Bits and Pieces - FSD3 Happenings

Florence School District 3’s annual observance of Arbor Day culminated Friday, December 6, with an awards ceremony at the Bean Market for winners of the literacy and art contests.

Each school participated in project-based learning activities to learn more about the importance of Arbor Day. Students engaged in both literacy and art design. The theme for this year’s Arbor Day observance was “Seeds of Change.”

The program included the presentation of an Arbor Day proclamation by Lake City Mayor Yamekia Robinson, a musical performance by the Lake City High School Chorus.

Sean Whalen, project forester for the South Carolina Forestry Commission was the guest speaker.

Winners received certificates and prizes for their entries. District-level winners of the grade-level literacy contest were:

4K/5K Class Category

Literacy

Debbie McAllister’s 5K class (SESA), first place; Amy Craft’s 4K class (OMS), second place; and Gwen Graham’s 5K Class (LCECC).

5K-2nd Category

Literacy 1st-2nd

Tre’Von Williams (OMS), first place; Lorraine Wilkes (SESA), second place; and Uriah Burgess (LCECC), third place.

Art 5K-2nd

Reve Bogue (JCL), first place; Joan Corea-Guevara (SESA), second place; and Bentley Wren (JCL), third place.

3rd-4th Category

Literacy

Sara Floyd (OMS), first place; Jero’mia McCall (OMS), second place; and Avery Carpenter (JCL), third place.

Art

Talon Lamb (JCL), first place; Skylar Hansberry (MSE), second place; and Calvin Mouzon (SESA), third place.

5th-6th Category

Literacy

Mariah Richardson (SESA), first place; Bevin Locklair (JCL), second place; and Kashay McFadden (SESA), third place.

Art

Ryker Floyd (SESA), first place; Abegail Sumagang (JCL), second place; and Ava Brown (MSE), third place.

7th-8th Category

Literacy/Persuasive Writing

Corbin Creel (JPTMS), first place; Evan Wells (JPTMS), second place; and Fisher Strickland (JPTMS), third place.

Art – 7-8 Mixed Media

Madyson Eaddy (JPTMS), first place; Ava Knight (DREM), second place; and Nicole Murph, Karly Singletary, Alaysia Moore, Ja’Torria Dewitt, and Destiny Gamble (DREM), third place.

Art – 7-8 Photography

Wynter Bryant (DREM), first place; Skylar Jones (DREM), second place; and Kamille Fulmore (DREM), third place.

9th-12th Category

Literacy/Persuasive Writing

Trinity Skvarek (JPTMS), first place; Jordan Boyle (LCHS), second place; and Gracy Lee (LCHS), third place.

Art – 9-12 McKenzie Brown (LCHS), first place; and Jhournae Parker (LCHS), second place.

Art – 9-12 Mixed Media

Eden Cobb (JPTMS), first place; Chandler Brandon (JPTMS), second place; and Tanisha Lane (LCHS), third place.

Taylor Fulmore, Keneila Green, Tyler Green and Savanna Mack (JPTMS), first place.

Eighth graders from Dr. Ronald E. McNair School of Digital Communication and Leadership (DREM) were one of four schools chosen to participate in the Operation Space Talk SC 2024 event.

The students competed in various challenges for an opportunity to speak with a crewmember of the International Space Station (ISS) via amateur radio.

In preparation for the event, students worked with Dorrell Benjamin, Erica Speller and Fred Wilson, a former NASA employee, to learn about radio communication, rovers and space through hands-on experiences. Students built rovers, conducted experiments, and tested their designs against their peers.

They traveled to The Citadel to compete against other schools in drone flying, rover maneuvering and decoding information. During this event, DREM came in first place in both rover challenges.

On Monday, December 2, the culminating event was the live contact with Astronaut Nick Hague who is on board the International Space Station. He answered questions about his daily life aboard the space station, discussed his current mission, and provided advice for aspiring astronauts. This historical event was live streamed by SCETV. The broadcast can be found at https://youtu.be/REraXXw0QFE?si=XZR8ZN9hPiA_MnpW.

Scranton Elementary STEAM Academy was named a national winner of the “Most Ambitious” award in the 2024 National Red Ribbon Week Photo Contest.

The school’s photo was selected from approximately 400 contest entries from across the country.

Sponsored by the National Family Partnership (NFP), Red Ribbon Week serves as a catalyst to mobilize communities to educate youth and encourage participation in drug prevention activities.

Florence School District 3 is seeking input from all stakeholders to conduct a mid-year evaluation of the 2024 - 2025 Title I Project. The results will determine the effective use of Title I funds across the district. The intent is to ensure all students meet the state's performance standards.

This survey should take about 15 minutes to complete. Please note that *questions will require a response.

The links to access the survey are:

English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z2V3Y9S-MYTitleIEval

Spanish: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZCVNZ7D-MYTitleIEval-Span

The survey is set to at by 5 p.m. on Monday, January 31, 2025.