Quincy Community Schools

We are less than two weeks away from Thanksgiving! Here is this week's QMS update:

https://youtu.be/W0xbKCftDS0

Happy National Pickle Day!  Our annual QMS Picklepalooza took place today.  Pickle ice cream, deviled eggs, dip, and cookies were available for sampling.

The JV and Varsity Quiz Bowl teams traveled to Reading High School on Saturday, November 8th for the Big 8 Conference tournament. Our JV team walked away with a 2nd place trophy in the JV competition. Our Varsity team won the championship for the varsity division! Varsity team members are Saylor F., Wyatt R., Bo T., Makenna S., Landon M., and Evan Y.. Our JV team members are Ally A., Kaeliegh M., Annabel H., and Anderson S.. Congratulations to both teams!!

We all play a role in suicide prevention! Please plan to attend a free presentation: Suicide Awareness and Prevention for Caregivers and Communities, Wednesday, November 19 from 6:00-7:30pm ET / 4:00-5:30pm MT. Discussion will take place via Zoom. Please copy the link into your browser: https://bit.ly/T3-Comm-11-19-25

The South Michigan Food Pantry is partnering with DoorDash for emergency bag deliveries to Branch County and St. Joseph County!

Food will be delivered complimentary via DoorDash and there will be 100 bags delivered to each county. Anyone who would like to sign up must live within 10 miles of the distribution location listed on the flyer. Please refer to the flyer for delivery dates and times as well.

Branch sign-up:
https://smfoodbank.org/getfood/delivery/coldwater/

St. Joseph sign-up:
https://smfoodbank.org/getfood/delivery/sturgis/

On Wednesday night the 7th grade basketball team had their home opener in the coolest gym in Michigan! The Orioles came out on fire in the first quarter with five different players scoring in that quarter. Quincy went into the second up 15-4. The energy from the first carried right over to the second quarter! Quincy ramped up the defense to keep Stockbridge scoreless in the entire second quarter, while the Orioles had 4 different scorers in the second. Quincy was up 28-4 going into halftime. Coming out of half the Oriole defense struggled guarding beyond the arc while Stockbridge took advantage knocking down three 3's in the third quarter. Stockbridge managed to outscore Quincy in the third 8-10 making the score 36-14 going into the final quarter of play. The boys were able to make adjustments on the defensive end of the court and also managed to put together some great offensive execution. Once the final buzzer sounded the score was Quincy 44 Stockbridge 21.

Scoring is as follows:
Talon Thomas- 20pts
Kye Dirschell- 10pts
Easton Suever- 4pts
Brody Murphy- 4pts
Jackson Jennings- 2pts
Graham Craig- 2pts
Logan George- 2pts

The Orioles are back in action on Monday 11/17 in Quincy vs Bronson.

Mr. Crabb's Advanced Chemistry class had some hands on work today with the new BenQ Board. Students were able to analyze and share data with the board and each other through the BenQ apps.

Thanks to our friends at Data Image LLC we are doing an extended Demo of the BenQ Interactive Display board.

Congratulations to our QMS Veterans Day poster contest winners! We had some amazing posters again this year. The most important thing is always making sure to honor our veterans and appreciating the freedoms that we enjoy thanks to them.

Join us for our Veterans Day Concert Tonight at 7:00 in the HS Gym !
Our fourth graders will be honoring our Veterans with song!
No charge to attend.

The 7th grade Orioles made the long trip to Springport on Monday night to take on the Spartans. Quincy came out with high intensity on defense, which helped initiate the fast break for easy buckets. Talon Thomas, Kye Dirschell, and Brody Murphy sparked the first half in terms of scoring. Quincy ended the first with a 18-2 lead. The Orioles did not slow down in the second quarter, moving the ball up the floor quickly and finding open teammates. In the second quarter four different Orioles scored baskets to keep pushing the lead going into half up 32-8. Coming out of half Quincy's offense went cold for a few minutes until Davin Musielewicz drained a 3 pointer to give the team some needed energy. After three quarters of play the Orioles were up 38-12. In the fourth quarter the gym exploded with roar after Myles Beaudin knocked down a 3 pointer while the time was winding down! Quincy went on to win with a final score of 43-19.

Scoring is as follows:
Talon Thomas: 16pts
Kye Dirschell: 9pts
Brody Murphy: 6pts
Jefferson Wright: 6pts
Davin Musielewicz: 3pts
Myles Beaudin: 3pts

The Orioles are back in action at home on Wednesday 11/12 @5:30!

The 8th grade Orioles lost 34-19 at Springport on Monday night. After a 8-8 1st quarter, the Orioles were out scored 12-1 to fall behind 20-9 at the half. The Orioles played with good effort but left a lot of scoring opportunities off the board in the defeat.

Six Orioles got into the scoring column led by L. Jay Stayner’s 6 points. Tommy Thomas scored 4 points. Wyatt Paul and Paxton Mowan added 3 points each. Collin Sattison scored his 1st basket of the year and Logan Hayes added a free throw. The Orioles play their 1st home game of the season on Wednesday vs Stockbridge.

Bowling Parents and Players - Here is the SportsYou info for the season.

On Thursday the 6th the Orioles traveled to Bronson to take on the Vikings. The 7th Grade boys set the tone right away with a few quick baskets by Kye Dirschell and Talon Thomas. Quincy struggled a bit on the defensive end but managed to hold a lead going into the second quarter 13-8. After a few adjustments the Orioles sat down and played better defense the rest of the game. Brody Murphy knocked down a big 3 to give the team some energy. The boys picked it up on defense which led to some fast break opportunities in the 2nd quarter. Going into half with Quincy up 28-15. The Orioles came out and had a strong defensive quarter in the 3rd only allowing 2 points the whole quarter. Jefferson Wright gave Quincy a spark by knocking down a bucket and 2 free throws in the 3rd. The Orioles struggled taking care of the basketball in the 4th but managed to hang on and end the night with a victory. Final score: 43-28.

Scoring is as follows:
Talon Thomas- 17pts
Kye Dirschell- 8pts
Brody Murphy- 8pts
Jefferson Wright- 6pts
Easton Suever- 2pts
Logan George- 2pts

The Orioles are back in action tonight(11/10) in Springport!

Jennings' Fourth Graders will honor our Veterans with our Annual Veteran's Day Concert. We welcome all Veterans to join us as we show you our gratitude! Tuesday, November 11th at 7 pm in the high school gymnasium!

The QMS Quiz Bowl teams competed today in the Big 8 Quiz Bowl. All three of our 8th grade teams performed well, with one of our teams taking 3rd. Only three points separated 1st and 3rd places. Congrats to Olivia, Haley, Madison, and Jayden! It's been a team effort of pushing each other in practice, so all three teams deserve credit! Also, our 1-man 7th grade team took second. Way to go, Easton!

The first week of November is in the books! Check out this week's news.

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The Orioles 8th grade basketball team opened its 2025 season on the road at Bronson with a 34-23 win. The Orioles held a 1 point lead heading into the 4th quarter and held the Vikings scoreless over the final 6 minutes to secure the victory.

LJ Stayner had a huge night with a team high 12 points (seven in the 4th quarter) and 10 rebounds for a double double. Logan Hayes added 9 points and was very active on the defensive end. Bentley Swift also played lockdown defense on a Vikings top scorer and scored 2 baskets in very steady play. Point guard Tommy Thomas showed his leadership down the stretch on both ends of the floor. He had 3 assists in the 4th quarter as the Orioles began to pull away. He finished with 9 points.

“Lots to work on but it’s always fun to hang out with my teammates and get a win”, said Greyson Sergent, an injured (football) Oriole who attends practice and does what he can to help his team get better while he rehabs his injury.

The Orioles are back in action next Monday traveling to Springport.

So exciting to see the new digital sign going in at the elementary! Thank you JPO and Breco for making it happen!

In 8th grade science, we have been investigating how force affects the velocity of objects with different masses. We love those hands-on opportunities!