E-Blast in fiveOCSD5 Foundation Donates $20,000 ToThe FillingStationVolume 41: Oct.-Nov., 2018

The Filling Station, the in-house food pantry program for OCSD5 stu-dents, received an early Christmas surprise from John Singh, President of the OCSD5 Education Foundation. At the OCSD5 Board of Trustees meeting on December 11th, Singh presented a check for $20,000 to Heather Bernardo and Karen Tourville of the Filling Station. “The OCSD5 Foundation exists to provide support to the students and teachers in district five and our board could not think of any project more deserving of our support than the Filling Station,” said Singh. He added, “We hope our dona-tion will help to inspire others to support the Filling Station and help to feed the hungry children in our community.” The mission of the Filling Station is to provide food for hungry children over the weekend when they are away from

Twelve students from OCSD5 received special honors at the OCSD5 Board of Trustees meeting on October 9, 2018 for achieving perfect scores on subject areas on the follow-ing state examinations: the S.C. College and Career Ready Assessments (SC READY) and the End of Course Examina-tion Program (EOCEP). Each student was individually recog-nized and received an award presented by the OCSD5 Board of Trustees and Superintendent Dr. Jesse Washington. The students achieving the perfect scores are: • MarshallElementarySchool:KristopherDarbyreceivedaperfectscoreon theMathcomponentof theSCREADYexamination.• Mellichamp Elementary School: Hayward Jean andRayniahShulerreceivedperfectscoresontheMathcompo-nent of the SC READY examination.

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• WilliamJ.ClarkMiddleSchool:KendallGrahamreceiveda perfect score on the English 1 component of the EOCEP examination.• Bethune-BowmanMiddle/HighSchool:CarlosKeitt re-ceived a perfect score on the Biology component of the EO-CEP examination.• HighSchoolforHealthProfessions:AmberCarr,MicaylaCharley, Arin Ham, and Dhruvi Patel received perfect scores on the Biology component of the EOCEP examination and Isaiah DeBarr received a perfect score on the U.S. History component of the EOCEP examination.• Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School: Roger Manigo re-ceived a perfect score on the U.S. History component of the EOCEP examination and Nya Washington received a perfect score on the Biology component of the EOCEP examination.

school. The project feeds 800 – 1,000 children every week-end by sending snacks and single serving meals home in stu-dent’s backpacks on Friday afternoons. The Filling Station is 100% supported by volunteers and donations. Individuals or groups interested in supporting the mission of the Filling Sta-tion are encouraged to call 533-7980 for more information. The Filling Station is a registered 501 (c)(3) organization. Contributionscanbemailedto:TheFillingStation,c/oMissyCainCPA,1721St.MatthewsRd.,Orangeburg,SC29115.

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The JROTC corps of cadets at Bethune-Bowman High School, under the direction of Senior Army Instructor Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Brian Cole, led a special school assembly honoring the service of our nation’s veterans on Friday, November 9, 2018 in theMelvinL.CrumGymnasium. In addition to displaying several precision drill formations, the cadets paid tribute to two veterans: U.S. Army Sgt. William Harvey Carney who served during the American Civil War and 1st Lt. John Fox who served during the Second World War. Carney wasbornaslaveandwasawardedtheMedalofHonorin1900for his gallantry in saving the regimental colors during the battle of Fort Wagner in 1863. Fox was killed in action when he delib-erately called artillery fire on his own position after his position was overrun by the enemy. By sacrificing himself, he succeeded

indefeatingaGermanattack in northern It-aly. He was posthu-mously awarded the Medal of Honor in1997. The program concluded with re-marks from keynote speaker Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) WayneMurphy.Af-ter more than two decades of service in the United States Army, Murphy is the present owner of the Chic-fil-A restaurant in Orangeburg.Murphyspokeabouttheimportanceofvaluessuchasloyalty,respect,self-

less service, honor and love of coun-try, integrity, and personal courage as the foundation everyone should live by whether they were military service members or not. “These are the values that make our military and our nation strong. I challenge each of you to live up to these values…You can start right now,” Murphy said. Murphy encour-aged the students to serve their commu-nities through service in clubs and other organizations which promote service to somethingotherthanthemselves.Mur-phy was joined in the audience by his wife Trina who is also a veteran. Elsewhere across the district, vet-erans were treated to a free breakfast in our school’s cafeterias while also en-joying special recognition from our stu-

dents and teachers.

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State Senator John W. Matthews (D-Bowman) presented a check for $220,000 to the district as part of a state program to fund STEM (Sci-ence-Technology-Engineering- Math) labs at William J. Clark Middle School and Bethune-Bowman Middle School.

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In each edition of the E-Blast in Five, we present profiles of the Teachers of the Year from our schools. This month we will be featur-ing Herman Marsh, the Director of Bands at William J. Clark Middle School. Mr. Marsh was also a Finalist for consideration as the OCSD5 District Teacher of the Year. HermanMarshwasborninRichmond,Virginiain1973,butatan early age relocated to a small, rural community in Hemingway, South Carolina where he was raised by his grandparents. It was here that he discovered his love of music and the direction for hisfuture.Marshdescribestheexperiencesthatshapedhimasayoung person: “Growing up, my grandparents taught me the value of having a strong relationship with God and the value of my school edu-cation. My grandfather worked at the local mill and my grandmother was an educator. God, family, and education was the motto in our house and it is what I use to this very day in my home. My grandfather was retired military and therefore structure, order, and discipline was instilled very early in my life. Growing up on a farm, he taught me how to use my hands, work hard, and be patient when it came to planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops. My summers were often filled with working in the fields, driving the tractor or playing my instrument. During the summer my grandmother, being the educator that she was, would have us read for one hour each day. They would often tell us that “you can accomplish anything you want in life if you put your mind to it. But you need to make sure you’re feeding your brain good and wholesome information”. The lessons that were taught to me I am also teaching to our daughters. My desire to pursue a career in the teaching profession also started at an early age. I just didn’t want to be a teacher; I wanted to become a band director! My family is filled with educators and musicians and exposure to that was always exciting to me. My mother and grandmother were singers. My father was a guitar player and he played with several artists throughout his life like Chubby Checker and The Mighty Clouds of Joy. My grandmother and three aunts were singers and also played the piano. I have older cousins that have played and some still do play instruments to this day. But, the two that had the most influence were my grandfather’s brothers. They were both band directors and I would often sit and listen to them talk about music, drills, and competitions they were attending. Hearing the band recordings, seeing the videos, and having the opportunities to attend some performances made it clear as to what I wanted to be.” MarshearnedhisBachelorofScienceDegreeinMusicEduca-tion, and after working in the music business in the private sector for a number of years, he became the Director of Bands at Clark MiddleSchoolin2014.MarshalsoservesasanAssistantDirectorof Bands at Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School. Not one to talk muchabouthisownaccomplishments,Marshpreferstotalkaboutthe accomplishments of his students and he frequently says that he learns as much from them as they do from him. In his first year at ClarkMiddleSchool,hisbandreceivedaratingofSUPERIORattheir annual Concert Performance Assessment in Charleston, SC. In addition to receiving the highest overall score for their stage performance, the concert band also earned a SUPERIOR rating in sight reading. This performance resulted in the band receiving

OCSD5 TEACHER OF THE YEAR PROFILESHerman marsH – William J. Clark middle sCHool

an overall rating of SUPERIOR WITH DISTINCTION, the high-est honor received in the state by an ensemble at the concert festival! This was also the first SUPERIOR WITH DISTINC-TION rating earned at William J. Clark in school history. Since then, the band has accumulated many other awards and was se-lected to perform at Walt Dis-ney World in Orlando, Florida as well as receiving an invitation to per-form as part of the Symphonic Series at the renowned Carnegie Hall in New York later this year. Always seeking to get the best fromhisstudents,Marshoftensharesthisinspirationalmessage,“IAm, I Can, I Will”. WhileMarshtakesprideintheaccomplishmentsofhisband,his true reward comes from working with his students. Accord-ingtoMarsh,“These accomplishments are great in their own right; however, it does not take the place of the joy I get seeing my students put their instrument together for the first time. The sounds they make, even when it’s loud, and when they realize that they can read mu-sic and play their instrument. Also, the amazement my students get when they realize we are relating other subjects such as Math, Eng-lish, Science, Foreign Language and History to the world of music. Most importantly, how we together, are creating a language that is able to cross all barriers of race, gender, culture, nationality, and be appreciated, understood, loved, and enjoyed by all. Each day brings something new and I feel that God’s plan for me becoming an edu-cator, at this time, is to give as much to Him as He has given to me. I am thankful for my wife, our children, school, community, and my students for the opportunity to be in this position as husband, father, and educator/band director. I pray that I continue to inspire them just as much as they have inspired me.” According toDonyaleMosley, thePrincipal atClarkMiddleSchool,Marshisaleaderwithintheschoolandapproacheshismu-sic lessons in creative ways that engage the interest of his students. Asanexample,Marshfrequentlyincorporatesliteraturewithinhislessons by using poems and biographies to draw upon the emo-tions of his students and audiences. In this way, his students make connections to the music far beyond simply learning to play notes. “He has given many of our students learning opportunities and experiences that they may never have received if it had not been forhim”,saidMosely. There is a sign hanging on the wall of the band room at Clark Middle School with a quote that sums up the philosophy thatMarshbringstohisstudentseveryday.Itreads“It’smorethanjustbeing the best player in the room. It’s about your individual effort, commitment and the person next to you that determines how well weperformasanensemble.–HermanMarsh”

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on Friday, november 16th, students and staff dressed in college “T-shirts” in observance of the district wide College Bound day.

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MissAmandaSteinmetz’s literacyjourneystartedas a child. She can remember her parents and sib-lings reading to her. She spent many summers in the library reading all the books she could. As she grew, she became more and more interested in the power of books. So much so, that she decided to become a teacher to share this same power with others. Miss Steinmetz graduated from The Ohio StateUniversity with her Bachelor of Science in Education Degree in 2005. She continued on her learning jour-ney graduating from The Ohio State University with her Master’s in Early Childhood Education in 2007.From2014-2016sheattendedtheUniversityofSouthCarolina to receive her certification as a Literacy Teacher. She has been teaching for 11 years for Orangeburg Consolidated School District Five. During her years teaching she has used literacy to increase student un-derstanding in all subject areas. She has made sure that students have access to “high quality” literature. She believes that this is significant to student growth as a reader and writer. Using literature to teach state

standards has been a priority. In Miss Steinmetz’sclass, she uses reading conferences in order to gain access to stu-dent data and individual needs. Through this she can develop mini les-sons and small groups to differentiate instruction. Additionally, she utilizes read alouds to motivate readers. Presently,MissSteinmetzteachesGiftedandTal-ented students. She continues to use literacy to teach and extend skills and topics. Still to this day she en-joys trips to the library and reading anything she can getaholdof.Let’scongratulateMs.Steinmetzonbe-ing named Edisto Reading Council’s 2018-2019 Distin-guished Literacy Teacher of the Year.

Edisto Reading Council’s Selects OCSD5 Teacher as the 2018-2019 Distinguished

Literacy Teacher of the Year.

The process for consolidating the three school districts in Orangeburg County took a major step forward on November 6, 2018 with the election of nine members to the board of trustees for the new Orangeburg County School District. The new board members are: Betty Macon Pelzer (Seat 1), Vernell H. Good-win (Seat 2), Dr. William O’Quinn (Seat 3), Peggy James-Tyler (Seat 4), Idella Carson (Seat 5), Ruby Edwards (Seat 6), Mary Berry Ulmer (Seat 7), Pastor R.L. “Poppy” Brown (Seat 8), and Deborah B. Brunson (Seat 9). At their first meeting, the board members were given the oath of office and sworn in by

Orangeburg County Clerk of Court Winnifa B. Clark. In their first official act, the board se-lected James-Tyler to serve as chair, Pelzer as vice chair, and Carson as secretary. The board will be working with assistance from the staff of the South Carolina School Boards Association and the members of the Orangeburg Consolidation Transition Com-mittee to adopt policies, develop a budget, and select personnel including an interim super-intendent and support staff. The new consoli-dated school district will take effect on July 1, 2019.

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BBES students participated in a class vs. class pumpkin decorating contest. Each class came up with a design for their pumpkin and used art supplies to finish the project. Pumpkins were displayed by a special number so that judges didnotknowwhichclassmadethepumpkin.Mrs.Cann’sclasswonthecontestbydecoratingtheirpumpkintolook

likeanM&Mcharacterdressedasamummy.

Bethune-BowmanElementary ClassesGet Creative inPumpkin Decorating Contest

Bethune-Bowman Elementary School students celebrated Red Ribbon Week with a variety of dress up days that symbolize different drug free traits. Red Ribbon Week is celebrated during the last week of October culminating in a parade where students wear costumes of their favorite story book character. In the picture on the left, we see two students who dressed alike on Twin Day.

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SeeSaw is a new app that is used in the Prek-2nd grade classrooms. SeeSaw acts as a digital binder for students to save any type of work that they complete in class for their teacher to grade and return. SeeSaw can also be viewed by par-ents so that they can keep up with class activi-ties. SeeSaw also has its own interactive lessons for students to complete and turn in. Students were able to learn how to use SeeSaw quickly as they enjoyed showing off their classwork. SeeSaw is a great app that also eases students into using more complicated learning manage-ment programs like Schoology.

RED RIBBON WEEK CELEBRATED AND ENJOYED BY STUDENTS

SeeSaw App is Part of the PreK-2nd Graders Day

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South Carolina State University’s faculty, staff and students made a generous donation of school supplies for the students of Brookdale Elementary School. The gift was greatly appreciated. They were shared among all grade levels for those students that have a need. Way to go, South Carolina Univer-sity for making a difference in the lives of students.

Brookdale Elementary hosted a PreK-2ndGradeParent Night the end of October with a theme en-titled “Fall Leaves Us Learning!” The purpose of par-ent night is to involve parents in a variety of fun, engaging, interactive, and learning activities that will give them insight on what their child is learning in the classroom.

MentorsInstructingStudentsTowardEffec-tiveRoleModelsasknownasCallMeMISTERvisited Brookdale last month. The students were greeted as they entered the building and the classes were read to throughout the instruc-tional day.

A BIG Thank You to South Carolina State University

“Parent Night” for PreK-2nd Grade Held

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“Call Me MISTER”Visit Brookdale

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DoverElementarySchoolhonoredtheirVeteranswitha special program and a good breakfast. Beautiful floral arrangements decorated the room along with handmade patriotic keepsakes from the students. Miss Dover, Ke’Asha Robinson, shared a special poem. The Wall, a touching bookwrittenabouttheVietnamVeteransMemorialWallin Washington, was read as a reminder that we are all so grateful for the sacrifices made by the military so that we are safe and have freedom. All four branches of the militarywererepresented!TheVeteranspresentedDoverwith a special contribution as well.

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Dover students had an amaz-ing week participating in activities highlighting educators and the im-portance of a quality education. Students were able to dress as their selected profession to represent what career path they will choose as adults. To culminate the week, students had the opportunity to represent their college of choice by wearing that school’s parapher-nalia. To top it all off, Orangeburg-Wilkinson’s Student Council mem-bers visited to read to classes and

provide words of encouragement. Dover students enjoyed the high school students coming and sharing their experiences.

Dover recently held its Title I Literacy Night. The theme for the event was “Lit for Literacy!” Several students performed a song highlighting how they were “Lit for Literacy”.Ms.KailanyaBrailey, a former student of Dover and now a principal shared herbook“MiaLearns toSoar.”Shealsoemphasizedhowherlove for reading was cultivated at Dover Elementary. Parents and students visited classrooms for a “Lit” reading experience and then returned to the cafeteria for a delicious meal. Students nameswerepulledtowinacopyofMs.Brailey’sbook,parentswonWal-Martgiftcards,fireextinguishers,andsmokedetec-torsasdoorprizes,alldonatedbytheSIGroup.Allinatten-dance thoroughly enjoyed the event and we believe they were

charged and encouraged to stay “Lit” for Literacy!

“Lit For Literacy

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Recently, members of Orangeburg County’s Teach for America/Americorp South Carolina vis-ited Marshall Elementary for a Day of Service. These volunteers provided over four hours of per-sonal time as well as providing all of the supplies to help in the beautification project atMarshall.The group painted and refreshed classroom doors and class identifiers. They were enthusiastic and were so happy to be making these updates for the teachers and students at Marshall. On Monday,the students and teachers were ecstatic about the changes and oohed and aahhed at the fresh look of their classroom doors. We appreciate their help inthebeautificationprojectatMarshall.

Teacher For America Group Volunteer Their Time

Marshall’sPre-KandKindergartenclassesenjoyedtheirvisitwiththeOrangeburgCountyFirefighters,whotooktimeout of their busy schedule to share fire safety information with our stu-dents during Fire Prevention Week. The students were so excited to see the big red fire trucks, especially the truck with the tall ladder! The students were very attentive as the firefighters demonstrated the equipment that they use to fight fires. They were especially excited as one firefighter climbed the extremely long ladder! We also watched as the other firefighter dressed up in his attire. The students named the different clothing as the firefighter put on his full uniform. They were impressed by what our students knew about fire safety, and we certainly enjoyed them! We know what to do if our clothes catch on fire, STOP, DROP, and ROLL! Our visit ended with each class taking pictures with the Orangeburg County Fire Department!

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Mr. and Miss Marshall Pageant was held November 12th. The winners of this pageant were Little Miss Kamryn Bell, Little Mr. Levi Dix-on, Miss Kaylee Murphy and Mr. Johnhansson Hopkins. Congratulations to all the participants and winners.

Pageant Winners

sTudenTs Learn fire safeTy Tips from LoCaL fire depT.

OnNovember16thMel-lichamp Elementary School, along with all the schools in the district, recognized col-lege day. During our pro-gram we heard the rhythmic sounds from a portion of the South Carolina State Univer-sityMarching101Drumline.We were also inspired and enlightened by two students

from South Carolina State Uni-versity and Claflin University. Both students shared their col-lege experience with our stu-dents and opened the floor for questions and answers. We were also entertained by theMellichamp’sLadyChampStep Team. The program was a success and we hope it in-spired our students to con-tinue to be college bound and career ready.

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Ms.Ellis’4thgradeSocialStudiesclassend-ed their European Explorers unit with a project. Students had to research their assigned explor-er and create a life-size poster replica of their explorer. Students had fun tracing their team member to create the life-size poster and us-ing iPads to research an image of the explorer,

which European country sponsored the expedition, the motive for explora-tion,andthelandand/orwaterwaytheexplorerdiscovered!

College Day is Popular Among The Students

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QuinnSmith,aTechnicalAccountManagerforMicro-

softandFounder/CEOofSuited,Inc.alongwithfellowMi-crosoftcolleagueJabariGordonspoketostudentsatSheridanineffortstoinspirefutureSTEM(science,technology,engi-neeringandmath)leaderswithinpublicschools.Gordonisa Solutions Sales Professional operating within the U.S. De-partmentofDefenseforMicrosoft.Gordonisa2015honorgraduate from the School of Business at South Carolina State University. BothSmithandGordonpresentedstudentswithanac-tion-packed demonstration on the variety of different career paths within the area of technology while encouraging stu-

dents to capitalize on every academic class be-fore enrolling in college. “Every lesson your teachers are teaching [you] is relative informa-tion that you will need for the future. To con-tinue to impact our way of life through innova-tive technological advancements, knowledge is the key,” says Smith. “Don’t take any oppor-tunity for granted.” Throughout the presentation, both Smith and Gordoninteractedwithstudentswithatriviagame which included information and rele-

vantquestionspertainingtoMicrosoft,STEM,andevenafewquestions about coding. Students who actively participated duringthepresentationwererewardedwithMicrosoftprizes;including candy, stickers, socks and t-shirts. Both gentlemen aimed to challenge students to strive for academic excellence in hopes of inspiring them to gain and maintain self-motivation while in school to showcase what they can look forward to when it comes to their future en-deavors for both inside and outside of the classroom. Smith is a former Sheridan Superstar, a product of OCSD5, andthesonofGwendolynSmith,amusiceducatoratSheri-dan Elementary.

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Sheridan Elementary has implemented a ClubDayonceamonth.ThestudentsinMrs.Goldmintz and Ms. Polite’s Pre-K class be-gantheirGardeningClubbyplantingsomeof the pumpkin seeds that they scooped out of the class pumpkins. The sprouts will be replanted into a large pot to see if they can grow pumpkins in the classroom. On their NovemberGardeningClubdaytheyplantedbroccoli and lettuce in the outside garden in hopes to make a yummy salad soon!

Sheridan Elementary students, faculty, and staff participated in a school-wide hurricane relief project for the victims of Hurricane Florence. Over 200 items were collected.

Hurricane Relief Service Learning Project

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MicrosoFt executivesinspire students

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“The Report” @ Rivelon Elementary

In this holiday season, Rivelon Ele-mentary School was gifted with Thanksgiv-ing boxes from the members of Beta Zeta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha So-rority, Inc. for several of our students and their families.OurveryownMrs.Gwen-dolyn Barnes-Brown, a second grade teacher, along with other members of this prestigious sorority, presented the boxes to our professional school counselor, Dr. Sharon H. Forman. Rivelon is thankful and

grateful to Beta Zeta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

“Stone Soup” Presented During Literacy Night

Rivelon Teacher Selected forSTAR Program

Students, parents, faculty, and staff had an awesome eve-ning at our second Literacy Night, which was recently held in the school’s cafeteria. The book chosen for the occasion was “Stone Soup” written by Ann McGovern, one of many authorswiththisbooktitle.Ms.McGovernwrotemorethan50 children’s books that illuminated fables, history, and the animal kingdom, as well as other genres for young readers. During Literacy Night, students were given the opportunity to act out “Stone Soup” with the moral of the book being “we can accomplish more when we pool our resources and work together.” Chicken noodle soup and vegetable beef soup werepreparedandsharedbymembersofourstaff:Mrs.Ju-dithGeoheganandMs.ElnoraMack.Students,parents,andstaff enjoyed the soups, and parents also shared their own special recipes with one another and with the Rivelon staff. What a spectacular night it was!

MonicaKingwasoneofteneducatorswhoparticipatedinStrategiesforTeacherAdvancement and Renewal (STAR), held at Seabrook Island, SC recently. STAR is a bi-annual reward and recognition program for outstanding South Carolina veteran teach-ers sponsored by the Foundation for Professional Development and Palmetto State Teachers Association. Ms.KingwasselectedforSTARthroughastatewiderigorousapplicationprocess.She is a four year old kindergarten teacher at Rivelon Elementary School in Orange-burgSchoolDistrictFive.Ms.Kingwasalsothe2017-2018TeacheroftheYearatRiv-elonElementary.Ms.KingisagraduateofSouthCarolinaStateUniversity.Shelives

in Orangeburg, South Carolina with her family.

Thanksgiving BoxesDonated to School

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Whittaker Elementary recognized and acknowledged the achievements of our students during our First Quarter Honors and Awards Program on November 12th. These

students have been working hard to maintain their grades and they’ve been exhibiting the qualities that will help them not only reach their goals, but become productive citizens in our so-ciety. During the Honors and Awards Ceremony, one lucky student won the Guidance Honor Award, NoahGreene a SecondGradeHonor RollStudentinMrs.Thompson’sClass.

Students Recognized onHonors and Awards Day

OurVeteranswereinvitedtoenjoyadeliciousbreakfast,honor-ing them and showing them how much we appreciate their service to our country and the endless sacrifices they have made to keep us safe! ThisbreakfastwasheldonMonday,November12th.GuestSpeakersfortheVeterans’DayeventwereSpecialistKoryHamptonoftheArmyNationalGuardandRetiredCaptainAndrew Johnsonof theUnitedStates Army.

On Friday, November 16, 2018, Whittak-er Elementary Staff, Students, and Parents as well were invited to wear their favorite CollegeT-Shirt/sweatshirttopromoteCol-lege Awareness and show College Spirit! Parents were invited to stop by the cam-pus to strike a pose with their children to encourage early awareness of college.

Updates @ Whittaker elementary

VETERANS HONORED WITHBREAKFAST AND GUEST

SPEAKERS AT EVENT

COLLEGE DAY WAS A BLAST AT WHITTAKERELEMENTARY

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THE WILLIAM J. CLARK “CHRONICLE”

The W.J. Clark family collected over 1,000 nonperishable food items to donate to a local soup kitchen. This served as a community ser-viceproject forour students. Mr.Nunn’s 7th grade Success group initially proposed this idea. Our Success classes are designed to assist those students who need academic assistance and are built into our daily schedule. Williams ChapelAMEChurch received thegoods and will use them to help feed those in need in our community. Way togo,Greyhounds–doingeverythingwithGreyhoundP.R.I.D.E.!

Students of theWJ Clark Symphonic

Band Prepare for Carnegie Hall

Over 1,000 Items Donated To Local Soup Kitchen

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2018 ORANGEBURG COUNTY FAIRCONTEST WINNERS

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Orangeburg-Calhoun

Consortium for the Arts

Nadia Lyde, BEST IN SHOW

Completed in the 9th Grade Whitley Stroman, 1st Place

Completed in the 8th Grade

Cierra Randolph, Merit Award Completed in the 8th Grade

Jeshaiah Green, Merit Award Completed in the 9th Grade

Zechariah Aiken Merit Award Completed in the 10th Grade

J’da Jefferson Merit Award

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Chloe’ Bryan Merit Award Completed in the 9th Grade

2018 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE FAIRCONTEST WINNERS

Special thanks to Ms. Garrett’s class for sharing in the season of giv-ing. They supplied their own thanksgiving box to one of our families.

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Happenings @ R.E. Howard Middle School

This year, as in many years past, the First Pres-byterian Church has made donations to Robert E. HowardMiddleSchool in the formofgentlyusedcoats and jackets. Their outreach program hopes that fewer students will be physically cold during the winter months. The church also provided twenty-five thanksgiving boxes to Howard families. Their generosity sends a warm message of love to our stu-dents and parents, by showing that others care.

Student Government Association Presi-dent and Executive Board Members

visited various classrooms to speak to students about their experiences at

SCSU.

They shared advice on networking, focusing in class, goal setting, and the

dangers of peer pressure. They also talked about the importance of focusing

in class as middle schoolers. Howard students asked questions about campus

life, sports, and financial aid.

Robert E. Howard Middle School Guidance Department Presents:

College Day 2018

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The2018Bethune-BowmanMohawksFootballTeamwontheRegion5-AChampionshipafterdefeatingBranch-ville on the last game of the season. This is the first football Region Title for Bethune-Bowman in 27 years. Coach GlynnDarbyalsowasnamedtheRegion5-ACoachoftheYear.TheMohawksadvancedtothesecondroundofthe playoffs before being eliminated by Hemingway.

Senior Braxton Wedgeworth was invited to play in the North vs South Football All-Star game. The honor goes to the top players in the state and Braxton was one of them as he played quarterback, linebacker,andpunterfortheBethune-BowmanMohawks.BraxtonwasinvitedforhisperformanceondefenseasheledtheMohawksin tackles, blocked punts, and safeties.

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BBMH Senior Invited to Play in North vs South All-Star Game

Bethune-Bowman Mohawks Are Region Champs

Congratulations to Coach Rhonda Hook for being named the 2018 Region 5-A Coach of the Year! This is the second time Coach Hook has won the award in her 2 years as the Bethune-BowmanLadyMohawksVarsityVolleyballCoach.TheLadyMohawksmadeitallthewaytothethirdroundoftheplayoffsbeforebeingeliminatedbyLakeView.Congratulations on another successful year!

Lady Mohawks Coach Hook Named2018 Region 5-A Coach of the Year

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Congratulations to the North Middle/High School Royal Ca-det Marching Band! On Septem-ber 29th, the Royal Cadets par-ticipated in the Swamp Classic, where the band placed 2nd in visual effect, 4th overall and the color guard placed 2nd in its class. On October 6th, at the Pal-metto Espirit de Corps Invita-tional, the Royal Cadets earned the 2nd highest overall music effect and placed 4th overall. The color guard was also award-ed 3rd highest score in its class. The Royal Cadets received fur-

ther recognition at the Garden City Classic in Orangeburg on October 13th, where they received a rating of excellent and 3rd overall in Division I. The percussion was awarded the second highest music score, and the color guard earned the second highest score at the competition as well as best color guard in the 1-A division. The Royal Cadets participated in the Lower State Marching Band Championship on October 20th, in Harts-ville and received a rating of excellent and placed 6th overall, and on October 27th, the Royal Cadets received a rating of Excellent at the SCBDA State Finals Marching Band Championship in Batesburg, SC. The band com-peted against Batesburg, Bamberg, Phillip Simmons, McBee, Ridge Spring, Williston, Latta, Ninety Six, North Central: Ware Shoals, Blacksburg, York Preparatory, Great Falls, Dixie and Whitmire and placed 10th overall for 1-A Marching Bands in the state of South Carolina. Our 2018 Royal Cadet band consisted of 20 middle school students and 10 high school students. These students have pulled off a remarkable feat in the eyes of most. This has been an awesome year for the Royal Cadets! We would like to also offer a special thanks to our “Loyal Royals” fan club and our supportive parents who were behind the scenes working miracles. The band instructor is Ms. Deedra Wright and the color guard is instructed by Christopher Gladman.

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Royal Cadets Marching Band Set the Tone

Recently, the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) scholars participated in their first Fun Day Friday excursion. Sixty-one students, including AVID tutors and their teachers, visited and toured Inspiring Musician Productions, Inc., in Bamberg, SC. IMP, Inc. is a recording studio with two locations: Atlanta, GA, and Bamberg, SC. Our students and teachers enjoyed an informative intro-duction to the business of music from Dr. Yvette McDaniel of Denmark Technical College. After the business lesson, our students moved into station 1, where they met the recording engineer, Bernard Holman. Mr. Holman demonstrated how the sound board works, the impor-tance of having a good ear, and other intricacies that are paramount to the music industry. Last, but not least, our students moved into the recording booth and learned firsthand how a recording

works. They recorded their own single: “North High School, HEY!” Overall, the students thoroughly en-joyed themselves and were very engaged during the duration of the tour.

AVID Student Fun Day

2018 ORANGEBURG COUNTY FAIRCONTEST WINNERS

North Middle/High SchoolTeacher: Linda Aiken

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Arts & Crafts Category1st PlaceJaycee Gardner9th Grade3-Dimensional Portrait

Arts & Crafts Category1st PlaceByron Mitchem11th GradePaper Maché Figure in Chair

Arts & Crafts Category ~ 1st PlaceKevionna Brown, 12th GradeMosaic Purse & Slides

Arts & Crafts Category ~ 2nd PlacePatryce Mack, 12th Grade3-Dimensional Portrait

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The OWHS Counseling Program observed National Career and Professional Development week recently. The Theme for the week was “Using Careers to Break Barriers, Empower LivesandAchieveEquity.DuringaLunch&Learnexperience,students were exposed to several CAREER opportunities. The weeklongactivitiesincluded:Monday-CATEAcademiesDay;Tuesday-CollegePrep&ReadinessDAY;Wednesday-LawE n f o r c e -ment Day;Thursday - Manufactur-ingDay;Friday- Military & Col-lege T-Shirt Day.

“The Highlights” fromOrangeburg-Wilkinson High School

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The Orange-burg-Wilkinson High School Theater Arts classes present-ed an “Interac-tive Showcase” performance in the O.W. audi-torium Tues-day, Novem-ber 20th. The show featured the new Arts Academy The-atre students and Theatre alumni.

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Theatre Arts Alumni Return to Assist New Academy Theater Students

The show’s objective was to allow new and experienced students opportunities to perform for an audience of their peers as they prepare for more formal productions. The students introduced the audience to basic theatre skills and etiquette while also giving them an opportunity to participate into the production. Pictured (top to bottom and left to right) are: Keson Snell, Maeven Strickland, Raheem Rivers; T’Nya Yarbrough, Aleeia Busby, Kimberly Johnson, Meeia Robinson-Smalls, Sydney Howell, Jacobe Fields, Imani Brown, Zyquan Cobbs, Chris-ten Shingler, and Miracle Lee; (in front left to right are alumni) Dalton Holman, Damien Keitt, Osha Smalls, Devote Coulter, and Eric Tyler.

Brandi Rivers, an Orangeburg-Wilkin-son High School basketball player, was selected as one of class 4-A pre-season top players thanks to the South Carolina Bas-ketball Coaches Association (S.C.B.C.A.). Mr. Cedrick Simpson is the coach of the lady Bruins.

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The Orangeburg Arts Academy (OAA) provides students with a solid foundation in a chosen fine arts discipline through studio classes taught by professional arts educators. The goal is to pre-pare students for various post-secondary and pre-professional pursuits in their art specific discipline. OAA hosted two guest who shared with the group this week: Megan Heuble an anchor for ABC news and the Field Liaison in the Office of Admis-sions of the Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities.

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Dr. Walter Tobin, Pres- i -dent of O-C Technical College, visited with the senior completer stu-dents at the Technology Center recently. As I try to prepare them for the next level, we are con-tinuing to network with the college to bridge our program with theirs. I requested that he share with the students his life journey, hoping that stu-dents could relate to his story and they did. It was a very interactive session. He allowed the students to ask him ANY question they chose and true to his word he answered. Theynowhaveanotherfriend/mentortheycandependon.written by: Tracey Scoville

STUDENTS RECEIVEHELP WITH COLLEGE

APPLICATIONS

“THE TALK” @ The Technology Center

O-C TECH PRESIDENT ANSWERSSTUDENTS QUESTIONS

ShandaDavis,VPofStudentAf-fairs and Larry Slone, Admissions Counselor at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College assisted the building construction students in filling out their FAFSA and appli-cation for college admission. They were following up Dr. To-bin’s earlier visit. This is the next piece to the puzzle. I am mov-ing my students closer to having a complete picture--mapping the direction to their future before graduation.

written by: Tracey Scoville

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At the High School for Health Professions, Seniors are offered the opportunity to take Senior Seminar, which is a class designed to assist students in prepa-ration for post-secondary education. Throughout the course, students attend college tours, college fairs, complete college applications, and scholarships. Guest speakers, as well college and military recruit-ers, visit the school on a regular basis to speak to the Seniors. Upon completion of the class, students will have completed a resume with cover letter, completed

their FAFSA application, written a personal statement, and gained acceptance into two or more colleges. For the past two years, the seniors from HSHP have received 100% college ac-ceptance. This school year, the students have toured Charleston Southern University, University of North Carolina in Charlotte, Morris College, Claflin University, and Johnson C. Smith University. Mr. Rahn Scott is the Senior Seminar instructor.

Getting “College Ready” at HSHP

Earlier this school year, the High School for Health Professions Future Health Professionals (HOSA) led their school in a commemoration to those who won, lost, and are currently fight-ing the battle of Breast Cancer. Breast Cancer is the second leading cause of death in women but the disease also takes the lives of many men. As future health professionals it is our duty to pro-mote wellbeing and awareness. The news of our commemoration traveled around school quickly, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness, both students and staff dressed in pink to show support for the cause. The entire school community made their way to the parking lot. Pink balloons were handed to students and staff as they lined up. Mrs. Otisha Robinson, HOSA Adviser, stood up to say a few words on why we held our commemoration. “For those who are fighting, for those who won, and for those who lost the battle” she stated firmly. The HOSA secretary, Jordan Twitty led a moment of silence. On the count of three, the balloons were released into the sky to carry prayers to the patients of breast cancer.

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BreasT CanCer awarenessCommemoraTion Ceremony

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North Middle/High School Athletic Scholars O-W High School Athletic Scholars

R.E. Howard Middle School Athletic ScholarsW.J. Clark Middle School Athletic Scholars

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