Friday, December 22nd

Friday, December 22nd

Are you missing your winter coat, water bottle, lunch box, or anything else? Take a look in the lunch room lost and found. If you are missing glasses, earbuds, jewelry, or other valuables please check in the front office. You have until the end of today to claim any of your missing items. Any items remaining over winter break will be donated.

Are you ready to hear our musical? Ok, drum roll please….this year’s musical is…..
DEAR EDWINA!
Thank you for playing along and guessing all week long!
If you missed the musical workshop yesterday, please pick up a packet from the call board and watch the recording of Mrs Enley posted on her website.
Audition slots for actors are open and posted on the call board so get a time slot before they are gone!

Thursday, December 21st

Thursday, December 21st

Are you missing your winter coat, water bottle, lunch box, or anything else? Take a look in the lunch room lost and found. If you are missing glasses, earbuds, jewelry, or other valuables please check in the front office. You have until Friday to claim any of your missing items. Any items remaining over winter break will be donated.

If you don't know the musical by now, here is your last clue, Clue #6:
Ask your grandparents what Dear Abby did for a living.

Today is the day! The musical will be revealed today after school during our MUSICAL WORKSHOP. Right after school on the stage. All grades and interests are welcome. Don't miss it!

Wednesday, December 20th

Wednesday, Dec 20th

Are you missing your winter coat, water bottle, lunch box, or anything else? Take a look in the lunch room lost and found. If you are missing glasses, earbuds, jewelry, or other valuables please check in the front office. You have until Friday to claim any of your missing items. Any items remaining over winter break will be donated.

Once again, it;s time for musical Clue #5:
Clue #4 from yesterday, PLUS the poisoned fruit given to Snow White.

There’s a musical workshop tomorrow for ANYONE interested in auditions or tech for our musical. If you’re just maybe thinking about it, don’t miss the details on how to join the biggest show at Powell!

Attention students. Homework Club is canceled this evening. Please make sure you have a way home after school today. Once again, Homework Club is canceled today, Wednesday December 20th.

In culinary news, our 8th grade boys cooked last night in their games against Goddard.

Nash McMonigle and Merrick Franks led the A team with 10 points each while Cole Troupe crashed the boards to grab 6 rebounds. The whole team played tough defense and got a combined 20 steals and won the game 50-13. Fantastic start to the season A team.

Our B team turned up the heat in the second half to beat Goddard 22-6. Matthew Reynolds scored a team high 10 points while Kaiden Vaughn was a defensive beast. His ability to be everywhere on the court led to several steals and rebounds. Cayden Whitney brought a spark to the offense and had two baskets at key moments of the game.

Our C team completed the sweep with their commanding victory. Some highlights include Caleb Wright's back to back 3 pointers, Henry Smith's 5 steals, Gabe Mendoza's amazing poise and Christian Flores dominating the rebounds.

Be sure to come out and watch our 8th grade boys when we come back in January!


Tuesday, December 19th

Tuesday, Dec 19th


Attention 7th and 8th grade basketball players. There is no 8th grade practice tomorrow. Tomorrow will be a 7th grade basketball practice. Again, 7th grade boys basketball will practice after school tomorrow, not 8th grade. Also, 7th grade boys see Mr. Altena for a new schedule.

Are you listening for Musical Clue #4? Here is it:
What do you use to eat soup?

Get ready for the final reveal and all the information you need to get involved with our musical during the MUSICAL WORKSHOP. this Thursday after school. ALL is welcome and encouraged to come, this Thursday on the stage!

Are you missing your winter coat, water bottle, lunch box, or anything else? Take a look in the lunch room lost and found. If you are missing glasses, earbuds, jewelry, or other valuables please check in the front office. You have until Friday to claim any of your missing items. Any items remaining over winter break will be donated.

Monday, December 18th

Monday, December 18th

Attention 7th and 8th grade basketball players. There is no 8th grade practice this Wednesday, December 20. That day is a 7th grade practice. Again, 7th grade boys basketball will practice this Wednesday, December 20, not 8th grade. Also, 7th grade boys see Mr. Altena for a new schedule.

Are you missing your winter coat, water bottle, lunch box, or anything else? Take a look in the lunch room lost and found. If you are missing glasses, earbuds, jewelry, or other valuables please check in the front office. You have until next Friday to claim any of your missing items. Any items remaining over winter break will be donated.

It's time for Musical Clue #3:
A Spanish greeting used when meeting someone like my friend Lola.

There’s a musical workshop this Thursday, Dec 21st for ANYONE interested in auditions or tech for our musical. If you’re just maybe thinking about it, don’t miss the details on how to join the biggest show at Powell!

 

Friday, December 15th

Friday, December 15th

Advanced Cooking club permission slip and fee are due this Monday. Please see Mrs. Sheets if you have any questions.

Did you get yesterday’s clue about the Musical? Figured it out already? Here’s Clue #2:
Our story takes place in a small Michigan town.

There’s a musical workshop next Thursday, Dec 21for ANYONE interested in auditions or tech for our musical. If you’re just maybe thinking about it, don’t miss the details on how to join the biggest show at Powell!

Attention 7th and 8th grade basketball players. There is no 8th grade practice on Wednesday, December 20. That day is a 7th-grade practice. Again, 7th grade boys basketball will practice Wednesday, December 20, not 8th grade. Also, 7th grade boys see Mr. Altena for a new schedule.

Are you missing your winter coat, water bottle, lunch box, or anything else? Take a look in the lunch room lost and found. You have until next Friday to claim any of your missing items. Any items remaining over winter break will be donated.

Thursday, December 14th

Thursday, December 14th

Attention Pumas,
This Friday, December 15, will be the last weekly CORE card drawing of 2023. Next Wednesday, December 20, will be the Semester CORE card drawing. For this, all CORE cards turned in throughout the semester are put back in the mix! Turn in those CORE cards for a chance to win some pumarific prizes!

Thespian Troupe is open again to all Pumas this Thursday. We are done preparing for ThesCon and want you back to prepare for our next big thing! Come see what the fuss is about this Thursday at our Thespian Troupe meeting on the stage at 3:40- 4:45 pm

Attention all 8th graders. Have your parents talked about buying you a Baby Ad in our yearbook? Well, the deadline is this Friday! Make sure your parents don't forget because there will be no late submissions. Again, baby ads are due this Friday!

Advanced Cooking Club permission slips and fees are due this Monday. Please see Mrs. Sheets if you have any questions.

CONGRATULATIONS to all of our Powell Chess tournament players! Saturday's games were full of fun, intense strategizing and the spirit of sportsmanship and competition.

Checkmate! Despite having fewer numbers than one other middle school, Powell's team won with an overall cumulative score out of all the middle schools! A special shoutout to Joe Black for coming home with one of the individual trophies! Please compliment our chess players when you get a chance to see them.


The musical has been chosen. There will be a series of clues for you to figure what musical we are doing this year.
Here’s Clue #1:
There are 26 of them in the English alphabet.

There’s a musical workshop next Thursday, Dec 21st for ANYONE interested in auditions or tech for our musical. If you’re just maybe thinking about it, don’t miss the details on how to join the biggest show at Powell!


Wednesday, Dec 13th

Wednesday, Dec 13th

Homework Club is canceled today. Please plan accordingly with your parents/guardians.

Thespian Troupe is open again to all Pumas this Thursday. We are done preparing for ThesCon and want you back to prepare for our next big thing! Come see what the fuss is about this Thursday at our Thespian Troupe meeting on the stage at 3:40- 4:45pm

Attention all 8th graders. Have your parents talked about buying you a Baby Ad in our yearbook? Well, the deadline is this Friday! Make sure your parents don't forget because there will be no late submissions. Again, baby ads are due this Friday!

Tuesday, Dec 12th

Tuesday, Dec 12th

Homework Club will be canceled Wednesday, December 13th. Please plan accordingly with your parents/guardians.

TSA members...this is a friendly reminder that there is no TSA tomorrow. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, December 20.

Student Council will have its next meeting this Wednesday, December 13 at 8:45 in room 3040. See you then.

Attention Pumas,
This Friday, December 15, will be the last weekly CORE card drawing of 2023. Next Wednesday, December 20, will be the Semester CORE card drawing. For this, all CORE cards turned in throughout the semester are put back in the mix! Turn in those CORE cards for a chance to win some pumarific prizes!

Thespian Troupe is open again to all Pumas this Thursday. We are done preparing for ThesCon and want you back to prepare for our next big thing! Come see what the fuss is about this Thursday at our Thespian Troupe meeting on the stage at 3:40- 4:45 pm

Attention all 8th graders. Have your parents talked about buying you a Baby Ad in our yearbook? Well, the deadline is this Friday! Make sure your parents don't forget because there will be no late submissions. Again, baby ads are due this Friday!

MathCounts is canceled this week. We will see you next Wednesday for the last meeting of the semester.

Monday, December 11th

Monday, December 11th

TSA members...this is a friendly reminder that there is no TSA meeting on Wednesday. Our next meeting will be next week on Wednesday, December 20th.

Student Council will have its next meeting this Wednesday, December 13th at 8:45 in room 3040. See you then.

Attention Pumas,
This Friday, December 15th, will be the last weekly CORE card drawing of 2023. Next Wednesday, December 20, will be the Semester CORE card drawing. For this, all CORE cards turned in throughout the semester are put back in the mix! Turn in those CORE cards for a chance to win some pumarific prizes!

Attention 7th and 8th-grade choir students! There will be a rehearsal after school TODAY from 3:45 until 4:45. Please try to be there! Repeat it a second time please! :-)

Are you having a hard time getting into the Holiday spirit?! Maybe the choir students can help! Please consider coming to the 7th & 8th grade choir concerts TOMORROW night. Seventh grade sings at 6 pm and 8th grade sings at 7 pm. All are welcome and it's FREE!

Magic: The Gathering will meet today after school in Mrs. Blake's room (1068). All are welcome!

Attention SAGA club members, our meeting will be moved to tomorrow, December 12th. See you then!

Thespian Troupe is open again to all Pumas this Thursday. We are done preparing for ThesCon and want you back to prepare for our next big thing! Come see what the fuss is about this Thursday at our Thespian Troupe meeting on the stage at 3:40- 4:45pm

Attention all 8th graders. Have your parents talked about buying you a Baby Ad in our yearbook? Well, the deadline is this Friday! Make sure your parents don't forget, because there will be no late submissions. Again, baby ads are due this Friday!

Last week some of your brave Thespians from our Thespian Troupe competed in ThesCon which is our state competition. There were 2500 middle school thespians all competing in different categories. All 20 of our thespians performed well and represented Powell in a positive way, a double superior is the highest rating an actor can receive. So here are our top results: our sixth-grade musical group made up of Maddie Hathaway, Annalicia Hernandez, Mila Derby and Aubrie Snook earned an Excellent/Superior rating, an 8th grader named Addie Jones also earned an Excellent/Superior rating, but our highest in the troupe and highest score you can earn with a double superior goes to a 7th grader......Ellie Millbrath! Congratulations to these thespians and all who competed with a special acknowledgement to our tech challenge group who competed for the first time at ThesCon! We are very proud of the work it took for you to get there and hope to see you next year.

Friday, December 8th



Friday, December 8th

CHECKMATE! Hopefully, that will be the outcome for all of our 18 chess players. When you see them today, wish them the best of luck as they compete in the LPS District Chess tournament this Saturday at Newton.

Attention 7th and 8th-grade choir students! There will be a rehearsal after school on Monday, December 11th from 3:45 until 4:45. Please try to be there! Repeat it a second time, please! :-)

Are you having a hard time getting into the Holiday spirit?! Maybe the choir students can help! Please consider coming to the 7th & 8th grade choir concerts this coming Tuesday, December 12th. Seventh grade sings at 6 pm and 8th grade sings at 7 pm. All are welcome and it's FREE!

Students who are interested in traveling to Japan: There will be an informational meeting next Thursday the 14th at 6:00 pm. Please see Mrs. Budden for more information and an informational flyer!

Thursday, December 7th

Thursday, December 7th

7th grade boys interested in playing basketball, don’t forget that your season begins today!

8th grade girls basketball players: Don’t forget about our end-of-the-season celebration today in Senora Marshall's room after school. There will be donuts and hot chocolate and, of course, music and dancing. Please bring your clean uniform. See you there!

Wednesday, December 6th

Wednesday, December 6th

7th grade boys interested in playing basketball, your season begins tomorrow! Meet your coaches tomorrow after school in the main gym.

Congratulations Pumas for your generosity in our Dental Drive. The results are in. We had a huge final push on our last collection day on Monday and we collected more than 7000 items to donate to those in need. While Mr. Sprague's CORE plus put up a fight on the final collection day, it is Mrs. Toland's CORE Plus who earns the victory for the Dental Drive this year. Congratulations to Mrs. Toland and her CORE Plus class. Get excited for your prize!

MathCounts will meet today after school in Mrs. Donda's room. See you there.


Tuesday, December 5th

Tuesday, Dec 5th


This is a reminder to 8th grade boys who’d like to play basketball for Powell this year, your season begins today. 7th grade boys basketball begins Thursday, December 7. Seventh-grade boys wanting to play for Powell this year, please meet your coaches after school in the gym on Thursday.

Monday, Dec 4th

Monday, Dec 4th

Attention NJHS Members -
Please plan to meet in Mrs. Donda's room at lunch TODAY to wrap up our dental drive. Students - please deliver any final dental drive items to your CORE+ teachers this morning so that we can calculate our final points. Thank you all for your support!

Our 8th-grade girls basketball teams deserve a huge shout-out for their outstanding performances in the district championships this past weekend. Their intensity, focus, and hard work were something to see. Both teams easily played their best games of the whole season and we couldn't be more proud of them! Congratulations on a season full of growth and fun! Please remember to bring your washed uniforms to Mrs. Marshall's room at our end-of-season party on Thursday after school.

Homework club is canceled today, Monday, December 4th. Students, please make sure you make arrangements and have a way home after school today. Have a great day!

Friday, December 1st

Friday, December 1st

Next week, all math classes will be testing for their iReady Winter diagnostic. If you prefer your own headphones, be sure to bring them on Monday. Additionally, it is important to be mindful of your voice level in the hallways. Your math teachers are excited to see all your growth in math!

Hey there Powell! Your 8th grade girls basketball teams play in the district finals tomorrow at Euclid. Come support the B team as they compete for 3rd place at 9 AM, and cheer on our A team as they play for a championship at noon. Let's go, Pumas