**DATE CHANGE FOR SOFTBALL TRYOUTS** 2023 Softball Tryouts will be held May 10-12 at the Tift County High School Softball Field. Upcoming Grades 6-8: 4:00 pm Upcoming Grades 9-12: 5:30 pm - If you have any questions please email Coach Barber at taylor.barber@tiftschools.com.
ESMS FFA members attended the 95th Georgia FFA State Convention held at the Macon Centreplex on April 27-29, 2023. ESMS FFA members were recognized on stage for their accomplishments throughout the year, served on the Courtesy Corps by assisting guests and attendees during the sessions and served as voting delegates to elect new state officers for the upcoming year. During the trip, members also toured the Ronald McDonald House of Macon and donated can tabs that the chapter has been collecting all year.
Tift County Schools will hold a virtual district-wide parent engagement meeting on Wednesday, May 3rd at 4:30pm. The purpose of the meeting is to gather input for the development of the 23-24 District Parent Engagement Plan. Please contact the parent coordinator at your child's school to receive the link for the virtual meeting. For a list of parent coordinators visit https://www.tiftschools.com/page/parent-engagement #4theT
Eighth Street Middle School is looking forward to recognizing our Honor and Superior Honor students in the gymnasium at Tift County High School on May 4th. Invitations to the students and their families have been mailed.
ESMS is thankful for our wonderful Administrative Assistants. Your hard work and dedication to our students and staff is greatly appreciated! Happy Administrative Assistant's Day!
ESMS Teacher Spotlight: Mrs. Cook
Congratulations to the Middle School Choral Department!
Congratulations to Mrs. Tiffany Williams for being selected by her peers as the Teacher of the Year for 2022-2023. From your work with the National Junior Beta Society, to the special care you give your students, this is a well deserved honor. Thank you from the students and staff at ESMS!
ESMS Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Felts
Congratulations to Henry Busbin for being selected by his peers as the True Blue Winner for the 2022-2023 school year. Well deserved and thank you for all that you do for the students and staff at ESMS!
ESMS Teacher Spotlight: Mrs. Byers
If you are interested in competing with the Blue Devil Bass Team during the 23-24 school year, contact Michael Slaven at mslaven@tiftschools.com. Students in grades 6th-12th may participate. #4theT
ESMS Teacher Spotlight: Mrs. White
Free athletic physicals will be given TOMORROW at Georgia Sports Medicine, Southwell Orthopedics at 2227 Hwy 41 N. from 8:30am-12:30pm. This will be for students currently in grade 5-11 that are interested in playing middle school or high sports next year. The schedule will be: 8:30am-9:45am Football, Softball, Cross Country, Volleyball, Esports 9:45am-11:00am Cheer, Basketball, Wrestling, Swim, Gymnastics, Bass Fishing, Tiftarea 11:00am-12:30pm Baseball, Tennis, Golf, Track, Soccer, Riflery. Forms can be found at https://athletics.tiftschools.com/o/athletics/documents/athletics-forms/218683. Parent signatures and personal information will need to be filled out before you can get your physical. #4theT
ESMS Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Nelson
Tift County Schools families of students in grades 6-12 interested in online learning can apply using the link below. The application for the 2023-2024 school year will close on August 3, 2023. #4theT
https://forms.gle/whxMfMde3WJBkWg57
ESMS Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Chambless
ESMS Teacher Spotlight: Ms. Terrell
Parents and students, please make sure that your chromebooks are charged and ready for testing! GMAS Testing begins tomorrow (4/18/23) and continues through Friday (4/28/23).
Leading up to Teacher Appreciation week in May, ESMS would like to shine the spotlight on our dedicated faculty and staff. Thank you so much for all that you do!
ESMS Teacher Spotlight: Mrs. Kicklighter
