Thomas C. Cario Middle School
The Comet’s Tale
Preparing resourceful, positive, service-oriented leaders of tomorrow!
May 5, 2015
Volume 2, Number 7
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.
Cario Website:
http://cario.ccsdschools.com/
Cario PTSO Website:
http://teacherweb.com/SC/CarioMiddleScho
ol/CarioPTSO/apt14.aspx
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
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!
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.
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.
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.
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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
Spotlight on Ms. Rampetsreiter
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!
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.
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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.
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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 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.
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.
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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.
Congratulations to Cario’s 6th grade orchestra for receiving straight
SUPERIOR ratings at the 2015 Carowinds Music Festival on April 24th.
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 4:306:30 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
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Congratulations to Cario’s 6th grade chorus for receiving straight
SUPERIOR ratings at the 2015 Carowinds Music Festival on April 24th.
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!
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.
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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!
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.
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6 Grade:
Makenzie Anderson
Mikala Anderson
Devin Atkins
Wednesday, May 13 2015
Cario Middle School Gym
6:00pm Refreshments to follow
Advisors: Ms. Cori Lukasik
Ms. Andrea Stewart
Natalie Aversano
Ashley Anderson
Madeleine Boylston
Kole Barron
Jada Cameron
Megan Beitel
Eva Chillura
Clemente Farias
Grace Fellows
Megan Bell
Noah Choi
Jake Fitch
Alan Bi
Paige Culp
Ellie Fletcher
Ian Bosse
Samantha Duncan
Sully Gholson
Gage Gailbreath
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
Peyton Mistler
Lauren Rabb
Grace Secor
Morgan Simmons
Jack Slayden
Jenna Thrift
Kate Troy
Sydney Verzaal
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Matthew Aarons
Emma Louise Bingham
Ishaan Mehrotra
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8 Grade:
Braelyn Banning
Maxwell Branham
National Junior Honor Society
Induction Ceremony
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7 Grade
Visual Arts
First Place :
Ben Masser
Honorable Mention :
Madeline Swinton
Isabella Hartman
Haley Diesel
Noah Choi
Emma Louise Bingham
Creative Writing
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:
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
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Congratulations to the first ever Mt. Pleasant Recreation Department
Cario baseball team on a fantastic season!