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Thomas C. Cario Middle School

The Comet’s Tale Preparing resourceful, positive, service-oriented leaders of tomorrow!

May 5, 2015 Volume 2, Number 7

Cario Website: http://cario.ccsdschools.com/

Cario PTSO Website: http://teacherweb.com/SC/CarioMiddleScho

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Park West Campus Education

Fund Website: http://parkwestschoolfund.org/

3500 Thomas Cario Boulevard

Mount Pleasant SC 29466

Phone: (843) 856-4595

Fax: (843) 856-45

Hello Cario Parents, Community, Faculty, and Students:

I hope you are enjoying these many, wonderful days of sunshine and perfect temperatures! Quarter 4 progress reports went home with your student Monday, May 4, so ask your student to see this if you have not yet. We will finish state testing this week with PASS testing on Thursday and Friday mornings. This Comet’s Tale edition is filled with student and staff recognitions. We hope you enjoy reading all of it. Please check Cario’s website for the most recent information, important dates – especially for the end of year activities, and other pictures – and a new way to share your input on what Related Arts you and your student would like to experience. I hope you are noticing some changes on our website. We are working to improve the ease of parent and student access to information on our website. If you have suggestions in this area, please email me directly. Thank you for your support of all we do! Sharon Randall

Cario Comets’ Showcase and Celebrations:

On April 22nd, Cario hosted their second annual Health and Wellness

Fair, featuring a student dodgeball tournament. Twenty local venders

in the health and wellness industry were present, providing

information to students, faculty, and community members.

The student dodgeball tournament featured over 100 Cario students.

The winning team in 6th grade was The Dream Team, featuring Jake

McQuaid, William Leonard, Brian Leonard, Spencer Quinn, Michael

Petry, and William Hepner. The 7th grade championship team, Spicy

Walrus, featured Eli Botos, Nicholas Fiorillo, David Kenis, Harrison Ray,

and Jack Van Vliet. The 8th grade champions, Wolfgang, featured Reid

Clifton, Andrew Reamer, Cade O’Reilly, Luke Pauldine, and Zach Smith

A special thank you to parent volunteer, Natalie Gresh, who was

instrumental in securing the vendors and played a huge part in the

vision and execution of this wonderful event!

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HALOS Fundraiser

Where: Cario Middle School

When: 5/9 from 10:00-2:00

Events: Student led bazaar

featuring goods for purchase.

Also a jump castle for kids to play.

7th grade ELA teachers and students are organizing a fundraiser on

May 9th from 10:00-2:00 – THIS COMING SATURDAY. The fundraiser

will benefit the nonprofit organization The HALO foundation. The

mission of HALOS is to provide support and advocacy for abused and

neglected children and kinship caregivers.

Cario students will be holding a bazaar on May 9th under the awning

by the afternoon car rider line beside the gym parking lot. Here they

will be selling crafts, baked goods, books, small items, works of art and

musical performances.

Donations needed at the door include car-seats, diapers, wipes,

Walmart gift cards, toiletries, gifts, and other helpful items.

This all stems from a Cario student, Chap Hodges, winning an essay

contest designed to persuade the Mt. Pleasant community to support

a local non-profit. We are very proud of Chap and his efforts. We

hope ALL of you are able to stop by Cario this coming Saturday to

support this important effort!

This year was the first year of the middle school Quiz Bowl. Cario

Social Studies teacher, Eric Baker, was instrumental in bringing this

opportunity to local middle schools. Cario students finished second

among all schools in the tournament for the entire year that

consisted of teams from Cario, Buist, Moultrie, and Laing. Cario hosted

the pre-season tournament on December 10, with other schools

hosting the regular season events. Cario’s team consisted of students

Bohan Wang, Kevin Phan, Drew Marx, Hannah Ward, Stephen Hilton,

Harrison Paul, Lauren Forni, and Parker Owens. A big thank you to Mr.

Baker and all the other Cario teachers and administrators who helped

with these events!

Congratulations to the Cario Chess Team! On Saturday, April 18th,

Cario’s chess players competed in a tournament at Belle Hall

Elementary. This was their last tournament of an extremely successful

year. Great job to all of our players.


Spotlight on Ms. Rampetsreiter

Ms. Jenna Rampetsreiter is a new

teacher at Cario, in our Special

Education Department. She loves

working with middle level children.

She graduated from the University

of Wisconsin – Madison - Go Bucky!

In her free time she enjoys traveling,

drawing and painting, trying new

foods and cultures, snowboarding,

and adventures. She loves spending

time with her family and friends, and

is so excited to be part of the Cario

faculty.

Bohan Wang – 4th place high school division

Austin Setser – 5th place high school division

Wilson Porcher – 8th place high school division

Matthew Stewart – 6th place middle school division

Thank you, Mrs. Setser, Mrs. West, and all of the other volunteers who

helped with the chess club this year!

Congratulations to Grace Secor and Kylie Robertson for being 2 of only

3 middle school winners in a district wide Essay Writing Contest

sponsored by the Charleston County Literacy Council. Great job

representing Cario so well girls!

Recently, Cario 8th graders were recognized for their excellence in

public speaking in ELA classes. These students were then asked to try

out to be one of the student speakers at the 8th grade Moving Up

Ceremony. The finalists are Maddie Boylston, Alyssa Stone, Hayden

Turner, Ahmad Alquza, Kaitlin Gansrow, and Kate Keuhmeier.


8th Grade End of the Year Events

Friday, May 22 – 8th Grade

Related Arts Ceremony

8:30-9:45 in gym

Friday, May 22 – 8th Grade Picnic

at Palmetto Islands County Park

Students will return to school for a

pep rally and other activities in the

pm before school dismissal.

Friday, May 29 – 8th Grade Dance

“A Galaxy Far Far Away”

Saturday, May 30 – 8th Grade

Moving Up Ceremony at Wando

High School Gym at 1:00 pm.

Cario teachers and administrators competed this past Saturday in the

CCSD Superintendent’s Cup Tennis Tournament - winning their

division. The annual event, which was started by former

superintendent Nancy McGinley, is intended to raise awareness of the

benefits of being active. Teams from nearly every school in the district

competed for fun and prizes. Cario’s team, which is believed to be the

first ever to compete in the tournament, included teachers John Allen,

Dana Anderson, Kellie Carpen, and Bob Lang, as well as administrators

Evandro Valente and Bryan Coleman. Great job Cario!


Ms. Brooks nominated for SC DHEC’s Outstanding School Recycling Program!

The Outstanding School Recycling

award is given to a school that

has developed a successful

recycling program and excels at

material collection as well as

student and school involvement.

The award winners and nominees

will be recognized at the Take

Action Today workshop in June.

The physical education department began their annual Olympics

competition at the beginning of the fourth quarter. This is the

traditional time for this exciting competition and provides a wonderful

conclusion to the physical education year! This year's theme is "French

speaking countries that are not France." Coach Hamil, Coach

Gratzmiller and Coach Maguire collaborated with Mrs. Gomez to select

Belgium, Switzerland and Madagascar as the teams competing.

Congratulations to advanced artist Samantha Castiller for placing FIRST

for the 8th consecutive year in the Mt. Pleasant Waterworks poster

competition. She will receive a cash prize of $4,100 and a certificate at

the awards ceremony next month.

Other congratulations go out to fantastic artist, Olivia Shaw, who won

the Color Me Charleston T-shirt Competition! Olivia was recognized

at the Riverdogs game on 4/11, and her shirt is available for purchase.

Contact Ms. Stefani Timmerman for ordering information.


Upcoming Orchestra Events

May 13 – 2015-2016 Cario

Chamber Orchestra auditions

May 15-17 – Orlando Trip for 7th

and 8th grade orchestra

May 21 – Spring concert and

awards presentation. 7:00pm in

the Cario gym.

May 26 – Party at the park 4:30-

6:30 at Palmetto Islands County

Park.

Upcoming Chorus Events

May 5 – Spring Concert for 6th,

7th, and 8th grade chorus

May 13 – Troubadours will sing at

the NJHS induction ceremony

May 15-17 Orlando Trip for 7th

and 8th grade chorus students

May 26 – 2015-2016 Troubadour

acceptance letters go out to

students

Congratulations to Cario’s 6th grade orchestra for receiving straight

SUPERIOR ratings at the 2015 Carowinds Music Festival on April 24th.

Congratulations to Cario’s 6th grade chorus for receiving straight

SUPERIOR ratings at the 2015 Carowinds Music Festival on April 24th.


Cario Band Upcoming Events

May 19 – Band Spring Honors

Concert

Cario Carnival Talent Show

Participants

Alyssa Stone, Bela Chamberlain,

Colin Long, Matthew Iannuzzi,

Jaosie Massenet, Jomari Mitchell,

Kaeden Taylor, Kimberly Hydrick,

Melanie Rapach, Kindred Moore,

Emma Martin, Cara Johnson,

Kendall Valdry, Lauren Osborne,

Hadley Martel, Jack Triebold,

Raegan Owens, Cameron Cradock,

Natalie Cook, Caroline Lowe, Lily

Westerhold, Caona Gilheany,

Meagan Mims, Cameron Peroni,

Haley Wynne, David Richardson,

Tea Richardson, Ellie Zimmerman,

Evita Royer, Audrey Marx, Alyssa

Selbo, Meredith Dillman, Leta Kate

Lamb, Samantha Sullivan, Hayden

Turner, Tabitha Blevins, Morgan

Rodriguez, Kaela Becerra, Caroline

Caron, Eliana Abbriano, Grace

Wills, Alan Bi, Claudia Michalski,

Elliot Peak, Sean Ellison.

Congratulations to the Cario band for another exciting competition

season filled with accolades and affirmations.

Cario placed 22 students in the S.C. All State Band, more than any

other school in S.C. for the 14th consecutive year!

Cario Band received straight superior ratings for the 15th consecutive

year at the South Carolina Concert Festival on March 26th. Both the

7th and Symphonic bands received the highest ratings!

Cario band placed 2nd (7th grade band) and 1st (symphonic band) at the

All American Music Festival in Orlando, FL on April 11th. The Cario

band also won grand champion for both the middle school and high

school divisions!

The Cario beginner band received straight superior ratings at the

Carowinds Music Festival on April 24th. It was the beginning band’s

15th consecutive year receiving the highest ratings!

Cario band won the S.C. Outstanding Performance Award with a

perfect score for the 15th consecutive year!

Hannah Morgan, Cario band 8th grade flautist, won the Charleston

Symphony Orchestra League’s summer scholarship for middle school

music and will attend a summer music camp with the funding!


National Junior Honor Society

Induction Ceremony

Wednesday, May 13 2015

Cario Middle School Gym

6:00pm Refreshments to follow

Advisors: Ms. Cori Lukasik

Ms. Andrea Stewart

Congratulations to the following students for being accepted into

Cario’s inaugural induction class for National Junior Honor Society.

Acceptance was based on scholarship, service, character, leadership,

and citizenship. Cario’s FIRST NJHS Induction Ceremony will be held in

Cario’s Gym on Wednesday, May 13, at 6:00 p.m.

6th

Grade: 7th

Grade 8th

Grade:

Makenzie Anderson Matthew Aarons Natalie Aversano

Mikala Anderson Ashley Anderson Madeleine Boylston

Devin Atkins Kole Barron Jada Cameron

Braelyn Banning Emma Louise Bingham Clemente Farias

Megan Beitel Eva Chillura Grace Fellows

Megan Bell Noah Choi Jake Fitch

Alan Bi Paige Culp Ellie Fletcher

Ian Bosse Samantha Duncan Gage Gailbreath

Maxwell Branham Sully Gholson Lily Heinold

Evan Burgess Cara Johnson Huston Holdridge

Jack Bushey Ameen Khan Shabih Jafri

Caroline Caron Erin Krull Thomas Jacob Jahn

Lucy Chalfie Merritt Redden Maryann Jarnagin

Iona Chalk Fernanda Salinas Pete Jonas

Brittany Clark McKenzie Sandifer Kate Kuehmeier

Julia Coggins Jakob Schatmeyer Samantha Leach

Chase Cottone Morgan Young Cassondra Lester

Ashlyn Crowell Ellie Zimmerman Anna Lewis

Evan Daniels Emily McCants

Joshua Eckert Aiden Perkins

Tyler Fragola Hunter Robertson

Cole Frank Cameron Schwartz

Shianna Guo Austin Setser

Stephen Harrelson Micah Spickerman

Caroline Holland Alyssa Stone

Jackson Lewandowski Ana White

Montanna Lussier Drew Whitman

Annabelle McIlwain McCrae Williamson

Ishaan Mehrotra

Peyton Mistler

Lauren Rabb

Grace Secor

Morgan Simmons

Jack Slayden

Jenna Thrift

Kate Troy

Sydney Verzaal


Visual Arts

First Place :

Ben Masser

Honorable Mention :

Madeline Swinton

Isabella Hartman

Haley Diesel

Noah Choi

Emma Louise Bingham

Creative Writing

Second Place:

Aiden Pourmoghadam

Honorable Mention:

Jack Mays

Katy Meyers

Kyle Smith

Multimedia

First Place:

Jack Triebold

Third Place:

Evan Ridenhour

Mt. Pleasant Recreation Cario

Baseball Team

Jared Aden

Anthony Battista

Matthew Besco

Austin Flanders

Luke Freudenheim

Reed Garris

Sully Gholson

Lachlan Headrick

Caleb Jackson

Houston Kelly

Aiden Pourmoghadam

Jackson Ray

Christopher Rivera

Hampton Simmonds

Miller Richey

7th grade Cario Social Studies teacher Mrs. Wamsley’s students

recently participated in the annual Holocaust Creative Arts

Competition. Cario had multiple students place in the areas of visual

arts, creative writing, and multimedia (shown to left).

This projects stems from a novel student of The Devil’s Arithmetic by

Jane Yolen to learn about the Holocaust. Ms. Wamsley’s students

were inspired to take part in this heartfelt competition.

See Ben Masser’s First Place Visual Arts piece below that was featured

as the Post and Courier’s Holocaust insert recently distributed in the

Lowcountry:

Congratulations to the first ever Mt. Pleasant Recreation Department

Cario baseball team on a fantastic season!

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