Dear Future Knighthawks,

It is with great excitement and anticipation that Pleasant Knoll Middle School will open as the newest school in the Fort Mill School District! If you ride by the school, you can see a visible difference each day. It is so exciting to build something from the ground up.

While the building is important, so are the relationships that we will make with each other in the coming months. I am excited to get to know our students, staff, parents, and community members. Please contact us with any questions, concerns, or ideas. We will be having several events in the spring and summer to help build the excitement for the grand opening in August.

We want Pleasant Knoll Middle School to be a place where relationships, academic rigor, and safety are of the utmost importance. We will work hard to provide our students with the necessary skills to make a smooth transition from elementary school and on to high school. We will embrace the changes throughout the middle school years and help our students grow and learn in an ever changing world.

Together in Education,

Grey M. Young, Principal

Parent volunteers are vital to the success of our school culture. Please see the form below to support PKMS! There will be many opportunities for parents such as PTO, Athletic Booster Club, and the School Improvement Council.

Mr. Young will be visiting SFMS, BTMS, and GHMS the week after Spring Break to introduce himself to all rising 7th and 8th Grade students attending Pleasant Knoll next year. He will be meeting with SFMS students on April 18th, BTMS students on April 20th, and GHMS on April 21st. These meetings will take place during the school day. Parents will not attend as there is a separate parent meeting on May 1st.

Unfortunately, the building will not be available for our 6th graders to tour PKMS on May 12th. However, administration will meet with the 6th Graders going to PKMS next year at that time. We are still working out logistics for that meeting. We will definitely keep our Knighthawk Family updated.

Mr. Young began his teaching career in 2001 as a teacher at Fort Mill High School. After five years in the classroom, he assisted in the opening of Springfield Middle School and served as its assistant principal until assuming the principal role at Pleasant Knoll Elementary School in 2013. Mr. Young earned his B.S. in Elementary Education from Winthrop University, followed by an M.Ed. in Educational Administration from the University of South Carolina. Mr. Young assumed his new role as Pleasant Knoll Middle principal in January 2017 and is helping lead the efforts of opening the new middle school in August 2017. Mr. Young lives in Fort Mill with his wife, Tracy, and their two children.

Email: youngg@fortmillschools.org
Twitter: @greyyoung20

Mr. Murphy is currently principal of the Horry County Education Center (Alternative School) in Conway, SC. Prior to that time, he has held assistant principal positions at both the middle and high school levels, as well as a variety of physical education teaching and coaching positions. Mr. Murphy earned his Bachelors in Health, Exercise and Sports Science from The Citadel, a Bachelors in Physical Education from Coastal Carolina University, and earned his Master’s in Education Administration from Grand Canyon University. Mr. Murphy and his wife, Emily, along with their two daughters, will be relocating to the Fort Mill area sometime in the summer of 2017.

Email: murphym@fortmillschools.org

Email: youngg@fortmillschools.org
Website: pkms.fortmillschools.org/
Location: 2320 Pleasant Road, Fort Mill, SC, United States
Phone: 803-548-8057
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PKMSKnighthawks/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel
Twitter: @PK_Knighthawks