Veterans Memorial Middle School

Veterans Memorial is excited to announce that Alexandria Ard is returning to VMMS! Mrs. Ard will be entering her 5th year at Veterans. She is currently completing her master’s degree in middle grades education. Mrs. Ard is passionate about helping students grow as readers, writers, and thinkers while ensuring that her classroom is a safe space for students where they feel valued, supported, and appreciated. Many former students list Mrs. Ard as one of their favorite teachers at Veterans. Mrs. Ard’s said her favorite thing about Veterans is, “The sense of community and relationships built between students, families, and staff.” Veterans Memorial is the school it is today because of Mrs. Ard. We are excited to have Mrs. Ard returning to The Valley!

Summer school starts on Tuesday, June 2nd for students required to attend. Chromebooks will continue to be available to be checked out on Monday, June 1st from 7:30 am - 12:30 pm. Families of students attending summer school who were not able to attend the Zoom meeting last week please contact Mr. Ogburn at [email protected] with any questions.

Veterans Memorial is excited to welcome Thomas Nguyen to VMMS! Mr. Nguyen graduated in 2022 from Columbus State University with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. He secured his master’s degree in exercise science from CSU in 2026. In addition to his degrees, Mr. Nguyen is a certified Exercised Physiologist through ACSM. Mr. Nguyen served as a graduate assistant in Campus Recreation at CSU working with club and intramural sports. Mr. Nguyen has experience as an admissions counselor at CSU. He also has experience coaching football at CSU as an offensive line coach and offensive coordinator. His experiences in coaching, mentoring, and working with students contributed to Mr. Nguyen realizing that teaching is his passion. Mr. Nguyen stated, “I am passionate about building relationships with students and helping them grow. Seeing students develop has been one of the most rewarding parts of my journey thus far.” We are beyond excited to have Mr. Nguyen joining Veterans Memorial! RLTW