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SOUTH CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL

OCTOBER 26, 2012

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UPCOMING EVENTS…

Week of 10/29 Home Golf vs. Quail Hollow

10/26 End of Quarter

10/29 Teacher Workday

10/30 Gold Patron Night (SCMS FAN)

10/30 Home Softball/Volleyball vs. Carmel

10/31 Softball/Volleyball @ Quail Hollow

11/1 Home Football vs. Quail Hollow

SHOCKER STANDOUT

Congratulations to Dea Muca (6th), Natalie Hallman (7th) and Alex Fernandes (8th)!

They have been selected by teachers as South Charlotte Standouts for this week. South

Charlotte Standouts are scholarly, honest, optimistic, caring, kind, energetic, and respon-

sible (SHOCKER).

Monday is a Monday is a Monday is a Monday is a

Teacher Workday. Teacher Workday. Teacher Workday. Teacher Workday.

No School for No School for No School for No School for

Students.Students.Students.Students.

MR. JOHNSON

I have been at South Charlotte for 6 years. I graduated from

UNC-Charlotte. While at South Charlotte, I have coached the boys

basketball team in the 2007-2008 school year and the girls basketball team the last 2 years. I am married to

my best friend, Heidi, since 2003. We have a wonderful son, Geoffrey, who is named after the Toys R US

mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe. We met while working there in 1997. Geoffrey will be 3 years old this Decem-

ber. We are expecting our 2nd child, a girl, this January. I am a HUGE UNC Tarheels fan. Other hobbies of

mine include hiking, visiting lighthouses, writing poetry, and playing sports.

BRING YOUR OWN TECHNOLOGY

Our school was one of 21 schools in CMS chosen to pilot

BYOT (Bring your own Technology). Because of our infra-

structure, we have decided to begin very small. This week,

parents in Mrs. Titus', Mrs. Gallagher's and Mrs. Yasurek's

all girls classrooms received a letter and

permission form. They will be the first students to access

the CMS Guest Network. They will be able to begin bringing

their own technology devices to their language arts classes

in mid

November. After we see how the network holds up, we will

decide how to move forward with adding other classrooms.

We are very excited about this new adventure.

SPIRIT WEEK

Student Council will be sponsoring a spirit week to coincide with Fall

sports. The days will be:

Tuesday, October 30- Neon Day

Wednesday, October 31- Crazy Tie/ Bowtie Day

Thursday, November 1- Purple and Teal Day

Friday, November 2- Decade Day (Dress up like someone in the

50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, or 90's)

TUTORING TIMES

All teachers tutor. Their schedules differ. Please check teachers’ web pages

for tutoring information. For morning sessions, teachers come to the door,

get students and go to their classrooms. If your child misses this time, they

will not be allowed to come in late, nor will we call the teacher and disrupt

tutoring time. Thank you for your help with this.

Please send in your photos each week to Ms. Kissmann at:

[email protected]

SHOCKER SPORTSSHOCKER SPORTSSHOCKER SPORTSSHOCKER SPORTS

Platinum Members ($100 or more)

Seth Bernanke

Chris and Tina Burfield

Alan Cranford

Guy and Mindy Decker

Jamal Farhani

Daniel and Rebecca Farrar

David Hickson

Shelly Jones

Kim Keady

Betsy Kerr

Jon and Sarah Kocmond

Jon and June Levine

Ken and Wendy Oettinger

Joe and Susie Oringel

Pepper and Lynn Pounds

Brad and Carrie Rabinowitz

Michael Reisner

Akhilseh and Connie Sharma

Margot Strickler

Gold Members ($75)

Mark and Pamela Boyajian

Joanne Caterino

Kathy Cross

Canina Elias

Jolynn Ensminger

Dean and Stacy Leopard

Maria Plumides

Dave and Sandee Shipp

Steve and Beth Slattery

Charles and Shalinda Williams

Roger Wolfe

Matt and Michelle Yoder

The SCMS Booster Club would like to thank all of the families who generously gave to the membership

drive. All money donated supports the athletic program. Thank you!

It's not too late to be part of the Booster Club. A donation of any size is appreciated and all monies go to

support the student athletes at SCMS.

Silver Members ($50)

Paul and Lisa Bruno

Van and Amy Deane

Julia Godel

Debby Groenhout

Bonnie Grote

Elena Hager

Jason and Tracy Hickey

Robert and Susan Hitchcock

Cynthia Houston

Pam James

Jim and Maryann Kirchner

Lisa Malie,

Thanh Nga Mciver

Kris Nicholls

Mark and Leighanne Palinkas

Lucienne Passaro

Karen Perry

Jim and Karla Roberts

Mark and Jennifer Rohlinger

Geennie Saffer

Krista Sigmon

Mary Margaret Skibinski

Cynthia Slemasko

Albin Tarry

Anne Welsh

Kimberly Wilkoff

Marcie Williams

Bronze Members ($25)

Jeannie Boykin

Paul Clark

Paul and Becky Croxton

Karen Desilva

Amy Fulco

Lori Gabriel

Steve and Lisa Garfinkle

Althea Hajduk

Lori Hallman

Heidi Hannon

Krista Harman

Teresa Hausler

Kerry Holtzapple

Keith and Jennifer Huberman

Kathy Jeanne

Mary Margaret Johnstone

T. Kaeppler

Amy Kahn

Kim Juyeyn

Kim Leboyne

Scott and Ginger Lanier

Ty and Renee Leonard

Julie Maloney

Tina McLendon

David and Jill Motsinger

Suzanne O’Keeffe

Christy Outen

Charise Ragland

Denise Rose

Joy Rousso

Suzie Sanocki

Rebecca Shelton

Mike and Susan Slade

Paul Tirella

Patty Torcellini

Amy Triggs

Carla Weston


Reach SCMS parents and students by advertising in the Booster Club fall sports program. But

act fast! The fall season is nearly over. Advertising possibilities for winter programs also may

be available. Contact Albin Tarry at [email protected] if you are interested.

Attention all Shockers!

The SCMS Booster Club will host a pep rally Nov. 1 before the last home football

game of the season. All 8th-grade student athletes will be recognized at this

rousing event, complete with purple, black and silver mardi gras beads for all

students who attend. And select band members will be playing. Permission slips

will go home the week of the rally. Signed slips are the students' ticket to the pep

rally. Volunteer to help out for an hour, cheer on our kids, and support our

school. Contact Lynn Pounds if you would like to volunteer..

WINTER SPORTS

The Winter Sports meeting will be help from 3:45-4:30 on Monday, Nov. 5. All students wanting to partici-

pate in winter sports must attend the meeting. Parents are encouraged to attend. Tryouts will be Nov. 19

and 20. Students wishing to try out for a winter sport must have an up-to-date Health Screening/Physical on

file at school before they will be allowed to participate. Health Screenings are good for 365 days. The paper-

work for the Health Screening/Physicals can be picked up in the front office or downloaded on line

at www.cms.k12.nc.us Click on Departments and then on Athletics.

Other requirements include:

- Students must have personal insurance or Accident Insurance through the school. Paperwork for Accident

Insurance can be picked up in the front office. Insurance information must be signed and turned in along

with Health Screening.

- Students must be in good standing with the school and with CMS.

- 8th grade students must have a 2.0 GPA from the previous semester to be eligible.

- 7th graders have a free pass until the completion of their first 7th-grade semester.

- Students cannot have missed more than 13 days during the last semester.

- Students who have repeated the 7th or 8th grade are ineligible.

FALL SPORTS BANQUET

The Fall Sports Banquet will be held on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. More details to

come next week.


GOLFGOLFGOLFGOLF

The golf team has worked hard this season. We

have worked for hours practicing our short game

as well as working with our irons and drivers.

Our practice has begun to pay off. We

visited Olde Sycamore Golf Club on Tues., the

23rd. This was Carmel's home course and a

rather difficult series of holes. When the sun

finally set, we had managed to put together a

win with a score of 160 to Carmel's 168. It has

been a great season and as a coach, a very

rewarding one as I have witnessed the growth of

the team, both as golfers and as individuals.

I would like to thank the team and its members:

Sarah Godel, Wes Abel, Hayden Blalock, Michael Boyajian, Jackson Daghe, Hayden Deane,

Jake Oringel, Jake Slattery and Jansen

Tabor.


SOFTBALLSOFTBALLSOFTBALLSOFTBALL

The Shocker Softball team had a rematch with

AG. South Charlotte took the early lead in the

first inning, 2-0. The team plugged along with an

run in both the second and third inning to

increase the score to 4-0. AG snuck two runs in

on us in the fourth inning to make the score

4-2. With base hits by Iris Brammer, Bailie

Smith, Natalie Hallman, Alyssa Farrar, Molly

Cole, and Bridget McLendon, the Shockers were

holding on to the lead. Elli Harman made two

outstanding pop fly catches at second base while

bases were loaded to end the third and fifth in-

nings. Morgan Brader and Natalie Hallman battled against AG on the mound. The Shockers clinched an-

other win with a score of 4-2 to end the game in the seventh inning!

The South Charlotte Shocker Softball team played an exciting and fun game against Community House. The

teams were neck and neck after two innings, 0-0. In the third inning, the Shockers took the lead, 2-0.

Community House kept fighting and scored three runs in the fourth inning to make the score 2-3. The girls

were hitting the ball without success in the fifth inning while Community House was connecting for two

more runs. Elli Harman laid down a perfect bunt that scored the tying run, and then Bridget McLendon

crossed home plate to bring the score to a one point game at 4-5 after six. The Shockers kept their head in

the game to play the seventh inning and came out on top scoring two more runs. Tension was at it's height

as the home team had last at bats. Community House immediately hit a triple. Under pressure, Bridget

McLendon and Molly Cole each caught a pop fly. With two outs and only one more to go, Community

House shocked us with a bunt! The ball was scooped up and thrown to first for the third and winning

out. Natalie Hallman pitched a fantastic game, had

two hits and four RBI's. Morgan Brader connected

for three base hits and was our closing

pitcher. Molly Cole helped with two base

hits. Bailie Smith, Alyssa Farrar, Iris Brammer, and

Sierra Goff contributed with a base hit each. This is

the first time South Charlotte has won against Com-

munity House in the four years Coach Fabian has

been leading the team. The team worked diligently

the entire game, and came out on top this time

around with a final score of 6-5!


VOLLEYBALLVOLLEYBALLVOLLEYBALLVOLLEYBALL

On Monday Oct. 22nd, The South Charlotte Lady

Shockers Volleyball Team hosted Alexander

Graham. A.G. was the only team so far to defeat the

Shockers in a thrilling three-game match early in the

season. This time around the Lady Shockers, with

revenge on their minds, made sure that the bulldogs

knew when they left the gym who was the first place

team in the Southern league Conference. It took a

little time for the Lady Shockers to get rolling, but once

they did they took firm control of the match and swept

the bulldogs in two games. The Lady Shockers were

led by outstanding performances from Courtney Bruno, Caroline

Levine, Madeline McIver, Erin Holtzapple, Emily Parrott, Sarah Shipp and Riley Outen. They received a big

time serving performance from McKenna Cranford as well. During the second game of the Match, the

entire team got involved in the win as the Shockers received solid contributions from Katie Cross, Lauren

Harding, Taylor Roberts, and Lindsey LaBoyne. The win moves the Lady Shockers Record to (8-1) and

maintains their hold on first place in the conference.

On Wednesday Oct. 24th, The South Charlotte Lady Shockers Volleyball team went on the road to

Community House to take on the Cavaliers. Earlier in the season, the Lady Shockers managed to knock off

the previously unbeaten Cavaliers in a thrilling 3-game match. This time around would be no different as the

match turned out to be an absolute slug fest between the two best teams in the conference. In a

heart-stopper of a three-game match that saw the lead change hands well over a dozen times, the Lady

Shockers came up just short. The loss dropped the Lady

Shockers record to (8-2) but they were still able to

maintain a share of first place with Community House

(8-2). Both teams played their hearts out and both

deserved to win as the final scores indicate 25-23, 24-26,

13-15. With two matches left in the season, do not miss

your opportunity to see one of the best middle school

volleyball teams around play. Your First Place Shockers

will play their final home match on Tuesday Oct. 30th

against Carmel and will then play their final match of the

season on the road at Quail Hollow Wednesday Oct.

31st. If the Lady Shockers win both Matches, they will be

Crowned Conference Champions!

BASKETBALL BOOT CAMP

November 14 & 15

3:45pm-6:00pm

South Charlotte Middle School Gym

Prepare for Basketball Tryouts

Mental and Physical Demands of a Tryout

Basketball Fundamentals

Game Play

To Enroll Please Visit

www.southcharlottesportscamps.com

TUTORING

♦ Miss Butler will be offering tutoring for students who will be taking

Standard Plus Math or Algebra I. If you are

interested, please e-mail Miss Butler (SCMS Teacher) at

[email protected].

♦ Mrs. Titus is offering tutoring for Language Arts and Social Studies,

grades 6-8. Email Mrs. Titus (SCMS Teacher) at

[email protected].

♦ Miss Kinley will be offering tutoring for students who will be taking

Standard Plus Math or Algebra I. If you are

interested, please e-mail Miss Kinley (SCMS Teacher) at

[email protected].

♦ Tutoring for Standard Plus, Algebra I, II & Geometry.

Contact Amy Walters at [email protected].

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Charlotte, NC 28277

Phone: 980-343-3670

Fax: 980-343-3725

Office Hours: 7:45 am—4:15 pm

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