Good afternoon, this is Rick Parker, Principal of Indian Land High School, calling with our Sunday Weekly Update.
· Congratulations to our Band who had 22 of our High School Region Band kiddos!
· This past weekend, February 21st-23rd, 18 of our Theatre Honors students represented Indian Land High School at the South Carolina High School Thespis Awards. We had 12 individual events overall, with the festival hosting over 500 events among 34 schools. Ten of the twelve events that performed received excellent ratings, with 2 of the events receiving Superior, the highest ranking possible at the Thespis. This is spectacular in and of itself, but extra special for the students because it's our first time doing the Thespis!
· Congrats to JROTC! Here are the results from the 4th Brigade JROTC Regional (Southern) Bullseye Archery Competition (JROTC National Qualifier), held in Charlotte, NC on 22 Feb 2025. There were Twenty-Six schools represented, with a total of Fifty teams combined. ILHS Team A finished Second overall with a score of 1608 points.
Here is What’s Important Now for next week:
· Recovery will be held Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (4:15pm-6:15pm) and Saturday (8am-2pm) of this week. Students will meet in the commons area promptly at 4:15.
· Panorama Survey: Monday, 3/3, to gain strategies for student success and a strong school culture, we have an upcoming LCSD Student Panorama Survey that will be given during the second period. The Panorama Survey offers a comprehensive, actionable view of every student in one system by identifying their strengths and weaknesses to improve Skills for Success Areas. Each Class of 2025, 2026, 2027, and 2028 will have identifiable strengths and weaknesses for continuous improvement through high school. The more reflective our students are, the more effective they are! Please encourage your student to complete the survey with vitality. Our goal is to achieve >95% participation on the survey so we have captured every student's responses. I have included a letter from me explaining the survey and an option to Opt-out if a parent does not want your child to participate.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R_dhJ__KCIp9L_9OJiQMQ-_VnBtYdUYXFybBGvwhNCM/edit?tab=t.0
· SC School Climate Survey: Section 59-18-900 of the Education Accountability Act requires that annual school report cards include “evaluations of the school by parents, teachers, and students.” Parent perceptions as collected in the Parent Climate Survey appear on our school report card and provide school staff with insight to possible issues within our schools. Additionally, results from the Parent Climate Survey are used by the Education Oversight Committee to meet the requirements of Section 59-28- 190 of the Parental Involvement in Their Children’s Education Act. One parent or guardian of students enrolled in South Carolina public schools may complete one Parent and Guardian survey for each student. There is no restriction on what grade students are enrolled in for this survey; parents or guardians of students in any grade may complete the survey. You may complete the Parent Climate Survey between March 3 and March 21, 2025. See attached instructions for accessing the survey.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MPuLGsx3Utb8yUOOLqOzEAS3a_SNcLsq/view
· Please continue to check your child’s grades in Power School. We are all on the same team (student, teacher, parent, counselor, administrator, coach) for your child.
· W.A.R.R.I.O.R. University Updates
· 3/3- Start Rising Sophomore (freshmen) IGPs- students and parents will receive emails from the student's respective counselor to make the appointment
· 3/12-Rising Freshmen (8th grade) Family ILHS Open House- Meet Mr. Parker, hear from ILHS school counselors, meet teachers and members from clubs and athletics
· 3/26/24- SRO’s Family Night in the auxiliary gym from 6-7 pm to hear about some of the issues our students face
· 3/24-4/4-Rising Freshmen (8th grade) student IGP’s at ILMS
· 3/27 & 3/28- Be Pro Be Proud- Career Event for CTE classes- U.S. Department of Employment & Workforce. Each day students will be invited to hour long workshops working with the Be Pro Mobile Workshop Tour Team to demonstrate the use of on-board simulators and communicate about available training options and career opportunities.
· 4/16- 6-7pm- Red Oak Recovery & The Renfrew Center- information about services available
· 4/30- College Fair
From the Testing Coordinator
JUNIOR Updates:
Juniors have many testing opportunities upcoming in March and April.
· Those students who signed up for the ACT received TWO emails today detailing your March 11 ACT plan.
· Those students who signed up to take the SAT will receive one email on Tuesday, March 4th regarding their test on April 9th, and one more closer to test time with more details.
· ALL Juniors should plan to take the WIN Career Readiness Test Set on April 15 and 16. More information to come on this test set that South Carolina requires for all Juniors.
Mark your calendar now for these tests!
Here is the 2nd Edition of “Links to the Land” February Monthly Newsletter
Lastly, I spoke to the students about GPS (Global Positioning System) and how it tracks your positioning, navigation, and timing. I asked them to think about it in another way related to school (Growth Performance System). Use their GPS to determine the precise location and position of how they are doing in school. 24 hours a day and it is free! Sources (satellites) include the Teacher, PowerSchool, Google Classroom, and Coach. The students and parents can daily track their GPS and how are they monitoring their daily performance.
Graduation Date is May 29th @ 11:00 am
Have a great week!
Mission: The Indian Land Way: We encourage and empower all students with opportunities to have a world class education that creates a W.A.R.R.I.O.R.S. Mindset: Willingness to endure challenges, Armed with Resilience, Ready to Inspire, Overcome, Rise and Succeed!
What does establishing the right mindset - a Warrior Mindset mean! Devoted to learning and growing by leading from the heart, expanding our vision, and having the courage to be fully present every day to getting 1% better. To be the best we are not climbing the mountain to just get to the top but to see who we can become in trying to get there!