EDUCATION
SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2013
Wilson Hall MUSIC FESTIVAL WINNERS NAMED
Students received a total of 17 medals at the S.C. Independent School Association Music Festival held at the University of South Carolina School of Music. Dr. Laura Ballard and Scott Warren, high school music teachers, accompanied the students to the festival which had more than 700 students from SCISA schools participating. The ninthgrade chorus and 10th through 12thgrade chorus both received a gold medal for a rating of Superior. Also receiving gold medals for individual performance were the following students: senior LeAnne Amick (vocal performance), freshman John Ballard (piano), sixthgrader Maggie Ballard (piano), eighth-grader Banks Burns (piano), senior Justin DuRant (organ), fifthgrader Sara Jekel (piano & harp), fourth-grader Justin Kang (piano), fifth-grader Annie Lin (piano), seventh-grader Chen Lin (piano), fifthgrader Ruthie Richardson (piano), and sixth-grader Katherine Grace Singleton (piano). Receiving silver medals for ratings of Excellent were senior Mary Kennon Arscott (violin) and junior Ken Ballard (vocal performance), and earning bronze medals for ratings of Good were freshman Wells Osteen (piano) and sophomore Laura-Clare Thevenet (vocal performance). — Sean Hoskins
Thomas Sumter Academy THIRD QUARTER HONOR ROLL ANNOUNCED
Students who made the A honor roll in Lower School for the third quarter of the school year are: First grade — Maiya Allred, Tyler Bryson, Aaron Fryar, Isabella Grudzinski, Mary Harper, Ian Harris, Gracie Perez, Henry Pitts, Cadin Ragan, Marina Sawyer, Aria Smith, Owen Stimets, Jacob Wilkerson and Logan Wilkes; second grade — Makayla Canino, Torrie Chapman, Ethan Gaines, Emily Holladay, Riley Hyder, Annie Kessinger, Kassandra Martin, Bryson Porter and Landyn Stevens; third grade — Jacob Crowe, Libby Gore, Sammy Kessinger, Hayden Lyons, Jax Maldonado, Ellie Nygren and Lucy Weimer; fourth grade — Gabriel Harris, Olivia Joyner and Ethan Lisenby; and fifth grade — Peyton Arrants, Ava Claus, Caleb Galloway, Gianna Maldonado, Joseph Mazurek and Madeline Ross. Receiving recognition for A/B honor roll are: first grade — Madison Barnhill, Savannah Byrd, Crickette Chmiel, Connor Claus, Olivia Diller, Caleb Hickman, Layla Joyner, Jack Kildron, Jacob Marshall, Sam Matthews and Asher Park; second grade — Noah Baugh, Michael Boswell, Ethan Brannon, Tanlynn Brunson, Mack Eades, Lauren Feeney, Isabella Geiser, Alex Goins, Nicholas Huntley, Lillian Lindler, Emily Porter, Chase Rembert, Evan Stevens and Tal Wilkes; third grade — Madeleine Britton, Stephanie Carges, Kort Claus, Landon DeLavan, Hailee-Rhodes Eargle, Porter Laney, Ansh Patel, Logan Scruggs and Cameron Turner; fourth grade — Clara Burnette, Caleb Burns, Chase Cato, Rachel Gandhi, Preston Houser, Camryn Hutto, Logan Long, Adrianna Martin, Lizzie Silvester and Jacqueline Taylor; and fifth grade — Jada Allred, Kayla Balmer, Mercedes Byrd, Graham Campbell, Cameron Dixon, Joshua Fugate, Autumn Gebler, Ava Guzman, Callen Harrelson, Chris Hepler, Ellie Hunter, Mackenzie Hyder, Blake Jayroe, Cassy Jones, Garrett Kildron, Asia King, Josh Sawyer, Hailey Trimnal and Carrington Turner. The following Upper School students were recognized for making the Headmaster’s Honor Roll (all As): Class of 2013 — Shane Bishop, Amanda Brown, Emily Burress, Joe Cahill, Katelyn Delbocca, Hunter Harwell, Ryan Mitchum and Joseph Prewitt; Class of 2014 — Drake McCormick and Priya Patel; Class of 2015 — Jacob Crotts, Morgan Houde, Elizabeth Teague, Christopher White and Noah White; Class of 2016 — Tiffany Daniels, Myles Davis, Ainsley Hutto, Anne Marie Kildron, Lizzie Lowe, Paula Patel and Samantha Studer; Class of 2017 — Caroline Dollard; Class of 2018 — Lindley Hodge, Payton Houser, Marley McCormick, Josie Reed and Carmen Silvester; and Class of 2019 — Kayleigh Benenhaley, Isabella Crowe and Riley DeLavan. Selection to the Faculty Honor
Roll is based on students making all As and Bs. First-quarter honorees are: Class of 2013 — Cameron Barnhill, Taylor Byars, Alex Eidson, Kennedy Font, Tallon Graham, Hunter Grant, Matthew Holloman, Matthew Martin, Randi McAda, Mari-Douglas Nevels and John Luke Schumacher; Class of 2014 — Mary Margaret Green, Michal Hoge, Julia Law, Meg McFarland, Chelsea Pastore, Caitlin Steele and Ann Willetts; Class of 2015 — Elijah Baity, Sarah Brandt, Tanner Brunson, Kayla Chappell, Julie Coffey, Emily DeMonte, Katherine Helms, Sara Jackson, Hannah Jenkins, Sarah Miles, Kaitlyn Pollock and Carson Turner; Class of 2016 — Audri Bostick, Morgan Conte, Brandon Eddins, Emma Gaulke, Christian Gulledge, Becca Jenkins, Luke Reed, Mary Kathryn Ross, Grace Scott, Brenda Shelton and Maura Twohig; Class of 2017 — Joshua Barnett, Matthew Beymer, Ross Campbell, Mason Crowson, Will Crowson, Hannah Denithorne, Haley Fike, Makayla Font, Devin Harwell, Ben Janssen, Javon Johnson, Eric Lisenby, Caitlin Reid, Tabitha Scruggs and Kelsey Williamson; Class of 2018 — Jacob Brown, David Crotts, Cameron Davis, Jonathan Dillon, Jana Marie Faircloth, Zachary Fugate, Joshua Galloway, Eli Kessinger, Allie Lindler, Ty Litsey, Robin Majority, Caetlyn Martin, Anna Mock, Connor Mouzon, Mason Studer, Gray Thompson and Ellie White; and Class of 2019 — Reaghan Avery, Sydney Baity, Cassidy Brunson, Joshua Burns, Kenzie McQueen, Christopher Rembert and Mason Warren. — Jennifer Cain
Clarendon School District 1 SUMMERTON EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
March 27 was “Eggs-travaganza” Day at Summerton Early Childhood Center. Students celebrated spring break with a schoolwide egg hunt and “eggs-tra” special games and activities. Tickets found were redeemed for prizes and treats. Second-grade students toured Willard Farms in Gable on March 28. Students took a hayride around the farm to view the young plants/crops in progress. They were introduced to various farming equipment used to prepare the soil for planting and harvesting of crops. They even got a chance to have fun on the super playground there. ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Nineteen St. Paul Elementary School students had the opportunity to travel to University of South Carolina Coliseum and compete in the annual regional science fair on March 15. Each judge questioned the teams of students about the unique concepts of their varied projects. The students were challenged to present a project in a scientific manner stating the question, hypothesis, procedures and variables among other things. From this science fair, three teams from St. Paul Elementary School received awards. The awards are as follows: Third Place Grand Award went to the team of Marquel Coard, Ketrell Neslon and Jalyn Gipson for their project titled “Testing Soft Drinks.” An Honorable Mention Award went to Tajabreonca Dow, Keelya Bolger and Natassijah Green for the project “Water Worries.” Finally, an award went to Cierra Tevis, Ricky Glessner and Keyoina Anderson for the project “Salt and Water Crystals.” — Beverly Spry
St. Anne Catholic School LINDA COYNE RECEIVES AWARD
Harry Bausman, commander of the VFW Post 3034, and Hazel Evenich, Ladies Auxiliary president, attended morning sssembly on March 22. They announced that Linda Coyne was selected to receive the local National Citizenship Educator Award and presented her with a $100 check. STUDENTS COMPETE IN HANDWRITING CONTEST
St. Anne Catholic School students competed in the 2013 Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest. Four students were named state gradelevel winners: Althea Vicete (third grade), Lauren Carneal (sixth grade), Megan Shadbolt (seventh grade) and Bronwyn Hartman (eighth grade). Each received an engraved medallion. Their teachers each received an engraved glass diamond award, and the school was awarded a Zaner-Bloser Coupon for a total
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value of $800. The four students are now eligible to compete for a National grade-level winner title. SCIENCE FAIR HELD
The St. Anne Science Fair was held March 15 for students in third through eighth grade. Lower school grade-level winners were: thirdgrader Liam Panaro; fourth-grader Juiliana Gonzalez; and fifth-graders Alyssa Law — first place, Charlotte Borsos — second place and Faith Robertson — third place. The middle school winners were selected based on their scientific discipline. In the Biological Science division, Cara Pelletier placed first, Chloe Wapelhorst placed second and Anna Cannon placed third. In the Environmenal Science division, Ericka Jones placed first, Lauren Carneal placed second and Megan Shadbolt placed third. In the Physical Science division, Megan Power placed first, Casey Doyle placed second and Reed Brittingham placed third. In the General Science division, Crystal Moore placed first, Andrew Armstrong placed second and Oscar Floyd placed third. Third-graders Harrison Sholtz, Juiliana Gonzalez, Alyssa Law, Cara Pelletier, Chloe Wapelhorst, Anna Cannon and Charlotte Borsos will represent St. Anne at the SCISA State Science Fair Competition in Orangeburg on April 10. MORNING ASSEMBLY / AWARDS CEREMONY
St. Anne Catholic School students, faculty and parents gathered together for a morning assembly and awards ceremony on April 12. The following Terrific Kids were recognized for exemplary behavior during the month of March: Riley Tross, Lauren Davis, Tori Holzapfel, Zachary Brown, Nicolas Gonzalez, James Holzapfel, Joshua Brown, Christopher Roberts, Camille Wapelhorst, Megan Bishoff, Juliyen Johnson, Brianna Stewart, Shawn Petitt, Chloe Wapelhorst, Amiyah Toney and Francesca Piccolo. FUNDRAISER PLANNED
The 4th Annual St. Anne Catholic School Fundraiser will be held 6:3010 p.m. on May 3 at the O’Donnell House in Sumter. “Our Run for the Roses” will include heavy hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, and silent and live auctions. Tickets are $25 and all funds raised from the event will benefit St. Anne Catholic School and assist in continuing its various programs as well as fund its financial aid programs. Call the school office at (803) 7753632 for more information, to donate items, or to purchase tickets. — Jody Murphy
Morris College LADY HORNETS TO PLAY WEDNESDAY
The Lady Hornets will play the ladies of Voorhees College on Wednesday at 1 p.m. on the campus ball field. ALUMNI WEEKEND
The Morris College National Alumni Association will hold its annual Alumni Weekend April 18-21 at the Marriott Hotel in Columbia. To register, go to www. morris.edu and click on “Alumni Events” under the Alumni tab. — Vicky Sutton-Jackson
Sumter School District PALMETTO GOLD AND SILVER ANNOUNCED
In recognition of high levels of academic achievement and high rates of student academic improvement, seven Sumter School District schools earned a total of 10 Palmetto Gold and Silver awards. Awards were given for general performance and also for closing the achievement gap. Schools recognized for general performance were Chestnut Oaks Middle, Palmetto Silver; Crestwood High, Palmetto Gold; High Hills Elementary, Palmetto Silver; Manchester Elementary, Palmetto Silver; Millwood Elementary, Palmetto Gold; and Shaw Heights Elementary, Palmetto Gold. Schools recognized for closing the achievement gap were Ebenezer Middle, Palmetto Silver; High Hills Elementary, Palmetto Silver; Millwood Elementary, Palmetto Silver; and Shaw Heights Elementary, Palmetto Gold. Despite more stringent criteria this year, Crestwood High, Shaw Heights Elementary and Millwood Elementary maintained their gold general performance ratings for two
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consecutive years. Shaw Heights Elementary improved to a gold rating for closing the achievement gap. High Hills Elementary and Manchester Elementary maintained their Silver general performance ratings. Ebenezer Middle, Millwood Elementary and High Hills Elementary earned Silver ratings for closing the achievement gap. Chestnut Oaks Middle School is new to the list with the Silver rating for general performance. EDUCATION APPRECIATION NIGHT HELD
Miller Communications Inc., parent company of the local radio stations FM Old School 93.3, Bad Dog 94.7, Z95.5, Kat Country 99.3, and WDXY FM 105.9 and AM 1240, along with SAFE Federal Credit Union hosted the 20th annual Education Appreciation Night on Thursday. The event, held at University of South Carolina Sumter Nettles Auditorium, featured entertainment, heavy hors d’oeuvres and many door prizes. Individual school Teachers of the Year and the District Teacher of the Year were recognized. The purpose of the event is to recognize educators for the work they do. The school and district employees are grateful for the recognition and to the businesses that participate in the event. Many local businesses have booths and donate prizes; others provide the food and beverages. In addition to sponsoring this annual event, Miller provides air time for daily education news for the school districts in their listening area, hosts the district week on the Good Morning Sumter show, and assists with public service announcements and mobile transmissions at events. SAFE has always been helpful to educators; Again this year, the credit union partnered with McDonalds at the district’s McTeacher Night. They also present an annual college scholarship to local students. AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION AWARDS TEACHER
Manchester Elementary School teacher Catherine Limon has been named the Air Force Association Swamp Fox Chapter Teacher of the Year. She will be honored by the local association and will go on to compete at the state level. According to its website, the Air Force Association believes that recognizing those who educate America’s youth is an important aspect of what the association is all about. The purpose of the program is to recognize classroom teachers for their accomplishments and achievements in exciting kindergarten through 12th-grade students about science and math and preparing them to use and contribute to tomorrow’s technologies. Chapters nationwide work to insure youth receive education in math and the sciences and that those who teach and support the students are recognized. The local award is designed to recognize exceptional performance in education at the local level and is a unique opportunity for local chapters to reward special teachers who further excellence and make coming to class an adventure. Limon is a fifth-grade teacher at Manchester Elementary. When nominating Limon for the award, Manchester Principal Dr. Joan Tye wrote, “She blends science exploration with mathematical concepts as she directs student participation in small group activities that reinforce the interdependency of the two subjects.” She also spoke of Limon’s desire to continually improve her teaching abilities by her self-initiated attendance at last summer’s Hands on Minds Summer Institute at the EdVenture Children’s Museum and also at a weeklong technology class titled “Unveiling Math Standards.” Limon has a master’s degree in education with an emphasis in divergent learning. She is continuing with her graduate work with additional classes in curriculum and instruction. She served in the military prior to beginning her career in education and was an E-5 sergeant. She is currently pursuing National Board certification. REPORT CARDS ISSUED
Report cards will be issued on Monday in Sumter School District. Parents who are concerned about their student’s progress are asked to call the school for a parent-teacher conference. — Mary B. Sheridan