Newton-Conover Middle School

Laurie Joplin, RT from CVMC joined the 7th grade Health Science classes this week to talk about Respiratory Therapy and the body systems that entails! The students learned about CPR, pulse oximetry, and gas exchange in the alveoli by participating in several activities! Thank you Laurie!

NCMS held their Spelling Bee 🐝 yesterday! 43 students participated from grades 6th, 7th and 8th. We are so proud of all of our super spellers, they worked really hard today! Alp Sonmez is the NCMS Spelling Bee 🐝 Winner 🏆! We have 5 students who will move on to the District Spelling Bee in January!

Help us Raise some Dough and buy some Krispy Kreme donuts! Students are bringing home order forms today, they are due back Friday, December 15th (with money). Donuts will be delivered on Wednesday, December 20th.

Good evening, Red Devil Family! Here are your announcements for the week of December 4-8, 2023.  I want to let you know that N-CMS was recently notified that the US News and World Report has recognized it as being in the Top 40% of North Carolina Middle Schools!! Additionally, N-CMS received excellent rankings from Niche.com, which reported that we are the #1 middle school in Catawba County. This is the first time N-CMS has received this level of recognition, and we are proud of the staff, students, and community for being part of this achievement.  The Wizard of Oz theatre production has been postponed to January 26-28, 2024. This extra time is needed to ensure we can put on the best show possible. Tickets previously purchased will be valid for the new show dates. Please reach out to Ms. Isaac if you have any questions.  N-CMS will kick off our annual Krispy Kreme fundraiser this week. Information will go home with students. The fundraiser will run for two weeks.  The middle school band will have a concert on Tuesday, December 5, at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium, while our chorus will perform at the Conover Christmas in the Park event at 6 p.m.  N-CHS Community Christmas Lunch which will be held at Calvary Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in downtown Newton on Saturday, December 16th. Santa will be on hand to pass out small gifts to children 12 and under. Everything is free, and all are welcome! This will be N-CHS's 12th year holding the event.  In athletic news,  The wrestling team will have a match at home on Tuesday against Mill Creek, while basketball will be away. On Thursday, the basketball team will play at home while wrestling is away.  That is all for our weekly announcements. Have a great week. 

We Are Hiring! Come work for the #1 middle school in Catawba County (according to Niche.com). We are seeking applicants for Math, Science, and PE! Apply online and send your resume to Billy.Cannon@n-ccs.org

Correction to the schedule for this week's sports schedule. The wrestling team will be home on Tuesday to take on Arndt, while the girls' and boys' basketball teams will play away. On Thursday, the basketball teams will play at home against Maiden, while wrestling will be away. Games and matches start at 4 p.m. The Price of admission is $5.  We apologize for any confusion.

Good evening, Red Devily Family! Here are your announcements for the week of November 27-December 1, 2023.  We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break! We want to thank our parents who provided food for our staff Thanksgiving Feast. We are blessed to have such wonderful community members who care and support our school family.  Thank you again for everything you do for us.  This is a reminder to students to submit missing/late assignments from the first half of the second quarter by November 29, 2023. Please reach out to your child’s teachers if you have any questions.  The book fair is this week. Students will have the opportunity to visit the fair and purchase items.  In athletic news,  Our winter sports season officially begins this week. The wrestling team will be away on Tuesday at Arndt, while the girls' and boys' basketball teams will play at home. On Thursday, the basketball teams will play at home against Maiden, while wrestling will be away. Games and matches start at 4 p.m. The Price of admission is $5.  That is all for our weekly announcements. Have a great week. 

Good evening, Red Devil Family! Here are your announcements for the week of November 20-24, 2023. There will be no school from November 22-24. This is in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. We hope everyone enjoys the break! Here at N-CMS, we are thankful and blessed that you are part of our Red Devil Family!  In athletic news, there will be a basketball scrimmage on Monday at home against East Burke Middle School.  That is all for our weekly announcements. Have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving break!!

Mrs. Rogers has been selected for a 2023-24 J. Don Coleman Education Fund grant from the Hickory Choral Society. As a result, she has earned $500 to use to purchase music for our school! We are super proud of Mrs. Rogers and her dedication to the coral program and helping our students grown their love of music.

This is just a reminder that we will NOT be having OZ rehearsals this Wednesday or Thursday due to Ms. Isaac being in Elf: the Musical! If you are buying your own costumes- Costumes for Cast A will be due Wednesday, November 29 and Cast B will be due Thursday, November 30.

Good afternoon parents. Unfortunately, we have a lot of sickness and flu going around our school. This has caused an abundunce of students and staff get sick and we have had to send a higher than usual amount of students home. To help slow the spread, students should stay home if they have a fever, vomiting, or have to take medications to fight against symptoms to make it through the school day. Students should be symptom free for at least 24 hours before returning to school. Thank you for your help in slowing the spread of sickness. Please contact the office if you have any questions.

Parents, we are having a Thanksgiving Luncheon on Tuesday, November 21st for our staff. Would you be willing to drop off a side dish or meal item? Please contact Jami Gullick at 828-464-4221 or jami.gullick@n-ccs.org to sign up. Thank you in advance!

November 12, 2023,  Good evening, Red Devil Family! Here are your announcements for the week of November 13-17, 2023.  We want to congratulate all the students who qualified for our 1st quarter academic reward trip to Skateland. Students worked hard to qualify for the reward, and we enjoyed seeing them get to spend some free time outside of class. We look forward to continuing to celebrate student academic success throughout the year.  Progress reports go home this Friday. Parents, please contact your child’s teachers should you have questions about their academic progress. Students must submit missing assignments from the first half of Q2 by November 29th.  Our theatre program will be putting on performances of the “Wizard of Oz” on December 15-17, 2023. Tickets will go on sale starting November 27, 2023 for $10. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the main office or by sending in money with your child. Tickets will be sold at the door for each performance.  In athletic news,  There is a required Winter Sports meeting in the gym on Monday, November 13, 2023, at 5:30 p.m..  That is all for our weekly announcements. Have a wonderful week!

Today, students who made the All-County Band, All-County Chorus, and the boys' championship soccer team participated in a Walk of Champions! #RedDevilPride

Yearbook prices increase on 11/11. You have one more day to purchase a yearbook for $32. Starting on 11/11 prices increase to $37! Be the envy of your friends and get yours today!!

Mark Your Calendars for the play of the year! Newton-Conover Proudly Presents Oz! Tickets go on sale November 27th and performances begin December 15th. We hope to see everyone there!

Attention Parents - There is a mandatory parent meeting for those participating in winter sports - Boys/Girls Basketball and Wrestling. Please plan to attend Monday night at 5:30. Enter through the gym.

Students, make sure you don't miss out on purchasing your Dodgeball ticket this week. The last sales with be Thursday morning during HR. You don't want to miss out on all the fun! Tickets are on sale for $5.

Good evening, Red Devil Family! Here are your announcements for the week of November 6-10, 2023.  This week, students will take the NC Check-In benchmark assessments. Monday is Reading, Tuesday is Math, and Wednesday is Science for 8th grade only. Parents, please encourage your child to do their best, as this information helps teachers know what content standards students are doing well on and where they need more support.  This is a reminder that there is no school on Friday in observance of Veterans Day! We appreciate all the military veterans that are part of our Red Devily Family! Thank you for your service to our country! This week, qualifying students will attend an academic reward trip to Skateland. Students could only have one failing grade this quarter to qualify.  Chorus fundraiser items can be picked up on Monday, November 6, between 4-6 p.m.  In athletic news,  Girls' basketball tryouts will be held November 6 and 7 from 3-4:30 p.m. Students must have an updated sports physical on file for the year to try out.  That is all for our weekly announcements. Have a great week!

Please join us in congratulating Mr. Scott for being selected as this week's "Da Bomb" recipient!