Beech Springs Middle School

It's National Principals Month, and we're excited to celebrate Mr. Maguire! Every single day, Mr. Maguire makes sure our students and staff walk through the doors feeling welcomed, supported, and seen. Thank you, Mr. Maguire, for your leadership and for making our school such a wonderful place to be!

Let’s hear it for our awesome principal! 👏🎉

Ms. Johnson’s 6th graders became historians today! Students worked together to read, discuss, and analyze primary sources from Ancient India, making connections to what they’ve been learning in class and using evidence to better understand the past! 🌎

Congratulations to Mrs. Crabtree on being named S our Distinguished Teacher of Literacy for the 2026-2027 School Year! We are proud of all of her hard work and grateful for her dedication to our students. 🐾💜

Ms. Mitchell’s class had to use their knowledge of SC settlements in different scenarios to see if their settlement would survive!

Here’s our week at a glance, Panther Nation! 🐾 Monday: Volleyball Game @ Dawkins Wednesday: Home Volleyball Game, 7th Grade Football Game @ Gable Thursday: FCA, 8th Grade Football @ Abner Creek Friday: No school for students, Custodial Appreciation Day Let’s go be great! 💜

Earlier this week, Mrs. Clonginger’s students launched their stomp rockets as a part of their force and motion unit! 🚀

Lights, camera, character study! 🎭✨ Today in Mrs. Sosa’s Imaginations 8 class, students presented as their characters to analyze their biggest goals and justify their actions- stepping right into their shoes in front of the class! It was all part of the ultimate prep for our upcoming musical, Camp Rock! 🎤🥁 Tickets go on sale September 30th- get ready to grab yours! 🎟️

Thank you to our Beech Springs Administrators for making our staff feel loved and appreciated! 💜

Officially introducing our staff for the 2026-2027 school year! 🐾 Scroll through to see the dedicated team that loves, supports, and guides our students every single day. 💜

This morning, students were able to participate in the annual “See You at the Pole” event. Out of caution of weather, the event was held inside, but students still left feeling encouraged by Mr. Derek Henderson!

MIddle school weightlifting at Byrnes afterschool will be cancelled tomorrow!

We had our first Panther Trivia game this morning. 🐾 Congratulations to Jaden, Drew, and Karmen on winning. 🏆 We’re excited for the next one!

This is a reminder that tomorrow will be an early release day. Students will dismiss at 12!

Our Volleyball team was honored to play in the newly named “Paula Kirkland Arena” yesterday at Dorman High School in their match against Fairforest! 🏐 Our girls even got a photo with the legend herself. 🔥 Shoutout to them for bringing home the win with a final score of 3-1! 🐾💜

Picture day for the 2026-2027 Yearbook is Friday, September 25th! 📸 Bring your best smile and style, but make sure you are following the dress code. Email Mrs. Richards or Mrs. Cantrell with any questions. 🐾

Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week, Mikeyla C, London P, Tyson W, and Kayden M! 🎉 See what their coaches had to say below: Volleyball: Mikeyla shows up in an outstanding way! 🏐 Her presence is contagious both on and off the court. As a team captain, she takes on the role of leading her team beyond just wins and losses. She is a true student-athlete! 🐾 Cheer: London has been doing an outstanding job at cheer by showing dedication, a positive attitude, and a willingness to give her very best at every practice and game! 🎉 She consistently encourages her teammates, listens to coaching, and represents Panther Cheer with pride. 💜 7th-grade football: Tyson led the team on offense, scoring two touchdowns, and also had two kickoff returns for scores, giving him three on the season. 🔥🏈 8th-grade Football: Kayden played nearly every snap, recovered a fumble, and had several tackles this week. ⭐️🏈 Way to go, Panthers! 🐾💜

Students in Ms. Mitchell’s class did a class rule activity to relate to the making of the constitution for Constitution Day! 📝

To wrap up our Arts in Education Week shoutouts, we’d like to shoutout our Theatre department, directed by Mrs. Sosa! 🎭 Mrs. Sosa graduated from North Greenville University with a degree in Theatre. She has a history in acting, directing, stage managing, being a captain of an Improv Team, and more. Mrs. Sosa currently serves as the Middle School Vice President for the South Carolina Speech and Theatre Association. We are thankful to be able to see our students thrive onstage through storytelling, collaboration, and imagination! 🐾💜

Up next, let’s hear it for our Orchestra department, directed by Mrs. Robertson! 🎻 Mrs. Robertson is in her 22nd year of teaching strings at Beech Springs. She grew up playing violin and piano and graduated Furman University with a degree in music theory. We are always overjoyed to hear the wonderful music that our Orchestra students share with us, and we are glad that they are under Mrs. Robertson’s direction! 🐾💜

Up next for Arts in Education Week, we’ve got our Dance department, led by Mrs. Archie! 💃 Mrs. Archie is a passionate dance educator who believes dance is about so much more than movement—it’s about confidence, creativity, connection, and having fun. She loves creating an encouraging environment where every dancer feels seen, challenged, and inspired to grow both on and off the dance floor. Mrs. Archie is in her 22nd year of teaching, and her second year teaching at Beech and Byrnes. Mrs. Archie has done an excellent job creating the dance programs for both schools! 💜 Stay tuned for more information about upcoming Dance showcases and performances!