Wildcats Continue Their POUNCE!

In the first half, the BANK WAS OPEN for York's seventh grade girls.  The 7th grade Lady Wildcats were tested offensively and defensively, but they passed the test!  S. Gilmore, C. Austin, M. Pendergrass, A. Carter, and C. Venables got the start. With C. Austin in foul trouble, K. Petrovich stepped up big coming off the bench in relief.  The lead changed several times in the 1st half, and the Wildcat's took a 16-15 lead going into half-time.  The second half was a COMPLETELY different story.  The Lady Wildcats clamped down on defense, and stuck to the game-plan.  The final score was 40-18.  The girls only allowed 3 points in the whole second half.  S. Gilmore went 5 for 6 from the free-throw line, and sunk a 3 pointer in the 4th to put a dagger in York.

Scoring breakdown: S. Gilmore 22, M. Pendergrass 9, C. Austin 5, C. Venables 4

Gym rat recipient: C. Venables.  She played excellent defense and dominated the boards despite a drastic height difference.

Next game: Thursday against 3-1 Rawlinson Road

STMS Paw Print

Saluda Trail’s first online student  newspaper has officially unveiled its current edition. The 7th Grade Journalism Class keeps this page up and running.  Please check them out at www.stmspawprint.com

Boeing Field Study

We have been given the opportunity to attend Boeing's DreamLearners Program.  Each team will travel to Charleston either January 13th, 14th, or 15th to participate in the program.  When the program is over we will travel to Hyman's Seafood to enjoy lunch!  We should return to school around 6:30 p.m.  The day of your departure you will need to arrive at school by 5:30 a.m.  

Cost: $50 and lunch is included with this cost*

*The money is non-refundable

**If a student receives one (1) day of OSS or two (2) days of BIC, they will not be allowed to attend the field study and they will not be refunded their money.  

All information (money/permission form) is due by Monday, January 6th.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/uybubtg6zr80rou/Boeing%20Field%20Study.docx (Field study letter)

Events for the week of December 16th-20th

Monday- 

Basketball game at 5.  Girls play at home and boys play away.

Tuesday- 

Band Winter Concert at 4:30.  

Wrestling at home at 5

Wednesday- 

Wear your dress code tops and bottoms and accessorize with a holiday hat, tie or headband.
Academic Challenge meets from 4-5.

Thursday- 

Wear your STMS/Wildcat shirt with your dress code bottoms.

50 cent face painting at lunch.

Bonfire directly after school at the fire pit.  

Basketball game at 5.  Come to the game and fill up the student sections with your Wildcat Pride!

Friday- 

Wear your dress code bottoms with a green shirt.  

We are having a grade level holiday competition and a winter assembly during school.  

Wildcats take out the Knights!

The Lady Wildcats continue their streak with a 52-12 victory over Castle Heights.  The girls played amazing defense, holding the Knights to only 6 points in each half.  In the first half, S. Gilmore, C. Austin, and M. Pendergrass went on a scoring frenzy while A. Carter and C. Venables didn't allow anything to come inside their paint!  In the second half, K. Petrovich, I. Dunn, T. Dorsey, and S. Huston picked up right where we left off in the first half.  The defense was just too much for the Knights!

Scoring breakdown: Gilmore 14, Austin 17, Pendergrass 13, Carter 2, Venables 2, Petrovich 4

Next up, the lady Wildcats have York at home Monday, December 16th.

Girls on the Track!

STMS 8th Grade Class of 2014: Girls on the Track! (via Ms. McAndrews and Ms. Car...: Girls on the Track ran the Reindeer Romp 5K this Saturday in the cold wet rain! Talk about dedication!! They all did a great job!!! ...

Lady Falcons Fall to Wildcats

The Saluda Trail 7th grade lady Wildcats pulled off their second victory of the season.  The girls held Sullivan scoreless in the 1st and 3rd quarters.  Overall, the Falcon's only scored 5 points on the night.  The defensive tone was set by S. Gilmore, C. Austin, I. Dunn, A. Carter, and C. Venables. M. Pendergrass came off the bench early to drain a crucial 3 pointer.  S. Huston, S. DiFrancesco, I. Beddingfield, K. Petrovich, J. Roach, and T. Dorsey came off the bench maintaining a defensive tone to seal the deal in the second half.  

The "GYM RAT" award for the week goes to K. Petrovich for her willingness to attack the goal when given the opportunity throughout the game.  Petrovich played strong defense, and made good passes to get shooters into position.

Scoring breakdown: Gilmore 14, Austin 10, Pendergrass 3, Carter 2, Petrovich 2

Our next game is Thursday, December 12th at home.  

Robocats in the news

Members of STMS's Robocats team competed in a competition at York Tech.  Read their article in The Herald.
http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/12/06/5479917/students-compete-with-lego-robotics.html

Chorus Cheer

7th Grade Chorus members spread their Holiday Cheer Thursday night.

Lady Wildcat Victory

The 7th grade Lady Wildcats got their first victory over the Dutchman Creek Gators.  It was a victory that centered around swarming defense and team work.  In the first quarter, we held the Gators scoreless with Scarlett Gilmore, Cameryn Austin, and Messiah Pendergrass putting pressure on the ball handlers, and Anna Carter and Carren Venables stopping any would be scores at the rim. After the second quarter, the Wildcats started to separate themselves taking a 12 to 4 lead.  The Gators were trying to put something together in the 3rd, until Gilmore dropped a 3 pointer to regain momentum.  The lady Wildcats went 8 for 17 from the free-throw line helping secure a 25 to 15 victory over the Gators.  The "GYM RAT" award was given to Anna Carter for her tough defense and court awareness.  On Monday, December 9th, the team will square off with Sullivan in the first away game of the season (5 PM).

Busy two days to close out the week!

Please support your Wildcats in the following events this week:
December 5- First basketball games with DCMS
December 5- Winter Choral Concert
December 6- Robotics Competition

Academic Wildcats

Academic Wildcats will start the new season on Wednesday, December 11, in Mrs. Madden's room, A110.  Practice will run from 4:00 until 5:00.  Students in 6-8 grade are eligible to participate.  The parents of students who wish to participate must attend a mandatory parent meeting on Tuesday, December 10 at 5:00 in the Learning Commons (Media Center).  If you have any further questions please contact Mr. Nesbitt (mnesbitt@rhmail.org) or Mrs. Madden (rmadden@rhmail.org).

Wildcat Cards

Ninety students received Wildcat Cards today for their academic performance during the first nine weeks.  This equates to 32% of the 7th graders with Wildcat Cards.  Ms. Ulmer challenged the 32% that received cards to continue to study hard while trying to improve their wildcat card color by the end of the second nine weeks.  Ms. Ulmer also challenged the other 68% that did not receive a card to work extra hard this nine weeks in order to get a card at the next celebration.  

College Day

Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 26, 2013 is COLLEGE DAY at school.  Students can dress in jeans and their COLLEGE shirt of choice.  If a student does not have a COLLEGE shirt of the team they like, then they can wear a solid shirt with the school's color.

Dress For Success

Seventh Graders came to school Friday Dressed For Success!  Watch out future employees, these students are ready to take on the world!

Career Day

Students were given the opportunity to listen to several speakers about their jobs during Career Day.  Examples of speakers were: Engineers, Firefighters, Scientist, and a Solicitor.  

Happy 125th Birthday

Wednesday, November 20th Rock Hill Schools Celebrated their 125th Birthday.  The cafeteria served over 1,000 pieces of cake to the students and faculty.  A balloon launched also occurred at 2 p.m.  

Picture Re-Takes

Mark your calendars- Picture retake day is Wednesday, December 4th.  Smile pretty!

Re-takes are for anyone who was not originally photographed or for those individuals who purchased pictures and did not like them.  If you purchased the original pictures, you must return the original package in order for you to have your pictures re-taken.  

Running Club

Student Running Club 2013-14

You are invited to participate in our Annual STMS Running Club.  It is open to all 6-8 graders.

Purpose:  To introduce students to the sport of Long Distance Running.  We will have runners of various experience levels, but don’t worry we will start slow and build on our accomplishments.

Goal: To build up endurance and be able to complete a 30 minute nonstop run.

Benefits:  Increased fitness, weight loss, stress relief, and most of all its fun!  

When:  Beginning Monday 2 December.  It will last through the end of February and then 7-8 grade runners are encouraged to run with the STMS Track Team. 

Time:  Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday immediately after school – 5:00 p.m. and Tuesdays 4:30- 5:30 p.m.  Rides need to be on time to pick up runners

Where:  South Pointe High School Track Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday and Tuesdays at the Winthrop Coliseum.

Weather:  If it’s raining hard we will not run. 

Requirements:

-Doctor completed athletic physical form turned in to Mr. Koterba or on file with Coach Byrd.

-A ride to SPHS.  Can take the bus, but have to submit an email/letter to Mr. Moton. Will also need a ride to Winthrop Coliseum on Tuesdays

-Running shoes, shorts, t-shirt, jacket, watch – dress according to the weather

Thank You,

Mr. Koterba

7^th Grade Social Studies Teacher

Saluda Trail Middle School

jkoterba@rhmail.org

Calling all GIRLS!

GEMS will meet Wednesday, November 20th in room A111.  All girls are invited to attend.  Please have your ride pick you up in the front of the building at 5:00 p.m. 

Career Day

Friday, November 22, 2013 is Career Day at school.  During the morning you will rotate through several speakers to learn about their careers.  We are asking that you DRESS FOR SUCCESS for this event.  This means that you dress like you were going to an interview.  JEANS AND T-SHIRTS are not acceptable.  Appropriate wear would be:

Dress for Ladies

Ladies- skirts, dresses, or slacks with a nice blouse/top

Gentlemen- Slacks with a nice top

Dress for Gentlemen

Skype Call

Team 7-3 had the pleasure of speaking with Senator Scott via a Skype call last Thursday.  Senator Scott   shared some of his life stories with us.  He let us know that with some determination, you can reach your dreams.  He ended his call with challenging each of us to stay in school and work up to our potential.

ST-ARTS Auditions!

ST-ARTS auditions are scheduled for Tuesday, November 12th beginning at 5:00 p.m. at Rawlinson Road Middle School.  Remember that if you signed up for bus transportation it will be provided from STMS to Rawlinson Road on the day of the auditions.  If you have any questions concerning ST-ARTS, please see one of the Arts Teachers.

Math Club??

 

Is there such a thing?  Yes it is!  The math club is called Math Counts.  The first meeting will be Tuesday, November 12th in Mr. Denio's Room at 8 a.m.  All other meetings will be held on Wednesday mornings.  All 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students can participate in this club.

First Rehearsal!

Attention Annie Jr. Cast!  All cast members should plan to attend the first musical rehearsal on Monday, November 11th.  You will get your scripts and we will have our read through of the musical.  Please meet in the chorus room right after school and have your parents pick you up out front at 5:30.  

Atlanta Deposit

This is a reminder that if you are interested in going on the Atlanta field study in May, your deposit of $99 is due Friday, November 15th. 

Switching Schedules

Tomorrow, Monday, November 11, 2013, the 7th graders will follow the 8th grade schedule:

8:30-9:42        Core 1 and HB

9:45-10:47      Core 2

10:50-11:20    LUNCH

11:23-12:25    Core 3

12:28-1:30      Core 4

1:33-2:13       ACADEMY

2:18-2:56        Related Arts

3:01-3:39        Related Arts

3:41-3:45        Homebase **You will return to home base to listen to announcements. **Do not go to your lockers after the 2nd related arts class.

Belk Charity

I want to say a huge THANK YOU to all of the 7th graders who participated in selling the Belk Charity Tickets.  With your help, 7th grade raised over $600 to help fund future events for the grade level.  Once again, THANK YOU!

13-14 Wildcat Boys Basketball

I want to introduce you all to this year’s 7^th Grade Boys basketball team.Mr. Dunham states,  "I believe that we have a good group of young men that will represent the grade level well. Whenever you see any of the following young men, please give them a congratulatory pat on the back; and a word of encouragement as they prepare for the 2013 – 2014 season."

2013 – 2014 7^th Grade Boys Basketball Team

Walker Champion

DeLon Cooper

Dwayne Davis

Adam Foxx

Justyce Hicks-Watkins

Anderson Kirk

Jaylen Mahoney

Dorian Manning

Donovan “DJ” McClinton

Isaac Ross

DeAnte “DJ” Showers

Ian Simmons

Raphael Wright

13-14 Lady Wildcat Basketball

Congratulations to the following Lady Wildcats for working hard on the courts at try-outs and making the basketball team.  We look forward to watching you control the courts and the boards.  Good luck ladies!

Scarlett Gilmore

Dynasty Moore

Cameryn Austin

Carron Venables

Taylor Dorsey

Karina Petrovich

Savannah Huston

Messiah Pendergrass

Anna Caroline Carter

Isabella Dunn

Sophie DiFrancesco

Jamaiya Roach

Isabella Beddingfield

Team manager: Zaria Leaks

A STAR is Born...

Meet the Cast of Annie Jr.!

Annie Jr Cast 

Annie-Emily Rivera 

Daddy Warbucks-Max Reid 

Miss Hannigan- Jae'da Washington 

Grace Ferrell- Kyla Eloi 

Rooster Hannigan- Ke'Audre Campbell 

Lily St. Regis- Grace Bell 

Orphans 

Molly- Gracen Mercer 

Pepper- Ta'Shiyah Alexander 

Duffy- Cadence Moore 

Kate- Hazel Short 

Tessie- MacKenzie Campbell 

July- Breyounce Lee

 

Remaining Cast 

Drake- Joey Ehrenberg 

Mr. Bundles-Arlo Wilks 

Apple Seller- Peyton Morrison 

Dog catcher - Maddie Smith 

Lt. Ward- Sophie DiFrancesco 

Mrs. Greer- Maggie Hyatt 

Annette- Ally Ferguson 

Mrs. Pugh- Reese Steward 

Cecile- Alicia Douglas 

Star to Be- Taniya Aldridge 

Man in Brownstone-Joey Ehrenberg 

Usherette- Taylor Bartlett 

Radio Announcer- Hayden Fowler 

Bert Healy- Arlo Wilks 

President Roosevelt- Hayden Fowler 

Lois Howe - Jasmine Trujillo 

Sandy, the Dog- Alivia Ayers

The Mayor Visits

Team 7-3 had the pleasure to meet with Mayor Echols and learn about all the exciting things that are taking place in Rock Hill.  If you are interested in BMX biking, ask someone from Team 7-3 about the wonderful venue that will be in Rock Hill soon.  Also, do you know how much the mayor gets paid in a year?  I wonder if anyone remembers what he said.  The figure is very shocking.

8th Grade Football Game

Wednesday, October 30, 2013 the 8th grade football team will compete for the Championship.  The game will be at SouthPointe at 5.  We will sell tickets at lunch Monday and Tuesday.  If you purchase a ticket for Wednesday's game either Monday or Tuesday, you will be allowed to wear a STMS Spirit Shirt and dress code bottoms to school Wednesday.  You will also stay after school and walk over to SouthPointe with the faculty and staff members.  Your parents will pick you up from SouthPointe by 6:30.

Atlanta Field Study Parent Meeting

Will be held Monday, October 28, 2013 at 6 p.m. in the school auditorium.  All necessary paperwork will be given out during this meeting.

Copy and paste the link below to open a copy of the PowerPoint that will be used at the meeting.

Atlanta Field Study PowerPoint

Atlanta Field Study Parent Letter

Red Ribbon Week

Monday: 

• Hats off to being drug free! and Sock it to Drugs!-Students can wear wacky socks and hats to kick off the week. Regular Dress Code Applies.
• Red Ribbon Bands will be sold at lunches through Thursday. This will be a grade level competition to raise money for Keystone. The winning grade level will get to have lunch outside.
• Drug Fact of the Day will be on the announcement app. Students can submit their answer to their grade level counselor at lunch for a chance to win a prize.
• Students can sign up at lunch on Monday with their counselor to play Bingo on Tuesday.

Tuesday

• Bingo in the media center for students who signed up.
• Facts of the Day continue.
• Red Ribbon Band sales continue.

Wednesday

• Facts of the Day continue.
• Red Ribbon Band sales continue.

Thursday

• Family Feud during lunch outside. Students will be picked from the audience in the Commons Area to play.
• Facts of the Day continue.
• Red Ribbon Band sales continue.

Friday

• Students and Staff can wear a red shirt to wrap up the week. Regular Dress Code bottoms for students.  
• Facts of the Day continue.
• Winning grade level for Red Ribbon Bands will be announced.

Annie Jr. Workshops and Auditions

Its finally here!! 

Time for auditions for this year's spring musical, ANNIE, JR.!!!  

Audition Workshops will be held Monday, Oct 28 and Tuesday, Oct 29 from 3:45-5:30 pm in the Chorus room.  The workshops are optional and are a great way to learn the music, choreography, and lines you will need to know for auditions the following week.

Auditions will be Monday, Nov 4 from 4-6 pm in the auditorium.  Every student at STMS is welcome to audition and must attend the MONDAY audition in order to be considered.  CALL BACK auditions will be Tues. Nov 5 and Wed Nov 6 from 4-6 pm. 

If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Johnson or Mrs. Yon.

This week in 7th Grade:

Tuesday: STMS Day of Excellence & Renaissance Festival

Wednesday: 7th Grade Football against Dutchman Creek at STMS (5:00)

Friday: Teacher Workday (No school for students)

Monday, October 28th: Last day of the first nine weeks.

ST-ARTS

Do you love singing, dancing, acting, painting, or playing a musical instrument?  Are you passionate about the arts?  Then ST-ARTS is the place for you!  ST-ARTS is a FREE summer program at Winthrop University where middle school students can participate in classes designed for their artistic talent.  If you are interested in this program, please see Mrs. Amler, Mrs. Copley, Mrs. Johnson, or Mrs. Yon for a form and more information.  Forms are due to Mrs. Johnson (in Chorus) no later than Thursday, Oct 24th.  Auditions will be held at Rawlinson Road Middle School on Nov 12.  You don't want to miss out on this great opportunity!!  

STMS Volleyball vs Sullivan..10/10/13

Volleyball vs Sullivan posted by Mr. Moton. 

29 photos in this album View or comment on April Ulmer's album »