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A DMINISTRATION

Mrs. Clark Principa l Mrs. Brown Assistant Principal

O FFICE S TAFF

          Melanie Culbreth- Front Office Secretary Carrie Thomas- School Nurse Lyndsay Mahaffey- Database Manager Laura Miller- Bookkeeper Beth Stuart- School Resource Officer Ginger Phillips- School Counselor Tammy Starosto- Instructional Coach Kelly Wright- Technology Cathie Puryear- Media Assistant and Attendance Clerk Rachel Obrien- Media Specialist

7 TH G RADE T EAMS

8 TH G RADE T EAMS

C ORE C LASSES

    ELA Math Science Social Studies Honors Criteria: 1. 90+ in 6 th or 7 th grade class 2. Exemplary on Pass 3. MAP score of Ex.

Must meet all 3

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 Art       P.E.

Keyboarding Music Appreciation Quest Careers

Orchestra

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Band Chorus

*Year long courses

2013-2014 Course Guide

C LUBS

 Beta Club- 8th      Student Council Peer Mediators Cub READ Battle of the Brains FCA

S PORTS

            Football Baseball Basketball Volleyball Wrestling Cheerleading Soccer* Softball* Tennis* Track* Cross Country* Golf* *Chapman Sports

I NDIVIDUAL G RADUATION P LANS

      Take place from November-March Alphabetical Order Every 8 th graders must have an IGP meeting before high school Parents will be notified in writing of their time Discuss grades, test scores, career assessments, and future career aspirations 8 th graders select 1 of the 16 career clusters at the meeting

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S CHEDULE School Starts at 7:50

1 st 2 nd period period 3 rd period 4 th 5 th 6 th 7 th period period period period 7:50-8:50 8:54-9:54 9:58-10:58 11:02-12:02 12:02-1:02 1:06-2:06 2:10-3:10

School Ends at 3:10

* 4 minute class changes

A TTENDANCE AND T RUANCY

 When your child must be absent, please send either a medical excuse or a parent excuse which contains the following:     Childs name Date of absence Reason of absence Parent signature

Speaking with the school’s Attendance Clerk does not excuse an absence. A written note must be received. Only 10 parent notes will be accepted each year.

 A student is considered Truant when one of the following occurs:   A student has 3 consecutive unexcused absences (absent without a note) A student has 5 total unexcused absences

When a student is truant the parent will be contacted to attend an intervention conference. Failure to attend this conference can result in a district level hearing or a Spartanburg County Truancy Court hearing.

T ARDIES

• Tardy count restarts each Nine Weeks. • 5 parent notes for tardy days will be accepted each year.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Warning Warning Warning Detention Hall (2 hour) Detention Hall (2 hour) Detention Hall (2 hour) ISS (1 day) ISS (1 day) OSS (1 day)

L OCKERS

     Everyone has their own 4 minutes between each class for locker/bathroom breaks Do NOT bring a lock from home Do not share combination with other students School is not responsible for valuables in lockers

D ISCIPLINE , R IGHTS & R ESPONSIBILITIES

 Pages 4-8 of the Agenda covers a variety of areas including but not limit to:          Classroom Behavior Detention Academic Assistance ISS/OSS Campus Procedures Dress Code Field Trips Lockers Electronics

S TUDY I SLAND

  MMS Summer Island Bash is an incentive program that will be used for Study Island this summer. This program will allow students who receive a designated number of “Blue Ribbons” during the summer to attend a MMS Summer Island Bash at the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year.

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D RESS C ODE

 Listed in the Agenda   Skirts- 2 inches above kneecap Shorts- 4 inches about kneecap     

NO holes, tears, or frays in jeans above the knee— even with patches or clothing underneath

No halter tops, tank tops, tube tops No hats in the building No see-through garments or visible undergarments No offensive, suggestive, or vulgar language on clothing

C ELL P HONES

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At no time during the school day should a student use a cell phone.

 First Offense The cell phone is taken until the end of the day.

 Second Offense The cell phone it is taken and you do not get it back until a parent comes in for a conference to pick it up.

 Third Offense The cell phone is kept by the school for the remainder of the school year.

Cell phones should not: -be used as a watch -turned on during the school day -in your hands during school

At 3:10 we encourage you to use your cell phone to call for your ride home!

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H AVE YOU HEARD OF ???

             Facebook Twitter Myspace Instagram YouTube Pinterest Google+ Tango MyYearbook Skype Minecraft Omgpop Facetime  Omegle  Kik  Snapchat  ooVoo  Tumblr  Club Penguin  Xbox/Playstation Live  Flickr  Foursquare  Roblox  Secret Builders  Sound Cloud  Myanime  Steam

W HAT SITES ARE OUR STUDENTS USING ?

Flickr Omengle My Yearbook Club Penguin Pinterest Tango Myspace Tumblr Kik Snapchat Twitter ooVoo Xbox/Playstation Live Instagram Google+ Facebook You Tube 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

E FFECTS OF C YBER B ULLYING

      Depression Anger Embarrassed to go to school Higher drop out rates Linked to:   low self-esteem family problems   school violence delinquent behavior Suicide cyberbullying.us

T HESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE YOUNG LIVES THAT HAVE BEEN CLAIMED BY CYBER BULLYING …

D O YOUR KIDS THINK BEFORE THEY POST IMAGES

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 THINK ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES of taking, sending, or forwarding an inappropriate picture of yourself or someone else!

 NEVER take images of yourself that you wouldn’t want EVERYONE to see!

 BEFORE HITTING SEND, remember you cannot control where this image may travel!

W HAT C AN P ARENTS D O

 Parents must educate their kids about appropriate online behaviors.

 Talk to them about legal ramifications.

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monitor their child’s activities

while online (informal or formal).

 Specifically, know which sites your child uses and have their passwords for EACH one!!!

http://www.ryanpatrickhalligan.org/cyber_bullying/cyber_bullying.htm

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Registration from 8:00-5:00

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August 9

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CSI from 9:00-12:00

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August 19

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First Day of School!

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August 26

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PTO Open House from 6:00-7:00