Read the blog post with the dance completion results from the April 28th 2012 Dancing with the Stars Fort Mill Fundraiser for Middle School Sports. DANCING WITH THE STARS FORT MILL 2012 GRAND CHAMPIONS

See photos of the 2012 event at DWTSFM 2012 Photos

Thank You  DWTSFM 2012 Sponsors and Partners. See a list at DWTSFM Sponsors

The Fort Mill School District Athletic Board (FMSDAB)  is proud to present Dancing with the Stars Fort Mill. The dance competition and fundraising event is Saturday April 28th at 6PM at the Tega Cay Glennon Center.

Local celebrity dancers along with their professional dance Instructors will performing a dance competition. Proceeds from each dancer donation votes, event sponsors, and ticket sales will benefit the Fort Mill Middle School Sports Programs.

The main website for the Dancing with the Stars Fort Mill Fundraising Event is http://www.fortmillathletics.org/dancingwiththestars/

Dancer and Partner/Instructor information and online dancer voting is at  Dancer online voting,

Buy the event tickets online at tickets sales.

WBTV Anchor Maureen O’Boyle

WBTV Sports Anchor Delano Little

Professional Dancer Gina Hough

Come see our judges Saturday at 6pm as they judge 6 local celebrity dancers and their professional dance partners. See the Judge’s Bios at www.fortmillathletics.org/dancingwiththestars/dancing-wts-news/dwts-fort-mill-announces-the-2012-celebrity-judges/

What Celebrity Dancer is in this Picture? 

The Dancing with the Stars – Fort Mill Fundraiser is this Saturday 4/28 at 6pm at the Tega Cay Glennon Center. Although Dinner General admission tickets are sold out, A limited amount of SHOW ONLY tickets are now on sale for $50 each.  Hurry to see the dance competition and our 6 star dancers perform. Your ticket proceeds will help raise needed funds to keep middle school sports in our Fort Mill school system schools next year.

But tickets online at =>http://www.fortmillathletics.org/dancingwiththestars/tickets/

Ticket Sales For Dancing with the Stars Fort Mill Ends Friday April 20th.  Buy tickets online now for the DWTS Fort Mill Gala April 28th at 6PM at the Tega Cay Glennon Center.

Tickets for the event, including dinner, dessert, cocktails and after-the-show celebration, are $100 general admission. Tables will be set for 10 people, so get a group together for a fun evening out! All proceeds benefit the Middle School Sports Programs.

To order tickets online go to DWTS Fort Mill Tickets

Dancing with the stars Fort Mill is a Middle School Sports Fundraiser at the Tega Cay Glennon Center April 28th 2012 at 6PM. It is a A semi formal gala event you won’t want to miss. Tickets for the event, including dinner, dessert, cocktails and after-the-show celebration, are $100 general admission. Tables will be set for 10 people, so get a group together for a fun evening out!

Watch local celebraties dance with their professional dance instructors and raise money for the middle school sports program. You can help support Middle School Sports by online voting including a donation for your favorite star dancer prior to the event and purchasing event tickets.

Click here to buy tickets online http://www.fortmillathletics.org/dancingwiththestars/tickets/

NATION FORD MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL CAMP FOR RISING 6th,7th, AND 8th GRADERS

o June 13,14,15 – 9 am to 12 noon

o Location: Nation Ford High School

o Cost : $80 early registration – $85 after June 6

o Register @ Leroy Springs Complex

CAMP MISSION:

The camp is a non contact camp that will stress fundamentals and proper techniques. Our primary objective will focus on quality instruction for each and every player in a fun and structured environment. We will teach skills to make better football players. We will stimulate a general interest in the game of football and promote the concept of teamwork. This will include emphasis on a good work ethic, motivation, self-discipline, and self-confidence.

All campers will participate in offensive, defensive, and specialty team drills implemented and directed by Falcon’s Head Coach Michael Allen. The Falcon football staff and players will assist with running the camp. All campers will receive a t-shirt. Proper attire will consist of shorts, t-shirt, and grass cleats. Water will be provided for all campers. Please bring tennis shoes in the event of rain. Make sure to apply sunscreen prior to coming.

Flyer Download =>NATION FORD YOUTH middle camp

On Tuesday February 28th, FMSDAB Chairperson Lisa McCarley was interviewed by radio talkshow host Patti Mercer. Patti’s new WRHI Radio talkshow is called Close up Fort Mill Tega Cay. Tuesday’s radio show featured the middle school sports program and the Booster club’s activities to help fund the middle school sports program.

Listen to a podcast of the radio show view the link below

http://www.wrhi.com/2012/02/28/close-up-022812-lisa-mccarley/

I could certainly use your assistance spreading the news about a few significant nights coming up in Fort Mill.

First, please mark your calendar for April 28th for a fun adult evening of Dancing with the Stars – Fort Mill. I’ve attached information about the night, but if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me. I anticipate that this event will sell out an make a significant contribution towards our fundraising requirements, so get your tickets early.

As many of you know, I’ve been involved with keeping our middle school sports program alive in Fort Mill. It has been a lot of work, but and we’ll be talking about it and our school’s budget cuts on a new radio broadcast segment focusing on the Fort Mill community on WRHI 94.3 FM, this coming Tuesday, February 28th at 11:30 am.
You can also stream this from their website at www.wrhi.com.

Finally, we are going to have a couple of informational meetings regarding our middle school sports on March 20th at Banks Trail Middle and March 21st at Springfield Middle, 6:00 pm at both locations. We’ll be talking about the future of our middle school sports program and the requirements so that middle school sports aren’t eliminated. These meetings are open to public, however are especially targeted for those parents with students currently in 5th, 6th and 7th grade since they are closely effected by sports program.

Please forward this message and the attachments to others in the community. It’s all about the children in our community and keeping Fort Mill the Best Town in SC!

Thanks!

We’d like to invite you to come and meet our Celebrity Stars and the cast of this gala event on Thursday, Feb. 16th 7:30pm at the Towne Tavern on Highway 160 W. in Fort Mill. Our celebrities will be available to answer any questions you may have and conduct interviews.

Don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Lisa McCarley

Dancing with the Stars – Fort Mill

(803) 487-0644

www.fortmillathletics.org/dancingwiththestars/

PRESS RELEASE

Contact:           Lisa McCarley

Fort Mill School District Athletic Board Chairman

fortmillathletics@gmail.com or (803) 487-0644

Fort Mill, SC – February 10, 2012

Have you ever watched Dancing with the Stars and wondered how much preparation it takes to learn to a professionally choreographed dance routine and perform it in front of hundreds of people?

Six local York County celebrities have signed up to face that challenge. Dancing with the Stars – Fort Mill has paired up six celebrities with eight dancing professionals to raise money for a very worthy cause – middle school athletes in Fort Mill. The event will be held at the Tega Cay Golf Club – Glennon Center on Saturday, April 28^th, doors opening at 6:00 pm.

Budget cuts have impacted our local school districts in many ways. For the Fort Mill School District, one of the most controversial cuts was to eliminate all middle school sports, over 50 teams.  While many people in the community didn’t agree with the decision, the school board did allow for a pilot program which gave the athletic booster clubs the opportunity to provide the funds to operate the sports program.

Today, over 1000 athletes participate in middle school sports in Fort Mill, but not without hard work from many parents and community members who raise $50,000 each year to keep the programs alive. “Our booster organizations have sponsored our share of donut sales, golf tournaments and school dances, but we’ve been looking for something a little different that the residents of Fort Mill and surrounding towns can participate in,” commented Jill Marr, School District Athletic Board Fundraising Chairman.

Dancers will compete in fundraising (sponsorships and ticket sales), two dance routines and crowd appeal. The goal – the mirror ball champion trophy and much needed funds to help our student athletes in Fort Mill.

Attention Media:

Dancing with the Stars – Fort Mill would like to run 10 stories about this event. The planned schedule for the stories:

Please contact Lisa McCarley, (803) 487-0644 or lemccarley@gmail.com, if you would like to include these stories in your publication or TV programming.

Download Press Release =>Dancing with the Stars – Fort Mill PRESS RELEASE

Ready for download is our first middle school sports newsletter. Because of drastic budget cuts, middle school athletics in Fort Mill are self-funded. This means that it is up to our boosters to raise the necessary funds to support the programs. The purpose of this newsletter is to keep the Fort Mill community informed about the progress of the middle school athletic programs.

Our first payment for this year was made in August to the school district. The next payment, approximately $20,000, is due early January. Our yearly fundraising goal is $50,000 and this is just to maintain our programs!!!

We need you to make each fundraising event a success. Do your part – get involved. Our students and our boosters desperately need your assistance, no matter how big or small, each of us can make a difference!

Lisa McCarley—FMSD Athletic Board Chairman

Download Newsletter => FMSDAB_Fall_Newsletter_2011

Did you know…

 Over 1000 athletes participate in middle school sports in Fort Mill each year.

 Students that participate in athletic programs have better academic scores.

 Fort Mill currently has over 50 middle school teams.

 Without support from the community, parents and corporate sponsors, middle school sports may be cut from the school district.

 The 2011-2012 middle school athletic budget is over $175,000!!!

 Sports at the middle school level are a great building block for successful high school athletics and higher college scholarships.

 Piedmont Medical Center donated $3000 to our sports program. THANK YOU!!

Thank you to all of those that have volunteered and supported our middle school athletic programs. Without your countless hours, our student-athletes wouldn’t have the opportunity to participate and learn many of life’s lessons.

How can you help our Middle School Student Athletes?

 Get a Comporium Wireless Phone Contract—They have AT&T products, including the iPhone and iPad!

 Become involved with your school’s booster club

 Link your Harris Teeter VIC card to your school’s booster club

 Sit in the Spirit Booth at Beef O’Brady’s (Oct. 10th—Oct 16th)

 VOLUNTEER! Get involved at your school. Most events only require an hour or two of your time!

 There is now an Upper and Lower middle school athletic conference in York County. All Fort Mill teams are in the Upper with Clover teams.

As you all may know, we lost a very special member of our community on Sept. 13th, Clifton Carter (a 15 year old student at Fort Mill HS). Clifton was an avid soccer player and participated in the middle school athletic program playing football, basketball and soccer while at FMMS. The funeral is scheduled to take place on Friday. It just does not feel right having a tournament on a day that most of the community will be in mourning.

We have made the decision to reschedule the middle school athletic golf tournament for Friday, October 21st, 10:00 shotgun start at Regent Park. Refunds are available to the sponsors and registered golfers if they request one. Otherwise, we will proceed with planning for the new date and assume that the sponsorships and golfers will move to the new date.

Thank you for understanding our decision in regards to this difficult situation.

VOLLEYBALL – changed all games originally scheduled between Oakridge and our 4 schools for Monday nights to the next day – Tuesday:

• From Mon, Sept 12 to Tues, Sept 13 – OAKRIDGE @ BANKS TRAIL
• From Mon, Sept 19 to Tues, Sept 20 – GOLD HILL @ OAKRIDGE
• From Mon, Sept 26to Tues, Sept 27 – OAKRIDGE @ FORT MILL
• From Mon, Oct 3 to Tues, Oct 4 – OAKRIDGE @ SPRINGFIELD

See schedule at Volleyball

FOOTBALL – Changes made to doubleheaders for our games against each other for the 3 teams that field both 7th & 8th grade teams. (5PM start for 7th grade – with 8th to follow immediately after):

7th Grade Football

• 9/7 Springfield is at Castle Heights.
• Wed, Sept 28th FORT MILL @ SPRINGFIELD – DH
• Wed, Oct 5th SPRINGFIELD @ GOLD HILL – DH

8th Grade Football – Wed, Oct 19th GOLD HILL @ FORT MILL – DH

See the schedules at  Football 7th & 8th grade

For $6 per box you can help out middle school athletics.

Donuts will be available in the car rider lines at the Fort Mill Middle Schools.

Cash or checks (made out to your school’s booster club). Take a couple boxes to the office!

Buy Donuts this Friday and Help Support Fort Mill Middle School Athletics including Banks Trail, Gold Hill, Springfield, and Fort Mill Middle Schools!

We are excited to announce the details for the Annual FM Middle Schools Golf Tournament for the 2011-2012 school year. It is Friday, Sept. 16th  October 21st (see post about rescheduling) with a 10:00 shotgun, Captain’s Choice format at Regent Park Golf Club. Last year’s tournament was a full field and we are anticipating the same for this year, so register early. Several improvements have been implemented to decrease the playtime and increase the amount of fun. And don’t forget, proceeds help ALL middle school athletics in Fort Mill and the District Cup is looking for a new home!

Please help us to spread the word and register teams, get sponsorships and place volunteers to make this even a success. Attached are the forms needed for the team registrations and the sponsorship opportunities. In addition, Regent Park has extended coupons for people to use anytime between now and the tournament. A percentage of each coupon will be given to our tournament as a credit, so even if you can’t play in the tournament, you can still help out by using the coupons or sponsoring a hole.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Mark Pinckney at (843) 729-4708, mpinckney@horizonlines.com or Lisa McCarley at (803) 487-0644, lemccarley@gmail.com.

We appreciate all of the support to save our middle school sports programs and for REFUSING TO LOSE OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS!

FMSDAB Regent Park Discounts Coupons

2011 Golf Sponsorships

2011 Golf Registration

FMSDAB Sponsor Letter 070111

Lisa McCarley

http://www.fortmillathletics.org/game-schedules/football/

http://www.fortmillathletics.org/game-schedules/volleyball/

Comporium presented a $5,000 check to the Fort Mill Middle School Athletic Boosters at Monday’s School board meeting last week.

In addition, Comporium will be implementing a donation program for wireless customers. This program is scheduled to start in August and will donate $100 for new wireless contracts and $50 for each additional user on a wireless account. More details to follow.

Thank You Comporium Communications

Lisa McCarley