IMPORTANT BASKETBALL GAME CHANGES FOR THIS WEEK

The B/JV Boys Basketball games scheduled for Thursday 12/3/15 has been changed to Wednesday 12/2/15 at Northwestern. B-Team at 6:00 pm and JV at7:15 pm. 

The JV Girls and Varsity Boys and Girls Basketball games scheduled for Friday 12/4/15 this week against Northwestern is being changed to Thursday 12/3/15 here at Spring Valley starting at 5:30 pm.

Senior Cap and Gown Make-Up Orders

Senior Cap and Gown make-up order day will be Thursday, December 3rd from 11:30-1:30 in the Atrium.  Please remember, If you are ordering  the Cap/Gown/Tassel and Diploma Cover only, you will need to pay $40.23. If you are ordering a package or additional graduation items, there is a $60.00 deposit due on order day.  All items will be delivered to the school on Thursday, April 7, 2016 from 8:45 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. in the Auxiliary Gym.  

NOTE: Diploma Covers will be given to students on graduation day when they walk across the stage.  

Winter days: Toys donations

Winter Days is in full swing and the toys committee wants to encourage not only students but also parents and members of the community to donate NEW toys. Donations may be dropped off at the front desk in the atrium of Spring Valley. Parent and community member donations will only be accepted up until December 9th, but students are encouraged to keep bringing contributions in until the 16th. There will be winter days members accepting donations at the front of the school in the morning from 8:30am to 9:00am on the 9th. Help us reach our goal for 600 new toys for Toys for Tots!

SV Players Present "Fools"

The Spring Valley Players will present the comedy Fools; December 2nd, 3rd and 4th  at 7:00 pm and Saturday, December 5th at 3:00 pm in the Spring Valley Auditorium. 
General Admission $5.00 
Students $3.00
Faculty and Staff - Free

End of The Day Parking

Please see the map below and directions for parking at the end of the day when traffic is backed up at the front of the gate. 

Teaching Fellows

If you're considering a major in Education and you plan to attend a SC College/University, consider the Teaching Fellows Scholarship. Applications are due by 11:45 pm on December 1st. 

Winter Days T-Shirts

Winter Days t-shirts are available for parents to order this year. Please click here for the form. Once you have the form print it and return it to the main office at Spring Valley High School with your payment by Wednesday, December 2, 2015. Winter Days t-shirts will be long sleeve blue with white and gold (possibly silver) screens. The cost is $15 unless otherwise noted.  

Red Cross Blood Drive on Dec. 4th

As part of our Winter Days Holiday Drive this year, the Science National Honor Society (SNHS) is sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive here at SV on Friday, December 4th. The blood drive will be from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm in the Auxiliary gym. Our goal is to collect 110 pints of blood, which could potentially help 330 individuals in the Midlands! All community members and parents are welcome, and encouraged, to donate! If you are interested in donating blood, please contact Michelle Spigner at mspigner@richland2.orgor 699-3500 ext. 69371. 

Thanksgiving Holiday November 25th - 27th

Richland Two schools will be closed in recognition of the Thanksgiving Holiday; Wednesday, November 25th, Thursday, November 26th, and Friday, November 27th. Happy Thanksgiving!

Girls Track Interest meeting on 11/20, 11/23, 11/24 & 11/30

Anyone interested in joining the Girls Track team for the 2015-2016 school year, there will be an Interest meeting on Monday November 30th at 4:15 pm in the Multi Purpose Room. You must have a Sports Physical before participating in any sport. Please go out to the Spring Valley website to obtain the appropriate Athletic forms required. 

For questions, please email Kanwilliams@richland2.org.

Congratulations Joi Roberson !

MIAMI, FL (November 19, 2015) – Joi Angelique Roberson of Columbia, South Carolina, who hails from Spring Valley High School, has been named a 2016 National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) Honorable Mention Winner in Vocal Performance. Selected from over 12,000 applicants - the largest number to date - Roberson has been recognized for her outstanding work and accomplishments and joins 819 young artists from 42 states across the literary, visual, design and performing arts who are being presented with this year’s honor. Winners receive cash awards of up to $10,000, validation by renowned mentors, opportunities to participate in YoungArts programs, a strong professional network, and guidance in taking important steps toward achieving their goals. A complete list of the 2016 Winners is available online at http://youngarts.org/winners. Congratulations Joi!

Winter Days T-Shirts

Winter Days t-shirts are available for parents to order this year. Please click here for the form. Once you have the form print it and return it to the main office at Spring Valley High School with your payment by Wednesday, December 2, 2015. Winter Days t-shirts will be long sleeve blue with white and gold (possibly silver) screens. The cost is $15 unless otherwise noted.  

Winter Days 2015 Donations

Winter Days is the largest annual school-wide project at Spring Valley High School. The project consists of many charitable drives that benefit a number of local community agencies. Winter Days is completely student directed. Committee chairs survey agency needs, set collection goals, and begins the challenge of coordinating this large effort in the weeks before Thanksgiving. Collection drives take place in late November and early December. The charities we will be donating to this year include Hannah House, Oliver Gospel Misson, Toys for Tots, Richland County First Steps, Harvest Hope Food Bank, Transitions, Palmetto Health Children's Hospital, and Make-A-Wish South Carolina.

This year the student-led committees have set the following goals for Winter Days 2015: 

21,000 Cans and non-perishable food items

1,200 New toys

$7,500 for Make-A-Wish South Carolina

100 Foster Children Sponsorships 

600 Bags of toiletries items for the Homeless

850 Children's Books

200 Stuffed Stockings

50 Boxes of cleaning supplies (6 items per box)

Our Winter Days chairman this year is Maggie Tolar, alongside Tanvi Mehta (Junior Co-Chair), Max Miller (Sophomore Co-Chair), and Callie Grace McManus (Freshman Co-Chair).

All donations are due by Monday, December 14 and can be delivered to Spring Valley High School, 120 Sparkleberry Lane Columbia, SC 29229. 

We will have an assembly on December 18 at 9:00 am to present to our school our final collection numbers and have local charites accept donations and give a brief thank-you speech. 

Red Cross Blood Drive on Dec. 4th

As part of our Winter Days Holiday Drive this year, the Science National Honor Society (SNHS) is sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive here at SV on Friday, December 4th. The blood drive will be from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm in the Auxiliary gym. Our goal is to collect 110 pints of blood, which could potentially help 330 individuals in the Midlands! All community members and parents are welcome, and encouraged, to donate! If you are interested in donating blood, please contact Michelle Spigner at mspigner@richland2.orgor 699-3500 ext. 69371. 

Sadie Hawkins Tickets Go on Sale this Friday!

Sadie Hawkins tickets will go on sale tomorrow, Friday, November 20th. They will be sold at a special price of $7 for a single ticket and $10 for couple tickets on Friday ONLY. All proceeds will go towards the Make-A-Wish drive for Winter Days. Buy your tickets on Friday to attend this magical night and support Winter Days!

HOSA Happenings !

HOSA Color War - A Success!
On Friday, October 30th, Spring Valley HOSA hosted a Color War on Blood Cancers. This event raised over $700 dollars for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, to help support their mission to create a world without blood cancers. Approximately, 150 participants spent a fun hour throwing packets of color on each other, dancing, partaking in the organized games like “the blob” and racing through an obstacle course. One of the most popular activities was the teacher color bomb, where students threw color on teacher volunteers. Students, teachers, administrators, HOSA leaders, and the National Guard helped to make the first ever Color War an overwhelming success! The Color War encompassed what Spring Valley HOSA is all about -- having fun while doing good for others!

IT-oLogy Upcoming Events

BrightBytes Student Survey on Thursday

Students,

Please make sure you bring your Chromebook (charged) to your 3rd period class on Thursday, November 19th. At that time you will be sent a link, via email, to access the biannual BrightBytes survey of the district's 1-TWO-1 computer initiative. If you took the survey last April, you may recall that the BrightBytes survey helps assess the level of technology integration into your classes. The survey is anonymous and should take no more than 10 minutes. Your input is valuable. Please provide it. Thank you.

Free Online Academic Assistance

Students, here are some free online tutoring sites that could be useful to you. 

Government: iCivics.org offers government educational gamess

Math: Visit math.com for basic math for K-12 courses.

Multiple Subjects: khanacademy.org offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empowers learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom in art history, biology, computer programming, economics, history, math, physics, science, SAT practice, and more.

SAT Prep: prepfactory.com offers SAT prep including videos, practice tests, and other features in a fun format.

World Geography: Use sheppardsoftware.com for map quiz games. The website offers free, online, educational games for learners all ages in multiple subject areas.

World Languages: conjuguemos.com (Spanish, French, and Latin); duolingo.com (Spanish and French); en.ver-tall.com (Spanish and French grammar and vocabulary review); studyspanish.com (Spanish verb conjugations).

Writing: Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL).

Did You Know?: You can easily generate APA, MLA, and Chicago style citations for your papers from right inside Google Docs using the built-in research tool.  Here's how.

Do you have a favorite tutoring/prep site that we missed? Email Viking Update using the link at the bottom of the blog.

Parents, Please Check Grades and Attendance

November 18th marks the 3rd week of the second quarter. Please check Parent Portal to monitor your student's "interim" grades and attendance. If you have questions or concerns about your student's grades, please contact the teacher by email or phone. You will find complete contact information on the school website.

R2i2 Parent/Student Info Nights

The Richland Two Institute of Innovation, also known as R2i2, will open for classes in August of 2016.  Exciting and rich opportunities will be provided for next year’s juniors and seniors from all five of our district high schools in our brand new facility, being constructed at the Village at Sandhill.

The enrollment period will begin in a few weeks on November 16th and run through the end of January.

To ensure that students and families have all the information they need about R2i2 and to determine if the program is a fit for them, Parent/Student Information nights are planned at each high school. Parents and students can select a session that is the most convenient to them, even if that is not the student’s home school.

Information Nights will be at 6 p.m. at the following locations:

Monday, November 16th--Ridge View High School

Tuesday, November 17th--Blythewood High School

Wednesday, November 18th--Richland Northeast High School

Thursday, November 19th--Westwood High School 

Monday, November 23rd--Spring Valley High School 

For your convenience, food trucks will be at each location if you would like to purchase dinner.

For more information about R2i2, please visit us online at www.r2i2.org, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter at The R2i2 Edge.

SIC Meeting Today at 5:30pm SVHS Media Center

We cordially invite you to participate as a member of the School Improvement Council. The School Improvement Council serves as an advisory committee to our principal and faculty. Unlike PTOs and other voluntary school organizations, councils are mandated by law to exist in every public school in South Carolina. SICs play a key role in the education of our children, bringing together parents, educators and community stakeholders to work collectively to improve Spring Valley High School.

Key Functions of School Improvement Councils are to:

• work with the school to develop and implement a five-year school improvement plan
• monitor and evaluate success in reaching the plan's goals and objectives.
• write an annual report to parents about the progress of the plan.
• assist the principal in writing the narrative for the School Report Card.
• advise on the use of school incentive awards and provide assistance as requested by the principal.

If you are interested in being a part of the School Improvement Council, please join us at our next SIC meeting on November 17th in the school’s Media Center at 5:30 PM.  We hope you will join us.

Winter Days Volunteer Interest Meeting - Tomorrow

For any students who are interested in volunteering for our service project "Winter Days," there is a volunteer meeting Wednesday, November 18 during lunch in Student Activities.

Winter Days Volunteer Interest Meeting

For any students who are interested in volunteering for our service project "Winter Days," there is a volunteer meeting Wednesday, November 18 during lunch in Student Activities.

Red Cross Blood Drive on Dec. 4th

As part of our Winter Days Holiday Drive this year, the Science National Honor Society (SNHS) is sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive here at SV on Friday, December 4th. The blood drive will be from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm in the Auxiliary gym. Our goal is to collect 110 pints of blood, which could potentially help 330 individuals in the Midlands! All community members and parents are welcome, and encouraged, to donate! If you are interested in donating blood, please contact Michelle Spigner at mspigner@richland2.orgor 699-3500 ext. 69371. 

SIC Meeting Tomorrow at 5:30pm SVHS Media Center

We cordially invite you to participate as a member of the School Improvement Council. The School Improvement Council serves as an advisory committee to our principal and faculty. Unlike PTOs and other voluntary school organizations, councils are mandated by law to exist in every public school in South Carolina. SICs play a key role in the education of our children, bringing together parents, educators and community stakeholders to work collectively to improve Spring Valley High School.

Key Functions of School Improvement Councils are to:

• work with the school to develop and implement a five-year school improvement plan
• monitor and evaluate success in reaching the plan's goals and objectives.
• write an annual report to parents about the progress of the plan.
• assist the principal in writing the narrative for the School Report Card.
• advise on the use of school incentive awards and provide assistance as requested by the principal.

If you are interested in being a part of the School Improvement Council, please join us at our next SIC meeting on November 17th in the school’s Media Center at 5:30 PM.  We hope you will join us.

BrightBytes Student Survey on Thursday

Students,

Please make sure you bring your Chromebook (charged) to your 3rd period class on Thursday, November 19th. At that time you will be sent a link, via email, to access the biannual BrightBytes survey of the district's 1-TWO-1 computer initiative. If you took the survey last April, you may recall that the BrightBytes survey helps assess the level of technology integration into your classes. The survey is anonymous and should take no more than 10 minutes. Your input is valuable. Please provide it. Thank you.

Congratulations to Jordan Bruner

Jordan Bruner signed with Yale University today to continue both his educational and basketball career. Congratulations to Senior Jordan Bruner and his family! 

Winter Days 2015 Donations

Winter Days is the largest annual school-wide project at Spring Valley High School. The project consists of many charitable drives that benefit a number of local community agencies. Winter Days is completely student directed. Committee chairs survey agency needs, set collection goals, and begins the challenge of coordinating this large effort in the weeks before Thanksgiving. Collection drives take place in late November and early December. The charities we will be donating to this year include Hannah House, Oliver Gospel Misson, Toys for Tots, Richland County First Steps, Harvest Hope Food Bank, Transitions, Palmetto Health Children's Hospital, and Make-A-Wish South Carolina.

This year the student-led committees have set the following goals for Winter Days 2015: 

21,000 Cans and non-perishable food items

1,200 New toys

$7,500 for Make-A-Wish South Carolina

100 Foster Children Sponsorships 

600 Bags of toiletries items for the Homeless

850 Children's Books

200 Stuffed Stockings

50 Boxes of cleaning supplies (6 items per box)

Our Winter Days chairman this year is Maggie Tolar, alongside Tanvi Mehta (Junior Co-Chair), Max Miller (Sophomore Co-Chair), and Callie Grace McManus (Freshman Co-Chair).

All donations are due by Monday, December 14 and can be delivered to Spring Valley High School, 120 Sparkleberry Lane Columbia, SC 29229. 

We will have an assembly on December 18 at 9:00 am to present to our school our final collection numbers and have local charites accept donations and give a brief thank-you speech. 

Picture Day Make Up November 16

On Monday, November 16, LifeTouch Photography will be on campus in the Multi-Purpose Room throughout the day taking make-up pictures for the yearbook.  This is for 9th, 10th, and 11th graders only.

Students who were not photographed during Orientation will receive a pass sometime that day to take their picture.  Students that have already been photographed and wish to retake their picture need to come to the Multi-Purpose Room before school (starting at 8:15) or during lunch.  

It is FREE to take your picture for the yearbook, but if you wish to purchase pictures, please click here for the form. This will be the only make-up day for yearbook pictures, so don't miss out on this opportunity. 

If you wish to buy a yearbook, please visit: yearbookforever.com  

Please email Lisa Brindel with any questions: lbrindel@richland2.org.

Winter Days Volunteer Interest Meeting

For any students who are interested in volunteering for our service project "Winter Days," there is a volunteer meeting Wednesday, November 18 during lunch in Student Activities.

SV Band Featured in The State Newspaper

Watch footage of Spring Valley High School Band at 5A Marching Band Championship. Click here for link to video.  

SV Students Featured in WLTX Story

Richland School District Two has created a Student Interpreter Certification Program for all students who wish to bring out the value of being bilingual. Fourteen students from Spring Valley and Richland Northeast High School are selected to take a test for the professional certification and complete 200 hours of interpreting. Click here for link to story. 

43rd Annual Declamation Contest at Clemson University

We are very proud  to announce that 15 of our Spring Valley students participated in Clemson University's forty-third annual Declamation Contest. Students who participate are required to recite two poems from memory before a panel of judges.They are scored on pronunciation, interpretation of the text, smoothness of delivery, and textural accuracy.  

The following students won medals for their excellent performance in French, Latin, and Spanish:

Lauren Cooney - 1st Place - French 2

Alejandra Ramirez - 2nd Place - French 2

Amanda Irizarri-Gonzalez - 1st Place - French 3

Joseph Ravan - 1st Place - French 4

Gillian Patton - 1st Place - Latin 1

Atifah Jatoi - 3rd Place - Latin 1

Paige Waters - 1st Place - Latin 2

Chyna Thompson - 1st Place - Latin 2

Murray McDaniel - 2nd Place - Latin 2

Shubhanjali Minhas - 3rd Place - Latin 2

Elizabeth Dillon - 3rd Place - Latin 2

Breanna Murrin - 1st Place - Latin 3

Chloe Vandenberg - 2nd Place - Latin 3

Kelsey Greene - 3rd Place - Latin 3

Destiny Lewis - 3rd Place - Spanish 3

Picture Day Make Up November 16

On Monday, November 16, LifeTouch Photography will be on campus in the Multi-Purpose Room throughout the day taking make-up pictures for the yearbook.  This is for 9th, 10th, and 11th graders only.

Students who were not photographed during Orientation will receive a pass sometime that day to take their picture.  Students that have already been photographed and wish to retake their picture need to come to the Multi-Purpose Room before school (starting at 8:15) or during lunch.  

It is FREE to take your picture for the yearbook, but if you wish to purchase pictures, please click here for the form. This will be the only make-up day for yearbook pictures, so don't miss out on this opportunity. 

If you wish to buy a yearbook, please visit: yearbookforever.com  

Please email Lisa Brindel with any questions: lbrindel@richland2.org.

Congratulations to Our Viking Singers

Last Thursday, members of our Chorus 2 class auditioned for spots in the 2016 SC All-State Choir. We are very proud to announce that the following three boys were accepted based upon their high audition scores for performance and for sight-reading:

Zane O'Mara (11th grade, bass)

Juwan Surginer (12th grade, tenor)

Zachary Young (10th grade, bass)

Also, please congratulate the following four pupils who scored a perfect 100% on their All-State Sight-Reading test. (This is a difficult test. Only the starting pitch is played and the pupils have to sing every measure given to them with correct pitches and rhythms). These awesome four pupils are:

Breland Green

Amelia Edwards

Myah Morant

Zachary Young

HAPPY VETERANS DAY

National Signing Day

Congratulations to the following student-athletes and their families who are seeing a dream become reality. Five athletes seized the opportunity to continue their academic and athletic careers on the collegiate level.  Fellow classmates, teachers, coaches, staff and family members filled the main gym at Spring Valley for their signing ceremony. We wish you continued success during your collegiate careers.

The Five Include: 
Jacob Maldonado - Boys Cross Country - Coker College
Christian Hithe - Girls Basketball - Central Forida
Shantay Taylor - Girls Basketball - Temple Univ
Breanna Martinez - Softball - Queens Univ
Sabrina Martinez - Softball - Queens Univ

SVHS Spirit Week Update- Skate Night Canceled & Bonfire Tonight

The skate night scheduled for tonight has been canceled instead the Bonfire will happen tonight @ Ben Stern Field from 7-9 pm. 

Poetry Out Loud Informational Meeting

Students who love poetry or performing should come to the Poetry Out Loud informational meeting during lunch Thursday, November 12 in Ms. Bartell's room, which is C236. 

Spring Valley's Poetry Out Loud Competition will be on Tuesday, December 8 in the auditorium. Prizes will be available for winners. The winner of SV's contest will represent the school at the regional Poetry Out Loud competition in January. 

Poetry Out Loud is a national contest that encourages the nation's youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. More info is available at www.poetryoutloud.org. 

If you would like to participate but cannot make the meeting, email Ms. Bartell at jbartell@richland2.org.

Veterans Appreciation Day

Today's Post-Assembly Bell Schedule

1st period   10:12-10:41
2nd period  10:52-11:28
3rd period   11:33-12:09
4th period   12:14-12:50

Lunch   12:50-1:30

5th period   1:35-2:11
6th period   2:16-2:52
7th period   2:57-3:33

SV Students Sweep Math & Science Competition

                                     (Jenning Chen)                                                         (L-R Jenning Chen, Tanvi Mehta, and Hanamei Shao)
                                                                                                                                       Not Pictured: (Kristina Trifonova)                        

Saturday, November 7th, four Spring Valley H.S. young ladies (Jenning Chen, Tanvi Mehta, Hanamei Shao, and Kristina Trifonova) participated in the Columbia College Math & Science Day for High School Girls Competition.  For the second year in a row, Spring Valley girls swept the competition.  Jenning Chen placed first in the written math competition with a perfect score.  Jenning won a four-year scholarship in the amount of $1,000 per year to Columbia College.  The team of Chen, Mehta, and Shao placed first in both the Problem Solving Competition and the Jeopardy Competition. SV Math Team advisors are Mrs. Stiffler and Mrs. Fowler. Congratulations to these dedicated young ladies!

Winter Guard Auditions

R2i2 Parent/Student Info Nights

The Richland Two Institute of Innovation, also known as R2i2, will open for classes in August of 2016.  Exciting and rich opportunities will be provided for next year’s juniors and seniors from all five of our district high schools in our brand new facility, being constructed at the Village at Sandhill.

The enrollment period will begin in a few weeks on November 16th and run through the end of January.

To ensure that students and families have all the information they need about R2i2 and to determine if the program is a fit for them, Parent/Student Information nights are planned at each high school. Parents and students can select a session that is the most convenient to them, even if that is not the student’s home school.

Information Nights will be at 6 p.m. at the following locations:

Monday, November 16th--Ridge View High School

Tuesday, November 17th--Blythewood High School

Wednesday, November 18th--Richland Northeast High School

Thursday, November 19th--Westwood High School 

Monday, November 23rd--Spring Valley High School 

For your convenience, food trucks will be at each location if you would like to purchase dinner.

For more information about R2i2, please visit us online at www.r2i2.org, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter at The R2i2 Edge.

Red Cross Blood Drive on Dec. 4th

As part of our Winter Days Holiday Drive this year, the Science National Honor Society (SNHS) is sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive here at SV on Friday, December 4th. The blood drive will be from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm in the Auxiliary gym. Our goal is to collect 110 pints of blood, which could potentially help 330 individuals in the Midlands! All community members and parents are welcome, and encouraged, to donate! If you are interested in donating blood, please contact Michelle Spigner at mspigner@richland2.orgor 699-3500 ext. 69371. 

ASVAB Test Friday, November 20, 2015

ATTN: JUNIORS AND SENIORS

Are you thinking about joining the Military?

Spring Valley will be  offering the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) on Friday, November 20, 2015 during school hours.

The ASVAB is free so please come to the CIC to sign up for the assessment. We have a booklet that can help you identify careers in the military along with recruitment brochures for you to take.

Please see Mrs. Ashworth or Mrs. Cato for further information.

Senior Update

Wednesday, November 11th - Senior Graduation Orders 9:30am-4pm (Atrium)

Thursday, December 3rd - Senior Item and Ring Make-up Orders 11:30am-1:30pm (Atrium)

Picture Day Make Up November 16

On Monday, November 16, LifeTouch Photography will be on campus in the Multi-Purpose Room throughout the day taking make-up pictures for the yearbook.  This is for 9th, 10th, and 11th graders only.

Students who were not photographed during Orientation will receive a pass sometime that day to take their picture.  Students that have already been photographed and wish to retake their picture need to come to the Multi-Purpose Room before school (starting at 8:15) or during lunch.  

It is FREE to take your picture for the yearbook, but if you wish to purchase pictures, please click here for the form. This will be the only make-up day for yearbook pictures, so don't miss out on this opportunity. 

If you wish to buy a yearbook, please visit: yearbookforever.com  

Please email Lisa Brindel with any questions: lbrindel@richland2.org.

2015 SCMEA Region III Honor Orchestra

Pictured Top Row L-R:(Ebony Patton, Jayohndra Price, Priscilla Rhym, and Veronica McLean)
Pictured Bottom Row L-R: (Priscilla Li, Cassidy Johnson, Aaliyah Sumpter, Elizabeth Bickel, and Gillian Patton)
Not Pictured: (Isaac Lee, Xavier Baker, Nicole Bellows, and Alyssia Mitchell)

Congratulations to the following orchestra students who have been selected by audition to participate in the 2015 SCMEA Region Three  9-10 and 11-12 Honor Orchestras. The 2015 SCMEA Region 3 Honor Orchestra performances are scheduled for November 20-21st, at Irmo High School. The event is free and open to the public. Thank you for your support of the Spring Valley High School Orchestra program!

9-10 Orchestra

Gillian Patton- Violin

Elizabeth Bickel- Violin (1st Alternate)

Isaac Lee- Cello

Xavier Baker- Bass

11-12 Orchestra

Nicole Bellows- Violin

Cassidy Johnson- Violin

Alyssia Mitchell- Violin

Priscilla Rhym- Viola

Jayohndra Price- Viola

Aaliyah Sumpter- Viola

Priscilla Li- Cello

Veronica McLean- Cello (1st Alternate)

Ebony Patton- Bass

Football Games Rescheduled

The varsity football game against Blythewood that was to be played at Harry Parone Stadium on Friday night is being moved to Thursday.  Spring Valley shares the use of Harry Parone Stadium with Richland Northeast, and the Cavaliers will be hosting the first round of the AAA Playoffs on Friday night.  The Vikings will kick off against the Blythewood Bengals at 7:00 PM on Thursday, November 12th.

To accommodate moving the varsity game to Thursday night, the B Team and JV football games against Blythewood will be moved to Wednesday, November 11th at 6:00 PM.

Once again, Varsity football will be Thursday, November 12th at 7:00 PM, and B Team and JV Football will be Wednesday, November 11th at 6:00 PM.  Please come out and support your Spring Valley Vikings!