5th-Grade All-Pro Parent Breakfast

All fifth-grade parents and students are invited Friday, January 26 to an All-Pro Parent breakfast in the IMS cafeteria from 7:15-7:40 a.m. All-Pro breakfast comes with a message for both parent and child to take away. This is a FREE event for all.

8th-Grade Slideshow

The 8th-Grade Slideshow Committee needs your help. Please email Mrs. Satola one infant/toddler picture and one candid picture from when your son/daughter was in 5th grade. These pictures are for the 8th grade slideshow, which will be played at the promotion ceremony at the end of the year. Both pictures should be of the student without any additional people. 

Please send one email with both pictures to jsatola@independence.k12.oh.us by the end of January and include your student's name in the email subject line. 

Thank you!

Attendance Reminders

TrueCare: We have a new number to text for attendance-related events. Please remove the old number and add this one to your contacts: (484) 255-8384. New families or existing families with new students can register for the program here: https://www.truecare24.com/aap/sign-up

As always, please report absences, late arrivals, or early pick-ups to the office by text (484-255-8384), email (skennedy@independence.k12.oh.us), or phone call (216-642-5865).

Medical Appointments: For ALL appointments, bring in a "School Excuse Note" from your provider to have the absence "Medically Excused."

Planned Absences: For upcoming non-medical absences of 2+ days, please complete and return the "Planned Absence Form." This form allows the school advance notice of your absence and teachers to collect make-up work for students and can be found here on the ILS website: ILS (LINK). Please note that the second page of this document needs to be completed -- this shows that the student has discussed this absence and assigned make-up work with their teachers.

Class Fees

Please be sure to check your student’s online account for fees that need to be paid. These fees include intramural sports, 7th and 8th grade sports, and all activities/clubs. The $80.00 class fee is also in your student’s EZ pay account and can be paid online or by check. 



Please email Vickie Cappas with any questions at vcappas@independence.k12.oh.us.

Builders Club

Builders Club will sell hot chocolate on Friday, January 26th, during lunch periods to raise money for St. Judes Children's Hospital. Hot chocolate will be $2 for plain or $3 for deluxe with marshmallows, whipped cream, and sprinkles. 

IMS Mock Trial

The 2024 Independence Middle School Mock Trial Season is again upon us. Signup is currently available at the office. We will be meeting this year on Tuesdays after school in the Media Center, possibly some meetings at other times at the Civic Center, and possibly a field trip to one of the law schools or Courts. I am also hoping for at least one scrimmage with another school, and the "Showcase," in which we will compete against other schools' teams, is currently scheduled for May 17, 2024, at the Ohio Supreme Court in Columbus, Ohio.  This program is organized by the Ohio Center for Law-Related Education (OCLRE).

Interested students should sign up in the main office of IMS.

Wayne Benos, Esq. IMS Mock Trial Coach/Advisor