
Flora Update
The Latest News and Information from AC Flora High School
Upcoming Events
Friday, November 15- Deadline to Donate a Teacher/Staff Member Lunch (details below)
Monday, November 25- ELearning Day
Tuesday, November 26- ELearning Day
Wednesday, November 27-Friday, November 29- Thanksgiving Holidays
Flora Gives Update
Flora Gives is AC Flora’s school-wide initiative to support our community throughout the year. Our winter projects include Thanksgiving Meal Boxes and Families Helping Families. You have already helped us reach our goal- provide a minimum of 40 Flora families with the Thanksgiving they deserve! We are now focused on sponsoring a minimum of 40 Flora-zoned families by providing gifts for the holidays. As of today we have 24 families left — we need to have all 40 adopted by Wednesday, November 20. We encourage all teachers, students, parents, and community members to participate. Please pick up a contract from the school’s Main Office or complete the online form to participate. Thank you for your support!
Please bring Thanksgiving Meal Box items on Monday, November 18, or Tuesday, November 19.
Families Helping Families donations are due by Wednesday, December 11. Thank you for your support!
Geography Field Trip
Last week, IB Geography Seniors traveled to Edisto Beach State Park. They completed fieldwork on coastal erosion.
Teacher Cadets in Our Schools
Today, the Teacher Cadets class visited Crayton Middle School to observe teachers at work!
Fall Signing Day
Congratulations to the following student athletes for signing with their respective colleges today!
Girls Soccer - Emma Valdes - Wofford
Boys Lacrosse - Palmer Mood - University of Alabama-Huntsville
Baseball - Zach Snead - Citadel
Baseball - Carter Harrington - College of Charleston
Baseball - Luke Shalkham - Trinity College
Boys Golf - James Rhodes - Presbyterian College
Boys Golf - Charles Cauthen - University of Kentucky
ICYMI: Best of Luck to Girls Tennis!
Congratulations to our Girls Tennis team! They defeated Daniel on Tuesday night (4-1) to win the Upper State Championship! They will advance to the State Championship on Saturday, November 16, at 10 a.m., at the Cayce Tennis and Fitness Center (1120 Fort Congaree Trail, Cayce, SC 29033). Come out and support our Falcons! Tickets are available through GoFan or $10 cash at the gate. Gates open at 9 a.m. Please see photo below (L to R:) Mills Bates, Coach Amy, and Helen Miller -pictured after their morning press conference.
From the Counseling Office
Click here for the latest scholarship update.
Pathways to College Workshop. Join the Columbia Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., for an informative and engaging workshop to learn about funding your college education, navigating college admissions, and more. The workshop will be Sunday, November 17, at 3 p.m. at Benedict College (David Swinton Center). Click here for more information.
Upcoming college visit:
Wednesday, November 20: Fayetteville State College (Flight Time- Guidance College Room)
All State Choir
Congratulations to Luke Johnson, Carla McCray, Atti Virtucio, Rebecca Weston, and Sara Weston, who qualified for All State Choir 2025!
These singers will represent AC Flora at All State, held at Winthrop University in March 2025. This is a huge accomplishment and ACF Choirs is so proud of these singers!
From the PTSO
Buy Your Teachers and Staff Lunch! To show our appreciation for all that they do, the PTSO will collect donations for a Teacher and Staff Luncheon to be held on Wednesday, November 20. Deadline to donate is Friday, November 15. Please click the link to make a donation: https://form.jotform.com/242962734240052
AC Flora Spirit Night. On Tuesday, November 19, pick up dinner at Boca Grande on Forest Drive from 4-8 p.m. A portion of your purchase will go to AC Flora’s PTSO.
Join the AC Flora PTSO.
To join and support the PTSO’s ongoing efforts in the AC Flora community, please visit the following links:
Click here to become a Business Partner.
Click here to become a Friends and Family Member.
2024-2025 PTSO Business Partners
Falcon Gold
Brabham Griffin Insurance
Falcon Silver
Brabham Fence
Brandon Davidson Interiors
https://www.brandondavidsoninteriors.com/
Catalyst Architects
www.catalystarch.com
Ellison Kibler & Associates
https://advisor.ml.com/sites/sc/columbia-sc/ek
Graybill Lansche & Vinzani, LLC
HLJ Creative
https://hljcreative.com
Hood Construction
Johnson & Lesley Construction Company
L&N Produce
McKenzie & Lybrand
Milliken Properties
https://millikenproperties.com
RedBird Windows & Doors
Richardson Thomas LLC
Synovus
Falcon Bronze
Bonitz, Inc.
Bradley Insurance Group
Camp, Moring & Brendle, LLC
Cohn Development
Dog Daze
Forest Acres Needlepoint
www.forestacresneedlepoint.com
Freeway Music
https://freewaymusic.net/
Hendricks and Company
www.scacreage.com
JHV Travel
Milling Law
SouthState Bank
www.southstatebank.com
Vicious Biscuit
www.viciousbiscuit.com/columbia-sc
Falcon Friend
Big Red Box
https://bigredboxdumpstercompany.com
Moe’s Southwest Grill (Beltline Boulevard)
Thank you to our 2024-2025 PTSO Donors
Falcon’s Pride ($500 or more)
Laura and Adam Jordan
Falcon’s Flight ($250 or more)
Missy and Tommy Boggs
Cam and Culver Choate
Shawn and Summer Elliott
Blease and Sandi Graham
David Hawkins
Jill and Jay Holloway
Kenzie and Ryan Newton
Betsy and Brent Roof
Paula Sabbagha
Ashley Sitton
Heather Stallworth
Benefactors ($100 or more)
Katie and Zack Atkinson
Elizabeth and Nicholas Beasley
Marni Bird
Lisa Butler
Celeste Carnaggio
Natacha Cerisier-Whetstone
Gable Clark
Molley and Edward Clarkson
Nici and Brian Comer
Lindsay and Stephen Creech
Wes and Mindy Culp
Townes and Stephen Denemark
Peter Duffy
Kelly and Ryan Foster
Antione and Kalenia Frederick
Angie and Robert Gahagan
Rachelle Gajadhar
Mundi and Michael George
Misha Lawyer Goodwin
Paige Haas
Sara Svedberg Homewood
Lauren and Greg Hudgens
Ashley Jaillette
Leah Jeter
Steven and Sazy Johnson
Jennifer and Franklin Jones
Kalen Kloskey
Evelyn and Darren Knight
Elizabeth and Spann Laffitte
Montague and Lauren Laffitte
Angie Lichty
Catherine and Jason Lockhart
Kristen Long
Andrea Maas
Jordan and Michael Mancini
Josh and Marthan McCain
Jamie and Monica McCutcheon
Mary Dameron and James Milliken
Jonathan and Cydney Milling
Stephanie and Frank Mood
Bryan and Rebecca Norris
Elizabeth O’Bradovich
Jenny and Chris O’Neill
Stephanie Penaranda
Maria Price
Melissa Ray
Meredith and Rob Robertson
Kristie Rowe
Preston and Louisa Sabalis
Amy and Stephen Scott
Caroline and Austin Scott
Anna and Kevin Shalkham
Andy and Christy Slaughter
Bart and Rachel Snyder
Ashley Thomas
Shawn Toole
Laura Voyles
Sheryl Wiskur
Contact Us
Email: jennifer.collins@richlandone.org
Website
Location: 1 Falcon Drive, Columbia, SC, USA
Phone: 803-738-7300
Twitter: @acflorahigh