The Weekly SharkBeat!

It's been an exciting week at SJH! We started the week off naming our 2024 Miss St. James High, we celebrated our athletes of the week, along with our Art student recognition, and last but not least, four of our young men committed to play on the collegiate level. Selected students took the ACT this week and the SAT will be administered on March 12th.

We encourage students to sign up for the SAT workshop class with Mrs. Vargo or take Mrs. Frick's class on Saturday's. This is a great opportunity for students to learn, get their nerves settled, and get ready to test. If your student is interested, please have them see Mrs. Vargo or Mrs. Frick for sign up 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

Congratulations to the young men who signed a letter of commitment to further their education and play college football. They signed their commitment letters in the auditorium filled with teachers and peers. We are proud of these young men and wish them the best.

Ryan Largin- Presbyterian College

Cooper Kelly- Limestone

Kirondre' Haynes- St. Andrews University

Issiah Brown- Benedict College

Congratulations to all the participates in this years Miss St. James High Pageant. It was a wonderful day for the ladies. They are were beautiful, elegant, and the talent was outstanding.

Award Recipients:

Most Photogenic-Willow Holmes

Pageant Scholar- Olivia Sherman

Miss Congeniality-Harper Jones

Best Dressed - McKinsey Wright

Best Talent - Irie Simpson

People’s Choice Award- Willow Holmes

Miss Freshman- Willow Holmes

Miss Sophomore- Piper Jenerette

Miss Junior- London Hansen

Miss Senior- McKinsey Wright

Miss St. James 2024 - Irie Simpson

Congratulations to Rylie Rhodes for winning an honorable mention for the Myrtle Beach International Airport Art Contest for her Photo Colors of a Myrtle Beach Morning

Eleven of our students competed at the 43rd Annual Dr. Subhash C. Saxena Math Contest. They completed an extremely difficult math test and did a great job. Please congratulate the following students for a job well done - Ryan Ellis, Sage Christenson, Noah Hensley, Jefferson Sterling, Ruby Benjamin, Madeleine Davis, Sophie Zhang, Brooke Mann, and special congratulations to Jason Costanzo (tied for 3rd but missed the tie breaker Level 2), Andrew Ferreira -3rd place Level 2, and Cooper Flynn -2nd place Level 1.

Students receiving all A's for 2nd quarter will be treated to an Italian Ice on Friday March 8th. The truck will be set up during all lunches and students with all A's will receive a ticket to exchange for a slush.

Mark your calendars now so you don't forget to spring ahead on March 10th.

3/6/2024 - ASVAB Testing at SJH

3/12/2024 - SAT Testing at SJH

3/14/2024- Senior Trip Parent Meeting

3/14/2024- SJH Choir Concert

3/14/2024- PTSO Meeting

3/25/2024- WIN Testing begins

3/25/2024- College Fair during lunches

3/26/2024- SJH Guitar Concert

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 5 (3:30-5:30pm) Saturday, March 9 (8:00 am- 11:00 am)
  

• March 6 (3:30-5:30pm) Saturday, March 23(8:00am-11:00 am)

  March 7 (3:30-5:30pm)

  March 12 (3:30-5:30pm)

  March 13 (3:30-5:30pm) March 21 (3:30-5:30pm)

  March 14 (3:30-5:30pm) March 26 (3:30-5:30pm)

  March 19 (3:30-5:30pm) March 27 (3:30-5:30pm)

  March 20 (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

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.

If you are interested in the telecommunications field after graduation please stop by guidance to learn about an exciting opportunity.

Hot of the Press for Horry County Schools & Horry Georgetown Technical College! They have paired together to create an opportunity for students to excel, the Technical Scholars program has added a new pathway in Cybersecurity. This is a 2-year program, starting in Junior year and continuing into Senior year with an option to finish the program in the summer after graduation.

Requirements:

• Student has already earned their computer science graduation requirement.
• Student has currently earned or will be enrolled fall 2024 in Algebra 2 Honors and English 3 Honors.
• HGTC is using multiple measures for admission.

Please let Mrs. Tubbs in guidance know if you are interested. etubbs@horrycountyschools.net

Testing look ahead:

ASVAB March 6

SAT March 12

WIN March 25

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

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