Headline News: Student Council is BACK!
Attention 4th-8th graders! We are thrilled to announce the return of the Student Council. Ready to lead and make an impact? Check out the attachment for full details and fill out your online application form today!
Deadline for Applications: Wednesday, Feb 11
Students will be notified as to whether or not they were chosen for council this year by end of day - Thursday, Feb 12.
Attention 4th-8th graders! We are thrilled to announce the return of the Student Council. Ready to lead and make an impact? Check out the attachment for full details and fill out your online application form today!
Deadline for Applications: Wednesday, Feb 11
Students will be notified as to whether or not they were chosen for council this year by end of day - Thursday, Feb 12.
TEAM Southgate looks forward to seeing our families on Monday, February 9 for Parent Teacher Conferences from 12-6pm. Please contact your child's teacher if you still need a time slot for a conference. There is No School on Monday, February 9. Go Lions!
🐾 Check out what Jorah, our favorite four-legged faculty member, has been up to this week!
The Little Lion Cheerleaders were recognized with Resolution 26-02 by Mayor Hamberg & the Southgate City Council last night for earning 1st place at the 2026 NKCCA Cheerleading & Dance Championship. The 📣 even performed their routine for everyone. It's a Great Day to be a 🦁!
Southgate Families,
The Southgate Independent School District will be implementing NTI Day #3 for Tuesday, February 3 due to tomorrow's weather forecast. The safety of our students and staff is a top priority, & the timing/duration of tomorrow's snow forecast creates legitimate challenges. Students are expected to complete their NTI work for the day. Teachers will be available to answer questions as needed. Stay safe & warm 🦁!
Spread a little sweetness this Valentine’s Day! Our philanthropy partner, Phi Sigma Sigma from NKU, will be on-site again this Friday (2/6) to sell Candy Grams. Students can purchase treats for their friends and/or staff members!
When to Buy: This Friday (2/6) in the cafe during student lunches and after school in the front lobby.
Cost: Only 50 cents per Candy Gram. (All funds raised will go directly back to support Southgate students.)
Delivery: All Candy Grams will be delivered to students during the school day on Friday, February 13th.
Students are welcome to bring in money to purchase as many as they’d like. Let’s make this Valentine’s Day special for our school community!
Stop the presses! We have a bit of a "tail" to tell. It turns out our favorite curly-haired columnist handed in her latest journal entry at the end of LAST week, but our humans got a little distracted (likely by squirrels) and forgot to hit post!
They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but you can definitely teach humans that 'better late than never' is the golden (retriever) rule. Give it a read and show our favorite doodle some love!
They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but you can definitely teach humans that 'better late than never' is the golden (retriever) rule. Give it a read and show our favorite doodle some love!
The Southgate Independent School District will be implementing NTI Day #2 for Tuesday, January 27 due to the inclement weather conditions. Students are expected to complete their NTI work for the day. Teachers will be available to answer questions as needed. Stay safe & warm 🦁!
The Southgate Independent School District will be implementing NTI Day #1 for Monday, January 26 due to the inclement weather conditions. Students are expected to complete their NTI work for the day. Teachers will be available to answer questions as needed. Stay safe and warm!
The Little Lions are Champions! Congrats to the elementary cheerleaders for taking 1st place today in the Small School Division at the 2026 NKCCA Cheerleading & Dance Championship! Thank you to Coach Crystal, Coach Chelsie, & Mrs. Samuel for leading the girls this year. 🦁❤️📣🥇
Southgate Families,
Looking ahead to the weekend, our weather forecast is looking very interesting! Just in case we need to transition to an NTI day next week, we want to ensure every student is prepared to learn from home.
As a reminder, NTI Packets were sent home in December. Now is a great time to double-check: do you know where your child’s packet is located?
If you need a replacement or an extra packet, please call the front office this morning so we can prep a new packet for your child to bring home today. We want to make sure we get any replacement packets into backpacks and sent home this afternoon. If your child is absent today and needs another packet, please let us know when you call and we will have the packet waiting for you to pick up in the front office sometime this afternoon.
Stay warm and stay safe!
Best regards,
Lois Ellison
Principal
859-441-0743
lois.ellison@southgate.kyschools.us
Looking ahead to the weekend, our weather forecast is looking very interesting! Just in case we need to transition to an NTI day next week, we want to ensure every student is prepared to learn from home.
As a reminder, NTI Packets were sent home in December. Now is a great time to double-check: do you know where your child’s packet is located?
If you need a replacement or an extra packet, please call the front office this morning so we can prep a new packet for your child to bring home today. We want to make sure we get any replacement packets into backpacks and sent home this afternoon. If your child is absent today and needs another packet, please let us know when you call and we will have the packet waiting for you to pick up in the front office sometime this afternoon.
Stay warm and stay safe!
Best regards,
Lois Ellison
Principal
859-441-0743
lois.ellison@southgate.kyschools.us
Hear Us Roar! The Little Lions rocked it tonight for their pre-competition event in the Lion's Den! The cheerleaders & coaches have been working very hard to prepare for their first competition this Saturday. The MS cheerleaders did a fantastic job as well tonight! 🦁❤️📣
We ❤️ recognizing Excellence, Character, Growth, & Pride in Our SGT! Congrats to all of our Lion Leaders for achieving Super Honor Roll, A/B Honor Roll, Perfect Attendance, MAP Ribbons, & KSA Proficient & Distinguished Honors! Southgate Middle School ranks 15th out of 172 school districts in the state on the 2025 state tests! 🔥💥👏🦁❤️🪨📄✂️🎶🪑
Check out Jorah's latest journal entry! She's got a new sponsor she's excited to tell you about!
Congrats to the Lady 🦁 for their hard fought victory over the Lady 🐎 yesterday! Both teams battled the whole game, but Southgate prevailed over St. Therese in the end! Good luck to both teams the rest of the season!!
Check out our latest entry from Jorah!
The Lion Leaders continue to grow & increase brain development through learning a second language. Check out Ms. Wang teaching these middle school students how to write Mandarin calligraphy! Impressive! Way to Roar!! 👏👏👏🦁 ❤️🖌️
What a magical moment in Ms. Adamson & Ms. Audrey's kindergarten classroom this week! Thank you to Dr. Joyce Hamberg & the Ft. Mitchell Baptist Church Sunday School Team for providing gifts to every kindergartener in Our Southgate! Happy Holidays! 🦁❤️🎄🎁
We've had a wonderful week here at Southgate! Here's an update from our new best friend Jorah!Happy Holidays!!
Congrats to all of our Beginning Band & Advanced Band students for their wonderful performances at the Winter Band Concert last night! Band Director Mrs. Franke & her students performed to perfection as always in Our Southgate! 👏👏👏🦁❤️🎄🎵🎹🥁🎺🎼
