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Class Notes Dec. 1

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MISCELLANEOUS

OTHER

• Post 185 of the American Legion will conduct the sixth annual oratorical contest at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 16 in the Fellowship Hall at First Presbyterian Church, 540 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island. The public is invited. It is a national competition in which the state winners go to finals in Washington, D.C. The contest is designed to create an interest in and respect for our government. The subject matter will relate to the U.S. Constitution. The national winner will receive an $18,000 scholarship. At the local level, students will compete for a $150 first prize. To participate, students should contact their school counselor or event chairman Bob Heidrich at 843-681-9534.

BLUFFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

EVENTS

• Lindsay Hill and Emilee Baker's K/1 classes will be "painting the town" of Bluffton from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday. The students will be painting store windows in The Promenade to help decorate the town for the holidays.

• The SIC will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the media center. Baby-sitting will be available for $2 a child.

• The PTO will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the cafeteria. Baby-sitting will be available for $2 a child.

• "A Chipmunk for All Seasons" and "'Twas the Night before Christmas" will be performed at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Bluffton High School auditorium.

ENRICHMENT

• The fourth-graders will participate in the Foresters Program on Friday, sponsored by Engard Real Estate Company and Arbor Day. Susan Jacobsen of Engard will give each student a baby sapling; The Greenery is donating a full-size tree.

OTHER

• Interim reports will be sent home with all first- through fifth-graders today.

BLUFFTON HIGH SCHOOL

EVENT

• The SIC will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday in Room 120 at the high school.

CROSS SCHOOLS

EVENTS

• Girls basketball will be from 3:30-5 p.m. Monday. Boys basketball will be from 3:30-5 p.m. Tuesday. There will be practice for boys and girls from 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday. There will be basketball games against Hilton Head Christian Academy at 4 and 5 p.m. at home.

• Praise band practice will be held from 3:15-4:15 p.m. Tuesday.

• Weekly chapel is Wednesday.

• The middle school drama club will meet from 3:15-4:15 p.m. Thursday.

HERITAGE ACADEMY

ACHIEVEMENTS

• The November 2008 Teacher and Students of the Month are: Sarah Hobson, Teacher of the Month; Caulen Coe, Middle School Student of the Month; Konstantin Von Beringe, A.M. High School Student of the Month; and Rika Park, P.M. Student of the Month.

• Middle School teacher Jenny Zmarzly and senior Chelsea Allen will be participating in the Main Street Youth Theatre production of "A Main Street Christmas" Dec. 4-14. Performances will be at 7 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.

• Senior Alexander Bahr and math teacher Tracy Sklarin will be honored by the Student and Teacher Achievement Award Recognition Program as its November student and teacher of the month. Their achievements will be aired this month in a feature to be presented by WHHI-TV3.

EVENTS

• The Leadership Council, under the direction of Tina Sprouse, will meet at noon Wednesday in the school library.

• Seniors and juniors will hold their respective class meetings Thursday. The morning session will meet at noon and the afternoon session will meet at

12:30 p.m. Seniors will meet in Room 102; juniors will meet in the library.

• The Leadership Council will be sponsoring a bake sale during all class breaks in the school lobby.

• The personnel evaluation committee will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the school library.

HILTON HEAD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

EVENT

• The Advanced Reader Christmas Read and Feed will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the media center.

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Nadine Peters has received her National Board Certification. Since 2002, 63, 831 teachers have completed the rigorous requirements necessary to achieve this honor. The program can take up to three years to complete; Peters completed it and received her certification in one year.

• Athletic director and head football coach Tommy Lewis was selected by SCISA as the Region II-AA Head Football Coach of the Year. He also was selected to coach the South Carolina All-Stars as they face the North Carolina All-Stars in the annual Shrine Bowl in North Carolina.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ACHIEVEMENT

• Physical education teacher John Townsend has achieved national board certification status. National board certification is the highest level of achievement and certification that teachers can attain.

EVENTS

• Parents and family members are invited to learn more about the district's new math program, EveryDay Math, by attending a parent math night. Teachers and administrators will discuss the program and things parents can do at home to help their child. The programs will be held from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday for first through second grades; and from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday for third through fifth grades. Both programs will be held in the red cafeteria.

• Third through fifth grades will be attending a performance by Hilton Head Dance Theatre on Tuesday at the Visual and Performing Arts Center.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND

MIDDLE SCHOOL

ACHIEVEMENTS

• The following students are serving as student council representatives this year: eighth-graders Tommy Vater, Lauren Holland, Shannah Price, Conner Goulet, Derek Homad, Kim Stevens, Rachel Bryant and Isabel Duane; seventh-graders Blair Daber and Bradley Malool; sixth-graders Emma Walls, Shea Langford, Ricardo Crisantes, Madison Wallace, Holden Bryant, Shandyn Defrees, Teriah Washington, Michelle Williams, Myriam Vega Martinez, Destiny Sorhaindo, Bekka Parent, Jasmine Carr, Jose Cortes, Antony Reyna Romero, Belen Wuille Rodriquez, Shadaisha Hamilton, Sierra Lessington, Kerena Singleton, Jamiesha Hearst, Destiny Henry, Mary Kaitlin O'Neil, Mary Claire Morris and Rachael Wilbourne. Officers are: Reece Graham, president; Maranda Ruble, vice president; Kelsey Fitzhugh, secretary; and Marianna Parlagreco, treasurer.

EVENTS

• A Chat With the Principal meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the portable PTA cottage P-4. Principal Sherry DeSimone will meet with parents to discuss school issues, concerns and suggestions, and to answer questions. All parents are invited and encouraged to attend.

• The chess club meets from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays in portable classroom P-11. For information or questions, call Richard Hatch at 843-689-4522.

• A meeting for parents of students in the gifted and talented program for all grade levels will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 in the auditorium. Virginia Pratt will talk about the new Beaufort County School District Gifted and Talented recommendations and new developments. A representative from each of the Hilton Head schools will discuss how their school is specifically preparing gifted and talented students for the next level.

• "Growing Up Gifted: An Educational Session for Parents of Bright Youngsters" is being offered by the College of Charleston for parents of gifted and talented students. The program will be held at the college from 10-11:30 a.m. Dec. 13. RSVP to Stacey Lindbergh at slindbergh@homesc.com or 843-437-1751.

• The chorus, under the direction of Rick Radcliff, will be performing for the residents of The Seabrook and The Cypress on Thursday.

• The Earthstock 2008 celebration will be held from 1-5 p.m. Saturday on the field next to the tennis courts. The purpose of the event is for students to take on a global perspective by holding a local event as a reminder of how the students came together and broke through barriers during Challenge Day 2008. Admission is $5. T-shirts will be available for $5. There will be live music with disc jockeys Ross and Holly Brown, food, concessions, a bake sale and a silent auction. To donate baked goods or auction items, contact Kim Gartner at kim.gartner@beaufort.k12.sc.us.

• A fundraising spaghetti dinner will be held from 5-7 p.m. Dec. 10 in the cafeteria. This is the same night as the chorus, strings and band's winter concert. The money raised will go toward scholarships for eighth-graders to attend the Washington, D.C., trip next spring.

OTHER

• All students who achieved the all-A or A-B honor roll for the first quarter are eligible to receive one round of free mini-golf at Adventure Cove Family Fun Center. Students must bring a copy of their report card to redeem their reward.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SCHOOL FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS

ACHIEVEMENT

• Brynn Lysinger was named to the honor roll for the first quarter at Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts.

EVENTS

• Students in first through fourth grades will be attending a performance Tuesday at Hilton Head Island High School's Visual and Performing Arts Center. Hilton Head Dance Theatre will be performing.

• Gretchen Keefner will be hosting a Principal's Coffee at 7:45 a.m. Dec. 8 in the media center. Parents are welcome to attend to ask questions or express concerns. An additional meeting for parents will be held at 2:45 p.m. in the media center.

ENRICHMENT

• Second-graders went on a field trip to the Coastal Discovery Museum where they learned about the history of Hilton Head Island and studied animal and plant life native to this area.

• Second-graders celebrated a "Cultural Feast" as a culminating activity to their social studies unit about the major regions of the United States. Food and cultural events were shared.

HILTON HEAD PREPARATORY SCHOOL

ACHIEVEMENT

• Dylan Rosser has been selected as a semifinalist for South Carolina in the Wendy's High School Heisman competition.

EVENTS

• The strings program will present its winter concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the middle school gym. All levels will perform.

• There will be a lower school parent network meeting at 8 a.m. Thursday in the lower school commons. All lower school parents are encouraged to attend.

• Prep presents "Jubilee -- A Night of Tropical Splendour" at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Port Royal Clubhouse. Tickets can be purchased at www.hhprep.org by clicking on "Shop." The dinner/auction benefits the Hilton Head Preparatory School Parents Association.

• The production of Disney's "Aladdin" will be presented at 7 p.m. Dec. 10-11 and 3 p.m. Dec. 12-13 at the Hilton Head Island High School Visual and Performing Arts Center. Tickets can be purchased at www.hhprep.org through the "Purchase Your 'Aladdin' Tickets Here" link in the "News" box, or by calling 843-671-2286, ext. 278.

MICHAEL C. RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

EVENTS

• The SIC will meet at 6:30 p.m. today in the library. Parents and members of the community are invited to the meeting to work together on improving the school.

• The Singing Eagles Chorus will be performing at the Bluffton Christmas Tree Lighting at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Bluffton Town Hall.

• M.C. Riley's African Percussion Group will be performing at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Bluffton Christmas Parade.

• The School Planning and Management Team will meet at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday at the school. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend.

OKATIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

EVENTS

• The PTO will meet at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday at the school.

• The Scholastic Book Fair Safari will be from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. daily Wednesday through Dec. 17.

• The PTO's Donuts for Dad will be held at 8 a.m. Thursday for last names beginning with A-K and at 8 a.m. Friday for last names beginning with L-Z.

ACHIEVEMENTS

• In Sprint Across America, this week's mileage is: second grade, 64; third grade, 299.5; fourth grade, 26; and fifth grade, 28.

HELPING HANDS

• The young astronauts club will be at the Bluffton Christmas parade Saturday selling baked goods. The money raised this year will help subsidize the NASA trip.

• The Angel Tree will be available to anyone who would like to adopt a family for Christmas.

• Okatie Elementary sent Operation Christmas Child 94 shoeboxes this year.

OTHER

• Interim reports will be sent home Thursday and should be returned Friday.

SEA PINES MONTESSORI ACADEMY

EVENT

• The Campus Christmas Celebration will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the school. Each classroom will have ornaments for the children to make. There will be Christmas music from Dean St. Hillaire on his steel drums, a chili cook-off, a bake sale, a hot dog cart from Street Meet and hot chocolate for sale. Please bring an unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots. Poinsettias that were ordered also can be picked up at the celebration, and more will be available for purchase. For more information, call Courtney May at 843-785-2534 or e-mail courtneymay@spma.com.

ENRICHMENT

• The Manatees have been making scale models of the decimal system, illustrating the proportional difference of quantities of 1 to 1,000,000 in geometric forms including cubes, prisms and squares.

• Most of the primary rooms have been studying Native Americans, pilgrims and the history of Thanksgiving. The children in the orange room made clay pots with Lily Shultz's father.

• Students in the light green room have been studying the color, texture and appearance of different gourds and have been singing "Five Fat Turkeys."

HELPING HANDS

• Librarian Krista Hanna made the Book Fair at Barnes & Noble a huge success.

• The school thanks all the room mothers who prepared feasts for Thanksgiving in the classrooms.

ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC SCHOOL

ACHIEVEMENTS

• The following students were selected as October Students of the Month based on the virtue of "charity": Alexis Schubat, pre-K; Anzlee Studenc, kindergarten;

Tyler Klein, first grade; Brennen Studenc, second grade; Eston Parker, third grade; Kaylee Ehlers, fourth grade; Lily Green, fifth grade; Leah Castner (overall student of the month), sixth grade; Mary Derepentigny, seventh grade; and Kevin MacDonald, eighth grade.

EVENTS

• The school's annual Advent concert will be held at 6 p.m. Dec. 11 in the church. Everyone is invited to attend.

• The boys and girls basketball teams hold practices from 3-4:30 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Boys & Girls Club.

• The next school Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the church.

To submit items for "Class Notes," send them to The Island Packet, P.O. Box 5727, Hilton Head Island, SC 29938. Fax to 706-3070 or e-mail classnotes@islandpacket.com.

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