Saint James Middle School (commonly abbreviated St. James Middle School) is a public middle school in Horry County, South Carolina, south of Socastee and north of Murrells Inlet in the community of Burgess near S.C. Highway 707. It is run by Horry County Schools. Their mascot is the eagle. It was opened in 1988 with an initial attendance of 592 students, and serves 6th through 8th grade, with current (2006) enrollment of 1274 students. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Horry County Schools (HCS) is a public school district serving Horry County, South Carolina and is the third-largest school district in South Carolina. ... Burgess is a community in Horry County, South Carolina on South Carolina Highway 707 between Socastee and Murrells Inlet. ... The term blue may refer any of a number of similar colours. ... White rose. ... Genera Several, see below. ... Middle school (also known as intermediate school or junior high school) covers a period of education that straddles primary education and secondary education, serving as a bridge between the two. ... Horry County is a county located in the state of South Carolina. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston(1670-1789) Columbia(1790-present) Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32°430N to 35... Socastee is a census-designated place (CDP) in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. ... Murrells Inlet, South Carolina Murrells Inlet is a census-designated place (CDP) in Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States. ... Burgess is a community in Horry County, South Carolina on South Carolina Highway 707 between Socastee and Murrells Inlet. ... South Carolina Highway 707 is a route in Horry County, South Carolina in the Myrtle Beach metro area that starts from U.S. Highway 17 Bypass across from Farrow Parkway or the Back Gate near Socastee and ends at U.S. Highway 17 Business in Murrells Inlet. ... Horry County Schools (HCS) is a public school district serving Horry County, South Carolina and is the third-largest school district in South Carolina. ... Genera Several, see below. ...

Main Faculty

• Dr. Dwight Boykin Principal
• Mr. Joe Warfield Assistant Principal
• Ms. April Scott Assistant Principal
• Beth Lueck, RN Nurse
• Officer Felix Cruz Resource Officer
  • Works for Horry County Police as Student Resource Officer.
• Mrs. Shade Curriculum Specialist

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Teachers and Teams

These are the school's teams for each grade level. Each team generally consists of a group of four teachers, each teaching a separate academic subject. Students are mostly on one team, but academic and scheduling conflicts may deem a student 'cross-team'. Each academic class is seventy minutes each day.

Sixth Grade

• Team 6-1
  • Noble Winesett
  • Lisa Argabrite
  • Lee Anne Register
  • Renee Simmons
• Team 6-2
  • Kim Williams
  • Michelle Onderdonk
  • Johnny Warrick
• Team 6-3
  • Christy Saleeby
  • Susan Davis
  • Elizabeth Moody
  • Tiffany Hall

Sixth grade (called Grade 6 in some regions) is a year of education in America and many other nations. ...

Seventh Grade

• Team 7-1
  • Norbert Ryan
  • Kelly Spino
  • Nicholas Stillmak
  • Robyn Carleton
• Team 7-2
  • Kevin Hancheck
  • Sharon Bechlem
  • Bob Bastian
  • Shelise Simpson
• Team 7-3
  • Sharon Arruda
  • Diane Courie
  • Donna Parker
  • Joshua Smith

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Eighth Grade

• Team 8
  • Jessica Bayne
  • Patricia Byerly
  • Sandi Skerl
  • Phyllis Wicker
  • Stephanie Shirley
  • Cathy Pons
  • Teresa Archambeau
  • Mary Funkhouser
  • Eric Wright
  • Bruce Henthorn
  • Scott Argabrite
  • Jillian Swisher

Note: Eighth Grade has only one team due to overcrowding. Eighth grade is a year of primary education in the United States and Canada (in Canada its often referred to as Grade 8). ...

Special Education

• • Linda Bindner
  • Barbara Vassar
  • Vivian Greene
  • Samantha Scialdo
  • Alecia Rollins
  • Karen Siewert
  • Kimberly Noto
  • Sharon Reynolds
  • Antoinette Fazio, Aide
  • Chellen Butler, Aide
  • Swavek Apanowicz, Aide
  • Melissa Waskiewicz, Aide
  • Smart Smalls, Aide
  • Pat Kennedy, Aide
  • Cynthia Watson, Aide
  • Missy Poe, Aide

Special education, also known as special ed or additional support needs, is instruction that is modified or particularized catering to students who have singular needs or disabilities, for example, because of mental illness or mental retardation. ...

Scheduling

Each school day lasts from 8:10 AM to 3:20 PM.

All students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grade take seven classes each day, divided into eight periods (including Lunch). One of these classes is a focus lesson, or 'Target Time' activity with a rotating academic teacher of theirs. Four academic classes in each subject are on each student's schedule. Students also take two exploratory lessons each day. Locker breaks are almost every two classes for students to retrieve books for their respective classes.

Core Academic Classes

Academic classes meet for a semester long, but usually stay the same for the whole year. There are four academic classes scheduled each day for a student, in the subjects English, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science. Students are put in classes by academic level, and multiple classes include advanced and accelerated courses. Students in their English classes have an opportunity to take a course of the grade above them, one of which provide high school credit. Math students can take Pre-Algebra, Algebra, and Geometry. Algebra and Geometry provide for high school credit.

Core Exploratory Classes

Exploratories at St. James Middle meet for nine weeks, a semester, or year long.

• Mrs. Gini Abee: Art Teacher, Yearbook, Television, Fundraisers
• Mr. Joel Propst: Band
• Mrs. Gloria Mishoe: Chorus & Keyboarding
• Ms. Emily Brown, Mr. Greg Simpson, and Mr. Myron Pritchard: Health and PE
• Mrs. Sharon Smoak and Mr. Hampton Campbell: Keyboarding & Computer Applications
• Dr. Lynn Fuller: Orchestra
• Ms. Caitlyn Rylander: French
• Mrs. Sarah Russell: Writing Enrichment
• Officer Felix Cruz: COPS
• Ms. Vivian Vega-Leon: Spanish
• Mrs. Dianna Floyd: GEMS
• Ms. Linda Walters: Read 180
• Mrs. Paula Canine: Media Specialist

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Sports

• Football
• Basketball
• Tennis
• Swimming
• Golf
• Track
• Volleyball

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Groups/Clubs

• PTSO (Parent-Teacher-Student Organization)
• Mock Trial Team
• SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions, or Students Againast Drunk Driving)
• MathCounts
  • The St. James Middle School MathCounts team has proceeded to the South Carolina state competition for the past two years, winning the Pee-Dee regional competition. In years before 2006, the school has placed first and third place alternatingly each year.
• Ms. Davis' Chess Club
• FCA (Fellowship Christian Athletes)

Awards

• National Blue Ribbon School 1994-1996
• South Carolina Red Carpet Award 2005-2006
• Schools of Promise Award 2001-2002
• South Carolina EXEMPLARY Writing Program 2001-2002
• HCS Pacesetter Award 2000-2001

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Nearby Schools

• St. James High School
• St. James Elementary School

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Trivia

• Alex Muller; writer of The X Fairy, went to middle school at St. James and was student body president for 2005-2006 school year.

A students union, student government, or student council is a student organization present at many colleges and universities, often with its own building on the campus, dedicated to social and organizational activities of the student body. ...

See Also

• St. James High School
• Seaside Elementary School
• Burgess, South Carolina
• Horry County Schools

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References

• School website

• Demographic information
• School profile at Horry County Schools website
• Archives of past awards, United States Department of Education