Twenhfoel Middle School

Twenhofel Middle School is a middle school in Independence, Kentucky. The current principal is Cheryl Jones. The current vice principals are Dwight Smith and Dwayne Humphrey. The mascot is the Thoroughbred. TMS is the first environmentally friendly school in Kentucky and is the poster middle school for Kentucky.

History

The land that Twenhofel Middle School is currently located on was donated by William Twenhofel. The land was part of his fathers farm that he wished be used for the education of middle school students in Kenton County.

Classes Offered

Twenhofel Middle School offers 9 "Encore Classes"
* Band
* Chorus
* Tech. Ed (Woodshop.)
* Art
* Computer
* Arts and Humanities
* PE/Health
* Math Lab.
* Family Consumer Science.

Twenhofel also has mandatory classes:
* Language Arts
* Math
* Science
* Social Studies/World Civics. Twenhofel Middle School also offers special education classes.

Teams

Twenhofel is separated into teams by grade level. All teams are named after horses who won the Kentucky Derby.
*6th Grade
** Bold Venture
** Winning Colors
*7th Grade
** Triple Crown
** Apollo
*8th Grade
** Man o' War
** Secretariat

Sports Teams

TMS offers teams such as basketball, football, cheerleading, wrestling, and volleyball.All teams are for 6th 7th and 8th graders. All teams are for boys and girls.

Clubs

TMS offers clubs such as STLP (Student Tech. Leadership Program) and Yearbook Committee and Robotics (A branch of S.T.L.P.