Onyx Team Holiday Bear Project

Onyx Team students are excited to display their Holiday Bears that represent the approximate $400.00 in donations collected from our team to sponsor a student enrolled in the CEA Holiday Bear Project. The students are very proud of their accomplishment for their eighth grade community service project. Top contributors are pictured.

Pearl Team Holiday Bear Project

The Pearl Team is happy to report that its Holiday Bear project was a huge success! We took on the challenge of sponsoring two children for the holidays. Students and teachers collected donations throughout the month of November and raised $844.96! We were able to get all of the requested items of need for the children and plenty of “extras” to make the season special for them, too! Mrs. Matfus’ homeroom (306) went above and beyond—our only homeroom with 100% participation and also the highest contribution. Their room alone generated $240.00! Overall, 68% of the team helped us with the project and we all were reminded to appreciate what we have and how good it can feel to help others. Thanks to the students that stayed to help us wrap up the gifts, too. Great job! We are proud of you!

Bring a Vet to School Day

Tyrrell celebrated Veteran's Day by bringing 30+ veterans to school on Friday, November 9th to be honored by students and staff. Here are some snapshots of the day's events and visitors.

JLine Anti-Bully Assembly

Tyrrell students enjoyed an assembly featuring singer JLine and the JLine dance crew, who shared an anti-bullying message through song, dance, and speaking to the audience about their experiences with being bullied or befriending someone who was being bullied when they were in school. The students seemed to appreciate this relatable, high-energy presentation.

Lions Club Peace Poster Contest Winner

Lauren Romeo placed first in the Lions Club Peace Poster contest. She was awarded a certificate and a check for $100.00. Congratulations!!!

American Math Competition

The Grade 7 Project Explore students participated in the American Math Competition last week. Tyrrell placed 14th for top schools in the nation. Tyrrell placed 1st for the top school in Connecticut. Jayda Cavanaugh placed 4th for top students in Connecticut, Wenting Zhang placed 10th, and Autumn Briglia placed 11th.

World Language Students Hear Storyteller

Multicultural storyteller Karianna Rosenberg tells an ancient Incan tale to Tyrrell Middle School students during an assembly celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month on October 26th.

TMS Runners Compete in State Event

TMS students competed in the 20th Annual CT Middle School State Cross Country Championships at Wickham Park in Manchester. Below is a list of the students that competed and their results. It is listed as (Runner, Place, Overall Time, Pace per mile & Length of Race)

Nevya Vermette 233 of 314 18:18 7:19 2.3 miles, Alyssa Murphy 234 of 314 18:18 7:20 2.3 miles, Jonathan Maldonado 54 of 366 14:18 5:44 2.3 miles, Jackson Yost 264 of 366 16:28 6:35 2.3 miles, Ryan Rockhill 359 of 366 19:21 7:45 2.3 miles, Josh Rapisarda 218 of 450 13:37 7:34 1.7 miles.

Tyrrell Teacher of the Year Honored

Eighth grade students on the Cross Country team present Dan Goldstone, Tyrrell Teacher of the Year, with his gift from the TOTY Committee. Congratulations Mr. Goldstone!

Teacher Marathoners

Congratulations to all teachers and students that completed their marathon logs this marking period! Overall, we had 3 top winners from the Tyrrell faculty. Our very own assistant principal, Mr. Simpson, logged the most running miles total with an impressive 163.09 miles!!!That is amazing!!! He also completed the Hartford Half Marathon (13.1 miles) in October. Great job Mr. Simpson!!! Mrs. Schinkel logged a total of 190 miles between walking, running, and hiking throughout the course of the marking period! Way to go Mrs. Schinkel!!! Mr. Jones logged an astounding 247.2 miles total. He ran 54.2 miles and biked 193 miles. Awesome job Mr. Jones!! Thank you to all students and staff for participating in the marathon logs this year, everyone put forth a tremendous effort!

Mock Elections

Election Day started early at TMS as eighth graders take time out from Mrs. Conway's social studies class to participate in the 2012 mock elections. Results of the election can be seen on Mrs. Conway's webpage at this link: https://sites.google.com/site/mrsconwaysclasssite/Home/mock-election-2012

TMS Students Complete Marathon Distance

Way to go!!! The following students completed a marathon over the course of this marking period and earned themselves extra credit in PE class. Evan Guerrera, Taylor Cratty, Jeffrey Nicol, Zack Lepore, Veronica Ouellette, Christina Atkins, Anita Rosado, Joey Wright, Anthony Ligi, Nicholas Agrinzone, Jack Drewry, Ryan Young, Andre Gaudiosi, Ryan Fishbein and Jackson Yost. Congratulations!