Hello James H. Moran Middle School Parents, Students, & Staff!!!

Parents, Students, & Staff:

Welcome to the brand new blog from Principal Piacentini.  This is just one of many ways that we are trying to keep an open line of communication between the schools and families at home.  I hope you find the contents useful and informative.

The past five seven days have been very difficult for all of us.  The tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School was emotional for everyone.  How could something so devastating happen so close to us?  If you were like me, you went home and gave your loved ones an extra long hug.  The first question on everyone’s mind is safety.  Are my children safe at school?  I want to assure you that we take safety very seriously here at Moran Middle School.  Administration has reiterated that from the start of our tenure here.  We do everything in our power to make sure that we maintain a safe and supportive learning environment.

As we say goodbye to 2012 at Moran Middle School, I am reminded of all of the great things that have gone on in my last four months here.  Below is a list of just a few:

  • Boy’s & Girl’s Cross Country runners disappearing onto the trail and emerging with a smile!
  • 6th, 7th, & 8th grade chorus, band and orchestra students in their black & white outfits forming a long line to our stage.  Their smiling faces beaming as they sang and played to a sold out auditorium!
  • The boy’s and girl’s basketball teams starting out their seasons with convincing victories.
  • Our physical education students taking their physical fitness tests to the rhythmic counting of the robotic voice.
  • Mr. Bogush’s Social Studies students created RSA style videos using a whiteboard, a video camera, and the hallway floor.
  • Team 7 Super Novas telling scary stories by the fire on Moran’s outdoor basketball courts.
  • Crowds of students talking to our visitors from China.  Seeing Moran students and Linyi students working on a project together in music and English class.
  • Watching Mr. Schweighoffer’s ‘Fireside Chats’ on YouTube!

These are just a small sampling of the many exciting things that are happening here at Moran Middle School.  I want to thank parents, staff, and students for making my first four months here absolutely warm and welcoming.  I am looking forward to spending many great years here at Moran.  Have a great eight school days off.  See you all next year (or Jan. 3, 2013).

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