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WACCAMAW HIGH SCHOOL 2412 Kings River Road Pawleys Island, SC 29585 Phone: 843-237-9899 Fax: 843-237-9883 Volume 7, Issue 12 December 5, 2014 UPCOMING EVENTS December 5 Varsity Elite Speech and Debate Tournament @ George Mason University (5th - 8th) 6:00/7:30pm Varsity Basketball Vs. Georgetown @ Georgetown High School Chorus performs at Disney (5th-7th) December 6 9am-5pm Test Drive a Lincoln Fundraiser for Athletic Programs at WHS (see pg. 2) J.V. Basketball Georgetown County Basketball Tournament (schedule on pg. 7) December 7 3:00pm WHS Marching Band performs in the Murrells Inlet Christmas Parade December 8 3:10pm T.A.D.A. Step Team Informational By Hannah Wolf meeting in the WHS auditorium (see ad on pg. 9) pictures by Sam Windham 3:15pm Prom Committee meeting in Mrs. Tester’s room (see ad on pg. 10) Poetry Outloud is a national 3:15pm Girls’ Lacrosse Informational meeting in competition sponsored by The Ms. Miller’s room. (see ad on pg. 9) National Endowment for the Arts. 6:00/7:00pm J.V. Basketball Vs. Socastee @ Socastee High School In Mrs. Griffin’s, Mrs. Lawson’s, December 9 and Mrs. Chadwell’s English clas- 3:15pm Governors School for the Arts and ses, students recited a poem of Humanities information session at WHS 3:15pm W.H.A.T. Informational meeting in Mrs. their choice and two students Crutchman’s room (see ad on pg. 9) from each class were chosen to 6:00/7:30pm Varsity Basketball Vs. Carvers Bay move on to the school finals. On Coya, Amani, and Raina 6:00pm Wrestling Vs. Loris @ Loris HS th December 10 Wednesday, November 24 , after 7:15am FCA @ WHS Media Center weeks of practicing their individual poems, the finalists came together for one final 3:15pm HGTC will present information on the performance, determining who would move on to compete in January at the PACE Program for 2015-2016 6:00pm Wrestling Vs. North Myrtle Beach & regional competition in Charleston. This year’s finalists included: Coya Darcangelo, Marion Amani Huell, Margaret Stacy, Lees Williamson, Sydney Windham, Mac Atkinson, December 11 Raina Sternke, and Clayton Register. There was a tie for runner-up between Coya 6:00pm Waccamaw Chorus Performance at Carolina Opry Darcangelo and Raina Sternke with Amani Huell taking first place. 6:00pm Football Awards Banquet in the WHS cafeteria (see ad on pg. 5) Congratulations to all who participated and good luck, Amani, in Charleston! 3:15pm Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) interest meeting (see ad on pg. 9) Parents and Students: Tuesday, December 9th at 3:15pm: The Governors School of Arts and Humanities will Newsletter Staff meet with 9th grade students interested in Summer Programs and 10th grade students inter- Hannah Wolf, Editor-in-Chief ested in applying for admission. Zach Trzop Danielle Mallon Karl Strittmatter th Jed Parreno Max Senarslan Maddie Giarratano Wednesday, December 10 at 3:15pm: Horry Georgetown Technical College will meet Sam Windham Josh Player Josh Stafford th th Jamie Rodriguez Davis Eddy Matt Trowbridge with current 10 and 11 grade students for information about the PACE Program for LeeAnn Ray Matt Simon Will Brock 2015-2016 school year. Page 2 By Kenzie Confer On Saturday, November 22nd, at the 3rd annual Berkeley High School Stag Invitational, lone competitor Kenzie Confer represented the Windtalkers. She earned third place in Dramatic Interpretation and first place in both Impromptu Speaking and Interpretation of Children’s Literature. By placing in all three of her events, Kenzie took home the “Giant Killer” award. By Maddie Giarratano and Sam Windham, pictures by Jed Parreno Goodwill is a clothing store that sells gently-used clothes, shoes, and much more. With the money they gain from selling their items, they are able to put disabled people to work. Every Monday, Mrs. Tester and her students go to Goodwill to volunteer by sorting and organizing clothes. From here on out, there will be a barrel located in the front of the school to drop off items for the store. Mrs. Tester and her students will deliver the items to the store each Monday. Pictured Left: Anjli Grayson and Ryan Cribb with a barrel of clothes for Goodwill. Please donate a NEW, UPWRAPPED toy to benefit the Marine Corps Toys For Tots Christmas Toy Drive. A box will be placed in the front office. Last day to donate is Friday, December 12th. Page 3 Warriors of the Month Congratulations to the following Warriors who were nominated as Warrior of the Month for October by either a peer or a faculty member. Jasmine helps me in Hannah is always Sarah organized the English when I didn’t willing to lend a district rally and know what the story helping hand in class helped with was about. She is to not only the other Homecoming week. really good at students, but to her Sarah is always explaining things and teacher as well. She willing to help her doesn’t mind helping works well with school be a better me or our friends. everyone in class and place and she always remains patient ALWAYS has a great and understanding attitude! with all skill levels. Jasmine Hazel Hannah Barker Sarah Ellerbe Kareena did so much to Larshaun reminds make sure WHS had a me of the reason Aaron never asks wonderful Homecoming. She why I do what I do. questions or worked tirelessly on voting hesitates to help ballots and stayed after He is always with the new TV school to supervise counting. energetic and On the day of homecoming, happy. He is the system. He is a true she ran around getting reason we are here; gem, especially in glowers and helping her he reminds me of yearbook as our new Student Council advisers get the good that we Graphic Design ready for the big night. She is Editor. a wonderful Warrior and can bring to cares about her school. education. Kareena Patel Larshaun Sessions Aaron Jordan Hans has been really Kenzie and Amani TOGETHER have been doing an helpful in French amazing job of setting an example for the incoming class. He helps me freshman in Competitive Speech class. They have with my homework prepared and cut their own performances but, in and understanding addition, they have coached the new kids the new vocabulary. relentlessly, meeting with them outside of school He also cracks me even to get them ready for the first tournament. In up! addition, both have recently organized team socials and fundraisers. I would be lost without them. They do this while taking AP loads and being involved in a ton of other activities. These two seniors are an inspiration! Hans Stoetzer Amani Huell and Kenzie Confer Coach White does it all: coaching, teaching, Zach is a great Mrs. Wall always developing better ways assistant to both the has a smile and is for us to do things with all students and to his courteous. we have to do this year teacher. He is Whenever I go to with websites, lesson always available to the front office plans, etc. Also, he has do whatever needs for something gone out of his way to to be done to make she always greets help mentor people to use everyone’s life a me kindly. When “technological devices” in little easier. she answers the phone, it is al- our classrooms who are ways with a completely clueless. Zach Trzop Mrs. Wall Coach White Hannah Phairas (not pictured) always helps me with my chemistry and is willing to help others too. She is kind and considerate. Page 4 Breakfast with the Band Saturday, December 13th The breakfast will be from 9:00-11:00am. Pancakes, sausage, juice, coffee, and hot chocolate will be served. There will be door prizes & raffle prizes, a visit from Santa, along with music and performances from the band to top it off. Tickets may be purchased at the door By Hannah Wolf, picture by Matt Simon for $6.00. th On Tuesday, November 18 , the Waccamaw High School Please bring a boxed or canned Band Concert performed in their first concert of the year. The non-perishable item to donate to the band as a whole played five concert pieces: “Lux Arumque,” Baskerville Food Pantry in Pawleys Island. “Concert Variations,” “Crush,” “As If On Wings,” and “Glengary Hills.” The woodwinds solely played three choir pieces: For more information go to Facebook “Chorale,” “Allegro,” and “Finale;” brass players performed two or email details at choir pieces on their own: “Music of King Charles II” and “Simple [email protected] Gifts.” With a standing ovation from the crowd, the concert came to a close; successfully ending the first band concert of the season. For the month of December, the band has the following events scheduled: on December 7th, the marching band will participate in the Murrells Inlet Christmas Parade; on December 13th, the band will host “Breakfast with the Band;” and on December 16th, the middle and high school concert bands will come together to perform some of your favorite holiday tunes. (Check out the ads on the right for more details on the breakfast and concert.) Students Volunteer At The Indigo Choral Society Concert By Jed Parreno On Monday and Tuesday, December 1st and 2nd, chorus students from the High School and Middle School and also members of Student Council volunteered to help the Indigo Choral Society’s holiday concert at Holy Cross Faith Memorial Church. As in the past, the Indigo Choral Society makes donations to the American Cancer Society in exchange for our students serving as waiters and waitresses for the night.