Sligo Middle School

Sligo Middle School is a three-year school located at 1401 Dennis Avenue in Silver Spring, Maryland, serving grades 6-8. Its principal is Richard J. Rhodes. It is a part of the Montgomery County Public Schools system. Its school hours run from 7:55AM to 2:40PM, Monday through Friday. The school mascot is the Stallions. The school has four core values, most important that every child can learn and succeed.

Cluster

Sligo is fed by Glen Haven Elementary School, Oakland Terrace Elementary School, and Woodlin Elementary School. Its receiving schools are Montgomery Blair High School, Albert Einstein High School, John F. Kennedy High School, Northwood High School (Silver Spring, Maryland), and Wheaton High School as a part of the Down County Consortium.

Administrative Staff

The administrative staff at Sligo Middle School is made up of three administrators, four guidance counselors, and ten members of the office staff.Administrators: 1. Richard J. Rhodes, Principal. 2. Nathaniel Collins, Vice Principal. 3. Cuyler Cornell, Student Specialist.

Guidance Counselors: 1. Jim Alessi, Resource Counselor. 2. Mary Slotkowski, Counselor. 3. Anne Fletcher, Counselor. 4. Bernadette McCall, Secretary.

Office Staff : 1. Renee D. Jackson, Administrative Secretary 2. Yolanda Alston, Financial Assistant 3. Krystal Greenwood, Main Office Secretary 4. Eileen Wilson, Attendance Secretary 5. Ermyn Smith, Staff Development 6. Little, Alma, Security Staff 7. Scott Einhorn, Security Staff 8. Thien Ho, IT Systems Specialist 9. Kathy Sams, Health Tech 10. Ann Leffingwell, Nurse

After School Programs

Sligo Middle School offers a variety of after school programs to offer students to enhance their educational experience. The programs that are included are as follows: The Drama Club, The Yearbook Club, The Computer Club, The International Newsletter Club (Circulo International), The Homework Club, The Heritage Proud Club, The Y.E.S.S. Environmental Club, The Math Club, Sixth Grade Chorus, and The Reading Club. Other media clubs include the Newspaper Club that writes the Sligo Scoop, and WSLI TV Production Club. The school also offers Intramural Programs which include the 9 competitive activities. These are Tennis, Soccer, Softball, Basketball, Weight & Conditioning, Gymnastics, Table Tennis, Jump Rope, and Flag Football. There are also six nterscholastic sports teams, one in each sporting season. In the fall there is boys softball and girls softball, in the winter there is boys basketball and women's basketball, and in the spring there is boys soccer and girls soccer.

Programs for Kids

In addition to the after school programs, Sligo Middle School offers a variety of programs that are designed to help support the kids as well as add to their education experiecnce. The first of these programs is Peer Mediation, which the students take part in to resolve conflicts between one another in a peaceful, encouraging way. Students act as both mediators and guidance counselors to help other students work out their problems. This teaches important conflict resolution skills and helps to keep the suspension rate at the school very low.

There are two programs to help the community and troubled children at Sligo Middle School. One is the School Community Action Team (SCAT), which is designed to increase knowledge and awareness of drugs and alcohol, and in doing so lowering the usage by students and community members. This group is made up of students, teachers, and the community. The second group is known as Student Assistant Program (SAP) and it focuses on "at-risk-students" who need additional help to from counseling groups. This is to help them become productive citizens.

A program that is held during school hours for the troubled students is known as the Alternative Structured Classroom. Students who are troublemakers in class are sent to In School Suspension where they discuss the nature of their wrongdoing and are expected to change their behavior before they are allowed to return to class. These are some of the many programs Sligo Middle School Runs.

School Website

The [http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/sligoms/program-1.html school website] offers a variety of information about the school. You can go here to check the calendar of events planned for both Sligo Middle School and the cluster that it belongs to. There is also information about the different teams and departments, as well as the upcoming lunch menu.

Resources

* [http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/sligoms/ School Home Page]
* [http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/ Montgomery County Public Schools]