| Congratulations to SFCS NHS and NJHS 2005 Inductees!
UPPER SCHOOL NEWS
Friday, March 4th, 2005
The following students were recently inducted into
the National Honor Society (NHS) and the National Junior
Honor Society (NJHS) in a ceremony that was held on
Sunday, February 27. Students who received this honor
were selected by faculty members on the basis of scholarship,
character, leadership and service. To be eligible,
a student must first have met the scholarship criteria
by obtaining a 3.5 GPA and must have attended SFCS
for at least one semester. Faculty scores then determined
whether each eligible student met the requirements
in the areas of character, leadership and service.
| National Junior Honor Society |
National Honor Society |
Blake Allen
Chelsea Allen
Connell Anderson
Charl Coetser
Lydia Davis
Sterling DeLapp
Mike Devon
Kellie Douglas
Adam Favors
Drew Fraley
Catherine Funk
Madison Garrett
Tyler Goewey
Hunter Goldsmith
Laura Gordon
Ben Harmon
Katie Harrell
Peter Heitman
Kylie Hudson
Jonathan Jacobs
Joseph Jacobs
Jason Johnson
Brandon Leuner |
Isabella Marin
Kirsten Maund
Caroline McDonald
Erin McGeachie
Tricia Miller
Kevin Miron
Katie Murphy
Courtney Overby
Amanda Palmer
Michael Porter
Brittany Powell
Kari Sell
Thomas Spurgeon
Sarah Thackston
Devon Thurman
Brittany Troka
Brian Van Dyke
Lauren Vaughn
Alex Waddell
Shelley Whiting
Cameron Young
Jared Young
Margaret Young |
Lindsay Cooper
Milton Crain
Kacie Edwards
Andrew Holmes
Gareth Jacobs
Timothy Jacobs
Roderic Maybin
Holly Miller
Jim Palmer
Adam Pitts
Amanda Sarkela
Stephanie Seppala
Kristen Stratton
Katie Thackston
Tim Wilson
Annah Woodward |
SFCS Students Advance In State Math Testing
Four students from the SFCS Math Team have succeeded
in the difficult task of placing in the top 130 students
in the state! Seniors David Jacobs, Alex Lown and Ben
Van Dyke will join junior, Robert McFarlin to represent
SFCS in the next level of State Math Team testing to
be held in Irmo, South Carolina on Saturday, March
5. Each school in the state was asked to nominate students
based on the SAT or ACT scores from recent years. Those
460 students took a qualifying exam in the state semifinals.
After taking a written test and participating in a
group interaction session in Irmo, the top 50 students
will represent South Carolina at Penn State University
in June. Andrew Schwendler was a student pointed out
by Dr. Trautman, Chairman of the State Math Team Selection
Committee, as a freshman who almost made the cut this
year. “To have this many students from a school,
with as few students as are represented, is statistically
very improbable,” said SFCS Math Team Coach Harry
Pohl. “It does show the blessing we have received
in having such a gifted group of students.”
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| Alex Lown |
Andrew Schwendler |
Ben Van Dyke |
David Jacobs |
LeeAnn Funk |
Robert McFarlin |
Students Excel In American Math Competition
Two levels
of SFCS Math students recently took the American Mathematics
Competition (AMC) test – 10th Grade and younger
and 12th Grade and younger. Congratulations to freshman,
Andrew Schwendler who won the SFCS competition. The
award for the top senior level student went to Ben
Van Dyke. David Jacobs took 2nd place and LeeAnn Funk
placed just one half point behind Jacobs in this category.
Schwendler and Van Dyke will have their names engraved
on their respective plaques to be proudly displayed
in the Upper School awards cabinet.
Van Dyke made the
highest score in SFCS history and will take the American
Invitational Mathematical Examination (AIME) on Tuesday,
March 8. Van Dyke is the first student in 38 years
to represent SFCS in the finals for a slot in the
math Olympiad. If successful, he will represent the
United
States in Moscow in a world competition.
Math Olympians Head to Greenwood
The SFCS Math Olympians
will travel to Greenwood Christian School on Friday,
March 11, to compete in the ACSI Math Olympics.
The
schedule for the day is as follows:
9:30 a.m. – 10:00
a.m. Arrival
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Opening
Assembly and Announcements
10:30 a.m. – 11:45
a.m. Testing
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15
p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Awards Assembly
If your child
has not pre-ordered the spaghetti lunch, please send
a sack lunch from home. You will be responsible for
your child’s transportation. If you are unable
to take your child, please contact your child’s
teacher. You should allow at least one and a half hour’s
time for travel. Each child must bring two pencils
with erasers and should dress appropriately for public
appearance. If you have any questions, please contact
Margaret McCanless at 678-5149 or Barbara Ray at 678-5151.
AP U.S. History Class Goes Exploring
The UP U.S. History
class of Alvin Sell recently traveled to Winston-Salem,
North Carolina get a firsthand look at history. Students
toured Wake Forest University, Old Salem Moravian Village
and visited the Sell’s Percheron horse farm.
The group also toured the Museum of the New South located
in Charlotte. Juniors Head To Washington, D.C.
The junior class
of SFCS will travel to Washington, D.C. from Thursday,
March 10, through Monday, March 14, for an event-filled
tour of our nation’s capital and surrounding
historical sites. In addition to touring the Capitol
Building, students will see Arlington Cemetery, the
nation’s Archives and the Smithsonian and Holocaust
Museums. They will take in the numerous monuments and
memorials around the district and visit the famous
Ford Theatre. Students will also tour Mount Vernon
in Alexandra, Virginia and visit Annapolis, Maryland. School Spelling Bee Rescheduled
ACSI Spelling Bee
finalists in 5th through 8th Grades will compete
in a school Spelling Bee on Thursday March 10, at
1:00
p.m. This event was originally schedule for Friday,
March 4. The ACSI Spelling Bee remains the same,
Friday March 18, at Siloam Christian School.
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