R.H. Gettys Middle School

All band students and parents, please mark your calendar.

🚌 SDPC Families – Does your child need bus transportation this school year?

If your student will be riding the bus to or from school, please take a moment to complete the 📝 SDPC Transportation Form to ensure they are scheduled for 🚌 pickup and drop-off before August 4th!

🔗 Find the form linked here: https://www.pickens.k12.sc.us/page/transportation

🥞 FREE Meals for All Students This Year! 🍎

We’ve got great news for SDPC families!

Thanks to the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), all students will receive FREE breakfast and lunch every day during the 2026-2027 school year - no forms, no fees, no hassle! 🙌

✅ No need to submit a meal application
✅ Every student is automatically eligible
✅ Healthy meals = focused minds + strong bodies

This program ensures that every child has access to nutritious meals to fuel learning and success. It’s one more way we’re supporting our students - together!

Questions? Visit www.sdpcnutrition.com or contact Jenaffer Stevenson, Director of Student Nutrition Services:
📧 jenafferstevenson@pickens.k12.sc.us | 📞 864-397-1166

#SDPCNutrition #EngagingToday #EmpoweringTomorrow

Mark your calendars! 🎉
Becoming a Breaker Camp for incoming 6th graders and Meet the Teacher Drop-In for 7th & 8th graders will both take place on Thursday, July 30!
Please check the graphics below for specific details, including times and information for your child's grade level this school year.
We can't wait to welcome our Breakers back and kick off an amazing school year!

🍎 Still looking for the right Pre-K option for your 4-year-old this fall? We have a few openings remaining!

Give your child a great start with the SDPC Academy for Early Learners — a FREE 4K program designed to inspire curiosity, build confidence, and prepare students for kindergarten and beyond.

Through hands-on learning in immersive environments, students explore, create, problem-solve, and grow while developing important early literacy, social, and emotional skills.

🚌 FREE transportation is available to all Pre-K students!

Don’t miss this opportunity to give your child an engaging learning experience that sets the stage for future success!

🔗 Register for 4K today: https://www.pickens.k12.sc.us/page/four-year-old-kindergarten

📩 Questions? Contact the Academy for Early Learners at aelreg@pickens.k12.sc.us or 864-397-1000.

We are so thankful for our school nurses! They stay busy loving our students and taking care of them daily.

We are incredibly thankful for the leadership, dedication, and heart Mr. Roper brings to our school each and every day. From supporting students and staff to creating a positive and inspiring environment, your impact does not go unnoticed.
Thank you for your commitment to excellence and for always putting our school community first. We appreciate all that you do!

We celebrate the amazing individuals behind the scenes who keep our students fueled and ready to learn each day. From early mornings to busy lunch lines, our cafeteria staff works tirelessly to serve meals with care, kindness, and a smile.
Thank you for everything you do to support our students and school community—you truly are heroes!

There will be staff in the car line and bus line for students to drop their $1 in the bucket and receive a sticker. Students must be wearing their sticker in order to wear their pajama.
Please have exact change! Anything over $1 will be considered an extra donation.

Our Make-up Band Instrument tryouts are this afternoon at 4pm for any rising 6th grader still needing to choose their instrument.

Did you know that not all school districts have teacher librarians? We are so fortunate to have teacher librarians in our schools. Thank you to Mrs. Brady, our teacher librarian, for serving all students at Gettys Middle School.

We are so thankful and appreciative of all fabulous paraprofessionals at Gettys! There is no doubt we have the best and our students benefit daily from their love and dedication.

All County Band brings together top middle and high school musicians from across the district for an intensive, audition-based honor ensemble experience. This year, nearly 350 SDPC students in grades 6–12 auditioned, with 176 musicians earning a spot through a rigorous process that included scales, a prepared solo, and challenging sight-reading. In less than nine hours of rehearsal at Pickens High School, students—many playing together for the first time—came together to create music at an impressive level.

The junior band, conducted by Chris Mitchell (Powdersville Middle School), performed four pieces, while the senior band, led by Joe Gulledge (retired Clover High School director), performed five. A huge thank you to Domino’s of Clemson for donating 50 pizzas to feed nearly 200 students and staff during Monday night’s rehearsal. And special thanks to our SDPC middle and high school band directors for the outstanding preparation that made this high-level performance possible—we’re incredibly proud of our musicians and educators.

Experiences like All County Band reflect SDPC’s strong commitment to fine arts education and the exceptional talent and dedication of our student musicians.

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming February 2-6! Scan the QR code to view our GMS Book Fair page where you can set up an eWallet for your student, buy online and/or view the fair.

You are invited to our Christmas Band Concert on December 16th. Please join us as we enjoy beautiful music by our band students. We appreciate your support.

Please join us at Easley High School on December 9th at 7pm for our GMS Choral presentation: A Classic Christmas Concert.

Support our community by bring non-perishable foods for our Carolina vs. Clemson food drive.

We would like to invite all of our community Veterans to join us for a special program on Veterans Day, November 11. Thank you for your service!