Long Middle School

Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year.  I am honored to be your child’s 6th grade teacher.  We have an exciting year ahead of us!   We will be studying and working on many new and exciting things this year.  We will do several types of graded activities each grading period in order to reach your child’s individual learning style.  We have very high expectations for your child and will do all that we can to ensure your child reaches those expectations.

Years: 18 

Quote: "Just keep swimming!"--Dory

Contact info: avevans@chesterfieldschools.org

Hello everyone! My name is Caroline Whitley. This will be my second year here at LMS and fourth year teaching! I am excited to meet everyone and have an amazing school year. Go Warriors!

"If you focus on what you left behind you will never see what lies ahead!"-Gusteau Ratatouille

cwhitley@chesterfieldschools.org

I have been teaching for 30 years.

"Love what you teach, but love who you teach more."

chorton@chesterfieldschools.org 

Matthew Peake is a native of Elgin, SC. He is a South Carolina Certified Teaching Professional with 16 years of experience in education. Matthew graduated from Lugoff-Elgin High School in 2002 and continued his education at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies and Psychology. Prior to teaching at Long Middle School, he was over high school Career and Technology Education at McLeod Health, served the Pee Dee region through South Carolina AHEC.  Matthew has been in the educational field since 2008.  In 2022. Matthew was honored to receive the South Carolina Transition Alliance's Transition-to-Work Program of the Year award and earned an Outstanding Employment Rate award from the Project SEARCH national program office.

In 2025, Matthew returned to the classroom and field teaching 7^th Grade Social Studies, coaching wrestling, and soccer.  Matthew has 3 sons and lives in Florence.

Matthew Peake

Long Middle School 

Social Studies

mpeake@chesterfieldschools.org

Welcome to South Carolina History and another wonderful school year. 

This is Lucky Year #7 for me and it is sure to be a good one. As a native Oregonian, I am still learning so much about this state's fascinating history. My hope is that by the time you leave my classroom, you will have found something fascinating about your state's history. Here's to a great year! 

Christina Gaston 

Rm. 307 

8^th Grade Social Studies 

CGaston@ChesterfieldSchools.org

  I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to a new school year. My name is Susan Sellers, and I will be teaching your child Social Studies. I have very high expectations of your child, you the parent, and of myself. I absolutely love teaching! When I come to school, I strive to give each student 110%. In return, I expect your child to give me 110%  as well. 

    I expect each student to come to school prepared to learn. They will need a marble top notebook, loose leaf notebook paper, pens and/or pencils daily. 

    If at any time you would like to schedule a conference, have a concern, or question, please feel free to call the school: 921 - 1010 and leave a message with Mrs. Laney. Another way to contact me is through e-mail. My school e-mail address is: ssellers@chesterfieldschools.org I will return your  call or answer your e-mail as soon as I can. 

    I am anticipating a wonderful year, and I hope you will work with me to make our time together successful, positive, and beneficial for your child.