
Dear GMS Parents and Guardians,
We are reaching out to request your support in ensuring that all students adhere to the state-wide cellphone policy. Please note that this is not a rule set by Georgetown County School District (GCSD), Georgetown Middle School (GMS), administration, teachers, or staff—it is a state mandate that applies to all schools.
Students who do not comply with this policy will face consequences, including having their phones confiscated. Our goal is to be proactive in enforcing these rules to promote a safe and distraction-free learning environment.
We kindly ask for your partnership in discussing the importance of this policy with your child. Please emphasize that the rules will be strictly applied and enforced without exception.
Once again, we want to stress that this is a state-wide regulation, not a GMS rule. We appreciate your cooperation and ongoing support in helping us maintain a positive and productive school environment.
Sincerely,
Seth Hillman
GMS Principal


Dear GMS Parents and Guardians,
We are reaching out to request your support in ensuring that all students adhere to the state-wide cellphone policy. Please note that this is not a rule set by Georgetown County School District (GCSD), Georgetown Middle School (GMS), administration, teachers, or staff—it is a state mandate that applies to all schools.
Students who do not comply with this policy will face consequences, including having their phones confiscated. Our goal is to be proactive in enforcing these rules to promote a safe and distraction-free learning environment.
We kindly ask for your partnership in discussing the importance of this policy with your child. Please emphasize that the rules will be strictly applied and enforced without exception.
Once again, we want to stress that this is a state-wide regulation, not a GMS rule. We appreciate your cooperation and ongoing support in helping us maintain a positive and productive school environment.


🏃♂️🔥 BIG TIME TALENT ALERT 🔥🏃♀️
Our 7th and 8th grade Bulldogs are STEPPING UP in Track & Field 💪🐾
We had some stand-out performances from our runners, jumpers, and throwers! 🚀💥
🌟 Larrian Dingle (7th Grade) – Crushed it with a new personal best in the 2-mile, finishing 2nd overall 🥈💨. He also dominated in the 4x800m relay and mile! 👏🏾🏃♂️
🌟 Jackson Smalls (8th Grade) – Showed up strong in the 4x800m relay and placed well in the long jump 💥✈️💯.
🌟 Ta’leigha Nelson (7th Grade) – BLAZED through a competitive 400m field, finishing 2nd overall with a season-best 1:07 🥈🔥🏃♀️.
🌟 Sissy Reed (8th Grade) – Ran her first 800m of the season and STILL scored for the event! 💪💙
🙌 Way to GO, Bulldogs! Keep bringing the heat! 🔥🐾 #BulldogPride #TrackAndField #BigBlueDominance #GMSAthletics

🐾🎉 GMS Spring Flea Market 2025 🎉🐾 📢 Presented by GMS PTO & GMS 📅 Saturday, April 5, 2025 ⏰ 9 AM - 1 PM 📍 GMS Parking Lot - 2400 Aunthuan Maybank Dr, Georgetown, SC 29440 🚫 No Pets Allowed (Sorry, furry friends! 🐶❌) 💥 Vendor Spaces Available! 💥Reserve your spot before prices go up! ⏳👇 🚚 Food Trucks: $50 (Before March 21) | $60 (After March 22) 🍔 Food Tents: $40 (Before March 21) | $50 (After March 22) 🛍️ Goods/Services (Non-Food Items): $30 (Before March 21) | $40 (After March 22) 🔥 LIMITED SPACES – Payment is required to reserve! 🔥 💻 Grab your spot NOW through the GMS PTO Square site! Click the link below to secure your space. Spring Flea Market | GMS PTO When you purchase, you're agreeing to follow all rules & regulations listed in the description during your purchase! ✅ 🐶❌ No pets 🛍️ Open to the public! 🎉 Come sell, shop, & have fun in Bulldog Land—where we do everything BIG! 🐾💪 #GMSSpringFleaMarket #BulldogPride #ShopTillYouDrop 🛒🎊


❓🤔 Wait… is this Jeopardy or the GMS Media Center? 🤯📚
Either way, it’s BIG because it’s BIG BLUE 💙💥
🎉 Sharing all the POSITIVITY and BIG THINGS that’s truly news you can use! 📰🔥
✨ AKA the Jeopardy Studio 🎤 for an epic October Sky book review showdown 🌌📖
⭐ Starring the fabulous Mrs. Jenny Cox as Alex Trebek 🎙️🎩
And the amazing Mrs. Ballow-Harrington assisting 💁♀️👏
The students had an absolute blast reviewing October Sky 🚀📚
👏 Way to go, GMS! 💙🐾 #JeopardyShowdown #BigBlueBookReview #GMSMediaMagic #OctoberSkyFun






🎥✨ Meet our REEL student! 🎥✨
👋 Introducing you to Cesar, a 6th grader at Georgetown Middle School 💙🐾
Cesar is blind and this is his first year in an actual school 🏫👏
But don’t let that fool you—he’s one of the BEST and BRIGHTEST at GMS! 🌟💡
💙💙 His story will inspire you—check it out by clicking the link below! ⬇️👀
👉 Watch Cesar’s Story 💙🙌
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BIG BLUE COMING THROUGH once again!
🍪👩🍳 H E R, H E R, H E R – I’m HER, I’m HER! 💃✨
EmpowHER brought the heat to the kitchen 🔥 Monday afternoon with a BAKE-OFF showdown! 🥳🍰
The girls teamed up to show off their baking skills, guided by none other than Mrs. Karen Simmons 🍳👩🏫—one of the best cooks at GMS! 👏💙
👩🍳 With flour flying and creativity soaring, the girls baked their hearts out. 🍪🎉
Our guest judge, Aryanna Wilson-Gilliard, had the toughest job ever picking a winner! 🤯🎯
But in the end… Team B took the crown 👑 for the most decorated cookies! 🎨🍪
👩🍳💙 Way to go, ladies! Keep on baking and breaking barriers! 💥🍪👩🎓











🥎💥 No one moves faster than the crowd running from a foul ball flying over the fence by home base! 😂🏃♂️💨
Wait… let me get back to the facts at hand 👀👇
🗞️ EXTRA, EXTRA – READ ALL ABOUT IT! 🗞️
💙💙 BIG BLUE is at it again with the B-Team Softball squad 💥🔥
Snagging a 5-4 WALK-OFF VICTORY over Carolina Forest! 💪🐾
At the bottom of the 8th, Gabby “Double G” Gamble 💫 came in clutch, singling to score the game-winning run! ⚾🙌 Shout out to Bailey LeAnn for keeping me posted.
BIG BLUEEE LET’S GOOOOO! 💙🔥🥎
#BulldogPride #BTeamSoftball #WalkOffWin #BigBlueDominance








🌤️💙🐾 Can you agree this is a BIG BLUE SKY? 💙🌤️
It’s the most beautiful in BULLDOG LAND! 🐶🏈
I sure hope so because GMS brought it yesterday on the field 💥🔥
Against Carolina Forest! 🐾🐾
👀 Stay tuned for more info… you don’t want to miss it! 🚀💙🏟️ #BulldogPride #GMSFootball #BigBlueSky


🎉🥳 Huge Congratulations to our February 2025 Teacher of the Month... Ms. Pinzon!! 🎉🍎
Ms. Pinzon is an amazing teacher and an even better person! 💛 She’s always bringing positive energy, going above and beyond for our school, and being the ultimate team player! 🙌✨
We are SO lucky to have her! 🏆👏 Way to go, Ms. Pinzon! 🎊🎈 Drop some ❤️ in the comments to show her some love! ⬇️💬 #TeacherOfTheMonth #GoMsPinzon #WeLoveOurTeachers


🚀🌟 GMS is on the MOVE! 🌟🚀
We’ve been planting seeds, watering them with hard work, and now… 🌱💪 BIG things are growing! 📚🏆 From the classroom to the courts and fields, our students are showing up and showing out! 💙👏
🏈 Football 🏀 Basketball 🏆 Academic Bowl ➕ Mathletes—we’re shining in EVERY way! And we’re gearing up to crush upcoming testing too! ✏️📖💯
Let’s keep lifting up our students and cheering on our teachers—because at GMS, we’re on a mission for greatness, and we’re only going BIG BLUE all the way! 🔥💙
Drop a 💙 in the comments to show your support! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #GMSBigBlue #HardWorkPaysOff #AcademicExcellence #GoBIG

🐾🎉 GMS Spring Flea Market 2025 🎉🐾 📢 Presented by GMS PTO & GMS 📅 Saturday, April 5, 2025 ⏰ 9 AM - 1 PM 📍 GMS Parking Lot - 2400 Aunthuan Maybank Dr, Georgetown, SC 29440 🚫 No Pets Allowed (Sorry, furry friends! 🐶❌) 💥 Vendor Spaces Available! 💥Reserve your spot before prices go up! ⏳👇 🚚 Food Trucks: $50 (Before March 21) | $60 (After March 22) 🍔 Food Tents: $40 (Before March 21) | $50 (After March 22) 🛍️ Goods/Services (Non-Food Items): $30 (Before March 21) | $40 (After March 22) 🔥 LIMITED SPACES – Payment is required to reserve! 🔥 💻 Grab your spot NOW through the GMS PTO Square site! Click the link below to secure your space. Spring Flea Market | GMS PTO When you purchase, you're agreeing to follow all rules & regulations listed in the description during your purchase! ✅ 🐶❌ No pets 🛍️ Open to the public! 🎉 Come sell, shop, & have fun in Bulldog Land—where we do everything BIG! 🐾💪 #GMSSpringFleaMarket #BulldogPride #ShopTillYouDrop 🛒🎊


🎉🎈🎂 Shoutout to Ms. Kittok and her AMAZING students & crew for bringing the fun with a Birthday Scavenger Hunt for Mr. Hillman! 🕵️♂️📸 They hid pictures of Mr. Hillman all around the school, and lucky students who found them scored a sweet treat! 🍬✨
Once again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Mr. Hillman! 🎉🥳🎁 We hope your day was as awesome as this surprise! 🎊🎂 #BirthdayFun #ScavengerHunt #Teamwork #HappyBirthdayMrHillman 🎈🎉


🎉🎂🎈GMS wouldn’t be able to do it BIG without our one and only, Mr. Seth Hillman! 💙💙💙
Principal. Leader. BULLDOG through and through! 🐾💪
Help us wish a HUGE Happy belated Birthday to the fearless leader of the GMS Bulldog Family! 🎊🎁🎶 Drop some 💙💙💙 in the comments and show him some love!
You were under the weather and we are glad that you are better.
#BulldogStrong #HappyBirthdayMrHillman #GMSFamily


🎺🎉 Join Us for Spirit Night at El Cerro! 🌮🥳
Support the Georgetown Middle School Band by dining at El Cerro in Georgetown on March 20th from 5PM to 8PM!
A portion of the proceeds will go directly to the band, helping our talented students continue to make amazing music!
📍 Where: El Cerro, Georgetown
🗓️ When: March 20th, 5PM - 8PM
Bring your family and friends, enjoy a delicious meal, and support our incredible band students! Thank you for your support! 💙🎶 #GMSBand #SpiritNight #ElCerroGeorgetown


📢✨ GMS Dates of Importance! ✨📢
🎉 6th & 7th Grade End of the Year Ceremony 🏆
📅 May 28 | ⏰ Time: TBA
🎓 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony 🎉
📅 May 29
🔹 Last Name A-J ➡️ 9:00 AM
🔹 Last Name K-Z ➡️ 10:30 AM
Mark your calendars, Bulldogs! 🐾🎊 Let’s celebrate all the hard work and achievements! 🎉💙 #GMSBulldogs #EndOfYearCelebration #MovingUp

🐾🎉 If there’s something happening for our GMS students, you better believe our AMAZING staff & teachers are there to support! 💙✨ That’s just how we do it in BULLDOG LAND! 🏫🐶💪 Sooo if you see us, don’t be shy—say HELLOOO! 👋😁 #BulldogPride #GMSFamily #WeShowUp 🎊🎤📣




🌍🔎✨ WHERE IN THE WORLD IS MR. HILLMAN?! ✨🔎🌍
If you remember the classic show Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? 🎶🕵️♂️—then get ready for the BIG BLUE edition! 💙🐾
Yesterday, our fearless leader MR. HILLMAN was spotted out in the wild 🌿👀—cheering on our MIGHTY BULLDOGS at the baseball game! ⚾🐶🔥
📢 Did YOU see him? Drop a 📸 or a comment below if you caught him in action! ⬇️💬
#WhereIsMrHillman #BigBluePride #BulldogNation #GameDayVibes


🎶 Take me out to the ball game… 🎶
🎤 Take me out with the crowd… 🎤
That’s right, Bulldog Family—it’s a NEW season of ⚾ BASEBALL ⚾ and I don’t even have to say much because YOU ALREADY KNOW!!! 💙💪🏾
🔥 HOME GAME at THE MIKE 🔥 and of course, BIG BLUE SHOWED OUT!!! 💥💥
💥 Marshall Moore, Kam Moore, Parker Walters, and Parker Wilson came through with some AMAZING HITS to ICE THE WIN for GMS!!! 💪🏾💙
🔥 FINAL SCORE: 9-6 🔥
LET’S GOOOOOO, BIG BLUE!!! 💙⚾💙 YOU KNOW!!! 🚀💯



🐾💙💪 #CareerDay2025 #BulldogStrong #FutureLeaders 🚀🔥

