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School Announcements
Athletics Banquet

   On Friday May 11th A.T. STEWART MIDDLE SCHOOL gymnasium was transformed into a beautiful banquet hall to celebrate all the Stewart athletes. It was a packed house full of supportive parents and faculty. The Speaker of the hour was the Dallas Cowboys very own Teddy Williams. The banquet was a total success! Athletes were awarded and parents were proud !

Fifth grade visits Stewart
   Fifth graders from our feeder schools, Dixie and Peete, attended an orientation session to experience A.T. Stewart.  The 168 students accompanied by their teachers started in the front gym with an amazing show of musical and vocal talent from The Mighty Gopher Band and Choir.  The greatest cheerleaders in middle school history showed Gopher Spirit with their wonderful cheers.  The faculty was introduced and the cafeteria staff gave them a taste of what's to come.
    The campus tour ended the day with the fifth graders wanting more.  The highlight of the day was the video showcasing the wonder of Stewart.  The counselor from Dixie said it best when she said, "A.T. Stewart is the best kept secret in all of Tyler but not anymore.  I'm telling everybody about this school".
Showing College Pride
To check out the slideshow from our College Shirt Day please click here.
Gopher Choir Success at UIL
  The A.T. Stewart Choir returned to school Tuesday afternoon with a success at UIL competition. The choir received the score of a 1, the highest score you can receive.
    The choir director, Christolyn Milligan said she was thankful for the wonderful reception the students received when they returned, "Stewart is a wonderful place to teach and work.  Our students have been exposed to success this year because of what we all are doing.  We help each other."
New Gopherettes Chosen!
Cheerleading tryouts have concluded and a new squad is in place. Visit the Cheer page under Clubs & Organizations for the full list from Friday's tryouts. Congratulations ladies!
  Plus, if you haven't seen the pictures from last month's Masquerade Ball visit the Slideshow Gallery or just click here.
Athletics Appreciation Breakfast

     A.T. Stewart's championship winning Athletics Department honored the people who have helped them achieve winning seasons in almost every sport all year. A breakfast was held for the teachers and staff who supported the students.
    Coach Balcorta said, "Thank you for coming out to our games to support us with your rooting and applause. We know we could not have had the success we enjoyed this year without the help from the teachers, office staff, tutors, janitorial staff, lunch room staff for providing lunch and breakfast for the athletes and the administration. The Stewart Faculty is Family."
     Special thanks were also sent out to Mrs. Weaver, Mrs. Hitchcock, Mrs. Bowdre and Coach Johnson for putting the breakfast together.  If you'd like to see pictures from the event please click here, or on the picture.

Stewart Imagines, Discovers & Explores Texas Public Schools Week
   Stewart was honored with visits from community guests during Texas Public Schools week. Guests included Chief Gary Pinkerton, Chief Bobby Garmon, Commisioner Joanne Hampton and Sheriff J.B. Smith.
   The theme this year was Imagine, Explore and Discover. As part of the celebration, each grade level dived into one of the theme words for this year's celebration. Sixth grade imagined, by creating posters of their future careers, what schools of the future would be like, or a city of the future. Seventh grade explored different facets of education while eighth graders discovered.
  
Family Literacy Night
Students from the sixth, seventh and eighth grade played host to their parents on Tuesday night. That's because it was Family Literacy Night. Student's reading and writing projects lined the hallways as parents were able to see what their student had been up to for the past month. The projects focused on books the students had been reading or self-authored poetry. The event was put on by the ELAR department, and sign in on the iPADs was provided by the ACE after school program
Congratulations to all the students for having such great projects and for all your hard work.
5th Grade Orientation
A. T. Stewart hosted future gophers and their parents Tuesday night for an early 5th grade orientation. Parents and students were able to meet the sixth grade teachers, tour some of the classrooms and get a sneek peek of life on campus. If you missed it, do not worry there will be future opportunities for your soon to be gopher to visit the campus later in the spring.

A little bit of "Soul' comes to Stewart
   The Soul Street Dance Company performed for the sixth and seventh graders on February 20, 2012. The company travels all over the country to teach people about different forms of modern dance as well as the four elements of hip hop. 
   Between the flips, tumbles and moves being delivered to the students, the dancers also spoke about the history of the dances. 
   It all culminated in a dance off between two groups of students and teachers. The pictures found in our slideshow gallery of this event were provided by students Gissell Carreno and Zayra Ruiz from the TV/News Production ACE class.
New Semester of ACE Underway
   The ACE after school program has begun its new semester. New classes are continuing for form and for students who have not previously participated, this is the perfect time to jump into a class. 
   During February, students involved in the TV News program designed their own class lesson and became the teachers. The sixth grade students shared what they have learned with seventh grade students being recruited for the program. If you would like to see pictures from this lesson, click here.
   Other classes include Cooking, Robotics and so much more. If you are interested in joining an ACE class please see stop by the ACE office.

Mary McGough-Skinner is A. T. Stewart's Teacher of the Year. Congratulations!
 

"I have been a math teacher for 6 years, at Stewart for 4 years, math department head for 3 years, and a math geek all my life.  While here at Stewart our math department and our students have worked very hard and rose from not meeting AYP to being a Recognized campus in math.  I have been awarded grants from the Tyler ISD Foundation for our Annual Box car derby which gained city-wide recognition last year for our students.  The Tyler ISD Foundation was so impressed with the students’ efforts that I was asked to be keynote speaker at their fundraising kick-off luncheon last fall.  I was awarded the Tyler ISD teacher of the month last year and have been a mentor for the UT Tyler beginning teacher program for the past 3 years."
-Mary McGough-Skinner

Super Results for Souper Bowl
  We had super results for our Souper Bowl fundraiser. The soup can drive benefits the PATH organization and their mission to drive out hunger for East Texans. A. T. Stewart raised 1524 cans of soup, beating our goal by over 500 cans! Good job gophers!
   If you would like to see pictures from our Souper Bowl, please click here.
Solo/Ensemble Contest Results

On Friday, February 3, 2012, six students traveled to Robert E. Lee H.S. for the Solo/Ensemble Contest.  The student receiving an Excellent rating was:  Torrisha Hasley.  For a full listing of contest results please visit the Visual Performing Arts page under the Departments.

Seventh Grade Brings Home Championship Win
The seventh grade boys basketball team brought home the title of City Champions after this weekend's tournament. For a score rundown as well as more information from this weekend's tournament visit the Athletics page or click here.
City Champion Football teams recognized by TISD
A. T. Stewarts undefeated City Champion football teams were recently acknowledged by TISD. To read an excerpt from the press release you can visit the "Athletics" page or just click here. You can also check out the teams in action by visiting our Gallery in the"About Our School" section, and click on the "Homecoming" slideshow.
2011 Basketball Bash
   The 2011 A.T. Stewart Basketball Bash thrilled students and faculty on the last day of class before school lets out for the winter holiday. The girls teams of the seventh and eighth grade competed against one another as well as the boys teams this morning. 
  The culmination of the celebration was with the afternoon's faculty verse the student boys all star team. 
  Click here or visit the gallery, under the "About Our School" section, to check out all the action.
Region 21 All-Region Middle School Band
Three of A. T. Stewarts Mighty Gophers are participating in a clinic for Region 21 All-Region Middle School Band. To find out more visit the Visual and Performing Arts page under "Departments."
Weekly Newsletter Available
 Parents, a weekly newsletter about events around Stewart is now available when you log onto our website on the left hand side (below the calendar.) You will find the "Newsletter" tab appear on the left hand column. You will also receive a copy of each newsletter through your email when your sign up.
ACE Program begins at Stewart
 
A. T. Stewart Middle School is excited to inform you through a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant, we are now offering an afterschool program called University Academy. This ACE program runs daily Monday-Thursday until 4:15, 5:15 or 6:15 depending on the number of classes your child participates in. Please click here to access forms and more information about the ACE program.
Stand up to bullying
Stewart Middle School is a No Bully Zone - click the icon below to report bullying!
 

Bullying is prohibited by the district and could include hazing, threats, taunting, teasing, assault, demands for money, confinement, destruction of property, theft of valued possessions, name calling, rumor-spreading, and ostracism. In some cases, bullying can occur through electronic methods, called “cyber-bullying.”


StopBullying.Gov is a great resource to help identify and prevent bullying.

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