🌦️ Exciting Morning in Mr. Miller’s 6th Grade Science Class! 🌟
Today, our students had the incredible opportunity to interview Chief Meteorologist Ahmad Bajjey from CBS Detroit! They asked amazing questions about weather, forecasting, and life on TV—and got real-world insights straight from an expert.
Huge thanks to Ahmad for inspiring our future scientists! 👩🔬👨🔬
"A very special thank you to Crescent Comics and Games in Coldwater for donating 20,000 cards to our 5th grade Pokemon Club! The students drew thank you letters for the store and are now so excited to start building their decks! Thanks to this donation, they have endless choices of how they will become Pokemon masters!"
Ms. Umfleet's sophomore class participated in Speed Dating… WITH BOOKS. We will be starting Literature Circles where the students will be participating in a novel study of their choosing. They got a little taste of each book before they made their decision. It was a great day with lots of giggles and lots of reading!
Congratulations Jennings' Star Students!
We had some warmer weather and some fun things happening at QMS this week. Check out our weekly video update!
https://youtu.be/Lip_dnTy68Y
HUGE thank you to Quincy's Thursday Night Golf League for their generous donation of $700 to the Quincy Golf Program!!
This donation allowed the team to purchase everyone an all-weather sweatshirt that can be worn during matches! The donation was made in honor of Jerry Salyer and Dick Price, and their initials were added to the shirts on the sleeve.
THANK YOU for supporting our kids!
Last chance, QHS!
Today’s the FINAL DAY to order your 2025 yearbook! Don’t miss your shot to hold all the memories in one awesome book.
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The middle school track team is on the road to Concord! Here come the Orioles!
5th graders celebrated Earth Day this afternoon. Together we were able to gather 3 large bags of trash.
After two mornings of MSTEP testing the students were able to enjoy the beautiful day and rest their brains after their hard work.
The teachers and staff are very thankful for their commitment to a growth and community mindset.
"The Warhammer Alliance Club kicked off to a great start, introducing students to the world of Warhammer and tabletop miniatures! Students put their skills to the test building a Space Marine and Necron Warrior. They looked over various painting schemes to get an idea for next week's goal: painting! Stay tuned for further progress and pictures of the results!"
Happy Administrative Assistant Day to all of the amazing folks that keep our schools going! We appreciate you so much! Thank you for all you do for us!
Mrs A's class got to see the life cycle of a chick first hand! They have been watching and journaling about eggs in an incubator in their classroom! This week the chicks hatched!
Congratulations to our very own Mrs. Teralle Jackson for winning Support Professional of the Year! Teralle works in the Emotionally Impaired Classroom at Jennings Elementary. Thank you for "Making a Difference!"
A huge shout out and thank you to our amazing bus drivers! Happy National Bus Driver Day! We appreciate you!
Attention Seniors!
Michigan College Access Network (MCAN), in partnership with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP), launched a $1 Million Sweepstakes to encourage students to complete FAFSA. Senior's could be one of the 50 Michigan grads who’ll win up to $50,000 for tuition through the Ticket to Tuition giveaway!
Ten winners will get $50,000 and 40 winners will score $10,000 in cash for college or career training. And the FAFSA is their golden ticket to entering. Plus, filling out the FAFSA unlocks grants, scholarships (like the Michigan Achievement Scholarship), work-study funds and loans.
Here’s how to enter for your chance to win:
Create "StudentAid.gov" accounts (both student and parent)
Fill out the FAFSA form for the first time (It takes most families 30 minutes or less to complete)
Text CASH to 855-50K-TICKET by May 16
If you have already completed your FAFSA, you are still eligible!
Just text CASH to 855-50K-TICKET to enter. Don’t miss this chance to win big! Be sure to enter by May 16.
*For official rules, visit "TicketToTuition.com".
Orioles, the LAST DAY to preorder a QHS yearbook: April 25th! Reserve yours today at Jostens.com
The Quincy girls had a solid showing at Saturday's Ralph Crume Invitational in Pittsford placing 3rd of 10 teams.
The girls fought through some terrible weather Saturday morning and still had some outstanding performances. Quincy's 2nd place finishers were Brookelyn Parker in both the 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles, Lainey Yearling in the 1600m and 3200m runs, and Ashlyn Fickle in High Jump. 3rd place finishers included Brooke McVicker in Pole Vault, Abby Tinervia in Long Jump and our Freshman/Sophomore 4x200m relay team of Kali Kugler, Liz Longardner, Kora Timmons and Fickle. The girls take on Concord this Wednesday at home.
Quincy Girls Soccer Tops Delton Kellogg 3-1
The Quincy girls soccer team hit the road Friday night and came away with a solid 3-1 victory over Delton Kellogg. The Panthers struck first, scoring just seven minutes into the match. But Quincy responded quickly—11 minutes later, Abby Hinds fired a shot from outside the 18-yard box to even the score at 1-1.
Before the half ended, Kenzi Maynard added another goal for the Orioles, assisted by Laura Bostic, giving Quincy a 2-1 lead at the break. Early in the second half, Bostic found the net herself to extend the lead to 3-1.
Goalkeeper Danica Swift had a strong night in net, recording 9 saves.
With the win, Quincy improves to 8-2 on the season and remains unbeaten in conference play at 3-0. The team is back on the road Monday for another conference matchup against Springport.
Orioles drop heartbreaker(s) to Springport.
The Orioles took the diamond on Thursday night against league foe Springport and dropped two one run games. Both which came down the the final at bat.
In game 1 both teams battled back and forth and Spartans hit a 2 run homerun in the 6 th inning to grab a 6-5 lead. The Orioles threatened but could not get the tying run home. Pitcher Brennen Allman had tough luck on the bump. The Senior righty gave up 7 hits 6 runs only 2 earned and struck out 7. Ryan Kempter came on in relief recording the final outs. Freshman Bryson Estlow lead the Orioles at the plate with 2 hits including a 2b hit and an RBI. Kempter also doubled and had an RBI. Landon Beardon added a hit and 2 RBi. Allman and Alex Barry also had singles
In game 2 the Orioles fell 3-2 stranding the tying and go ahead runs in their final at bat. Senior Mason Graves was sharp pitching a complete game limited the Spartans to just 1 earned run while striking out 5. He also led the offense with 2 hits including an RBI. Kempter and Allman were back on the bases from their top spots in the order tallying 5 walks between them Kempter also laid down a bunt single. Estlow stayed hot in game 2 adding another hit and Jimmy Maynard also had a single.
At the end of the day the Orioles didn’t have much to show for their hard fought efforts as the Spartans made a few more plays to get the DH win.
The Orioles look to regroup next Tuesday with a trip to Stockbridge.