May Art After School

Mural Painting and Art in the Nature Center! Help make the art room hallway more beautiful! Design a mural using famous paintings for inspiration. After the hard work is done, head outside to play in the Nature Center behind the school! This session begins on May 3 and runs Tuesdays and Thursdays until May 18. Click here for more information.

Patton Jazz Band

Congratulations to the Patton Jazz Band for their performance this past Friday at the Rustin Jazz Festival.  The group was awarded a rating of "outstanding" with the trombones being named the group's best section, and Addison Liu named the group's outstanding soloist. Great job everyone!

Writers Day 2016

Writers Day is THIS Monday!! Writers Day is Patton's FIRST writing conference for students! There will be 85 workshops, 38 writers and 20 student-led discussions! Sessions will include topics on journalism, business writing, creative writing, social media, fiction and non-fiction, screenwriting and more! We will be hearing from authors in person as well as via Skype and Google Hangouts! Follow the day on Twitter using the hashtag ‪#‎PMSWD16‬.

2016 Citadel Award Nominees

Congratulations to Patton 8th grade teacher Mr. Little on being nominated for the 2016 Citadel Heart of Learning Award! ‪#‎PattonProud‬!

Order Your Yearbook!

The Charles Patton MS Yearbook is a one of a kind publication. It’s a limited edition collection of stories and events from the school year, and time is running out to reserve a copy. The 2016 yearbook is $40.  The deadline to order is May 1st. Very few copies will be available so act now and reserve your book today! The yearbook staff has been working hard putting together a great book - so don’t delay, purchase your yearbook today!! You can place your order easily by clicking this link to sscyearbooks.com/order.php and following the instructions.

WD Books - Last Call!

Patton’s Writers Day 2016 Book Orders - Last Call!! The orders are due this Friday, April 29th! Students received book order forms in Advisory.  Copies of forms and additional information can be found on The Patton Library Page found on the left hand side of this page.

RFOS 2016

What a great day for the 7th Annual Run for Our Sons this morning at Patton! Early estimates have the fundraising total well over $40,000 and you can still visit the silent auction until 9 PM this Monday at http://stores.ebay.com/unionvillerfos. AND how about those Patton top finishers at the 5K? The overall winners were 7th grader Josie Cichino and 8th grader Cole Walker! 6th grader Lizzie Watson and 7th grader Jack Miles took first in the 11-13 year olds category while 8th grade English & Writing teacher Mrs. Kropp crossed the finish line first in her group!!

International Women's Day

We are always proud of our former Patton Hawks! Sophie Tegenu, a Girl Up Teen Advisor, spoke at the UN Foundation's International Women's Day Luncheon in Washington, D.C. this past March. ‪We are so #‎PattonProud‬ of her! You can watch the event on the United Nations Foundation YouTube channel.

Planner Cover Contest!

Calling all 6th and 7th grade Patton artists, it's time for the Patton Planner Cover Contest! Use your 2015-2016 planner cover as a guide to create your own design for next year. Bring your completed design to Mrs. Ferron or Mrs. Schultz by 4/25 to be entered in the contest. Winners will be chosen by the Art teachers and Team leaders. If you win, you will be honored at the last pep rally in June!

Percussion World Championships

Congratulations to the Unionville High School Indoor Color Guard and Indoor Drumline for exceptional performances at their Championship competitions on Saturday. And what you might not know is that Patton 8th grader Thomas McClure is a member of the high school's indoor drum line! The Unionville Drumline is very excited to compete in the World Guard International Percussion World Championships being held in Dayton April 14-17. Good luck to Thomas and the entire team!

Talent Show is April 15!

The Patton Talent Show is this Friday! Come out and enjoy a night of "Patton's Got Talent" at 7 PM. It will be a great night showcasing all the best that Patton students and staff have to offer!

Science Research Competition

Congratulations to the three Patton students for their demonstration of scientific knowledge at the Delaware Valley Science Research Competition on March 31st. The students and their projects were awarded with the following:  4th place in computer science to Will Knipe, 3rd place to Addison Liu in Mathematics, and 2nd place in Medicine and Health to Viraj Joshi. Addison and Viraj also received a special awarded nominations to participate in the the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS program from the Society for Science & Public Health. A job well done by our middle school students!

Geography Bee!

Congratulations to 6th grade Patton student, Arnab Sircar, who placed 3rd in the state Geography Bee! Arnab was among 105 participants from schools throughout the state of PA. He was awarded a Geography Almanac and $50 in prize money from National Geographic. We are very proud of Arnab's outstanding performance!

Free After School Program!

Check out this free backyard ecology program with Sequoia Rock, Land Manager for The Land Conservancy of Southern Chester County! Join us on Mondays after school until 4pm to learn about ecology and the environment in Patton Middle Schools own backyard.  We will be hands on and in the field walking and talking about the natural world right on Patton Middle School grounds (weather permitting).  Species ID, trails maintenance, lecturing on natural environments and ecology will augment hands-on activities. Clothes and shoes may get dirty so please dress appropriately or bring a change of clothes/shoes. This group will meet every Monday, we will be inside if weather is inclement. Check out this informational flier or visit the Conservancy website.