The Weekly SharkBeat!

It's hard to believe October is already here. We had an exciting week celebrating Homecoming 2023. Congratulations to our Homecoming Court and float winners. Our students celebrated daily with dress up days, adding lots of excitement in the halls. We ended this week with an exciting football game, as students and parents came out to support our Sharks.

I would like to encourage students to continue their hard work in the classroom. The end of 1st quarter is coming up on October 25 and we want everyone to do their absolute best.

As a reminder there is no school for students on October 9th & 10th. Testing begins this month. Please see below for testing dates and plan accordingly if your child has appointments or needs to leave early. Also, if you have not joined our PTSO, what are you waiting for? Please consider being a part of this organization to help our students and faculty.

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

This week's Homecoming Festivities were amazing! Congratulations to our Seniors on winning the Float Competition! I'd also like to congratulate Mia and Jace for being voted Homecoming Queen and King!

All the floats were awesome and I really enjoyed seeing our students and parents at the tailgates! I am already looking forward to next year!

Welcome October- 10/1

Advisory- 10/3

ASVAB testing- 10/4

ED OPP College Fair- Gym

Fin Fest (Band)- 10/7

School's Closed- 10/9

Teacher Work Day- 10/10

Fields of Faith- 10/11

PSAT- 10/12

Fall Musical begins- 10/13 - 10/15

Job Fair- 10/19

Grad Fair- 10/24

Spooktacular (Chorus)- 10/25

End Date for 1st Quarter- 10/25

We had the privilege of having the Be Pro Be Proud truck visit SJHS. Our students were able to participate in simulators for welding, truck driving, and construction. They also learned about different professions in the skilled workforce.

Parents should always use the front entrance to pick students up for early dismissal. Additionally, we ask that you not park on Salem Road or its adjacent streets to pick up students. Having students walk on Salem to meet their ride creates an unsafe situation for your child. Please help us keep our students safe by following our traffic pattern.

Seniors:

St. James High School will be hosting a college fair for our students on October 4, 2023. There is also a College Fair for parents and students at Coastal Carolina University on October 3rd. To attend the College fair, the student will need to register for a barcode that they will need to show to enter. This is so they can show the colleges their barcode and the college rep will scan and have the student’s information. Please see the instructions below.

You can choose 1 date or you may choose to attend both. Below is the information about the dates and times. I have also attached the list of participating colleges.

Daytime: October 4th Only Students

Time: 1:45-2:45 pm (Seniors 1:45-2:15, Juniors 2:15-2:45)

Location: Main Gym at St. James High School

Nighttime: October 3th Students & Parents

Time: 5:30-7:00 pm

Location: Coastal Carolina University Singleton Building

Student Registration - StriveFair.com

Seniors:

It is that time of year where we are starting to think about life after high school. We are able to accommodate different formats for our senior conferences. These can be in person, a google meet, or a phone call. We are linking a lot of helpful information for you to review.

• Senior year presentation (please click on this to view)
• The process for completing the FASFA form is changing this year so when we get more information about that we will send it out for everyone. We will also be hosting some nightly presentations to help with this.
• Scholarship list as of today: Mrs. Tubbs will be sending out scholarship emails.
• Join the Scholarship remind app: remind.com/join/sjhs23-24
• Please visit SJH Guidance Webpage for Senior information/announcements
• Our guidance flyer with QR codes for students and parents to join our media outlets (FB, Twitter, Instagram)
• Transcripts- All requests need to be submitted through need my transcript.
• If you need a recommendation please fill out the senior brag form

After reviewing this information please have seniors complete the Google form using the link below so that we will know how we can better serve them. The student will need to complete the form using their school Google account. Parents cannot complete this. In the Google form you will have an opportunity to request a meeting with your child’s counselor if you wish. Meetings will start September 18th and will continue until the end of October.

Google Form to complete

All students:

If you know any of our students that are in need of school supplies please contact your counselor to help with this.

Upcoming testing

We are getting closer to our testing season so we want to share some dates to plan for.

October 4: ASVAB testing for nonCCR students and anyone that signs up

October 12: PSAT for 10th graders who signed up

October 16: CogAT testing for students who signed up or were identified by the district

October 18: PSAT for 11th graders who were identified to take this

Students driving on campus should have their parking pass. We have started issuing tickets for vehicles not displaying a 2023-24 SJH parking pass. If you have questions please contact wsmith004@horrycountyschools.net.

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 Thursday of the month in M106 at 3:30​

Do you want to get involved but don't know how, join PTSO. Don't have time but would like to help support staff and students, join PTSO. There is something everyone can do and we need you!

Join PTSO

The Lowes Foods Cart 2 Class Program is a very EASY and FREE way to earn money for your children's school(s). For every private label purchase you make, Lowes Foods donates a percentage of those sales to the school and every year they donate $250,000 to schools across the Carolinas.

Lowes Foods has a wide variety of private labels ranging from pet food to cleaning supplies and of course your everyday groceries. Attached is the Cart 2 Class flyer that mentions all of the private labels that count for this program.

If you have participated in the Cart 2 Class Program before you need to re-link your card every August. It only takes a minute and you can click here and enter your Fresh Rewards Card number and choose up to 3 schools. Each school get the same percentage whether it’s 1 school or 3.

Can’t find your Rewards Card? That’s ok you can click here to use your phone number. If you’re having trouble linking your card or if you need a Lowes Foods Rewards Card, you can grab one at any register and any of their hosts can help you get enrolled.

We hope you will continue to support St. James High School PTSO by enrolling in the Cart 2 Class Program with Lowes Foods.

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.

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