Surgoinsville Middle School

Don't forget tomorrow, September 4th is picture day! These are the photos that will be in the yearbook. All students will have their photo taken and will receive a proof to order from. Fall sports will also be photographed.

District Announcement:

We’re inviting students and staff across Hawkins County Schools to participate in our Attendance Awareness Month Dress-Up Days from September 28–October 2.

Sept. 28 – My Presence Rocks! 🎸
Be a Rock Star Day! Wear a shirt of your favorite singer/band.

Sept. 29 – My Presence Is Super! 🦸
Superhero Day! Wear your favorite superhero shirt. Sometimes, all you have to do to be a hero is show up.

Sept. 30 – My Presence Makes Me a Champion! 🏆
Jersey/Sports Day! Represent your favorite team, athlete, or sport.

Oct. 1 – My Presence Deserves the Spotlight! 🎬📚
Movie/Book Character Day! Bring your favorite character to life.

Oct. 2 – My Presence Matters! 💙❤️
School Spirit Day! Show your school pride and finish Attendance Awareness Month strong!

So, have a little fun, join us, and help us spread the message that being present matters!

We encourage you to take pictures participating in each day’s theme and share them on your social media accounts.

Please use:

#YourPresenceMatters
#HCSIgnite

Thank you for helping us make attendance something worth celebrating! Every day a student is in school is another opportunity to learn, connect, grow, and succeed.

Game time change! Thursday night's game time at Tri Cities has been moved up to 6:00PM. PLEASE COME OUT AND SUPPORT YOUR SMS FOOTBALL TEAM IN THE BATTLE OF THE EAGLES GAME ADDRESS: 415 LEBANON RD KINGSPORT TN GAME TIME: 6PM

Week at a Glance!

Just a reminder that all permission slips for Second Harvest Food Banks' Food for Kids program are due no later than Monday. If you have any questions or would like more information, please reach out to our site coordinator, Ms. Alisha Berry via email or call the school.

Email:Alisha.berry@hck12.net

Food for Kids is a collaboration between Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee and hundreds of schools within the Food Bank’s 18-county service area. The program provides nutritious, easily-prepared food to children.

Final score!
Eagles: 36
Unaka: 6

Smile! Help support your school with memories that will last a lifetime!

Fall portraits and fall sports photos will be taken on Friday, September 4th. Photogenius will be at SMS taking professional photos of your student. You will receive a proof to view and purchase your photos. Photogenius accepts debit, credit, check, or cash.

*A percentage of each package purchased goes to support our school!

For more information call Photogenius at 276-386-2547 or email werphotogenius@gmail.com

Don't forget to come out tonight and support these Lady Eagles at home starting at 5:00 PM!

Week at a Glance!

District Announcement:
In-School Student Flu Vaccine Clinics Coming Soon!

Hawkins County Schools is partnering with the Hawkins County Health Department to offer convenient, in-school flu vaccine clinics during the school day for students!

Pre-register your student online here: https://tdhrc.health.tn.gov/redcap/surveys/?s=8JMYPJXDXYX4XCAW

2026 Flu Clinic Schedule:
Monday, Sept 28: MCES, CVES, SCES, MES
Tuesday, Sept 29: SES, SMS, JRP, CHS
Wednesday, Sept 30: CHES, VHS, BGS, HES
Thursday, Oct 1: CHMS, RMS, Pathways, Clinch

Second Dose Schedule: Wednesday, Nov 4: All necessary locations (Required for students receiving the flu vaccine for the first time).

Questions? Contact your local health department representative:

Church Hill Area: Brandon Stipes, BSN, RN | (423) 357-5341 or Brandon.Stipes@tn.gov

Rogersville Area: Hannah Hunter, BSN, RN | (423) 272-7641 or Hannah.Hunter@tn.gov

HUGE congratulations to our lady Eagles on their season opener win over Rogersville Middle School! JV and varsity both won their games in 2 sets. An amazing start to the season, go Eagles! 🦅 🏐

Thank you to everyone that participated in our mini cheer camp! We are so proud of our cheerleaders. They were fantastic teachers today. You don't want to miss out on watching this incredible group of mini Eagles cheer Tuesday, August 18th at VHS. The game starts at 6:30. We can't wait to see everyone there! Go Eagles!🦅

Mrs. Sampson's class explored the Engineering Design Process today. The students were challenged to create a tower with marshmallows and spaghetti noodles. Not only did they need to build the tallest one but it also had to stand without help for 10 seconds!!! 🧡

We would like to thank the sponsors of the SMS football team! Go Eagles 🦅 🧡

Tomorrow is the kickoff of football season at SMS! Our Eagles have an away game at Parrotsville. To celebrate, we are wearing ORANGE & WHITE! Show up and show out wearing our school colors on Thursday, August 13th!

Ms. Holcomb's classes read Mr Peabody’s Apples. Students did a toothpaste activity where they squeezed out a tube of toothpaste and then tried to put the toothpaste back into the tube. This activity led to a class discussion on the power of our words. It’s easy for you to say things but much harder to make things right if we hurt someone.

It was a muddy first cross country meet at Civitan Park in Johnson City. Our Eagles even ran into some former Eagles. 🦅

Don't forget to buy your SMS apparel!

2026 Lady Eagles Volleyball Schedule! 🧡🦅