Southeast Guilford Middle

10/21/2026

We are excited to offer our school preview night tomorrow 5:30pm-7:30pm. Please share with families who have 3rd -5th graders to come learn about our school. We have attached the flyer and an information flyer for our school. Families will enter through the Main Gym.

If any families cannot attend tomorrow night and still want to come check out SEMS we have one more October Tuesday Tour 10.27.26 at 3pm.

For our current students - Weaver Academy, Southeast High School Advanced Manufacturing, Andrews Aviation Academy will also be set up to answer questions.

Please let us know if you have any questions

10/18/2026

👻 BOO GRAMS ARE COMING TO SEMS! 👻

Falcons, get ready to spread a little Halloween happiness! 🧡🖤

Send a little Halloween surprise to a friend, teacher, or classmate! 🕸️🎃

👻 HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:
🧡 $1 for each Boo Gram
🎃 $20 for a class set — one for everyone!
🍭 Each Boo Gram includes a Halloween card and a Dum Dum lollipop!

📅 SALES: October 19-23
📬 DELIVERY: Week of October 26-30

📝 Stop by the PTO table during lunch to purchase your Boo Gram, write your message, and let us help you spread some Halloween cheer!

💵 Please bring EXACT CASH to the lunch table.

Let’s make Halloween extra special for our Falcons! 🧡🖤👻

Questions? Email us at [email protected]

10/18/2026

October 18, 2026
Good Evening Falcon Families,
We had a great time celebrating homecoming 2026! I hope you enjoyed seeing your students excited about dressing up and celebrating our school spirit. We will continue this spirit of community this week with National Bully Prevention Day on October 21st. We will wear orange to demonstrate that we are united for kindness, acceptance, inclusion and respect. Here at the Nest we want all students to feel safe, welcome and included.
**PTO**
Our PTO is hosting a Gift card drive. They are collecting gift cards from fast food, grocery stores, amazon, etc in increments of 5, 10 or 20 dollars. The cards will be used for staff appreciation and student recognition events. You can drop off the gift cards with the front office or have your student drop them off during business hours.
** SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS: IMPORTANT UPDATE**
Families, beginning with Winter Sports, all athletic physicals and concussion forms must be uploaded to DragonFly. We will no longer accept paper copies as the submission method for athletic paperwork.
ALL athletes must have:
• A valid sports physical uploaded to DragonFly.
• A completed concussion form uploaded to DragonFly.
How to Create Your DragonFly Account:
1. Visit https://www.dragonflymax.com/ or download the DragonFly MAX app.
2. Select Sign Up or Create Account.
3. Choose the appropriate account type and enter the required information.
4. Verify your email address if prompted.
5. Follow the prompts to connect your athlete to Southeast Middle School.
6. Enter our school organization code: CCHW59.
7. Follow the instructions to complete your athlete’s profile and upload the required sports physical and concussion form.
Please make sure all required documents are uploaded before participating in workouts or tryouts. See Class DoJo for details on how to create an account or have additional questions.
Already turned in a physical this school year? See Ms. Mosley to receive your paper copy so you can upload it to DragonFly.
Thank you for helping us make this transition and keeping our athletes ready to participate!
**Discover SEMS**
Check out the flyer for our Tuesday Tours dates and times. Please invite community members who have 3rd through 5th graders and want to see our school. Southeast High School will also have Tuesday Tours and a discovery night for our current students to explore their high school options.
This week’s events:
Schedules: This week is A week for encore classes.
Monday –
Tuesday – Girls Soccer and Boys Volleyball will travel to Northwest Middle School for a 4:45pm start, Tuesday Tours @ 2pm;
Wednesday – Unity Day – Wear Orange. Football will compete against Western Middle School at 5pm at SEHS stadium
Thursday – Discover Southeast Middle Night 5:30-7:30 pm; Girls Soccer and Boys Volleyball will travel to Southwest Middle School for a 4:45pm start
Friday –
Future Events:
October 30 – Teacher Workday
Remember, Falcons: Small connections make a BIG difference! Let’s make Southeast Middle School a place where everyone feels welcomed, included, and connected.
General Reminders:
School Nurse – Our school nurse is scheduled to be on campus 3 days per week. A school nurse can only dispense medications that have a medical authorization form on file, they cannot give students any medication, including over the counter medications without this form on file. If you have concerns, need resources or need to reach her please email her at [email protected]
Parents on campus – We love having our parents on campus. Please make sure you have completed your GCS Volunteer form to allow you to come on in and support our scholars. We strive to maintain the safest environment for your scholars and ensuring that our visitors have current background checks and are checked into the building appropriately is one way we can obtain that goal.
Student Behavior – remind students that there is a time and place for horse play, goofing around with friends and being silly. School is a place where students should not touch other students, even if they are playing. The opportunity to slip, fall, run into another student or the situation to escalate is too great. Thank you parents for helping us reinforce expectations.
Arrival and dismissal – car rider line opens at 8:05 in the morning. Remember to wait to drop students off after 8:05am and collect your student before 3:55pm daily. Please ensure your student is not let out on or at the road and if you are in lanes B & C that students use the crosswalk.
Students who arrive late to school must check into the front office then go through the scan stations before entering the building.
Early check outs require a photo ID and end at 3pm daily to ensure our staff can supervise dismissal effectively.
Dress code – Help ensure your student does not leave the house with their midriff showing (front or back), visible undergarments and without inappropriate depictions or language on their clothing.

10/11/2026

Good Evening Falcon Families.
We are excited to celebrate with Southeast High School for Homecoming 2026! We will have Spirit Week that coordinates with the high school! See the attached flyer for theme days! The week will conclude with the homecoming parade and game at SEHS.
As mentioned in last week’s message, we experienced a staffing adjustment due to a decline in enrollment. Students who were directly affected by the staffing changes were given a letter and a copy of their new schedule on Friday and were notified via phone call, email and text. Many other students will be affected by having new students join their classes. As we work to ensure all scholars’ needs are met with the adjustment to staffing please let us know if you have any questions or concerns about your students classes, teachers or changes to their schedule. We ask for patience as we navigate this shift in staffing and understanding if changes continue to be made this week to ensure classes are balanced and all students needs are met.
**POPs**
Our POPs Interest meeting and first training session was last week! We had 15 adults who are investing in supporting our school community, culture and environment. Five of our newly trained POPs have already POPped in to support our scholars and provide a positive greeting in the cafeteria and entrances in the morning. If you were unable to attend the POPs training, there will be additional trainings after each virtual PTO meeting. If you want to get trained before then, reach out to me ([email protected]) and we can set up a training before the next PTO meeting. If you have questions or want to know what being a POP looks like, feels like and the responsibilities, let me know as well and I will connect you to our POPs volunteers who are ready to give you all the information.
**Discover SEMS**
Check out the flyer for our Tuesday Tours dates and times. Please invite community members who have 3rd through 5th graders and want to see our school. Southeast High School will also have Tuesday Tours and a discovery night for our current students to explore their high school options.
This week’s events:
Schedules: This week is B week for encore classes.
Monday – Boys Volleyball and Girls Soccer will play Jackson Middle school at Jackson Middle school @ 4:45pm
Tuesday – Tuesday Tours @ Noon;
Wednesday –Football will play Kiser Middle school at Grimsley Stadium at 5pm.
Thursday –
Friday –
Future Events:
October 22 - School Discovery Night
October 30 – Teacher Workday
Remember, Falcons: Small connections make a BIG difference! Let’s make Southeast Middle School a place where everyone feels welcomed, included, and connected.
General Reminders:
Student Behavior – remind students that there is a time and place for horse play, goofing around with friends and being silly. School is a place where students should not touch other students, even if they are playing. The opportunity to slip, fall, run into another student or the situation to escalate is too great. Thank you parents for helping us reinforce expectations.
Arrival and dismissal – car rider line opens at 8:05 in the morning. Remember to wait to drop students off after 8:05am and collect your student before 3:55pm daily. Please ensure your student is not let out on or at the road and if you are in lanes B & C that students use the crosswalk.
Students who arrive late to school must check into the front office then go through the scan stations before entering the building.
Early check outs require a photo ID and end at 3pm daily to ensure our staff can supervise dismissal effectively.
Dress code – Help ensure your student does not leave the house with their midriff showing (front or back), visible undergarments and without inappropriate depictions or language on their clothing.

10/11/2026

10/08/2026

Help us celebrate SEHS HOCO!

10/05/2026

Hello, Southeast Guilford Middle School families!

We are excited to introduce POPs—Positive Ongoing Parental Support, a new volunteer opportunity designed to bring positive adult role models into our school community. We are especially looking for fathers, grandfathers, and male mentors who can provide a friendly and encouraging presence in our hallways, during transitions, at lunch, and at school events. Think fist bumps, high fives, encouragement, and positive connections! POPs volunteers are not disciplinarians. Their role is to help students feel supported, connected, and encouraged. When volunteers are on campus during class time, they may also assist by completing safety checks and walking throughout the building. Participation is flexible. After completing the GCS Volunteer Form and attending one POPs training session, volunteers do not need to schedule individual visits. They can simply POP in when their schedule allows—from 15 minutes to a full day.

We invite you to come learn more about and become part of the POPs team and help us protect the nest, build relationships, and help every Falcon SOAR! Information sessions will be tomorrow October 6th at 7:30am or 5:30 pm.

10/04/2026

We have had another great week at the nest. Our girls volleyball team brought home the conference championship and all grade levels have now experienced their first Wellness Wednesday! Thank you so much to families who have contributed games. We can always use more and need items for when the weather is not a nice and we are inside.

**Student Pictures**
Pictures were sent home with students this week. If you have an issue with your package you should contact the Customer Success Team: 1-800-736-4753 Or use chat function on the website my.lifetouch.com to chat with an agent. If your scholar missed pictures or purchased pictures and wish to retake them the Make-up date is October 26th.

**POPs**
POPs is a program we are starting designed to bring positive, supportive adult role models into our Falcon Community. Parents, family and community members are encouraged to participate. Our interest meeting and first training session will be on October 6th. There will be a 7:30am-8am session and a 5:30-6pm session that day.

**Discover SEMS**
Check out the flyer for our Tuesday Tours dates and times. Please invite community members who have 3rd through 5th graders and want to see our school. Southeast High School will also have Tuesday Tours and a discovery night for our current students to explore their high school options.

**Athletic Tryouts**
Boys Volleyball and Girls Soccer tryouts start on Tuesday October 6th. Volleyball will end at 5:30pm daily and soccer will end at 6pm on Tuesday and 5:30pm for the rest of the week.

This week’s events:
Schedules: This week is A week for encore classes.
Monday –
Tuesday – POP’s Interest Meetings (7:30am-5:30pm); Tuesday Tours @ 10am; Boys Volleyball and Girls Soccer Tryouts Start.
Wednesday –Football will play Southwest Middle school at home in SEHS Stadium at 5pm.
Thursday –
Friday –

Future Events:
October 30 – Teacher Workday
Remember, Falcons: Small connections make a BIG difference! Let’s make Southeast Middle School a place where everyone feels welcomed, included, and connected.

General Reminders:
Student Behavior – remind students that there is a time and place for horse play, goofing around with friends and being silly. School is a place where students should not touch other students, even if they are playing. The opportunity to slip, fall, run into another student or the situation to escalate is too great. Thank you parents for helping us reinforce expectations.
Wellness Wednesday items can be dropped off in the front office. If you have any questions let Ms. Stevenson know! We are still looking for card games, board games and lawn games.
Arrival and dismissal – car rider line opens at 8:05 in the morning. Remember to wait to drop students off after 8:05am and collect your student before 3:55pm daily. Please ensure your student is not let out on or at the road and if you are in lanes B & C that students use the crosswalk.
Students who arrive late to school must check into the front office then go through the scan stations before entering the building.
Early check outs require a photo ID and end at 3pm daily to ensure our staff can supervise dismissal effectively.
Dress code – Help ensure your student does not leave the house with their midriff showing (front or back), visible undergarments and without inappropriate depictions or language on their clothing.

10/04/2026

Help Southeast Guilford Middle school PTO collect gift cards!

10/02/2026

Our 8th grade ROTC cadets had their first inspection.

At SEMS 8th graders have ROTC as an encore choice.