8th grade had a BLAST at the Big E! What a great way to end the school year before heading to high school. 🎉
Mr. Watson and his 8th grade AVID students spent much of the day touring the campus of USC Upstate. The visit completes their unit on the language of higher education. They were joined by Upstate alum, Ms. Dunlap, who is also the AVID counselor.
Get to know Melissa Gray!
A little bit about her…
She is a proud mother of two wonderful boys, Bryson and Everett. She met her husband, Anthony, in Charleston and has been married for nearly 20 years. She has spent the past 14 years teaching across grades K–9 in both Greenville County and Spartanburg District Five. She recently completed her doctoral degree at Converse University and is excited to join the Abner Creek Middle School family.
What inspired her to become a teacher?
She has always loved to teach and learn, and she still learns daily. This passion created a goal to help build lifelong learners.
What is one interesting fact about her?
She used to sing Opera professionally.
What is she most excited about next year?
She is very excited to join the AbnerCreek family and begin a new adventure in a new classroom.
When you show up at school twinning, and it wasn't even planned! 🐺🐺
Students and Mrs. Linkous' sixth grade social studies classes ended their unit on the Middle Ages today. At the beginning of the unit, they asked questions about pictures that they did not know much about, and today they had the opportunity to go around and use their learning to answer the questions they had previously asked. They then shared their favorite project from this unit with their friends.
Spanish 1 students took a field trip to el Molcajete!!! What a yummy opportunity!
Mrs. Williams’ App Creators class reviewed writing algorithms. They had to come up with a secret spot in the room and write the steps to get there. Then they had to switch papers with someone to see if their directions got them to the correct destination.
Members of our chorus program were able to attend and perform at Carowinds this past Friday! They received Superior ratings from every judge, and enjoyed their day celebrating all their hard work they have put in this year!
Get to know Gary Paul Garrett!
A little bit about him…
Writing is his passion and is what led him to the classroom. Prior to teaching, he published one novel (Enigma’s Virus) and was in the middle of writing a true crime book about a serial killer who he had worked with in real estate when COVID-19 stalled the project. He also served as a featured consultant on the TV series Serial Killer: Devil Unchained, produced by ID Discovery. These days, he sticks to writing fiction—it's far easier to sleep after writing about made up monsters than real ones.
What inspired him to become a teacher?
He became a teacher to share his passion for writing and literature, to inspire young people to express themselves through their own words and to discover pieces of themselves in the pages of the stories they read and the ones they create.
We are so excited to announce the school musical for 2025-2026 school year: Disney's Beauty and the Beast Junior! 🥀
The First Annual ACMS 8th Grade Gala was last night, and it was a blast! Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make this event one for the books!
Students put their critical thinking skills to the test today at Wolves of the Workforce. 6th, 7th, and 8th graders stepped into the role of a Crime Analyst to analyze a hypothetical scenario. Thank you so much to Ms. Breanna Haney of the Upstate Crime Analysis Center for sharing your time and knowledge with us today!
We hope to see you there! 🎻🎼
Project Gentleman and Lady-Like club members spent a portion of the day in Downtown Greenville. They visited the Upstate History Museum and had lunch at Trio's Cafe.
Please mark your calendars for upcoming SC Ready dates!
Students in Mrs. Watson’s class strengthened their critical thinking skills by gathering textual evidence and making inferences to support their claims about who was responsible for stealing the ivory statue in an engaging mystery case study.
Recently, the 6th grade science students participated in a Meteorology lesson when they were visited by the Watershed Ecology Center!
Swim Team Interest Meeting! Mark your calendars!
Attention current 6th and 7th grade girls! There will be a free basketball clinic, hosted by one of the BHS varsity players, on April 27th! Scan the QR code to register.
Attention current 6th and 7th grade students interested in football:
May practices will be starting soon! They are located here at ACMS. You will need a current physical on file, tennis shoes and cleats, and athletic shorts.
