Dress Clothes Donation

Students, 8th graders, are being asked to donate 2 clean, decent (no holes or rips) dress code items by Friday, May 29th.  If students donate the items, they will be allowed to dress down, district dress code, for Friday, May 29th.  This is only available to 8th grade students.

Photo Exhibition

Red, White, and Blue Day

Student Council will be hosting a Red, White, and Blue Shirt Day with dress code bottoms on Monday in honor of Memorial Day. We also plan to have an activity during lunch to honor those who lost their lives.

8th Grade Awards Celebration

Saluda Trail Middle School
Celebrates Your Child’s Middle School Years

You are cordially invited
to an
8^th Grade Awards Celebration
for your child
to be held on

Thursday, June 4^th, 2015
9:00 A.M.
in the
Saluda Trail gym

Dress:  Girls- dresses, slacks/blouse
             Boys- slacks/shirt

2300 Saluda Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730
Phone (803) 981-1800
Fax (803) 981-1819

Address Change?

Attention 8^th grade parents- If your address has changed anytime throughout the year, please provide proof of residence (electric bill, gas bill or lease agreement) to Mrs. Hilton in guidance as soon as possible. If we do not have the correct address in our system, your child may not receive their elective choices for 9^th grade. All middle school records will be sent to the zoned high school we have on file based on the current listed address. Please call Kim Hilton at 803-981-1807 if you have any questions.

8th Grade Class T-shirts

Can be worn Friday, May 15th with dress code bottoms.  We will take another class picture together during academy time.

8th Grade Dance

Band Concert

Sports Physicals

In the years past we have been able to offer sports physicals at school.  Unfortunately, we will not be able to offer this service this year.  Please remember that in order for you to try-out or play a school sponsored sport, you must have a sports physical completed and on file.  This has to be done each year.

FREE Medical Clinic (Rock Hill Family Resource Center-Fridays Only-8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.)

Services include Well Baby Check-ups, Immunizations, Sick Visits, Sports Physicals, Vision / Hearing screenings, Education and Referrals for children 18 years and younger who do not have medical insurance.

For an appointment, call (803) 322 - 6636. For Spanish, call (803) 322 - 5993.

http://www.elpofyorkcounty.org/html/medical.html

Memorial Day Make-Up Day

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Memorial Day, May 25, will be a bad weather make-up day. The day is designated on the district's master calendar as a make-up day. Students and staff are to attend school this date to make up for the school day missed on February 26.

Cyber Saturday

Cyber Saturday for Middle School Students on Saturday April 25th at Winthrop University Owens building…. should be fun!!!  … see registration link below.

Register through EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/middle-school-cyber-saturday-winthrop-university-rock-hill-tickets-16239755546?ref=enivtefor001&invite=NzY5NzQ5My9kb21hbm1Ad2ludGhyb3AuZWR1LzA%3D&utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=invitenew&utm_term=eventimage&ref=enivtefor001

iTeams Summer Camp

iTEAMS CAMP IS COMING AGAIN!
The South Carolina Governor's School will host the annual
iTEAMS XTREME camp at Saluda Trail this summer JULY 13-16.
There is a cost this summer but full scholarships are available.
We highly recommend this camp for all STMS students!

The Disappearing Frog Project

The Disappearing Frog Project is now on display at the Community Performance Center on East Main Street in downtown Rock Hill. Students researched endangered frogs and created artwork to reflect what they learned. Each grade level used a different process to create their piece. The artwork will be sold to raise funds for the Amphibian Survival Alliance (ASA). The exhibition is open from today until April 25 as part of Come-See-Me. Saluda Trail has 107 pieces of artwork in the exhibit. There will be an opening reception at the Community Performance Center Saturday April 18 beginning at 6:00 pm. Robin Moore a noted Conservation Photographer and author will speak at the reception. Moore's work has appeared in National Geographic as well as many other conservation and wildlife magazines.

Washington, D.C. Info Needed

Please remember to give Mr. Mew your behavior contract and medical form by Friday of this week (April 17th).  Also, don't forget to enter your roommate info into the Google Doc he told you about last week.  If you need the QR Code for the Google Doc please see Mr. Mew.  

Math Day for Girls

Parent Surveys

Prior to spring break, your student should have brought home a parent survey.  These surveys are due back to Ms. Ulmer by April 27th.  Thank you for your feedback.

Spring Buddy Pictures

Spring Pictures are Thursday, April 23.  There will be two (2) separate order forms sent home for individual pictures and buddy pictures.  Be on the look out for the forms that will be sent home on April 15th!

Spirit Week

Academic Challenge District Champs

Way to go Noah and Ryan!  These two guys brought home the district championship trophy today for 8th grade Academic Challenge. 

This School's Got STEM Finalist! Go VOTE!

SC Future Minds announced five finalists today in Comporium's "This School's Got STEM" competition, which attracted two dozen entrants from across the state who showed off the best of science, technology, engineering, and math their schools had to offer.  Congratulations to Jordan Peek for being selected one of the finalists.  Please go vote for his video on edible cars.  You can place a vote once a day until Sunday, March 29th.

Go to  SC Future Minds  Facebook page to cast your vote.  Remember, cast your vote each day.

Good Luck Jordan!

Softball Versus Sullivan

Congratulations to the Lady Wildcats who won their pre-season game against Sullivan with a score of 18 to 2.  Way to go Ladies!

Softball Pictures from Sullivan Game

Parent Guide to State Testing

Knowledge Park Wildcat Entrepreneur Winners!

On Friday, a team of Saluda Trail students from 6th, 7th, and 8th grade were selected to compete in the Knowledge Park Entrepreneur Competition held at Winthrop University. The students were led by Chonce Dunham, Dr. Julie Marshall, Curriculum Coach Carolyn Moore and Principal Brenda Campbell. The students did a phenomenal job presenting their innovative idea. 
After an intense week of preparing, and some awesome presentations, by all schools involved, the judges declared "WE" (Wildcat Entrepreneurs) the Winners. 

Team members included 6th grader Katia George, 7th graders Maddie Smith and Max Reid along with 8th graders Jordan Peek, and Isaiah Reid. We are extremely proud of these exceptional students.

iTeams Extreme Camp

iTeams Extreme Camp is coming to STMS.  Apply online at www.scgssm.org/iteams

Early Bird Application Deadline:  April 13, 2015
Application Deadling:  May 18. 2015

Classes fill quickly APPLY TODAY!!

XTREME DETAILS:

WHO: Rising 7th & 8th graders in Rock Hill County

WHEN:  July 13-16, 2015 8:30-3:30 daily

WHERE:   Saluda Trail Middle School

COST:  $185 per student

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT: $165

APPLY AND PAY BY APRIL 13
Includes instructional materials, daily snacks and
a pizza party on the final day of camp

Center for the Arts Teacher Choice Award Recipients

Three eighth grade students were chosen to have their art on display at the Center for the Arts on Main Street in Downtown Rock Hill for this year's Teacher's Choice Awards.  Congratulations to Nick Caroselli, Sophie DiFrancesco, and Raeaynah Johnson. Winners will be announced March 16th during the reception hosted by the Center for the Arts. The reception begins at 6 p.m.

Basketball Season Pics!

Basketball Pictures

Engineers Week!

To celebrate Engineers Week, Saluda Trail Middle School had Verizon Wireless Performance Engineers doing presentations all day to Team 8.3.  The students were acting like Design Engineers with a task of designing cell phone coverage in Rock Hill, SC to cover the most population.   They had to ensure that the hospital and the VIP’s house were covered as well.   They were given a budget of $1 million or less and could use a maximum of 7 cell phone towers. The team of students that covered the most population under budget earned an iTunes gift card, donated by the engineers.  

Engineers Week Pictures

USC Upstate Science Fair Awards

Congratulations to Taylor Bartlett for receiving recognition at the USC Upstate Science Fair.  She submitted a project entitled "Which acids degrade metals the fastest?".  She earned a special award by the Navy.  Great Job Taylor!

All of the students were outstanding representatives of Saluda Trail.  The kids worked really hard and did a wonderful job getting the projects together. Be sure to give them all a pat on the back for a great job.

 Here are all of the participants that completed boards:

Maggie Hyatt 

Rachel Faulkenberry 

Sophie Difrancesco

Willow McDonough 

Hannah Alverson 

Cheyenne Nivens

Diamond Hemphill 

Taylor Bartlett 

Diamond Jones 

Arlena Hope 

Kelsi Tucker 

Jaylen Mahoney

Showing off our 8th grade T-shirts

Eighth Grade showed off their class t-shirts today! 

Mardi Gras Dance

Pasta For Pennies Campaign

Our annual two week pennies for pasta campaign will begin February 23 through March 6th.

The classroom that has raised the most money overall will win a Olive Garden Pasta party. 

Our goal this year is to raise $3,000. Our school has raised a total of $28,450.77 over the past 15 years. Let's continue to raise funds to help find a cure and provide treatments for blood cancer patients.

Want to make an online donation? Click on the link to our school's online fundraising page:
Http://scar.sy.llsevent.org/SaludaTrailMiddleSchool

Academic Challenge Team WINS AGAIN!

Congratulations to The Academic Challenge Team who beat Castle Heights yesterday.  The 8th grade won 230-100 with Ryan Ware earning top point earner.  Great job Wildcats!

T-Shirts are IN!

The 8th Grade Class of 2015 T-Shirts have arrived!  Please bring your money ($10) to Ms. Ulmer ASAP!  You don't want to miss out on this shirt.

If you get an XXL the cost is $12, an XXXL is $13, and an XXXXL is $14.

Softball Team

Congratulations to the following 8th grade ladies for being selected to represent Saluda Trail as softball members.

Heather Alverson

Logan Adkins

Izzy Beddingfield

Anna Caroline Carter

Isabella Dunn

Mary Margaret Donahue

Scarlett Gilmore

Courtney Harrington

The coaching staff would like to thank everyone who tried out.

Softball Try-Outs

Softball tryouts will begin next week.  They will take place from Tuesday 2/10-Thursday 2/12 from 4-5:30pm on the softball field.  Girls should have a physical on file, bring all of their equipment and clothing for both indoor and outdoor tryouts, and make sure parents are at school to pick them up at 5:30pm.

Girls on the Run

Girls on the Run is now registering at Saluda Trail. We meet Tuesdays and Thursday from 3:45 until 5:30. For more information contact Ms. McAndrews mmcandrews@rhmail.org or Ms. Carter acarter@rhmail.org

Emagine Camp

Emagine is coming to Rock Hill.

Saturday, February 7
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Saluda Trail Middle School
2300 Saluda Road, Rock Hill, S.C.

Emagine! offers middle and high school students the chance to work with Clemson faculty and students to test their creativity and technical skills in a series of four engineering challenges.

Challenge I:  Civil Engineering
Challenge II:  Electrical and Computer Engineering
Challenge III:  Mechanical Engineering
Challenge IV:  Materials Science and Engineering

Students will also hear from Clemson admissions officers, faculty and students what they can do now to help them be successful engineering students.

Register Now

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Space is Limited
Parents Welcome

Imagine Camp Registration

Region 3 Honor's Band

The following students from Saluda Trail have auditioned for and made it into the SCBDA Region 3 Honor's Band:

Rachel F.

Victoria G.

Mckinzie R.

Hailey S.

 These students worked very hard, please congratulate them when you see them.  Our region is fairly large and includes: Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Newberry, Richland, Union and York counties.  Region Band will be held on February 20-21st.

Wrestling State Champion

Congratulations to our very own Savion for making 3rd place in the STATE wrestling tournament over the weekend.  Way to go Savion!

Ambassador Induction

Congratulations to the following eighth graders who were inducted as Ambassadors last night:

Grace Caroline B.
Kaci C.
Rayna C.
Sophia D.
Rachel F.
Jasmine H.
Maggie H.
Jordan P.
Isaiah R.
Jamaiya R.
Haley S.
Khynnedi S.
Z'Chiah W.

Children's Theater of Charlotte

Saluda Trail Middle School enjoyed a special performance of Interrupting Vanessa by The Children's Theater of Charlotte!  The performance showed the special meaning of friendship and touched on tough topics like: parent loss, bullying, and acceptance.  This was made possible by the wonderful Related Arts teachers who continue to provide top notch arts programs for the school.

8th Grade T-Shirts

It is time to order 8th Grade T-Shirts.  Please use the link below to place your order.  The prices of the shirts are as follows:  Small to X-Large ($10); XXL ($12); XXXL ($13); XXXXL ($14).  Please make checks payable to STMS and include your driver's license number as well as a working phone number.  You can pay Ms. Ulmer or Mrs. Pruett.

http://goo.gl/forms/2w53MrMmDU

Interested in learning a new language?

9th Grade Orientation

Students who will be first-time high school freshmen next school year (2015-16) are invited on January 29 at 6:30 p.m. to attend the high school to which they are zoned to learn about "their" high school, teachers and administrators, courses, sports, clubs and other activities so planning for the freshman year can begin.

STMS Paw Print

Please check out the student led STMS Paw Print newsletter.

www.stmspawprint.com

8th grade IGP's

8th grade IGP's are scheduled for Wednesday, 2/18. IGP (Inidividual graduation plan) conferences are held so that you and your child can make an informed decision about classes and individual career paths for high school. Please plan to attend this conference. Letters with appointment times will be mailed out soon. Please feel free to contact me with any questions once you receive your letter.

Job Shadowing

Students will be able to Job Shadow on Monday, 2/2. Your child received a permission slip today along with shadowing guidelines. The permission slip and a stamped envelope are due to Mrs. Pruett by 1/28. This is a great opportunity for your child to gain knowledge and experience about a particular career. Please feel free to call me with any questions.

8th Grade Lady Wildcats Basketball

Congratulations to the 8^th grade Lady Wildcats who won the Yellow Jacket Invitational Tournament on Saturday!  They won 3 straight games in 2 days to claim this championship.  Congratulations to the girls and Coach Mew on a wonderful win. 

Ladies Soccer Try-outs

South Pointe High School Ladies Soccer tryouts will be held Monday, February 2nd at 4PM on the soccer fields. Any 7th or 8th grade girl interested in playing need to be in attendance. If you are new to the sport or a seasoned player we would love to see you tryout. Contact Coach Rainey at South Pointe with any questions you may have.

8th Grade Class Picture

The eighth grade class picture will be taken on January 21st.  We will take the picture during our first class period.  Fall sports, clubs, band, and chorus pictures will also be taken this day as well.  

Digital Photography Exhibition

Softball Interest Meeting

There will be a brief meeting for 7th and 8th grade girls who are interested in playing softball this year.  It will be at 8:15 am in the gym on Thursday, January 8th.  

Semester Exams

Semester Exams will be held next week. Please see the schedule below so that you will be prepared each day for the correct exam.

Monday, January 12th:  Continuing Spanish Exam

Tuesday, January 13th:  Core 1 and 3 Exams

Wednesday, January 14th:  Core 2 and 4 Exams

Reminder that these exams will count 20% of your semester grade unless you are taking a class with an EOC (English I and Algebra I).  If you are taking an EOC class then your teacher will explain to you how the exam grade will be averaged in.

Good Luck!

In-School Basketball Game

Monday, January 12th Saluda Trail will host Sullivan in basketball at 2 p.m.  Students are invited to attend this game during the school day.  In order to attend, the students will need to have all missing assignments turned in and will need to pay $3 (Non-Refundable).  Students with a Wildcat Card will be able to use the Wildcat Card to gain entrance into the game.  Tickets to the game will be sold during lunch this week.  The last day to purchase the tickets will be Monday prior to the end of lunch.  Also, students will have the opportunity to purchase a drink and chips at the door.  The drinks and chips will cost $1 a piece.  Please have correct change with you in order to purchase items.