Happy Sunday!
This is Rick Parker, Principal of Indian Land High School calling with a Sunday Weekly Update. We had a great Senior Sunrise on Tuesday! Many of our seniors enjoyed the coffee and donut truck along with the cozy fire pits and photo opps. Thank you to our PTSO for planning such a great event! We had a cool Spirit March for our Boys’ Volleyball team sending them off with a bang to the State Finals! Kudos to our Boys Volleyball Team! On Saturday, they fought hard in the State Championship but came up short, losing in the fifth game. The boys represented Indian Land well in the State championship. The strongest people aren’t always the ones who win, but who don’t give up when they lose. If you never lose, you are never truly be tested and forced to grow! I am proud of them and their season. Tomorrow is Veterans Day! Veterans are a symbol of what makes our nation great, and we should never forget all they have done to ensure our freedom!
As we move in the next week, our third grading period for first semester ends November 18. Please take time to review your child grades in PowerSchool to do a check in of where they are. The fourth grading period in first semester will go by extremely fast due to exams and holiday break. It is critical for all students to stay up on their grades and turn all work in on time. My goal this year has been to it instill in our students the W.A.R.R.I.O.R. Mindset. Being OTOT On-Time On-Target is not just about attendance, but also grades. Senior parents, right now we have about 68 seniors that have failing grades. I encourage you to look into what’s going on with their grades as this could affect their graduation in May and walking across the stage. I will be meeting with these seniors individually before the end of the semester to check in with them as well and provide them with a letter of what courses they are under performing in and the ones needed to graduate.
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Testing announcements
Juniors - Our ASVAB participation rate was about 94% - thank you for great participation! Juniors will receive their ASVAB score report Monday, November 11, in Homeroom.
EOC Testing has been announced for this semester.
English II Writing is December 2
Algebra I is December 9
Biology is December 10
English II Reading is December 11
U. S. History is December 12
Students enrolled in Dual Enrollment U.S. History will be scheduled to take the EOC test that is in line with the required South Carolina EOC for U. S. History high school credit. EOC for Dual Enrollment students who have completed both HIS 111 and 112 will be on the same day as other EOC testing for U. S. History.
Upcoming Events:
Wednesday, November 13 @ 9:45 a.m. in the ILHS Auditorium. Veteran's Day Service. ILHS Food Service Staff will serve breakfast for area veterans starting at 9:15 a.m.
Monday, November 18th @ 6 pm - Beta and NHS induction ceremony, which will be held Monday, November 18th at 6pm.
W.A.R.R.I.O.R. University Update:
11/12- 6pm is Financial Aid Night at ILHS - hear from the colleges- a FinAid rep from Wofford College will be here
11/13- 6 pm is a Financial Aid webinar from The College Funding Coach: The purpose of this workshop is to help parents understand college costs and plan for the best ways to pay for them. Please share with your students and make attending this workshop a priority. They can register to attend through this link: Indian Land High School – Little Known Secrets of Paying for College: https://www.thecollegefundingcoach.org/class/indian-land-school/
11/18- 6 pm Representative Brandon Guffey will be at ILHS to speak about Gavin's Law- Mr. Guffey is Gavin's dad and will share his family's story and ways to help other families avoid another tragedy- this effects of all us whose children have access to technology no matter their age
11/20 - Flex- the National Guard will be here during Flex for students to sign up to get information about careers and help paying for college
Our Football Team plays Eastside High School at home this Friday, 11/15 in the first round of the state playoffs! Come out and support our Warriors!
And lastly, I leave with this quote for the week: “Your smile is your logo. Your personality is your business card. And the way you make other people feel is your trademark!”
Have a great week!