Last Blog for 2015-2016 This will be the last blog post for the 2015-2016 school year. Thank you for staying connected to Firelands Local Schools. Watch for posts to start back up in August! 2016-2017 School Opening Information New Student Orientation for SAMS will be August 18th at 10:00 am Open Houses will be held […]
Monthly Archives: June 2016
Firelands Elementary School started a Principal Advisory Committee last month. Part of what the students discuss are problems that they see and then they work on solutions to those problems. Thank you to the students who worked to make their school a better place: Olivia Bonomolo Ava Fontaine Aidan Ketchum Jocelyn Bednar Garrett Schlecter Katie Steindl […]
The STEM Elective and Exploring Art classes at SAMS worked in collaboration to design, model, and test an instrument known as a Cigar Box Guitar (CBG). Across the United States, CBGs are gaining in popularity due to their simple design that allows musicians to use their creativity to build their own one-of-a-kind instrument with excellent […]
The Mighty Falcon Marching Band is extremely busy during the summer! Please take a minute and see what they are up to! Band Camp Picnic ad 2016 Band on the Run ad 2016CarWash ad 2016Crushers ad 2016Meeting dates ad 2016MFMB Band Camp dates 2016Rockin on the River ad 2016Sponsor ad 2016
Firelands Local Schools is proud to announce that South Amherst Middle School (SAMS) has received sponsorship funding via Nordson Corporation Foundation to offer its students the opportunity to study, design and compete in robotics. This STEM instruction time will provide an opportunity to enrich our students in engineering, coding, computer science concepts, and overall robotics. […]
Please help us in wishing the following staff members a very happy and healthy retirement: Mrs. Janet Allsop: Janet has mixed emotions about retiring! She has been with the district since 1995, starting with South Amherst Local Schools, her alma mater. She will be leaving her secretary position at SAMS. Janet stressed how wonderful it […]
At the 2015 Lorain County Fair, Mrs. Finnegan-Firelands FFA Advisor, recruited Pablo Barranco to join the Firelands FFA after meeting him with his host family. Barranco was hosted by the Chad and Amy Grude family of Wakeman. Barranco hails from Seville, Spain. In Spain he enjoys spending time with family and friends and long-boarding. Upon […]
From the desk of Ms. Chippi, SAMS Art Teacher: LCSWMD reports 1,033 calendar contest entries from schools across Lorain County. Twelve calendar pages and one cover page were chosen from the K-12 entries. SAMS students earned 3 of the 13 spots in the upcoming calendar publication; Autumn Szakal, Kristin DeWitt and Brianna Bonomolo. The students […]
The 34th Annual Lorain Elementary/Middle School Art Exhibit was held May 2nd through May 20th, 2016 at the W. River Elyria Public Library with 148 pieces of art displayed and 16 schools from Grades K through 8th in Lorain County participating in this event. The following SAMS students had work in the show; Jenna Selent, […]
Tickets are now available at Firelands Elementary School. Tickets are $20 each and includes a dinner and dessert with non-alcoholic drinks. The ticket purchase also enters you into a door prize drawing. Please make checks out to the Proehl Polen Benefit Fund. You may also email proehlpolenfight@gmail.com for tickets or to provide donations. Please […]
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