Halloween Costume Dress Day Guidelines
Halloween Costume Dress Day Guidelines
Spring Valley High School Students and Teachers:
This year, students and teachers will be allowed to wear Halloween costumes to school on October 31. Some of you may remember this being a yearly tradition some years ago. As always, it is our intention to maintain and uphold our standard of excellence as it relates to positive school spirit, as well as fun-filled experiences for our teachers and students. While students are not required to wear costumes on Halloween, those students who do wish to participate are reminded of the following guidelines:
Please understand that these guidelines are put in place to ensure the safety of all our students. If a student’s costume is found to be inappropriate, she/he will be asked to remove the costume and/or maybe sent home. Wearing a costume is considered a school privilege.
Students are allowed to wear their costumes during the course of the day, but the costume must not interfere with the student’s duties and responsibilities, both in and out of class. We look forward to seeing the creativity of our students when they arrive at school on October 31st. Let’s all make it an enjoyable day!
Spring Valley High School Students and Teachers:
This year, students and teachers will be allowed to wear Halloween costumes to school on October 31. Some of you may remember this being a yearly tradition some years ago. As always, it is our intention to maintain and uphold our standard of excellence as it relates to positive school spirit, as well as fun-filled experiences for our teachers and students. While students are not required to wear costumes on Halloween, those students who do wish to participate are reminded of the following guidelines:
- In light of the recent events nationwide, “Clown” or “Joker” costumes of any kind will not be permitted.
- Minimal (nose, eyes, cheek) face paint may be applied on small areas of the face.
- Face paint may not be applied to the entire face so that students’ faces are not recognizable.
- Costumes may not mock another student, faculty member, race, religious or lifestyle preference.
- Costume accessories that are deemed dangerous or similar to weaponry are not permitted.
- NO face masks/ hats or any item that will impede your vision or identity may be worn.
- No fake blood or other substances that will spill or cause a mess will be allowed.
- Students may not wear anything suggestive or provocative in nature. No underwear as outerwear will be allowed.
- Nothing that promotes the use of illegal substances or activities, derogatory or disrespectful or portrays violence.
- Finally, all costumes should maintain the integrity of our school dress code.
Please understand that these guidelines are put in place to ensure the safety of all our students. If a student’s costume is found to be inappropriate, she/he will be asked to remove the costume and/or maybe sent home. Wearing a costume is considered a school privilege.
Students are allowed to wear their costumes during the course of the day, but the costume must not interfere with the student’s duties and responsibilities, both in and out of class. We look forward to seeing the creativity of our students when they arrive at school on October 31st. Let’s all make it an enjoyable day!
Congratulations Ronit Pathak!
Ronit Pathak, a violinist in the SVHS Chamber Orchestra, has been selected to participate in the Honor Performers Series. The Honors Performance Series was established to feature talented student musicians in once-in-a-lifetime performances on some of the world’s great Concert stage to include Carnegie Hall- New York, New York; Musikverein- Vienna, Austria; and Sydney Opera House-Sydney, Australia. College music professors, music directors, private music instructors, and school teachers from across the world recognize and nominate their most talented performers.
In June/July 2020, Ronit will join gifted music students from 42 countries, including the United States, Canada, Germany, Taiwan, and South Korea for a six-day workshop experience that includes the following activities:- rehearsals with master conductors and other student musicians from around the world
- a performance at the Großer Saal (Great Hall) at the Musikverein
- a sightseeing cruise on the Danube for all participants
- a performance at the famed Vienna State Opera and a day trip to Mozart's hometown, Salzburg
Congratulations, Ronit! This is a great honor and a wonderful opportunity!
Spring Valley 2019 College Fair
Spring Valley will host the 2019 College Fair on Tuesday, November 5th. Junior and senior students will have the opportunity to meet with college representatives from over 40 colleges. We will have representation from most South Carolina colleges and universities along with other colleges in the country. This event will take place for our junior and senior students during the school day so no registration is required.
Halloween Costume Dress Day Guidelines
Halloween Costume Dress Day Guidelines
Spring Valley High School Students and Teachers:
This year, students and teachers will be allowed to wear Halloween costumes to school on October 31. Some of you may remember this being a yearly tradition some years ago. As always, it is our intention to maintain and uphold our standard of excellence as it relates to positive school spirit, as well as fun-filled experiences for our teachers and students. While students are not required to wear costumes on Halloween, those students who do wish to participate are reminded of the following guidelines:
Please understand that these guidelines are put in place to ensure the safety of all our students. If a student’s costume is found to be inappropriate, she/he will be asked to remove the costume and/or maybe sent home. Wearing a costume is considered a school privilege.
Students are allowed to wear their costumes during the course of the day, but the costume must not interfere with the student’s duties and responsibilities, both in and out of class. We look forward to seeing the creativity of our students when they arrive at school on October 31st. Let’s all make it an enjoyable day!
Spring Valley High School Students and Teachers:
This year, students and teachers will be allowed to wear Halloween costumes to school on October 31. Some of you may remember this being a yearly tradition some years ago. As always, it is our intention to maintain and uphold our standard of excellence as it relates to positive school spirit, as well as fun-filled experiences for our teachers and students. While students are not required to wear costumes on Halloween, those students who do wish to participate are reminded of the following guidelines:
- In light of the recent events nationwide, “Clown” or “Joker” costumes of any kind will not be permitted.
- Minimal (nose, eyes, cheek) face paint may be applied on small areas of the face.
- Face paint may not be applied to the entire face so that students’ faces are not recognizable.
- Costumes may not mock another student, faculty member, race, religious or lifestyle preference.
- Costume accessories that are deemed dangerous or similar to weaponry are not permitted.
- NO face masks/ hats or any item that will impede your vision or identity may be worn.
- No fake blood or other substances that will spill or cause a mess will be allowed.
- Students may not wear anything suggestive or provocative in nature. No underwear as outerwear will be allowed.
- Nothing that promotes the use of illegal substances or activities, derogatory or disrespectful or portrays violence.
- Finally, all costumes should maintain the integrity of our school dress code.
Please understand that these guidelines are put in place to ensure the safety of all our students. If a student’s costume is found to be inappropriate, she/he will be asked to remove the costume and/or maybe sent home. Wearing a costume is considered a school privilege.
Students are allowed to wear their costumes during the course of the day, but the costume must not interfere with the student’s duties and responsibilities, both in and out of class. We look forward to seeing the creativity of our students when they arrive at school on October 31st. Let’s all make it an enjoyable day!
CTE Students of the First Quarter
Please join Dr. Sandra Wells and the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Department in recognizing our CTE students of the first quarter. These students have demonstrated outstanding scholarship and citizenship as CTE students. Please join us in congratulating them!
SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER 28TH AND 29TH
Key Club Anti-Bullying Month
Help Spring Valley Key Club stand up against bullying during October for Anti-Bullying month! See our flyer to find out what we will be doing each week of October!
SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER 28TH AND 29TH
SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER 28TH AND 29TH
A'ja Wilson Speaks to Spring Valley Students
Thank A'ja Wilson for coming to talk with our Spring Valley students about overcoming adversity! Truly inspiring words! Go Vikings!
The SC Teaching Fellows Application window is September 1st through December 1st!
Here's what you need to know about the Teaching Fellows Program.
- Provides fellowships for up to 200 students each year (actual number determined by funding from the General Assembly)
- Includes enrichment programs, professional development, and leadership opportunities
- Supplies up to a $6,000 fellowship annually for four years (as long as the student is in the process of completing a degree leading to teacher certification and meets the criteria to continue in the program)
- Requires participants to agree to teach in a South Carolina public school one year for each year funding is received and sign a Promissory Note along with a surety
Teaching Fellows must attend one of the eleven Teaching Fellows Institutions. Currently, these include Anderson University, Charleston Southern University, Clemson University, Coastal Carolina University, College of Charleston, Francis Marion University, Lander University, USC Aiken, USC Columbia, USC Upstate, and Winthrop University.
To apply for Teaching Fellows, a student must be:
- a United States citizen or permanent resident alien legally authorized to be in the United States (Please note - students categorized as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) are not eligible for Teaching Fellows.)
- a legal resident of South Carolina (Please note - Residency will be verified by the Teaching Fellows Institution after a student has been offered an award.)
- a high school senior or junior graduating early
Here's what you need to know about the Teaching Fellows application:
- The application is hosted by Kaleidoscope.
- The Kaleidoscope system saves the student’s application as they move through the process. This allows the student to complete the application over an extended period of time, as necessary. Students must use the same email address to create the application and to log back into the application.
- Students may edit their application, even after submission, as long as the edits occur before 11:59 PM on December 1, 2019.
- During the application process, students will be asked to enter their school counselor’s name and email address. Once entered, the Kaleidoscope system will email the counselor and provide instructions on how to create an account and how to upload a transcript and ACT/SAT scores. Transcripts will be automatically attached to the student’s application.
- During the application process, students will be asked to enter the names and email addresses for two references. Once entered, the Kaleidoscope system will email each reference and provide instructions on how to create an account and how to complete the reference survey. Reference surveys will be automatically attached to the student’s application.
- Applicants will have access to their personalized Kaleidoscope dashboard where they MUST monitor the submission of their transcripts and reference surveys.
- Transcripts and reference surveys must be submitted through Kaleidoscope. Copies of transcripts and/or reference surveys submitted via any other mode will not be accepted.
- If a student’s counselor does not have access to his/her ACT and/or SAT test scores, the student is responsible for having an official score report sent directly to CERRA. CERRA's SAT code is 3680 and CERRA's ACT code is 3873. The SAT and/or ACT report must arrive at CERRA by 11:59 PM on December 1, 2019.
- Students must complete the application online via the Kaleidoscope system.
- In order for applications to be considered complete, the student must answer all mandatory questions on the online application and a high school transcript and two references must be submitted through the Kaleidoscope system before 11:59 PM on December 1, 2019.
The online application opened on September 1, 2019. The deadline for submission will be December 1, 2019, with notification to Fellowship recipients in early spring 2020. Please see Mrs. Dilley in 329D for assistance if needed!
The Teaching Fellows application is available at https://www.cerra.org/
WINTER DAYS INTEREST MEETING - FRIDAY 25TH
Tis the season for Winter Days, Spring Valley's largest student-run community service project. If you are a sophomore, junior, or senior and are interested in participating in Winter Days, come to the interest meeting on Friday, October 25th at lunch in the MPR.
SV Baseball Golf Tournament
Spring Valley Viking Baseball Charity Golf Tournament
Friday, October 25, 2019
The Woodlands Golf & Country Club
10:30 - 11:30 Registration
12:00 Shotgun Start
$85/player or $340/team
Cost includes golf & cart fees, range balls, lunch, bottled drinks, door prize raffle tickets, and one entry per player
for a special prize. Mulligans, raffle tickets and 4ft string will be available for purchase at registration, and beer
will be available for purchase on the course. Prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams. Additional prizes include closest to the pin, special farthest from the pin, and long drive.
To Register for this golf tournament click below for the registration form.
WINTER DAYS INTEREST MEETING - FRIDAY 25TH
HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE AUDITORIUM
Tis the season for Winter Days, Spring Valley's largest student-run community service project. If you are a sophomore, junior, or senior and are interested in participating in Winter Days, come to the interest meeting on Friday, October 25th at lunch in the Auditorium.
Spring Valley 2019 College Fair
Spring Valley will host the 2019 College Fair on Tuesday, November 5th. Junior and senior students will have the opportunity to meet with college representatives from over 40 colleges. We will have representation from most South Carolina colleges and universities along with other colleges in the country. This event will take place for our junior and senior students during the school day so no registration is required.
SV Baseball Golf Tournament
Spring Valley Viking Baseball Charity Golf Tournament
Friday, October 25, 2019
The Woodlands Golf & Country Club
10:30 - 11:30 Registration
12:00 Shotgun Start
$85/player or $340/team
Cost includes golf & cart fees, range balls, lunch, bottled drinks, door prize raffle tickets, and one entry per player
for a special prize. Mulligans, raffle tickets and 4ft string will be available for purchase at registration, and beer
will be available for purchase on the course. Prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams. Additional prizes include closest to the pin, special farthest from the pin, and long drive.
To Register for this golf tournament click below for the registration form.
Key Club Anti-Bullying Month
Help Spring Valley Key Club stand up against bullying during October for Anti-Bullying month! See our flyer to find out what we will be doing each week of October!
WINTER DAYS INTEREST MEETING - FRIDAY 25TH:
HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE AUDITORIUM
Tis the season for Winter Days, Spring Valley's largest student-run community service project. If you are a sophomore, junior, or senior and are interested in participating in Winter Days, come to the interest meeting on Friday, October 25th at lunch in the Auditorium.
SV Baseball Golf Tournament
Spring Valley Viking Baseball Charity Golf Tournament
Friday, October 25, 2019
The Woodlands Golf & Country Club
10:30 - 11:30 Registration
12:00 Shotgun Start
$85/player or $340/team
Cost includes golf & cart fees, range balls, lunch, bottled drinks, door prize raffle tickets, and one entry per player
for a special prize. Mulligans, raffle tickets and 4ft string will be available for purchase at registration, and beer
will be available for purchase on the course. Prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams. Additional prizes include closest to the pin, special farthest from the pin, and long drive.
To Register for this golf tournament click below for the registration form.
Key Club Anti-Bullying Month
Help Spring Valley Key Club stand up against bullying during October for Anti-Bullying month! See our flyer to find out what we will be doing each week of October!
School Improvement Council (SIC) Meeting - Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Our October SIC Meeting occurs tomorrow from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm in the Spring Valley Media Center. Everyone is invited.
Please review the 2019 SV SIC Annual Spring Report for more information about our SIC.
We look forward to seeing you on October 22!
2019 Region Orchestra
Congratulations to the following SVHS Orchestra students! They were selected, by audition, for the 2019 SCMEA Region III Honor Orchestras! The event is scheduled for November 22-23, 2019, at Irmo High School. The concerts on November 23rd are free and open to the public. Thanks for your support of the SVHS Orchestra program!
9-10 Orchestra
Eileen Chen- violin
Pranav Poola- violin
Christopher Li- violin
Bhavani Tuppale- violin
Ailani Fraser- viola
Keyshawn Anderson- viola
Pedro Robertson- bass
Robert Swick- bass
11-12 Orchestra
Ronit Pathak- violin
Ethan Sosa- violin
Tyson Ansani- violin
Spandana Anchoori- violin
David Noel, Jr. - violin (2nd alternate)
Erik Daquilanea- viola
Tremayne Ansani- viola
Congratulations Dan Todd !
SC State Fair Art Winners
Congrats to the following students for winning awards for their artwork in the annual SC State Fair art exhibit.
My-tien (Violet) Truong - Honorable Mention - 11th Grade
Isabelle (Max) Singleton - 3rd Place - 10th Grade
Richland 2 Looking for Substitute Teachers
Richland Two is currently hiring substitute teachers. For additional information or to submit an application, please visit our website at Richland 2 Substitute Teaching
Unity Day- Stand Up Against Bullying
October 23rd is Unity Day. Please wear orange and join Key Club in the gym at lunch to stand up against bullying by doing the human wave. We stand together against bullying. UNITED for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion.
Viking Sports Wrap
Girl's Golf
10/3
The Lady Vikings traveled to Newberry Country club to play in the Smith Memorial tournament, also known as the "Pink Out" tournament. This is an annual event that is hosted by River Bluff's team and coach, Roger Smith, in honor of his parents. Teams from around the state pencil in this tournament on their calendars because the teams really enjoy getting decked out in their finest and craziest pink attire from head to toe. And of course, the most important part is that the team entry goes to help fund cancer research.
It was a record-setting temperature day for October and there were lots of cold drinks and cold towels being dispensed. Unfortunately, the lady Vikings did not have their best that day and finished in 14th place of 17 teams competing. Low round medalist for Spring Valley was Millie Spivey, who also placed T-44 out of 92+ players in the field. Others contributing to team scores were: Maddie Webster, Mary Freeman, and Millie Sox.
10/8
The lady Vikings playing in their last home match of the season taking on the White Knoll Lady Timberwolves. Honoring our seniors in our "Pink Out-Senior Night" event. This was a re-scheduled event due to Hurricane Dorian. But the weather was not an issue on this day, the weather was absolutely perfect for golfing and it seemed to work in the lady Vikings favor, they were able to take down the lady Timberwolves by a team score of 200 over 217. Low medalist for Spring Valley was Millie Spivey. Others contributing to the overall team score were seniors Mary Freeman and Millie Sox, along with Sophomore Maddie Webster. Seniors Mary Freeman and Millie Sox were also honored by their teammates after the match with a pizza party!
Next up for the lady Vikings will be to travel over to Columbia Country Club, Tuesday, October 15th, for the 5A Region 4 qualifying tournament.
Football
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The Spring Valley Varsity football team defeated White Knoll HS 36-29 this past Friday night. The Vikings were led on offense by RB Marquel Brown who had 14 carries for 139 yards and had 1 catch for 31 yards. QB DeQuandre Smith Passed 13-26 for 161 yards and 3 TD passes and rushed for 13 carries for 78 yards and a rushing TD. He had touchdown throws to Hunter Rogers and Quanta Jackson. The offensive line was led by Nick Solomon, Dallas Carraway and Sean Sullivan who all had good games.
The Defense was led by Trey Peterson who had 11 tackles, 4 sacks and 2 tackles for loss. Coby Cornelius had 10 tackles and 1 TFL and David squires had 11 tackles. John Javis led the Vikings secondary with 6 tackles and 2 interceptions and josh Skelton had an interception. Blayton miller had a blocked punt in the 3rd quarter. Ky Tayo had 4 tackles and 2 assists for the Vikings. PJ Ulengchong was 4-4 on extra points.
The Vikings have a huge game this Friday night with region championship possibilities on the line for the winner of this game. It is Senior Night and the game will be at home at 7:30.
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WINTER DAYS INTEREST MEETING - FRIDAY 25TH
Tis the season for Winter Days, Spring Valley's largest student-run community service project. If you are a sophomore, junior, or senior and are interested in participating in Winter Days, come to the interest meeting on Friday, October 25th at lunch in the MPR.
SV Baseball Golf Tournament
Spring Valley Viking Baseball Charity Golf Tournament
Friday, October 25, 2019
The Woodlands Golf & Country Club
10:30 - 11:30 Registration
12:00 Shotgun Start
$85/player or $340/team
Cost includes golf & cart fees, range balls, lunch, bottled drinks, door prize raffle tickets, and one entry per player
for a special prize. Mulligans, raffle tickets and 4ft string will be available for purchase at registration, and beer
will be available for purchase on the course. Prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams. Additional prizes include closest to the pin, special farthest from the pin, and long drive.
To Register for this golf tournament click below for the registration form.
Key Club Anti-Bullying Month
Help Spring Valley Key Club stand up against bullying during October for Anti-Bullying month! See our flyer to find out what we will be doing each week of October!
The SC Teaching Fellows Application window is September 1st through December 1st!
Here's what you need to know about the Teaching Fellows Program.
- Provides fellowships for up to 200 students each year (actual number determined by funding from the General Assembly)
- Includes enrichment programs, professional development, and leadership opportunities
- Supplies up to a $6,000 fellowship annually for four years (as long as the student is in the process of completing a degree leading to teacher certification and meets the criteria to continue in the program)
- Requires participants to agree to teach in a South Carolina public school one year for each year funding is received and sign a Promissory Note along with a surety
Teaching Fellows must attend one of the eleven Teaching Fellows Institutions. Currently, these include Anderson University, Charleston Southern University, Clemson University, Coastal Carolina University, College of Charleston, Francis Marion University, Lander University, USC Aiken, USC Columbia, USC Upstate, and Winthrop University.
To apply for Teaching Fellows, a student must be:
- a United States citizen or permanent resident alien legally authorized to be in the United States (Please note - students categorized as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) are not eligible for Teaching Fellows.)
- a legal resident of South Carolina (Please note - Residency will be verified by the Teaching Fellows Institution after a student has been offered an award.)
- a high school senior or junior graduating early
Here's what you need to know about the Teaching Fellows application:
- The application is hosted by Kaleidoscope.
- The Kaleidoscope system saves the student’s application as they move through the process. This allows the student to complete the application over an extended period of time, as necessary. Students must use the same email address to create the application and to log back into the application.
- Students may edit their application, even after submission, as long as the edits occur before 11:59 PM on December 1, 2019.
- During the application process, students will be asked to enter their school counselor’s name and email address. Once entered, the Kaleidoscope system will email the counselor and provide instructions on how to create an account and how to upload a transcript and ACT/SAT scores. Transcripts will be automatically attached to the student’s application.
- During the application process, students will be asked to enter the names and email addresses for two references. Once entered, the Kaleidoscope system will email each reference and provide instructions on how to create an account and how to complete the reference survey. Reference surveys will be automatically attached to the student’s application.
- Applicants will have access to their personalized Kaleidoscope dashboard where they MUST monitor the submission of their transcripts and reference surveys.
- Transcripts and reference surveys must be submitted through Kaleidoscope. Copies of transcripts and/or reference surveys submitted via any other mode will not be accepted.
- If a student’s counselor does not have access to his/her ACT and/or SAT test scores, the student is responsible for having an official score report sent directly to CERRA. CERRA's SAT code is 3680 and CERRA's ACT code is 3873. The SAT and/or ACT report must arrive at CERRA by 11:59 PM on December 1, 2019.
- Students must complete the application online via the Kaleidoscope system.
- In order for applications to be considered complete, the student must answer all mandatory questions on the online application and a high school transcript and two references must be submitted through the Kaleidoscope system before 11:59 PM on December 1, 2019.
The online application opened on September 1, 2019. The deadline for submission will be December 1, 2019, with notification to Fellowship recipients in early spring 2020. Please see Mrs. Dilley in 329D for assistance if needed!
The Teaching Fellows application is available at https://www.cerra.org/
SV Baseball Golf Tournament
Spring Valley Viking Baseball Charity Golf Tournament
Friday, October 25, 2019
The Woodlands Golf & Country Club
10:30 - 11:30 Registration
12:00 Shotgun Start
$85/player or $340/team
Cost includes golf & cart fees, range balls, lunch, bottled drinks, door prize raffle tickets, and one entry per player
for a special prize. Mulligans, raffle tickets and 4ft string will be available for purchase at registration, and beer
will be available for purchase on the course. Prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams. Additional prizes include closest to the pin, special farthest from the pin, and long drive.
To Register for this golf tournament click below for the registration form.
Digital Citizenship: Parents, Teens, Screens, and Sleep
October 14th-18th is Digital Citizenship Week and Spring Valley is offering parents and teens tips on maintaining a healthy balance between screen time and other activities.
52% of parents report that they spend too much time on their devices.
47% of teens say they spend the right amount of time on their phones.
Check out this video from Common Sense Media that highlights some of the technology balance issues we all face.
WINTER DAYS INTEREST MEETING - FRIDAY 25TH
Tis the season for Winter Days, Spring Valley's largest student-run community service project. If you are a sophomore, junior, or senior and are interested in participating in Winter Days, come to the interest meeting on Friday, October 25th at lunch in the MPR.
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