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Murray Middle School fifth grade math teachers, Taylor Garland, and Jarrod Darnall, implemented the fifth grade Math Student of the Month Recognition this year. After being awarded a grant from the MISD Foundation For Excellence, these math teachers have recognized 30 students since the beginning of school, with six being recognized each month.
This outstanding math student criteria includes participation in class discussion, completing assigned work and extension work, demonstrating the TIGER traits, and showing improvement in any of these areas.

Students have their photo taken for the bulletin board recognition and receive a yard sign to display in their yard for the month. Garland and Darnall also reach out to parents with a positive message.

Students who have been recognized are pictured: (September): Veer Patel, Hazel Pizzo, Harper Ford, Bella Vigil, Grady Farr, Duncan Hoffman, (October) Tippy Poston, Molly Ryan, Brody White, Bill Kramer, Blakely Burke, Quinn David, (November) Maddox Forrest, Maddox Lusk, Carsyn Clementa, Vivienne Canon-Hull, Roman Crumble, Talia Karns, (December) Jay Zaidan, Penelope Kennedy, Thomas Rayburn, Kinsley Williams, Tegan Clark, Addie Moore,(January) Nick Broker, Claudia Debonis, Chloe Lynch, Isaiah Villaflor, Joseph Bell, and Cass Prohm.

Congratulations to Murray High School senior, Bria Stiff, signing with Asbury University Women’s Eagles Soccer Program, a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA D-III) National Christian school.

A four-year member of the MHS Girls’ Soccer Team, Bria signed a letter of intent inside the Murray High School Library. During Bria’s MHS career, her team’s record was 53-25-3, and she scored 66 goals and 48 assists during her high school career A three-time All Region Team Honoree, Bria was an integral part of the team’s two All-A Region titles, 2-A Section title, two District Championships, and two Region Finalists.
Asbury University is a private Christian university in Wilmore, Kentucky, United States. The school offers 50-plus majors across 17 departments.

During the signing, Bria’s family was on hand, her parents, Brandi and Ray Stiff, her brother, Jack, and her grandmother Janice Kendall, and Doug Stiff, grandfather. MHS Girl’s Soccer Team members were on hand, as well as MHS Coaches, Michael Mangold, Lyndey Mangold, and Darren Jones. Todd Stewart and Eric Jacobs, Bria’s coaches from her PUMA travelling team were also on hand. #murrayschools

We salute and thank our Murray Independent School District School Counselors, Amber Gibbs and Laura Phillips @ MES, Leisa Faughn and Sarah Silvestre @ MMS, and Morgan Carman and Eli Lathram @ MHS during National School Counseling Week(NSCW), Feb 2-6.

The NSCW is sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) highlights the unique contributions of school counselors within U.S. school systems and their tremendous impact on student success. More than 131,000 school counselors provide students with academic, college/career and social/emotional development. This week, we celebrate all school counselors. We join @WeAreASCA in honoring the contributions of school counselors.

Every student deserves a school counselor to help with academic achievement strategies, managing emotions, applying interpersonal skills and planning for postsecondary options. School counselors #AmplifyStudentSuccess 4. School counseling programs throughout the U.S.

Please thank your local school counselors. #NSCW26 #AmplifyStudentSuccess. #murrayschools

Spring Murray Independent School District Volunteer Training Dates

All volunteers are required to complete yearly confidentiality trainings and submit a new volunteer form.

Each volunteer is required to become approved. This mandates a state-background check.

There is a suggested $10 donation fee to perform the background check,. Once the background check is received and approved the background check remains on file five years until another check is required. Remember all volunteers must be approved to attend field trips.

To ensure elgibility in year-end activities for volunteers, these two in-person volunteer trainings have been scheduled.
Please mark these dates on your calendar to attend a training for 2026 year.
(The online training is still available. For information on the online email sherry.purdom@murray.kyschools.us).