MFMS

By Emily Hilley-Sierzchula

The Highlander

“It’s okay to ooh and aah,” said the astronomy educator to the group of 8th-grade Marble Falls Middle School students who couldn’t help but react upon seeing the entire universe above and around them. Students reclined in the Discovery Dome, watching as day turned to a brilliant night sky brimming with stars and planets.

Over the course of two days, MFMS students got a 10-minute tour of the universe followed by “2 Small Pieces of Glass,” a program about the invention and evolution of the telescope, all while nestled in the black bubble of the inflatable planetarium in the library.

Marble Falls Middle School (MFMS) 7th and 8th grade choirs came from a University Interscholastic League (UIL) competition at the Georgetown High School Performing Arts Center on Monday, March 7, clutching plenty of trophies.

“All four choirs were honored, so me and Mrs. Angela Williamson (MFMS assistant director of choirs) are really proud,” said Megan Goodman, MFMS director of choirs. “It’s the sixth year in a row MFMS choirs have taken home Sweepstakes and Superior honors at UIL contest.”

The Varsity Women's Choir, Varsity Men's Choir and the Varsity Mixed choir (Cantare) all received straight 1’s in Stage and Sight Reading, earning them the coveted Sweepstakes trophy.

“It’s the best you can get,” Goodman said.