Attention 6th Graders!

As part of the process for your 7th grade year, 6th graders will have the opportunity to select one course from each of the following areas: English and Social Studies. Students met with Mr. Vosburgh and they all received this packet. Please read the course descriptions attached for each of these courses before making your choices and be aware that some courses may require prerequisite skills. The attached selection form must be returned to the middle school office on or  before Friday, April 27, 2012.

Fight For Air Climb

On March 24th, "Patton for Pam" team climbed the Bell Atlantic Tower's 50 flights of stairs to raise money for the American Lung Association in the "Fight for Air Climb".  Mrs. Ilgenfritz, Mrs. Nanis, and Mrs. Steinen did the Century Climb where they climbed the steps twice!  Mrs. Ilgenfritz was the 1st place female in the Century Climb and was awarded a medal! The best part is that the team raised over $1400 to help the American Lung Association fund research and education.  The team climbed in honor of Mrs. Jordan, the former nurse here at Patton Middle School.

PMEA Chorus Festival

On March 30th, nine of our students represented our school district in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 12 Middle School Chorus Festival.  The top singers from twenty school districts participated in this special event.  The students are: John Stookey, Joseph Siehl, Angela Kodokian, Zachary Ward, Jillian Duffy, Jessie Bolger, Lainey Duncan, Trevor Seidel, and Allen Zhu. Two of our students were chosen for solos in the concert:  Jessie and Angela. Congratulations to you all for a wonderful concert!

Reading Olympics

Congratulations to Patton's Reading Olympics teams, who competed at W.C. East High School against 47 other middle school teams and came away with two blue ribbons, one red, and one white.  Great job, Olympians!

Patton Project News

On March 26, 2012, the first official donation of handmade quilts and pillowcases was delivered tothe AI Dupont Hospital for Children. Family and Consumer Science teachers Betsy Ballard and Kimberly Hisler were joined by students Cara Freedman and Philip Chidekel as Dr. Aaron Chidekel and Alaina Norvell, Director of Child Life, accepted the handmade items created by the Charles F. Patton Middle School’s 8th grade Patton Project class. Click here for the rest of the story.

Chester County Science Fair

Patton Middle School had a pair of first place winners while Unionville High School students took home seven first-place awards, including three “best of show” awards at the recent Chester County Science Research Competition. Both schools had numerous other award winners. Check out the rest of the story in the Unionville Times.

Knowledge Bowl

Any 6th, 7th, or 8th grade student who would like to tryout for the Knowledge Bowl Team should see Mrs. Schuster in room 218.

Course Selection for Grade 7

Course selection for 8th grade Special Area and English courses is now taking place for Grade 7. All seventh graders attended an assembly on March 13 and received this packet which contains course descriptions and registration information. All forms are due back to Guidance by March 28.

Patton MathCounts

Congratulations to the following students who participated in the 6th grade MathCounts competition on March 10: Divian Jain, Will Prysock, Sachi Patel, Michael Iacocca, Ethan Pan, Sweta Prasad, Crystal Yao, Ben Ke and Ryan Hastings.  The team of Ryan Hastings, Ben Ke, Crystal Yao and Sweta Prasad took 4th place over all. Individually, Ethan pan took 7th place and Ryan Hastings finished in 5th place. Great job to all!

Race to Nowhere

“Race to Nowhere” is Back by Popular Demand: Two Additional Film Screenings! Daytime Screening: Friday, March 16th 10:00-11:30am at Willowdale Chapel (Rte 82, just S of Rte 926) Evening Screening: Friday, March 23rd 7:30-9:00pm at UHS Auditorium (students are welcome!) Please register for evening screening at: rtnunionvillehs32312.eventbrite.com. No registration needed for daytime screening. Click here for more information and details on this event.