🐝 RLBMS STING Club is collecting aluminum can tabs! 🐝
Our STING Club is collecting aluminum can tabs to support Ronald McDonald House Charities, an organization that provides families with a place to stay, meals, and support while their children receive medical care away from home. These services help ease the financial and emotional stress families face during difficult times.
💚 Every tab counts! We encourage our students, families, staff, and community members to save their aluminum can tabs and send them in to RLBMS. A small contribution from each of us can add up to make a big difference for families in need.
Our STING Club is collecting aluminum can tabs to support Ronald McDonald House Charities, an organization that provides families with a place to stay, meals, and support while their children receive medical care away from home. These services help ease the financial and emotional stress families face during difficult times.
💚 Every tab counts! We encourage our students, families, staff, and community members to save their aluminum can tabs and send them in to RLBMS. A small contribution from each of us can add up to make a big difference for families in need.
⚡Our 6th Grade Scientists Are Exploring the World of Energy at RLBMS! ⚡
Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Seneca Resources, the 6th grade students in Mrs. Outman’s science classes had the opportunity to experience EnergyXP—an engaging STEM program designed to introduce students to a variety of energy concepts through hands-on and digital activities.
Throughout the experience, students explored 11 different energy-focused activities, including:
🌬️ Wind Energy
🧬 Molecules & Carbon Atoms
🛢️ Crude Oil
🤖 Robotics & Circuitry
☢️ Nuclear Energy
🔎 Exploring for Oil
🌎 Geographical Features
⚗️ Fractional Distillation
☀️ Solar Energy
🏗️ Production Infrastructure
🧴 Products Made from Oil
EnergyXP helps students see how energy connects to their everyday lives while giving them opportunities to strengthen important STEM skills. After each activity, Workforce Avatars introduced students to careers connected to the energy industry, helping them discover the many different pathways available within this field.
Our goal is to strengthen foundational STEM skills and inspire the next generation of energy professionals. By introducing students to these opportunities in 6th grade, we hope to spark curiosity and encourage them to think about the courses, skills, and career pathways they may want to pursue in high school and beyond.
A special thank you to Seneca Resources for supporting our students and providing this valuable learning experience! 💙🔬⚡
Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Seneca Resources, the 6th grade students in Mrs. Outman’s science classes had the opportunity to experience EnergyXP—an engaging STEM program designed to introduce students to a variety of energy concepts through hands-on and digital activities.
Throughout the experience, students explored 11 different energy-focused activities, including:
🌬️ Wind Energy
🧬 Molecules & Carbon Atoms
🛢️ Crude Oil
🤖 Robotics & Circuitry
☢️ Nuclear Energy
🔎 Exploring for Oil
🌎 Geographical Features
⚗️ Fractional Distillation
☀️ Solar Energy
🏗️ Production Infrastructure
🧴 Products Made from Oil
EnergyXP helps students see how energy connects to their everyday lives while giving them opportunities to strengthen important STEM skills. After each activity, Workforce Avatars introduced students to careers connected to the energy industry, helping them discover the many different pathways available within this field.
Our goal is to strengthen foundational STEM skills and inspire the next generation of energy professionals. By introducing students to these opportunities in 6th grade, we hope to spark curiosity and encourage them to think about the courses, skills, and career pathways they may want to pursue in high school and beyond.
A special thank you to Seneca Resources for supporting our students and providing this valuable learning experience! 💙🔬⚡
Information regarding the Food and Nutrition program for the 2026-27 school year.
🎉 WELCOME BACK, HORNETS! 🐝💚
What a great first day at Rock L. Butler Middle School! Our staff welcomed students with smiles and greetings as we kicked off a new school year together.
Today was filled with getting settled, building relationships, and discussing expectations to help make this a successful year for everyone. We are excited about all that this school year has in store and are ready to make it a GREAT one! 💚
Here’s to a year filled with learning, growth, respect, and Hornet pride!
Welcome back, Hornets! Let’s make it a great year! 🐝💚
GO HORNETS!
What a great first day at Rock L. Butler Middle School! Our staff welcomed students with smiles and greetings as we kicked off a new school year together.
Today was filled with getting settled, building relationships, and discussing expectations to help make this a successful year for everyone. We are excited about all that this school year has in store and are ready to make it a GREAT one! 💚
Here’s to a year filled with learning, growth, respect, and Hornet pride!
Welcome back, Hornets! Let’s make it a great year! 🐝💚
GO HORNETS!
Picture Day Is Coming! 📸
Rock L. Butler Middle School pictures are Friday, September 11th!
Families can order online at inter-state.com/order using Order Code: 0543mna
Don’t miss the chance to capture those school-year memories! 📸💙
🎲➗✖️ Our 5th grade mathematicians are rolling the dice to create multi-digit multiplication problems! Hands-on activities like this make math engaging, interactive, and fun. Way to go, future problem-solvers! #MathInAction #LearningByDoing #WASD
🌟 RLBMS Staff Spotlight: Mr. Dan Marple 🌟
Mr. Marple has been part of our district for 28 years! Did you know he and Mrs. Marple live on a Christmas Tree Farm? 🎄
His favorite part of working with middle schoolers? “They’re interested and have a lot of energy, so they can accomplish great things when it’s channeled.”
🐾 Fun fact: His beagle, Rory, loves 4-wheeler rides, chasing rabbits, and sneaking food off the counter! He also has two cats, Gus & Tucker—Gus is known for climbing onto the roof daily!
📚 Favorites: Wish You Well (book), Remember the Titans (movie), The Office (TV show)
🍦 Favorite food: Ice cream
🏞 Dream job: Wilderness fishing & hunting guide
✈️ Superpower wish: Flight
💡 Words of wisdom: “Work hard and don’t complain... even when you feel like it’s deserved.”
Our 8th graders wrapped up their lab safety unit with creative 3-frame cartoons showing the do’s and don’ts of staying safe—whether in a science lab, on the farm, or at home!
🎉 Every Friday, Mr. Perry’s math classes take on the Math Fact Wizard Challenge to build math fluency! ⏱️ Students work through multiplication facts (2–12) in 8 minutes, aiming to finish with no more than 3 errors. Those who succeed are cheered on by their classmates 🎊 and rewarded with a surprise snack! 🍪👏 #MathFluency #StudentSuccess
Beautiful weather for a middle school soccer match yesterday. Wellsboro beat Troy 1-0. Go hornets!
Cause ➡ Effect in action! Mr. Owlett’s 6th grade ELA students tested Mentos + Diet Coke, then researched the science behind the splash. 💥🥤
Spoiler: Mentos provide bubble-starting sites + Diet Coke’s low surface tension = rapid CO₂ release = 💥
Our staff has been working hard this week. It is time to recognize our most popular staff in our Weekly Staff Spotlight.
Name: Daisy
Years in District: My whole life!
Favorite Song: Who let the dogs out?
Motivation: Belly rubs & Goldfish crackers
Morning or Afternoon: Morning zoomies, afternoon snoozies
Words of wisdom: Don't worry, wag happy
Name: Daisy
Years in District: My whole life!
Favorite Song: Who let the dogs out?
Motivation: Belly rubs & Goldfish crackers
Morning or Afternoon: Morning zoomies, afternoon snoozies
Words of wisdom: Don't worry, wag happy
Welcome back to the Rock!
Weather pushed many from our welcoming committee inside.
Let's have a great school year!
Weather pushed many from our welcoming committee inside.
Let's have a great school year!
Student Schedules are now available in the portal.
Middle School Orientation
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 from 5 to 7PM
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 from 5 to 7PM
Our 8th graders had an unforgettable experience visiting Genesee Country Village and Bristol Mountain! From exploring 1800s history to enjoying outdoor adventures, it was a day full of learning and fun.
A huge thank you to our incredible 8th-grade teachers for organizing the trip, and to the PTO and parents for their generous support in helping fund this memorable opportunity. We appreciate all you do to make these experiences possible for our students!
Check out this feature on our National Qualifying robotics team. If you are able to donate to help the cause, please reach out to Wellsboro Area School District and let them know your donation should be directed to their trip!.
https://www.thehomepagenetwork.com/wellsboro-6th-graders-aim-for-robotics-invitationals/
Dancing away to prepare for the PSSA's! Our students put in maximum effort this week for English Language Arts.
Nutrition Group Cookout lunch...so delicious!