April 15th Viking Update

ADMIN Appreciation Week

Last week was Admin Appreciation Week. We want to thank our diligent admin team at the Valley for their unwavering commitment and collaborative efforts, which are truly admirable. Let’s continue to support and uplift them in all their endeavors.

Congratulations Shavani Patel!

Congratulations to Shivani Patel on winning the South Carolina Outstanding Youth Volunteer award from the Daughters of the American Revolution. The Daughters of the American Revolution is a “membership service organization for women directly descended from a person involved in supporting the American Revolution. A non-profit group, the organization promotes education and patriotism.” It currently has over 190,000 members nationwide.

Every Veterans Affairs Hospital in the state nominates one of its youth volunteers for the state competition. Shivani was nominated by the Columbia VA Hospital, where she volunteered for 3 years. Congratulations Shivani!

Congrats to SV Scholastic Visual Arts Winners

Scholastic Art Awards announced the Southeastern Region at Large award winners. Scholastic Art received one thousand works of art from across the southern states. SVHS had eight student winners and 12 awards in total. Juniors Vi Phan and Kyrie Dae received Gold Keys, and their work will continue to compete in the National Awad.

Vianne Phan

Gold Key — Drawing & Illustration, “Wring”

Honorable Mention — Drawing & Illustration, “Loopy Portrait”

Reese Morgan

Honorable Mention — Comic Art, “Duchess”

Honorable Mention — Comic Art, “The Knave & The Joker”

Satvik Nelakuditi

Silver Key — Comic Art, “Joseph’s World”

Iraine Taine

Honorable Mention — Digital Art, “Frustration”

Honorable Mention — Digital Art, “Morning Light”

Daniya Ashford

Silver Key — Printmaking, “Daniya/Ascending”

Silver Key — Drawing & Illustration, “Three-Daniymensional”

Ashley Euri Kelley

Silver Key — Printmaking, “빨간 여자”

James Patrick

Gold Key — Drawing & Illustration, “RAWR:3D”

Kyrie Dae

Gold Key — Digital Art, “The Art of Letting Go”

2024 USC Region II Science and Engineering Fair Results

Seventy-three Discovery students competed in the University of South Carolina Region II Science and Engineering Fair on March 8 th, 2024. Each of these students did an outstanding job presenting his/her research to the judges from the University of South Carolina and many other professional organizations. Approximately 200 students from area high schools were interviewed by judges to determine the best of the submitted projects. Our Spring Valley students earned 62 awards! Please see the complete list of awards that our students earned. Congratulations to all of our students, their families, and their research teachers, Ms. Heather Alexander, Ms. Lindsey McKenzie, Dr. Michelle Spigner, and Dr. Michelle Wyatt, on their outstanding work!

Congratulations Mbia Mvondo!

Congratulations to Spring Valley senior Mbia Mvondo on winning 3rd place for her short story “Dinner At The Millers” in the 2024 Elmbridge Literary Competition FAME. Mvondo’s winning entry will be published on the R C Sherriff website in May.

Congratulations SVHS Orchestra!

Congratulations to the members of the SVHS String Orchestra! They gave an EXCELLENT performance at the 2024 SCMEA Concert Performance Assessment (CPA) at Irmo HS! Another Congratulations to the SVHS Festival Orchestra! They, too, performed at the 2024 SCMEA CPA event and earned a SUPERIOR rating for their overall performance!

Thank you for being so supportive of the SVHS Orchestras!

SVEF Scholarships

Explore the wide range of scholarships SVEF offers for students graduating this academic year. Don’t miss out on this valuable chance to secure financial aid for your education. Take action now and submit your application to seize this opportunity! Visit https://shorturl.at/ehsOW for a description of all the scholarships. #scholarships #financialassistance #education #opportunity #applynow #studentsuccess

Month of the Military Child Spirit Week

Prom Updates

Prom just days away! Here are a few updates!
1) Dates from Other Schools: Unless you filled out the Out of Valley Date form, you may not bring a student who attends another school. That form was open from February until April 8th. I am still waiting to hear back from several schools.

2) Fee Payment Deadline. You must have your fees paid by April 18th in order to attend prom and purchase a ticket at the door. You will not be allowed to pay your fees at the door this year!

3) Tickets at the door to prom will be $150. Tickets at the door can only be purchased by Juniors and Seniors who attend Spring Valley — NO DATES other than Junior and Seniors who attend Spring Valley who have all their fees paid by April 18th!

All prom attendees must have photo ID to attend prom! Your school ID, or Driver’s License is acceptable! We will be checking names against a list of people who have purchased tickets and their approved dates.

NHS Newsletter

Key Club’s March Madness

During the month of March, Key Club hosted their own March Madness competition. Members had to volunteer for points and the team with the highest total points won a prize. Throughout March, Key Clubbers volunteered a total of 433 hours through 14 events.

LRADAC Town Hall Meeting

Virtual SC Spring Exams Save The Date

Spring Valley High School Graduation Update

GRADUATION UPDATE AND INFORMATION

Senior Slideshow

Submissions are being accepted for the 2024 senior slideshow. Please complete this form to submit your photos. Most people submit a baby picture, a middle years picture, and a senior picture (not necessarily a formal one – just from senior year). The cost to submit photos is $5 for 3 pictures or $3 for 1 picture. NO selfies will be accepted. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Bouchey at kbouchey@richland2.org. The deadline for submissions is Monday, April 22, 2024.

HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOOL

Math Summer Packets

Click here to access the links to the math summer packets.

SVHS Free Pageant Coaching Seminars

“Miss Spring Valley is beyond excited to offer pageant seminars for anyone at SVHS that is interested in pageants or competing next season! Each seminar will focus on new skills and sections of the pageant to help provide free training to all those interested. We hope to see you soon!”