Michael E. Fossum Middle School

🏐 6th Grade Lady Falcons—This One’s for You! 🦅 Don’t miss our FREE 2-day Volleyball Camp, designed to help you build skills, boost confidence, and get game-ready! 💪 📅 Monday, May 12 & Tuesday, May 13 🕓 4:15–5:45 PM 📍 Fossum Gym

🏈 Attention 6th Grade Falcons! 🦅 Join us for a FREE 3-day Football Camp led by Coach J. Martinez—designed just for YOU to level up your skills and techniques! 💪 📅 Tuesday, May 13 – Thursday, May 15 🕓 4:15–5:45 PM 📍 Fossum Field

With panoramic pics out of the way, we can now get to our scheduled programming of dress up days for Teacher Appreciation week! This week, we’re going all in with a Vegas-style Teacher Appreciation —glitz, glam, and dress-up fun to celebrate our high-rolling heroes! 🦅💫

Go make waves, Falcons—we’re cheering you on all the way! 💪🦅

🏃‍♂️🔥 Our amazing coaches are representing Fossum Middle School at the State Track & Field Meet — not just as supporters, but as officials! 🏅 We're beyond proud to have our Falcons staff leading with integrity and excellence on and off the track! 🦅❤️🖤

🦅 Attention Future Falcon Families! 🦅 We’re excited to welcome our 2025-2026 incoming 6th grade families to a special Parent Meeting on May 6th at 5:30 PM in the Fossum Library! Come learn what to expect as your child enters Falcon Nation! *** ¡Atención, futuras familias de halcones! 🦅 Nos complace dar la bienvenida a las familias de los alumnos que ingresan a 6.º grado del curso 2025-2026 a una reunión especial de padres el 6 de mayo a las 5:30 pm en la Biblioteca de Fossum. ¡Vengan a descubrir qué esperar cuando su hijo/a se incorpore a la Nación Halcón!

🖤❤️ Happy National Principal’s Day to our fearless Falcon leader, Mrs. Treviño! 🦅 Your dedication, kindness, and unwavering support for our students, staff, and community make Fossum soar higher every day. From cheering us on to leading by example, you are the soul of our school. Thank you for all you do—we’re so lucky to have you! 🫶

Get excited—Brain Break Day is almost here! 🧠✨ Each class will enjoy fun activities like movies, video games, crafts, lotería, Zumba, and more! Plus, PTO will have tons of snacks for sale ALL DAY, so save your money! 🍕🍬🥤 And don’t forget—Mrs. Treviño will be taking on the Ice Bucket Challenge at the end of the day! 🪣❄️ You won’t want to miss it! 🦅🔥

🧠🎉 Falcon Brain Break BASH🎉🧠 After a month of hard work and testing, our amazing principal knows it’s time for a well-deserved mental health break! ❤️🖤 Falcon Brain Break Bash is all about giving our students and staff a chance to relax, recharge, and have FUN with friends! 🎬🎮🎨 From games and crafts to dancing and a ton of delicious snacks, it’s a full day dedicated to celebrating YOU! Let’s take a breath, have some fun, and get ready to finish the year strong, Falcons! 🦅✨

🚀🖤 Our Fossum Rockettes SHINED at their Spring Performance w/ the Nikki Rowe Tiaras! ❤️🚀 We are so proud of their talent, hard work, and growth this season. Thank you to everyone who supported our Rockettes throughout the year—here’s to many more amazing performances ahead!

Our 7th grade science students took a hands-on leap into biology this week with frog dissections! From organs to anatomy, they explored the inner workings of complex systems up close. 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 It was a ribbiting experience for our future scientists! 🦠🧠

The Fossum 6th Grade Elevate Black team has done it! They finished the season UNDEFEATED and clinched the championship with a 14–1 victory over Cathey! 🖤❤️ These Falcons played with heart, hustle, and teamwork all season long—and it paid off BIG. We are so proud of their incredible run and dominant finish! 🦅🔥

All McAllen ISD student-athletes are invited to get their FREE physicals at Fossum Middle School! 📍 Location: Fossum Gym 📅 Date: Tuesday, May 20th 🕓 Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Don't miss this opportunity to check off a key requirement for the upcoming sports year! 🏈⚽🏀🎾🏊‍♂️

Our undefeated Fossum Black 6th Grade Elevate softball team is heading to the CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL to face Cathey! 💪🖤 Come out and cheer on our Falcons as they aim to finish their perfect season with one more big win! 🦅🔥

Falcons, there will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, April 18th and Monday, April 21st as we take a little egg-stra time to rest and recharge! ❤️🖤 Enjoy your Easter break, make some memories, and don’t forget to crack open those books just a little—because we’ll be hopping right back into action on Tuesday, April 22nd to finish the Math STAAR strong! 🧠💪 Rest up, Falcons—let’s come back ready to hatch some big wins! 🦅📚

Our 6th grade softball team crushed it with a 15–0 victory over Cathey! 🔥💪 These Falcons are flying high with skill, teamwork, and an undefeated streak that keeps on growing. 🦅

Our Falcons took the win over Morris in a thrilling 9–8 game! 💪 Proud of their hustle, teamwork, and drive to keep the streak alive. Way to represent, team! 🦅🔥

Huge congratulations to 35 of our Fossum choir students who earned a coveted spot in the Middle School Region Choir! 🎤 This is no small accomplishment, and our Falcons hit all the right notes with excellence and dedication. Among the 35, we’re proud to share that several earned top 3 chairs—a truly remarkable achievement! 👏🎶 Catch these talented singers as they represent Fossum at the Region Choir Concert on Saturday, May 3rd at 6:00 PM at the McHi Auditorium. 🗓️🎵 We’re so proud of their hard work, heart, and harmony! 🦅

Our incredible Falcon artists showed up and showed out! Their powerful pieces earned the highest ratings—but it didn’t stop there. During their interviews, judges were blown away by their knowledge, passion, and respectful presence. 🖤 “They create with their heart and passion. Their messages were evident throughout their pieces.” - Mrs. Garza❤️ We’re so proud of the talent, effort, and heart these students pour into their art. 🦅

Our Science Olympiad team soared to 28th place in the Texas state tournament at Texas A&M! 🧪🐟🌬️ 🏅 Top finishes included 9th place in Ichthyology (that’s fish!) and 9th in Wind Power—but even better? We beat last year’s score by 30 points! This team is growing stronger, smarter, and more determined with every competition. Huge shoutout to these curious minds for representing Fossum with pride and perseverance. 🦅📈