Jazz Band Honors

This past Friday, the Patton Jazz Band performed at the West Chester Middle School Jazz Festival held at Rustin High School.  The band took home the highest rating possible of "superior."  Special recognition goes to the trombone section (Leah Narun, Eli Biniasz, Nicole Horan, Suchi Jain, and Matt Fuchs) who were awarded best section of the band as well as best trombone section of the entire night.  Also recognized was Harrison Bass on piano for best soloist from the Patton band, and Leah Narun on trombone as one of the two best soloists of the entire festival.  Congratulations to the band on a fantastic performance!!!

iPhoneography Club!

The final session of Patton Clubs is off to a great start! Clubs include Patton Gives Back, Earth Club, Computer Apps, Chess and Science Fiction Club! And new this session is the iPhoneography Club with Mrs. Martin where students learn how to get creative and take photos with an iPhone! Check out some of these great photos from the first sessions!

Olweus Survey

Dear Parent and Guardians: 

In our continuing efforts to promote and maintain an environment and climate conducive to student success, Patton Middle School will be surveying all our students regarding the topic of Bullying. The survey instrument is the same tool used when we initiated our anti-bullying efforts six years ago. We have also used the instrument at the conclusion of the 11-12 and 12-13 school years. The survey is provided by the Hazelden Company who provided our Olweus materials. In 2008 we initiated our Olweus (pronounced Olvaus) anti-bullying program with staff training and implementation with our students. We would like to survey our students again to gather information on the state of student culture as it presently exists concerning this issue. 

The voluntary and anonymous, on-line approximate forty minute survey will be accomplished during the A – F cycle beginning 12 May 2014. Students will be proctored by their Health teacher in a computer lab. Survey results will help guide decision-making regarding future student culture goals. If you do not wish your child to accomplish this survey, please contact Jim Fulginiti, Assistant Principal, 610-347-2000 x3810. Thank you for your support and cooperation in this important matter.

NCEL Competition

Congratulations to our 6th grade Social Studies classes as they finished third in the National Current Events League. Great work, 6th grade!

Knowledge Bowl Results

Congratulations to all of Patton's Knowledge Bowl teams for an outstanding job in Tuesday's county competition. We are pleased to announce that the 6th grade team of Catherine Odom, Liam O'Rourke, Cal Harper, Hunter Courtney, Rachel Folmar, Andrew Ge, Victor Li, and Austin Weeber took 1st place, and the 8th grade team of Ryan Hastings, Eric Folmar, Shuhan Yin, David Linskens, Michael Iacocca, and Stewart Short made it a sweep with their first place finish. Andrew Ge, Rachel Folmar, and Stewart Short were also awarded certificates for earning the highest scores on the individual written rounds. Great job everyone!

Try Eco-Trek This Summer!

Eco-Trek is back for our sixth exciting summer! Adventures this summer include river rafting, Hershey Park, kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding, the Maryland Zoo and Science Center and an overnight at the Baltimore Aquarium which includes a behind-the-scenes evening tour and sleeping next to the dolphins!  Eco-Trek will be held the week of July 15 - 19. Please see the attached brochure and registration form or email Kathy Bodenstab at kbodenstab@ucfsd.net for more information.

Congratulations, Ryan!

Congratulations to Ryan Hastings who placed 6th out of 101 participants in the State National Geography Bee, which was held in Harrisburg on Friday. Great job, Ryan!

The Wizard of Oz!

Congratulations to the cast and crew of The Wizard of Oz!! The Show was a huge success, playing to sold out crowds on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The show was amazing and kudos to Mrs. Stump and all the students on an outstanding production. A big thanks to Bill Tsai for the wonderful photos from the performances! Check out these great photos right here!

Run For Our Sons Success!

The Annual Run For Our Sons was held Saturday at Patton and was a tremendous success! The event featured a record-breaking 900 runners and the final donation amounts will be announced later but is expected to be over the $50,000 goal. A BIG thanks to all the Patton students, teachers and staff who ran or helped with the event, including Mrs. DiGregorio, Patton Gives Back and Mrs Dunbar. You can check out the race results here. You will see many Patton student names including 6th graders, Thomas Smiddy, Cole Walker, Stephan Twombly, and Sam Schriver who all finished in the TOP 30. AND teachers, including Mr. Glen Lewis who finished 17th overall as well as Mrs. Mandi Quinn who finished 29th overall and FIRST in her age division! A big, big thanks to the Patton Student Council who were GOLD SPONSORS for the event – way to go Patton!!