Pelion Middle School (PMS) is located in Pelion, South Carolina, approximately twenty-one miles southwest of Columbia, the capital city. Pelion Middle School is home to students from one feeder school, Pelion Elementary, and feeds into one high school, Pelion High School . Until the 2001-2002 school year, there was not a middle level school in the Pelion attendance area of Lexington School District One. Due to the influx of residents to this attendance area, the need for additional classroom space, and the desire to build a state of the art high school, a new facility was constructed for grades nine through twelve. Pelion Elementary School 's grades five and six joined Pelion High School 's grades seven and eight to form the “new” Pelion Middle School housed in the old Pelion High School building. The Pelion Middle School facility has been constructed and added on to a number of times over the years, with the oldest building completed in 1937 and the most recent renovations completed in 1990. As a result of the recent bond referendum, Pelion Middle received renovations to the existing building, the removal of the oldest structure (300 hall), and a two-story addition housing a science lab and 14 classrooms.
We are also growing together as a community of life-long learners by actively raising expectations, increasing academic rigor, engaging students in creative/exiting ways, providing guidance/advisement for all students, and getting our mission right.
Pelion Middle School 's Mission
In partnership with our community, the mission of Pelion Middle School is to enable all students to be thinking, productive, and responsible citizens in an ever-changing world. This mission is accomplished by providing innovative, challenging instructional programs characterized by effective teaching, active learning and technological integration in a safe, nurturing, and positive environment in which each student will seek his or her full potential.
Pelion Middle School 's Beliefs
- Students' learning needs should be the primary focus of all decisions impacting the work of the school.
- Students learn best when they are actively engaged in the learning process.
- Each student is a valued individual with unique physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs.
- The family, school, and community working together are crucial to the development and well being of the student.
- The success of our community and nation depends upon respect and appreciation for our country, its democratic institutions and our individual differences.
- Quality education is worth the time, effort, and money.
- All individuals are accountable for the choices they make and understanding that with each choice comes responsibilities and consequences.
- Positive attitudes encourage a positive learning environment.
- Learning is a life-long process that promotes and improves the quality of life and is essential for continuous growth.
