The Weekly SharkBeat!

Happy spring! With just four days left before Spring Break, students and staff alike, are anticipating a week off to relax, have fun, and welcome the new season. Even though we only have 46 days of school remaining this school year, the calendar is packed full of events. Be sure to mark your calendar so you don't miss important dates.

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

On Thursday our ESOL students held a "Mock Trial". Congratulations to these students for their courage to present to the staff.

HCS is committed to providing our students and staff members with a safe and secure learning environment. Click here to access the Reporting Form

This Tuesday is the first SJH Unplugged concert by the guitar class. They will be playing your favorite hits from the 90s. Students are free and the show starts at 6:30pm.

Parent and guardians,

The South Carolina Department of Education is asking parents/guardians of students in grades 3-12 to participate in a School Climate Survey for their child/children’s school.

Each parent/guardian will have an opportunity to fill out a survey per student. Please take a couple of minutes to answer a few questions about how your child’s school is doing. You may use the Parent Portal (PowerSchool) app on your mobile device or a computer to complete the survey. The deadline to complete the survey is Friday, April 12, 2024.

Directions for parents to access the School Climate Parent Survey are attached.

Your time and effort in completing this survey are greatly appreciated!

Juniors and Seniors, you’ve got a few days left to purchase prom tickets! Prom will be held at Marina Inn Grande Dunes on Friday, April 12, and the deadline to purchase tickets is Friday, April 5. Don’t miss your opportunity to be a part of this special evening. Buy your prom tickets now!​

3/25/2024- WIN Testing begins

3/25/2024- College Fair during lunches

3/26/2024- SJH Guitar Concert

3/29/2024- 3rd Quarter Report Cards Issued

3/29/2024- Good Friday (Schools Closed for Spring Break) through 4/5/2024

Students who received FA's on your report card, admin has added additional days for makeup time. If you have questions, be sure to see Mrs. Zirkelbach.

Attendance Recovery Add-On Dates—Room E204

*One Hour= One Class Period.

• March 19 (3:30-5:30pm) March 20 (3:30-5:30pm)

• March 21 (3:30-5:30pm)Saturday, March 23(8:00am-11:00 am)

  March 26 (3:30-5:30pm)
  

• March 27 (3:30-5:30pm)
  

• March 28 (3:30-5:30pm)

Seniors and parents:

Mrs. Tubbs has sent out an updated scholarship list to students. The link is included below also.

Scholarship Link

As we are preparing for the end of the year, we need to compile a list of all seniors who have been awarded scholarships and/or money from the colleges or organizations. We do this to calculate grand total of scholarship earnings from SJH graduating class.

Please use the following google form: https://forms.gle/BXZ2T3QdYmZu2fC87

You will need to complete this form MULTIPLE TIMES for each scholarship that you have been awarded.

Please report EVERY SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED OR MONEY OFFERED FROM COLLEGES (even if you do not plan on attending that college).

DO NOT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

Money received from FAFSA: Pell Grant, SC Grant, Financial Aid, Life, Hope or Palmetto Fellows Scholarship

Underclassmen and parents:

We are still scheduling underclassmen IGP conferences. If you have not scheduled your meeting you are not too late. In these meetings we will discuss plans after high school and course selections for next school year. We would love for you to come in and meet with us. Please contact your child’s counselor to get this scheduled.

Third year students and a select group of seniors who will be taking the South Carolina Career Readiness Assessments – WIN – will be bringing home a flyer that provides additional details about the upcoming Assessments. Testing will begin Monday, March 25th. Specific details regarding test date and location for students will be emailed shortly. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Wood or Ms. Pezzuti in Guidance.

Testing look ahead:

WIN March 25

This is for all 3rd year students and some selected seniors.

EOC April 24 English 2 Field Test

May 16 English 2 Writing

May 23 US History

May 24 Biology

May 28 English 2 Reading

May 29 Algebra 1

Students graduating are guaranteed 6 tickets. Extra tickets may be requested starting April 8th.

Additional tickets are not guaranteed but simply a request. We try to accommodate everyone the best as possible. We will not know how many extra tickets we will have until senior grades are finalized. Students will get tickets the day of graduation practice at the HTC center. We try to accommodate their needs but we need to be fair to everyone. Simply call the school, 843-650-5600, and speak to the receptionist to request extra tickets. Tickets should be requested under the students' name.

For questions or information concerning seniors:

Yearbooks and Senior Ads- Jerry Moore

Graduation Supplies- Caps, Gowns, Class Rings- Ms. Best

Graduation Ceremony, Practice, Honors Cords, General Graduation Questions - Mr. Wortley/Mrs. McCune

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.

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 Wednesday of the month in M106 at 3:30​

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

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