New Ellenton Middle STEAM Magnet School

Congratulations to our April Teacher of the Month, Coach Jackson, and our April Staff Member of the Month, Ms. Perry! Coach Jackson always brings a smile to our faces and helps us see the bright side of things. His positive attitude and steady presence make a difference in our school each day, and we are grateful for the encouragement and energy he brings to NEMS. Ms. Perry is always willing to jump in and help wherever she is needed. Her support, flexibility, and care for our school community do not go unnoticed. We are also excited to share that Ms. Perry will be joining us in the front office next year as our Student Information Clerk, and she will be one of the friendly faces reaching out to families about attendance and registration. Congratulations, Coach Jackson and Ms. Perry!

Congratulations to NEMS 8th Grade Teacher, Ms. Bashline, on being named the 2026 American Legion Post 26 Teacher of the Year! Ms. Bashline was nominated and recognized for her dedication to New Ellenton Middle School and for the meaningful work she puts into our Veterans Day program each year and for all of the other wonderful things she does to support NEMS students, families, and staff. She goes above and beyond for our students and school community, and we are so proud to see her honored in this way. We also want to thank American Legion Post 26 for supporting educators and recognizing the work happening in our schools. Ms. Bashline is pictured here with her mom at the celebration dinner and reception. We are proud to celebrate this special recognition and all that Ms. Bashline does for NEMS! Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/t2vp3wcx

NEMS Carline Link (same link everyday): If you are joining us in carline today, please use this link (after you are safely parked and waiting in carline) to enter your student's name: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/D6pABt6cF7 or go to this shorter link: bit.ly/nemscarline

Good evening Wolverine Families--just a reminder that 6th Grade will have SC Ready Science Testing tomorrow. Please make sure laptops are charged tonight and that students are on time tomorrow. Also, phones and personal electronics are not allowed in the testing rooms. Students will be reminded to have any and all devices off and in their book-bags. We look forward to a great day of testing tomorrow!

NEMS Carline Link (same link everyday): If you are joining us in carline today, please use this link (after you are safely parked and waiting in carline) to enter your student's name: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/D6pABt6cF7 or go to this shorter link: bit.ly/nemscarline

Good evening Wolverines--here's this week's Wolverine Weekly! https://app.smore.com/n/p072t

Congratulations to Emily Doyle, an 8th grade student at NEMS for winning 3rd place in the Middle Level division at the ACPSD Fine Arts Festival!

Emily’s piece, titled “Basquiat,” is a collage of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat’s silhouette. Her artwork was selected from submissions across Aiken County Public Schools and voted on by representatives from the Aiken Center for the Arts.

We are so proud of Emily’s creativity, talent, and hard work, and we also want to recognize her art teacher, Ms. Arellano, for supporting and encouraging our student artists.

Congratulations, Emily! Your Wolverine family is proud of you!

We are a little behind in announcing and posting, but our March Faculty and Staff Members of the Month are Ms. Brown, our 6th and 7th grade Math Teacher, and Mr. Hoffmaster, our Media Specialist Assistant! We are so thankful for all of the hard work these two pour into NEMS on a daily basis!

We are cheering hard for our NEMS Regional Civics Bee Finalists, Adam, Parker, and Jionni! We know you are going to do great tonight! 💙🇺🇸🦅❤️

NEMS Carline Link: If you are joining us in carline today, please use this link (after you are safely parked and waiting in carline) to enter your student's name: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/D6pABt6cF7 or go to this shorter link: bit.ly/nemscarline

NEMS Carline Link: If you are joining us in carline today, please use this link (after you are safely parked and waiting in carline) to enter your student's name: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/D6pABt6cF7 or go to this shorter link: bit.ly/nemscarline

Good afternoon NEMS Families--please see this week's Wolverine Weekly! https://app.smore.com/n/x8hd4n

Please save this picture! These are our important end-of-year dates for the 2025–2026 school year.

This list is not comprehensive, so there may be additional events and activities, including band, Art 1, grade-level events, meetings, and other special programs.

Please continue to check the Wolverine Weekly, Facebook, and our Live Feed for updates, reminders, and any changes. 💚💛

ACPSD Student Registration for the 26-27 School Year is now open! All students (new and returning) must be registered each year. Please go here to register your student: https://www.acpsd.net/o/district/page/registration-hub

We enjoyed welcoming our rising 6th graders to NEMS! Students had the opportunity to meet key staff members, watch a “day in the life” video created by our current 6th grade students, and learn more about what a typical day in middle school looks like. They also visited band class with our current 6th grade students, heard a few musical selections from our band students, and participated in an art lesson led with support from our Art 1 students. We appreciated their thoughtful questions and excitement as they learned more about middle school. We look forward to welcoming them as Wolverines for the 2026–2027 school year! 💚💛🐾

Congratulations to our Book Fair Raffle winner, Cameron Arnold! 🎉 Thank you for joining us for STEAM Night and stopping by the Book Fair. Cameron made a great choice with the invisible ink pen — it’s almost as popular as those pointer finger wands! 👉👇👈👆

Our NEMS students were geared up and ready for All County Band this morning! We are so excited to see them take the stage tonight at Aiken High School! Play great Wolverines!

NEMS Carline Link: If you are joining us in carline today, please use this link (after you are safely parked and waiting in carline) to enter your student's name: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/D6pABt6cF7 or go to this shorter link: bit.ly/nemscarline

Slow it down, Ja’Mez! SRO Nelson is going to run out of tickets if you keep speeding through these hallways! 🏎️💨 We appreciate all Cpl. Nelson does to keep us safe, build positive relationships with our students, and bring a little fun to the school day. Whether he’s keeping an eye on the halls or issuing “speeding tickets” for knee scooters, he is always looking out for our Wolverine family. Thanks for keeping us smiling and safe, Cpl. Nelson! And, thanks to Ja'Mez for keeping us laughing, here's to a speedy recovery 💚