Greetings,

I hope everyone has had a fabulous week. It has been another busy one. Ms. Teague did a spectacular job on the career wall. Please check it out if you have a chance to come by the school. It has been very rewarding to see everyone, students and staff alike, stop to read the responses to “What did you want to be when you were growing up” we asked the staff. Personally, I wanted to be something totally different, a forensic investigator, when I was younger. My road to this career was interesting and now I wouldn’t want to do anything else. 

I hope some of you did the career inventory in last week’s article and found it interesting. We will continue to talk about careers over the next few weeks. 

On another note, if any of your students are experiencing anxiety over the upcoming state tests, please let us know. (3rd to 8th graders all take SCREADY) Please talk with your students about their worries and concerns. Share any information they may need and be open to the conversation. You should have received a handout regarding the tests. If they need any other assistance, again, please let us know.

(((HUGS)))

Ms. Carr and Ms. Teague

Hello PRIDE! We have had an amazing week. As we are quickly closing in on the last few weeks of school, please remind your students to make sure they are keeping up with assignments. 

The Beta Club is hosting a cat and dog food drive to benefit the York County Humane Society. We will be collecting donations in the MPR through Monday, May 1. We have extended the original collection date to allow for more time. Please see the graphic below for more information. 

Eighth grade families, please see the information below regarding the 8th grade promotion ceremony. If you have not done so, please complete the RSVP link below. Please understand that due to the limitations of space, we will need to limit the number of guests to 5 per student. In order to accommodate this number of people, please be mindful of this limitation.Please see the graphic below regarding the Promotion Ceremony fee that helps offset the cost of promotion supplies. The Promotion fee is listed on the School Store. Please pay the fee by May 5. We will also be hosting an eighth grade picnic on May 12, we will be sending more information out in the next week. 

As always, thank you for trusting us with your students. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. We truly appreciate your help and support. 

Warmly,

Christy Dempsey

Hello Everyone,

What an exciting week we have ahead of us! Wednesday night we will have our 2nd annual high school awards ceremony at Eastview Baptist Church where we get to recognize some of our students with various awards. Our students work so hard and deserve all the celebrations. We also will be taking a group on a college tour on Thursday, May 4th. I can't wait to join students as they explore potential options for after high school! As the years go on, I am excited to help create more opportunities for our students to share all that could lie ahead for life after high school.

Things to note:

-9th graders, make sure you are getting your attendance recovery sessions in! I handed out forms last week if your student has time to make up.

Quote of the Week:

"You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water." — Rabindranath Tagore

Ms. Menges

Hello PRIDE,

I hope you all had a great weekend. I can’t believe we are down to our last three days of school. We will finish up with EOCs on Monday and Tuesday. We will have our teacher made exams on Tuesday and Wednesday. Please see the schedule below. Tuesday and Wednesday will be a half day for 10-12 grade with students being dismissed at 11:30.

Even though Wednesday is our last day on campus we are still providing learning opportunities for our students. Please take advantage of the college visits that are available to our 10th - 12th grade students. This is a great opportunity for them to learn about schools in the upstate.

Our BPA students traveled to Anaheim this past week and had outstanding performances. I am looking forward to future opportunities with this group as I have learned about more things we can offer our students.

As EOCs continue this week please make sure students are getting a good nights sleep and a balanced breakfast. The EOCs will be on the main Riverwalk campus and students are dismissed when everyone is through testing for the day.

Exam Schedule:

• May 1 - US History EOC - Main campus
• May 2 - Biology EOC - Main campus

Teacher made exams

• May 2 - 1st period - 8:30 - 9:58
• May 2 - 4th period - 10:02 -11:30

**Students dismissed at 11:30**

• May 3 - 2nd period exam - 8:30 - 9:58
• May 3 - 3rd period exam - 10:02 - 11:30

**Students dismissed at 11:30**

As always, thank you for your continued support.

Richard

803-981-7061