Principal's Message

Welcome to Forestbrook Middle School, Home of the Gators! 

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to our school. Forestbrook Middle School has a tradition of academic excellence and high expectations for our students and our staff.  The faculty and staff take great pride in providing a safe, secure and nurturing learning environment, while at the same time offering a wide array of exciting and challenging academic programs and extracurricular activities.  We encourage all students to get involved in one our many clubs or activities. Our students excel both in and out of the classroom and make us so proud! They truly live our motto, “Excellence, Every Day, Everywhere!"

Forestbrook Middle School serves 800 students in grades six through eight.  We have 100 dedicated and highly trained teachers and staff members.  Students attend four academic classes each day, in addition to two elective or "exploratory" courses.  Each grade level attends their classes with their same age peers on a hall designed just for their needs. All courses are driven by our South Carolina state standards with the purpose of preparing all our Gators to be college and career ready!  FMS is home to over 15 native languages with Spanish and Portuguese being the top two most common.  We celebrate the diversity that comes with having students from all over the globe.  

We extend a special invitation to our parents and school community members to join us at school activities and events, or to visit your child's classes to observe the top quality teaching and learning happening at FMS.  Our volunteer program, business partnerships, Parent-Teacher Organization, and School Improvement Council provide valuable resources that richly benefit our middle school students.  At Forestbrook Middle School, we believe your involvement and support of your child’s education is necessary for the overall success of our school.  Our parents are encouraged to read with their children daily to help support their student in their #RisewithReading journey.  

We look forward to a successful school year as we continue to practice Excellence, Every Day, Everywhere at Forestbrook Middle School. 

 

Sincerely, 

Mrs. Melissa Rutenberg

Principal