Newton-Conover Middle School

Please join me in congratulating Jacob Sigmon on his new position as AP of N-CMS! We are excited to have him serve N-CMS and N-CCS in this role. Mr. Sigmon is in his tenth year of teaching, six years in the Newton-Conover school system. Jacob grew up in the Red Devil family, even managing to help Newton-Conover High School bring home the State Championship in football in 2008. After earning his B.S. in Elementary Education from Western Carolina University (Go Cats!), he decided to move back to the area with his wife. There, he earned his M.A. in Educational Leadership from Gardner Webb University while also working full-time. Since being at Newton-Conover Middle, he’s been a math, science, and physical education teacher while also coaching basketball, baseball, and even football over at Newton-Conover High School. Outside of school, Mr. Sigmon enjoys watching the North Carolina Tarheels and spending time with his wife and three dogs.

Good evening, Red Devil Family! Here are your announcements for the week of September 18-22, 2023.  Our Attraction Coupon Book Fundraiser has been extended one more week due to the high demand. Parents, please turn in any orders you have by Friday, September 22, 2023. 8th grade is so excited for our 1st Field Trip to see NC History and stories come to life in the Green Room Production of SpookyTales. The deadline for permission slips & money is Friday, Sept. 22nd. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s teacher.  Thursday, September 21, is our Fall picture day. Order forms were sent home with students last week. These pictures will be used for your child’s yearbook photo, so we encourage all students to look their best.  Parents, please mark your calendars. There will be no school on Friday, September 29. This is a workday for staff.  In athletic news,  Last week was a great first week of fall sports.  We had some strong performances at the Cross Country meet. Our boy's soccer team picked up a couple of wins to start the season. The volleyball team played in two very competitive matches. Football came up short but is looking to  bounce back this week.  Cross Country will be traveling to Arndt Middle School this week on Monday. The boy's soccer team will play at Mill Creek Middle School on Tuesday and will be home on Thursday to take on Jacobs Fork Middle School. Our football team will battle Arndt Middle School on Tuesday at Newton-Conover High School.  This is a reminder that admission to all athletic events costs $5 per person. No pets are permitted at events. Security and metal detectors will be in place for home football games. Unless otherwise noted, games start at 4 p.m. And fans can begin entering events at 3:30 p.m. That is all for our weekly announcements. Have a great week!

Today's football game at Northview has been cancelled for today due to potential threats of weather and the timing of the storms. The game at Northview has been rescheduled for tomorrow, September 14th. There will be football practice today. At this time, there will still be soccer and volleyball matches played at Arndt.

Good evening, Red Devily family! Here are your announcements for the week of September 11-15, 2023.  Tardies will begin counting this week. Students must be in their HR class by 7:40 a.m. Parents of car riders, please ensure you have your child dropped off at school early enough to give them time to get to their HR class on time.  Parents, we want to remind everyone of our dress code, which can be found on our school website, and a handout went home with students. We have covered this extensively with students over the first two weeks of school. Students with dress code violations will be asked to call home or change clothes. Please ensure you know what your child is permitted to wear to school. Please contact the main office if you have any questions.  This week, students will take their BOY i-Ready assessments. i-Ready assesses where students are at with Math and ELA skills. These assessments do not measure state standards. Teachers use this data to identify skill gaps, which helps them plan instructional support. Please encourage your child to get plenty of rest, eat a good breakfast, and take the assessments seriously.  Auditions for the Fall Musical: The Wizard of Oz will take place Thursday, September 14, at 3:30 in the Auditorium! If interested, please sign up outside of Ms. Isaac's Door. Please have a song ready to sing for auditions! For more information or questions, please email rachel.isaac@n-ccs.org Attraction Coupon Fundraiser orders and money are due by September 15th.  Yearbooks are now on sale for $27. You can purchase a yearbook through jostens.com or pay at the school. 8th-grade student ads are also on sale. ⅛ page is $25, ¼ page is $50, and a full page is $100. If you have any questions, please contact our yearbook advisor, Ms. Fair.  In athletic news,  N-CMS begins fall sports games this week. A couple of items for fans attending games. The price of admission is $5. No pets are permitted at events. Security and metal detectors will be in place for home football games. Unless otherwise noted, games start at 4 p.m. And fans can begin entering events at 3:30 p.m. This week, Cross Country has a competition on Monday at Maiden Middle School. On Tuesday, Soccer and Volleyball will be away at Arndt Middle School. On Wednesday, the Football team will play at Northview Middle School. On Thursday, Soccer and Volleyball will be at home to take on Maiden.  Workouts for those interested in wrestling this year will be held on Wednesday from 3 to 5 p.m.  That is all for our weekly announcements. Have a wonderful week!

Attractions books are on sale NOW! Get your orders in now while you still can! This year, Newton Conover Middle School has chosen to offer our families the Attractions® Dining and Value Guide. Using 2 or 3 coupons at your favorite restaurants and stores will easily pay for the book and save you hundreds of dollars or more!. All money raised will directly benefit every student at our school. This is our largest fundraiser of the year. Attractions® Dining and Value Guide is a money saving coupon book with thousands of dollars in BUY ONE GET ONE FREE and discount coupons from the area's best restaurants and retailers! Valid NOW through December 31, 2024! Our fundraiser is simple: The cost of each book is $25.00. Please return payment in the envelope provided and use the front to keep track of additional orders to have orders filled. Makes checks payable to Newton Conover Middle School. Orders will only be filled each week. September 15th is the last day to turn in orders. Please offer the money saving coupon book to family, friends, and co-workers to help increase the success of this fundraiser. Send your envelope with any correspondence to ensure you receive your books. If you have any questions, call Jennifer Greene at 828-464-4221. Thank you in advance for your support, Newton Conover Middle School

Good evening, Red Devil family! Here are your announcements for the week of September 4-8, 2023.  Parents, we had a great first week of school. Thank you all for supporting your child, our teachers, and the school community.  This is a reminder that there is no school on Monday, September 4 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. We will see everyone back on Tuesday.  Parents, please note that students may enter the building at 7:10. If your child is a car rider, please only drop your students off at 7:10 a.m., as there will be no supervision before 7:10 a.m., which is a safety concern. School starts at 7:40 a.m., and students must be in their HR class to be marked present and on time. Thank you for your assistance in getting your child to school on time. Yearbooks are now on sale for $27. You can purchase a yearbook through jostens.com or pay at the school. 8th-grade student ads are also on sale. ⅛ page is $25, ¼ page is $50, and a full page is $100. If you have any questions, please contact our yearbook advisor, Ms. Fair.  This is a reminder to parents that students will accrue cafeteria charges this year for lunches. Free and Reduced lunch applications are now live. Parents, please fill out an application even if your child may not eat meals from the cafeteria. Applications are tied to funding, and we would like to have as many dollars as possible to support our students.  In athletic news, Cross Country, Volleyball, and Boys Soccer will hold a parent meeting on September 5 @ 5:30 p.m. This meeting is required for your child to participate in those sports.  Pre-season wrestling workouts will begin on Wednesday, September 6. Students must have a current sports physical on file to participate. Workouts will end at 5 p.m. Please contact Coach Lane if you have any questions.  That is all for our weekly announcements. Have a wonderful week!

Yearbooks are on sale for $27! Get them Now while they are the cheapest price of the year. Prices increase on September 16th.

This year, Newton Conover Middle School has chosen to offer our families the Attractions® Dining and Value Guide. Using 2 or 3 coupons at your favorite restaurants and stores will easily pay for the book and save you hundreds of dollars or more!. All money raised will directly benefit every student at our school. This is our largest fundraiser of the year. Attractions® Dining and Value Guide is a money saving coupon book with thousands of dollars in BUY ONE GET ONE FREE and discount coupons from the area's best restaurants and retailers! Valid NOW through December 31, 2024! Our fundraiser is simple: The cost of each book is $25.00. Please return payment in the envelope provided and use the front to keep track of additional orders to have orders filled. Makes checks payable to Newton Conover Middle School. Orders will only be filled each week. September 15th is the last day to turn in orders. Please offer the money saving coupon book to family, friends, and co-workers to help increase the success of this fundraiser. Send your envelope with any correspondence to ensure you receive your books. If you have any questions, call Jennifer Greene at 828-464-4221. Thank you in advance for your support, Newton Conover Middle School

Good evening Red Devil Family! We had an excellent first day of school at N-CMS! Parents, please call the main office tomorrow if you still experiencing any bus transportation issues. For the most part, buses went very smooth today. Morning and afternoon car riders did a great job! All car riders were picked up within 17 minutes once the dismissal process started. That is incredible for the first day of school. Thank you parents for your assistance with the process. We hope your child enjoyed the first day of school. Have a great evening and we will see everyone back in the morning!

Good evening, Red Devil family! Here are your announcements for the week of August 28-September 1. Monday, August 28, is the first day of school! We are excited to have students back in the building and look forward to another amazing year! Parents, please note that students may enter the building at 7:10 a.m. If your child is a car rider, please do not drop your students off before 7:10 a.m., as there will be no supervision, which is a safety concern. School starts at 7:40 a.m. Please be mindful that County Home Rd. will be congested the first couple of days of school. The car rider line will get faster once students and parents learn the drop-off and pickup routines. If your child is riding a bus, please be at your assigned stop 10-15 minutes early. Please be patient with drivers, as it typically takes about a week to smooth out bus routes. Expect students to be a little later getting home in the afternoons the first week of school. We will have staff go around on Monday to each classroom to help ensure that students know their PM bus number and answer any questions. If your child lives close to school and is a “walker,” they must have a walker pass on file. These will be distributed on the first day of school to those students who need it. Students without proper “walker” paperwork on file cannot walk home. Please note the following safety procedure: a parent/guardian must sign their child in at the front office if a student arrives late, after 7:40 a.m., to school. The front office will document student tardies, and excessive tardies will result in an office referral. We will begin documenting tardies on September 11, 2023, and they will reset after every quarter. Parents, please note students must be in their HR class by 7:40 a.m. to not be counted as tardy. Please ensure your child arrives at school with enough time to walk to class by 7:40 a.m. Free and Reduced lunch applications are now live. Parents, please fill out an application even if your child may not eat meals from the cafeteria. Applications are tied to funding, and we would like to have as many dollars as possible to support our students. Parents, please note that students will accrue cafeteria charges this year for lunch. Fill out the Free and Reduced Lunch Application to potentially avoid these charges. Breakfast will be served and free to all students this school year. There will be no school for students and staff on Monday, September 4, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. In athletic news, Volleyball and Cross Country tryouts will be held directly after school on August 29th and 30th. Soccer tryouts will be held from August 28th to August 31st. Students must have a current physical on file to try out and must meet eligibility requirements. We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow for the first day of school.

“Due to the potential threat of high heat index, there will be no soccer workouts on Friday, August 25th.”

Good evening evening, 6th grade parents. We want to thank those who attended our Open House event today. We are excited for the start of the school year and hope you are too! A couple of quick announcements regarding the 6th-grade Kick Start event tomorrow morning. Students can enter the building starting at 8 a.m. Students should be dropped off at the front of the building and enter through the front doors. Staff will direct students up to the 6th-grade floor. Parents, you will not need to walk your student to class. Parents staying for the Optional Parent Meeting at 8:15 a.m. will report to the Auditorium. Staff will direct you to the location. Students must be picked up at 11 a.m. in the car rider line. Do not park your car and come into the building. Students will go outside and get in their vehicle. The car rider line will start in the front of the building and snake through the parking lot. Have a great night!

Open House and Kona Ice! The weather is HOT this week and what better way than to cool off while supporting your school than Kona Ice. Kona Ice will be selling icees tomorrow at Open House starting at 2:45 pm with a portion of all sales going to NCMS. As a reminder, 6th grade Open House is Wednesday, 8/23, at 3:00. 7th grade Open House is at 4:00. 8th grade Open House is 5:00. We look forward to meeting our new Red Devils and welcoming back our returning ones!

Join me in welcoming Ms. Chrisie Weber to the NCMS family! We are excited to bring back the Health Sciences courses to NCMS again with Ms. Weber as the new teacher. She comes to us with experience in the health and education fields. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing from Colby Sawyer College and a Master's in Education from East Carolina University. Her favorites teams are the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots. She enjoys spending time with her kids, walking and playing with her pets. She is originally from Massachusetts, but has lived in the Newton/Conover area for 26 years with her 2 dogs, Bear and Bandit, and a cat named Peeps.

Good evening Red Devil Family! Here are some updates for the 2023-2024 school year. Open House is scheduled for August 23. 6th Grade Open House begins at 3 p.m., 7th Grade at 4 p.m., and 8th grade at 5 p.m. Open House will conclude at 6 p.m. On August 24, we will have our 6th Grade KickStart event. This is for all rising 6th graders. Students will need to be dropped off by 8 a.m. and will need to be picked up at 11 a.m. This is an excellent opportunity for your student to meet their classmates, familiarize themselves with their daily schedule, and prepare for the first day of school. There will be a 30-minute optional meeting for 6th-grade parents starting at 8:15 a.m. in the auditorium. Supply lists are posted on our website and school Facebook page. This is a reminder that all 7th graders are required to meet the state immunization guidelines. Please see our website and Facebook page for more information. Student Enrollment via InfoSnap is still open. Parents, please go in and register your child for school. This must be completed prior to August 18 to ensure your child has a schedule for Open House and before students will receive a Chromebook device for the school year. Please contact Tiffany Coffey, Data Manager at NCMS, if you have any questions. 828-464-4221. Have a great evening.

Join me in welcoming Mr. Cory Earp to Newton-Conover Middle School! Mr. Earp will be teaching 6th grade English-Language Arts this year. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Brevard College in 2022 with a degree in Elementary Education. He is in his second year as a teacher. He loves hiking, playing board games with friends, playing guitar and reading! Montreat, NC is a place he holds very close to his heart and he also loves vacationing in Gatlinburg, TN. Mr. Earp resides in Taylorsville with his 2 dogs, Krissie and Trixie. He is most looking forward to entering the middle school world this year! He can't wait to explore interesting novels and short stories with his students in hopes of growing the joy of reading within them! Welcome, Mr. Earp, to the Red Devil family!

Another new face you will see around campus this year is our principal intern from the NC Principal Fellows Program, Mrs. Jami Gullick. Mrs. Gullick will be shadowing our principals this year learning the ins and outs of school administration while simultaneously completing her Master's degree. Mrs. Gullick has been in education for the past 9 years as a K-6 teacher, most recently at Shuford Elementary. She earned her Bachelor's degree in elementary education from Appalachian State University. She is a Duke fan, loves to shop, and spend time outdoors with her family at the beach or in the mountains. Her greatest accomplishments are guiding her students' growth scores to the top 25% in the state twice and earning the NC Principal Fellows Scholarship. Her goal this year is to learn and grow with the staff and students of NCMS. She resides in Statesville with her husband, 9 year old twins, and their Golden Retriever. Help us welcome Mrs. Gullick to the wonderful world of middle school!

Attention 6th, 7th, and 8th grade boys and girls who LOVE to run or want to get in shape for another sport: you should try joining our cross-country team!

Join us in welcoming Mrs. Anna Walker to the NCMS family! Mrs. Walker will be teaching 6th grade science. Mrs. Walker is in her first year teaching as this is a second career for her. She has been busy as a military wife and mom moving from Kennesaw, GA to Newton, NC, but having lived in Georgia, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Kentucky, and Texas. Mrs. Walker earned her Bachelor's degree from North Georgia College & State University in Criminal Justice. She is currently working on her Master's degree in education. Her favorite place to travel is Yosemite National Park where they camped for a week in the valley. She enjoys reading, hiking, and traveling. She resides in Newton with her husband, Chris, and daughters Ellie, Emmalyn, and Leila with their dog, Levi. Her goals for this school year are to build relationships and help students develop a lifelong love of learning. Help us welcome Mrs. Walker to the team!

Join us in welcoming Mr. Ralph Bumgarner to the Red Devil Family! Mr. Bumgarner is going into his 26th year of teaching and 30th in education and will be one of our 7th grade science teachers this year. He earned a BS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an MA and MSA from Appalachian State University, and an Accounting degree from CVCC. His greatest accolades are his grandchildren and winning two state championships. In his spare time he enjoys Carolina athletics, umpiring high school softball, and coaching. Although he has traveled to Oak Island, NC, England, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Israel, United Arab Emirates, and Puerto Rico his favorite place is home in Maiden, NC where he grew up and currently lives with his dog, Gabby. His goal for this school year is to settle into a new school community. Mr. Bumgarner, we are glad you are on our team!