Milton-Union Middle School

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce released their school report cards on Monday, September 15, 2025. Congratulations to the students and staff at Milton-Union Middle School for the excellent work they have done and the significant improvements that were made in our ratings last school year!

MUMS is scored in four categories: Overall Building Rating, Achievement, Progress and Gap Closing. All of these ratings are out of a possible 5-star rating.

Overall Building Rating is 4 stars.

Achievement tracks student performance on state tests in grades 6-8 and whether they met state thresholds over last school year. Milton-Union Middle School scored 3-stars, which is an identical score from the year prior.

Progress shows the improvement or decline in student performance by comparing state test scores for the 2024-2-25 school year to the state test scores from the two previous school years (2023-2024 and 2022-2023). Milton-Union Middle School scored 4-stars, which is an improvement from a 3-star rating the year prior.

Gap Closing determines whether students of different races, income levels and abilities are meeting state standards. Factors like chronic absenteeism, gifted services and support for English learners are all considered in this category. Milton-Union Middle School scored 4-stars, which is an improvement from a 3-star rating the year prior.

Once again, great job to the students and staff on a job well done!
Go Dogs!
Mr. Firks

Parents & Guardians of MUMS 8th Grade Students,
The 8th Grade students at MUMS will be participating in two (2) field trips during the first semester of school. The first trip will be the Miami County Fairgrounds on Tuesday, September 23 to participate in the 'Made in Miami County' program. This program connects students to exciting career pathways in Miami County, allows them to interact with businesses and participate in hands-on activities. The students will eat lunch upon arriving back to school. The second trip will be to the Miami Valley Career Technology Center on November 18 or 19 to tour the facility. These tours help students envision their high school experience as they start to think about making informed decisions for high school scheduling. they will tour the campus, have lunch at MVCTC and will experience hands-on activities in the Career Exploration Lab.

More details are provided in the provided letter. This letter was mailed home to all 8th grade families on Monday, September 15, 2025.

Go Dogs!
Mr. Firks

Homecoming Week is rapidly approaching at Milton-Union Exempted Village Schools! Once again, Milton-Union Middle School will be participating in the Spirit Week activities for the week of September 15-19, 2025.

School expectations and dress code will be expected to be followed for the following themes:
Monday-Comy Cozy Day. Wear your most comfortable clothes to start the week.
Tuesday-Twin Tuesday. Team up with your favorite person to match for the day.
Wednesday-Western Wednesday
Thursday-Tropical Thursday. Imagine you are on a beautful island and wear something tropical and bright.
Friday-Spirit Wear. Wear your Bulldog gear and support the Red & White!

Go Dogs!
Mr. Firks

On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 8:30 am, Milton-Union Middle School entered a 'Soft Lockdown' scenario and conducted a K-9 sweep of the building as a safety drill. Please see the enclosed letter for more details on this drill and the purpose of conducting it at Milton-Union Middle School.

Thank you for your continued support and Go Dogs!
Mr. Firks

Picture packets will be sent home with students the week of September 15. School picture day is Monday, September 22, starting first thing in the morning.

Milton-Union Middle School (MUMS) recently held a classroom door decorating contest to celebrate our work with our PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention Support) system. Our acronym is D.O.G.S., which stands for Doing Our Best, Outstanding Citizenship, Good Choices and Safety First.

PBIS allows our staff to catch our students doing great things in the cafeteria/gym, in the hallways, on the busses, at arrival/dismissal, in the classroom and at activities and assemblies.

Congratulations to Miss. Cochran's Bulldog Break (homeroom) class for designing the winning decoration!

Attention MUMS Families:

One of the primary academic supports that Milton-Union Middle School offers is Homework Club. Homework Club will start on Tuesday, September 2, 2025. It will be offered every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:00-4:00 pm. The goal is to provide a quiet, structured environment for students to complete assignments and study after school. Transportation after Homework Club is not provided. Thank you and we hope to see many students take advantage of this opportunity.

With Bulldog Pride,
Mr. Firks

Attention MUMS Families:
Orientation will be held for all incoming 6th Grade students during Open House (Monday, August 18) from 6:15-7:00 pm in the High School Gymnasium. We will welcome you to MUMS and discuss general information, classroom supplies, technology, day-to-day operations, expectations in the middle school, etc. Hopefully this will help our incoming 6th grade students feel more comfortable with the first day of school. Please plan on attending with your son or daughter.

Also, 1:1 device pick-up for all MUMS students will also be held on the night of Open House. Devices can be found in the cafeteria.

Thank you,
Mr. Firks

MS schedules will be ready for pick-up Aug 13-15 in the MS office from 8am - 2pm.

Please be sure your new/returning student enrollment is complete BEFORE pick-up. Student enrollment is separate from athletic Final Forms and can be found on our website under 2025-2026 Registration Portal. You WILL need a snap code to register.

If you have any further questions, please contact the MS office during business hours at 937-884-7930.

MS schedules will be ready for pick-up Aug 13-15 in the MS office from 8am - 2pm. Please be sure your new/returning student enrollment is complete BEFORE pick-up. Student enrollment is separate from athletic Final Forms and can be found on our website under 2025-2026 Registration Portal. You WILL need a snapcode to register. If you have any further questions please contact the MS office during business hours at 937-884-7930.

The new school year is on the way! Please plan to join us for the districtwide Open House on Monday, August 18, 2025, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Meet the teachers, find your child's locker, drop off supplies, walk your student's class schedule, and more. Thank you...See you soon!

During the 24-25 school year, MUMS and MUHS revamped our PBIS (Positive Behavioral Intervention & Supports) system to reintroduce this school year. This system helps teach the students what our expectations for them are in the cafeteria, hallways, restrooms, on the bus, in class, at assemblies/activities and at arrival/dismissal. Our core values are the acronym D.O.G.S., which stands for Do Your Best, Outstanding Citizenship, Good Choices, and Safety First. Thanks again to Flawless Signs and Wraps for the wall graphic to show what it means to Represent The Bulldog Way in the cafeteria at lunch! #DogPound #BestVersionOfYou

Thank you to Mr. Ken Thompson and Flawless Signs and Wraps for the design and installation of the wall graphics in our two middle school stairwells! #DogPound #MUMS

Sending along images of 2025-26 supply lists for each building...the new school year is just around the corner. Follow the link for images of each building's 2025-26 school supply list. See you soon! www.muschools.com/article/2320300

National Signing Day continues at Milton-Union Middle School as we introduce new staff members for the 2025-2026 school year. Please help us welcome Miss. Lauren Fisher to Milton-Union Middle School for the 2025-2026 school year as an English Language Arts teacher. Miss. Fisher will be joining us after graduating from Miami East High School in 2020. During her time at Miami East, she was an active member of the volleyball team. She continued her studies at Bowling Green State University and graduated with a degree in Adolescent-Young Adult Integrated Language Arts in 2024. During her time at BGSU, she also became involved in CrossFit as a coach, became certified as an Olympic Weightlifting coach, and collaborated with athletic programs and coaches to create workouts for teams. From 2024-present, Miss Fisher has taught at Springfield Catholic School in Springfield, Ohio as a 7th grade, 9th grade Honors and 11th grade Language Arts teacher. During the interview process, Miss. Fisher impressed the interview committee with her ability to create and facilitate lessons, tasks and activities. In addition, she showed the ability to form meaningful connections with students while differentiating lessons and homework for student's needs! We are extremely excited to have Miss. Fisher join us at Milton-Union Middle School for the 2025-2026 school year. When you see her, please help me welcome her to our outstanding school system!

Pending Milton-Union Board of Education approval, please help me welcome Mr. Andrew Wirrig as our new MS/HS Choir Director at Milton-Union Exempted Village Schools. Mr. Wirrig is a graduate of Northmont High School and earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Wright State University in Music Education in 2021. Since 2022, Mr. Wirrig has severed as the Vocal Music Teacher at Tri-Village Local Schools where he prepared students in grades 5-12 for successful performances in the choir, oversaw a 70% growth of the MS and HS choir membership during the last two years, and directed and produced two successful elementary school musicals a year to foster a love for performing arts and showcasing students’ talents. In addition, Mr. Wirrig has served as a Varsity Assistant volleyball coach at Tri-Village, coaches club volleyball and previously served as a volleyball coach at Northmont City Schools. Mr. Wirrig, his wife, and their children reside in Vandalia, Ohio. When you meet Mr. Wirrig, please help me welcome him to Milton-Union Exempted Village Schools.

On May 28, we celebrated our 8th graders! Awards were handed out, words of wisdom were shared by Autumn Brazie (MUHS Class of 2025), and both tears and cheers were shared. Good luck to the Class of 2029 next year in high school and beyond! Enjoy your summer!!

Congratulations to the Milton-Union Middle School Staff Member of the Month for May, Mr. Zach Roberts. Mr. Roberts has done an amazing job with the 8th graders this year. Not only has he invested in them, but they were able to receive the highest score at the recent OMEA competition last week (#1). Mr. Roberts does all of this while investing in students, developing positive relationships with them, and representing Milton-Union Middle School with dignity and class. We are truly lucky to have Mr. Roberts in our Music Department and congratulate him again on being the Staff Member of the Month at MUMS for May!

Congratulations to Milton-Union Middle School 6th grade student, Lily Spradlin, for being named the May Student of the Month at MUMS! Lily is a fantastic representation for Student of the Month. She does her work, listens well, is eager to learn and is great citizen of the school! Lily is always doing more than what is required of her and also assists with the little ones in the elementary school. Lily is a great role model! Congratulations to Lilly and her family on this tremendous accomplishment!