Starr-Iva Middle School

Happy Friday from SIMS Ag Class and our newest pets! Have a wonderful weekend. ❤️🐅

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You’re never too old for an Easter Egg Hunt! 🐣✨

Starr-Iva Middle students proved that fun doesn’t have an age limit! Big thanks to Joy Comes and everyone who helped make it a fun event before Spring Break.

This week, we celebrate National Assistant Principals Week, and we are incredibly grateful for ours at SIMS! 🖤💛 Our APs go above and beyond every single day to ensure our school is safe, our students are learning, and our teachers feel supported. They build strong, meaningful relationships with our staff, students, and parents, creating a foundation of trust that makes our school community stronger. From planning engaging events for our students to being present in classrooms and cheering them on at extracurricular activities, their impact reaches far beyond the school day. They show up early, stay late, and navigate the challenges that come with supporting adolescent students with patience, consistency, and care. They hold high expectations for both students and staff, while always leading with support and a commitment to doing what’s best for kids. Simply put, they make our school a better place. We love you, Mr. Lollis, Mrs.McCurley, and Mr. Moore.🐅

Congrats to Coach Pinson for being our March Staff Spotlight. We are thankful for his commitment and presence at SIMS!

Here's what's happening at SIMS this month. Check out April's Tiger Times and mark your calendars!

The Friday before break was full of fun and smiles! 🐣🌸 Our students had an amazing time at the Egg Hunt sponsored by Joy Comes—huge thanks to Hannah Vernon and her crew for making it so special! And to top it off, Mr. Travis Bryan and a furry friend made a surprise appearance at car duty to send everyone off with well wishes for spring break! What a great way to wrap things up before the break. We will see everyone back at SIMS on Monday, April 6th.

These kiddos ended the week before Spring Break with positive referrals! ❤️ Congrats!

From the classroom to club time, our students are learning, thinking, and creating at Starr-Iva Middle School! 💡 In 7th grade ELA, students took their thinking to the next level by transforming surface-level questions into deeper, inquiry-based questions to guide their research: building skills that matter! ✍️📚 In 8th grade science, students raced and competed to show their understanding of weathering, erosion, and deposition: bringing learning to life through energy and excitement! 🌎🏃‍♂️ And during club time, that creativity continued with hands-on LEGO builds and teamwork! 🧱 At SIMS, our students don’t just learn—they have fun doing it!

More great robotics photos!

We love seeing our students show up and support one another beyond the classroom! 💙

This crew brought the energy at Monday night’s game vs. Greenwood—loud, proud, and all in for their Tigers! 🐯⚾

A good student section + a Tiger victory = an awesome way to kick off the week!

🎶 Big news from Starr-Iva Middle School! 🎶

For the first time in over a decade, our band proudly represented SIMS at the South Carolina Band Directors Association Concert Performance Assessment—and they brought home an EXCELLENT rating along with their first plaque! 🏆

This is an incredible accomplishment and a true testament to the hard work, dedication, and commitment of our students. Their efforts have truly paid off, and we couldn’t be more proud of our band and their fearless director, Mr. Wilcox!

Huge congratulations to our Ag Day Photo Contest winners at SIMS! 📸🌱 🥇 1st Place: Ava Shaw Winner of a gift card from Country Cowboy in Abbeville 🥈 2nd Place: Sadey Mitchell Winner of 6 pints of specialty milk and a cooler bag from Milky Way Dairy 🥉 3rd Place: Hannah Lollis Winner of a gift certificate for one free bucket of pick-your-own strawberries from Golden Acres Farm in Starr We are incredibly grateful for the generous support of our local community partners who made these prizes possible. Your investment in our students means so much! 💚 Also, be sure to check out the pictures of the chicks our 6th graders successfully incubated during their embryology unit—an amazing hands-on learning experience in action! 🐣 Mrs. Caldwell is doing amazing things with our kiddos! We are so glad Ag is back!

Our 7th graders had a blast on their field trip to the zoo last week!

Congrats to these kiddos for getting positive referrals last week! Keep up the great work! ❤️

Our SIMS artists are amazing! 🎨 Last week, several of our talented students participated in the Opening Reception for the 2026 Youth Art Month Showcase held at the Anderson Arts Center. We are incredibly proud of the following students whose artwork was selected for display: Leinah Anampa, Klaydi Crisp, Ella Junkins, Imari Lindsey, Holly Lollis, Mackenzie Waters, Marbella Reyes Wilson, Gabriella Rodas Colon, Raelyn New, and Emma Rutledge. A special congratulations to Leinah Anampa and Gabriella “Gabby” Rodas Colon for having their artwork selected for extended exhibits! 🎨 Leinah’s artwork will be displayed at Tri-County Technical College for the next year. 🎨 Gabby’s artwork will be on display at AnMed Women and Children’s Hospital next year. We are so proud of these students and the creativity and talent they represent for SIMS! Also, we are super thankful for Mrs. Zinn and her guidance for our young artists.👏

Congrats to these precious kiddos on their positive referrals this week! ❤️

We are proud of Mrs. Caldwell and our SIMS Agriculture students! A few of our students recently participated in a poultry booth for Farm Day at the Ag Arena, where Anderson 3rd grade students came to learn more about agriculture. Our middle schoolers did a fantastic job teaching them all about poultry, and we couldn’t be more proud of how they represented our school. 🐓 Speaking of poultry… check out the chicks hatched by our 6th grade students who are studying embryology in Ag class! Watching the life cycle firsthand has been an exciting learning experience for our students. We have eight thriving chicks as of this week! 🐣 We are so happy to have Ag back at SIMS and love seeing our students learning, leading, and sharing their knowledge with others! 🌱