North Middle School Accolades & News

NMS Victor Yang captains Team New York to third place finish at National Mathcounts

NM Students performed Peter Pan, A Musical Adventure on March 25-26, 2026. 

On Thursday June 5, fourteen North Middle School 7th and 8th graders made school history by being the first ever members inducted into the International Thespian Honor Society, Troupe 12014.

Congratulations on 4th place Brian! This was the second time Brian represented Long Island at the National Spelling Bee. He first competed as a sixth grader in 2023, where he finished in 23rd place. Both years, his journey to the national stage started by winning the annual NMS Spelling Bee.

The Art & Technology Department displayed the amazing creations by NMS students this spring. Click for the link to see the amazing work that was featured in the show. 

North Middle's Victor Yang finishes sixth in the nation at the National Mathcounts Championships, Team New York are national runners-up!  

On May 20th North Middle school student Taji Wilson was honored by the Anti-Defamation League and No Place for Hate as the Middle School Cynthia Marks School Legacy Award winner. 

Fernando Arevalo Sliva won the North Middle School Achilles Marathon t-shirt contest! Fernando designed the drawing in health class. His peers voted and selected the drawing to be displayed on the t-shirts worn by students and staff for North Middle school's annual Achilles Marathon on May 29, 2025. Ms. Morelli and Ms. Zwick are incredibly proud of Fernando and the wonderful design he created! 

Students in the English as a New Language Stand Alone classes at North Middle School participated in the ENL Storytelling Event on April 1, 2025.  They wrote personal narratives about courage, practiced memorizing their stories, and told their stories live without using any notes.  It was a great achievement for all the ENL students.

In March, the NMS Theatre Company took the stage for 2 performances of The Lightning Thief, The Percy Jackson Musical. They performed for (nearly) sold out crowds each night. Two secret guest performers, Mr. Dalton and Mr. Parker, played DJ Cerberus, a 3-headed dog. This was a surprise for all in attendance as well as the cast and crew as we kept their identifies secret until they revealed their identity at bows! Congratulations to the cast and crew on an amazing job well done!

8th grader Brian Liu will once again represent North Middle once again at the Scripps National Spelling Bee Regional Competition.  7th Grader, Victor Yang placed second.  Both boys are previous NMS Spelling Bee Champs AND participants in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.

North Middle 8th Graders capped off their 10-week Dancing Classrooms unit in their Physical Education classes with an amazing performance at the Dancing Classrooms Culminating Event in November. 

North Middle School's Hair for Hope Event supporting Breast Cancer Awareness and Relay for Life was a huge success! Relay for Life is proud to share that Hair for Hope and our "Donut Worry Be Hopeful" donut sales raised over $1800 for the month of October! The proceeds will be added to our overall donation to Relay for Life.

Our 8th grade students had a blast on their field trips to Adventure Park of Long Island. They spent the day ziplining, climbing, and conquering challenges together.