Middlebury Union Middle School
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The Middlebury Union Middle School is in Middlebury, Vermont. The school services the towns of Middlebury, Ripton
, Weybridge
, Shoreham
, Bridport
, Salisbury
, and Cornwall
. The school population
is about 350 7th and 8th graders. They are separated into four teams, two 7th and two 8th, Ohana, Phoenix, Paragon, and Mosaic.
, the teacher teaches students the basics of drawing in 7th grade, and only a little bit more advanced in 8th grade. In Living Arts, the student learn about nutrition and occasionally the students get to cook a food which they can then eat. In Computer
Tech, students learn how to use spreadsheets, word documents, how to use a computer
, keyboarding, and the basics of web pages and HTML
(Hypertext Markup Language), all to prepare them for what teachers will ask them to do in the high school
. ALL SpAr classes are mandatory.
, Basketball
, Wrestling
, Cross-Country, Track and Field
, and Gymnastics
. Female sports include Field Hockey
and Softball
, and Baseball
is offered for just men.
Some of the clubs in the school are as follows: The Drama Club, MathCounts
http://www.mathcounts.org/, the newspaper
club, the B.O.R.E.D. committee, Student Council, VKAT (Vermont Kids Against Tobacco), Student Wellness Action Team (SWAT), Students Opposing Drugs
and Alcohol
(SODA), the Geography Bee, and Memory Book.
Another activity the school offers is the dances on the last Friday of each month. There are around 6 dances per year and all MUMS students are allowed to attend. These dances also provide another activity such as a movie and sell refreshments; sodas, chips, sometimes water
and baked goods. The money
earned from admission and refreshments goes to the host team's end of the year trip.
in. In the front of the book, is the CRRS, or Code of Rights and Responsibilities for Students. The CRRS outlines the rules and punishments for almost every possible offense. At the beginning of 7th grade, students receive a sheet that they must take home along with their Powerbook, and get signed by them and their parents, saying that they have read, understand, and are willing to abide by the Code. If a student breaks a minor rule, such as exchanging insults or play fighting, the victim or a bystander may "Write-Up" the Aggressor or Aggressors.
Write-ups send the case to Student Court, a jury
of 5 or 6 students overseen by the guidance councilors that talk to witnesses and involved parties and can administer fair disciplinary action.
sandwich or muffin and beverage such as milk or juice. During the mid-day break or lunchtime, students can enter the cafeteria
and order a meal at the downtown deli
or the hot lunch sections of the kitchen. The downtown
deli offers a variety of soups, sandwiches, or salads each day. The lunch program is run by the Middlebury Food Service.
derailed in downtown Middlebury, causing the center of town to go into a state of evacuation. The headquarters
of the evacuation was the Middle School, servicing both the high school and the elementary school in Middlebury as the collection point for all people displaced by the accident
.
Ripton, Vermont
Ripton is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 556 at the 2000 census. The Bread Loaf Writer's Conference is held annually in Ripton. Jessica Ravitz of CNN said that the town "is the kind of place where cell service fails more often than it works and the country...
, Weybridge
Weybridge, Vermont
Weybridge is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 824 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 17.6 square miles , of which 17.0 square miles is land and 0.6 square mile is...
, Shoreham
Shoreham, Vermont
Shoreham is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,222 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 46.3 square miles , of which 43.5 square miles is land and 2.8 square miles is...
, Bridport
Bridport, Vermont
Bridport is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The town was founded October 9, 1761. The population was 1,235 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, Salisbury
Salisbury, Vermont
Salisbury is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,090 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 30.1 square miles , of which 29.1 square miles is land and 1.0 square mile is water...
, and Cornwall
Cornwall, Vermont
Cornwall is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. It was founded November 3, 1761. The population was 1,136 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
. The school population
Population
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is about 350 7th and 8th graders. They are separated into four teams, two 7th and two 8th, Ohana, Phoenix, Paragon, and Mosaic.
SpAr classes
SpArs are designed to give kids an opportunity to do things that students don't normally get to do in school. Tech Ed, for example, is a wood shop class, normally taken in high school as an elective. Or in ArtArt
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
, the teacher teaches students the basics of drawing in 7th grade, and only a little bit more advanced in 8th grade. In Living Arts, the student learn about nutrition and occasionally the students get to cook a food which they can then eat. In Computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
Tech, students learn how to use spreadsheets, word documents, how to use a computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
, keyboarding, and the basics of web pages and HTML
HTML
HyperText Markup Language is the predominant markup language for web pages. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages....
(Hypertext Markup Language), all to prepare them for what teachers will ask them to do in the high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
. ALL SpAr classes are mandatory.
Sports and activities
Co-ed sports offered at the school include Soccer, LacrosseLacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
, Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, Wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
, Cross-Country, Track and Field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, and Gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
. Female sports include Field Hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
and Softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, and Baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
is offered for just men.
Some of the clubs in the school are as follows: The Drama Club, MathCounts
MathCounts
Mathcounts is a middle school mathematics competition held in the United States. Its founding sponsors include the CNA Foundation, the National Society of Professional Engineers, and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The competition is designed for sixth, seventh, and eighth...
http://www.mathcounts.org/, the newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
club, the B.O.R.E.D. committee, Student Council, VKAT (Vermont Kids Against Tobacco), Student Wellness Action Team (SWAT), Students Opposing Drugs
DRUGS
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and Alcohol
Alcohol
In chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms....
(SODA), the Geography Bee, and Memory Book.
Another activity the school offers is the dances on the last Friday of each month. There are around 6 dances per year and all MUMS students are allowed to attend. These dances also provide another activity such as a movie and sell refreshments; sodas, chips, sometimes water
Water
Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
and baked goods. The money
Money
Money is any object or record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a given country or socio-economic context. The main functions of money are distinguished as: a medium of exchange; a unit of account; a store of value; and, occasionally in the past,...
earned from admission and refreshments goes to the host team's end of the year trip.
CRRS and Write-Ups
At the beginning of every school year, each student receives a free Powerbook, which is a daily planner with every subject written in it for them to right down their homeworkHomework
Homework, or homework assignment, refers to tasks assigned to students by their teachers to be completed outside of class. Common homework assignments may include a quantity or period of reading to be performed, writing or typing to be completed, problems to be solved, a school project to be built...
in. In the front of the book, is the CRRS, or Code of Rights and Responsibilities for Students. The CRRS outlines the rules and punishments for almost every possible offense. At the beginning of 7th grade, students receive a sheet that they must take home along with their Powerbook, and get signed by them and their parents, saying that they have read, understand, and are willing to abide by the Code. If a student breaks a minor rule, such as exchanging insults or play fighting, the victim or a bystander may "Write-Up" the Aggressor or Aggressors.
Write-ups send the case to Student Court, a jury
Jury
A jury is a sworn body of people convened to render an impartial verdict officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. Modern juries tend to be found in courts to ascertain the guilt, or lack thereof, in a crime. In Anglophone jurisdictions, the verdict may be guilty,...
of 5 or 6 students overseen by the guidance councilors that talk to witnesses and involved parties and can administer fair disciplinary action.
Lunch program
It is possible for students to receive food at various times in the day. In the morning before about 8:20 am, students can get a breakfastBreakfast
Breakfast is the first meal taken after rising from a night's sleep, most often eaten in the early morning before undertaking the day's work...
sandwich or muffin and beverage such as milk or juice. During the mid-day break or lunchtime, students can enter the cafeteria
Cafeteria
A cafeteria is a type of food service location in which there is little or no waiting staff table service, whether a restaurant or within an institution such as a large office building or school; a school dining location is also referred to as a dining hall or canteen...
and order a meal at the downtown deli
Delicatessen
Delicatessen is a term meaning "delicacies" or "fine foods". The word entered English via German,with the old German spelling , plural of Delikatesse "delicacy", ultimately from Latin delicatus....
or the hot lunch sections of the kitchen. The downtown
Downtown
Downtown is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's core or central business district ....
deli offers a variety of soups, sandwiches, or salads each day. The lunch program is run by the Middlebury Food Service.
Train derailment
On October 22, 2007, a trainTrain
A train is a connected series of vehicles for rail transport that move along a track to transport cargo or passengers from one place to another place. The track usually consists of two rails, but might also be a monorail or maglev guideway.Propulsion for the train is provided by a separate...
derailed in downtown Middlebury, causing the center of town to go into a state of evacuation. The headquarters
Headquarters
Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities...
of the evacuation was the Middle School, servicing both the high school and the elementary school in Middlebury as the collection point for all people displaced by the accident
Accident
An accident or mishap is an unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstance, often with lack of intention or necessity. It implies a generally negative outcome which may have been avoided or prevented had circumstances leading up to the accident been recognized, and acted upon, prior to its...
.