St. Stephen Middle School Rams

10/04/2026

Our RAMily is powered by incredible people who show up every day ready to make a positive difference for our students! 🐏

🏆 August Staffulty of the Month: Ms. "O"
🏆 September Staffulty of the Month: Mr. Jefferson

Their dedication, positive impact, and commitment to our school community embody the RAM Way and help make St. Stephen Middle School a place where students and adults thrive!

Help us show Ms. "O" and Mr. Jefferson some RAMily love in the comments! 👏💙💛

🐏 One RAMily. Charging Forward Together.

10/03/2026

Next week, SSM is celebrating Spirit Week! Remember that all attire must be dress code compliant!

09/29/2026

📣 RAMily, we need YOUR voice! 🐏💙💛

Nominations are NOW OPEN for the St. Stephen Middle School Improvement Council (SIC)!

Our SIC brings together parents, educators, community members, and school leaders to provide input, strengthen school-community partnerships, and help guide efforts to make SSM even better for our students.

We’re looking for people who:
💙 Care about our students and community
💡 Have ideas and perspectives to share
🤝 Want to help strengthen St. Stephen Middle
📈 Believe in helping every RAM succeed

You can nominate yourself OR someone else!

🗓️ Nominations close Friday, October 2.

👉 Submit a nomination here: https://forms.gle/w4HR7xir2f5YtpSQ8

You don’t have to be an education expert—you just need to care about our kids and be willing to help make a positive difference.

Your voice matters. Get involved. Nominate today!

🐏 One RAMily. Charging Forward Together.

09/28/2026

Our Rams are jumping ahead -- great job, students and staff, for achieving 19 percent growth in SC Ready Science and 15.1 percent growth in SC Ready math during the 2025-2026 school year!

09/14/2026

We’re still celebrating this one! , BCSD ranked third in South Carolina for student growth in math! We’re so proud of the students and educators across our district who helped make it happen, especially at SSM where our students saw 15.1% growth in their SC Ready Math scores.

Preparation + Determination=Growth

Our students are making gains in math! For the 2025-2026 school year, our SC Ready Math scores increased by 7.2 percent. According to the South Carolina Department of Education, this makes us the school district with the third-highest growth in SC Ready Math scores in the state!

09/07/2026

There’s a lot happening at St. Stephen Middle School, and we want our entire RAMily to stay connected!

In the September 2026 edition of RAMily Matters, you’ll find:

📅 Important dates & upcoming events
📊 A look at our schoolwide data and goals
🤝 Ways for families to get involved
💙AND SO MUCH MORE💛

We’re building a school where students are challenged, supported, celebrated, and proud to be RAMs—and our families are an important part of that work!

Help us spread the word by liking and sharing this post with other members of our RAMily!

🐏 One RAMily. One Mission. Charging Forward Together. 💙💛

09/01/2026

Calling All Community Partners!

At St. Stephen Middle School, we know strong schools are built alongside strong communities. We’re inviting local businesses, civic organizations, churches, community leaders, alumni, families, and friends of SSM to join us for our Community Partnership Breakfast!

📅 Thursday, September 24, 2026
⏰ 8:30 A.M.
📍 St. Stephen Middle School

Come enjoy breakfast, hear where SSM is headed, and learn how your time, talents, resources, mentorship, and ideas can help create even greater opportunities for our students.

Whether you’ve partnered with us for years or are looking for your first opportunity to get involved, we want you at the table!

📲 RSVP by September 15 using the QR code on the invitation.

💙💛 One RAMily. One Community. Charging Forward Together. 🐏

08/17/2026

📣 RAMily Reminder: BEACON TESTING THIS WEEK! 🐏💙💛

Our RAMs will take their DRC Beacon assessments over the next two days:

📚 TUESDAY, AUGUST 18
ELA Beacon Assessment

➗ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19
Math Beacon Assessment

Beacon gives our teachers valuable information about what students already know and where they need additional support. We'll use these results to plan instruction and help every RAM grow throughout the year! 📈

🎯 HELP YOUR RAM BE READY!

😴 Get a good night's sleep
⏰ Arrive at school ON TIME
🥞 Eat a healthy breakfast
💪 Take your time & GIVE YOUR BEST EFFORT!

Students, you don't have to know everything. Just show us what you know and give us your best!

💙💛 One RAMily. Charging Forward Together!

08/13/2026

Superintendent Dr. Anthony Dixon stopped by as part of his back-to-school visits across Berkeley County. It was great to see our students and staff kicking off what is sure to be an incredible 2026–2027 school year!

08/10/2026

📣 **The countdown is almost over!** 🐏💙💛

We are SO excited to welcome our students back to St. Stephen Middle School this week! 🎉

In case you missed it, check out the pictures below for the **August edition of RAMily Matters**, our monthly school newsletter! Inside, you’ll find important information to help your family get ready for a great start to the 2026–2027 school year, including:

📅 Upcoming back-to-school events
🏫 Important school expectations
📱 Cell phone and dress code reminders
🐏 Information to help our RAMs start the year strong!

⚠️ **DIDN’T RECEIVE RAMily Matters BY EMAIL LAST WEEK?**

That may be a sign that your contact information needs to be updated. Please make sure you have completed **Returning Student Registration** so we have the most current phone numbers, email addresses, and other important information for your student.

Staying connected is important—and we don't want any of our RAMilies to miss important school updates throughout the year!

💙💛 We can't wait to see our RAMs back on campus!

**One RAMily. 🐏 Charging Forward Together.**