Sartartia Middle School, located in New Territory, is beginning its tenth year.. Sartartia was the name of the eldest daughter of L.A. Ellis who, along with E.H. Cunningham, owned thousands of acres in this area. The two men partnered in 1875 to create a large scale sugar cane operation which became one of the most successful in the state of Texas. After nine years of partnership, the pair split with Ellis retaining 5300 acres and Cunningham retaining 12,500 acres including the sugar mill. Ellis named his plantation "Sartartia" after his daughter, known for her beauty. About 2000 acres of the original Sartartia Plantation existed where New Territory now does. In the 1920's Benjamin Clayton purchased the piece of property for a dairy plantation and kept the unusual name.

Sartartia is pronounced Sa-tar-sha.
Enrollment: 6th-8th grades is about 1256 students
Founded: 2001
School Colors: Black and Gold
Mascot: Jaguar
Principal: Ginger Carrabine
Associate Principal: Stephanie McElroy
Assistant Principal: Carl Peters

At Sartartia our mission is: Exemplary Education Everyday, E^{3 .}

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From 8:10am - 8:40am
 
Monday – ELA
 
Tuesday – Science
 
Thursday – Math
 
Friday – Social Studies

The principal for Sartartia Middle School is Mrs. Ginger Carrabine.
Mrs. Carrabine was born in Beaumont, Texas. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Lamar University and later obtained her Master of Education Degree from the University of Houston.
She began her career in Education in 1991 at Dulles Elementary in Fort Bend ISD. While at Dulles, Mrs. Carrabine served in many roles. She was a classroom teacher for twelve years, an assistant principal for three years and the principal for three years. In 2009, Mrs. Carrabine became the principal at Walker Station Elementary in FBISD. Working at the Number One elementary school in the Greater Houston Area was an awesome experience and privilege! In October, 2011, she was named the principal of Sartartia Middle School. The transition was very smooth because Walker Station Elementary was a feeder school for Sartartia and Mrs. Carrabine already knew many students and parents. She was very happy to have the opportunity to remain in the New Territory and Telfair community because she knows that the family support for the students is tremendous!
Mrs. Carrabine is married to Mike Carrabine. They have three wonderful children and are very active in the community. Her oldest, Andy, is a student at Texas Tech University. Her middle child, Zach, is a senior at Dulles High School and her youngest, Kathryn, is in the 8th grade at Dulles Middle School. She spends as much time as she can supporting her children in their schools and extracurricular activities, therefore; when not at Sartartia, you will most likely find her in a gym or on a field as she is cheering on her family who are all involved in competitive athletic activities.
Mrs. Carrabine is thrilled to be a part of the Sartartia learning community! She credits the success at Sartartia to the dedicated staff, the motivated students and the supportive parents. To achieve excellence in education, it takes a partnership. She welcomes parents to be active partners in their child’s education. You will see Mrs. Carrabine interacting with students and the parent community as she believes that building relationships with the school community is paramount for success. Mrs. Carrabine has embraced the middle school environment and is cheering on the Jaguars as they excel in the classroom as well as the many extra -curricular activities that are offered at one of the most outstanding middle schools!
Exemplary Education Everyday- E3 is the Sartartia Jaguar Way!
 

Stephanie McElroy is the principal responsible for the 6th grade students and 7th grade students with last names beginning A-K.
Mrs.McElroy was raised in Magnolia, Texas and graduated from Magnolia High School in 1992 where she participated in the High School Band, National Honor Society, FFA, Drama Club, and was a student trainer for the baseball team. She attended Sam Houston State University and was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority, and was a member of the Kappa Delta Pi and Order of Omega Honor Societies. She graduated in 1998 with her Bachelor’s Degree in Education.
 
Upon graduating from SHSU, Mrs. McElroy started her teaching career in Katy ISD, where she spent the next 8 years. She taught grades 5-8 in a variety of different settings, including Dyslexia Intervention, Reading Improvement, and finally 8th Grade English Language Arts. It was in her first year of teaching that she met her husband, Scott McElroy. Mr. McElroy is also an educator. He is currently teaching 6th Grade Social Studies and is a high school volleyball and softball coach.
 
In 2006, Mrs. McElroy received her Master’s Degree in Educational Management from the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Her first administrative position was at Sealy High School, where she served as an Assistant Principal. In 2007, she was offered a Principal position at Selman Intermediate School in Sealy where she stayed until 2009.
 
Mrs. McElroy currently lives in Sealy, TX with her husband of 10 years, and their three dogs. She enjoys country living, along with deep sea fishing, reading, cooking, gardening, and decorating her home.
 
Mrs. McElroy’s future plans are to start a family and to obtain her Doctorate Degree in Curriculum and Instruction.
 
She is thrilled to be at Sartartia Middle School. “Sartartia is such a unique place. It is a wonderful example of what can happen for students when parents, faculty, and community work together for the good of students. I am thrilled to be a part of this wonderful faculty.”

Carl Peters is the principal responsible for the 8th grade students and the 7th grade students with last names beginning L-Z.
Mr. Peters was born in Sandusky, Ohio. He graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.

He first taught in New Carlisle, Ohio, for one year. Moving to Houston in 1984 and taught at Jackson Middle School in HISD for 5 years.

Mr. Peters eventually moved to west Houston and taught at Alief-Elsik HS for two years. He began teaching in FBISD at Hodges Bend Middle School where he taught seventh grade life science. In 1991, he received his Masters in Science Education from the University of Houston. He served as Science Department Chairperson and then Instructional Specialist for HBMS; he went back to school again and finished his Principalship Certification in 2001. In 2002, he became an Assistant Principal at HBMS.

In 2007, Mr. Peters was asked to help open David Crockett Middle School as the eighth grade Assistant Principal and became the sixth grade Assistant Principal in 2008.

Mr. Peters became the Assistant Principal of Sartartia Middle School the fall of 2009.

On a personal note, his wife Arlene is an insurance agent and he is the proud father of five daughters ranging in age from 17 to 26. He is an avid model train buff and enjoys constructing buildings in N-scale. Mr. Peters serves on the Kingsbridge MUD board and the St. Martin's Lutheran Church council.

He is very excited to be at Sartartia Middle School and is looking forward to working with the faculty and staff to maintain Sartartia’s reputation as the best middle school in FBISD.