The Accolade

THE ACCOLADE WILSON HALL | " / " B E R 2 0 2 0 Duke TIP Recognition David Texas Ardis, Thomas Creech and Sara Helen Simmons, Class of ‘25, qualified for state-level recognition by the Duke University Talent Identification Program this past spring. To qualify for this honor students had to score at least a 540 on the math portion or a 540 on the reading and writing portion of the SAT. These students, who took the SAT as seventh graders, received this recognition by earning a score equal to or better than half of the college- David Texas Ardis, Thomas Creech & Sara Helen Simmons, Class of ‘25 bound seniors who took the tests.

PTO Alexander Fundraiser a Named Success

Over $92,000 was raised for the school through the Mrs. Teresa O’Hare Alexander ‘98 PTO’s main fundraiser of Mrs. Teresa O’Hare Alexander ‘98 was voted the inaugural Teacher of the Month by the the year, the Charleston readers of The Sumter Item. In her 14th year at Wilson Hall, she teaches 7th Grade Com- Wrap sale. You may still position and Pre-Algebra I, and she is the head coach for the varsity softball team. Mrs. support the school through Alexander is the first teacher to earn the recognition in a new contest series called the sale by visiting Teacher of the Month. Presented by Carolina Grove, the public is asked to nominate charlestonwrapstore.com their favorite K-12 teachers in Sumter’s public and private schools. After the nomination (code 18521) through Mrs. Crist Floyd period, the public votes between four finalists determined by The Sumter Item staff. December 7. was the chair of the project The Teacher of the Month will be announced in The Sumter Item’s newspaper and online and Mrs. Stacy Montgomery on the fourth Wednesday of the month. The winner receives a $50 gift certificate to was the co-chair. Carolina Grove, a local restaurant. Better Together Day Middle school students spent the morning of October 14, while high school students were taking the PSAT or SAT, focusing on learning about character education, mental health, and community service. As a service, the 6th-8th graders made encourag- ing posters, signs and cards for healthcare workers, emergency re- sponders, and residents of Covenant Place in Sumter. They also watched the inspirational HINES FURNITURE film Overcomer by the Kendrick brothers, fol- ATHLETE OF THE WEEK lowed by class discus- BY THE SUMTER ITEM sions regarding facing Hugh Humphries ‘25 makes a thank you card for OCTOBER 15, 2020 challenges while main- healthcare workers in Sumter during the school’s Camryn Bateman ‘21 - Volleyball taining positive attitudes. Better Together Day.

Michael Thorne ‘26 & Mary Ellen Thorne ‘26 play an interactive video game Michael created for the class based on the book Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans. Students in the literature class, taught by Mrs. Molly McDuffie, made projects which identified and explained various literary elements from their summer reading choice books. Beatson & Matthews Receive National Recognition for Volleyball Abbie Beatson ‘21 and Lucy Matthews ‘22 of the varsity volleyball team earned recognition from the American Vol- leyball Coaches Association as they were added to major watch lists. Abbie was selected to the 2020 Under Armour All- America Watch List, which rec- ognizes the top senior volleyball players in the country. She was one of just 20 players from all of South Car- olina on the list and one of just two South Carolina Independ- ent School Association ath- letes to be chosen. Lucy was named to the 2020 AVCA Phe- nom Watch List, which is Lucy Matthews ‘22 & Abbie Beatson ‘21 recognition of volleyball excel- lence for some of the top un- She is one of 33 South Carolinians on the list, while being one of just two SCISA volleyball derclassmen in the country. players to be selected. Mr. Rip Ripley is the varsity volleyball head coach.

Mad scientists Gracyn Coker ‘21 & Kaitlyn Smith ‘21 proudly dis- play their creations in the Ad- vanced Placement English Literature class taught by Mrs. Stacey Reaves. As a fun intro- ductory activity to the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, students created monsters of their own. As the creators, the students wrote a letter to their creations either avowing or de- meaning its existence. This activity will later link the major themes in the novel. Mary Ellis Luebbert ‘21, varsity cheer co-captain, performs a halftime routine on Spencer Field.

FRIDAY NIGHT BARONS

Dylan Jones ‘24 runs for a first down in a JV foot- ball game on Spencer Field. The team, coached by Mr. Steve Hudson, earned a record of 5-2. SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 Lucy Matthews ‘22 Dance Volleyball

Marathon SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 SCISA Abbie Beatson ‘21 Project PLAYER OF THE WEEK Volleyball In its first fundraising project of the year, the Dance Marathon Committee raised over $1,600 through the Be the Change cam- SUMTER TOUCHDOWN CLUB paign to benefit Prisma Health Children’s PLAYER OF THE WEEK Hospital through the Children’s Miracle Net- SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 work. Students and faculty donated loose Miller Jones ‘21 change (other forms of payment were ac- Defensive Player of the Week cepted) over a two-week period. This is the Graham VanPatten ‘21 first of several fundraisers for the student-led Offensive Player of the Week project which has raised over $48,000 in the past four years for the hospital. Mrs. Liz Mc- Cabe is the faculty advisor and Emily Gray ‘21 is the head director of the committee.

Seniors in the Advanced Placement Biology class taught by Mrs. Sheri Singleton conduct an experiment regarding the rate of transpiration. They are using beans as sample plants and students designed an experiment choosing an independent variable and how it may or may not affect this rate. ALUMNI

Millie Jones Welch is a Re- altor for Berkshire Hath- 1974 away John M. Brabham Real Estate in Sumter. She graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education and from the Univer- sity of South Carolina with a Master of Edu- cation from the University of South Carolina, Millie Jones Welch ‘74 and her daughters: Ann Miller Welch Garris ‘01, Elizabeth Welch and she completed studies at the Real Estate Klosterman ‘98 & Katie Welch Shaw ‘05. School of South Carolina. Millie and her late graduated from Wilson Hall (Elizabeth Welch Klosterman ‘98, Ann Miller husband Stanley have three children who Welch Garris ‘01 and Katie Welch Shaw ‘05) and eight grandchildren. 1979

Curt Spencer ‘79 and his wife Adelaide with their daughters, Sallie Spencer ‘17 & Ellie Spencer ‘22.

Curt Spencer works as a licensed real estate sales agent for American For- est Management, a real estate brokerage firm for farms, timberland, recreational and rural property. He graduated from Clemson University Wade Payne ‘21, a student in the Advanced with a Bachelor of Science in business administration. Curt and his wife Placement 3D Art & Design-Ceramics class Adelaide live in Sumter and have two daughters, Sallie ‘17 who attends taught by Mrs. Ashley Lareau, uses the pot- ter’s wheel to create a vase. Clemson, and Ellie ‘22.

Logan Humphries Bagley is the Vice Presi- dent of Bagley & Associates, a manage- 1981 19 ment consultant services business in Stephen Denemark is a senior service sales specialist and field Taylors. She graduated from Clemson Uni- sales trainer for Bayer. He graduated from the University of South 80 versity with a Bachelor of Science in textile Carolina with a Bachelor of Science in marketing and manage- technology. ment. Stephen lives in Columbia with his wife and two children. Dianne Bleecker Hancock lives in Wagener and works as an English 1984 teacher for Aiken County School District. She graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts in English language and literature and a Master of Science in public health education and promotion.

Stephen Todd works as a regional account manager for SafeRack, an international manufacturing company that designs products for worker and environmental safety. He graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science in biology. Stephen lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with his wife and two children. 1985 Melissa Lee Hudson is a senior 1982 chemist for Markem-Imaje in Tim Moses ‘82 Keene, New Hampshire. She Keith Fraley is a communications spe- graduated from Clemson Univer- cialist at the U.S. Army Engineer Re- sity with a Bachelor of Science in search and Development Center in chemistry, Brown University with Vicksburg, Mississippi. He graduated a Master of Science in synthetic from The Citadel with a Bachelor of organic chemistry, and Dart- Arts in criminal justice and the Uni- mouth University with a Ph.D. in versity of Oxford with a Bachelor of synthetic organic chemistry. Melissa Lee Hudson ‘85 Theology.

Tim Moses lives in Augusta, Georgia, and is the business manager for Southeast Utilities of Georgia, a con- For part of a Science, Tech- struction support company that spe- nology, Engineering, Arts & cializes in constructing, implementing Math (STEAM) unit taught and operating network facilities for by Mrs. Mollie Kinney connection to the world of communi- McMillan ‘09, Camden cation, information, and entertain- Reese Horton, Campbell ment. He graduated from the United Wylie & Aarav Patel, Class of ‘32, design apple boats States Naval Academy with a Bache- as part of their study of lor of Science in physical science and flotation. After building from the University of South Carolina their boats, the students School of Law with a Juris Doctor. made predictions of Tim served in the U.S. Navy for whether they would float or eleven years, achieving the rank of sink and then recorded the lieutenant commander. results. As a STEAM certi- fied school, students regu- Bobby Simmons is the principal cyber larly participate in security engineer for Savannah River inquiry-based learning that Nuclear Solutions in Aiken. He grad- encourages problem solv- uated from the University of South ing, collaboration, and cre- Carolina with a Bachelor of Science in ative and critical thinking. electrical and computer engineering. Kevin Christy is the President of Insurance Solutions, an inde- 1986 pendent full service property and casualty insurance agency with a main office in Mount Pleasant. He graduated from The Citadel with a Bachelor of Science.

Allison Gulledge Easterby lives in Greenville and is the Director of Client Serv- ices for 3Ci, a staffing and technology consulting company. She graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science in management.

Kristina Bremer Pfennig is a speech language pathologist who designs digital therapy materials for physical, occupational and speech therapy. She is an au- thor and illustrator of 13 books available on Amazon, and she serves as a board member for STARS for Autism. Kristina graduated from Missouri State Univer- sity with a Master of Science in speech language pathol- Allison Gulledge Easterby ‘86 ogy. She and her husband live in Colbert, Washington.

1987 Tom Bradham ‘87

Tom Bradham lives in Blythewood and is the Chief Sales Officer for Morebis, an international company that provides a full range of services related to software product development. He graduated from the Uni- versity of South Carolina.

Olin McDougall is the owner of McDougall Law Firm in Beaufort. He graduated from Wake Forest University with a Bachelor of Arts in English and the University of South Carolina School of Law with a Juris Doctor. 1988 Lara Ducom Kolb lives in Manning where she is the Director of Clarendon County Adult Education. She graduated from Co- Graham Hicks ‘33 enjoys the annual Teddy Bear Pic-nic at the start of the school year. Each lumbia College with a Bachelor of Arts in English, the University student brought his or her favorite stuffed animal of Phoenix with a Master of Arts in adult education, and to school, and while the students were having their George Mason University with a Master of Education in edu- lesson, the animals “escaped” from the classroom. Once the escape was discovered, the students set cational leadership. She is pursuing a Doctor of Education in off on a trek around the campus to find their lost educational leadership at Walden University. Lara and her hus- animals, culminating in a picnic once everyone band Robert have four children: Gigi, Wylie, Abby and Corby. was re-united. Wayne Elmore works1989 as a sales and application engineer for Eaton, a global power management corpora- tion. He graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science in electrical and electronics engineering and from the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School Wayne Elmore ‘89 and his wife Susan with their daughters, Madison Elmore ‘20 & Lauren Elizabeth Elmore ‘17. of Business with a Master of Busi- ness Administration. Wayne and his Stephanie Jackson Martin lives in Columbia where she is an adjunct instructor for wife Susan live in Sumter and have mass communication and public relations classes at the University of South Car- two daughters, Lauren Elizabeth ‘17 olina. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in political science from the Uni- and Madison ‘20, who both attend versity of South Carolina and with a Master of Mass Communication from Louisiana Clemson University. State University.

Riley Coker ‘30 removes kernels from an ear of corn while studying the American Indian tribes of South Carolina in the history class taught by Mrs. Janet James. Stu- dents learned about the importance of maize as a food crop and that, be- Leigh Svetlik McElveen ‘92 fore technology, all corn kernels had to be removed by hand and 1992 then every part of the Leigh Svetlik McElveen lives in corn plant could be Sumter and works as a Realtor used. Students removed for ERA Wilder Realty. She the kernels from ears of graduated from Columbia Col- corn with plans to use lege with a Bachelor of Arts in the kernels and other marketing. Leigh and her hus- plant parts for later proj- band Tripp have a son, Haile ects. ‘20 who attends The Citadel, and a daughter, Caroline ‘24. Braylon Stewart, Anna VanPatten, Sophie Miller, Abigail Sullivan & Alex Lucas, Class of ‘26, play a game created by Sophie based on the book Scat by Carl Hiaasen. The game, a project for the literature class taught by Mrs. Molly McDuffie, incorporates literary elements which the class has been studying.

2000 Cooper Wilson, a litigation attorney with the McLeod 1995 Law Group, was selected by his peers for the 2021 edi- 2004 Smith Gardner works as an in- Jay Erter and his tion of The Best Lawyers of America. He graduated terior designer for Thom Feli- wife Noelle an- from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor cia, Inc., in New York City. He nounce the birth of of Arts in history and from the University of South Car- graduated from Washington their daughter, Eliz- olina School of Law with a Juris Doctor. Cooper and & Lee University with a Bach- abeth Noelle Erter, his wife Mary Mac have two children, Harry and Mary elor of Arts in economics and on October 3. Oliver, and make their home in Charleston. he completed studies in inte- rior design at Chelsea Col- Blake Hill and Amanda Milian were married on October 3. lege of the Arts in London, Katie Welch Shaw 20 and her husband Burns announce the birth England. Smith lives in Brook- of their daughter, Lois Miller Shaw, on September 1. They have lyn, New York. 05 a son, George. Katie is the daughter of Millie Jones Welch ‘74.

2006 Brendan Kight is an area engineer for the Sarah Sprott20and 0 Daniel7 Stephens U.S. Army Corps of were married on September 19 at Engineers at Tyndall Santee Summer Ministries on Lake Air Force Base in Marion. A reception was held at the Panama City, Florida. home of Sarah’s parents in Manning. He graduated from Hanna Sprott Rivers ‘03 was the ma- The Citadel with a tron of honor and Hadley Spencer ‘07 Bachelor of Science was among the bridesmaids. Harper in civil and environ- Rivers ‘30 and Kate Rivers ‘33 were mental engineering. the flower girls and Walker Rivers ‘30 Brendan and his wife was the junior groomsman. Lauren have three daughters: Harper, Sarah Sprott Stephens ‘07 and her husband, Daniel. Rowan and Haven. Laura Trzcinski Girard works as a senior human re- 2009 sources shared services specialist for Sonepar USA, a global distributor of electrical, industrial and safety products. She graduated from the College of Charleston with a Bachelor of Science in education. Laura and her husband Jake have a daughter, 2008 Liza Ann, and live in Charleston. Sean Murphy, a captain, was named the U.S. Air Force Special Warfare Company Grade Officer of the Year. He and his wife, Joanna Ouzounidis Murphy ‘08, will be moving in March where he’ll be reassigned to the 89th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. The unit provides special airlift support for the president (Air Force One) and other senior gov- ernment and military officials. Sean graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts in international studies. Sean and Joanna live in Southern Pines, North Carolina.

Brendan Murphy, a captain in William Clinkscales ‘09 and his wife, May. 2010 the U.S. Air Force, is assigned William Clinkscales and May Montague to the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment at Louisiana were married on September 5 at State University. He will be reassigned in April to Kunsan Air Base, South Second Presbyterian Church in Korea, as a flight commander in the Logistics Readiness Squadron for the Memphis, Tennessee. The reception 8th Fighter Wing. Brendan graduated from the University of South Carolina was held at The Peabody Memphis. with a Bachelor of Arts in public relations.

Mrs. Stacey Reaves, Upper School Head, poses by “Votes for Women, A Portrait of Persistence,” an exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution. The Sumter County Museum coordinated the exhibit for area schools. Joseph Barnes and Ashlyn Hatcher were married on October 10 at First Baptist Church in 2011 Dillon with a reception following at The Barn a Jones Farm. Jay Barnes ‘16 was the best man and Nick Ardis ‘11 and Jack Reaves ‘16 were among the groomsmen.

Michael Brown works as an insurance pro- ducer for State Farm. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science in marketing. Michael and his wife Emma Wynn Betchman Brown ‘12 live in Sumter and have a daughter, Leni.

Karola Richardson lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, and works as an admin- istrative assistant for Thriveworks, a national online counseling company. She graduated from the College of Charleston with a Bachelor of Arts in theater and is pursuing a Master of Arts degree in mental health counseling at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Dustin Weible is the lead editor for Living Frames, a digital video agency. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts in media arts. Dustin and his wife Savannah have a son, Wells, and live in Ocala, Florida. Jay Barnes ‘11 and his wife, Ashlyn.

Jerica Bozio ‘21, a student in the Advanced Placement Art & De- sign-Drawing class taught by Mrs. Tara Schumacher, works on 2012 a piece for the AP Portfolio. The

Chappell Moseley College Board’s AP Program en- ables willing and academically Verduow works as a prepared students to pursue col- human resources lege-level studies-with the op- generalist for Pre- portunity to earn college credit, mier Lending, Inc. advanced placement, or both- She graduated while still in high school. Wilson from Winthrop Uni- Hall offers 21 AP courses. versity with a Bach- elor of Business Administration in human resource management. Chappell and her husband Rueben live in Charlotte, North Carolina. 2013

LeAnne Amick is the Director of Mar- Gooch ‘31 was the flower girl and Will with a Bachelor of Science in biological keting Communications for Groceries Gooch was the ring bearer. Emma works sciences and a Bachelor of Music in on the Go, a company that partners at Wilson Hall as the lower school com- music performance, and from the Uni- with farmers to provide products by di- puter science teacher, varsity girls tennis versity of Texas at Austin with a Master rect delivery, pop up sales, and farmers head coach, girls B team basketball of Science in civil engineering. market pick-up options and shares pro- head coach, and varsity softball assistant Clayton Meisner works as a graduate ceeds with local churches and non- coach. She graduated from Winthrop assistant at Lexington Medical Center. profit organizations. She graduated University with a Bachelor of Science in He is pursuing a Master of Healthcare from Clemson University with a Bache- early childhood and elementary educa- Administration at the University of lor of Arts in communications. tion. Emma and Jonathan live in Sumter. South Carolina where he earned a Emma Catoe Ayers and Jonathan Ayers Spencer Brabham lives in Dallas, Texas, Bachelor of Science in biology. celebrated their marriage with a wed- and works as a territory manager for Jessica Overfield lives in Sumter and ding ceremony at First Baptist Church in Zynex Medical, a medical device com- works as a disaster recovery specialist Sumter on October 3, followed by a re- pany. He graduated from Clemson Uni- for the U.S. Small Business Administra- ception in the church courtyard. Emma versity with a Bachelor of Science in tion. She graduated from Columbia and Jonathan were married on April 4 business management. College with a Bachelor of Arts in psy- but postponed the church ceremony. Justin DuRant works as a water re- Rebekah Russell Richardson ‘13 chology. was the source planning engineer for Freese & Mary Kennon Ar- matron of honor and Nichols in Austin, Texas. He graduated Mitchel Vorpahl and Kaitlynn Vickers scott Miles ‘13 Liza was a bridesmaid. from the University of South Carolina were married on September 19.

Syd Richardson ‘23 swims the backstroke in a swim meet at the Sumter Aquatics Center. Tanner Carraway and Emily Cook 2014 were married on October 3 at Sans 2015 Souci Farm in Sumter with a recep- Brandon Harbour and tion following. The rehearsal dinner Lauren Peters were mar- was held at the Sumter County Mu- ried on October 4 at seum. Addy Carraway ‘18 and Jane Tybee Island Wedding Elizabeth Segars Goodson ‘14 were among the Chapel and Grand Ball- bridal party, and the groomsmen included the room on Tybee Island, following members of the Class of ‘14: Hamilton Georgia, with a recep- Cox, Jay Goodson, Jack Jackson, Harris Jordan, tion following. Patrick Andrew Kinney, William Kinney and John Patrick Harbour ‘08 was the best Sears. Tanner is the son of Leigh Simpson Car- man and the groomsmen raway ‘87. included Ryan Corbett Kyanna Dawson attends the University of South ‘15, Josh Gentile ‘15, Carolina School of Law. She graduated from Cody King ‘15, Raines Samantha Wild Lowery ‘15 & Michael Lowery ‘17 Carnegie Mellon University with a Bachelor of Sci- Waggett ‘15 and Tristan ence in international relations and politics and she Whitaker ‘15. Mollie Harbour Williams ‘11 was among the bridal party also studied international relations at the Temple and Davis Williams ‘33 was the ring bearer. University Japan Campus. Breanna Kimbrell is pursuing a Master of Science in microbiology at Tripp Whaley works as a software engineer for Clemson University where she received a Bachelor of Science in an- Ndustrial, a firm that deploys real-time cloud imal and veterinary science. based applications for factories and industrial fa- Samantha Wild and Michael Lowery ‘17 were married on October cilities around the world. Tripp, who lives in 10 at the McIntosh Home in Wedgefield with a reception following. Raleigh, North Carolina, graduated from Duke Maggie Lowery ‘13 was a bridesmaid and Hunter Hendrix ‘17 and University with a Bachelor of Science in electrical James Lowery ‘12 were groomsmen. and computer engineering and a Bachelor of Sci- ence in computer science.

While learning about the letter C, Owens Ripley ‘35 & Ryan Howard ‘35 paint a drawing of cotton candy. Later, the class enjoyed cotton candy as a special treat.

Tanner Carraway ‘14 and his wife, Emily. Jiyeon Baek lives in Chicago, Illinois, and works on the staff of 2016 the technical accounting advi- 20 sory group of EY, an international accounting firm. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a 20 Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting. Waverly McIver is Alyssa Nether lives in Tucson, Arizona, and works as a a member of supplemental instructor at the University of Arizona Alpha Chi Omega where she earned a Bachelor of Science in cellular and sorority at the Uni- molecular biology. versity of North Mary Catherine Smith is pursuing a Master of Science Carolina at Chapel in genetic counseling at the University of South Car- Hill. olina. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in bio- Sarah McClun is a chemistry from the Clemson University Honors member of Sigma College. Sigma Sigma Taylor Smith, who graduated from the South Carolina sorority at Presby- Taylor Smith ‘16 Fire Academy, lives in Sumter where she works as a terian College. firefighter for the Sumter Fire Department. She grad- in English, lives in Lake Tahoe, Califor- Naomi Yoder is a uated from the University of South Carolina with a nia, where she is working in a backpack- member of Delta Bachelor of Science in exercise science. ers hostel as part of a gap year. She Gamma sorority at Kate Whaley, who graduated from the University of plans to earn certification to teach Eng- Pepperdine Uni- North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts lish as a second language abroad. versity.

Grace Pate ‘31 & Will Holzbach ‘31 exercise during a classroom guidance lesson. As a way to pro- mote social and emotional health, Mrs. Elizabeth Mayes Hyatt ‘02, school counselor, presented the lesson on coping skills. Students learned about the character Betty Spaghetti and how she chose to deal with a diffi- cult situation in a healthy way. Students practiced a variety of ways to manage feelings, including taking time out to move their bodies to release tension. Jarrett King was named2 to0 the1 8spring dean’s list at The Citadel where he is majoring in intelligence and security studies.

Megan Piasecki, who is a double major in international relations and French at St. Joseph’s University in Pennsylva- nia, is completing an internship with U.S. Senator Tim Scott for the fall semester. She serves as the treasurer for SJU’s College Democrats and as the secretary for Best Buddies, a club where neurotypical people and those with intellec- tual and physical disabilities meet and socialize.

Holly Poag, a journalism major at the University of South Carolina, is a news writer for the university’s newspaper, Nico Scherders ‘35 & Pearl Smith ‘35 plant The Daily Gamecock. Her article “USC Can Share More pumpkin seeds as part of their science instruc- COVID-19 Cluster Information under FERPA” was featured tion taught by Mrs. Valerie James. The students in the Washington Post article “College Newspaper Re- are studying the life cycle of a pumpkin. porters are the Journalism Heroes for the Pandemic Era.”

Wilson Hall was selected as the October Yard of the Month for businesses by the Council of Garden Clubs of Sumter. The PTO Landscaping Committee is responsible for the beautification of our campus by maintaining the many planters and flower beds throughout the year.