SUCCESS
Congratulations to our boys and girls cross-country team on a successful year with great improvements. Both teams finished 4th in the 5A Division and three runners were named ALL-STATE: Gabe Pierce, Reed Jordan, and Jovie Loprinzi
SIGNED
Congratulations to senior pitcher Mabry Eason on her signing day. She will continue her education and softball career with Jones College @JC_BobcatsSB
Lafayette Middle School would like to recognize our Students of the Month for October. These students were chosen by their teachers for exemplifying this month's character theme: Empathy. LMS would like to especially thank Community Church for sponsoring and helping to make this possible.
Piper Jones, Dakota Anglin, Jordyn Johnson, Carder Scruggs, Jamal Malone, Izzy Rutledge, Lee Darby Downs. Not pictured: Scarlet Jackson
LES PTO presents THE COUNTY CARNIVAL from 3 PM-5 PM TODAY! We will have games, bouncy houses, food, and fun! Join us at LES next to the playground (71 F.D. Buddy East Parkway).
The LUES AR race is heating up! Congratulations to Leela Panickar and Claiborne Nicholson on earning their Championship Rings! Our 3rd graders are shining, with three students already reaching this milestone, while just one 5th grader has claimed theirs. The big question remains—who will rise to the top and secure the top 3 spots to earn the coveted Lafayette Upper Letterman’s Jacket? Keep pushing, reading, and reaching for those goals as we head toward an exciting finish this May!
ALL-STARS
Congratulations to Lizah Holland and Jake Leary for being selected for the MAC All-Star teams.
Halloween Benchmark Rewards Celebration!
We had an amazing time celebrating our incredible middle school students who scored proficient or showed growth on their Fall benchmark tests! To honor their hard work, we held a spooktacular celebration filled with treats, games, and even a chance to pie our brave principals!
THANK YOU to our fearless principals for volunteering to take a pie in the face for our students! Your support and dedication make our school community shine!
Halloween fun and Family Day at LUES was a spooktacular success! Thank you to all the families who joined us for trick-or-treating and supported our Book Fair! TODAY is the last chance to stock up on some spine-chilling reads and new favorites.
A SPOOKY CHEMICAL REACTION
Mrs. Stepp's class explored pumpkins and created a pumpkin volcano.
BOO! 🎃👻
Check out the fabulous works of art from the annual Food Services Pumpkin Contest. Each building cafeteria staff participates in the creation each October. The winner this year was LUES 3/5 with "Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice" created by Donna Mason, Loretta Hankins, Roberta Arismendez, Tiffany Jordan, Susanne Smith, and Cheryl Vicknair.
People's Choice: "MURPH" by LmS staff Tabitha Hooper, Margaret Baskerville, Lauren Bradley, Rebecca McMillan, and Heather Whitehurst.
The LMS Quiz Bowl team traveled to their first-ever competition at West Union on Saturday, October 26, and finished in 3rd and 5th place. The team included Preston Bilbo, Carlynn Bolen, Gavin Byrd, Marlee Garvin, Lyon Nowell, Gabi Olson, Makenzie Stafford, and Chord Westmoreland. Preston and Carlynn led the team in scoring 220 and 135 points, respectively. A very successful day for our Commodores!
Lafayette Boys Golf Team wrapped up their season with a 5th place finish in The MHSAA 5A State Championship hosted at Ole Miss Golf Course on Monday and Tuesday, October 28 & 29.
Easton Thompson was the top finisher for the Commodores coming 5th.
The Lafayette Middle School would appreciate your help in completing its 2024-25 School Improvement Comprehensive Needs Assessment. This survey will close on November 5, at 4:00 p.m.
Please click on this link to the Google Forms Survey: https://forms.gle/4ydXjaTW93UZCtLK8
Join us tonight for this varsity soccer home opener. This special event will feature the delivery of the game ball via the Flight Wings helicopter and a special ceremony honoring all the warriors affected by cancer. Portions of sales from the Commodore truck will be donated. We also extend a thank you to NHS, Scouts, and ZTA sorority for donations and service during the game.
This week in Lafayette Athletics
Last week, Lafayette Middle School Jr. Beta members traveled to in LaGrange, GA for their leadership conference. They won the Outstanding Leadership School Award and qualified in collaboration connection, lead outside the box, and project proposal categories.
Lafayette Cheer attended the UCA Mid-South Regional in Southaven, Mississippi on Saturday, October 26th. They received a bid to the National High School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando, Florida in February where they will compete for a national championship.
A Special Education Budget Meeting will be held on October 30, 2024, at 9 am at the Lafayette County School District Special Services Office. This meeting is open to the public, and all are invited to attend to review the Fiscal Year 25 proposed budget. For further information please contact Leslie Covington, Special Services Director, at leslie.covington@gocommodores.org.
Best of luck to our cheer team at regionals today!
Congratulations to the following runners for being selected to the Region 1-5A All Region Team: Jovie Loprinzi, Willow Noble, Reed Jordan, Gabe Pierce, Kiplin Loprinzi, and Harris Byrd
