July 30, 2025 Dear Parents and Guardians, We are thrilled to welcome our new seventh-grade students and are equally excited to have our eighth graders return to Shaler Area Middle School for the 2025–2026 school year. Student Schedules On or about August 4, student schedules will be available via Infinite Campus.
The Shaler Area Middle School PTO will be holding its 18th annual Vendor & Craft Fair on Saturday, October 4 from 9am-2pm. In addition to more than 60 tables of unique, local crafters and vendors, there will be delicious refreshments and great raffles. Admission is FREE! SAMS 2025 Leaf flyer
We hope you are having a wonderful summer and are looking forward to a great year at Shaler Area Middle School. We recommend that you purchase the preliminary school supplies listed below to get the school year started. (Please realize, however, that this is a generalized supply list and individual
Free Summer Lunches for Students under 18 will be available from June 3rd through August 15th, (Monday-Friday) at the Millvale Community Library from 12:00 PM-1 PM and the Etna Playground & Pool from 12:30 PM-2:00 PM. Food must be eaten on site and children under 9 must be accompanied by
Fall Sports Physicals SPORTS PHYSICALS The PIAA requires one comprehensive physical per year for eligibility to participate in interscholastic athletics. The PIAA requires that the date on the PIAA Physicians Form Section 7 must be no earlier than May 1, 2025, for the upcoming school year. If the date on the form is
Principal Letter re Keystone Exams for Algebra Dear Parents and Guardians: Your child will be participating in the Pennsylvania Keystone Exam for Algebra 1 on May 21st and May 22nd, 2025. This exam is an end of course assessment designed to evaluate proficiency in this subject area. The encouragement and
Recently, a group of SAMS students and teachers visited the Westinghouse facility in Etna. This was a wonderful experience for both students and educators. This visit was an opportunity for students to engage with cutting-edge technology, empowering them with knowledge and skills that would enable them to excel in future
Dear Shaler Area Families, As shared in our April 10 communication, the Shaler Area Board of School Directors approved the administration’s recommendation to implement the OpenGate Weapons detection System at Shaler Area Middle School and Shaler Area High School beginning in the 2025-2026 school year. This initiative reflects our
Shaler Area Middle School was delighted to welcome the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA)’s Jr. High District 1 West Band Fest, on April 4 and 5, 2025. This year’s event included 118 students from 46 schools. The guest conductor for the program was Mrs. Elisabeth Heath Charles. Mrs. Ellen Spondike,
This spring, crocuses bloomed outside Shaler Area Middle School, planted as part of the Crocus Project, which seeks to have a yellow crocus bloom for each of the school children who died during the Holocaust. The project originated in Ireland in 2005. Mr. Reagle, shares, “Even though it’s been happening
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