On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, the Shaler Area Middle School will hold its last bus evacuation of the year in the morning.  Shaler Area Middle School buses will enter campus as usual on the LIBRARY side of the building and proceed to the rear of the building.  Staff will help students exit the bus out of the rear emergency exit.  Parents who choose to drop their child off at school on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, will drop off on the CAFETERIA/LIBRARY side of the building. Small vans will stop and drop off in their usual location. Non-bus riding 7th graders will go to the cafeteria, 8th graders will cut through the building and exit into the courtyard by the office then proceed to the gym. All car traffic after dropping off will be diverted left and exit through the LIBRARY PARKING LOT. NO cars will be permitted to go around the school nor enter/exit on the shopping side on Tuesday morning. Traffic in and out of SAMS campus may take longer than usual on this day; please plan accordingly.