and financial rewards as an entrepreneur in the beverage and radio industries. He's also sat on the board of directors of several Fortune 500 companies. He overcame impoverished circumstances and then a lack of business experience.
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Lombardi's Record
Lombardi’s career coaching record of 105-35-6, including playoffs, gave him the best winning percentage -- .740 -- in NFL history. He never had a losing season despite taking over the also-ran Packers, and then the Washington Redskins for one season before his death. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971, and ESPN named him No. 1 among all sports coaches in the 20th century.
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Lombardi's Keys to Success for our Golden Hawks
“To achieve success, whatever the job we have, we must pay a price for success,” Lombardi said. “You have to pay the price to get to the point where success is possible. … Success is not a sometimes thing. In other words, you don't do what is right once in a while, but all the time. Success is a habit. Winning is a habit.”
Besides victory, Lombardi valued character to the hilt: “The objective is to win -- fairly, squarely, decently, by the rules, but to win.”
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Important Contact Information:
Maitland Middle School main number – 407-623-1462
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Maitland Middle School Leadership Team |
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Dean Himschoot, Dean Wood, Principal Brown, Asst. Principal Pavlonnis and Asst. Principal Thompson. |
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Thank you for reading.
Mr. Brown, Principal
Maitland Middle School
Sunday, February 11, 2024
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