Saline Middle School
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| Saline Middle School | |
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| Location | |
| - Saline, Michigan, United States | |
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| Type | - Middle School |
| Established | - 1981 (current liberty school) |
| School district | Saline Area Schools |
| Principal | - David Raft |
| Faculty | - 60 |
| Grades | - 6-8 |
| Number of students | - approx. 900 |
| School Color(s) | - Blue & Gold |
| Athletics | - Hornets |
| Mascot | - Hornet |
| Newspaper | - The Nest |
| Website | SMS homepage |
Saline Middle School (also nicknamed SMS) is a middle school in Saline, Michigan. A part of Saline Area Schools, it currently houses grades 6-8. As of 2005, there are about 60 staff members and 900 students. In the 2010-2011 school year, the school will be housing 6th graders in addition to 7th and 8th graders .
For the 2006-2007 school year, the middle school moved into the "old" high school building (which had been vacant for two years) on Maple Road. At roughly 23,225 m² (250,000 sq ft), the building is more than double the size of the now vacant Saline Liberty School. The Middle School also now houses the Saline Senior Center in one of buildings wings. There is room for 1,100 students in the new facility.
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[edit] Electives
Saline Middle School's elective courses are 70 minutes long and alternate between two classes every other day.
Saline Middle School currently offers the following elective classes:
| Elective | Currently available? | Teacher | Notes |
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| Art |  |
Ms. Martin | |
| Band | |
Rebekah Allmand, Judy Hayes, John Mason | Judy Hayes and Cara Boden originally taught until the 2008-09 school year; Judy Hayes was reassigned to Heritage School and Cara Boden moved to Tokyo. Then, for the 2010-2011 School Year, Judy Hayes and John Mason came to SMS, too. |
| Choir | |
Bob Cindric | |
| French |  |
None | French was cancelled for the 2011-2012 School Year |
| German | |
Frau Hoops | Standard German is taught. |
| Life Management Skills | |
? | Presumably canceled. |
| Orchestra | |
Ben Culver | |
| Physical Education | |
Scott Stull | |
| Reproductive Health | |
Julie Spitler | This elective was canceled before the 2007-08 school year. |
| Spanish | |
Señora Washington | |
| Technology | |
Jamie Majestic | |
| Woodshop | |
Jeff Gillow | Bob Howard retired after teaching wood shop for 42 years. |
[edit] Extracurricular activities
Saline Middle School's extracurricular activities include:
- Folkstyle wrestling
- Swimming (Community Ed Sport in MS)
- Lacrosse (Community Ed Sport in MS)
- Basketball
- Softball (Community Ed Sport in MS)
- Football
- Volleyball
- Track & Field
- Cross Country
- Diving (Community Ed Sport in MS)
- Tennis (Community Ed Sport in MS)
- Cheerleading
[edit] Clubs
The school's clubs and available after-school activities include:
- Future Leaders of America
- MathCounts
- STAND
- Science Olympiad
- Spelling bee
- Quiz Bowl
- Destination Imagination
- Jazz Band
- Fiddle Club
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