Ashland Middle School

Hope to see you there!

Do you have a child who will be 5 years old by September 1st, 2025? Then it's time to register for kindergarten and attend our Kindergarten Open Houses TODAY! Register online here: https://www.ashland.k12.or.us/o/asd/page/kindergarten-new-student-registration If you need assistance with registration, you can visit your neighborhood school. Translation services are available. We can't wait to meet you and partner in your child's education!

🌟 It’s Assistant Principal Appreciation Week! 🌟 Join us in celebrating the incredible work of our assistant principals who go above and beyond every single day to support our students, staff, and school community! 🙌📚 Whether it’s solving problems, cheering on student success, or lending a helping hand wherever it's needed — our APs are true heroes behind the scenes. 💪💙 Ashland High School Assistant Principals Becca Laroi and Francisco Lopez and Ashland Middle School Assistant Principal Rebecca Gyarmathy..... Thank you for your leadership, dedication, and the countless ways you make our school stronger. We appreciate you this week and every week! 💐✨ #AssistantPrincipalAppreciationWeek #ThankYouAPs #SchoolHeroes #EducationMatters

🚍🍎📚 Shoutout to Our Amazing Classified Employees! 🙌💙 Behind every smooth school day, there’s a team of hardworking heroes making it happen! 🏫✨ To our bus drivers who get students to and from school safely, our food service staff who serve up nourishment with a smile, our educational assistants who support learning in every way, and every incredible custodian, office staff, and tech specialist who keeps things running—YOU make a difference every single day! 👏 Your dedication, kindness, and hard work don’t go unnoticed. Thank you for everything you do to create a safe, welcoming, and supportive environment for students and staff alike! 💛 #ThankAClassifiedEmployee #SchoolHeroes #WeAppreciateYou

A friendly reminder that Wednesday, March 5 is a school day for all K-12 students!

📣📣📣 Please help us spread the word!! We have openings in all employment areas for substitutes! Enjoy a flexible schedule and a sense of contributing to your community all while working with some of the BEST students and staff in the area 🌟🌟🌟 .

🌟 January is School Board Appreciation Month! 🌟 Let's take a moment to celebrate and honor the incredible individuals who dedicate their time and energy to shaping the future of our schools. 🏫🎓 Our school board members work tirelessly behind the scenes to make important decisions, advocate for students, and support our teachers and staff. 💡📚 Their leadership and commitment help create a brighter future for every child in our community. 🌈✨ 💬 Join us in saying THANK YOU! Drop a comment below to share your gratitude or a story about how their efforts have made a difference. 🙌❤️ #SchoolBoardAppreciationMonth #ThankYouSchoolBoard #EducationMatters #ASDProud

Southern Oregon Pride! We are committed to serving ALL in our community. Excited to start the SOPride Parade! Come out and show your support Ashland! Parade starts at 10:00. #ASDProud #allmeansall #lovewins

ALERT: All Ashland School District afterschool clubs and activities are cancelled today, 9/4/24. This includes the boys JV and Varsity away soccer game. Please arrange for student pick up as soon as possible.

Welcome Back, AMS ! We're excited to kick off the 2024-2025 school year at Ashland Middle School! Here's what you need to know: 📅 Important Dates: - Aug 26: Orientation for ALL 6th graders and NEW 7th/8th graders (8:40 AM-12:00 PM) - Aug 27: First full day for ALL students (8:40 AM-3:05 PM) 🏈 Fall Sports: - Football (7th/8th boys): Aug 20-26, 4:00-5:30 PM - Volleyball (7th/8th girls): Aug 20-26, 3:15-4:45 PM - Cross-Country (6-8th): Aug 20-26, 3:15-4:45 PM 📱 New Cell Phone Policy: Phones must be turned off and stored in lockers during school hours. 📸 Picture Day: September 17 (Retakes: October 17) 🍎 Free Meals: All students receive free breakfast and lunch this year! 🚌 Bus Info: Register even if you don't usually ride. Check routes at www.ashland.k12.or.us/bus or call 541-482-3174. ❓ Questions? Contact the front office at 541-482-1611. Let's make this an amazing year at Ashland Middle School! #AshlandMiddleSchool #BackToSchool2024 https://www.ashland.k12.or.us/o/ams/article/1704283

📣 Attention Ashland Middle School Families! 📣 🖊️ Registration for the 2024-2025 school year is NOW OPEN! 🖊️ Here's what you need to know: ✅ Register online at: https://www.ashland.k12.or.us/page/enrollment-and-registration ✅ School supply lists for all grades are available on our website ✅ Check out the new AMS 24-25 Blue/Gold Calendar and Team Schedules 📚 Supply lists and more info: https://www.ashland.k12.or.us/o/ams/page/how-to-register Questions? Contact our registrar: kerri.mallory@ashland.k12.or.us Let's gear up for an amazing year at AMS! 🚀🐻

Check out the article by Ashland.news highlighting our new summer lunch program. Free meals are now available for all children ages 1-18 at Walker and Bellview elementary schools, Monday through Thursday until August 8th. The piece explores how recent eligibility changes made this possible after years of ineligibility. Please click to read more about this exciting initiative and its impact on our community. https://ashland.news/no-free-lunch-actually-if-youre-up-to-18-years-old-you-can-get-one-this-summer-in-ashland/

Free summer meals will be served at Walker Elementary School and Bellview Elementary School June 17th - August 8th , Monday through Thursday 11am to 12:30 pm . All children age 1-18 will eat free regardless of enrollment.

On Saturday, May 3rd, nine Ashland Middle School students were honored in a ceremony at the Ashland Public Library for essays they wrote about books that had touched their lives. The top three entries at each grade level won cash prizes of $50-$100. Winners from AMS included 8th graders Scout Drossos, Hayden Turner, and Juniper Nohr, 7th grader Tristina Brower, and 6th graders Aurora DeLong and Jackson Kentfield. Lucy Ramseur-Stroud, Riana Guerrero-Myer and Lily Grissom all received recognition for honorable mention entries. Congratulations to all the participants in the Friends of the Ashland Library Middle School Essay Contest!

Ashland Middle School's Student Council was recently honored as on of the top student councils in the state! Way to go, AMS Student Council! Your efforts make our school a better place .

📚 Celebrating Principal Appreciation Day with Steve Retzlaff at Ashland Middle School! 📚 Thank you, Principal Retzlaff, for your steadfast leadership and dedication to AMS. Since becoming our principal, your vision has consistently focused on collaboration and excellence. While you found it tough to leave the classroom, your broader impact at AMS has been unmistakable. Together with our incredible team of educators, you’ve helped make Ashland Middle School a nurturing and dynamic place for every student. We are grateful for your passion and commitment!

🏀 Calling all young athletes! 🏀 Join us for the Ashland High School Girls Basketball Camp! Open to girls in grades 5-8 for the 2024-2025 school year. This is your chance to improve your skills, make new friends, and have a blast on the court! 📅 Dates: JULY 15-19 2024 📍 Location: 201 S Mountain Ave. Ashland, Or 97520 Register now to secure your spot: https://5il.co/2hufp or scan the QR code in the image. For more information, email allison.gida@yahoo.com or visit the AHS Athletic Office.

PREVIEW NEW ONLINE CURRICULUM FOR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) HERE: https://www.ashland.k12.or.us/page/sel-curriculum-adoption The State of Oregon has launched its Transformative SEL Framework and Standards, a pioneering initiative aimed at fostering holistic development in students and educators alike. This comprehensive approach centers around the belief that learning is inherently a social and emotional process, deeply intertwined with the development of healthy identities, empathy, supportive relationships, and responsible decision-making. To align with the state framework, Ashland is preparing to adopt new K-12 curriculum tools. These will be online tools designed to be used in age-appropriate ways at each grade level from Kindergarten through high school graduation. Visit the site in the next 30 days to preview the online tools, read more about top choice WAYFINDER, and register your comments.

Congratulations to AMS/TRAILS on their ribbon cutting yesterday, Wednesday, March 20th celebrating the completion of its new solar array at the fields for AMS/TRAILS Outdoor School, 158 Walker Avenue. The School District is pleased to share that the new ground-mounted solar array on the campus's southeast corner is operational. It is a substantial accomplishment for the district to honor the commitment to align its 2018 bond with the City of Ashland’s Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP). The new structure boasts 288 individual panels that have already produced up to 168 kWh during peak production. The ground-mounted array and location were selected carefully to minimize impact and use district space with minimal use. The Ashland School district is investigating additional solar sites to create other solar generation, lessening their carbon footprint and further aligning with the overarching City’s CEAP plan. Thank you to our Ashland community for your commitment to supporting our schools and our regional partners, True South Solar, HMK Co., and Adroit Construction, for your work! The solar field will provide power to the district’s TRAILS Outdoor School.

National School Counseling Week, Feb 5-9. Please join AMS in celebrating and appreciating our Behavior Health Specialist, Child Development Specialist, Student Advocate and Interns this week (and all weeks!). Our counseling team works hard to support all our students with the development of social-emotional, problem-solving and sound decision-making skills. They provide critical guidance and support of the structures and practices that support our children’s mental and emotional well-being and by extension, that of our staff and parents. Thank you team!!! Abdiaziz Guled: Student Advocate Abdiaziz really needs no introduction. We can’t imagine any community member who has not crossed paths with this extraordinary individual. Abdiaziz has worked for ASD since 1994 and in his current position since 1997. You can frequently find Abdi at the “Cubs Corner” but he actually seems to be everywhere at once, organizing a lunchtime game, teaching a leadership class, co-leading a BSU meeting, coaching track, or soothing a student who feels left-out and is having a hard day. After 30 years in the district, he shares that he loves “seeing students later in life become great human beings and helping their community and the world”. Outside of work, Abdiaziz enjoys spending time with family and friends, gardening with his wife and playing sports.