We are thrilled to celebrate the remarkable achievements of our students at the St. Lucie County Regional STEM Fair Award Ceremony! After several years, Southern Oaks Middle School made a strong return to the regionals, showcasing the dedication and ingenuity of our Hawk community. A special thank you to Mr. Glover for his unwavering support and guidance, which has provided our students with the opportunity to explore their interests and reach new heights. Congratulations to our award winners:• First Place (Regional): Taryn Dokmeci for “Is AI Smarter Than a 7th Grader” • Second Place (Regional): Alanna Mullins for “Stir Crazy” We would … Read More

Southern Oaks Middle School’s Afterschool Robotics/STEAM Program: Shaping Future Innovators  Southern Oaks Middle School has embarked on an exciting journey into the world of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) with its new after-school robotics program. This initiative, spearheaded by 7th grade science teacher Matthew Glover, aims to ignite students’ passion for technology and innovation by exposing them to cutting-edge fields such as 3D design, 3D printing, and robotics.  The program, which meets twice a week, offers students hands-on experience in designing and building robots that can operate on land, in the air, and underwater. This comprehensive approach ensures … Read More

Southern Oaks Middle School enters the field of STEAM and robotics in January. The school began its first STEAM and robotics club this year. Spearheaded by ESE teacher, Maria Benjamin, the afterschool club meets twice weekly and teaches high-tech design of robots and drones. Benjamin who has had a strong desire to start the club for years, finally decided that this was the year. According to Benjamin, the club seeks to create middle school “scientists who create, implement, and critique their own inventions in an educational after-school environment.” After prominent promotion around campus, the club began with great student interest. … Read More

Southern Oaks Middle School faculty and staff raised $546 for the Treasure Coast Food Bank, which will provide 3,822 meals across the Treasure Coast this Thanksgiving. The campaign was led by seventh grade science teacher Maureen Davis. Pictured is Assistant Principal Mary Beth Forsyth as she presents the monies raised to a Treasure Coast Food Bank representative.

Southern Oaks Middle School’s media center has already been extremely busy with students this year. Ms. Odom and Ms. Aguila started the year off by working with Mrs. Kappler’s 7th grade Civics Class during the first week of school. The students came in for lessons on text features within their Civics Textbook. First, they took an interest inventory and a pre-test. Then the students were given a lesson on text features using a power point presentation. The students came back to the media center and were put into small groups based on their interests and scores on the pre-test. After multiple … Read More

Ms Odom and Ms Aguila hosted a 12 Days of Christmas contest in the media center.  Winners were selected randomly from a pool of students that have not had an overdue library book this school year.  Our winners were Michael Schmitt, Olivia Offerdahl, Caralie Frizzle, Cassie Ackenbrack, Jordan Insinger, Dyllan Murphy-Nichols, Gabe Schuester, Brandon Worrell, Annabel Garcia, Caleb Gamboa, Mackenzie Bain, EJ Roberts, and Calvin Frizzle.  The students selected three prizes from our prize closet.  Way to go Hawks, keep reading!

Southern Oak Middle School recently held an inspiring event known as the Leadership in Me Expo, showcasing the hard work and creativity of its students. Under the guidance of teacher Marvin Williamson, students engaged in a comprehensive learning experience centered around leadership skills and personal development. The expo served as a platform for students to explore various types of leadership styles such as but not limited to, pace setting, transformational, and laissez-faire leadership styles. Through a series of workshops and interactive activities, students learned how these leadership styles can be applied not only in school but also in their communities … Read More

Check out our SOMS Geometry students working together and mastering weighted average benchmark! (GR.3.1 is one of the most difficult in the course.) It’s an honor to see these geniuses at work!

On Thursday, May 21, 2015 Southern Oaks Middle School Band presented their end of year “Flower Power” Concert.  Director of Bands, Joann Kinder, conducted her 6th, 7th and 8th grade students in compositions such as Dragons in the Mist by Randy Navarre, Overlords by Sean O’Loughlin and At the Hop, arranged by Michael Sweeney.

On Thursday, May 28, Mrs Bruchal’s Drama class presented two showings of The Wizard of Oz.  The audiences were wowed by a cast of characters who sang and danced, winged monkeys that captured Dorothy and her crew, and Munchkin “extras” who haven’t even made it to middle school.

On Saturday, May 30, 2020, the faculty and staff of Southern Oaks Middle School disseminated a total of 130 bags and boxes of groceries to families of the school and community. This was completed while passing out 8th grade promotion certificates, collecting laptops for the year and collection/pick-up of band instruments. About two weeks prior, faculty and staff were asked to consider bringing in non-perishable items to give to families to assist with financial setbacks. Immediately, teachers and staff started organizing via TEAMS communications. In addition to people jumping in and offering to help, the first bit of great news … Read More

On October 1st, in observance of National Bullying Prevention Month, students and staff at Southern Oaks Middle School “Stomp Out” bullying by uniting on the SOMS football field to create a school-wide message: NO BULLYING!      

The students at Southern Oaks enjoyed a couple of weeks of book fun at their annual fall Scholastic Book Fair.  Thanks to our students, teachers and staff we received $2,126.89 in free books!  We could not have done it without the help of our Southern Oaks family.  Students enjoyed the new titles offered in our book fair.  Michael Schmitt was one of our best shoppers.  He enjoyed our selection of historical and military books.  We love to see our students excited about books.

Ms Odom and Mrs. Aguila brought Mr. Clark’s 7th grade Language Arts students into the media center to begin writing a short story as a graphic novel.  Mr. Clark had the students finish the stories in his class.  The students had a great time writing and illustrating the stories.  They could work alone or in groups of two or three.  Our first place winner was Nthaily Cummings for her story entitled “Lock In”.  She won a $25.00 Visa Gift Card and a variety of other prizes from our prize closet. Great job Nthaily and congratulations to Mr. Clark’s classes for a job well … Read More

Over the next couple of months, Southern Oaks Middle School teachers Jose Rivero and Lauren Kappler are planning to take students on an exciting virtual journey to the moon and Mars. Students will be doing project based STEM activities twice a week that will lead up to learning about how one day life can possibly be sustained on Mars. Mr. Rivero states that students will be learning and talking about everthing from different thrust structures, manned space flight vehicles, what it’s like to live in space, robotics and will learn how to produce food in order to survive long periods … Read More