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Congratulations, Poland Middle School 6th Grade class!

Poland Middle School enjoyed a day full of fun, hopping from station to station to play games! Thanks you to our friends/volunteers in the Middle School PTO for planning an amazing day.

Congratulations to the Poland Bulldogs on an amazing school year, full of accomplishments and excitement! We are celebrating with some FUN DAYS! Thank you SO much to our McKinley/Middle School PTO and parent volunteers for taking care of us today and at events all year!

The Poland Bulldogs present... PAWSITIVE & THE BULLDOG WAY

The Bulldogs from Poland Middle School present their original song and music video, "THE BULLDOG WAY". At Poland Middle School, we do things The Bulldog Way: Take care of yourself, Take care of each other, Take care of our school, and take care of our community!

Creativity was unleashed at the 5th and 6th Grade Choir & Band Concerts! Our Bulldogs from Poland Middle School shined and howled with pride on popular tunes. We heard some amazing talent in our vocal soloists! After a year of amazing progress (and pencil sharpening!), the Bulldogs advanced to full songs on the big stage. The future of our music program is bright because of the amazing work of our choirs, bands, and directors!

CAREER DAY! The 5th Grade Bulldogs presented careers to their friends in 4th grade in an always-inspiring get-together! Each year, the fifth grade class will choose a career they are interested in and present information from a box project on what schooling is required, average pay, and duties. The future is so bright for these superstars.

Take care of yourself, take care of others, and be kind... Kindness is free; give it to everyone! Have a look back on the amazing achievements of our Poland Middle School Kindness Club. We send a very special thank you to our leaders Mrs. Butch and Mrs. Martin for taking care of our school and community by inspiring kind acts every year. 

6th Grader Mari D. started each day presenting the weather forecast on the morning announcements for Poland Middle School. A natural communicator with a sense for predicting the weather, Mari was very excited today when Mr. Purins invited Meteorologist Eric Wilhelm to talk about his career in Meteorology and studying Atmospheric Science in college. The forecast is sunny and bright for our Bulldog, Mari!

Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Creed’s classes are back together again representing Big Dog Bracelets! After a very successful fundraiser selling Poland-themed bracelets, the Bulldogs are living up to their promise to beautify the school grounds! They are making seed bombs to plant flowers that will decorate our courtyard. Enjoy the final episode of Big Dog Bracelets!

The famous 100 meter dash! To practice recording, graphing, and analyzing data, Mrs. Martin's fifth graders recorded their times running 100 meters. Taking two turns each, they were able to plot on the graph how they either improved or got too tired for the second run. We got so tired just watching their energy that the kids took over the camera too!

SUMMER CAMPS! ☀️ Poland's athletes and coaches are excited to work with your kiddos! All camps are hosted by Poland Seminary High School coaches and their staff members. Join the Bulldogs at camps in Basketball, Soccer, Lacrosse, Volleyball, Track and Field, and Football. Register today @ https://www.polandbulldogs.com/summer-camps

The Bulldogs take on CAMP FITCH! Our 6th grade team is settling in on an exciting trip to Camp Fitch. View photos of the fun activities, best smiles, and happiest Bulldogs you'll ever see: https://www.polandbulldogs.com/events/2025/camp-fitch

The Poland Local School District has recently become aware of a concerning and dangerous social media trend that encourages students to intentionally damage school-issued Chromebooks.

The Poland Middle School Kindness Club and PSHS Interact Club teamed up for a special project... Students from the high school collaborated with fifth and sixth graders on writing cards and creating care/snack packages to present to our local firefighters Poland Fire District - WRJFD! The students packed bags full of treats and kind messages, even making a delivery to our hometown heroes! Thank you to Mrs. Martin, Mr. Martin, and Mrs. Butch for organizing such a heartfelt surprise for our community!

Students at Poland Local School District found a podcast set up in school... Naturally, they took to the microphones to share all the reasons that they are grateful for their teachers. Enjoy the Paw-Pup Podcast as we celebrate our teachers in Teacher Appreciation Week 2025!

It was a grand idea by 5th Grade Math 24 Wizard Colton to challenge former Math 24 competitor Mr. Nico (the video editor) to a little showdown... Bulldogs know better than being all bark, no bite, so they were certain they would win.

Bots that Bark shows how Bulldogs in grades 4 through 6 level up in robotics—coding smarter, building bigger, and thinking bolder each year. Along the way, they bring Evos, Spheros, and EV3s to life. And it all starts… with paper, markers, and a simple line of code.

The ESC of Eastern Ohio Career Counseling Dept. brought the future into the 6th grade classrooms with an exciting new way to explore careers... through the Oculus virtual reality headsets. Students recently had the opportunity to step into the shoes of professionals from a wide variety of fields—all without ever leaving their classroom.

Join the Bulldogs this spring for a delightful series of concerts featuring our talented student musicians. From blossoming melodies to joyful rhythms, our students from all grade levels are ready to showcase their hard work and love for music. We welcome our entire community to come together and enjoy creativity unleashed at Poland Local Schools.

BULLDOG UPDATE: Poland Local School District is aware that some AT&T phone customers are not able to connect to district telephone numbers. We understand that this impacts the absence reporting process. If you are unable to connect to your child's school building, please email your child's school building secretary to report an absence. Parents who are able to connect to the district should call the school building to report absences.

Poland's 6th Annual Exceptional Art Show: Let's hear from the artists on how they made their masterpieces! This is Creativity // Unleashed!!

Our friend Mrs. Ayers from the ESC brought VR headsets to Mrs. DiMuzio's fifth grade art class for a virtual field trip! Students were tasked with exploring the natural scenes of Colombia, developing a sense of implied textures. They saw waterfalls, architecture, and the culture of various cities, all from the seats of their classroom.

PANDA Club sixth graders visited their friends at McKinley to catch up and share some stories! Throughout the school year, club members have been meeting with their Kindergarten friends to hear about what they've been learning and fun things about them. These are friendships that last forever!

March 16-22, 2025 is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Ohio. Poland Local Schools will be participating in the Statewide Tornado Drill on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 9:50 a.m.