Academic Quiz Tournament

Three teams from Patton Middle School competed in the National Academic Quiz Tournament this past Saturday at Great Valley High School. They spent the day answering rounds of very difficult questions and competed against 21 teams, many who have played at the national level. All the teams did very well, but special recognition is given to our 7th grade team of Catherine Odom, Hunter Courtney, Andrew Ge, Hayley Grossbauer, and Evan Wang who advanced to the semi-finals and came away with 5th place honors. Congratulations also go out to Catherine Odom who placed in the top 5 of students with individual top scorers. Congratulations to all of our teams!

Theatre Production at Patton

Chamber Theatre Productions visited Patton Middle School on December 8 and treated our 7th and 8th graders to a five-part performance of classics! The visiting troupe performed ENCORE!! featuring works from Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, W.W. Jacobs, Guy de Maupassant and Mark Twain. A BIG thank you Mrs. Brunschwyler, Mrs. Spancake and all the Patton teachers and staff as well as our generous sponsors -- The Patton Student Council ($500) the UCFEF ($1000) and the Patton PTO ($4,900) -- for making this all possible! Visit the Chamber Theatre Productions website for more information on this outstanding performance.

Hour of Code!

Did you know that this week is Computer Science Education Week? Every student should have the opportunity to learn computer science. It helps nurture problem-solving skills, logic and creativity. In celebration of this week, we encourage all Patton Students to take the Hour of Code challenge, to try an hour of code this week! You can do the Hour of Code anytime during this week. (And if you can't do it during this week, do it the week before or after). Visit code.org/learn or www.tynker.com/hour-of-code/ to find out more or stop by the computer labs and see Mr. Walsh or Mr. Marshall.

Patton at the Mendenhall Inn

On December 5, Patton's Vocal Ensemble, Men's Ensemble, 7th/8th Orchestra and Select Band traveled to the Mendenhall Inn for their annual KASC holiday performance! These students from our outstanding music department, under the direction of Ms. Bond, Ms. Leahy, Mr. O'Rourke and Mrs. Stratton, performed beautifully for an appreciative audience! Check out the photos and videos from the morning right here.

Reading Olympics Meeting

There will be an introductory meeting for all students interested in competing in Reading Olympics on Thursday,  December 11 after school in room 111.  The meeting will take less than half an hour. We will be choosing books to read over the winter break. If you cannot attend the meeting but are interested in joining the Reading Olympics team, please see Mrs. Steinen in room 111.  This school year’s Reading Olympics competition will be held on Thursday, March 26 in the evening at West Chester East High School.

Patton Food Drive

A huge thank you to all students, families and staff for your tremendous support of the annual food drive. Our grand total of 2,132 donated food items will greatly add to our local Kennett Food Bank's reserves and help many community members in need of a little extra support this winter. Congratulations to our Top Grade Level Advisories with the most donations: 8th Grade - Ballard, 7th Grade  - Zielinski and 6th Grade - Baumgardner. The Boy Scouts will pick up the donations in the Patton lobby this Friday afternoon at 2:30 pm. Thank you!!

The Giving Tree!

Patton's 13th Annual Holiday Giving Tree 2014 runs from December 1st through December 17th. “Tis better to Give than to receive” is our school theme for the season -- always help those less fortunate we need no other reason! Please support Patton’s annual December Community Service Project by donating new, unused, unwrapped gifts for people of all ages. All contributions from Patton Middle School are donated to The Kennett Area Community Service, that provides temporary assistance for families in the Kennett, Unionville-Chadds Ford, and Avon Grove school districts who need food, clothing, lodging, heat or rent. Click here for an informational flyer.