Middle School of Plainville

The Plainville Community Schools’ +K.I.K. (Positive Kids Influencing Kids) Peer Mentor Group celebrated their last visit of the school year with a pizza party and scavenger hunt at Plainvlle High School. The 11th grade mentors welcomed their 8th-grade middle school mentees to the high school to show them around the building and introduce them to teachers and staff members.

The Connecticut Association of Schools established the Scholar-Leader Banquet in 1985 to give public recognition to one boy and one girl from each middle level school in Connecticut who have distinguished themselves in scholarship and leadership in school and the community.

Twice Nutmeg nominated author Lynda Mullaly Hunt visited MSP on May 30. She provided motivating and enthusiastic presentations to all of MSP's students.

Middle School of Plainville sixth grade students recently enjoyed a performance of the "Chariot of the Sun” presented by Mr. Jeffrey Benoit.

MSP students recently attended the annual Technology Student Association (TSA) competition, held at Conard High School in West Hartford. The Middle School of Plainville swept the awards in Dragster Design.

MSP's library sponsored a Read-a-Thon from January 2 - April 2. All grade 6 & 7 students at MSP were invited to participate.

Student Council at MSP hosted their 3rd food drive of the school year called the "Food Hunt for Hunger." at Walmart in Bristol on Friday, 03/30/18.

Plainville resident and dog sled runner, Joan Kaczmarczyk, visited MSP on March 25th to speak with sixth graders about the care and training of sled dogs and the sport of sled racing.

The Middle School of Plainville celebrated Rare Disease Awareness Day by supporting the Glut1 Deficiency Foundation in honor of a 7th-grade student, Braden Shumbo.

At the Middle School of Plainville, one part of the Physical Education curriculum focuses on introducing lifetime sports / wellness activities to students. So far this year, the middle school students have been introduced to classes in golf, bowling and currently ZUMBA

MPS had its annual Read Across America celebration on Friday, March 2. NEA's Read Across America is a fun, celebratory way to promote the enjoyment of reading.

The Middle School of Plainville would like to congratulate the fourteen scholars who were selected to participate in the Connecticut Music Education Association's Northern Region Middle School Music Festival

On January 13th, four teams from the Middle School of Plainville traveled to the Bolton VEX IQ Competition.

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, students in The Middle School of Plainville’s Art Club, created beautiful ceramic hearts.

Students from the Kids in the Middle (KIM) Club volunteered to help with MSP's Chase the Chill Project. The project was organized by MSP Health Teachers, Cindy Birdsall and Melanie Olmstead.

Student Council, at MSP, has been spear-heading events to help support our MSP family via funds raised for the Hematology and Oncology Department at CCMC.

Middle School of Plainville faculty members Laurel Schwartz and Camille Westfall , together with members of the VEX IQ team from the Middle School were invited to spotlight their award winning Robotics program at this year’s Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE) conference held in Groton.

The Middle School of Plainville celebrated Veterans' Day with numerous activities designed to educate the students and honor our local veterans and veterans across the country.

Students in The Middle School of Plainville’s Art Club are celebrating the Thanksgiving season by giving back to the community.

As part of College Awareness month, MSP held a spirit day on October 19.

Kids in the Middle (or KIM) is run by Plainville Youth Services and sponsored by the United Way. It offers volunteer and community service opportunities for middle school students.