The Accolade February 2021 Jones Wins Good Citizen Award

Senior Breland Jones is the Chapter Award Winner for the Daughters of the American Rev- olution Good Citizen Program in Sumter. She will represent Sum- ter in the state-level competition. The DAR Good Citizens Award and Scholarship Contest, created in 1934, recognizes and rewards individuals who possess the qual- ities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism in their homes, schools, and com- munities. Each school in Sumter County was invited to nominate one senior for the competition. The nominees submitted a re- sume and academic transcript, wrote an essay on patriotism, Olivia Cenov ‘33 welcomes her father Chief Master Sergeant and participated in an interview Steve Cenov for the Dad’s Donuts Drive-thru hosted by the with members of the DAR. Bre- kindergarten classes. While the dads stayed in their cars, the land received a perfect score students gave them handmade gifts and donuts and posed for Breland Jones ‘21 from the judges. a photo.

BOWLING STATE RUNNERS-UP

The co-ed bowling team won the runners-up tro- phy in the S.C. Indepen- dent School Assoc. State Bowling Tournament held at Gamecock Lanes in Sumter. Coached by Mr. Curtis Helms, the mem- bers of the co-ed team are Mackenzie Helms ‘24, Warren Jolicoeur ‘21, Storm Owens ‘21, Ga-In Shin ‘21 and Victoria Sin- gleton ‘24. In individual competition, Mackenzie placed fifth in the state.

Storm Owens ‘21, Warren Jolicoeur ‘21, Mackenzie Helms ‘24, Victoria Singleton ‘24 & Ga-In Shin ‘21 GEICO Insurance Faculty Award

In appreciation of the faculty, Mr. Roger Armfield, GEICO Insurance Agent, created a monthly award DRIVE of $250 to a teacher for classroom enhancement. to Zero Program Each teacher has his or her name entered into the random drawing that takes place at a facul- ty meeting. The first two recipients of the award were Mrs. Mary Anne Erter, a high school math teacher, and Mrs. Carla Talley, a second grade teacher.

Jordan McCart ‘22 & Mary Ellis Waynick ‘22 attempt to navigate the obstacle AP Computer Science course in the Nash Student Center during the DRIVE for Zero program. Wilson Hall hosted officers from the State Transport Police Female Diversity Award for the DRIVE (distracted, reckless, impaired, and visibility enforcement) to Zero Program. The comprehensive program designed to address driver Wilson Hall has earned the Board’s behavior in three areas (outreach, education and enforcement) addresses Advanced Placement Computer Science unsafe driving behaviors before they occur. Students in grades 10-12 were Female Diversity Award for expanding young given the opportunity to drive a go-kart type vehicle equipped with driver distraction/impairment simulation technology in a controlled course in the women’s access to AP Computer Science gym. This allowed the students to experience the effects of operating a Principles. This award acknowledges schools motor vehicle while impaired or distracted. The program highlights the for their work toward equal gender repre- negative consequences of distracted and impaired driving behaviors, es- sentation during the 2019-20 school year. pecially in and around motor vehicles. The honor recognizes the outstanding work the school is doing to engage more female students in computer science; Wilson Hall is one of 14 schools in South Carolina and the As a STEAM only school in Sumter County to receive this activity Benjamin recognition. Schools receiving the AP Com- Floyd ‘32 uses Oreo cookies to puter Science Female Diversity Award have create a display of achieved either 50% or higher female exam the phases of the taker representation in one of or both AP moon. Students computer science courses, or a percentage in the class taught of female computer science exam takers that by Mrs. Susan meets or exceeds that of the school’s female Cotton read the story “Watching population. In addition to the AP Computer the Moon” while Science Principles class, Wilson Hall offers AP studying light and JAVA Programming and 11 other technology sound in their classes to high school students. reading series. Alexander & James Receive Teaching Awards Mrs. Janet James received the Margaret & Steve Bond Teaching Award and Mrs. Teresa O’Hare Alexander ‘98 received the Shepard Kollock Nash Endowment Fund for Teacher Advancement.

Mrs. Alexander teaches 7th grade composition and 7th grade Pre-Algebra I, and she is the head coach of the varsity team. She is in her 14th year at Wilson Hall. Mrs. James, a third grade teacher, is in her 46th year at Wilson Hall.

The Shepard Kollock Nash Endowment Fund for Teacher Advancement, established by Government an anonymous donor, rewards an upper school faculty member for his or her service and dedication to Wilson Hall. The recipient is awarded a financial gift, resulting from the Class gift’s investment income, to be used as a stipend in order to enrich the knowledge of the recipient relative to his or her area of instruction and, in turn, share that knowledge with Invited to students.

National In order to create the same gift for teachers in the lower school, the late Steve Bond and Margaret Segars Bond ’80 created the Margaret & Steve Bond Teaching Award. Competition Each recipient of the award receives $5,000 to be used for a trip, which is approved by the Committee. In August, the recipients will make a presentation about their trip to the The students in the Advanced faculty and to their students. Placement U.S. Government & Politics class taught by Mr. Tom Each faculty member who has completed at least five years of teaching at Wilson Hall is eligible to receive the award. Eligible faculty members will have their name submitted O’Hare will represent South Caro- one time for each year they have served as a full-time teacher at Wilson Hall. A faculty lina in the national finals of the We member who has taught on a part-time basis may be eligible proportionally to the years the People: The Citizen and the of service and the number of class periods taught.

Constitution competition. Spon- A random drawing for the award, one for an upper school teacher and one for a lower sored by the Center for Civic Ed- school teacher, takes place during a faculty meeting. In any year, the Committee may ucation, the competition will be elect to choose an individual to receive this award. Once selected, the recipient may not held virtually in April. The class was be eligible for consideration for a period of ten years. invited to the national competition based on its performance in the state competition sponsored by the South Carolina Bar.

The primary goal of the program is to promote civic competence Teachers of the Year and responsibility among stu- dents through an instructional The following faculty members were selected by their peers as the Wilson Hall Teach- program that enhances students’ ers of the Year: (lower school) Mrs. Amy Jones, a kindergarten teacher, (middle school) Mrs. Susie Herlong, an English teacher, and (upper school) Ms. Julia Gee Muldrow understanding of the institutions ‘85, a math teacher. of American constitutional de- mocracy. At the same time, stu- dents discover the contemporary relevance of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. The culminating ac- tivity is a simulated congressional hearing in which students “testify” before a panel of judges. Students demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of constitutional principles and have opportunities to evaluate, take and defend po- sitions on relevant historical and Mrs. Susie Herlong Mrs. Amy Jones Ms. Julia Gee Muldrow ‘85 contemporary issues. Dance Marathon Knockout Challenge As a fundraiser for the Dance Mara- thon, the Knockout Chal- lenge raised over $500 to benefit Prisma Health Children’s Hospital. Students in grades 3-12 participated in the event which was held in the Nash Student Center on January 29. Seniors attended the assembly while underclassmen watched the live- streamed event in their classrooms.

In partnership with the of South Carolina Dance Marathon which raises over half a million dol- lars every year through the Chil- dren’s Miracle Network, the money raised will go to support bettering Mr. Rip Ripley the lives of children at the hospital. The Dance Marathon Committee is Ripley Recognized a student-led organization for which Emily Gray ‘21 serves as the Execu- for 200th Victory tive Director and Mrs. Liz Affronti is Mr. Rip Ripley, head coach of the the faculty advisor. varsity team, was recog- The main community service proj- nized by the American Volleyball ect the school sponsors, a total of Coaches Association for his 200th $48,524 has been raised by Wilson career victory on September 22. He Hall for the cause during the last has been coaching volleyball for 10 four years. This year’s mini-dance years, the last six years at Wilson marathon, the fifth annual marathon Hall. Mr. Ripley is an assistant athlet- the school has sponsored, will not ic director, boys and girls track and be the traditional event held in the field head coach, JV volleyball head Nash Student Center as in the past coach, and a varsity boys basketball Tyler Jones ‘22, one of the winners in the Knockout but will be a variety of small events. assistant coach, and he teaches dig- Basketball Challenge, takes a shot in the Nash Stu- The events and online donations will ital media. dent Center. continue until March.

After reading Mouse Paint by Ellen Walsh, a book about mice mixing paints to make new colors, Elliott Hill, John Patrick Pinto & Banks Waynick, Class of ‘35, experiment with mixing paint them- selves. The STEAM activity, taught by Mrs. Mary Beth Mims, was in conjunction with the students learning about the letter P. Ashley Jones McLeod and her husband Mullins an- 20 nounce the birth of their son, James Salters McLeod, on January 14. They have two other children, Lydia and 02 Mullins. Ashley is the daughter of Jim Jones ‘72.

Lindsey Gaughf and Joe Sprouse were married 2005 on January 16. ALUMNI Miller Moss lives in Austin, Texas, where he is the fit- NEWS 20 ness manager for the Austin Bouldering Project. He graduated from with a Bachelor of 06 Science in parks, recreation and tourism management. Perron Cromer ‘84 & Nancy Montague Cromer ‘84 with their daughter, Becca Cromer Gusta Ellison lives in Denver, Colorado, where she 1984 ‘21, who was recognized on Senior Night. works as a media account manager for Fruition, a dig- 20 ital design and marketing agency. She graduated from the with a Bachelor of Business 09 Administration in marketing.

Tyler Sutton works as a customer relations marketing manager for The Athletic, a subscription-based pub- lisher of sports coverage. He graduated from the Uni- 20 versity of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts in pub- 10 lic relations. Tyler and his wife Allison live in Nashville, Tennessee.

Cody Miller and his wife Chelsea announce the birth of their son, Cooper Jayvee Miller, on Janu- 2011 ary 19. They have another son, Clayton.

Taylor Goodson Green and her husband Shane an- nounce the birth of their daughter, Laurel Ellington 20 Green, on January 7. They have two sons, Gunner and 12 Callen. 1998 Savannah Matthews Lentz is an account executive Jason Wyatt lives in Jacksonville, Florida, where he is a for MERGE Atlanta, a marketing communications and territory manager for Cardiva Medical, a medical device technology agency in Alpharetta, Georgia. She gradu- company. He graduated from with a Bache- 20 ated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Arts in lor of Science in business administration. Jason and his 13 communications and media studies. Savannah and her wife Loren have two sons, Paul and Bradley. husband Danny live in Atlanta.

Levi Cook, Hunter Taylor & Ryker Winn, Class of ‘33 and students of Mrs. Amy Jones, use groundhog puppets to look for their own shadows in recognition of Groundhog Day. Students watched live footage of Punxsutawney Phil, the famous groundhog in Pennsylvania, and made predictions on whether he would see his shadow. Afterward, they enjoyed snacks of groundhogs pop- ping out of their burrows (Teddy Gra- hams in chocolate donuts). 2014 2015 Emily Bell works Bailey Hunt Long, a third-year student at the Auburn as a landscape University College of Veterinary Medicine, received her designer for Norris white coat which signifies the end of her didactic edu- Design in Austin, cation in the classroom and transition to clinical edu- Texas. She gradu- cation. She graduated from Clemson University with a ated from Clemson Bachelor of Science in animal and veterinary science. University with a Bailey and her husband Adam live in Auburn, Alabama. Bachelor of Land- Amelia Macloskie works as a product analyst for Truist scape Architecture. Bank in Charlotte, North Carolina. She graduated from Pierce Thompson the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Sci- works as a proj- ence in international business. ect engineer for Drake Shadwell lives in Orlando, Florida, where he Industrial Project works for the Walt Disney Company and is also the Innovation, a pro- owner of a production and photography company, gram and project Shadwell Imagery. He hosts a book club, Overcoming management Boredom, which streams on Twitch each week. Drake company in Com- graduated from with a Bachelor of merce, Georgia. Arts in theatre arts and he received a graduate certifi- He graduated from cate in arts and culture management from the Univer- Clemson University sity of Denver, and he is currently pursuing a bache- with a Bachelor lor’s degree in game development and programming of Science in civil Bailey Hunt Long ‘14 through Southern New Hampshire University. engineering. 2016

Brayden Fidler, who graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science in com- puter science, has accepted a position, to begin in June, as an associate data engineer for Fidelity Investments in Durham, North Carolina. He is serving as an assistant boys track and field coach at Heathwood Hall this spring. Brayden was named to the fall presi- dent’s list at Clemson. Stewart Holler lives in Benton, Iowa, where she is a trainer for AmericCorps, the federal agency connecting individuals and organiza- tions to tackle the nation’s most pressing chal- lenges. She graduated from Furman Univer- sity with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology and poverty studies. Alyssa Nether lives in Tucson, Arizona, where she works as a research associate for Roche, a biotechnology company. She graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Science in molecular and cellular biology. Jake Reaves lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he is in the management training program for Murphy-Hoffman Co. Kenworth, a full-service dealership of heavy duty trucks in 19 states. While studying rational numbers, Cooper Hill ‘26 pins fractions on He graduated from Clemson University with a a number line by using yarn, beads, and clothes pins. The STEAM activity was conducted in the Pre-Algebra I class taught by Mrs. Bachelor of Science in agricultural mechaniza- Teresa O’Hare Alexander ‘98. tion and business. otherwise go to waste and donating it to Mills Harvin, who graduated from Clem- 2017 people in need. son University with a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice, was named to the fall Banks Burns graduated from Clemson dean’s list. University with a Bachelor of Science in bi- ological sciences. Hunter Hendrix was named to the fall pres- ident’s list at the University of South Caroli- Catherine Clark, an experimental psychol- na where he is a biological sciences major. ogy major, was named to the University of South Carolina fall dean’s list. Lane Herlong, an international business major at the University of South Carolina, Diamond Crawford works as a community was named to the fall president’s list. development assistant at Clemson Univer- sity where she is a food science and hu- Tripp Herlong, a computer engineering man nutrition major. major, was named to the fall dean’s list at Clemson University. Danny Dilts, an exercise science major, was named to the University of South Car- Cate McCreight is completing a sales in- olina fall dean’s list. ternship with the BMW Charity Pro-Am, a golf tournament presented by SYN- Katie Duffy was named to the fall presi- NEX Corporation of Greenville. She is a dent’s list at Clemson University where she psychology major at Clemson University is a health sciences major. Cate McCreight ‘17 where she was named to the fall presi- Emily DuRant, who earned a Bachelor dent’s list. of Science in language and international Paige Anderson, a communication Campbell Mims was named to the fall health from Clemson University, is pursu- sciences and disorders major, was president’s list at the University of South ing a Master of Public Health through Bay- named to Baylor University’s dean’s Carolina. He is a public relations major and lor University. academic honor list for the fall. is pursuing an accelerated Master of Mass Natalie Ardis is completing a cam- Lauren Elizabeth Elmore works as a rec- Communications specializing in strategic paign and events internship with reational therapist for Prisma Health in communication management. Columbia. She graduated from Clemson Wine to Water, a non-profit organi- Patrick Muldrow, a biology major, was University with a Bachelor of Science in zation that promotes access to clean named to the fall dean’s list. drinking water around the world. She therapeutic recreation/recreational therapy. Continued on next page is a communications major at Ander- son University where she was named to the fall dean’s list. Patrick Bell, a construction science and management major at Clemson University, completed a project engi- neering internship with Hogan Con- struction Group in Easley. He was named to the fall dean’s list. Thomas Brown was named to the fall Elizabeth Busch dean’s list at the University of South Carolina where he is majoring in sports ‘24 and Ms. Cali and entertainment management. He Bowman, eques- is a member of the university’s men’s trian team coach, team. pose for a photo before a show Ashley Brunson, a biochemistry and hosted by Wilson molecular biology major at the Uni- Hall at Tally Ho versity of South Carolina where she Equestrian Center was named to the fall president’s list, works as a research assistant for the in Timmonsville. South Carolina Cancer Prevention and Control Network. She is serving as the president of the Food Recovery Net- work in Columbia, a non-profit organi- zation that unites students at and to fight food waste and hunger by recovering surplus per- ishable food from their campuses and surrounding communities that would Banks Burns ‘17 celebrates his graduation from Clemson with his parents, Charlie Burns ‘76 & Marian Bruner Burns ‘80, and fiancee, Kaylie Holder. 2017 Continued James Munford, a bioengineering major at Clemson University, was named to the fall dean’s list. Madison Niles, an experimental psychology major, was named to the University of South Carolina fall president’s list. Charlotte Watts ‘35 participates in a STEAM activity using snow her Drew Reynolds, who expects to graduate from Wofford College with a Bachelor of teacher, Mrs. Valerie James, brought Science in biology in May, will attend the Medical University of South Carolina Ed- wards College of Dental Medicine in the fall. He was named to the fall dean’s list. from the mountains of North Carolina. Students in the class were able to Maggie Segars, a bioengineering major at the Clemson University Honors College, play, build, experiment, and paint with was named to the fall president’s list. the snow as well as observe the Sallie Spencer was named to the fall president’s list at Clemson University where she properties of the snow as it melts. is an agribusiness major. 2018 Steph Areford, a political science and government major at Clemson University, is completing an internship with the Evan Guthrie Law Firm in Charleston. Last semester she completed a political affairs internship with The Borgen Project, an international non-profit dedicated to fighting extreme poverty. Steph serves as the spirit chair for Alpha Phi sorority and as the public relations chair for the William T. Howell Pre-Law Society. She was named to the fall president’s list. Emily Barnes, an international and global studies major at Auburn University, was named to the fall dean’s list. She serves as the vice president of the flagship chapter of Universities Fighting World Hunger. Addy Carraway was named to the fall dean’s list at the University of South Carolina where she is a public health major. Carly Cooper was named to the fall dean’s list at the University of South Carolina where she is ma- joring in biological sciences. Chandler Curtis, a biological sciences major at the University of South Carolina Honors College, was named to the fall president’s list. Trent Elmore, a political science major, was named to the Clemson University fall dean’s list. Kirsten Fisher, a biochemistry and molecular biology major at the University of South Carolina Hon- ors College, was named to the fall president’s list. Hailey Ford, a public health major, was named to the fall president’s list at the University of South Steph Areford ‘18 Carolina.

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Noah Harvin was named to the fall president’s list at Kate Smith is completing a mul- Clemson University where he is a marketing major. timedia internship with the pub- Meredith Johnson was named to the fall president’s lic relations team of the Prisma list at Clemson University where she is majoring in Health Midlands Foundation. political science. She is a media arts major at the University of South Carolina Walker Jones was named to the fall dean’s list at Honors College where she was Wofford College where he is a member of the men’s named to the fall president’s golf team. list. Jarret King was named to the fall dean’s list at The Matthew Tavarez, a chemistry Citadel where he is an intelligence and security major, was named to the Uni- studies major. versity of South Carolina fall Breland Land, an architecture major at Clemson president’s list. University, is completing an internship with Haute Abby Thigpen was named to Design, Inc., a full service interior design firm in the fall president’s list at Clem- Charleston. She is serving as the director of recruit- son University where she is a ment events for Delta Delta Delta sorority. Breland psychology major. was named to the fall dean’s list. Kate Smith ‘18 Justin Timmons was named to the fall dean’s list at the University of South Eadon Lee, a marketing major at Clemson Univer- Carolina where he is majoring in marketing. sity, is serving as the social chair for Kappa Delta sorority. She was named to the fall president’s list. Grace Towery, a biological sciences major at the University of South Car- olina, was named to the fall dean’s list. Ragin Lee was named to the fall dean’s list at Wof- ford College. Grace Tristan was named to the fall president’s list at where she is majoring in early childhood education. Liza Lowder, a secondary education major, was named to the Clemson University fall president’s list. Dean Wrobel was named to the fall dean’s list at Coastal Carolina Univer- sity where he is a marine biology major. Bryce Lyles was named to the fall president’s list at Clemson University where he is majoring in animal Zack Zobrist was named to Baylor University’s fall dean’s list. and veterinary sciences. Crystal Moore, a computer science major at Win- throp University, was named to the fall dean’s list. Becka Noyes is completing a social and digital con- tent internship with the South Carolina Technical Assistance Program. She is a marketing and brand communications major at Clemson University where she was named to the fall dean’s list. Betsy Noyes is completing an internship as a career coach for the Career and Connection Institute at Gordon College in Massachusetts. She is majoring in Biblical studies with a concentration in the .

Katie Overby was named to the fall dean’s list at Wade Payne Louisiana State University. ‘21 is the February 3-D Mason Payeur, a geological sciences major, was named Artist of the to the University of South Carolina fall dean’s list. Month. He is a student in the Megan Piasecki is a member of Alpha Omicron Pi AP 3-D Art & sorority at St. Joseph’s University in Pennsylvania Design (Ce- where she is a French and international relations ramics) class major. taught by Mrs. Ashley Lareau. Madison Reaves was named to the fall president’s list at Clemson University where she is a secondary education major. Kathryn Sistare, a management major, was named to the fall dean’s list at the University of South Carolina. 2019 Sean Alderson, an experimental psychology major at the University of South Carolina, was named to the fall dean’s list. Emily Bell was named to the fall dean’s list at the University of South Carolina where she is a music major. Bo Brogdon was named to the fall president’s list at Clemson Univer- sity where he is a parks, recreation and tourism management major. Judah Cohee, a management major, was named to the fall dean’s list at Christopher Newport University in Virginia. Wes Corbett was named to the fall dean’s list at . Ashley Crawshaw was named to the fall president’s list at the Univer- sity of South Carolina where she is a media arts major. Dylan Dean, a biological sciences major at the University of South Carolina Honors College, was named to the fall dean’s list. Nathan Drakeford was named to the fall dean’s list at Syracuse Univer- sity where he is a transmedia major. Cameron Duffy, a psychology major, was named to the Clemson Uni- versity fall dean’s list. Luke Kinney ‘19 Grey Holler was named to the fall president’s list at the University of Sarah McCreight, a psychology major, was South Carolina where he is majoring in political science. named to the fall dean’s list at Covenant Col- Susanna Hutson, a kinesiology major at Bob Jones University, was lege in Georgia. named to the fall dean’s list. Liza Segars is completing an internship as a Sydney Jarecki, a biological sciences major, was named to the fall legal assistant for the Evan Guthrie Law Firm president’s list at Clemson University. of Charleston. She is a global politics and le- gal studies major at Clemson University Honors Luke Kinney is majoring in computer science at the Air College where she was named to the fall dean’s Force Academy where he is a member of the fencing team. list.

Students in the Honors Anatomy class taught by Mrs. Ashley Morris conduct a variety of STEAM experiments to demon- strate what they have discussed in class. Miller Jones ‘21 & Ansleigh Epps ‘22 use a yardstick to measure reaction time, and Mary Ellis Luebbert ‘21 & Ga-in Shin ‘21 use pins to measure and map neurons. Madison Landstrom, a criminal justice and psychology major at Charleston South- ern University, was named to the fall dean’s list. She was selected for the States- manship and Religious Freedom Seminar sponsored by the Museum of the 2020 and the Religious Freedom Institute in Washington, D.C. Livian Mai was named to the fall president’s list at Wingate University where she is DuBose Alderman was named to the fall a business major. dean’s list at the University of South Car- olina where she is majoring in journalism. Mary Catherine Matthews was named to the fall president’s list at the University of South Carolina Honors College where she is a public health major. Carly Allred, an elementary education ma- jor, was named to the University of South Haley Roone McCaffrey, a biology major at Carolina fall dean’s list. Wofford College, was named to the fall dean’s list. She is a member of the women’s soccer Emily Banghart, a nursing major, was team. named to the fall president’s list at the Uni- versity of South Carolina. Emily Moersen was named to the fall dean’s list at Clemson University where she is a food sci- Bristol Barnes was named to the fall presi- ence and human nutrition major. dent’s list at the College of Charleston Hon- ors College where she is a theatre major. Elise Osteen, a visual communication major at the University of South Carolina, was named to Sarah Cain was named to the fall presi- the fall dean’s list. dent’s list at the University of South Caroli- na where she is a biochemistry and molec- Emily Reynolds, a psychology major, was named ular biology major. to the fall dean’s list at Clemson University. Ava Claus was named to the fall presi- Liza Ridgeway was named to the fall dean’s list dent’s list at the University of South Caroli- at Anderson University where she is a kinesiol- na where she is majoring in public health. ogy major. Drew Davis, a computer science major at Madi Sliwonik was named to the fall dean’s list The Citadel, was named to the fall dean’s at the University of South Carolina where she is list and earned Gold Star status. Haley Roone McCaffrey ‘20 an exercise science major. Lizzy Davis was named to the fall dean’s Noah Tavarez, a computer science major at the Clemson University Honors Col- list at the University of South Carolina lege, was named to the fall president’s list. where she is a business major. Ryan Wernsman, a chemistry major at the Winthrop University Honors College, Campbell deHoll, a civil engineering ma- was named to the fall dean’s list. jor at The Citadel, was named to the fall Isabelle Weston was named to the fall dean’s list at Clemson University where she dean’s list and earned Gold Star status. is majoring in business. Mallory Hobday was named to the fall president’s list at the University of South Carolina where she is majoring in public health. She is a member of the university’s dance team. Aleya Johnson, a business and communi- cations major, was named to the fall dean’s list at Coastal Carolina University. Ella Sill ‘26 works on her Bynum Kelley is the owner of Bufaloo Art- latest project in her art istry which creates and markets feathered class taught by Mrs. Ash- bow ties. He is a business management ley Lareau. Using oil pas- major at the University of South Carolina. tels as a resist, students are painting black acrylic Darden Kelly, a political science major paint over their drawings at the University of South Carolina, was to create backgrounds named to the fall dean’s list. which will be used for their Amanda Kimbrell was named to the fall next project. dean’s list at the University of South Caroli- na where she is a business major. Elizabeth Kirby was named to the fall pres- ident’s list at the College of Charleston where she is a geology and environmental geoscience major. 1 3

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1. While learning about the parts of speech and grammar, Abigail Sullivan ‘26 uses toothpicks to diagram the parts of a sentence in the composition class taught by Mrs. Teresa O’Hare Alexander ‘98.

2. To demonstrate their understanding of friction, Addison Preator, Wyatt Jones & Nolan Gooch, Class of ‘28, create hovercrafts in their science class taught by Mrs. Frances James.

3. Wyatt Meyers ‘27 builds an electromagnet during an inquiry-driven STEAM lesson. Students in the science class taught by Mrs. Karen Jones tested different variations as they recorded and analyzed data on the strength of electromagnetism.

4. Carson Burnette ‘31 & Karisse Robinson ‘31 pose for a photo with Mrs. Courtney Moore, a first grade teacher, and Mrs. Carla Talley & Mrs. Lynn Davis, second grade teachers, in their matching sweatshirts on a spirit day.

5. Enjoying the sunny weather, Mr. Scott Warren conducts his French III class outside under the big oak tree. Many teachers are able to hold classes outside in the seating areas located around our campus.