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Head shaving for a cause
 Social
studies teachers Rick Brown and Mark Horler went under
the clippers Friday, February 5, during Hair for Haiti at
Twin Towers Middle School.
Students at the school were challenged by the duo to
raise $2,000 to put towards the district's donation to
the American Red Cross. Middle schoolers didn't
disappoint—they raised more than the $2,000 mark!
Middle
school tracks open for use
New
tracks at Monhagen and Twin Towers Middle Schools will
be open for public use as of Monday, February 1, weather
permitting.
Click here to view track and field rules and
regulations.
The Great Middie Gumball Challenge February 1-April
15
Students at Twin Towers
and Monhagen Middle Schools have been challenged to read 5,000 books (per
school) by April 15. If students accomplish this challenge,
a gumball chewing contest
will be held between the schools' principals, Mr. Dean and Mrs. Sorrentino, on April 16.
Students will witness the competition live and via video
conferencing in their respective buildings. The
winner of the competition will receive a gumball machine
trophy!
Middle schoolers make the grade
Twin Towers
Middle School recently recognized more than 250 students for
making the High Honor Roll and Honor Roll for the first
quarter. Click here
to view students that made the grade!
District launches SchoolMessenger
Keeping
students, parents, and the community informed isn't just
important—it’s a priority in Middletown. As a result,
the district has launched
SchoolMessenger—a
notification system that delivers voice, e-mail, and SMS
messages to users on matters such as attendance, events,
and district emergencies. To read more about the service
and learn how to create a
SchoolMessenger account,
click here.
 Don't
be caught out in the cold! Tune in for closings
and delays
With winter weather underway, it's important to know
where to tune in for school closings and delays.
Parents are encouraged to
log on to the district Web
site and
tune in to
Channel 20, and local
radio and television stations
listed here.
What's new with the flu?
With
health officials expecting
the seasonal
flu and
H1N1 virus to impact schools and communities,
the
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued
recommendations
and precautions parents can
take to help their child from contacting the seasonal flu
and H1N1 virus.
Click here
to
read more.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
a hit!
Twin Towers
Middle School hosted its annual
fall Drama Club performance on Friday, November 20.
Audiences were wowed by the Club's performance of
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,
adapted by
Lindsey Price. Look out this spring for the Club's
performance of
The Music Man
scheduled for April 9-10.
Important notice for parents
On
Tuesday, November 17, at approximately 10:50 a.m., a
gas odor was detected in the central kitchen area of Twin
Towers Middle School. As a result, the building was
immediately evacuated. A building inspection was conducted
by District personnel, in collaboration with the Middletown
Fire Department and Orange and Rockland Utilities, and at
approximately 11:17 a.m. it was determined that the building
was safe to re-enter. At that time, all students and staff
returned to the building and their regularly scheduled
classes.
Soccer team goes undefeated
The
boys' soccer team went undefeated this season with a record
of 11-0-1. Congratulations to Coach
Marshall and the
following student-athletes: Eric Barone, Jonathan Castillo,
Antonio DiVito, Milton Dorcues, Brendan Finley, Freddie
Grace, Nicholas Hernandez, Santiago Hernandez, Angel
Martinez. Chris Moran, Jairo Perez, Francesco Pizzari, Eric
Henrique, Jose Saaveda, Marco Amaya, Daniel Acevedo, Vinney
Rotundo, Raul Diaz, Luis Velazquez, and Youvani Segundo.
School celebrates Red Ribbon Week
Twin
Towers Middle School was among thousands of
schools pledging to be drug-and-alcohol free
across the nation during Red Ribbon Week,
observed from October 23-31.
This
year, students at the school
were asked to create posters
around the theme “Dream,
Believe, Achieve, Succeed.” Kids
wrote and/or illustrated how
they plan to stay drug, alcohol,
tobacco, and violence free at
home, school and, when with
peers. Sixth-grader
Robert Golden was named the
contest winner, while
seventh-graders Nahomi Gomez and
Christopher Vargas placed second
and third. All winners
received gift cards to Walmart.
Schools remember 9/11
Middletown
City Schools commemorated the eighth anniversary of 9/11 on
Friday
with
district-wide moments of silence, in memory
of those lost in the attacks, and a
variety of activities centered around Patriot Day.
Click
here to read more.
School welcomes new teachers
Twin Towers Middle School would like to
welcome 11 new teachers this school year. Welcome to:
Brianne Brunke, Danielle Strommer, Mary Kelly, Susan
Bransfield, Luis Garcia, Diana Marz, Melissa Mahlmann,
Karen Cissel, Marcella Lord, Kathleen Moore and Arnold
Cohen.
Twin Towers
named school in
good standing by state
Twin
Towers Middle School is no longer on the
New York State School in Need of Improvement (SINI)
List—it’s now a school in good standing, according to the
State Education Department (SED).
To be removed from the SINI list, a school must meet specific requirements called Annual Measurable
Objectives (AMOs) in English Language Arts (ELA), math and
science (in grades 3-8). If all objectives are
achieved, then a school has met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).
If a school meets AYP for two consecutive years in the categories
for which it was identified, it is removed from the
identified list and classified as a school in good
standing by the state.
Congratulations to Twin Towers students, staff,
administration, and parents on achieving this
impressive accomplishment!
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Channel 20 Schedule
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Homework Hotline
Visit the Homework Hotline Web site by clicking
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February
10
PBIS Ice Cream
Social
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February
18
Board of Education meeting
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February
12 &15
No School:
Presidents' Weekend
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