Megan Kafka, a Tower Heights 6th grader, is the school’s second student ever, and the first in nearly 30 years, to qualify for the state level competition in the National Geographic Geography Bee. Megan, wearing her commemorative T-shirt, is chatting with her Tower Heights Social Studies teacher Elizabeth Dickson. Read More

Tower Heights 7th graders are gathered around Science teacher Nicole Hess and a fellow student who is pedaling a bicycle to generate electrical energy. The students are participating in the Dayton Power & Light “Be Energy Smart” program to learn about how energy is created and then transferred, and ultimately what steps to take to conserve energy. The immediate task on the bicycle is to see how much muscle power is necessary to power common household appliances. Read More

Tower Heights students are participating in an ongoing character education program of “Building a Safe and Caring Community.” Pictured are Greg Crabtree and Steve Whisenhunt from T.J.’s Place of Hope who spoke to 8th graders about recognizing and responding to signs of depression, substance abuse, self-injury, and suicidal ideation in oneself and others. The 8th Grade Diversity Leadership Team presented “Bullying 101,” a series of skits and small group activities for 6th graders; while all 7th graders viewed and discussed “The Bully’s Mark,” a documentary filmed by a graduate student who returns to the middle school where she was bullied. Read More

Tower Heights 8th graders Matthew Lewis (left) and Jeromy Raczak are installing self-made locker shelf units that will add two shelves inside a student’s school locker, “designed to help students with their organizational skills,” according to TH Social Studies teacher and originator of the project Brian Hinders. More than 300 TH students have already received the double shelves consisting of four wood support slats held in place with machine screws and nuts, and plywood shelves. Supported with PTO donations, the project is now being taken on by the other TH social studies teachers with the ultimate goal being a double shelf unit in each of the school’s 600+ lockers. Read More

If you need to change your child's bus schedule for any reason, the transportation department has provided 3 different forms, which are accessible online for your use.  Read More

Looking for the THMS 2011-2012 supply list?  Look on the right hand side of this web page, under "Tower Heights Downloads". Read More