Today is Parent Picnic for Camp Calhoun beginning at 11. Guest cost is $6. Enter through office doors and meet students there. Please bring exact change if possible. Kona Ice will be available to purchase immediately after lunch and open to the public.
Congratulations to these Calhoun Campers for winning the 2025 Moofest Coloring Contest!
They are pictured with McMinn County June Dairy Month Chairman Grace DeBusk. Zala Jimenez (1st), Lillie Elliott (2nd), Nayomi Million (1st), and Reagan Garrison (2nd). Also winning but not pictured were Kayleigh Evans and Lindee Reffett
Calhoun School & Camp Calhoun will be closed Thursday.
We'll have a Parent Picnic at Camp Calhoun Friday @ 11. Guest cost is $6. Please RSVP to gcantrell@mcminnschools.com. Kona Ice will be available to purchase after lunch for varying prices.
Mini Melts will be at Calhoun School Friday beginning at 11:30. All servings are $4 each. This will be open to the public plus Camp Calhoun. Stop by!
The Colorful Let's Read20 Bus will be at Calhoun School tomorrow at 9:00 for Camp Calhoun, but it will also be open to the public! Please invite any children you know to stop by to get FREE books to share the love of reading this summer!
Join us in celebrating Mrs. Lydia's new role at Calhoun School!
Sno Biz tomorrow $3 per serving.
Day 4 of Camp Calhoun began with guest speaker Mr. Joe Bryan who shared with campers a wealth of knowledge about Tennessee’s wildflowers and their importance. Throughout the day, campers wrote about various topics including naming and describing their own turtles after creating them. Tennessee’s Queen Dolly was studied and her Coat of Many Colors including students creating their own. Finally, campers learned about the Bristol Motor Speedway and used their graphing, probability, counting, and measurement skills while participating in their very own Calhoun 500 race.
What a great day learning about the Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears! Thank you, Mrs. Laura Spann, for making learning so fun for our campers! The necklaces made with Cherokee words were the highlight of the day. In other classes, students learned about the TN Walking Horse, Moon Pies, Knoxville, and TN wildflowers. What a jam packed day at Camp Calhoun!
Day 2 of Camp Calhoun set another record attendance! Campers learned about our state insect, state reptile, transportation with Guest Speaker Josh Monroe from Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, Fall Creek Falls, and the Appalachian Mountains and Trail. We've read, written, calculated, discussed, cut, colored, pasted, drawn, created, and ALL the things! It's been a great day to be a Mink!
Day 1 of Camp Calhoun was a great success with record attendance. Campers studied about Tennessee’s birthday and its significant numbers (1796 & 16).
Calhoun 6th - 8th Boys & Girls Basketball will be participating in play days @ Polk County High this Thurs - Sat. Players MUST have physical on file with the school. Please see attached schedule. Players should arrive 45 min before the game dressed in shorts & playing shoes of choice. Find coaches who will have jerseys. Admission is $3 for adults & $1 for children. This is good chance for new players to participate in low pressure competition.
Last call for lost and found items. Basket will be in the buzz room until 2 pm today.
Please remember Lost & Found Pick Up is taking place now until 2:00 and again tomorrow 9-2. Anything remaining afterward will be donated to charity.
Congratulations to the Class of 2025! Thank you for joining us today for your Senior Walk!
2025 8th Grade Class Night
1: Beta Club, 4-H, & Yearbook Staff
2: Silver Medals
3: Gold Medals
4: Perfect Attendance
5: Presidential Academic Excellence Awards
6: ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, Art, & PE
7 Memorial & Special Awards
8 Class Superlatives
2025 FREE PHYSICALS - Hosted by Starr Regional Medical & held at McMinn County High School- Thursday, May 22, 2025. Calhoun students should arrive at 5:00 and use gym entrance. Please print forms from link below or pick up from Calhoun office. A physical is required to play any sport with McMinn County Schools.
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2197/ce/4164631/May_2024_Newsletter.pdf
Calhoun Middle School Basketball will be participating in team camps May 29-31 at Polk County High School. Students wishing to participate must have a physical on file. Please be watching our website and social media for scheduling updates and be in touch with coaches as needed.
Girls interested in playing middle school basketball at Calhoun next year are invited to attend open gym this Saturday, May 24th from 8 - 9 a.m. Students must have a physical on file with the school.
