🎀 Today we’re “Teaming Up Against Drugs” as we continue celebrating Red Ribbon Week! Our students and staff showed their team spirit by taking a stand for healthy, drug-free lives! 💪❤️ #TeamUpAgainstDrugs #MCPSS #PerseverancePropelsProgress #RedRibbonWeek2025






🎩 Our students and staff “Put a Cap on Drugs” today as part of our Red Ribbon Week celebration! ❤️💪






🌟 Kicking Off Red Ribbon Week! 🌟
We’re starting our Red Ribbon Week Celebration by showing that “We’re Too Bright For Drugs!” 💡❤️
Our students and staff are shining bright as they make the commitment to live drug-free lives! #MCPSS #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress #RedRibbonWeek2025
We’re starting our Red Ribbon Week Celebration by showing that “We’re Too Bright For Drugs!” 💡❤️
Our students and staff are shining bright as they make the commitment to live drug-free lives! #MCPSS #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress #RedRibbonWeek2025






🌟 Thank You to Our Partners in Education!🌟
We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated for their generous donations of CHIPP (Childhood Hunger Initiative Power Pack) bags. Your kindness and support make a meaningful difference in helping support our students’ well-being. 💚💗
#MCPSS #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress #PartnersInEducation
We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated for their generous donations of CHIPP (Childhood Hunger Initiative Power Pack) bags. Your kindness and support make a meaningful difference in helping support our students’ well-being. 💚💗
#MCPSS #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress #PartnersInEducation

Reminder of upcoming events next week! See the October parent newsletter for more details. #MCPSS #LearningLeading

Today’s Parenting Safari was wildly successful! Parents had fun as they participated in reading and math fluency activities, informative sessions, data chats, and more! Each parent received activities to take home to help their child build their fluency skills. Thank you to each parents who attended! We are excited to continue this learning ”adventure” in partnership with our parents! #MCPSS #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress










Today’s stop took us to Germany. Sausages called “frankfurters” are a favorite food in Germany. Students had a wonderful time “traveling” to Germany while enjoying music and frankfurters (hotdogs) 🇩🇪✨
#MCPSS #NationalSchoolLunchWeek #NSLW25 #perserverancepropelsprogress
#MCPSS #NationalSchoolLunchWeek #NSLW25 #perserverancepropelsprogress







Today’s school lunch adventure took us to China where students enjoyed delicious egg rolls, stir fried rice and vegetables. Students had a blast trying their hand at using chopsticks to eat their lunch!
#MCPSS #LearningLeading #perserverancepropelsprogress #NSLW25
#MCPSS #LearningLeading #perserverancepropelsprogress #NSLW25










As we continue celebrating National School Lunch Week, our students took a “Tour of Italy” and enjoyed some of the country’s popular dishes! We made a special stop in Italy, enjoying spaghetti, cheesy garlic bread, and Italian music. Today’s lunch was "delizioso"! 🍝🧄🎶Where will our taste buds travel tomorrow? 🌍✨ #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress #NSLW25










It’s National School Lunch Week and we are off on an adventure around the world as we enjoy some of our favorite foods inspired by other countries. Our first stop today was Mexico! Students enjoyed tacos and music as they got a little taste of Mexico! Lunch was "muy delicioso"!! Where will tomorrow’s adventure take us? #MCPSS #LeadingLearning #perserverancepropelsprogress #NationalSchoolLunchWeek #NSLW25










📚 Mrs. Dantzler-Williams’ preschool and kindergarten students are hard at work on their matching skills! They’ve been practicing letter, color, and number matching with their folder activities and even using the ViewSonic board for letter matching fun. Way to go, little learners! 🌈✨
#MCPSS #LeadingLearning #perserverancepropelsprogress
#MCPSS #LeadingLearning #perserverancepropelsprogress






Today we celebrated our instructional coaches who work tirelessly everyday supporting our teachers and students. Thank you for being an AMAZING instructional team who has the success of our students at heart! As a result of your commitment, our students continue to excel in reading and math. We truly appreciate each of you! Happy National Coaches’ Day! #MCPSS #LearningLeading #perserverancepropelsprogress


Happy National Coaches’ Day to our favorite Physical Education teacher, Coach Jerolyn Smith! Coach Smith makes everyday a fun adventure for our students and inspires them to be their best! She is talented, creative and an all around awesome teacher! We appreciate you Coach Smith! #MCPSS #perserverancepropelsprogress #LeadingLearning


🎉🎂 Happy Birthday to the “best principal in the world”, as our students love to say! 🥳 Thank you, Ms. Smith, for all you do for our students, teachers, and staff each and every day. We hope your special day is filled with joy, love, and celebration—you deserve it! 💐✨



Happy Custodian’s Day to the hardest working custodians and maintenance team ever! Thank you for making our school a well maintained and sparkling clean place to work, learn, and grow! #MCPSS #LearningLeading #perserverancepropelsprogress





Thank you to our partners at Goodwill Church Ministries for the generous donation of uniforms and school supplies. We appreciate your support of students! #MCPSS #perserverancepropelsprogress #LearningLeading

A special thank you to the Mattie T. Blount High School National Alumni Association for their support and generosity! We appreciate their unwavering support of our lil’ leopards! #MCPSS #perserverancepropelsprogress #LearningLeading

Congratulations to our Red Ribbon Leader Darrah Dial!! Darrah is responsible, helpful, and caring towards others. Her knowledge and leadership shine through each day, making her a wonderful role model for her peers. #MCPSS #LearningLeading #perserverancepropelsprogress





Today was all about Fluency! Teachers were engaged in professional learning focused on reading and math fluency. Each teacher walked away with strategies and resources to strengthen fluency in their classroom. #MCPSS #LearningLeading #perserverancepropelsprogress










Thank you parents for coming out for our PTO Open House and Annual Title I Parent Meeting. We had a great turnout as we partner with our parents for a WILD Adventure of Learning! #MCPSS #LearningLeading #PerseverancePropelsProgress










