D. R. Hill Middle School

Summer Volleyball Open Practice

Big shoutout to the math superstars at D.R. Hill Middle School! 🌟 Our recent IXL Leaderboard Challenge was a huge success, and we are blowing the whistle for six incredible students who rose to the top! 🏆

These students dominated their goals, becoming proficient in more math skills than anyone else in the school as they gear up for the SC Ready assessment. Their dedication, focus, and perseverance are next level! 📈

To celebrate, our winners walked away with some awesome IXL goodie bags. 🛍️ High fives to everyone who participated—keep pushing, keep learning, and keep leveling up!

Congratulation to:
Adam Farhan (8)
Nery Martinez (8)
Zacari Campbell Cunningham (7)
Madilynn Ferguson (8)
Trinity Scioneaux (6)
Maggie Tindall (6)

#IXL #StudentSuccess #MiddleSchoolWins #DRHillMiddle #MathChamps #SCReady

Calling all rising 9th grade girls interested in playing flag football for Byrnes! Open workouts will be held this summer June 22-23 from 9-11am at Beech Springs Middle fields. Sports physical dated on or after April 1st, 2006 required.

Coaches:
Sarah Justus
sarah.justus@spsart5.net
Ashley Sirovatka
ashley.sirovatka@spart5.net

The James F. Byrnes Band Presents D5 Night with the Hub City Spartanburgers! Buy tickets to support the James F. Byrnes Band on June 23rd (purchase deadline June 9) and July 30th (purchase deadline July 16th) at 6:35pm. Each ticket purchase helps the Byrnes Band raise funds for the 2026 Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City!

https://www.gofevo.com/event/Byrnesband6

Join us tonight at Chick-fil-a in Duncan for DR Hill Spirit Night!

Join us for an interest meeting to get all the details on the upcoming season.

When: Friday, May 15

Time: 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Where: Room 812 (By the cafeteria, near the aux gym)

D.R. Hill Middle School has officially earned EcoSchools U.S. Green Flag Certification — the highest level of recognition in the program!

Even more exciting, this was our first year applying, and D.R. Hill is the first school in the Upstate to achieve this certification.

This recognition reflects the hard work of our students, staff, and community partners through sustainability, conservation, recycling, school gardens, and student-led environmental action.

Tigers Grow Here!

Thank you, Nurse Massey, for your endless kindness and for being such a helpful resource to our students, staff, and parents. We appreciate you more than words can say!

Chick-fil-a Night!

Congraulations to our Beta Club Students!

Rising 7th and 8th graders interested in running for the Byrnes Cross Country team, join us for an interest meeting on Tuesday, May 12th from 4-4:30pm at Byrnes Freshman Academy. We will meet at the track and walk into the school to meet. For more information contact Coach Eubanks at griffin.eubanks@spart5.net or Coach Hall at hannah.thigpen@spart5.net.

DR Hill PTO Interest Meeting

Thank you Dr. Hepfner for your leadership. We love and appreciate you!

Volleyball Open Practice begins next week! Please make sure your child has a current physical on file.

SC Ready testing officially kicks off next week! We know our students have worked hard, and now it’s time to show what they know.

To help your Tiger perform their best, please encourage them to:

🍳 Eat a healthy breakfast to fuel the brain.

😴 Get plenty of rest to stay sharp and focused.

You’ve got this, Tigers! We are so proud of you.💛🖤

Congratulations to Quindariah Griffin, Adelynn Beaty, Brady Stevens, and Amerie Saroeun for making the Honors Rebel Theatre Company at Byrnes High School next year. Students from the high school and every middle school within D5 are required to audition to be admitted into the Rebel Theatre Company, which guarantees them a spot in next year's productions on the high school level. Over 60 students auditioned, but only 35 students total are accepted. We had our most successful admittance rate yet, with 4/35 students being from D.R. Hill Middle School!

Congratulations to Issiaka Traore and Meili Gosnell for their acceptance into Scholars Academy at USC Upstate! The Scholars Academy provides advanced learners with a quality education in a supportive learning environment. Through a partnership between Spartanburg County Schools and USC Upstate, the program allows students to take college courses and advanced high school classes over four years while still participating in classes and extracurricular activities at their home high school.

Congratulations to our DRH Band students on an outstanding performance at the 2026 SCBDA Solo and Ensemble! Students traveled to Dorman High School to perform solos, duets, trios, and quartets for judges. We are proud to share that they earned 12 Superior ratings and 1 Excellent rating. We are especially impressed by their dedication, as they prepared these pieces almost entirely on their own—practicing before school, after school, and in their free time. Way to go, Tigers! 🎶

Solos:
Sasha Lindsey
Viktoriia Hrytsiuk
Angel Tevere
Leticia Molina
Semaj Young
Kylie Davis
Owen Royer
Edward Mudryak
Zoey Pitts

Ensembles:
Makiyah Wright, Zoey Pitts, Kylie Davis
Victoriia Hrytsiuk, Sasha Lindsey, Kali Burdette, Leticia Molina
Jordae Timberlake, Emma Shockley
Greyson Sanders, Gibson Sanders