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Time to order your copy of Pathways, the Somers Middle School yearbook. Click here and use order number 4694. Deadline is December 21. Check out this promotional video produced and directed by seventh-grader Curtis Dustin.
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New MYP Curriculum Spells F-U-N
Students in Mr. Lugo’s sixth-grade Technology and Engineering Education class had a blast following the Middle Years Program Designs Cycle to create their own party costume glasses. The students drew their designs using CAD software and cut them out with the new laser cutter. The laser cutter was donated by the Somers Education Foundation!
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Upstanding and Understanding
Students from the Somers Middle School No Place for Hate Club and Student Council attended a leadership workshop run by the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center. The workshop was designed just for seventh-graders, and the presenters were assisted by high school students, including Somers students Peyton DiSiena and Kaitlyn DeRosa. The workshop focused on how to be an upstander, respect individuals for their differences and avoid microaggressions. "A microaggression is a comment you make that offends a person, even if you didn't mean to," says seventh-grader Olivia Soto. "A comment that could be taken as prejudiced or insulting to a group, like about race."
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TuskerTube: Tuskers Committed Visits Middle School
Tuskers Committed is a group of students at Somers High School committed to a healthy lifestyle. Click "Learn More" to watch these role models connect with middle school students and explain why they are members of Tuskers Committed in this video.
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Can You Spot All E-Cigarettes?
Do you think you know what all e-cigarettes look like? These examples might surprise you. Our latest episode of Spotlight on Somers focuses on the nationwide adolescent vaping epidemic. This video includes advice on how to speak to your kids about vaping and what Somers Schools are doing to combat the epidemic. Join Superintendent Raymond Blanch, Somers High School Student Assistance Counselor Nicole Tarr, and pediatrician Dr. Dan Cohen for this information-packed episode of Spotlight on Somers. Click "Learn More" to watch.
