The Wolverine Weekly

Please touch base with your child's coach for most updated athletic practice schedules.

December 15:

• Holiday Spirit Day: Holiday Lights: Wear sparkles or lights
  
• NEMS Basketball v. Highland Springs, Home 5:30 pm
  
• We encourage you to pre-pay for your tickets at GoFan: https://gofan.co/app/school/SC74307
  

December 16:

• Holiday Spirit Day: Holiday Sweater: Wear your favorite holiday sweater.
  
• Last Day to donate blankets for Student Council Animals in Need Drive
  
• Chili Days, Warm Bellies Cafeteria Promotion: Chili for lunch
  

December 17:

• Holiday Spirit Day: Snowman Day: Wear White of dress like a snowman
  
• Chili Days, Warm Bellies Cafeteria Promotion: Cheesy Chicken and Rice Casserole
  

December 18:

• Cafeteria Special: Holiday Meal for lunch
  
• Kona Ice @ lunch
• Holiday Spirit Day: Rudolph Day: Wear brown or antlers
  
• Sonic Spirit Night 5-9 pm at Whiskey Road Sonic
• NEMS Basketball v. Leavelle McCampbell, Away 5:30 pm
  
• We encourage you to pre-pay for your tickets at GoFan: https://gofan.co/app/school/SC74307

December 19:

• No lunch served
• Half Day for Students--Dismissal at 11:30 am

January 5:

• NEMS Basketball v. AL Corbett, Home 5:30 pm
  
• We encourage you to pre-pay for your tickets at GoFan: https://gofan.co/app/school/SC74307
  

New pictures added each week!

You may need our School Code for Parent Portal or PowerSchool registration.

NEMS School Code: GSNM

We encourage everyone to pre-pay for Basketball tickets online!

This helps us keep the line shorter and get you in the door faster! Thank you!

We have been trying to help students by collecting IDs at the end of each day. Huge thank you to Ms. Tate, Mr. Hoffmaster, and Ms. Bashline for all of their help arranging IDs each day!

December 15: Fastidious

• Definition: Very attentive to detail and hard to please.
  
• Synonyms: meticulous, picky, fussy
  
• Antonyms: careless, sloppy, unconcerned
  
• Example: She’s so fastidious about her notes that each one is color-coded by subject.
  

Did you know that ALL students in Aiken County can eat Breakfast and Lunch entirely FREE? To make sure students are eating breakfast, our wonderful NEMS cafeteria staff has been offering two ways to grab breakfast: Students can either get a grab-and-go breakfast as they walk in the door or go to the cafeteria to enjoy a meal and opportunity to chat with their friends at the cafeteria table. We hope all students are taking advantage of this wonderful opportunity to eat wonderful, nutritious meals!

If you would like your New Ellenton Middle School child to participate in the BackPack Buddy program, please fill out this form: NEMS BackPack Buddy Application

ASA application for the 2026-2027 school year is NOW LIVE! Current 8th grade students who are taking advanced coursework, including English 1H and Geometry H, are eligible to apply. Visit the Future Scholars tab on our website to access the application, along with all the information you need about the application process. Information sessions for interested applicants and parents will be held November 4th, December 11th, and January 7th at ASA.

Parents/Guardians--if you have a specific NEMS or ACPSD adult that you would like to recognize, please go to the district's SHINE page located here: https://www.acpsd.net/o/dhr/page/shine-staff-shout-outs This is a great way to acknowledge people who go above and beyond, no matter what role that person plays in our district. This was created by ACPSD in 2024 in hopes of putting positivity into our profession by using this district-wide platform, which easily allows everyone to recognize one another!

NEMS Students--Do you have a faculty or staff member who you would like to give a shout-out to? Here's a great way to celebrate your teachers or other NEMS adults who help you each day! You will need to login to your Microsoft Account to complete the form. Click on the picture at the side or go here: NEMS Faculty-Staff Shout Out – Fill out form

The 2025 - 2026 NEMS Yearbook is now on sale! This year we are using Treering as our yearbook provider. Some cool features of this year's book include:

• Softcover and hardcover options starting at $34.68
• 2 FREE customizable pages that will only print in your student's book

To order, please visit www.treering.com/validate and enter our school code (1017423941473587).

Questions? Please see Mrs. Shepler

Aiken County Public Schools utilizes the "I Love U Guys" Standard Response Protocol (SRP). This response was used on Friday after hearing gunfire in the distance behind the school. Our Administrators, SRO, and faculty and staff knew to quickly get students inside and NEMS went on "Secure" status. At NEMS, that means we bring our students from the mobile classrooms indoors and no students use the breezeway to transition classes. Learning continues as normal, but within the safety of the school walls. We work to get messages to families as quickly as possible about the incident and to update everyone on the status of the school.

The terms (Hold, Secure, Lockdown, Evacuate, and Shelter) and procedures to follow are simply defined. These terms are communicated and posted as visual reminders on school campuses. Hold, Secure, Lockdown, Evacuate, and Shelter will be used internally in our response, and externally to update parents/guardians, as well as the larger school community.

If you would like to learn more about the Standard Response Protocol in ACPSD, please visit the district's website at: https://www.acpsd.net/page/standard-response-protocol

Want to make car line go faster? A sign with your child or family's last name would help tremendously! Prop it up on your dash, use a pants hanger to hang from your rear view mirror, or wave it out the window like you're on ESPN Game Day. It will be at least a month before we have your vehicle and all your relatives' vehicles memorized.

SchoolCafé gives students and parents a quick and easy way to stay on top of their nutrition. Macros, ingredients, and allergies are displayed for meals and individual items. Submitting eligibility applications has never been easier, SchoolCafé allows parents to quickly submit for Free & Reduced Meal Benefits.

https://www.schoolcafe.com/AIKENCOUNTYPUBLICSCHOOLS

Principal: Karen Fiery

Assistant Principal: Melissa Tripp

School Counselor: Bridgett Kearse

Main Office: (803) 652-8200

Website: https://www.acpsd.net/o/nems

Location:814 Main St S, New Ellenton, SC 29809