The Weekly SharkBeat!

We had a great week celebrating our victory in the Battle of 707. If was good to bring the trophy back home and celebrate with our students. Other celebrations this week included The Pride of St. James hosting an exciting Fin Fest, the successful Fields of Faith night, and the first round of PSAT testing. Our students are working hard in and out of the classroom.

As a reminder, end date for the 1st quarter is October 25th. Please encourage your student to turn in any assignments, stay focused and finish the first quarter strong. Tutoring and attendance makeup starts Tuesday, October 17th. See below for more information.

Thank you for taking the time to review the Weekly Sharkbeat Newsletter. Please check the school website and Facebook page for additional updates and information. Thank you for choosing to be a part of the Shark family. Have a great evening, keep swimming forward, and as always, Go SHARKS!

Ryan Poston
Principal

SJHS

SC School Report Cards were released this week and SJHS received an EXCELLENT rating! I am super proud of our students and staff for the amazing job they do each day!

Our Musical Theater's weekend performances of SpongeBob the Musical have been rescheduled for Saturday, October 21 and Sunday, October 22. You don't want to miss these exciting performances. Our students have worked hard to bring you an awesome performance. Get your tickets at sharksathletics.com

Performances will be 10/21 at 7:00 pm and 10/22 at 2:00 pm.

Tutoring and make-up school will begin on Tues, October 17th in room E204 which is Coach Cannon's room.

If you plan to pick your student up early or your student will drive off campus early, please send a note with your student to be turned in before school starts at the Welcome Desk. We will verify the note and give your student a pass to meet you or leave at the appropriate time. Sending a note cuts down on class interruptions. Unfortunately, we cannot accept phone calls or emails to dismiss students. We appreciate your help.

Parents should always use the front entrance to pick students up for early dismissal. Additionally, we ask that you follow the traffic pattern set forth by SJH. Please do not move cones, go around cones or make unsafe decisions to shorten your time on campus. Please help us keep our students safe by following our traffic patterns.

PSAT- 10/18 for 11th graders

Graduation Supplies- 10/18

Job Fair- 10/19

Grad Fair- 10/24

Spooktacular (Chorus)- 10/25

End Date for 1st Quarter- 10/25

WIN testing for selected seniors- 10/30

Herff Jones will be at St. James High School on Wednesday, Oct. 18th during lunch time (11:30 am to 1:40 pm) taking graduation orders in the front atrium. Please review the attached graduation catalogue to see items that can be purchased .

Please click on the below link to order online. If you order by 12/1/2023, you will receive an early order discount. A deposit of $80 is required to order OR payment in full if order is less than $80. Graduation Catalog

Online Order link https://scherffjones.com

Seniors and parents:

We are still meeting with our 12th graders for their senior graduation conferences. We want to complete these during the month of October to make sure that we are able to assist with any questions about applications and graduation. Please contact your counselor to schedule this if you have not already done so.

Upcoming testing

October 17: CogAT testing for students who signed up or were identified by the district

October 18: PSAT for 11th graders who were identified to take this

October 30: WIN testing for selected seniors

Coming up in November:

We will be starting underclassmen IGP conferences. We will send out information to sign up for these the last week in October. Meetings will start during November.

Mrs. Frick's SAT- ACT weekend workshops are held on Saturday mornings in D-134. Cost is $10 on mypaymentsplus.com.​ The workshop starts at 9:30AM and ends at 11:30AM​. All materials will be provided, but students are asked to bring their own calculators if they have them.​ Each Saturday will be a different topic leading up to each SAT or ACT.​ Stop by Mrs. Frick's room or email her for more information. Open to grades 9-12.

Fellowship of Christian Athletes (Powell) Fridays @ 7:45 am in the Auditorium

DECA (Oliver) After school on the 2nd &4th Thursday in Room E-235

Soul Stepperz (Oliver) After school on Tuesday & Wednesday 3:30-5:00 in the Shark

Tri-M Music Honor Society (Bedwell) After school on the 1st Wednesday from 3:20-4:00

Chick-Fil-A Leadership Club (Cutnaw) Meet 1 Wednesday per month from 3:30-4:30 in the Media Center

Science National Honor Society (Ferry) Meet the 1st Thursday of every month from 3:30pm-4:30pm in F-238

Marine Science Club (Glover) Meet the last Thursday of the month from 3:30-4:30 in D107

Math Club (Hitt) Meet the 1st & 3rd Wednesday from 3:15-4:00 in D105

Rubik’s Cube Club- (Hitt) Meet the 2nd Wednesday of the the month from 3:15-4:00 in D105

Hosa (Madi Hess) Meet 2 Wednesdays per month after school in C126

Robotics (Neff) Meets Wednesdays after school from 3:30 to 5:oo in C167

FFA (Hall) Meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 3:30-5:00 in C163

Archery (Currie/Williams) Meet Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-5:30 in A177 & Cafeteria

Academic Bowl Team (Hitt) Wednesdays D-105, from 3:30-4:15pm

French Club (Roberson) meets 3rd Thursday of the month in M106 at 3:30​

Do you want to get involved but don't know how, join PTSO. Don't have time but would like to help support staff and students, join PTSO. There is something everyone can do and we need you!

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The Lowes Foods Cart 2 Class Program is a very EASY and FREE way to earn money for your children's school(s). For every private label purchase you make, Lowes Foods donates a percentage of those sales to the school and every year they donate $250,000 to schools across the Carolinas.

Lowes Foods has a wide variety of private labels ranging from pet food to cleaning supplies and of course your everyday groceries. Attached is the Cart 2 Class flyer that mentions all of the private labels that count for this program.

If you have participated in the Cart 2 Class Program before you need to re-link your card every August. It only takes a minute and you can click here and enter your Fresh Rewards Card number and choose up to 3 schools. Each school get the same percentage whether it’s 1 school or 3.

Can’t find your Rewards Card? That’s ok you can click here to use your phone number. If you’re having trouble linking your card or if you need a Lowes Foods Rewards Card, you can grab one at any register and any of their hosts can help you get enrolled.

We hope you will continue to support St. James High School PTSO by enrolling in the Cart 2 Class Program with Lowes Foods.

For attendance information please go to the school web page below:

https://www.horrycountyschools.net/St_James_High_School

From the SJHS web site go to “Our School” then Click on Attendance.

For further information please contact DeAnna Zirkelbach at 843-650-2448 or email her at DZirkelbach@horrycountyschools.net

All students in Horry County Schools will receive free breakfast and lunch during the 2023-2024 school year as part of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program.

Please click the Sharks Logo to access our Sharks Athletics Page.

Email: wsmith004@horrycountyschools.net
Website: https://www.horrycountyschools.net/St_James_High_School
Location: 10800 South Carolina 707, Murrells Inlet, SC, USA
Phone: (843) 650-5600