South Middle School

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VISION
Enable every student to attend high school with the option of taking college preparatory courses without remediation.

MISSION
Teach every student the knowledge, skills and values to enter high school and become a contributing member of society who flourishes in a diverse, dynamic world.

CORE VALUES
Students and staff at South Middle School will be Honorable Organized Willing Learners by demonstrating these core values:

Respect: Each person has equal, intrinsic worth and deserves to be treated with dignity and respect

Integrity: Integrity is based on trust, honesty and accepting accountability for all words and actions

Compassion: Every individual should be willing to give time and energy to act in the best interest of others

Diversity: By honoring unique characteristics and embracing similarities, diversity strengthens and enriches our school district and community

Excellence: High achievement requires high expectations focused on challenging instruction and a willingness to work hard for success

View the March 2009 Newsletter

Kim Robards Dance, a professional modern dance touring company based in Denver, has started a unique class at South Middle School.

KRD, known for its dynamic choreography and its outstanding educational programming, is providing a special dance class for boys only at South Middle School. With an “artist as athlete” approach to movement through modern dance, twenty-five 6th, 7th, and 8th grade boys have the opportunity to study dance with Artistic Director Kim Robards and several of her professional company members.

The classes focus on basic dance skills and provide a first hand experience of the athleticism necessary in the art of dance.

Artistic Director Kim Robards stated, “Our first class was an amazing experience the boys were so in to it, they were focused and they fully participated and they were having such a good time simultaneously with working hard.”

Anthony and Maurice, seventh and eighth grade participants stated, “The first modern dance exercise we did reminded us of Michael Jackson from ‘This Is It,’ ‘Beat It’ and ‘Thriller’ dances.”

Robards was thrilled that the students immediately made the connection between learning the basics all the way to super stardom.

For more information about this program, visit outreach@kimrobardsdance.org.

TeenInk recently published a poem by South M.S. student Jasmine Krouch.

• View Jasmine’s published poem.

Ms. Fogarty’s class Justice by the People demonstrated their learning using real-world situations in a mock trial setting.

On Dec 2, 2009 ten of South’s students were selected to meet the Nuggets at Aurora Central High School.