Good afternoon! This web site will allow you to keep up with what s going on at Palmetto. Each week Palmetto Middle School is going to post a weekly update on this page. This site will keep you informed of upcoming events, trips, dates, projects, and holidays. Please ask around to see if other parents are checking this web page for the updates. Follow us on Twitter at @Palmetto Middle and Facebook too! Upcoming Events and Dates: Monday, November 9 th PTSO Meeting at 2pm Book Fair Monday, November 9 th - November 13 th. Tuesday, November 10 th -Make-Up Picture Day Tuesday, November 10 th Science Olympiad Practice 3:15-4:00pm. Wednesday, November 11 th is our Veteran s Day program. Breakfast will be served at 8:15am and the program begins at 9am in the gym. Hey Mustangs! We need your help to make our Veteran's Day Program on November 11th extra special for the veterans in our Palmetto Family and community. This year we are doing a collection of videos from veterans talking about their experiences in service. Please create a short (30 seconds
or less) video of any family members or friends that are veterans including their: Name, Branch of Service, and Rank Years of Service Location of Service And any other information Email your video(s) to Mr. Guthrie atguthriet@apps.anderson1.org. These will be shown during the assembly. Thanks for your help! Mrs. Couch & Mr. Guthrie Wednesday, November 11 th Dance team Practice Friday, November 13 th Girl Talk Field Trip to Mims Farm Tuesday, November 17 th Science Olympiad Practice 3:15-4:00pm. Wednesday, November 18 th Dance team Practice Tuesday, November 24 th PALS Day Wednesday, November 25 th - 27 th Thanksgiving Holidays Tuesday, December 1 st Science Olympiad Practice 3:15-4:00pm. Wednesday, December 2 nd Dance team Practice Friday, December 18 th PALS Day Monday, December 19 th - January 3 rd Christmas Break Monday, January 4 th - School Resumes Wednesday, January 13 th End of 2 nd Nine Weeks Thursday, January 14 th - 16 th Beta Club to Myrtle Beach Monday, January 18 th - Martin Luther King Day Students & Teachers do not report to school. Monday, February 15 th Staff Development Day Students do not report to school. March 28 th April 1 st SPRING BREAK
Photos from around Palmetto Middle this week!
A huge shout out to our Palmetto Partners!
All A Honor Roll 1st Quarter 8th Grade Jake Anthony Nicole Aranda Matthew Brooks Elyse Browning Chloe Burgess MaryAlice Butler Katelee Callaham Dylan Carter Miller Cassidy Ashlyn Citrone Madison Crumley Megan Davis Theo Davis Claire Ellison Addi English Blair Garner Trinity Hollister Drew Huff OwenGrace McCullough Kinslee Medlin Kirsten Meeks Landon Owens Christian Rankin Morgan Roberts Savannah Shealy Rebecca Stephen Rosalie Summerlin Blakely Williams
AB Honor Roll 1 st Quarter 8 th Grade Quintyn Best Jessi Brock Genevieve Bronson Lindsey Brown Zach Cannon Blake Chastain Abby Connor Will Cooley Jennifer Cuevas Brooke Darby Haley Davenport Sims Davenport Natalie Davis Evan Davis Caden DeFronzo Bryar Donald Lillian Dowell Morgan Farmer Bailey Floyd Kelsey Ford Dez Frazier Samantha Gambrell Easton Gowan Angel Guinto Logan Hawkins Joeli Hayden Emma Hughes Sydney Jeanes Ethan Lang Kennedy Lollis Matti Lusk Brookelyn Mahaffey Amber Nelson Kylee O Donald Emma Parham Saul Ramirez Audrey Roache Jacob Rowe Jason Sanchez Alicia Seals Caleb Shead Bass Sims Breanna Smith Colt Spearman Jacob Turner BB Vandiver Landon Vaughn Turner Wallace Karrie Beth Watson Mercedes Watson Analeece Whitfield Jackson Whitfield All A Honor Roll 1 st Quarter 7 th Grade Kaylin Bell Devon Carter Madison Chapman Ashley Edge Shelby Fields Ella Froedge Braelynn Garrett Nathan Jacks Whitney Jennings Mary Maciejewski Avery Nelms Carson Norton Anna Parks Michelle Penry Windsor Phillips Carter Simpson Miranda Standard Hannah Turner Jacob Vaughn Lucas Venette Maddie Webb
AB Honor Roll 1 st Quarter 7 th Grade Holly Ambrose Makensie Bright Jenna Brodeur Ansley Brown Kendra Brown Austin Bruce Jasmine Burriss Iler Capps Michelle Centeno Myra Clark-Vinson Sarah Cooley Justin Cox Briggs Cox Allie Crawford Ross Davis Corey Engelburg Abby Fagan Liam Farmer Lila Fricks Emma Garrett Harley Gentry Harlee Gibson Kevin Glick Haylie Gravely Brayden Greer Louie Hammond Alisa Harper Isabella Harter Katelyn Haulbrook Emma Hawkins John Hawthorne Carrie Hayden Hayden Holcombe Logan Head Drake Henderson KinseyAlise Henderson Kasondra Pratt ColeAaron Kennedy Alyssa Kitchen Lydia Knight Seth Lang Hannah Leitner Maggie Magruder Catherine Mann Jerry Mathis Cody McGonagle David McNutt Ashlynn Owen Matthew Penninger Brooklyn Rice Levi Schwartz Hannah Scyphers Manuela Sebastian Makinlyn Shockley Elisabeth Sistruck Ashlyn Styles Dawson Swaney McKenzie Taylor Brooklyn Thomason Ethan Thrasher Elijah Wall Jenessa Weller Rachel West Blaine Yates Braxton King Zech Sisler All A Honor Roll 1 st Quarter 6 th Grade Claire Barnes Taylor Berry Abby Bridwell Michael Browning Olivia Cabaniss Preston Cartwright Alivia Clark Courtney Cobb Madison Cox
Allie Cromer Layton Dickerson Maggie Edlein Robert Feil Gabe Harvey Camden Hays Austin Huff Halie Hughes Vanessa Irra Hernandez Caden Landreth Sophie Leroy Kailee Lollis Nolan Love Austin Medlin Brianna Newsome Martin Ogburn Ethan Pack Alex Pruitt Charles Ray Briggs Richards Abigail Rodriguez Mary-Kathryn Sanders Kylie Strickland Harley Summerville Autumn Timms J.D. Weber Abbey Williams Stevianna Woodson Tonya Zepeda AB Honor Roll 1 st Quarter 6 th Grade Alexis Adams Destiny Aiken Ethan Bain Corin Barnhart Lila Beddingfield Marlee Bowen Chloe Branyon Kenny Bright Hayden Brown Summer Brown Kate Burton Delaney Byrne Chandler Cape Violet Carreto Hope Carter Kinsley Chapman Jackson Creamer DeAsia Cullins Madison Dajani Ragen Davenport Hailey Dyer Tyra Edwards Whitney Erwin Kaylee Evatt Lexi Fricks Kaitlyn Fulmer Kaitlin Gambrell Bella Gault Skyla Gillespie Haylie Hall Brittany Hedrick Parker Holcombe William Hopkins Logan Hough Graysen Hunter Eddie Jacinto Collin Johnson Christopher Karr Charles Kay Christy Lee Effler Eli Lewis Isaac Lopez Jarred Loveland Elyssa McAdams Cody McAlister Gauge McCall Victoria McCreary Kiersten McDaniel Jaila McGuire Jaina McNutt Kayte Milhoan Ethan Miller Claire Moore Sammy Morales Kailey Nelms Tanner Newman Chloe Newton Haylee Parham Elizabeth Penry Mary Poore Brandi Pratt Katie Pridmore Kennedy Purgason Joselyn Ramirez Joseph Roach Noel Schronce
Evan Scogins Ciara Simmons Rachel Smith Kaleab Stoughtenger Ashton Stutz Jonathan Surner Anna Sutherland Erica Thurston Kevin Trejo Caleb Turner Hailey Urey Ayla VanDevender Alexis Vaughn Logan Warren Felicity Webb Allison Whitcomb Libby Whitfield Aleena Wiley Jesaya Wilson Emma Winner Cross Country Update: Good luck to our Cross Country Runners this weekend as they compete for a STATE TITLE! 11.07.2015 State Sandhills, Columbia, SC Request from Mrs. Couch. : Please email Mrs. Couch at Couchj@apps.anderson1.org if you have any questions.
Student Council Update: Please email Mrs. Rankin at Rankinc@apps.anderson1.org if you have any questions. StuCo will be selling "gifts for $1 each at lunch. They are paper gifts that will be hung up in the hallway with their name. All proceeds go to buying Christmas gifts for kids in our community that are in need. Congratulations to Palmetto Middle s 2016
Science Olympiad Team They are working hard this year getting ready for the state competition at Newberry College on Saturday, January 30th. We are lucky to have enough interest this year to have a team of 6th graders too. Nic Brown Jacob Vaughn Michael Czwalina Gen Bronson Bre Smith Emory Martin Titus Schuch Corin Barnhart Robert Feil Collin Johnson Tyra Edwards A Team B Team Morgan Farmer Jessi Brock Michelle Centeno Carson Reeves Kerrigan Campbell Levi Schwartz Madyson Karstens Alvia Clark Cheyenne Reel Amaro Ethan Bane Congratulations to our 2015-2016 PMMS Robotics Competition Team If you have any questions, please email Mr. Guthrie at guthriet@apps.anderson1.org 8th Grade: Jordan Masters Nathan Turner Camden Frailey Drew Huff Adam Brenneman Breanna Smith Bass Sims Nicholas Sanders Ethan Lang Andy Brown 7th Grade: Carson Norton
Ethan Thrasher Dawson Swaney 6th Grade: Austin Huff Maggie Eldein Jacob Beecher ELA Update from Mr. Crocker: Congrats to Elyse Browning for winning Mr. Crocker's 1st ever Speech Master Competition. She scored a total of 146 out of 150 points while presenting her topic: "Should students on sports teams be required to carry a certain GPA in order to play?" Nice job EB! Chorus Update from Mr. Fricks: If you have any questions, please email him at fricksj@apps.anderson1.org Students of the Month: Mary Kathryn Sanders Kristy Effler Kayda Page Nick Barrera-Stroud Sea Ashley Kylee O'Donald Mustang Chorale students will be performing at the Greenville Swamp Rabbits hockey game on November 20, 2015. Band Update from Mrs. Davis: If you have any questions, please email her at davisa@apps.anderson1.org
On November 11th, the 8th grade band will have a performance for Veteran's Day. This is a performance that is during school hours. It will start at 9:00 in the morning and all parents are welcome to attend. This year, I have required each student to have a Concert Attire. I am asking all students to wear their attire to the Veteran's Day Program. Students will need to wear their Concert Attire to school that morning and they can bring a change of clothes to change into after the performance. Please make sure the students have the following: Gentlemen: Black Shoes & Black Socks Ladies: Black Shoes If you are able to hem the clothing please do so, however, please don't cut the fabric when hemming. The plan is for students to continue using the Concert Attire at the high school level. Some students have already let me know if they don't have anyone lined up to hem. I would like to give a BIG THANK YOU to Mrs. Hamilton for taking the task on and hemming many of the dresses and pants!! This concert will be a grade for the 2nd Nine Weeks. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. PS- They look GREAT so far in their attire! Palmetto Mustang Regiment Update: This past Saturday, the Palmetto Mustang Regiment Participated in the Jaguar Invitational at Forrestview High School in Gastonia, NC. In this competition, the Mustang Regiment competed against 12 groups from both Carolinas. Not only did the Mustang Regiment finish first in their division, but they also swept every competitive category available. In addition to winning our division, the Mustang Regiment brought home the Silver Grand Championship trophy. As these student's director, I cannot be more proud of the work and level of achievement these students have brought to each performance. As you see the band students today, please let them know that you are proud of their work! Below is a list of all the accolades the students brought home this past weekend. Best Pit Crew 1st Place Music 1st Place Marching 1st Place General Effect 1st Place Percussion 1st Place Auxiliary (Guard)
1st Place in Class Silver Division Grand Champion BETA CLUB UPDATE: Update from our Guidance Counselors 8th Grade Students and Parents: College Awareness Event Information
Do you need Christmas assistance this year? See details about Project G.I.F.T.S. Click Link Below for More Details Project G.I.F.T.S. Information For All Palmetto Area Parents Girls Night Out letters went home on 11/6!! They are due on 11/24! No forms will be taken late. Upcoming Grief Seminar Opportunity for Our Parents and Students
C-Team Basketball Update: Please email Coach Adams at Adamsw@apps.anderson1.org or Coach Shealyc2@app.anderson1.org if you have any questions Teams will be announced soon! Schedule for the 2015-16 Season Date Opponent Location /Time 11/30 Belton Palmetto 5:30 12/3 Honea Path Honea Path 5:30 12/7 Belton Belton 5:30 12/10 Honea Path Palmetto 5:30 12/14 Powdersville Palmetto 5:30 12/17 Walhalla Walhalla 5:30 1/4 Riverside Palmetto 5:30 1/7 Pickens Pickens 5:30
1/11 Wren Palmetto 5:30 1/13 Powdersville Powdersville 5:30 1/19 Walhalla Palmetto 5:30 1/21 Riverside Riverside 5:30 1/25 Pickens Palmetto 5:30 1/28 Wren Wren 5:30 Library Update: Please email Jo Evans at evansj@apps.anderson1.org Book Fair is coming NEXT WEEK! Palmetto s Finest Cards get you in free to all C-Team HOME football games and front of the lunch line EVERYDAY! Palmetto s Finest Qualifications for the 2 nd Nine Weeks Please email Mr. Knight at knightb@anderson1.k12.sc.us if you have any questions. To earn Palmetto's Finest you must meet the following criteria: 1) All grades 80's and above 2) No demerits for the nine week period 3) No more than 2 unexcused absences. 4) Complete community service hours 10 hours of service are required for the first quarter. Students simply record the hours they volunteer, the service they provided, and have the supervisor sign and record their phone number. Guidelines for hours 1. Ten hours of community service is required each nine weeks. 2. No more than four (4) hours of service can be directly related to any family member. 3. Completed service hours are due to your Homeroom teacher
on the last day of the quarter. A minimum of ten hours of community service is required for each quarter of school. Form is at the bottom of this update. 2015 Cheer Competition Schedule Date Location/Hosted by Competition 9/29 Liberty High. Diamond L Cheer Classic (this is a Tuesday night competition) JV 1 st Place Varstiy 1 st Place 10-3 Woodmont High School Wildcat Cheer Classic JV 1 st Place Varstiy 1 st Place 10-24 Mauldin Upward Star Center JV 1 st Place Varstiy 1 st Place 11-7 Debbie Rogers Columbia Colonial Life Arena. 11-14 River Bluff High School State Qualifiers 11-21 State Competition Columbia Colonial Life Arena. Palmetto Varsity Competition Team
PHS Varsity Competitive Cheer Jenna Brodeur Jamie Huffman Emma Paige Morgan Brock Hannah Jacks Natalee Porter Sage Chapman Marissa Lloyd Ally Taylor Abby Connor OwenGrace Hannah Tumblin Emma Cothran McCullough Kaleigh Turner Annette Daniel Kiera McGinnis Erin Vandiver Brittany Davis Jessica Miles Haley Waterman Darcy Holcomb Austin O Neal Riley Wyatt Trinity Hollister Mackenzie Owens Palmetto JV Competition Team
Charlie Bailey Trinity Hollister Selena Vaughn Alexis Bruce Emma Hughes Rebecca Ward Chloe Burgess Kaylee Jones Caneja Watson Trinity Dooley Preslee Lyle Rachel West Jessica Espinoza Ashley Owens Mikenzie Whitt Nakeltee Goodine Spenser Shirley Peyton Winner Cache Greer Ashlyn Styles Riley Haney BB Vandiver