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The mission of Thurgood Marshall Middle School is to assure that all students acquire knowledge and develop the skills and work habits to enable them to become productive members of society. This mission is best accomplished when school personnel maintain high expectations for all students, create a positive school climate, ensure a safe and orderly school environment, monitor students’ progress on a frequent basis, and promote effective home-school communication.

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Address: 4909 Brinkley Rd, Temple Hills, Md. 20748
Ph: (301) 702-7540 Fax: (301) 702-7555 Hours of Operation: 9:00am to 3:40p

11/20 PTA Family Movie Night (6pm).....11/24 Staff v. Student Basketball.....11/25-17 School Closed

Thurgood Marshall Middle School announced its best of the best for October 2009. From left to right: (back row) A. Claggett, M. Lucas, D. McDermott (front row) D. Mitchell, S. Chase, T. Nickens, B. Powell, T. Dempsey, Not pictured but we want to acknowledge A. Simms and E. Rivera-Sanchez. They may not all be 4.0 students, but they display admirable characteristics like integrity and excellence. They deserve this recognition. (Caption by D. Eisner & Photo by Mr. Navas).

On November 13, 2009 the Women of Thurgood Marshall Middle School showed that they can make a difference. They celebrated Women make a difference day with an assembly, classes and several guest speakers. Johanna Williams was the martial arts teacher that taught the girls how to defend themselves. Nearly 400 middle school girls learned about manners and self confidence. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Bias talked to the girls about making good decisions (Caption by Student writer, D. Vera)

On October 23, 2009 the teachers from Thurgood Marshall dressed like their favorite book characters and authors in order to read to the students. The students were thrilled with the readings and the many costumes that brought the characters to life. Reading and education are the keys to success and we want to make sure that our students make that connection. Thank you Ms. Barnes for spearheading this event (Caption by Student U.N.).

On October 12, 2009 Thurgood Marshall held its Men Make a Difference assembly. Over 450 male students were gathered to get tips on manhood from male role models from all over the community. The young males also watched a video about the importance of culture, family and education. After the assembly the young scholars were divided into smaller groups were they learned about table manners, finance, how to tie a tie and many other life skills. A big thanks to our Parent Liaison, Ms. S.K.Vann because she spearheaded the entire event. (Photos by student photographers A. Deskins and B. Bishop, Layout by Shiri Fitzgerald)

On October 21, 2009, our Thurgood Marshall students got a taste of College life at George Washington University. The students were given a tour of the campus and they learned a lot about college life. After the "college visit" the students and staff decided to explore a few of the more popular monuments in the District. These college field trips are an effort to expose our students to what is expected and required of them in order to be college bound. (Caption by Mr. Navas).

Thurgood Marshall Middle School announced its best of the best on October 19, 2009. From left to right: (back row) N. Stevens, U. Nwobi, P. Stallworth, N. Zacarias, (front row) F. Dayao, J. Castillo, K. Marshall, S. Fitzgerald. Not pictured but we want to acknowledge B. Clark and M. Williams. These are not all necessarily 4.0 students, but they display the characteristics like integrity and excellence, that are very worthy of recognition. (Caption and photo by Mr. Navas).

On September 24th, 2009, TMMS ( Thurgood Marshall Middle School) kicked off their 25 book campaign and showed there tiger spirit. TMMS is an "America Choice School" and they challenge each scholar to read at least 25 books. The celebration included fun activities like readings from the mighty scholars and teachers, door contests and a Pep Rally. We also had a surprise visit from our former 8th grade administrator, Mr. Goins. (Caption by Alvin Deskins).

Today 9/16/09 the Thurgood Marshall Middle School (TMMS) scholars took their first field trip to Howard University. It was a success! They had a wonderful time and got to see what it was like to go to a college. The TMMS scholars got to eat at the university cafeteria, see how life is on campus, and see college students studying (2nd row 3rd picture). They also got a chance to listen to ideas of what they can study when they get to college. We hope to have more scholars from TMMS attend more fantastic trips like this (Caption by Kayla Williams).


Mr. Kow inspires his students to learn science at Thurgood Marshall Middle School. On the first day of school his students put on their scientific engineering hats and built structures out of plastic straws. The students quickly figured out that this was not an ordinary science class and curiosity filled the room with questions, thoughtful insight and energy. "What are we going to do Next?" asked 8th grade student Dillon Suttle. Mr. Kow showed the students how the chemicals, in a simple product like nail polish, would react to fire and oxygen. All eyes were on Mr. Kow as he performed his next magic trick. He wrapped up the lesson with feedback and a few questions of his own. Caption by Mr. Navas (Media Specialist)