Meet Mr. Styers

My name is Terry Styers and I am happy to be serving as the principal for both Strodes Mills Elementary School and Strodes Mills Middle School. I am a member of the community and reside at 29 White Pine Lane, McVeytown.  I have admired the beauty of Ferguson Valley since first coming to the area sixteen years ago and am happy to make my home here. My rural roots run deep from my youth spent in Penns Valley. I spent fifteen years in the rural communities of South Carolina where I taught and coached football; girls and boys track; and even a little basketball. I guess one might say that I am a country boy at heart.

I feel fortunate to be part of a school community that has established a rapport of mutual respect among school personnel, students, parents, and supportive citizens. I will lead the schools in embracing the traditions of the past while envisioning the promise for tomorrow. I believe that school should be a place filled with rigorous learning, discipline, and fun! It will be a place where your child will feel safe physically and emotionally, where both rights and responsibilities will be advocated.

A goal for the Strodes Mills Schools is to be a place where students discover the possibilities for their lives, as they become lifelong learners seeking success. I hold high expectations for myself and for all personnel and students associated with the Strodes Mills Schools.  Many times the problems of the world beat their way to the classroom door.  Whatever the day brings to greet us at school, we must be competent, culturally aware, compassionate, and confident enough to meet and overcome the challenge.  For as professional educators, we are leaders who are role models for each child who enters the school doors.

My office door is open for students, teachers, and parents.  Clear and effective communication of both praise and problems will lead to solutions and appreciation for one another.