8th Grade Football dismantle Castle Heights!

Another dominating defensive performance by the Wildcats helped to secure a 28-0 victory over the Knights of Castle Heights! Next week promises to be among the toughest challenges for 'Cats as they host York in a battle of two of the top teams in the conference. The game will be played under the lights at District Three South Stadium, better known as The Stable, home of the South Pointe Stallions!  Make plans to cheer your Wildcats on to victory!

iOS7 Upgrade: Patience is a Virtue!

Students and parents,
The excitement of new and innovative technological tools is something most of us can appreciate...especially me, a self-proclaimed geek! However, under the insistence of our district technology department, I must continue to insist that we RESIST the temptation to upgrade district owed iPads to iOS7 until we get the clearance to do so. It is not that we do not want you enjoy the new look and features that Apple is offering; it is that there are several security features within the architecture of this new operating system that must be deployed before it is safe to upgrade without problems and restrictions on our district servers. As soon as we get the green light to upgrade, I promise you will be among the first to know.

For those of you that ignored my pleas last week and upgraded the district devices despite being asked kindly not to do so (parents, I literally visited every classroom five days straight announcing this, including a day prior to Apple releasing the upgrade), you may experience some odd issues and will undoubtedly have a few added measures placed on your district device that will in fact cause you and your teacher some inconvenience. Even if it appears that your device is working fine, you may be inadvertently causing problems in other areas. With all of that said, your patience is a must! Until things are worked out by the experts, we will all have to do our best to work with what we have in place.
I apologize for this inconvenience but I sincerely thank you for understanding!

Yours every step of the way,
Mr. Moton

Team 8-3 Wins Round One!!

In the first of many Jeopardy-styled team competitions to be held throughout the year among the science classes, Ms. Carter's Team 8-3 science students prevailed in what turned out to be a closley contested, spirited contest this past Friday! The final scores after all four core classes competed were Team 8-1 (Consalvi) 96 points, Team 8-2 (Davis) 96 points, and Team 8-3 (Carter) 112 points!

"It was a good experience and a great way to give the kids an idea of what the benchmark test questions on Monday are going to be like," stated Mr. Consalvi.

All three teachers are impressed with the content knowledge of the students, but also recognize that this is only the beginning...there's a long, long ways to go for everyone!

Defense is Key to Home Win for Wildcats!

The 8th Grade football team, led by a stingy defense, defeated Fort Mill this past Wednesday by the score of 28-0 in their second game this season, the first home game here at the Trail!  The Wildcats face a tough road challenge next Wednesday vs Castle Heights!

Photos by Yuderria Sibley, Terriana Gaiton, and Mr. Moton

Mighty Wildcats for the WIN!

 

Both 7th and 8th Grade Lady Wildcat Volleyball teams pulled out exciting wins against Sullivan on Thursday night. The roar of the crowd came over the STMS gym as the 7th grade girls won their match in two sets. Shortly after their victory the 8th grade team took the court, also clenching their first win of the season. MVP of the game was Sydney Chisholm and Best Hustler went to Brianna Stacks. Congratulations to these girls and the whole team on a fantastic victory! The Lady Wildcats will be back in action next Tuesday at home against Castle Heights! Come out and support these awesome teams!  

Amazing Grace!

Grace Mozingo represented the STMS Class of 2014 not once, but TWICE at two separate Rock Hill Schools board meetings.  Her first appearance August 12th, where she opened the board meeting and discussed her participation in the iTEAMS summer camp that was held at Saluda Trail. The iTEAMS camp was sponsored by the SC Governor's School of Math and Science. Her second appearance was at the August 26th board meeting, where she was recognized for her winning essay honoring Ms. Busbee as her favorite teacher in a contest sponsored by the Rock Hill Herald newspaper!  Congratulations Grace! Continue to make us proud to have you as a fellow Wildcat!

Wildcats in Action. . . on the court AND the field!

Come out this week and show your Wildcat spirit!

Tuesday, September 17: Our Lady Wildcat Volleyball teams will be taking on the Gators of Dutchman Creek at DCMS!

Wednesday, September 18: First 8th Grade HOME Football Game against Fort Mill! Come out and support our undefeated team!

Thursday, September 19: The Wildcat Volleyball teams are back in action at HOME against Sullivan. Hope to see you there cheering on these fantastic teams!