Principal:  Bertha Timmons
Address:   3440 Ebenezer Road, Sumter, SC 29153
Phone: (803) 469-8571   Fax: (803) 469-8575
School Day:  8:15 a.m. - 3:35 p.m.
http://ems.sumterschools.net

Welcome to Ebenezer, where we promote Tiger PRIDE in Action – Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Discipline, and Excellence!

 Important Dates

• Wednesday, July 16 from 9:00  to 12:00 a.m. & Thursday, July 17 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. – Registration for 6th grade students and new 7th and 8th grade students at Ebenezer.  Bus transportation will not be provided.  
• Monday, July 28 - Tiger Meet-n-Greet Drop In and Fall Title I Meeting from 5:00 to 7:00 pm
• Thursday, July 31  – First day of school
• Thursday, August 7 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Open House

Student handbooks, which include school expectations, the district’s code of conduct, and participation in the eighth-grade promotion ceremony will be distributed at the beginning of the school year. Parents are respectfully requested to review the handbook, the district’s code of conduct, and the 8th-grade promotion criteria with their children.  

Students are required to follow the Sumter School District Dress Code. This policy can be found on the district’s website and in the student handbook. The policy can also be accessed from Ebenezer’s webpage.

All Ebenezer students will carry clear bookbags/backpacks. Athletes must also use clear bookbags for their belongings. Clear bookbags can be purchased from the front office at the beginning of the school year.  These are economy bookbags; therefore parents may choose to purchase a sturdier bookbag on their own.  

Breakfast starts at 7:40 a.m. and will end at 8:20 a.m. Students desiring to eat breakfast should arrive before 8:10 am. The first period begins promptly at 8:25 am. 

The first day of school for all students will be on Thursday, July 31. Upon arrival, students will report to their first period class. First period locations will be posted on the walls of the hallway and outside of the classrooms. Our dedicated faculty and staff will be available to assist students in finding their first period classes, ensuring a smooth transition into their classrooms.

Orientation:

Welcome to a brand new year filled with opportunity, growth, and Tiger pride! There will be a Tiger Meet-n-Greet for 6th graders and their parents on Monday, July 28. All 6th graders/new students and parents are welcome to drop by between 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Students will meet their homeroom teacher, tour the building, and receive information  to help make a smooth transition to middle school. Let’s make this year unforgettable. Let’s roar louder, stand taller, and chase excellence together. Welcome home. Welcome to Tiger Territory.

Drop-off/Pick-up Procedures 

• Parents and guardians should use the south gate entrance and drive around to the drop-off area at the north end of the building. For student safety, please avoid using the front of the school for drop-off.
• The building opens at 7:40 a.m. We ask that students arrive by 8:25 a.m.
• If your child arrives after 8:25 a.m., please park in a designated spot and accompany them to the front office where they can be signed in.
• We appreciate your help in picking up students by 3:45 p.m.

For everyone's safety, please drop off and pick up students at the designated areas rather than at the front of the school or faculty and staff parking lot. Your cooperation helps us keep pick-up and drop-off running smoothly for all families.

 

Route 102 AM - 1^st Stop at 7:10 AM 

3149 Hwy 378 -- Crowndale Dr & Wilton Dr – Crowndale Dr & Crowndale Dr -- Crowndale Dr & Wilton Dr – Oleander Dr & Teaberry Dr – 3683 Hwy 378 – Oleander Dr & Pyracantha Ct – 3795 Rhododendron St – Vinca St & Photinia St – 3170 Oleander Dr – Stamey Livestock Rd & Line St – 2630 Stirrup Ln – 2710 Antelope Dr – Charles Jackson St & Shawside Dr – Shawside Dr & 2^nd Dalzell St – 3155 Deer Track Cir – W Brewington Rd & Ambrose Dr – W Brewington Rd & October Cir – 2325 Four Bridges Rd – 2120 Four Bridges Rd – Old Camden Hwy & Moonlite Vill -- Canadian Geese Dr & Harborview Dr – Beach Forest Dr & Harborview Dr- 2009 Secretariat St  –Camden Hwy 521 & Churchill Dr -- 2219 Dartmouth Dr – Barnhart Dr. & Sawtooth Dr. – 2250 Beckwood Rd – Beckwood Rd & Hobbit Way – 2403 Beckwood Rd 

Route 102 PM Starts at 3:35 PM 

2403 Beckwood Rd – Beckwood Rd & Hobbit Way – 2250 Beckwood Rd – Camden Hwy 521 & Churchill Dr -- 2219 Dartmouth Dr –Barnhart Dr. & Sawtooth Dr. –  Beach Forest Dr & Harborview Dr – Harborview Dr & Canadian Geese Dr – 2009 Secretariat St -  Old Camden Hwy & Moonlite Vill -- 2120 Four Bridges Rd – 2325 Four Bridges Rd – W Brewington Rd & October Cir – W Brewington Rd & Ambrose Dr – 3155 Deer Track Cir – Shawside Dr & Dalzell St – Shawside Dr & Charles Jackson St – 2720 Antelope Dr – 2630 Stirrup Ln – Stamey Livestock Rd & Line St – 3149 Hwy 378 – Crowndale Dr & Wilton Dr – Crowndale Dr & Crowndale Dr – Crowndale Dr & Wilton Dr – Oleander Dr & Teaberry Dr – 3683 Hwy 378 – 3170 Oleander Dr – Pyracantha Ct & Oleander Dr – 3795 Rhododendron St – Vinca St & Photinia St 

Route 105 AM - 1^st Stop at 7:05 AM

Ardis Pond Rd & Mingoknox Dr – Ardis Pond Rd & Reginald Ct – Queen Chapel Rd & Violet Ln – 4490 Cotton Acres Rd – 4716 Cotton Acres Rd – 4848 Cotton Acres Rd – 4935 Cotton Acres Rd – DuBose Siding Rd & Raymond Jenkins Rd – DuBose Siding Rd & Colclough Plantation Rd – DuBose Siding Rd & Ammon Rd – Arlington Rd & Nicole Ln – 3195 Homestead Rd – 3115 Homestead Rd – 3045 Homestead Rd – 57 W Brewington Rd – 3830 Queen Chapel Rd – Cannery Rd & Stover Ln – Cannery Rd & Gallishaw Rd – Cannery Rd & Tabletop Ln – 4840 Cannery Rd – 5140 Cannery Rd – 5209 Cannery Rd – 5375 Cannery Rd – Hwy 441 & Layneward Ct – Dawson Rd & Ollie Ln – 4375 Black River Rd 

Route 105 PM Starts at 3:35 PM 

Ardis Pond Rd & Reginald Ct – Ardis Pond Rd & Mingkonox Dr – 4375 black River Rd – Dawson Rd & Ollie Ln – Hwy 441 & Layneward Ct – 5375 Cannery Rd – 5209 Cannery Rd – 5140 Cannery Rd – 4840 Cannery Rd – Cannery Rd & Tabletop Ln – Cannery Rd & Gallishaw Dr – Cannery Rd & Stover Ln – 3830 Queen Chapel Rd – 3195 Homestead Rd – 3115 Homestead Rd – 3045 Homestead Rd – 57 W Brewington Rd – Arlington Rd & Nicole Ln – DuBose Siding Rd & Ammon Ln – DuBose Siding Rd & Colclough Plantation Rd – DuBose Siding Rd & Raymond Jenkins Rd – 4935 Cotton Acres Rd – 4848 Cotton Acres Rd – 4716 Cotton Acres Rd – 4490 Cotton Acres Rd –Queen Chapel Rd & Violet Ln 

Route 106 AM - 1^st Stop at 7:10 AM 

3120 Thomas Sumter Hwy 521 – 2549 Thomas Sumter Hwy 521 – Nicholson Dr & Danville Ln – Nicholson Dr & Drake St – 2880 W Brewington Rd – Charles Jackson St & Lemacks St – 3775 Delaware Dr – 3605 Delaware Dr – 3525 Delaware Dr – 3320 Delaware Dr – 3200 Starview Dr (Frierson MHP) – Annie St & Bush St – Bush Ln & Bush Ct – Annie St & Annie Ct – Annie St & McLaughlin Rd – Old Camden Hwy & Sulen Rd – Lee Altman St & Ridge St – Kim St & Trent St – Queen Chapel Rd & Beard St – Old Camden Hwy & Georgia St – Ebenezer Rd & Imperial Way – Maidenhair ln & Kaempfer Cir - Temple Rd & Silverfruit St – Maidenhair Ln & Fossil Ln – 2670 Genoa Dr – 2680 Trufield Dr 

Route 106 PM Starts at 3:35 PM 

2670 Genoa Dr – 2680 Trufield Dr – Maidenhair Ln & Fossil Ln – Temple & Silverfruit St – Maidenhair ln & Kaempfer Cir - Ebenezer Rd & Imperial Way – Old Camden Hwy & Georgia St – Queen Chapel Rd & Beard St – Kim St & Trent St – Lee Altman Dr & Ridge St – Old Camden Hwy & Sulen Rd – Annie St & McLaughlin Rd – Annie St & Annie Ct – Bush Ln & Bush Ct – Bush Ln & Annie St – 3200 Starview Dr – 3320 Delaware Dr – 3525 Delaware Dr – 3605 Delaware Dr – 3775 Delaware Dr – Charles Jackson St & Lemacks St – 3120 Thomas Sumter Hwy 521 – 2549 Thomas Sumter Hwy – Nicholson Dr & Danville Ln – Nicholson Dr & Drake St – 2880 W Brewington Rd 

Route 108(WC) AM - 1^st Stop at 8:00 AM 

Mason Rd & Somerset Dr (Windsor City) – Mason Rd & Stern Dr 

Route 108(WC) PM Starts at 3:35 PM 

Mason Rd & Stern Dr – Mason Rd & Somerset Dr. (Windsor City)

Route 108(HC) AM- 1^st Stop at 7:45 AM 

Old Field Rd & Payne Dr. – Old Field Dr. & Mossberg Dr. – 2665 Old Field Rd at The Green Shelter

Route 108(HC) PM Starts at 3:35 PM 

Old Field Rd & Payne Dr. – Old Field Dr. & Mossberg Dr. – 2665 Old Field Rd at The Green Shelter

Route 137 AM - 1^st Stop at 6:20 AM 

6035 Camden Hwy – 3300 Spencer Rd – 5130 Borden Rd – 4825 Borden Rd – 4897 Dais Rd -- Borden Rd & Dais Rd – Dais Rd & Dinkins Mill Rd – Dais Rd & Stagecoach Rd – Dais Rd & Mattie McDaniel Rd – Mayrant Rd & Catawba Rd – Betty Jean Rd & Dais Rd – 6755 Camden 

Hwy ( Hwy 521) – 4300 Spencer Rd – 4785 Scotts Branch Rd – 6070 Dinkins Mill Rd – Dennis Rd & Cortez Circle – 5145 Dennis Rd – 5780 TB Wright Rd – 6225 Frye Rd – 6355 New Hope Church Rd – 6335 Saxon Rd -- 8330 Camden Hwy 521– 9015 Camden Hwy 521 -- 7190 Saxon Rd – 7325 Saxon Rd – 6445 Springhill Rd – Pisgah Rd & Hiram Jenkins Rd – 5570 Halley Rd 

-- 5445 Halley Rd – Pisgah Mail Rd & & St Johns Rd – 8241 Black River Rd -- Black River Rd & Timber Sand Rd – 5250 Ross Farm Rd -- 7270 Harvest Rd – 6890 Sug Circle – Harvest Rd & Daniel Taylor Ln/Rhodes Dr – 5705 New Hope Church Rd -- New Hope Church Rd & Mayrant Rd - Louis Cir & Young Cir 

Route 137 PM Starts at 3:35 PM 

6035 Camden Hwy – 3300 Spencer Rd – 5130 Borden Rd – 4825 Borden Rd – 4897 Dais Rd -- Borden Rd & Dais Rd – Dais Rd & Dinkins Mill Rd – Dais Rd & Stagecoach Rd – Dais Rd & Mattie McDaniel Rd – Mayrant Rd & Catawba Rd – Betty Jean Rd & Dais Rd – 6755 Camden 

Hwy ( Hwy 521) – 4300 Spencer Rd – 4785 Scotts Branch Rd – 6070 Dinkins Mill Rd – Dennis Rd & Cortez Circle – 5145 Dennis Rd – 5780 TB Wright Rd – 6225 Frye Rd – 6355 New Hope Church Rd – 6335 Saxon Rd -- 8330 Camden Hwy 521– 9015 Camden Hwy 521 -- 7190 Saxon Rd – 7325 Saxon Rd – 6445 Springhill Rd – Pisgah Rd & Hiram Jenkins Rd – 5570 Halley Rd 

-- 5445 Halley Rd – Pisgah Mail Rd & & St Johns Rd – 8241 Black River Rd -- Black River Rd & Timber Sand Rd – 5250 Ross Farm Rd -- 7270 Harvest Rd – 6890 Sug Circle – Harvest Rd & Daniel Taylor Ln/Rhodes Dr – 5705 New Hope Church Rd -- New Hope Church Rd & Mayrant Rd -  Louis Cir & Young Cir.  

District Policy JICJ          Summary of Board Policy JICJ                 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCLEMENT WEATHER PROCEDURES

During periods of unsafe weather conditions when it may be questionable to hold school, the school district has several options including closing school, opening schools one hour late, or opening schools two hours late.

Decisions for any of these options will be announced to the public no later than 5:00 a.m. on the day in question on the following local radio and television stations: WIBZ 95.5 FM, WKHT 93.7 FM, WICI 94.7 FM, and WDXY 1240 AM. The television stations used are WIS TV 10, WOLO TV 25, WBTW 13, WACH 6, and WLTX TV 19. Information will also be announced on the Sumter School District website, Facebook page, and Twitter page.

Announcements are only made through the media if there is a delay or closing.

 

Student Acceptable Use Policy

Student Acceptable Use Agreement

 

 

Code of conduct

Cyber bullying 

targeting, Harassment, intimidation, or bullying 6-12

Stop bullying website

Bullying Prevention Program

HIB report form

Sexual Harassment

Report Bullying & Safety Concerns

Bus Expectations