| 词条 | Middlesex Middle School |
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| name = Middlesex Middle School | native_name = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = Original part of Middlesex Middle School | logo = | motto = | established = | closed = | type = Public secondary | status = | category_label = | category = | gender_label = | gender = | affiliation = | affiliations = | administrator = | assst_admin = | president = | chairman_label = | chairman = | rector = | principal =Shelly Somers | asst principal = | campus_director = | headmaster = | head_name = Second Master | head = | head_name2 = Assistant Headmaster | head2 = | dean = | founder = | chaplain = | officer_in_charge = | faculty = | teaching_staff = | enrollment = 1136 | grades_label = | grades = 6 - 8 | streetaddress = | city = Darien | state = Connecticut | province = | country = United States | coordinates = {{Coord|41.0733|-73.4971|region:US-CT_type:edu|display=inline,title}} | latitude = | longitude = | district = Darien Public Schools | oversight = | accreditation = | campus = | colors = Maroon and Gold | colours = | athletics = | houses = | student_union = | nickname = | mascot = Dragon | free_label = Emblem | free_text = | rival = | yearbook = | newspaper = | free_label_1 = | free_1 = | free_label_2 = | free_2 = | free_label_3 = | free_3 = | test_name = | test_average = | national_ranking = | website = www.darienps.org/middlesex | footnotes = | picture = | picture_caption = | picture2 = | picture_caption2 = }} Middlesex Middle School is a middle school in the Darien Public Schools district in Darien, Connecticut, United States. The school serves students from sixth through eighth grades. Each grade is divided into 4 teams of around 90 to 150 students. In eighth grade there are the Teal (formerly Tan), Maroon, Navy and Green teams, for seventh grade there are the Gold, Purple, Aqua and Blue teams and for sixth grade there are the Yellow (formerly Bronze), Silver, Red and Orange teams. Awards and recognitionMiddlesex has been selected as a National Blue Ribbon School but the Blue Ribbon "blew down in a storm" -Shelly Somers September 2017. [1] Middlesex donates to various charity organizations such as UNICEF. For example, the school has been a nationwide leading contributor to UNICEF for 2004 to 2006, based on its size.[2] In addition, a daffodil drive is held every year to help raise money for cancer. In May 2006, American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken made a surprise visit to the school in gratitude for its UNICEF contributions of $14,000 that year.[3] In Feb. 2007 Middlesex MathCounts team won the first prize in the South-Western CT MathCounts competition, while the team captain 8th grade student Michael Kushnir won the individual 1st prize. The team went on to Connecticut's statewide MathCounts competition to win the 2nd place, yielding to perennial champion Hopkins School. Kushnir advanced to the second round and won the individual 2nd place prize.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}} In the school year of 2007 and 2008, the school helped Good Morning America's coat drive, and also held a coat drive of their own.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}} The 2013 yearbook (Tidings) entitled "Facts + Figures" received a Gold Medal critique from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and won a 2014 Gold Crown from CSPA.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}} Middlesex is also the highest performing school for the National Geography Bee in Connecticut. In twenty-four of those years MMS' own geography bee champions have qualified for the statewide rounds and took the state championship in 1989, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014-representing Connecticut seven times at nationals.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}} On April 20, 2016, Middlesex was the chosen site for the National History Bee's Bridgeport Regional Finals. In 2016, Middlesex's quiz bowl team also won national championship titles at both the inaugural US Academic Bowl National Championships, and the Middle School National Championship Tournament organized by NAQT.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}} Middlesex offers STEM and computer courses as part of its curriculum. Part of this curriculum includes the Google Expeditions AR program — a unique experience offered to select schools nationally to introduce Augmented Reality educational tools under development. [4] HistoryThe 1937 school building, a brick Colonial revival structure, sits on a {{convert|27.34|acre|m2|sing=on}}[5] site at 204 Hollow Tree Ridge Road. The building underwent a major, $27 million addition and renovation in the late 1990s, which was completed in 2000. In 1983, Middlesex was changed from a junior high school to a middle school.[1] The ninth grade was transferred at that point to Darien High School. Since 2005, the school district has been gradually equipping the school with air conditioning.[6] PicturesNotes1. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.darienps.org/middlesex/principal_letter.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-06-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070515002132/http://www.darienps.org/middlesex/principal_letter.htm |archivedate=2007-05-15 |df= }} Web page titled "Welcome from the Principal" at Middlesex Middle School Web site, accessed June 21, 2007 2. ^"Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF kicks off" (no byline), news article in The Darien Times weekly newspaper in Darien, Connecticut, October 26, 2006 3. ^ Shultz, Susan, "'Idol' surprises Middlesex / Clay Aiken visits school after students raise the most for Unicef", news article in The Darien Times, May 18, 2006, page A1, accessed June 21, 2007 4. ^http://darienite.com/middlesex-middle-school-students-get-tech-wizardry-augmented-reality-30863 5. ^Darien Parks and Recreation Department "Spring & Summer 2007" brochure, page 3 6. ^Amoroso, Austin, "Finance notes: Hindley elementary to get a modular classroom", article in The Darien Times, February 15, 2007, accessed via NewsBank Web site (www.newsbank.com) on November 15, 2007 External links
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