Mark your calendars for SC Ready Testing at SIMS!
SIMS SGA is excited to sponsor the 8th Grade Dance on May 9th from 5:30–7:00 PM! Tickets go on sale tomorrow for $15, which includes admission, food, a drink, and one souvenir photo. Students can purchase tickets from Mrs. Bowen at the top of the 8th Grade Hall during BITS time throughout April. Please note: Tickets will not be sold on April 9th or 10th due to iReady testing. All 8th grade students received an email from Mrs. Bowen outlining expectations for behavior and dress code for this nonrefundable event.
🎉 Congratulations to our 2025-2026 SIMS Student Government Officers! 🎉
We’re excited to announce our newly elected SGA leaders:
👩⚖️ President: Paisley Hatcher
👩💼 Vice President: Elizabeth Gonda
💰 Treasurer: Hannah Lollis
📰 Reporter: Emmylou Brickle
📸 Historian: Marlie Claire Dickerson
🎓 7th Grade Class Rep: Ava Ware
We are so proud of all the students who stepped up to run for office! Your campaigns were creative, thoughtful, and brought so much positive energy to our school.
We can’t wait to see what this amazing team accomplishes next year—and we’re already looking forward to even more students getting involved in 2026… maybe we’ll even get a few guys to join the race! 😉
Spring iReady Diagnostic Testing is THIS WEEK!
We hope you all had a wonderful Spring Break and that students are ready to buckle down for the remainder of the school year! Please check out what's happening at SIMS this month with our April Edition of The Tiger Times Newsletter. Be sure to mark your calendars with all of our upcoming events and activities!
We would love to ADD an excellent Math Teacher to our #A3TeachingTeam at Starr-Iva Middle School for the 2025-2026 school year! 🧮🐯💛
➡️➡️➡️ To apply visit: https://bit.ly/A3Careers
Please take time to fill out our Parent Survey in Parent Portal! Go Tigers!🐅
The Book Fair is here at SIMS this week (3/17-3/21)! Follow the link below to see our school site and the different ways you can make purchases.
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/starrivamiddleschool
https://shorturl.at/GyVQQ
📣 The deadline for our annual Parent Survey is approaching! This survey impacts our school report cards.
🔗 You may access the survey on Parent Portal here: https://bit.ly/A3ParentPortal or on the Parent Portal App. 💛 Please get in touch with us if you need assistance.
🐴 SIMS SGA Saddles Up for Leadership—AND WINS! 🤠🏆
This past weekend, our Student Government Association (SGA) members attended the SCASC State Convention at Chapin High School, embracing this year’s theme: "Saddle Up for Leadership!"
⭐ 8th-grade student and SIMS SGA President, Leilah Schmuck, made us proud as she ran for District 6 Second Vice Chair!
🎉 BIG NEWS: SIMS SGA won 1st place for our leadership project among other AAA middle school SGAs! They also won Gold Honor Council for all of their school projects for the year! 🏆👏 🎤
Our students had an incredible time:
✅ Connecting with student leaders from across South Carolina
✅ Participating in middle school workshops and swap shops to bring back fresh ideas for our school
✅ Hearing from inspiring speakers on what it means to be a leader
✅ Engaging in the election process—learning about campaigns, caucusing, and voting at both the district and state levels
We are so thankful for our SGA Advisors, Dr. McMillan and Mrs. Bowen, who gave up their weekend to pour into our students' growth and leadership development. 🙌
It was an unforgettable weekend of growth, leadership, and school spirit! 💛
🎉 Last week, our 7th graders took part in a powerful guidance lesson focused on "Finishing Strong"! 💪
Our counselors led an interactive session where students explored strategies to finish the school year on a high note, from setting goals to staying consistent, and using their personal filters to stay focused. 📚✨
We even had a fun relay race to illustrate how each person’s journey is unique — some start at the beginning, some at the end, but every race matters! 🏃♂️🏁 Along the way, we discussed the importance of effort over talent and how every student’s journey is meaningful and important.
At the end of the lesson, each student wrote down a goal they want to achieve by the end of the school year, along with their plan to make it happen. 💥
It was an amazing reminder that we all have different paths, but with determination, we can all finish strong! 🙌
🚨 SGA Goes to Columbia for Legislative Day! 🚨
Last week, a few of our 6th-grade Student Government Association (SGA) representatives had an incredible opportunity to travel to Columbia, SC with Mrs. Bowen (SGA Advisor) and Mrs. Farr (Guidance Counselor) for Legislative Day!
🌿 While there, they met with our Clemson Extension Agent, Jessica Simpson, and heard from Greenville County Representative Patrick Haddon, a member of the Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Environmental Affairs Committee. He shared valuable insights on leadership and the importance of advocating for South Carolina farmland.
🏛️ Our students also had the chance to go inside the State House, where they saw the SC House of Representatives in action, discussing the state budget for the upcoming year.
This was a fantastic learning experience for our young leaders, giving them a firsthand look at government in action!
This is a reminder that there will be NO after-school program TODAY, March 13th. It will resume as normal on TUESDAY, March 18th! Also, Report Cards for the 3rd Nine Weeks are coming home with your student TODAY. Please ask to see these.
I'm sorry for any confusion! There WILL be after school program TODAY, March 11th, but this is a reminder that there will NOT be an after school program on THURSDAY, March 13th. It will resume as normal on TUESDAY, March 18th!
Funnels or Filters? Our Mental Health & Wellness Coordinator, Christy Upton, recently spoke with Starr-Iva Middle 8th Graders about the power of filtering information in their daily lives. 🔎🧠📱
With so much content coming at them—social media, adult topics, and distractions—it’s essential to understand that their brains aren’t fully developed to handle everything thrown their way.
Students learned that prioritizing their time and filtering out the unhelpful, unhealthy, or overwhelming content can lead to greater focus, success, and overall happiness. Not everything deserves a place in your mind—choose wisely! ✨
Friday Morning Club Time is the BEST time! ❤️🐅
🚗💨 Our After School Program is Racing Ahead! 🏁
Check out Mrs. Wheeler's 8th Grade math group as they rev up their engines with some hands-on learning! 🔧📊 They experimented with their very own "race cars," collected data, graphed their findings 📈, and even drew a line of best fit. ✏️
These students are cruising to success with some exciting math skills. 🚀 Keep up the great work! 👏🎉
Here's what's happening this month at SIMS! There's been a revision from the initial post as there is no C-Team baseball game versus Westside on 3/11. I apologize for any confusion.
Friday Club Time is a student favorite! Today the Action Pack Club read the book "The Dot" and completed an activity to go with it. 📖🤩
Looking for a GREAT place to work? We are hiring a Special Education (Self-Contained) Teacher at Starr-Iva Middle! Apply Now!🐯💛
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