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Quick Facts
Principal Roderic F. Taylor   email the principal
Awards South Carolina Red Carpet School (2007)
Special features state run
Scheduling features block scheduling
Dress code Dress code

School Mission
  • The mission of Dutch Fork Middle School - where excellence is the standard and connections to the past, present and future are imperative - is to ensure that early adolescents explore and succeed through a rigorous academic program in a nurturing environment that involves the entire community as students prepare for productive citizenship in a global society.

Curriculum
  • Foreign language(s) taught: French and Spanish.
  • Special education programs designed specifically for students with serious emotional disturbance, language or speech impairment, specific learning disabilities and orthopedic impairments.
  • This school has a particular instructional focus on hands-on learning, project-based instruction.
  • Physical education is required for the following grades: 7, 8
 
 
Instructional Program Highlights
  • Every student will develop positive and appropriate social and behavioral skills to function successfully in a diverse and changing world.
  • Every student will have all academic skills necessary to be successful at the high school level.
  • Every student will demonstrate knowledge of multiple technology resources necessary for success in all areas of learning.

Activities and Sports
  • Girls sports: basketball, cheerleading and volleyball.
  • Boys sports: basketball and football.
  • Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: National Junior Beta Club; Student Council; MathCounts Team; Newspaper: Eye of the Fox; Mock Trial and Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).
  • This school has the following art(s) programs: orchestra, band, theater/drama, chorus and Journalism.
 
 
Technology and Facilities
  • This school was established in 1998.
 
 
Other Features and Highlights
  • Regular classroom hours: 8:15am to 3:15pm.
  • Accredited by SACS in 2005.
 
 
Source of Data
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 09/27/2007. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.  

 
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