Pictured Above: Reginald Perry and Ms. Allison Bird, Librarian/Media Specialist
The Vikings have spoken and the winning title for our March Madness Battle of the Books is One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus.
The novel’s story of murder in detention slew the competition. Apparently, Spring Valley does not love Jenny Han’s PS I still Love You or any others for that matter! Children of Blood and Bone could not hold off the sticks and stones of our winner! After the Shot Drops missed all of its 3’s and foul shots winding up in the loser’s bracket. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder valiantly tried to crack the winning code but found no clue for success. If you want to check out any of our titles, well we are a library so you can literally check them out in The ‘Brary. Books are our business and Ms. Bird or Mrs. Christensen are happy to help you get your fix! Congratulations to our winning Brackets! Please pick up your prizes in the library.
Amazon $25 Gift Card Tyler Merten
Chick Fil A Gift Card and Novel Lexie Martin
Chick Fil A Gift Card and Novel NaZavion Ratliff
Chick Fil A Gift Card and Novel Samantha Peterson
Chick Fil A Gift Card and Novel Rebekah Lashley
After the Shot Drops Timothy Patton
After the Shot Drops Jhordan Charles
After the Shot Drops Reginald Perry
Second Semester Exam Schedule
Palmetto Boys State
We are please that Palmetto Boys State has received permission to hold its program live, in the strictest compliance with CDC, DHEC and Anderson University COVID-19 policies from Sunday, June 13, 2021 – Saturday, June 19, 2021. Young men who are nominated MUST be rising high school seniors, and have demonstrated leadership in some area of school activities.
For more information, please look at Boys State website at shorturl.at/bcvwO
As a parent, the reality of paying for college becomes more and more real each year. Currently, the College Board reports that a “moderate” college budget for an in-state public college averaged $24,061 per year. A moderate budget at a private college averaged $47,831 per year. Yikes! We hope you will join us for our 30-minute sessions from 6-6:30 p.m. Here’s the registration link please see the flyer above.
Richland Two is planning to offer SOAR (Summer Opportunity for Academic Readiness), a FREE, in-person extended learning camp.
The program is open to all students currently enrolled in pre-kindergarten through eleventh grade.
Why: 1. Elementary students will be previewing ELA and math standards, content, and skills for the upcoming school year.
2. Middle school students will focus on math and ELA.
3. High School students will be previewing content for the upcoming school year. Example: If your student is enrolled in English 2 for 21-22, the student will preview the course to have a strong foundation for the new school year.
The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) members competed during the Virtual SC FBLA State Leadership Experience. The SC: SCLE Virtual Awards Ceremony was held on Saturday, March 27 at 7:00 p.m. All of the members did an amazing job. Students who placed in the top 4 spots advanced to the National FBLA Experience which will be held in June.
Advertising
2nd Place Taylor Hankins
Agribusiness
1st Place Jaden Parker
Business Calculations
1st Place Dev Patel
3rd Place Ethan Ho
Business Communication
3rd Place Parth Patel
Business Law
1st Place Alex Jiang
Economics
3rd Place Trevonte’ Frazer
Healthcare Administration
2nd Place Bency Young
Insurance and Risk Management
2nd Place Reagan Hannibal
Introduction to Business
1st Place Leini Rodriguez
2nd Place Gregory Bailey
Introduction to Business Communication
1st Place Camryn Shadd
Introduction to Business Procedure
1st Place Robert Capers
3rd Place Inara Morant
Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure
1st Place Chandler Lawton
2nd Place Shivani Patel
3rd Place Pa’Ris Waterman
Journalism
3rd Place Destini Austin
Networking Concepts
1st Place Tierra Simmons
Political Science
4th Place Miyah Jackson
Securities & Investments
2nd Place Mel’odie Dewitt
Local Chapter Annual Business Report (Team Event)
2nd Place Isaiah Morant, Parth Patel, and Tierra Simmons
This year FBLA-PBL week coincides with National Career and Technical Education (CTE) month. Spring Valley FBLA provided CTE teachers with a lunch box from Firehouse Subs.
FBLA officers, adviser Mrs. Shelia Jones, and assistant Dr. Way held drive-through for members to pick up induction items and box lunches.
Palmetto Boys State
We are please that Palmetto Boys State has received permission to hold its program live, in the strictest compliance with CDC, DHEC and Anderson University COVID-19 policies from Sunday, June 13, 2021 – Saturday, June 19, 2021. Young men who are nominated MUST be rising high school seniors, and have demonstrated leadership in some area of school activities.
For more information, please look at Boys State website at shorturl.at/bcvwO
As a parent, the reality of paying for college becomes more and more real each year. Currently, the College Board reports that a “moderate” college budget for an in-state public college averaged $24,061 per year. A moderate budget at a private college averaged $47,831 per year. Yikes! We hope you will join us for our 30-minute sessions from 6-6:30 p.m. Here’s the registration link please see the flyer above.
Richland Two is planning to offer SOAR (Summer Opportunity for Academic Readiness), a FREE, in-person extended learning camp.
The program is open to all students currently enrolled in pre-kindergarten through eleventh grade.
Why: 1. Elementary students will be previewing ELA and math standards, content, and skills for the upcoming school year.
2. Middle school students will focus on math and ELA.
3. High School students will be previewing content for the upcoming school year. Example: If your student is enrolled in English 2 for 21-22, the student will preview the course to have a strong foundation for the new school year.
We are please that Palmetto Boys State has received permission to hold its program live, in the strictest compliance with CDC, DHEC and Anderson University COVID-19 policies from Sunday, June 13, 2021 – Saturday, June 19, 2021. Young men who are nominated MUST be rising high school seniors, and have demonstrated leadership in some area of school activities.
For more information, please look at Boys State website at shorturl.at/bcvwO
As a parent, the reality of paying for college becomes more and more real each year. Currently, the College Board reports that a “moderate” college budget for an in-state public college averaged $24,061 per year. A moderate budget at a private college averaged $47,831 per year. Yikes! We hope you will join us for our 30-minute sessions from 6-6:30 p.m. Here’s the registration link please see the flyer above.
Richland Two is planning to offer SOAR (Summer Opportunity for Academic Readiness), a FREE, in-person extended learning camp.
The program is open to all students currently enrolled in pre-kindergarten through eleventh grade.
Why: 1. Elementary students will be previewing ELA and math standards, content, and skills for the upcoming school year.
2. Middle school students will focus on math and ELA.
3. High School students will be previewing content for the upcoming school year. Example: If your student is enrolled in English 2 for 21-22, the student will preview the course to have a strong foundation for the new school year.
We are please that Palmetto Boys State has received permission to hold its program live, in the strictest compliance with CDC, DHEC and Anderson University COVID-19 policies from Sunday, June 13, 2021 – Saturday, June 19, 2021. Young men who are nominated MUST be rising high school seniors, and have demonstrated leadership in some area of school activities.
For more information, please look at Boys State website at shorturl.at/bcvwO
As a parent, the reality of paying for college becomes more and more real each year. Currently, the College Board reports that a “moderate” college budget for an in-state public college averaged $24,061 per year. A moderate budget at a private college averaged $47,831 per year. Yikes! We hope you will join us for our 30-minute sessions from 6-6:30 p.m. Here’s the registration link please see the flyer above.
As a parent, the reality of paying for college becomes more and more real each year. Currently, the College Board reports that a “moderate” college budget for an in-state public college averaged $24,061 per year. A moderate budget at a private college averaged $47,831 per year. Yikes! We hope you will join us for our 30-minute sessions from 6-6:30 p.m. Here’s the registration link please see the flyer above.
As a parent, the reality of paying for college becomes more and more real each year. Currently, the College Board reports that a “moderate” college budget for an in-state public college averaged $24,061 per year. A moderate budget at a private college averaged $47,831 per year. Yikes! We hope you will join us for our 30-minute sessions from 6-6:30 p.m. Here’s the registration link please see the flyer above.
MEBA has compiled a listing of business and community partners offering summer employment opportunities, internships and other work-based learning opportunities. For students needing assistance with resume writing and interview preparation, visit MEBA’s Building Your Career resource guide on the our website at https://www.mebasc.com/build-your-career/.
Join the Teacher Cadet Class of 2021/2022!
Interested in a career in the education field? Consider Teacher Cadets!
The primary goal of the Teacher Cadet Program is to encourage academically talented, high-achieving, high school students with exemplary interpersonal and leadership skills to consider teaching as a career. An important secondary goal of the Program is to develop future community leaders who will become civic advocates for public education.
This dual enrollment course is open to juniors and seniors by application only. To learn more, email Mrs. Dilley at rdilley@richland2.org and/or students may join the Google Classroom at this link.
Yearbook Senior Tributes
Senior Tributes for 2021 Yearbook – As everybody knows, the Class of 2021 has not had the senior year they all imagined. From online learning to virtual pep rallies, students have certainly not experienced the senior year they expected. However, there is still one tradition enduring the unknown circumstances of this school year. Senior tributes are one part of senior year that you can count on through photos and written sentiments. In these unpredictable times, make sure to remember and encapsulate this time in your senior’s life. Take this opportunity to recognize his or her accomplishments with a personal tribute in the 2021 edition of the Spring Valley yearbook, Saga. This yearbook is one of the few celebrations of the Class of 2021, let your student remember all the special people and happenings from high school. Personal tributes are available in a variety of sizes and prices.
Heart Health Month Continues with Key Club!
Be heart healthy with Key Club. Each week in March we will focus on ways to be heart healthy! You can join us in our efforts and make a donation to Spring Valley’s Heart Healthy Team by clicking here.
2021 STUDENT WRITING CONTEST
South Carolina high school juniors and seniors are invited to honor outstanding South Carolina African Americans by participating in Dominion Energy and the South Carolina Department of Education’sStrong Men & Women in South Carolina History student writing contest. Five (5) winning essays will be chosen. Submit your 500-word essay below by April 23, 2021 for a chance to win an Apple MacBook Air and $1,000 for your school!
Winners
Winning students will receive an Apple MacBook Air.
Winning students’ schools will receive an award of $1,000.
Winning students and their school representatives MUST attend the ceremony to receive their awards.
On February 25th we begin our first session of a 5-part virtual series Money Now for College. As a parent, the reality of paying for college becomes more and more real each year. Currently, the College Board reports that a “moderate” college budget for an in-state public college averaged $24,061 per year. A moderate budget at a private college averaged $47,831 per year. Yikes! We hope you will join us for our 30-minute sessions from 6-6:30 p.m. Here’s the registration link please see the flyer above.
Congratulations to three Spring Valley Alumni who are; headed to the NCAA Basketball Tourney. Class of 2019 alumni Taylor Lewis with Middle Tennessee State and Class of 2016 alumni Jordan Bruner and Kendall Wall with the University of Alabama. Your Spring Valley family is proud of all your accomplishments and can’t wait to see what else you achieve.
SCAN – Book Drive
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EMT Course Available Now !
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Community Career Connections
The Community Career Connections Parent and Student Information Night will take place Tuesday, March 16th at 6:00 pm virtually. The meeting access link will be emailed to all registered parents the morning of the event. Spring Valley Career Specialist, Mrs. Wright, has partnered with Gear UP and the Midlands Education and Business Alliance (MEBA) which will facilitate a panel discussion of various community career industry representatives featuring jobs that are in high demand.
Please see the attached flyer for more information. Please use this link to register for the meeting: https://tinyurl.com/CCCParentWorkshop If you have any questions, contact Mrs. Wright, vawright@richland2.org. We look forward to seeing you at the virtual session March 16th at 6:00 pm.
SAVE THE DATE PROM 2021
Tri-M Music Honors Society
We are excited to announce that the Tri-M Music Honors Society will be coming back to Spring Valley this year! Although we have limited time, we hope to still meet and brainstorm plans for a service project before this school year ends. If you are interested in participating in this honors society, please fill out this interest form by 7 PM on Tuesday, March 16th. Thank you! Interest form: https://forms.gle/S88yJRg27JaS1Axa9
MEBA has compiled a listing of business and community partners offering summer employment opportunities, internships and other work-based learning opportunities. For students needing assistance with resume writing and interview preparation, visit MEBA’s Building Your Career resource guide on the our website at https://www.mebasc.com/build-your-career/.
Join the Teacher Cadet Class of 2021/2022!
Interested in a career in the education field? Consider Teacher Cadets!
The primary goal of the Teacher Cadet Program is to encourage academically talented, high-achieving, high school students with exemplary interpersonal and leadership skills to consider teaching as a career. An important secondary goal of the Program is to develop future community leaders who will become civic advocates for public education.
This dual enrollment course is open to juniors and seniors by application only. To learn more, email Mrs. Dilley at rdilley@richland2.org and/or students may join the Google Classroom at this link.
Yearbook Senior Tributes
Senior Tributes for 2021 Yearbook – As everybody knows, the Class of 2021 has not had the senior year they all imagined. From online learning to virtual pep rallies, students have certainly not experienced the senior year they expected. However, there is still one tradition enduring the unknown circumstances of this school year. Senior tributes are one part of senior year that you can count on through photos and written sentiments. In these unpredictable times, make sure to remember and encapsulate this time in your senior’s life. Take this opportunity to recognize his or her accomplishments with a personal tribute in the 2021 edition of the Spring Valley yearbook, Saga. This yearbook is one of the few celebrations of the Class of 2021, let your student remember all the special people and happenings from high school. Personal tributes are available in a variety of sizes and prices.
Heart Health Month Continues with Key Club!
Be heart healthy with Key Club. Each week in March we will focus on ways to be heart healthy! You can join us in our efforts and make a donation to Spring Valley’s Heart Healthy Team by clicking here.
2021 STUDENT WRITING CONTEST
South Carolina high school juniors and seniors are invited to honor outstanding South Carolina African Americans by participating in Dominion Energy and the South Carolina Department of Education’sStrong Men & Women in South Carolina History student writing contest. Five (5) winning essays will be chosen. Submit your 500-word essay below by April 23, 2021 for a chance to win an Apple MacBook Air and $1,000 for your school!
Winners
Winning students will receive an Apple MacBook Air.
Winning students’ schools will receive an award of $1,000.
Winning students and their school representatives MUST attend the ceremony to receive their awards.
On February 25th we begin our first session of a 5-part virtual series Money Now for College. As a parent, the reality of paying for college becomes more and more real each year. Currently, the College Board reports that a “moderate” college budget for an in-state public college averaged $24,061 per year. A moderate budget at a private college averaged $47,831 per year. Yikes! We hope you will join us for our 30-minute sessions from 6-6:30 p.m. Here’s the registration link please see the flyer above.
Congratulations to Karah Barry, a senior captain on the Spring Valley girls’ soccer team! Karah is the 2021 recipient of the Spring Valley Viking Cup Ashley Nicole Dent Memorial Scholarship ($1,000). The Ashley Nicole Dent Memorial Scholarship is in honor of Spring Valley varsity soccer player Ashley Dent who was lost in 2006. Ever since, Ashley’s memory has been honored by the girls’ soccer program in a variety of ways, including through two memorial scholarships – one presented through the Viking Cup soccer tournament and the other to a senior on the girls’ team.
This year, due to the tournament being canceled, applicants were required to submit an essay responding to a prompt related to Ashley’s outstanding character and how their own similar character traits were positively impactful in a variety of ways. Two dozen teams had applicants, and a committee of nine individuals (five coaches from different Viking Cup participating teams and four Spring Valley teachers and administrators) selected Karah as the runaway winner. She was, in fact, the first Spring Valley player to win this scholarship. Next year, Karah will attend North Greenville University on full scholarship for academics and athletics, where she will continue her soccer career while double-majoring in Psychology and Legal Studies (pre-law). Congratulations to Spring Valley’s Karah Barry!
HOSA State Leadership Conference Winners
Congratulations to all of the winners at the HOSA State Leadership Conference!!Of the 20 Spring Valley students who participated, 17 placed in the top five of their category. Testing was especially difficult this year, yet the students who represented Spring Valley brought back many awards! Congratulations to all of you!
Aleena Chattha – 1st place in Dental Terminology Ridha Fatima – 1st place in Medical Spelling Spandana Anchoori – 1st place in Clinical Specialty Parth Patel – 1st place in Health Informatics Taahera Islam – 1st place in Extemporaneous Writing Shyam Ganesh Babu – 1st place in Research Poster Aisha Siddique – 2nd place in Cultural Diversity and Disparities Shriya Kapoor – 2nd place in Physical Therapy Madison Han – 2nd place in Medical Math Evelyn Plakal – 2nd place in Biomedical Laboratory Science Shivani Patel – 3rd place Pharmacology Sanjana Parise – 4th place in Medical Terminology McKayla Jones – 4th place in Veterinary Science Anna Todd – 5th place in Prepared Speaking Humarmeet Gill – 5th place in Epidemiology Rashi Jain – 5th place in Pathophysiology Simran Tippabhatla – 5th place in Nutrition Congrats again to the winners of SLC! We are so proud of all of you!!
The Community Career Connections Parent and Student Information Night will take place Tuesday, March 16th at 6:00 pm virtually. The meeting access link will be emailed to all registered parents the morning of the event. Spring Valley Career Specialist, Mrs. Wright, has partnered with Gear UP and the Midlands Education and Business Alliance (MEBA) which will facilitate a panel discussion of various community career industry representatives featuring jobs that are in high demand.
Please see the attached flyer for more information. Please use this link to register for the meeting: https://tinyurl.com/CCCParentWorkshop If you have any questions, contact Mrs. Wright, vawright@richland2.org. We look forward to seeing you at the virtual session March 16th at 6:00 pm.
SAVE THE DATE PROM 2021
Tri-M Music Honors Society
We are excited to announce that the Tri-M Music Honors Society will be coming back to Spring Valley this year! Although we have limited time, we hope to still meet and brainstorm plans for a service project before this school year ends. If you are interested in participating in this honors society, please fill out this interest form by 7 PM on Tuesday, March 16th. Thank you! Interest form: https://forms.gle/S88yJRg27JaS1Axa9
Welcome to Moe’s- School Fundraiser! Order your premade Taco Kits at the link below-the Taco Kits (feeds 4-6) for $29.99, with ground beef, chicken and our FAMOUS QUESO!
You have until Tuesday, March 16 to order, with pickup after practice at Spring Valley on Wednesday, March 17. And pick up is just as easy. The kits are premade, so you just pull up and they hand you the kit. Take it home and dinner is ready.
Feed the family and help fund our school! Click HERE to pre order your kit.
Summer Employment & Work-Based Learning
MEBA has compiled a listing of business and community partners offering summer employment opportunities, internships and other work-based learning opportunities. For students needing assistance with resume writing and interview preparation, visit MEBA’s Building Your Career resource guide on the our website at https://www.mebasc.com/build-your-career/.
Join the Teacher Cadet Class of 2021/2022!
Interested in a career in the education field? Consider Teacher Cadets!
The primary goal of the Teacher Cadet Program is to encourage academically talented, high-achieving, high school students with exemplary interpersonal and leadership skills to consider teaching as a career. An important secondary goal of the Program is to develop future community leaders who will become civic advocates for public education.
This dual enrollment course is open to juniors and seniors by application only. To learn more, email Mrs. Dilley at rdilley@richland2.org and/or students may join the Google Classroom at this link.
Yearbook Senior Tributes
Senior Tributes for 2021 Yearbook – As everybody knows, the Class of 2021 has not had the senior year they all imagined. From online learning to virtual pep rallies, students have certainly not experienced the senior year they expected. However, there is still one tradition enduring the unknown circumstances of this school year. Senior tributes are one part of senior year that you can count on through photos and written sentiments. In these unpredictable times, make sure to remember and encapsulate this time in your senior’s life. Take this opportunity to recognize his or her accomplishments with a personal tribute in the 2021 edition of the Spring Valley yearbook, Saga. This yearbook is one of the few celebrations of the Class of 2021, let your student remember all the special people and happenings from high school. Personal tributes are available in a variety of sizes and prices.
Heart Health Month Continues with Key Club!
Be heart healthy with Key Club. Each week in March we will focus on ways to be heart healthy! You can join us in our efforts and make a donation to Spring Valley’s Heart Healthy Team by clicking here.
2021 STUDENT WRITING CONTEST
South Carolina high school juniors and seniors are invited to honor outstanding South Carolina African Americans by participating in Dominion Energy and the South Carolina Department of Education’sStrong Men & Women in South Carolina History student writing contest. Five (5) winning essays will be chosen. Submit your 500-word essay below by April 23, 2021 for a chance to win an Apple MacBook Air and $1,000 for your school!
Winners
Winning students will receive an Apple MacBook Air.
Winning students’ schools will receive an award of $1,000.
Winning students and their school representatives MUST attend the ceremony to receive their awards.
On February 25th we begin our first session of a 5-part virtual series Money Now for College. As a parent, the reality of paying for college becomes more and more real each year. Currently, the College Board reports that a “moderate” college budget for an in-state public college averaged $24,061 per year. A moderate budget at a private college averaged $47,831 per year. Yikes! We hope you will join us for our 30-minute sessions from 6-6:30 p.m. Here’s the registration link please see the flyer above.
We are excited to announce that the Tri-M Music Honors Society will be coming back to Spring Valley this year! Although we have limited time, we hope to still meet and brainstorm plans for a service project before this school year ends. If you are interested in participating in this honors society, please fill out this interest form by 7 PM on Tuesday, March 16th. Thank you! Interest form: https://forms.gle/S88yJRg27JaS1Axa9
Welcome to Moe’s- School Fundraiser! Order your premade Taco Kits at the link below-the Taco Kits (feeds 4-6) for $29.99, with ground beef, chicken and our FAMOUS QUESO!
You have until Tuesday, March 16 to order, with pickup after practice at Spring Valley on Wednesday, March 17. And pick up is just as easy. The kits are premade, so you just pull up and they hand you the kit. Take it home and dinner is ready.
Feed the family and help fund our school! Click HERE to pre order your kit.
Summer Employment & Work-Based Learning
MEBA has compiled a listing of business and community partners offering summer employment opportunities, internships and other work-based learning opportunities. For students needing assistance with resume writing and interview preparation, visit MEBA’s Building Your Career resource guide on the our website at https://www.mebasc.com/build-your-career/.
Join the Teacher Cadet Class of 2021/2022!
Interested in a career in the education field? Consider Teacher Cadets!
The primary goal of the Teacher Cadet Program is to encourage academically talented, high-achieving, high school students with exemplary interpersonal and leadership skills to consider teaching as a career. An important secondary goal of the Program is to develop future community leaders who will become civic advocates for public education.
This dual enrollment course is open to juniors and seniors by application only. To learn more, email Mrs. Dilley at rdilley@richland2.org and/or students may join the Google Classroom at this link.
Focus on Your Future Friday
The Community Response Team at City of Columbia Police Department will present the Explorer Program for Youth, ages 14 -20 years of age, as well as career pathways. This program is for students in middle and high school who are interested in learning more about a career in law enforcement, as well as parents and educators. Join Virtually:https://zoom.us/j/97504645057
SENIOR T-SHIRT DESIGN SUBMISSION
Seniors,
We’ve heard requests for an EPIC Class of 2021 t-shirt, and we thought it would be fun to let you, our senior class, come up with your class shirt. So, we are excited to be launching our first ever t-shirt design competition!
There will be three finalists chosen from the submissions, and YOU, the Class of 2021, will get to vote on your favorite of the three designs. The name, username and photo associated with your Google account will be recorded when you upload files and submit this form.
Submission Rules Eligibility: This contest is open to all Spring Valley Seniors qualifying to graduate during the 2020-2021 school year.
Design: Please upload your design in one or more of the following formats: PSD, Adobe Illustrator, jpeg, or PDF. Please submit a high resolution image to ensure the highest quality of printing.
The top three designs will be selected by Seniors and finalists will be voted on during the second round of voting.
The winning design will be on the official Spring Valley Class of 2021 t-shirts and the shirt will be made available for all graduates to order beginning in April of 2021.
Please make sure that your design is appropriate for a school t-shirt.
Process/Timeline: Deadline for submission: Thursday, March 11th (midnight)
Selection of the top three submissions: Friday, March 12th
The top three designs will be voted on by their peers (Seniors) Monday, March 15th
The winning design will be announced: Tuesday, March 16th
Good luck to everyone, we can’t wait to see your creative designs!
Senior T-Shirt Pre-Order Form
Seniors!! Please click here to complete the following form to pre-order your senior t-shirt. Remember, there is NO charge to you for your shirt. We are in the process of selecting a design that will be selected by the senior class, so there is no design to show at this time. ALL SENIORS will have an opportunity to submit a design that will be voted on by your peers in the coming week.
To speed up the process, we are asking each senior to provide their t-shirt size. If you DO NOT pre-order, there is a possibility that you will not receive a shirt.
All pre-orders must be submitted by Friday, March 12th. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Yearbook Senior Tributes
Senior Tributes for 2021 Yearbook – As everybody knows, the Class of 2021 has not had the senior year they all imagined. From online learning to virtual pep rallies, students have certainly not experienced the senior year they expected. However, there is still one tradition enduring the unknown circumstances of this school year. Senior tributes are one part of senior year that you can count on through photos and written sentiments. In these unpredictable times, make sure to remember and encapsulate this time in your senior’s life. Take this opportunity to recognize his or her accomplishments with a personal tribute in the 2021 edition of the Spring Valley yearbook, Saga. This yearbook is one of the few celebrations of the Class of 2021, let your student remember all the special people and happenings from high school. Personal tributes are available in a variety of sizes and prices.
Heart Health Month Continues with Key Club!
Be heart healthy with Key Club. Each week in March we will focus on ways to be heart healthy! You can join us in our efforts and make a donation to Spring Valley’s Heart Healthy Team by clicking here.
2021 STUDENT WRITING CONTEST
South Carolina high school juniors and seniors are invited to honor outstanding South Carolina African Americans by participating in Dominion Energy and the South Carolina Department of Education’sStrong Men & Women in South Carolina History student writing contest. Five (5) winning essays will be chosen. Submit your 500-word essay below by April 23, 2021 for a chance to win an Apple MacBook Air and $1,000 for your school!
Winners
Winning students will receive an Apple MacBook Air.
Winning students’ schools will receive an award of $1,000.
Winning students and their school representatives MUST attend the ceremony to receive their awards.
On February 25th we begin our first session of a 5-part virtual series Money Now for College. As a parent, the reality of paying for college becomes more and more real each year. Currently, the College Board reports that a “moderate” college budget for an in-state public college averaged $24,061 per year. A moderate budget at a private college averaged $47,831 per year. Yikes! We hope you will join us for our 30-minute sessions from 6-6:30 p.m. Here’s the registration link please see the flyer above.
The Community Career Connections Parent and Student Information Night will take place Tuesday, March 16th at 6:00 pm virtually. The meeting access link will be emailed to all registered parents the morning of the event. Spring Valley Career Specialist, Mrs. Wright, has partnered with Gear UP and the Midlands Education and Business Alliance (MEBA) which will facilitate a panel discussion of various community career industry representatives featuring jobs that are in high demand.
Please see the attached flyer for more information. Please use this link to register for the meeting: https://tinyurl.com/CCCParentWorkshop If you have any questions, contact Mrs. Wright, vawright@richland2.org. We look forward to seeing you at the virtual session March 16th at 6:00 pm.
