Multicultural Night Fun at Finley Middle School

J. Taylor Finley Middle School hosted a Multicultural Night event in the days leading up to the spring vacation and it has been termed a “great success” by organizers.

Students and staff facilitated a variety of cultural tables and faculty members even taught seventh and eighth graders and their family members salsa dancing. Representatives from the Huntington Public Library also joined in on the celebration. Community Club students performed “The Tortoise and the Hare” and National Junior High School members helped visitors create origami.

Finley coffee cart staff members served a variety of cultural drinks, which were a big hit. Throughout the evening, guests also enjoyed delicious cultural foods. “It was wonderful to see so many students and families come together, Finley Dean Amanda Schaffer said. “A great time was had by all!”

Here are some important dates concerning Finley:

• Finley PTA Meeting: Tuesday, May 12 at 7 p.m.

• Finley Grades 7-8 Concert: Thursday, May 14 at the high school at 7 p.m.

• Finley Eighth Grade Dance: Friday, June 12

• Moving Up Exercises: Tuesday, June 16

A school is much more than bricks and mortar or a compilation of facts and information. At J. Taylor Finley Middle School, faculty and support staff members have purposely created a student-centered environment that is academically challenging, psychologically satisfying, and socially fulfilling.

Because the adolescent period is an extremely important phase in every youngster’s development, the middle school plays a vital role in helping each student blossom into an independent and well-educated person.

Finley relies on its excellent faculty and staff to ease students into and to guide them through this very critical transition from a self-contained elementary school classroom to a departmentalized program. Faculty members are aware of the importance of a close teacher-student relationship and of teacher-parent contacts. They foster growth in the ability of students to make decisions and to work independently. Teachers utilize a humanistic approach as they encourage and challenge students to set realistic and attainable standards of academic performance and social interaction.