Reunions/Socials

Reunite with Your Shannon Forest Classmates at the 2012 Golf Classic!
Tee off on Saturday, April 21, for a beautiful day of golf with your Shannon Forest Christian School alumni AND benefit the new Crusader Football team with Coach Levon Kirkland!
Tournament is Captain’s Choice/ Best Ball format.
SFCS has committed to play a Middle School schedule in a newly formed conference called the Palmetto Football Conference. This conference includes the Anderson Cavaliers, Greenville Hurricanes and the PAC Panthers out of Columbia and will include students in 6th through 9th Grades with an age limit of 14 and under as of May 1, 2012. SFCS will be permitted to have 5 “wild card” players which include students who are 15 and under as of May1, 2012. This team offers a unique opportunity for Middle School players to gain football experience under the direction of former NFL and Clemson powerhouse Levon Kirkland.

Not a Golfer?
Join us for a true, Southern evening after our golfers return from the course! We’ll feast on a traditional Low Country Boil and enjoy a silent auction of great get-aways & items for everyone in the family. Cost for this portion of the event is $25 per person. The Auction opens at 5:00 p.m. & dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m.
Golf Classic Dinner & Silent Auction Registration Form ![]()
SFCS Golf Classic Silent Auction Items![]()
The perfect day to catch up with your Shannon Forest alumni and see first-hand the exciting plans your Alma-mater has for the future!
Shannon Forest Alumni Mixer Unites Classes From 1977-2011

Bryce Tyson (2010), Sarah Thackston (2010), Faith Lanford (2009) & Callie Floyd (2011) shared their recent memories of SFCS.

Valerie Downing Smith (1980), Patti Zappone Clark (1979), and Mickey LaBoone (1979) enjoyed the evening.
The complete list of SFCS alumni in attendance included:
1970s
Jay Wingo (1977)
Patty Zappone Clark (1978)
David Harrison (1978)
Cathy Zappone (1979)
Mikey LaBoone (1979)
1980s
Valerie Downing Smith (1980)
Allison Hart Hill (1989)
Kamaryn Fink Jennings (1989)
Susan McClure (1988)
Mark McClure (1985)
Ed Calloway (1982)
2000s
Adam Groblewski (2006)
Caroline Hopkins (2006)
Alex Lown (2005)
Stephanie Seppala (2008)
Brooke Seppala (2008)
Amy Chastain (2008)
Earl Delap (2005)
Will Keown (2005)
Milton Crain (2005)
Adam Boiter (2005)
Bryce Kerce (2008)
Jack Murphy (2008)
Katie Thackston (2007)
Samanth Calder (2009)
Elizabeth Sizemore (2009)
Heather Burress (2008)
Chris Burress (2009)
Faith Lanford (2009)
2010s
Bryce Tyson (2010)
Peter Heitman (2011)
Brian Van Dyke (2011)
Jared Young (2011)
Justin Wright (2011)
Catherine Funk (2011)
Katie Harrell (2011)
Brittany Troka (2011)
Sarah Geier (2011)
Courtney Overby (2011)
Callie Floyd (2011)
Tricia Miller (2011)
Shannon Forest Alumni Share Memories At Recent Reunion
Shannon Forest Christian School (SFCS) alumni from 1977 to 1982 gathered for a first reunion on July 17, 2011. It was an afternoon of old friends catching up and sharing memories that brought back laughs and even a few tears. Mrs. Mary Downing, a beloved, former teacher was able to come to the delight of those in attendance. Mrs. Downing taught at SFCS from 1977-1993.
Guests dined on a feast from Bucky's BBQ (Kelly and Laura Preston Shealy have three children currently attending SFCS.) Cathy Zappone came all the way from California and two sets of sisters; Cathy and Patti Zappone, and Denise and Andrea Johnson enjoyed the reunion. Brother and sister; Karen Blakely Suggs and Joe Blakely also attended the event.

Not pictured: Randy Sturgis
l-r front: Andrea Johnson Owens, Denise Johnson, Mary Downing, Patti Zappone Clark, Tonda Nalley Wyant
l-r back: Stephen Lutz, Jay Wingo, Cathy Zappone, Karen Blakely Suggs, Joe Blakely, Keith Kirkland, Tosh Groce, David Harrison, Mary Castles Appleton, Tim Appleton.


