Deets with the Deans January Issue

DEANS DR. LAVALLEE & MS. SCARBOROUGH

Hello, Marlin Community!

What an exciting start to the year! From the introduction to Morning Marlin Meetings, the opening of our Spirit Store, and welcoming our new Dean of Students, Dr. Tara Lavallee, this month has been packed with new beginnings. This month’s issue features our awesome classroom activities, our “snowpocalypse,” 100th day of school, and girls and boys basketball games.

Thank you all for making this start to the year one to remember.

Dr. Lavallee & Ms. Scarborough

JANUARY 2025 ISSUE

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Classroom Activities 3. School Events 4. School Events 5. Dean Students of the Month 6. Club Feature & Teacher Spotlights 7. Sports Snapshots 8. Upcoming Events & Birthdays

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Lower School Before the real snow hit P.I., the Kindergarten class had a frosty time making their own snowflakes!

Lower School After meeting weekly all through the fall, our 4th and 5th graders participated in the SCISA Battle of the Books this month. They won their Zoom room with 39 points and finished 6th overall in the competition!

Congratulations!

Lower School 101 days of learning and growing in 1st Grade!

Students dressed up as puppies from the 101 Dalmatians film.

Upper School AP Environment Science students are studying key legislation to minimize ecological damage, promote sustainability, and support a growing population.

These posters demonstrate their research on these intriguing topics.

Upper School

AP Physics 2 spent multiple days mapping electric fields using magnetic ink, a battery, a voltmeter, pencils, and paper. Our students worked with understanding electric charges, electrical fields, and equipotential fields.

SCHOOL EVENTS Marlin Morning Meetings

This month, the school administration launched a new initiative to build meaningful connections amongst the student body: Marlin Morning Meetings!

For 10 minutes each morning, the Middle and Upper School comes together to hear daily announcements and important messages and recite the pledge, prayer, and honor code.

Snow Days

A once-in-a-decade snowstorm hit Pawleys Island this month.

With around 5 inches of snow, the town and campus turned into a Winter Wonderland.

SCHOOL EVENTS Chapel Assembly We were excited to welcome Mr. Darrell Johnson to our chapel on 1/31 as our speaker. Mr. Johnson is a retired business owner, nonprofit founder, and ordained minister. He has spent much of his life working in the medical field where he aids in the recovery and care of patients with injuries and disabilities. He delivered a message on the importance of our hearts being aligned with God through a metaphor of hunting with shells.

After our speaker, Mr. Starlight and our Lowcountry Praise Band led the study body in a time of worship.

Thank you to our Chapel Leadership interns, Ryan Corcoran and Oliva Ostrander, and Mrs. Blomdahl for coordinating our chapels.

New Pre-K Classroom

Mrs. Heather Javoroski has a Communication and Early Childhood degree with a Secondary Certification in K-6 Elementary Education, along with a certification in Special Needs.

Heather has worked at a local preschool for the last 15 years as the Lead K-4 Teacher. Prior to that, she worked in the public-school setting in Upper Elementary. Mrs. Tonya McLeod and Heather have been a preschool “duo” for 8 years and worked together at several MMO programs. They love working with little ones and are excited for a wonderful year at Lowcountry Prep.

This month, we welcomed our Pre-K teachers, Mrs.Heather Javoroski and Mrs. Tonya McLeod, to campus to host our Pre-K interviews and Open House. This incredible due worked tirelessly to get the Pre-K room ready for these events. We can’t wait for August to come and welcome the newest Marlins to Lowcountry.

DEAN STUDENTS OF THE MOTNTH LOWER SCHOOL Jameson Bradley “Jameson has really stepped up in being a great student in Spanish class. He is so engaged! Jameson is ready to learn and gets on task quickly. He finishes his work effortlessly and stays focused. Jameson also helps his classmates and is always willing to assist me when I ask for assistance, whether it be erasing the board, handing out papers, locking the door, etc., he is ‘on it.’ Jameson’s attitude and focus has made him a pleasure to have in class and a model student. I are so proud of him!”

-Mrs. Beard

MIDDLE SCHOOL This week 7th graders, Reagan Cox-Floyd, Brenna Ballard, Isa Corcoran, Witt Lovell, and Sophie Rose, did an amazing job giving tours to prospective PK-12th grade families during our annual open house.

UPPER SCHOOL

Lawson Angner and Sophie Elliott “Lawson and Sophie have been a tremendous help to our Yearbook Staff when it comes to attending school events and photographing our students. At the drop of hat, they are there to capture amazing memories that live on in our book. The yearbook would not be possible without our amazing photographers and this year they have put in so much hard work. Thank you, Lawson and Sophie. Our staff and school loves you so much!”

-Ms. Scarborough

CLUB FEATURE THEATER CLUB

To be or not to be? That is the question with Lowcountry’s Theater Club. These intrepid thespians have been hard at work practicing their acting and improv every week. Currently, the club is beginning their production of the play “Cow Patty.” We hope they break a leg!

TEACHER SPOTLIGHTS LOWER, MIDDLE, & UPPER SCHOOL Mr. Keith West Mr. West was born and raised in Delaware. He went to college in Virginia. He worked on Capitol Hill for 2 years before getting into telecommunication sales. He was in outside sales for 16 years before becoming a teacher. He has been a teacher for 24 years.He taught 4th grade at Cannon School in Concord NC for 12 years and then taught World History and AP Gov in Cannon’s Upper School for 8 more years. He has coached varsity baseball, middle school basketball, cross country.

He has been married for 30 years to his wife, Heidi, and he has one daughter, Darby, who lives in Manhattan. He also has three dogs —Domer (yellow lab), Ovi (black lab) and Ham (French bulldog).

He live in Pawleys Island.

Lastly, Mr. West is a huge sports fan —baseball, basketball, football, ice hockey, NASCAR. He loves the Baltimore Orioles and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Dr. Tara Lavallee

Dr. Lavallee is excited to be in her fifth year serving and teaching the students at LPS. For Dr. Lavallee, the best part of her job is getting to know and spending time with our LPS parents and students.

As our Dean of Students and Director of College Guidance, Dr. Lavallee can often be seen meeting with our seniors as they prepare to go off into the next exciting adventure in college. Dr. Lavallee currently teaches earth science, dual enrollment American Government, dual enrollment state and local government and European History. Dr. Lavallee is the mother of two sons, Sean and Tom.

SPORTS SNAPSHOTS JV BOYS BASKETBALL

The Marlin JV team has been on a roll! They demonstrated their dedication this past game and illustrated how their teamwork and skills have improved over the season. Having already won three games, we wish them way more than luck with the rest of their season.

VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL

The Lady Marlins team is doing great! The girls have been working consistantly every day after school and their detication has paid off. We continue to give them our amazing support and wish them luck as they finish up their season.

UPCOMING EVENTS AND BIRTHDAYS FEBRUARY EVENTS February 10-14 Homecoming Spirit Week February 13 Homecoming Pep Rally Homecoming Basketball Game February 14 LS Valentine’s Day Dance February 17-18 NO SCHOOL - Presidents Day February 22 Science Bowl Homecoming Dance February 24 Science Fair February 28 Chapel Assembly

MORE COMING SOON Stay Tuned

January 2: Brenna Ballard January 3: Ollie Holderied January 4: Shane Sullivan January 6: Milania Singh January 11: Virginia Dawson January 12: Olivia Ostrander January 13: Middleton Bell January 15: Lawson Angner January 15: Ms. Alyson Fisher January 20: Symphony Butler Janury 20: Izabella Delventhal January 21: Ms. Becky Schroeder January 22: Lilly Anguelova January 22: Mr. Hoppy Smith January 27: Chloe Burlow January 28: Kate Beverly