South Middle School Welcome Toolkit

Welcome to Our School

Dear Parents and Students,

Welcome to South Middle School. Home of the Trojans! The 2025-2026 school year will be an exciting learning experience for all students. Students will participate in a variety of learning experiences throughout the school year. The goal will be for all students to be successful.

The success of the whole child is a priority at South Middle School. AIR (Accountability, Integrity, and Responsibility) leads to academic excellence and moral values. Each student will be accountable for his/her actions, achieve with integrity, and show respect to self and others.

The staff at South Middle School want to partner with parents throughout the school year. Participation in the child's education can be done by checking grades on Schoology, participating in Parent-Teacher conferences, overseeing homework, checking and discussing graded class work, and checking the report card.

Thank you in advance for making the 2025-2026 a successful school year for your child and South Middle School. 

Sincerely,

Mark Barney, Principal

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Vision & Mission

Our vision at Martinsburg South Middle School is to provide opportunities for self-development enabling each student to achieve personal and academic success in a safe and positive environment. The educational curriculum will be sensitive to the diverse needs, interests and abilities of each student providing development of his/her fullest potential.

Martinsburg South Middle School's mission is to provide academic excellence in a caring environment, to ensure responsible citizenship in a multicultural society.

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Where to Take Your Questions & Concerns

Berkeley County Schools values open and respectful communication to ensure questions and concerns are addressed quickly and effectively.

Safety concerns should always be reported immediately to the school principal or law enforcement. Staff, families, and community members are also welcome to share concerns with the Board of Education; these concerns will first be directed to the appropriate staff member, department, or the Superintendent for resolution. We believe the most effective communication happens directly—by phone or email—rather than on social media. To connect with the right person as quickly as possible, please use the staff directory or the chatbot feature on our website.