Important Community Update from Laurens County School District 55 - Reference Sanders Middle School
We want to inform you about an incident at Sanders Middle School (SMS). This morning, the SMS Administration and School Resource Officer (SRO) were made aware of a possible weapon brought on campus. Upon swift investigation, the SMS Administrators and the SRO found the suspected weapon to be a toy water pistol.
The district confirms that SMS was under no threat. SMS teachers and staff remain safe and engaged in learning. The district will address concerned students using the appropriate Disciplinary Code of Conduct.
Don't forget to join our Parent Virtual Academy tomorrow, May 9th.
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Happy National School Nurses Day to all our amazing Laurens 55 School Nurses!
In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week, we give a special shout-out to our 2024-2025 Teachers of the Year. Thank you for your excellence in teaching! Accessible PDF https://bit.ly/3JHJhOp
Don't forget to visit the Laurens 55 District Office and view the beautiful artwork of our students. Great job to our Laurens 55 students and all our art teachers!
Happy National Teacher Appreciation Week! Thank a teacher this week. Write a personal note or a positive comment/shout-out on this post to help us celebrate our wonderful teachers.
Please join us for our next Parent Virtual Academy on May 9th.
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Registration Link: http://cookcenter.info/May9Laurens
We invite the community to view the beautiful artwork of our students. Great job to our Laurens 55 students and all our art teachers!
Left-right in cap & gown: Danielle Vinson (Magna Cum Laude), Lee Malone, and Kacsy Benitez (Cum Laude). Alexia Johnson (Summa Cum Laude) & Trinity Williams (Cum Laude) also graduated. Thanks to all the parents, teachers, and staff who support our students!
Congratulations to all the participants and winners of the first Laurens 55 3rd-5th Mathematics Challenge! Thank you to all the parents, guardians, teachers, and administrators who helped our students prepare for this event.
The Laurens 55 Teaching and Learning Department organized the first Laurens 55 Mathematics Challenge. This challenge was an opportunity to enhance students' fluency in multiplication and or division. Thank you, Lea Severin, Coordinator of Math & Science for leading the event!
Thank you to all our Laurens 55 School Lunch Heroes! Read about School Lunch Hero Day and what our Student Nutrition Services Team does for our students. Accessible PDF https://bit.ly/4a6eG7G
Laurens 55 thanks Laurens Preparatory Academy (LPA) Director Dr. Tina Faulkner for leading LPA and serving Laurens 55 students (Kindergarten to Twelfth Grade). She works collaboratively with our Laurens 55 principals in serving our students. LPA also serves Laurens 56 students.
Watch the news story featuring Principal Penland in Honor of School Principals’ Day.
Poetry Month wrapped up but we continue to celebrate our students' creativity and our teachers' excellence in teaching writing. This featured poem is by Sanders Middle School 7th-grade student Eva Baltazar in Martha Drew's English Language Arts Class.
Watch the news today at 5 pm as they honor the life of Charles Graves, 2024-25 Transportation Department Support Staff of the Year. Charles served Laurens 55 for 35 years. He passed away recently.
Please come out to meet our Superintendent Search Finalists.
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We are so thankful to have these wonderful principals in Laurens 55. We appreciate your commitment to our district! https://www.laurens55.org/page/principals
We wrap up April Poetry Month and welcome the month of testing with this featured poem by Sanders Middle School 7th-grade student Phoenix Calhoun in Martha Drew's English Language Arts Class.
April is Poetry Month. This featured poem is by Sanders Middle School 7th-grade student Kemora Headen in Martha Drew's English Language Arts Class.
