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MAULDIN MIDDLE SCHOOL: A
TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE
When you arrive on Mauldin Middle
School’s campus and walk through the
hallways it quickly becomes evident
why the school is considered to be one
of the best middle schools in Greenville
County.
e Principal of Mauldin Middle
School is Christopher Kilian, and he is in
his second year as principal of the school.
He expressed his feeling about the school
in this way: “Mauldin Middle School is a
very special place because of the remark-
able people we have here. Our students,
faculty, sta and parent community care
greatly about helping our students reach
their full potential. It is this strong part-
nership with the community that makes
our school so exceptional. It is our goal to
create a collaborative learning communi-
ty and to prepare all students to become
life-long learners who are responsible
and productive citizens.”
e motto for the faculty and sta at Maul-
din Middle School is Professional Excellence.
Every Minute. Every Day. e faculty and sta
understand the great responsibility they have
when working with the students. “We are not
making a product or selling an item,” Kilian
said, “We are working with great kids every day
and recognize the impact we have on them will
last a lifetime. Our faculty and sta understand
this wonderful responsibility. e students are
our future and we believe that the future is very
bright.”
Mauldin Middle School opened in the fall of
1999 and has almost 1,000 students. e faculty
and sta consists of 66 certi ed teachers, four
administrators, and 30 sta members. In ad-
dition to helping students develop world class
skills and life and career characteristics by their
course o erings, they also are continuing to in-
tegrate technology into their curriculum to im-
prove student learning. During the 2016-2017
school year, all students at Mauldin Middle
School received a Chromebook which is used
for instructional purposes. ese Chromebooks
are utilized by the teachers and the students to
enhance the degree of learning.
e academic program at Mauldin Middle
School is extremely competitive and they pride
themselves in providing students with the op-
portunity to take seven courses for high school
credit. Students may embark in a more rigorous
course load by advancing to Algebra I, Geom-
etry, English 1, Spanish, Virtual PE, Google
Basics and Keyboarding for high school credit.
is in turn allows the student to take more AP
courses once they enter high school.
A scheduling committee was
formed last school year to iden-
tify a new bell schedule which
would best meet the evolving
needs of students and teachers.
e new bell schedule, which was
adopted for the 2016-2017 school
year, provides students with an
additional related arts period.
Students now have two periods of
related arts each school day. is
additional related arts period is
extremely valuable for the future
success of our students as they
explore areas in which they are
passionate. e new bell schedule
also provides students with “ ex
time,” a period of additional
instructional time during the
school day set aside speci cally for teachers
to meet students where they are academically.
Students receive either assistance in a content
area in which they are struggling, enrichment
in a content area in which they are excelling,
or individualized guidance in completing their
assigned academic tasks from teachers.
Mauldin Middle School has made a concert-
ed e ort to recognize the wonderful achieve-
ments attained by their students. A ve part
student recognition plan has been implemented
to celebrate students’ successes. is ve part
recognition program includes the Principal’s
Honor Roll, A/B Honor Roll, B.U.G. (Bringing
Up Grades) Honor Roll, Premium Outdoor
Lunch Passes, and the monthly Mustang Excel-
lence Award. ese recognitions are earned by
students who demonstrate academic excellence,
model exceptional citizenship, and exude
strong leadership skills.
e students at Mauldin Middle School have
the opportunity to participate in many extra-
curricular activities. Some of these activities
include basketball, so ball, baseball, soccer,
volleyball, National Junior Beta Club, Sand-
lapper Club, Girl’s Science Club, Battle of the
Brains, Student Council, Be A Fan Club, STEP
Team, yearbook, school music and drama per-
formances, band, strings, choral competitions
and concerts and many more.
It is clear that Mauldin Middle School is
committed to creating an environment which
helps students reach their full potential. “It is an
honor to be the principal at such a wonderful
school with amazing students and sta ,” Kilian
said. “I welcome all potential parents and stu-
dents to check out the many exciting opportu-
nities taking place at our school.”
EDUCATION