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The High School Quiz Bowl team won the Region Championship and advances to the state competition. Advised by Mrs. Sheri Singleton, the team members are Michael Lauzon, Logan Pauly, Austin McLaurin, Jane McAdams, Sara Helen Simmons, Diya Patel & Kira Stelle.
First Priority Christian Club welcomed Mrs. Sarah Dinkins, a former missionary in Kenya, as the guest speaker for this morning’s meeting. Based on numerous scriptures, including 1 Thessalonians 5:21 “...hold fast that which is good,” she spoke about “holding fast” during the storms of life. First Priority, which is open to all middle school students, meets on alternating Tuesday mornings for fellowship, prayer, and testimony from guest speakers. The club is advised by Ms. Heather Eldridge ‘93.
Members of the Key Club volunteered at the Walk for Life, which had 125 participants, held at the Watson Family Track on October 12. Sponsored by the Prisma Health Tuomey Foundation, the proceeds will be used to fund a Clarix CT Breast Specimen Imaging System for the hospital. Mrs. Stacey Reaves advises the Key Club, which is led by Co-Presidents Annabelle Branham ‘25 & Jane McAdams ‘25.
Approximately 25 members of the Key Club volunteered at the annual eSteam Sumter Festival, a family festival celebrating and bringing together enthusiasts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math. Held on Main Street, the festival has the purpose of exposing participants to STEAM through interactive exhibits, fun-filled displays and hands-on activities. Wilson Hall was one of over 50 exhibitors with a booth featuring one of the school’s 35 3-D printers.
Wilson Hall welcomed Brad St. Louis, a former NFL player with the Cincinnati Bengals, to campus as the guest speaker for a Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) meeting held during lunch. Over 60 students & faculty members gathered to hear his message, which included examples from his life in the NFL and his marriage, of how to live a life walking with Christ. The FCA is open to all high school students and meets on alternate Wednesdays.
Students, faculty and parents gathered around the flagpole for the annual See You at the Pole, a global day of student prayer on September 24. The event began in 1990 as a grassroots movement with ten students praying at their school, and over three decades later, millions pray on their campuses on the fourth week in September. See You at the Pole is simply a prayer rally where students meet at the flagpole before school to lift up their friends, families, teachers, school, and nation to God. Wilson Hall’s event is sponsored by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, advised by Mrs. Molly Simpson Matthews ‘93, and First Priority Christian Club, sponsored by Ms. Heather Eldridge ‘93.
Wilson Hall welcomed Mr. Robby Brown to campus as the guest speaker for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting held during lunch. He is a former assistant coach in the NFL for the Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets, and he was a member of Georgia Tech’s football team. Over 60 students and faculty members gathered to hear his message, supported by scripture and personal anecdotes of his time as a coach and player, that God has a plan for all the events in our life, and we need to “pay attention” to the game of life. The FCA is open to all high school students and meets on alternating Wednesdays.
As part of the Key Club's Baron Readers program, 47 members of the club volunteered to read to students in Preschool 3 - third grade over a three-week period. Davis Lee ‘24 is the club president and Mrs. Stacey Reaves is the advisor.
Over 30 members of the Key Club, working during four different shifts, volunteered at the Kiwanis Club’s Pancake Breakfast. Key Club is a student-led organization that provides high school students with opportunities to perform service, build character and develop leadership. Davis Lee is the club president and Mrs. Stacey Reaves is the advisor.
As an ongoing project, members of the Acts of Kindness Club deliver a handwritten message and a lollipop to every student in grades 1-5 on his or her birthday. In addition to recognizing the student's birthday, the project also offers the opportunity for positive interaction between our older and younger students.
The team of Sophia Levi ‘28 and Kira Stelle ‘28 won the Middle School Championship in the South Carolina Independent School Association State Debate Competition. Sophia also won the trophy for the highest ranked debater in the middle school division. They are advised by Ms. Hannah Smith.
The team of Jacob Bostic ‘24 and Bella Grudzinski ‘24, advised by Ms. Emily Wachter, placed third in the varsity division.
Participants were prepared to argue both the pro and con position of the following topic: “Resolved - Due to escalating costs for social services in the state of South Carolina, such as inflation-related increases to medical and food assistance for those in poverty, cuts should be made to police department funding to accommodate the spending on these and other social services.”
Members of the Acts of Kindness Club arrived at campus early in the morning to place Valentine's Day treats in the lockers of each high school student.
Dexter Davis, a former football player at Clemson University and the National Football League's Phoenix Cardinals and Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, was the guest speaker for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting. Advised by Mrs. Molly Matthews, the club meets twice a month for prayer, testimony and fellowship while having lunch. The organization is open to all students in grades 9-12.
Seniors in the Acts of Kindness (AOK) Club arrived at campus in the predawn hours to inflate balloons for their latest promotion of kindness. Upon arriving at school, 9th-12th graders grabbed a balloon on their way to homeroom. After the morning devotion and recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, each student popped his or her balloon to find a small piece of paper with instructions for an act of kindness to be completed throughout the week. Each faculty member in 6th-12th also had a balloon. The simple acts include saying good morning to 10 people, holding the door, eating lunch with someone different, or complimenting five people. The AOK Club was founded by members of the Senior Class and is a completely student-run organization.
Packing 3,600 bags of food, 29 members of the Senior Class volunteered to work a two-hour shift for a Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) MobilePack Event hosted by Christ Community Church. FMSC is a Christian, non-profit organization that feeds hungry children in 70 countries throughout the world by providing meals consisting of a protein, vegetables, vitamins, and rice all in one meal pack. The volunteer effort was sponsored by the Key Club, led by President Davis Lee ‘24 and Mrs. Stacey Reaves, advisor.