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Plenty of room for students – No overcrowding for RP, ECMS
The Escambia County Board of Education voted June 29 to move ahead with the consolidation of A.C. Moore Elementary with Rachel Patterson Elementary and Escambia County Middle schools. Immediately, some people started criticizing the action due to the overcrowding that was sure to follow such a move. Depending on who you talk to, you might hear, “I don’t know what that Board was thinking, forcing overcrowding at the middle school.”…
by Sherry Digmon access_time7 years ago
PCI recycling teams up with ECMS
The Poarch Creek Recycling Center has teamed up with the Escambia County Middle School A-STEM students in an ongoing project to reinforce the benefits to the community by recycling school trash. The recycling center donated a scale and trash storage containers to the school for the students to document the amount they recycle. Shown is student Tuari McGhee using the scale to record first pick-up of 206 pounds for the…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
ECMS A-STEM students build
Escambia County Middle School Project A-STEM students designed buildings with only toothpicks and marshmallows. The winning building measured 26-1/2 inches tall and was sturdy enough to be moved. The students debriefed by creating story boards to describe the process used and how each team fixed problems with their designs. Students agreed on the winning team and also stated this was by far their favorite activity to date.
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Register now for after-school program at ECMS
The Escambia County Middle School after-school program (A-STEM) offers numerous opportunities for students as shown above. Project A-STEM students Jonathan Johnson and Donovan Robinson team up to build a robot during ECMS’s after-school program. Summer Camp registration began Monday, May 22. The camp will run May 29 through June 29. Camp hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. A non-refundable registration fee of $50 is required. For more information contact Mrs.…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
ECMS students earn Six Flags tickets
Students at Escambia County Middle School recently participated in a reading program sponsored by Six Flags Theme Parks. The program encourages students in kindergarten through sixth grade to read for fun. At ECMS, every fifth- and sixth-grade student who completed six hours of recreational reading and returned their reading log was presented a free admission ticket to Six Flags over Georgia.
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago