- Tyrrell Middle School
Infobox School
name = Tyrrell Middle School
motto "A Legacy of Learning and Love"
schooltype = Publicmiddle school
district =Wolcott School District
grades = 6-8
principal = Arline Tansley
address =
city = Wolcott
state =Connecticut
zipcode =
country =
enrollment = 750
faculty = aprx. 85
ratio =
logo =Tornado
logo
colors =navy blue andgrey | homepage = [http://www.wolcottps.org/schools/tyrrell/index.aspx wolcottps.org/schools/tyrrell/index.aspx] |Tyrrell Middle School is a secondary
middle school in the town of Wolcott,Connecticut , serving grades 6–8. TMS accomidates its students from all three ofWolcott 's elementary schools, serving over 750 students.Mission Statement
To develop in each student the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for productive citizenship, including a personally rewarding quality of life, appreciation of heritage, and commitment to the ideals of democracy.
Principal
The current
principal is Arline Tansley and thevice principal is Joeseph Norcross.History
The
school was originally constructed in1947 . Tyrrell MS used to be theelementary school , and Alcott Elementary School used to be the middle school. The dsitrict decided to add on to Tyrrell elementary school to make it ready to become Wolcott's new middle school. Meanwhile, Wolcott's old middle school (Alcott) simply became the district's elementary school as the town needed more space for its elementary students.Activities
After School Activities
The school offers a wide array of
extracurricular activities after school, including awriting club, ahomework club,chess club,sports , jazz band, and much more.Morning Announcements/Afternoon Dismisal
The school's morning news crew anchor
announcement s over closed circuittelevision each morning. All morning announcers are each assigned a day at the beginning of the year, (days 1,2,and 3)and rotate each day. Mr. Al Blancato is currently the director of the announcements. At the end of the day, the busses are broadcasted on television as they arriveReferences
* Wolcott Public Schools website [http://wolcottps.org/schools/tyrrell/index.aspx] Tyrrell Middle School Agenda
External links
* [http://www.multimap.com/maps/?hloc=US|tyrrell%20middle%20school#
]* [http://www.wolcottps.org/schools/tyrrell/index.aspx School's website]
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