Football Wrap-Up

8th Grade Coaches Final Thoughts of the Season:

Last season we had a 2-6 record with this same group of kids.  This season we finished up 7-1!!! We scored 280 points, and only gave up 112.  M. Whitlock, D. McClinton, A. Foxx, and I. Ross lead the way in terms of scoring on offense.  The true leaders on the field were our offensive lineman: J. Chappell, W. Coleman, C. Benson, D. Cooper, T. Russell, J. Stinson, and D. Jamison lead the charge up front!  On defense: B. Camps, M. Whitlock, D. Davis, S. White, D. McClinton, J. Heath, J. Mahoney, K. Currence, J. Stevenson, and T. Foster made big plays all season!  I have to mention our two lady kickers of course: C. Reeves and H. Benitez.

Girl's Basketball Try-outs

8th grade Girl's Basketball Try-outs will be Monday, November 3rd and Wednesday, November 5th from 4 until 5:30.  Please pick students up from the gym by 5:30.

Boy's Basketball Try-outs

8th Grade Boy's Basketball Try-out will be as follows: 

Monday November 3^rd and Wednesday November 5^th - 4:00 pm until 5:30 pm

Thursday November 6^th – 5:30 pm until 7:15 pm (First cut will be made here, students that make the first cut will need to report Friday)

Friday November 7^th – 5:30 pm until  6:45pm (Final cut made here)

Parent Meeting for Washington, D.C. Field Study

Washington, D.C. Parent Meeting – We will be having an informational parent meeting for our grade level trip to Washington, D.C. next Thursday, 10/30 at 6:00PM in the auditorium.

Cancellation of Fall Leadership Camp

Ambassador Fall Leadership Camp is being cancelled for Thursday, Oct. 23rd.  It will be re-scheduled for next month.  Watch Canvas and this blog for upcoming details.  Thank you.  

Red Ribbon Week

   RED RIBBON WEEK ACTIVITIES

                          October 27^th – October 31^st

Red Ribbon Week is to encourage students to live a drug free life.

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2014 Theme: Absolutely “PAWS”and think- Don’t Do Drugs!

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Test Your Brain  

Grade level counselors will email a drug fact daily.  The 1^st homebase to email their grade level counselor the correct answer will receive a special prize.

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BINGO  

Students will be given the opportunity to participate in Drug and Alcohol Free Bingo. You will sign up for Bingo with your grade level counselor during lunch.

                                            Band Sale 

Guidance will be selling Red Ribbon Bands for $1.50 during each lunch on

Oct. 27^th -Oct 31^st. The grade level that purchases the most bands will be able to eat              lunch in the commons area.
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                   “PAWS” and think- Don’t Do Drugs Video

Beginning Monday, October 27^th, each academy will create a video to encourage others to “PAWS” and think about not doing drugs. The video can include: poetry, song/rap, PSA, etc. The winning academy will receive a free play Academy day.   

__________________________________________________________________ Hats Off to Being Drug Free and Sock it to Drugs

Students will be given the opportunity to show their spirit by wearing “wacky” socks and “crazy” hats on Monday, Oct. 27^th. Regular STMS dress code applies on Monday. We will complete Red Ribbon Week by allowing students and faculty to wear a red shirt with dress code bottom on Friday, Oct. 31^st. 

Veteran's Day Commemoration

Our annual Veteran's Day Commemoration will be held Monday November 10 from 8:30-2:30. Parents are welcomed to come!!

Ambassador Fall Leadership Camp

Fall Leadership Camp is this Thursday, Oct. 23rd after school in Mrs. East's room from 3:45 - 8:00.  We will have a speaker, Dr. Winslow, to talk about leadership, information about Oakdale OutReach, former Ambassadors who are attending South Pointe, fun team - building activities in the gym, Mrs. East's delicious, hot spaghetti dinner, and a fireside session outside at the pit complete with s'mores and Mr. Davis! Mark your calendars and don't miss this one.  Hope to see everyone there!

STEAM Jackets

STEAM and STMS Athletes jackets are in now.  We have Youth and Adult sizes available at $28 each.  We have a good selection at this point, but will have to take orders when a size runs out of stock. 

If paying with a check, please make the check payable to STMS and include your driver's license number and a working phone number.  

TCBY Spirit Day

Please come out to TCBY on Tuesday, November 11 from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. and support your Wildcats!

TCBY
1969 Canterbury Glen Lane
Rock Hill, SC 29730

Reading T-Shirt Design

English Department T-Shirt Contest

T-Shirt Purpose and Parameters

The English Department is looking to promote reading and writing awareness at the Trail. We want to design a shirt that is designated to wear certain days of the year that brings national awareness to reading and writing content. It is our hope that from the money we raise the English Department can purchase a book through Destiny Quest for a school wide read; if we have any remaining funds, we will donate to a local literacy program in the community. It is our desire to bring fun and unity to the Trail through reading and writing awareness.

Designated National days are:

*National Writing Day October 20th

*National Read Day January 23rd

*Read Across America Day March 2nd

*DEAR Day April 12th

*Poem in Pocket Day April 24th

T-Shirt Design Parameters:

*all designs turned in by Oct. 27th

*use no more than 3 colors

*design should be on the front side of the shirt

*symbolize reading and writing

Wildcat Award:

*Winner gets a free shirt.

*Students that purchase the shirt will be able to wear

the shirt with uniform pants on the days listed

above.

Pink Out

Wildcat Day

Personal Record

Isaiah Reid broke his personal record in P.E. this week.  He had 100 and completed 106.  Congratulations Isaiah!

Wildcats Cheer for a Cure

Basketball Meeting for Boys

A basketball meeting will be held Wednesday, October 15th in the cafeteria at 8:15.

GEMS

Are you a girl who is interested in Engineering, Math, or Science?  Then our GEMS club is just right for you.

District's Honor Choir

Congratulations to the following students who auditioned and were chosen to participate in the District's Honor Choir.  

STMS Sopranos

Grace Caroline B.

Kierra B.

Rayna C.

Scarlett G.

Emily R.

STMS Altos

Lexi M.

Carron V.

Light The Night Walk

Attention Ambassadors 

Come join us to walk for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at Cherry Park on Thursday, Oct. 9th.  Sydney’s team color will be purple.  So wear a purple shirt if you have.  We will meet at CiCi's Pizza at 6:00 to eat supper before joining Ambassador Sydney Westphal and her team at Cherry Park.  Bring $7 for your pizza and drink.  Also, please bring a donation to support the research and cure for cancer.  LLS funds treatments to save the lives of patients.  All proceeds will go to LLS and will be given to Sydney's team for donation Thursday night.  Come out and walk to have fun with friends and support a worthy cause.  Hope to see you all there.  Friends and family are welcome.  Have your rides pick you up at CiCi's at 8:15.

http://www.lightthenight.org/  

Team 8.1 Parent Invite

Student Council Meeting

Student Council will meet Tuesday, October 7th at 7:50am in Mrs. White's Room C104. Please bring ideas from your homebase.