At L.E. Gable Middle School, we strive to cultivate a community of BOLD learners who are not afraid to embrace challenges and stand out as exceptional individuals. Our acronym, BOLD, represents the core values of Bravery, Organization, Leadership and Discipline that guide our students to become confident and well-rounded members of society. Over 150 students, faculty and staff were nominated by their peers to be recognized for being BOLD Bucks this school year.
L.E. Gable Middle School is helping all students develop the World Class Skills of the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate by developing leaders and critical thinkers. At Gable, we provide students the opportunity to extend their learning beyond the classroom through engaging instructional strategies. This year our faculty and staff worked together to align standards based summative assessments to use in the classroom in the 2025-2026 school year. Through meeting as weekly TLT's (Teacher Learning Teams) we met with the purpose of aligning high expectations, rigor and support to all students at Gable Middle School. Through creating common summative assessments, all students will have the same grade level expectations and teachers will benefit from the protected time to collaborate with their peers.
At Gable, our students are taught the importance of college and career readiness. Our career development facilitator provides students with access to career development assessment programs as well as targeted career planning instruction. All students participate in the S.C. Occupational Information System to provide up-to-date educational and career information to students and parents.
Our teachers work hard to ensure student needs are met and provide additional enrichment opportunities to support student achievement in academics, the arts and athletics. We offer a wide variety of academic coursework in order to meet the needs of our students. We also have a full time reading intervention teacher and instructional coach to facilitate additional academic intervention opportunities.
With a rich tradition of excellence in academics, arts, and athletics, our goal every year is to allow our BOLD Bucks to achieve success. We have established a Leadership class which develops, leads, and carries out multiple service projects in our school. This group involves the entire student body in projects while developing necessary leadership skills needed to be successful in life. This past year, GMS students hosted a Veteran’s Day ceremony for our community. We also participated in a school wide dodgeball tournament to benefit the American Heart Association, with students raising approximately $800 to donate to the association.
Some additional highlights for 2024-2025 are:
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6 students recognized as South Carolina Junior Scholars
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Art work displayed at multiple venues throughout the county
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The Orchestra Program received an Superior rating in their annual state performance assessment.
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Gable Honor Band Program received Excellent ratings in their annual state performance assessment.
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Gable Honors Chorus received Superior with Distinction ratings in their annual state performance assessment.
Our faculty understands the importance of building relationships with our students, parents, and community members. These relationships are essential for achieving our goals and continue to be the most important part of our identity. Through our combined efforts, the 2024-2025 school year was a success at L.E. Gable Middle School.
Maddie Jurek
Principal
