On April 10th and 11th the SMS bands and choirs participated in the ISSMA contests.

All five SMS entries (6th grade choir, 7th/8th grade choir, 6th grade band, 7th grade band, and 8th grade band) earned a gold rating.

Congratulations to the students (not everyone is pictured) as well as the directors--Ms. Kruth, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Ward.

I'm missing a photo of the 7th grade band...I'll be glad to add it if a parent can send it via email or ParentSquare.

This year's ILEARN window is Monday, April 13th through Friday, May 8th.

SMS students will complete the assessment on the following schedule:

Please avoid absences and appointments on these dates if possible.

Scottsburg MS students receive report cards six times throughout the school year. Our current grading period ended on Friday, April 10th.

The grades on that report card, which will be published on Wednesday, April 15th, determine students' eligibility for extracurricular activities for the remainder of the school year.

The grades from our fifth six weeks will be averaged with course grades from the sixth six weeks to calculate trimester grades.

The grade point average of the trimester grades is what we use to determine medal awards at the end of each school year.

It looks like warm weather is here to stay, so now is a good time for a friendly reminder about some common violations of the SMS dress code:

Additional details are available in the SMS student handbook.

Spring sports are all underway.

Eventlink is the best way to stay up to date with all schedules, practices, and games. It is also the platform that coaches use to send team messages, so it is important to get your account set up.

Students should listen to the afternoon announcements for more information about practices and competitions.

If you have questions about athletics, please contact Mrs. King at 812-752-8926 option 2.

Reminders about bus passes:

--Both parents need to send in a note or call 

--Notes or calls should be in the SMS office before 12:00 noon

--If we don't hear from both parents, we can't send students home with someone else 

These guidelines apply to situations when a student is riding home on another student's bus as well as when students are riding their regular bus but getting off with someone at a different stop.

Scott County School District 2 opened the window for elementary school in-district transfer requests for the 2026–2027 school year on April 1, 2026. The request window will remain open until the last day of school, currently scheduled for May 21, 2026. Please note that requests submitted outside of this window will not be considered.

Families who wish to request a transfer within the district should carefully review the updated transfer guidelines at the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Yn-0J9iOt80YlotJ5YCS-m0AeHy6LjTWZi-HDN2y_9A/edit?usp=sharing 

If you know someone who lives outside of Scott County School District 2, but is interested in having their child attend a Scott 2 school, the out-of-district transfer request window also opened on April 1, 2026.

For a transfer request to be considered:

Additional details and the full guidelines can be found at the link above.

Indiana Sheriff’s Camp is sponsoring a Youth Leadership Camp for any 7th or 8th grade student interested in law enforcement.

See Mrs. Asdell for an application or go to https://indianasheriffs.org/programs/youth-leadership-camp/

Friendly reminder that students should not be dropped off at SMS before 7:15 a.m. each day.

The Scott 2 calendar is linked on the Scott 2 website as well as the SMS website.

For those of you who want/need to plan ahead, here are some important dates for the 2026-2027 school year:

August 5 - first day of school

September 7 - no school

October 12-16 - no school

November 6 - no school (PD day)

November 25-27 - no school

December 21-Jan 1 - no school

January 18 - no school

February 19 - no school (PD day)

March 15-19 - no school

May 20 - last day of school

This document outlines the answers to several frequently asked questions at SMS.

It is also linked our the SMS webpage (sms.scsd2.k12.in.us) if you need it for future reference.

The Scottsburg MS student handbook contains some updates for the 2025-2026 school year. Most of the changes took place in the schedule and attendance sections.

We encourage you to read the handbook with your child(ren) and to contact us with any questions you may have.

Scott 2 is fortunate to have the opportunity to offer free breakfast and lunch to all of our students this year.

Check out this link for breakfast and lunch menus.

Please remember that students must have money in their cafeteria account if they want a second tray, extras, or items from the snack line.

Snack line prices are as follows:

bottled juice $2.00

bottled water $1.00

Chex Mix $1.00

chips $1.25

fruit rollup $1.00

fruit snacks $1.00

Grandma Cookies $1.25

goldfish $.75

ice cream $1.50

muffin $1.25

Rice Krispie Treat $1.50

Email: khammons@scsd2.k12.in.us

Website: http://sms.scsd2.k12.in.us/

Location: 425 South 3rd Street, Scottsburg, IN

Phone: (812) 752-8926

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ScottsburgMiddleSchool