The yearbooks have arrived!! They will be distributed on May 4th during PA time. It's not too late to order, but online orders close May 1st, so place your order soon!
Surf City Elementary School and Surf City Middle School proudly kicked off April: Month of the Military Child with a spirited parade celebrating the strength, resilience, and sacrifices of students from military families.
Students, staff, and community members lined the campus walkways to show their support for military-connected children. The parade brought together both schools in a celebration of pride, gratitude, and community as students cheered and recognized the important role military families play in our community.
Leading the parade was the THS Coast Guard JROTC, whose cadets marched with pride and helped set the tone for a meaningful and inspiring event. Their leadership helped highlight the strong connection between our schools and the military community that supports and protects our nation.
Surf City Schools extends a special thank you to Master Chief Brown and the Coast Guard JROTC for their leadership and partnership in honoring our military-connected students. Their presence helped make the event memorable and meaningful for everyone involved.
April’s Month of the Military Child serves as an opportunity for schools and communities to recognize the unique challenges military children face—from frequent moves to long deployments of loved ones—while celebrating their resilience, adaptability, and strength.
Throughout the month, Surf City Elementary and Surf City Middle School will continue to recognize and celebrate military-connected students through special activities and schoolwide events. These efforts reflect the schools’ ongoing commitment to supporting military families and ensuring every student feels seen, valued, and celebrated.
The kickoff parade was a powerful reminder that the Surf City school community stands proudly behind its military children—not just in April, but every day of the year.
Students, staff, and community members lined the campus walkways to show their support for military-connected children. The parade brought together both schools in a celebration of pride, gratitude, and community as students cheered and recognized the important role military families play in our community.
Leading the parade was the THS Coast Guard JROTC, whose cadets marched with pride and helped set the tone for a meaningful and inspiring event. Their leadership helped highlight the strong connection between our schools and the military community that supports and protects our nation.
Surf City Schools extends a special thank you to Master Chief Brown and the Coast Guard JROTC for their leadership and partnership in honoring our military-connected students. Their presence helped make the event memorable and meaningful for everyone involved.
April’s Month of the Military Child serves as an opportunity for schools and communities to recognize the unique challenges military children face—from frequent moves to long deployments of loved ones—while celebrating their resilience, adaptability, and strength.
Throughout the month, Surf City Elementary and Surf City Middle School will continue to recognize and celebrate military-connected students through special activities and schoolwide events. These efforts reflect the schools’ ongoing commitment to supporting military families and ensuring every student feels seen, valued, and celebrated.
The kickoff parade was a powerful reminder that the Surf City school community stands proudly behind its military children—not just in April, but every day of the year.
This week's Sharks Weekly is now available.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14jOHJrSKReqNCEFZlUBPJPNk6aBbqEJF/view?usp=drive_link
This week's Sharks Weekly is now available.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14jOHJrSKReqNCEFZlUBPJPNk6aBbqEJF/view?usp=drive_link
🌟 Student Spotlight 🌟
Dahlia is an 8th grader at Surf City Middle School, recognized for her academics, leadership, kindness, and artistic talent.
Dahlia stays involved in several areas at school. She is a member of the National Junior Honor Society and Student Council, and she is already earning high school credits. She also participates in the school band and has been part of the talent show, where she earned first place in 2025 for music.
Outside of the classroom, Dahlia is active in her community. She volunteers as a youth minister at Emma Anderson and helps at the Surf City Community Garden. She also plays volleyball through Parks and Recreation and has been recognized for her artwork, including earning awards in the Surf City Middle School art contest.
Dahlia often encourages other students to explore music, especially guitar and vocals, and she serves as a positive example for younger and new students.
In her free time, she enjoys music 🎸, painting 🎨, volleyball 🏐, skateboarding 🛹, baking 🍪, and working on fashion projects. Her favorite food is pasta 🍝, and her favorite color is maroon. She has a Great Dane named Sylvie 🐶.
One interesting note—many of Dahlia’s skills, including guitar, painting, skateboarding, and baking, are self-taught.
❤️ Thank you, Dahlia, for your involvement and contributions at Surf City Middle School.
Dahlia is an 8th grader at Surf City Middle School, recognized for her academics, leadership, kindness, and artistic talent.
Dahlia stays involved in several areas at school. She is a member of the National Junior Honor Society and Student Council, and she is already earning high school credits. She also participates in the school band and has been part of the talent show, where she earned first place in 2025 for music.
Outside of the classroom, Dahlia is active in her community. She volunteers as a youth minister at Emma Anderson and helps at the Surf City Community Garden. She also plays volleyball through Parks and Recreation and has been recognized for her artwork, including earning awards in the Surf City Middle School art contest.
Dahlia often encourages other students to explore music, especially guitar and vocals, and she serves as a positive example for younger and new students.
In her free time, she enjoys music 🎸, painting 🎨, volleyball 🏐, skateboarding 🛹, baking 🍪, and working on fashion projects. Her favorite food is pasta 🍝, and her favorite color is maroon. She has a Great Dane named Sylvie 🐶.
One interesting note—many of Dahlia’s skills, including guitar, painting, skateboarding, and baking, are self-taught.
❤️ Thank you, Dahlia, for your involvement and contributions at Surf City Middle School.
Seventh graders at Surf City Middle School are discovering more about themselves and their futures using NCcareers.org. Through interactive tools, students are identifying their interests and connecting them to potential careers, high school electives, and future opportunities.
This important step in the NC Career Development Plan helps students begin thinking about their goals and the pathways to achieve them. A big thank you to SCMS counselor Ms. Smith and seventh-grade social studies teachers Ms. Donahue, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Hinman for helping facilitate this experience.
Be sure to ask your student about their interests—you might be surprised by what they discover! ✨
This important step in the NC Career Development Plan helps students begin thinking about their goals and the pathways to achieve them. A big thank you to SCMS counselor Ms. Smith and seventh-grade social studies teachers Ms. Donahue, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Hinman for helping facilitate this experience.
Be sure to ask your student about their interests—you might be surprised by what they discover! ✨
SCMS Rising 8th Graders (26-27 School Year)
We’re going to Washington, D.C. in Fall 2026, and you’re invited!
We’re excited to tell you more about the trip we’re planning with EF Tours, our educational travel partner. Please be sure to register for this info session to be considered for this opportunity: https://rsvp.efexploreamerica.com/ps5ssuh
We’re going to Washington, D.C. in Fall 2026, and you’re invited!
We’re excited to tell you more about the trip we’re planning with EF Tours, our educational travel partner. Please be sure to register for this info session to be considered for this opportunity: https://rsvp.efexploreamerica.com/ps5ssuh
🐣🎨 Congratulations to the winners of Surf City Middle School’s Annual Egg Decorating Contest! 🎨🐣
Our students did an egg-cellent job showing off their creativity in this year’s contest! Students were challenged to use at least 3 eggs in their design and write a description explaining their artistic process and what their artwork was about. We were so impressed by the imagination, effort, and craftsmanship from everyone who entered!
🏆 Winners:
🥇 1st Place: Maddie Battley — “Flower Shop”
🥈 2nd Place: Anna Sipe — “Anna Sipe’s Egg Exhibition”
🥉 3rd Place: Ava Dalton — “My Little Garden”
🌟 Honorable Mention: Emise Butanis — “Under Water”
🎉 Congratulations to all of our winners and to every student who entered!
Every participant received a certificate, candy, and 20 Frenzy Points for their hard work and creativity.
🎁 Our winners also received a bucket full of Easter goodies and Starbucks gift cards!
We are so proud of all of our talented student artists at Surf City Middle School! Stop by the Media Center before Thursday to see these egg-mazing creations 💙🦈
Our students did an egg-cellent job showing off their creativity in this year’s contest! Students were challenged to use at least 3 eggs in their design and write a description explaining their artistic process and what their artwork was about. We were so impressed by the imagination, effort, and craftsmanship from everyone who entered!
🏆 Winners:
🥇 1st Place: Maddie Battley — “Flower Shop”
🥈 2nd Place: Anna Sipe — “Anna Sipe’s Egg Exhibition”
🥉 3rd Place: Ava Dalton — “My Little Garden”
🌟 Honorable Mention: Emise Butanis — “Under Water”
🎉 Congratulations to all of our winners and to every student who entered!
Every participant received a certificate, candy, and 20 Frenzy Points for their hard work and creativity.
🎁 Our winners also received a bucket full of Easter goodies and Starbucks gift cards!
We are so proud of all of our talented student artists at Surf City Middle School! Stop by the Media Center before Thursday to see these egg-mazing creations 💙🦈
SCMS Families: We’re excited to share what’s been happening and what’s coming up! This week's Shark Bites Weekly newsletter is now available.
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“The 8th-grade band performed at Carowinds today! Congrats on ANOTHER great performance. Thank you for all the hard work over the past three years! We will see you all for our last concert on May 7th at 5 pm in the SCMS courtyard!”
Thanks, once again, to our amazing PTA for an incredible breakfast this morning! Y'all are the BEST!!
Congratulations to Riley Cavanaugh and Teannah Massey on a great concert this weekend at University of North Carolina Pembroke! The concert was on Saturday and they performed with a group of students from 45 other middle schools from all over North Carolina.
👏 Congratulations to our PCS band students and directors on a strong showing at Music Performance Adjudication this year.
Five PCS schools with band programs participated in MPA, and the results reflect a lot of time, practice, and commitment from both students and staff.
🎶 Cape Fear Middle School Band — first time attending in 7 years
🎶 Topsail Middle School Band — Excellent
🎶 Surf City Middle School Band — Excellent
🎶 Heide Trask High School Symphonic Band — Superior
🎶 Topsail High School Symphonic Band — Superior
🎶 Topsail High School Wind Ensemble — Superior
For those unfamiliar with MPA, the ratings are given to the performing group and are similar to academic scoring:
⭐ Superior = A / 5
⭐ Excellent = B / 4
⭐ Average = C / 3
Thank you to our band directors for the work they are doing each day to support students and grow music programs across PCS. 🎺🥁🎼
Five PCS schools with band programs participated in MPA, and the results reflect a lot of time, practice, and commitment from both students and staff.
🎶 Cape Fear Middle School Band — first time attending in 7 years
🎶 Topsail Middle School Band — Excellent
🎶 Surf City Middle School Band — Excellent
🎶 Heide Trask High School Symphonic Band — Superior
🎶 Topsail High School Symphonic Band — Superior
🎶 Topsail High School Wind Ensemble — Superior
For those unfamiliar with MPA, the ratings are given to the performing group and are similar to academic scoring:
⭐ Superior = A / 5
⭐ Excellent = B / 4
⭐ Average = C / 3
Thank you to our band directors for the work they are doing each day to support students and grow music programs across PCS. 🎺🥁🎼
A big congratulations to the students from Cape Fear Middle, Surf City Middle, Heide Trask High, Pender High, and Topsail High who participated in Honor Band at UNC Pembroke this past weekend.
Students from across the state performed on Saturday at the Givens Performing Arts Center after spending just one day working with guest clinicians to prepare the concert. That is no small task, and our students did an outstanding job. We are proud to see them recognized for their talent and commitment.
We’re excited to share that the latest edition of our Shark Bites Newsletter is now available! This issue is filled with important updates, upcoming events, and highlights of the great things happening at our school.
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Congratulations to the 8th grade band on receiving a rating of Excellent at the North Carolina Bandmasters Association Music Performance Adjudication! The students played exceptionally well. Good job! The band will be playing at Carowinds next Friday.
The Book Fair will be open Monday morning since our first day was a rain out! Thanks so much for your support. It has been a great week!
Mrs. Clarke serves as our 7th Grade Exceptional Students Teacher and has quickly made a lasting impact on our school community. Her dedication to her students is evident in everything she does—from her strong organization and preparation to the intentional way she supports each learner’s individual needs.
She creates a caring and structured environment where students feel valued, supported, and encouraged to grow. Mrs. Clarke is deeply committed to ensuring all students have access to success, and she consistently goes above and beyond to provide the academic and emotional support they need.
Her positive influence reaches far beyond the classroom, as she builds meaningful relationships and helps students gain confidence in themselves every day. We are grateful for her passion, her heart for students, and the difference she is making at SCM.
Congratulations, Mrs. Clarke! 🦈💙
She creates a caring and structured environment where students feel valued, supported, and encouraged to grow. Mrs. Clarke is deeply committed to ensuring all students have access to success, and she consistently goes above and beyond to provide the academic and emotional support they need.
Her positive influence reaches far beyond the classroom, as she builds meaningful relationships and helps students gain confidence in themselves every day. We are grateful for her passion, her heart for students, and the difference she is making at SCM.
Congratulations, Mrs. Clarke! 🦈💙
From Mrs. Farmer's class...
PI Day Friday activity, students measuring diameter and circumference to see how close they come to 3.14.
PI Day Friday activity, students measuring diameter and circumference to see how close they come to 3.14.
Please review this week's Shark Bites for important updates and information. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AfjUZeQ3fbYeIRwwjXQTczyl5OY0ZlDB/view?usp=drive_link
