Military Family Resources
Welcome to Mountain Gap Middle School, where we love our military-connected families! We are excited to welcome our military families through the Alabama Purple Star School program. The Purple Star School program established by Legislature with the passage of Act 2021-7, recognizes the efforts of the K-12 schools in the state that are committed and supportive of military students, and their families, as they transition to their new homes and schools. The Purple Star School program was designed to help mitigate the challenges of high mobility by setting standards for and publicly designating military-friendly schools. This award recognizes schools that show a major commitment to military-connected students and families.
Please check out the useful resources below to help get you acquainted with our programs serving military families here at MGMS!
Military Family Liaison
S2S (Student-to-Student) Program
The S2S program at Mountain Gap Middle School helps bring military and civilian family students together in ways that help new students transition into our school by promoting a positive school environment, encouraging and supporting students for academic excellence, and make new students feel like they are welcome at our school. Our S2S sponsor is Tonnett Davis, who teaches math.
Our S2S program here at Mountain Gap Middle School is here to help bring military and civilian students together in ways that make new students feel welcome, create a positive school environment, support academic excellence, and ease transitions. If you need assistance, please contact our sponsor and they will point you in the right direction.
Military Family Resources
The Huntsville City Schools Military Families web page is designed to provided information to military families that are relocating to Huntsville, Alabama. It has links to additional resources and contact information for the military liaison for Huntsville City Schools.
The Military Child web site supports all military-connected children by educating, advocating, and collaborating to resolve education challenges associated with the military lifestyle. The site contains a set of resources for students, parents, and education professionals available in multiple formats: videos, webinars and downloadable documents.
Additional resources are available on the Alabama Heroes Welcome Initiative website.
Additional Contacts
Erica Lewis, Redstone Arsenal Liaison
Jennifer Holliday, Alabama Military Family Liaison
Debbie Maddry, Military Child Education Coalition Liaison
MGMS Military Students in Action
