The Weekly SharkBeat!

Spring is coming and we all know what that means, Spring fever! I think we are all ready for some warmer, at least consistent, weather. Please encourage your student to stay focused, stay engaged, and keep showing up. Attendance makeup and tutoring is available for students needing it. Please see the schedule below for attendance makeup dates and times or have your student speak with their teacher concerning tutoring.

Spring sports are in full swing. We hope you will make plans to come out and see our athletes in action. We would also like to wish the best for our two wrestlers as they match for State this weekend. For more information, check out our Sharks Athletic website.

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

3rd Quarter Interim Reports were emailed on Wednesday, February 21st.

Congratulations to Paycen Kempton & Delaney Thomas who earned 1st Place in the Entrepreneurship Independent Business Plan Event and earned their chance to compete at the DECA International Career Development Conference in Anaheim, CA.

Adriana Murcia & Haley Zuilkoski who placed 3rd in the Buying and Merchandising Business Operations Research Event, and all the other participants who placed Top 10 in their categories!

Congratulations! Four Shark’s artwork(s) were selected for inclusion in the 2024 Converse Emerging Young Artists Exhibition.

The exhibition provides a venue to recognize exemplary artworks of high school students.

Sophomore Anya Brannon’s intaglio print titled “Uprooted”

Senior Mya Jones charcoal drawing “Knowing”

Junior Thomas Sparks photography “Moving”

Junior Laurel Williams photography “Flower Girl”

The exhibition runs from March 11-23 in the Milliken Art Gallery at Converse University in Spartanburg. SC.

Congratulations to Ms. Anna Cavin for being voted by her peers as Rookie Teacher of the Year. Ms. Cavin is in her second year teaching at SJH. She is also our JV girls basketball coach. We appreciate Anna and all she does and brings to the Shark family.

2/27/2024- ACT Testing at SJH

2/28/2024- Advisory

3/6/2024 - ASVAB Testing at SJH

3/12/2024 - SAT Testing at SJH

The SJHS School Improvement Council is sponsoring a drive to help two of our local animal shelters. February 26th through March 1, SJHS will be collecting items to support Kind Keepers and All For Paws. Please see the graphics below about how you can help!

The boys basketball season ended last night at #2 Summerville. The team played really well and had an amazing season. We have attempted to list all the achievements below, but there are many more school and state wide season records that we are double checking. Thank you again for making this year special at the Shark Tank.

Varsity Season Highlights

• 22-4 Overall Record
• 7-1 Region Record
• First Region Championship
• First 20 win season
• Most wins in school history
• First ever ranking in South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association poll (SCBCA)
• Finished the year ranked 3rd in SCBCA Poll
• 10 weeks in the top 10 SCBCA Poll
• 8 weeks in the top 5 SCBCA Poll
• 4 weeks ranked #3 (the top 2 did not change all year #1 Lexington & #2 Summerville)
• 2nd time hosting home playoff game
• 2nd time making the 3rd round
• Undefeated Regular Season at home (11-0)
• 2 different 9 game win streaks
• Had the best defense in region (Allowed fewest points per game)
• Only 5A team to allow less than 1000 points in regular season in the entire state
• Had the best offense in region (Scored the most points per game)
• 3rd place Shootout by the Sea at North Myrtle Beach HS

Individual Honors

• Irwin ‘JR’ Young
• All-Region
• All-Tournament (Shootout by the Sea)
• Carter Bobbit
• All-Region
• All-State
• 1000 Point Club
• Baylor Tibbits
• All-Region

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.

• February 28th(3:30-5:30 pm)
  
• February 29th (3:30-5:30 pm)

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

  March 6 (3:30-5:30pm) 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)

The spring Career Fair is April 9th for juniors and seniors.

Our first monthly college fair is scheduled for February 26th during lunches.

We offer college and job fairs during lunches each month. Make sure to check them out!

College Dates:

February 26, March 25, April 22, May 6, and May 20

Job Fair Dates:

February 22, March 21, May 2, May 9, May 16

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.

We are going to postpone the PACE informational meeting that was scheduled on February 29 at 5:30 pm. When we get a future date scheduled we will share that information.

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:

ACT Feb. 27

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