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Three Lakes Middle School is a family environment! We have so many staff members whose children attend TLMS. We even have staff members that now have their children as co workers. We think that speaks to our strong culture here at The Swamp! We are so proud of what we have accomplished together and excited to go bigger and better in 2024-2025!
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Another great week in the books for some of our dedicated athletes!!!!ππππ
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Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
GATORS are GREEN,
and AWESOME too!
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We know you are holding onto summer for dear life right now, but August will be here before you know it! Make sure you've taken care of online registration for new and returning students. We can't wait to see you!
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One way to look great and show school pride is to wear your Gator Gear! The spirit store is open right now. Don't delay as it closes July 25th at 10 p.m. so we can deliver the orders at TailGATOR on August 8th.
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*Save the Date* for our annual Back to School Bash! This year the tentative date is Friday, August 23rd. Last year's theme was Barbies, Kens, & Aliens. We will announce this year's theme soon. More details to come when school starts...
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Gators, we have another exciting staffing announcement! Mrs. Fowler will no longer be teaching RLA at Three Lakes, she will serve as a master teacher here at The Swamp along with our other master teacher, Mrs. McHann! Mrs. Fowler brings a multitude of experience and expertise that she will continue to share with students and staff alike. We are excited for her to transition into this new position right here at Three Lakes. Please join us in congratulating her on her new position!
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Who doesn't love pizza? Our PTA has already had their first meeting this summer to start mapping out all the fun to come for our gators this year. We are excited to announce they are adding Pizza By The Slice days at TLMS; the slices will be delivered to advisory classes. More information coming soon, but here are those dates:
September 17th
October 15th
November 12th
December 17th
January 21st
February 18th
March 11th
April 8th
May 13th
We love to work hard and play hard at The Swamp!
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Happy 4th of July! We hope all of our gators are spending the holiday surrounded by family and friends!
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βFriends are the sunshine of life.β β John Hay
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Bump, set, spike it, that's the way we like it! π
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Down, set, hut π
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Its July 1st. You know what that means? We are getting that much closer to Three Lakes fall sports starting like cross country, football, and volleyball! We can hardly wait. We love to watch our gators compete! LET'S GO GATORS!
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Hope you are staying cool in this summer heat! We are gearing up for a great 2024-2025 here at The Swamp. We have tentatively planned Kona Ice days for those who like to put dates on their calendar. These are the dates that Kona Ice will visit all three of our lunches each month.
Don't worry, we will announce them at school and share again each month, but here they are:
August 30th
September 20th
October 25th
November 22nd
December 13th
January 17th
February 14th
March 14th
April 14th
May 9th
More announcements of fun monthly dates for our Gators coming soon...
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That's a wrap on the first half of summer workout sessions. Way to put in the work and to get #bettereveryday!!!! The workouts will resume on July 8th. Hope all of our gators are having a wonderful summer!!
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Gators, we have another exciting staffing announcement! Mr. Kisamore will no longer be teaching art at Three Lakes, he will be an assistant principal here at The Swamp! Mr. Kisamore is and has been a leader here at TLMS and we are excited for him to transition into this new position right here at Three Lakes. Please join us in congratulating him on his new position!
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Gators, please help us officially welcome part time ESL teacher, Leslie Martine! Mrs. Ables will be our a.m. ESL Teacher and Mrs. Martine will be our p.m. ESL Teacher. She's not new to Three Lakes, but we are so excited to have her officially join our staff!
Where are you from? I am originally from Henderson, but I have lived in the Tyler area for about 17 years.
Family? I have been married to my husband Curtis, the social studies coordinator for Tyler ISD, for almost 19 years. We have three sons: Tucker (incoming sophomore at Legacy), Carter (incoming freshman at Legacy), and Channing (incoming 5th grader at Jack). We also have a family dog, a Pyre-doodle named Denver. (We're Denver Broncos' fans.)
Hobbies? I love listening to podcasts, exercising, watching movies, volunteering, and spending time with family and friends.
Experience in education? I graduated from Stephen F. Austin where I studied middle level education with an emphasis in social studies. Since then, I have taught and/or tutored students in grades 5-12 in both social studies and language arts (and even a little bit of algebra) in Henderson, Whitehouse, and Tyler ISD. I am also no stranger to Three Lakes since I have been there for the past two years as a super-sub and certified tutor.
Favorite middle school memory? My favorite middle school memory is probably cheering at pep rallies and football games.
Anything else you want to share...I am extremely grateful to be a part of Three Lakes Middle School and am looking forward to the 2024-2025 school year!
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Gators, please help us welcome Coach Corben Henry to the The Swamp! He is coming over from Tyler Legacy as a coach only; he teaches at TL. He will coach football here in the fall and Tyler Legacy baseball in the spring.
Where are you from? I am from Alvin, Texas. I moved to Tyler with my girlfriend Kaila, who I met while playing baseball at TJC in 2016.
Family? When visiting my hometown, I love getting to see my mom, dad, older brother, and two nephews. Also, my girlfriend and I have two dogs, Gypsy (A Labrador Retriever) and Elsa (An Australian Shepherd)
Hobbies? I enjoy hunting, fishing, golfing, and spending time with family and friends.
Experience in education? Last year, I had the opportunity to experience my first year teaching. I taught Health at Tyler Legacy High School while coaching baseball. I am excited to go into my second year of teaching/coaching!
Favorite middle school memory? My favorite middle school memory was getting to play sports.
Anything else you want to share... I am excited to get to work at the same school as my girlfriend- she teaches 6th grade reading and coaches the cheer team at Three Lakes.
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Gators, please help us welcome 7th grade RLA teacher, Matthew Starr! He is our third Super "Starr" on campus.
Where are you from? Tyler, TX born and raised.
Hobbies? Playing guitar, watching NBA, learning to cook, and reading all the time.
Experience in education? I'm looking forward to returning to Tyler ISD for my first year of teaching.
Favorite middle school memory? Spending lots of time outside at the old Moore MS campus.
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We are still accepting resumes and interviewing for our last open position, 8th grade Reading Language Arts teacher.
*Come work with Tyler ISD's Secondary Teacher of the Year, Erin Lamb, who also teaches 8th RLA and the rest of our phenomenal RLA department.
*RLA teachers receive a stipend and can earn Teacher Incentive Allotment designations. Read more about those here: https://www.tylerisd.org/page/teacher-incentive-allotment
*Send resumes to rachel.sherman@tylerisd.org
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