
Flora Update
The Latest News and Information from AC Flora High School
Upcoming Events
Friday, October 25- Early dismissal for students/Parent Teacher Conferences
Monday, November 4- Rescheduled! Richland One College and Career Fair (registered juniors and seniors only)
Tuesday, November 5- Election Day Holiday
Weather Make Up Days*
Monday, November 25, 2024
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Monday, April 21, 2025
Physics Students Visit the Fair
On Tuesday, physics students visited the South Carolina State Fair. At the fair, students collected data using their phones and built-in accelerometers and barometers. They used the Arduino Science Journal app to record their data for future analysis. See photos below.
From the Counseling Office
Click here for the latest scholarship update.
Upcoming college visits:
Monday, October 21: Auburn University (Flight Time, Guidance College Room)
Tuesday, October 22: Samford University (Flight Time, Guidance College Room)
Student Council Rally
On Monday, members of the A.C. Flora Student Council attended the South Carolina Association of Student Council's District 4 Student Council Rally held at Clover High School. Participants joined other student councils within District 4 for workshops and activities to discuss new and better ways to lead their schools and engage with their student bodies.
Back (l to r): Maddie Sterbini, Micky Ton, Briana Jardon, Ellis Warren, Thomas Smith, James Russell, Lance Zalants, Nate Moise, Davis Lumpkin, Loudon Smith, James Long, Campbell Hutchison, Marlowe Stewart-Palome, Emma Lumpkin, Emma Gahagan, Caroline Nidiffer, Llewelyn Sullivan
Front (l to r): Ms. Jenna Gallichio, Frank Livingston III, Logan Price, Ms. Judith Mwamuka
Flora Gives- Thanksgiving Meal Boxes
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. Our goal this year is to provide a minimum of 40 Flora families with the Thanksgiving they deserve and sponsor a minimum of 40 Flora-zoned families by providing gifts for the holidays. We encourage all teachers, students, parents, and community members to participate in Flora Gives. Please pick up a contract from the school’s Main Office or click below 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!
Have you seen Mr. Nostrant's art at the State Fair?
Purchase your 24-25 Yearbook!
Click here to purchase your yearbook.
Senior Portraits- Sittings Still Available
Seniors! If you haven't taken your senior portrait yet, Legacy Studios will be here Friday, November 1. Please click here to schedule.
Wednesday, November 13 (auditorium lobby) will be the last chance to have your senior's portrait taken on campus. These sittings do not need an appointment, but are tux/drape only.
ACF JROTC at the Walk for Life
From the PTSO
Campus Beautification. Thanks to the students who came out recently to help the PTSO’s efforts to clean up and beautify AC Flora’s campus.
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
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
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
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
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
Catherine and Jason Lockhart
Kristen Long
Andrea Maas
Jordan and Michael Mancini
Muffet 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