Tag: Middle School

Where is the Middle School Auditorium located — where the middle school parent information meetings will be held this week?

Written by kelly.defeciani on May 10, 2019

A. The middle school auditorium is located in Gowana.

Can i use my locker neighbors old locker to store my own stuff? They moved away and told me the combo so i could use it(middle school)

Written by kelly.defeciani on May 3, 2019

A. You are only authorized to use the locker that has been assigned to you.

Hi, I am a 6th grade student and I was wondering how do you get a talk with your counselor? I have been wanting to have a meeting to talk about something but I don’t know how you get a time where you can talk to your counselor. I’m guessing it’s not as easy as just writing a pass and going during a study hall. Thanks,

Written by kelly.defeciani on April 18, 2019

A. You can walk in the counseling office and let the counseling secretary know that you need to speak to your counselor. The secretary will set up an appointment for you.

Hi, in Gowana today the social-studies teachers had to show a presentation on cyber-bullying. It said one of the bad things to do was to say things that were “Hate Speech”. It should not be included in the presentation because that is a very controversial topic. Tell me, what DEFINES “Hate Speech”? You can’t answer that for everyone because some people think somethings are hateful while others do not. Also, this was not brought up in the presentation, but isn’t a simple solution to this just to block the person in question?

Written by kelly.defeciani on September 21, 2018

A. Hate speech is speech that attacks a person or group on the basis of attributes such as race, religion, ethnic origin, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

When looking at my classes I noticed that period zero was from 7:15-7:55. Is this correct?

Written by kelly.defeciani on September 6, 2018

A. Period 0 for middle school is 8-8:40am.

Are middle schoolers allowed to wear hats or chew gum while in school?

Written by kelly.defeciani on September 6, 2018

A. No hats. Gum is at the discretion of the teacher.

As a concerned parent my child has told me the 8th Grade Social Studies final is going to be taken through edoctrina, and I have heard of the disaster that was the NYS testing and I feel this is going to cause a vast amount of trouble, and I don’t want my students to be forced to use this flawed system or have their tests delete. Can we change this?

Written by kelly.defeciani on June 21, 2018

A. Middle school students took final exams with a web-based software platform that is different than the one used for NYSED testing. Students have been successfully using this platform all year for tests and quizzes in many English, Social Studies, Science, and Math classes

if you fail a LOTE class, will you have to go to summer school to make it up? 8th grade

Written by kelly.defeciani on June 4, 2018

A. No, you are only recommended for the 2-week summer review course if you fail the Checkpoint A exam on June 18.

why aren’t students allowed to go on their phones in lunch in the middle school, as 9-12th graders are? i believe everybody should have the privilege until proven they cannot handle it. students are monitored throughout lunch, so if they ever used their phone inappropriately, it would be seen and managed.

Written by kelly.defeciani on April 13, 2018

A. Cell phone use in not prohibited in the MS during the instructional day. Students are encouraged to keep their cell phones in their locked locker throughout the instructional day. Use during lunches would lead to an increased number of students with their cell phones in their possession during subsequent classes. Also, unlike the HS, […]

I’m a middle schooler and i have a chrome book it is hard for me to carry all of my books and the chrome book bucause the case is very big and adds a good amount weight but i was wondering if i could use my own laptop sleeve to carry it around?

Written by kelly.defeciani on March 29, 2018

A. Sorry but middle school students are required to use the school-issued Chromebook case.

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