Flora Update
The Latest News and Information from AC Flora High School
Upcoming Events
Friday, March 15-Teacher Work Day
From JROTC: Thank you for donating!
Thanks so much to all who contributed during our February 13 blood drive. We collected 23 units, which is 69 potential lives saved.
From School Counseling:
Upcoming college visits (Flight Time- College Room in Guidance):
Monday, February 26: USC Aiken
Tuesday, February 27: Columbia College
Wednesday, February 28: Midlands Technical College
Save the date- Virtual visit with Ole Miss:
Jenna Ebel, the Ole Miss Admissions Counselor for the Carolinas, would love the opportunity to meet virtually with AC Flora students. We have scheduled a Zoom meeting for Tuesday, April 9, at 5 pm for interested students and their parents/guardians. Meeting ID: 780 931 7959
Class of 2024 Forms:
Senior Scholarship Tally and Post High School Information Forms
Each year, AC Flora High School requests that Seniors share your college scholarship information with us for data collection and reporting purposes--and to celebrate YOU!
Please list all scholarship money awarded to you, regardless of whether you will eventually use it.
You can fill this form out as many times as you need to. There is no limit.
Click here to input scholarship information.
We also ask that you let us know what your Post High School Plans are in 2024. Complete this form to let us know.
Seniors, do you have a job?
Calling all working seniors. If you currently have a job and you are a senior, we would like to celebrate you. Please complete this form if you would like to be a part of the celebration.
Power Forward Program
We are happy to introduce you to the Power Forward Program. The application is open for students to apply. Please see flyer below. The deadline is tomorrow, February 23, 2024.
Please click here for the latest scholarship update.
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ACF Theatre Students Compete at State
Last weekend, 17 members of the ACF Theatre Company competed at the Palmetto Dramatics Association/SC Thespians State Theatre Festival at Dreher. These students prepared Thespy Individual Events for adjudication, and all appeared in our one-act competition piece, Bystander 9/11.
The following students were awarded Superior Ratings (State Titles) for their Thespy Individual Events that qualifies them for Nationals:
- Adama Mansaray: Solo Acting
- Kieran Gavin, Will Matheny, Rebecca Weston, Sara Weston: Group Acting
- Nicholas Beitz, Iris Edwards, Kaitlyn Floyd, Mary Margaret Hedgecock, Jordan Hines, Holland McDaniel, Amelia Squires: Group Acting
All other A.C. Flora Students were awarded Excellent Ratings (directly below Superior) for their Thespy Individual Events:
- Allison Kirkland and Amelia Squires: Duet Musical
- Teresa Chudy: Solo Acting
- Geneva Cole: Solo Acting and Solo Musical
- Kaitlyn Floyd: Solo Acting
- Kieran Gavin: Solo Acting
- Iris Edwards and Will Matheny: Duet Acting
- Jordan Hines and Holland McDaniel: Duet Acting
- Mary Margaret Hedgecock and C. Quattlebaum: Duet Acting
- Zoe Phillips: Solo Musical
- Rebecca Weston: Solo Musical
- Sara Weston: Solo Musical
The following other awards were also received:
- Iris Edwards and Sara Weston were selected (after a lengthy interview/screening process) to be SC State Thespian Officers for the 2024-2025 School Year.
- A.C. Flora Thespian Troupe 3943 was named a Silver Thespian Honor Troupe.
Bystander 9/11, our One-Act, was awarded an Honorable Mention Rating Overall.
Adama Mansaray and Will Matheny were given Excellent Acting Awards for their performances in Bystander 9/11.
Congratulations to all our thespians!
From the PTSO
Campus Cleanup Continues. This past weekend, one of AC Flora’s PTSO Business Partners continued the ongoing work to pressure wash the school buildings and grounds. Thank you Water Worx Pros, waterworxsc.com!
To join and support the PTSO’s ongoing efforts in the AC Flora community, please visit the following links:
The Falcon Cup Golf Tournament
The AC Flora softball team is hosting its first golf tournament on March 6, 2024, to help raise funding to build a roof over their batting cage and for field maintenance equipment. The tournament will be held at The Spur at Northwoods Golf Course. Online registration is available to 4-person teams and to buy Hole Sponsorships. Click here for more information. Your participation would be greatly appreciated.
Questions? Contact Coach Marlow at james.marlow@richlandone.org.
Go Falcons!
Still need to purchase your 23-24 yearbook?
There's nothing else like your school yearbook. Get your hands on the limited edition collection of our stories from the year. Yearbooks are currently $95. Click here to order.
After School Tutoring and Study Hall
Take advantage of this opportunity! Monday- Thursdays, Coach Moore hosts after-school study hall and tutoring.
Time: 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Location: library
Monday: Study Hall only
Tuesday: English, Math, Science, Spanish, Social Studies, Web Page Design, Computer Science, Personal Finance
Wednesday: Social Studies, Spanish, Math
Thursday: Social Studies, Spanish, Science, Math
Athletics Schedule
2023-2024 Falcon Business Partners:
Falcon Gold
Water Worx Pros
Falcon Silver
Freeway Music
Shives Funeral Home
Two Men and a Truck
Catalyst Architects
Brandon Davidson Interiors
Falcon Bronze
South State Bank
HLJ Creative
Brabham Griffin Insurance
Scooters Coffee
Hobbs Group Advisors, LLC
Falcon Friend
Bokesch & Tipton, LLC
Big Red Box
Bradley Insurance Group
Results Fitness
Contact Us
Email: jennifer.collins@richlandone.org
Website: https://www.richlandone.org/Domain/45
Location: 1 Falcon Drive, Columbia, SC, USA
Phone: 803-738-7300
Twitter: @acflorahigh