Bell Schedule
1st period 11:00 - 11:30
2nd period 11:35 - 12:05
Lunch 12:05 - 12:40
3rd period 12:45 - 1:15
4th period 1:20 - 1:50
5th period 1:55 - 2:25
6th period 2:30 - 2:59
7th period 3:04 - 3:33
2nd period 11:35 - 12:05
Lunch 12:05 - 12:40
3rd period 12:45 - 1:15
4th period 1:20 - 1:50
5th period 1:55 - 2:25
6th period 2:30 - 2:59
7th period 3:04 - 3:33
SAT Test Prep with Sylvan
Sylvan will be hosting 2 diagnostic days over winter break for local students to come and try out the new SAT. This will be a great opportunity to familiarize yourself with the new content to give you an idea of how well you may do. Contact Brandi Carpenter for more information.
Culinary Arts Students Enjoy Johnson and Wales Presenter
Chef Nicholas Whittington, Culinary Presenter for Johnson and Wales University, was the guest speaker and presenter for all of Theresa Formyduval's Culinary Arts classes on December 16, 2015. With the help of students, he prepared Szechwan Spiced Israeli Couscous which the students ate. He also talked about his experiences as a personal and private chef as well as educational opportunities and financial assistance for students at Johnson and Wales University. Pictured is Derek Jones, Culinary Arts student, helping Chef Whittington prepare the vegetables and using the wok to prepare the recipe.
Richland School District Two High School Honor Chorus
Congratulations to the following 22 SVHS singers from our Chorus 1 and Chorus 2 classes. These students successfully passed their auditions to be placed into the 2016 Richland School District Two High School Honor Chorus.
Sopranos - Amaya Benson, Breland Green
Grace Harding, Karolyn Martin,
AnnaMarie Ringer, Kry-Sheena Stevens
Altos - Briana Melton, Myah Morant
Jayohndra Price, Carly Siegel,
Charis Tefft, Faith Thomas
Tenors - Juwan Surginer, Maurice Haile,
Cam'ron Grant
Basses - Tryston Bell, Devin Booker
Maurice Gary, Phillip Gilchrist,
Stephen Kuriskose, Zane O'Mara,
Zachary Young
Spring Valley's NHS Gives To Others
Today the students in Spring Valley's chapter of NHS continued their new annual tradition of thanking the school's custodial staff for their diligence and effort with gift bags, The students' generosity in thought and action is always inspiring.
Viking Sports Wrap
Varsity Girls Basketball
The Lady Vikings defeated Irmo 68 to 42!!
Leading scorers for the Lady Vikings were Christian Hithe with 19 points, Shantay Taylor with 14 points, and Anaja Matthews with 11 points including 3 threes. Joi Jones had 6 points and 8 rebounds. Point guard Dominique Hill had 6 assists and 10 deflections on defense. Christian Hithe posted a Double-Double adding 12 rebounds to her 19 points. Shantay Taylor posted her 4th Double-Double by adding a career high 20 rebounds to her 14 points. Freshman, Taylor Lewis, had 7 rebounds and 3 blocks. The Lady Vikings will play at home after the winter break. Happy Holidays!!
Varsity Boys Basketball
Varsity Boys took a tough lost to Irmo last night 61-86. this brings our record to 4-2 We will bounce back! Please come support our team this weekend as we Play in The Chick Fil A tournament @ RNE Starting Friday Dec.18.
Piano Concert featuring Elliott Wuu - Jan. 19th
Spring Valley is honored to host a Piano Concert featuring Elliott Wuu. He is the "First Prize Winner at the Hilton Head International Piano Competition in 2015". The concert is free and will be held January 19th at 7PM in SV auditorium. The event is sponsored by Rice Music House at Sandhills.
Click here to RSVP.
HBCU College Fair @ Benedict College
Juniors and Seniors are invited to attend the HBCU College Fair at Benedict College. Registration is required: Registration Form Please stop by the CIC if you have any questions.
Viking Sports Wrap
JV Girls Basketball defeats Irmo 38-26
B-Team Boys Basketball lose to Irmo 24-27
JV Boys Basketball defeats Irmo 46-40
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JV Girls Basketball
The JV Lady Vikings defeated Irmo last night 38-26. It was a great team effort on defense. We had several contributors on offense. Tykiera Wiley with 10 pts, Destiny Coleman 8 pts, Kenadi Taylor 5 pts, Shalyn Jacobs, Alexis Mikell and Tiara Sumpter added 4 pts each, Kamryn Beaman 2 pts and Malaysia Irby 1 pt. We will be back in action after the break onJanuary 5 @ Home vs White Knoll at 6:00 pm.
B-Team Boys Basketball
B-Team lost to Irmo last night 24 - 27. It was a close hard fought defensive game. At the end we battled and just fell a little short. The leading scorer was Jairid Bowers with 9 points. Our next game is Wednesday at Sumter.
JV Boys Basketball
We got our revenge last night on the road against Irmo 46-40, the team who beat us in our season opener. It was a total team effort. We played great defensively putting full court pressure on them and causing turnovers which we converted into easy baskets for us. We never lose the lead the whole game and kept our composure despite a late run by Irmo. Freshman Antwann Moore led our team in scoring with 11pts, Darius Cohens 9pts, JaCobie Elkiins 6pts, Qymaine Sanders 6pts, Nicolas Doctor 5pts, and Quincy Hill and Montray Middleton both had 3pts. It was our last game of this year and we're looking forward to working hard over the break to be ready when the new year starts.
Happy Holidays to Everyone and Thanks for Your Support of Spring Valley Athletics!
Mayor Steve Benjamin Speaks to JROTC class
The JROTC welcomed Mayor Steve Benjamin today to Spring Valley. The JROTC honored him with a Air Battle Uniform (ABC) as an honorary member of SC-064. Mayor Benjamin encouraged the students to dream big and stay focused. Thanks again Mayor Benjamin for visiting our Vikings.
Boys Golf Team Interest Meeting - Thursday, Dec. 16th
There will be a Interest Meeting on Thursday, Dec. 16th at 3:45 in Multi-Purpose Room for boys who are on the golf team and any who are interested in playing in the spring. We are also going to introduce the new coach and begin planning for the spring season.
Winter Days 2015
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.
ASVAB SCORES
The ASVAB scores are in the Career Information Center. Please go by Mrs. Ashworth's office to get your scores before school, during lunch or after-school.
Piano Concert featuring Elliott Wuu - Jan. 19th
Spring Valley is honored to host a Piano Concert featuring Elliott Wuu. He is the "First Prize Winner at the Hilton Head International Piano Competition in 2015". The concert is free and will be held January 19th at 7PM in SV auditorium. The event is sponsored by Rice Music House at Sandhills.
Nothing But Net Charity Basketball Game
Richland School District One and Richland School District Two employees are going to rumble again on the hardwood at the 2nd annual “Nothing but Net” charity basketball game. The game is Thursday, January 7 at 6 p.m., at Keenan High School, located at 361 Pisgah Church Road.While it is serious competition on the hardwoods, in the end, “Team Richland,” a joint effort of both districts, raised almost $100,000 to benefit the Palmetto Health Foundation Breast Cancer Walk for Life/Race for Life.
The “Nothing but Net” challenge will feature a breast cancer “survivor” recognition presentation during half-time and a free throw shooting contest between school superintendents Dr. Debbie Hamm and Dr. Craig Witherspoon. We hope you will come and cheer on Richland Two! Admission is $5 for everyone age 6 and up. Tickets purchased for the October match up will be honored.
Viking Sports Wrap
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| Photo: GoFlashWin |
Varsity Boys Basketball
Congratulations to our Boy Basketball team for two great wins this past weekend at the Bojangles Bash. Friday Night We defeated Miami Country Day High School 92-78. We also broke the record for the most points scored in a tournament. Our leading scorers were Deangelo Ward with 25pts, Noah Harper 21pts, Jordan Bruner 13pts, Javondii Myers 11pts, and Tommy Bruner had 8pts.
Saturday Night we defeated Trinity Christian High from NC. 57-41. Our leading scorers were Javodii Myers with 12, Noah Harper 11pts, Deangelo Ward 10pts, K. Wall and J. Bruner both added 6 points.
This brings our record to 3-1. Please come support our team Tuesday as we host Irmo at 7:30 pm. following the girls game at 6:00 pm.
VEX Robotics Season in Full Swing
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| Excellence Award Pictured (Pic on the left L-R): Elaine Patterson, Maggie McKissen, Josh Roper, Zane O'Mara, Nick Junker, and Dr. Rodgers.
Design Award Pictured ( Pic on the Right L-R): Matt Moore, Paul Dubberly, Josh Roper, Matt Yates, Brennan Ravan, and
Maggie McKissen.
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Piano Concert featuring Elliott Wuu - Jan. 19th
Spring Valley is honored to host a Piano Concert featuring Elliott Wuu. He is the "First Prize Winner at the Hilton Head International Piano Competition in 2015". The concert is free and will be held January 19th at 7PM in SV auditorium. The event is sponsored by Rice Music House at Sandhills.
Winter Days Week Dec. 14th -18th
Winter Days is right around the corner and what better way to show your participation then to dress up in the following holiday themes
Dec 14th - 18th.
Monday - Candy Cane Day
Tuesday - Holiday Character Day
Wednesday - Tacky Holiday Sweater Day
Thursday - Holiday Shirt & Sock Day
Friday - Dress to Impress
Winter Days Assembly will be on
December 18th at 9:00 a.m.
ASVAB SCORES
The ASVAB scores are in the Career Information Center. Please go by Mrs. Ashworth's office to get your scores before school, during lunch or after-school.
Winter Days 2015
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.
Viking Sports Wrap
JV Girls Basketball
The Junior Varsity Lady Vikings defeated Northwestern 34-33 in OT. It was as exciting as the last two times we played them all close games. We were lead on offense by Tykiera Wiley with 11 pts, Destiny Coleman and Kenadi Taylor added 5 pts each, Kamryn Beaman 4 pts, Shalyn Jacobs 3 pts, Malyasia Irby, Kymber Lee and Tiara Sumpter 2 pts each. We will be back in action at 5:30 on Monday @ 5:30.
Varsity Girls Basketball
The Spring Valley Lady Vikings defeated Northwestern 61 to 29. The Lady Vikings were led in scoring by Christian Hithe with 16 points and Shantay Taylor with 14 points. Also scoring for the Lady Vikings: Anaja Matthews with 7 points, Kristian Wall and Dominique Hill with 5 points each. Shantay Taylor also grabbed 13 rebounds. Freshman, Taylor Lewis finished with 3 points, 3 blocks and 5 rebounds. Joi Jones grabbed 6 rebounds. Your Lady Vikings play at home on Tuesday, December 15th versus Irmo High School.
SV AP Biology Presentations
The Spring Valley AP Biology students formally presented research they conducted on various types of cancer to fellow students, teachers and even district office personnel.
Their presentations helped simulate a more realistic experience of how research is presented in the scientific community. The experience also helped them hone their communication skills to both scientists and non-scientists. They did an fantastic job and were very professional!
Spring Valley's MAN UP Program
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| Members of Man Up New Members Pic Below Center L-R (Mr. Ross, Mark Alexander, Kirkland Harrison, Christopher Davis, and Mr. Hawkins) (Zalen Jones Not Pictured) |
MAN UP (Maximizing and Navigating Unlimited Potential) is a program which aims to develop young men through mentoring and training. Students met their mentors for the first time as Spring Valley's MAN UP mentoring program kicked off the 2015-16 year with it's annual "Meet and Greet". The program continues to grow in its third year of existence.
Congratulations to our "TAG" Students
Every day, teachers, administrators, and counselors at Spring Valley look for students to "TAG". Students get TAGed by offering assistance to others, helping keep our school safe or clean, turning in lost and found items, good citizenship, being helpful to peers, or simply showing a little Viking pride. Each month, to show that we’re “Thinking of the Good Things You Do,” all TAG students will be recognized and will receive a token of appreciation from the school. Congratulations to the TAG students for the month of November!
Viking Sports Wrap
B-Team Boys Basketball lost to Northwestern JV Boys Basketball defeated Northwestern 42-37
Varsity Girls defeated Dreher 45-37
B-Team Boys Basketball
B-Team fell to Northwestern last night. We started off strong as a team in the first half, but fell short in the second half. The leading scorer was Josh Felder with 8 points. We look to bounce back with our next game at Irmo on Monday.
JV Boys Basketball
The JV boys team managed to hold on to the lead in the end dispite a late run by Northwestern. Defensively we were able to cause some turnovers that led to some easy baskets for us to keep us ahead for most of the game. We won the game 42-37. We were led in scoring by sophomore forward Darius Cohens with 12pts. Quincy Hill contributed 9pts. and Freshman Trevor Squirewell chipped in 7pts. Our next game will be a tough road test for us as we travel to Irmo on Monday Dec. 14th. We're looking forward to the challenge.
Varsity Girls Basketball
The Lady Vikings defeated Dreher 45-37. It was a great game. Leading the way with scoring was Christian Hithe with 21 points. Scoring also for the Lady Vikings with 6 points each was Shantay Taylor, Kristian Wall, and Dominique Hill. Freshman, Taylor Lewis scored 4 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. Shantay Taylor also grabbed a game high 12 rebounds. The Lady Vikings' next home game will be next Tuesday against Irmo High School. Come out and support your Spring Valley Vikings!!
SAT Workshop January 9, 2016
Juniors and Seniors can register for the NEW SAT Workshop being offered on January 9th at Spring Valley High. Registration is required: http://tinyurl.com/pk8g4df.
ASVAB SCORES
The ASVAB scores are in the Career Information Center. Please go by Mrs. Ashworth's office to get your scores before school, during lunch or after-school.
There will also be a ASVAB Score Interpretation during lunch on Thursday, December 17, 2015 in the Counseling Department's conference room. Students can bring their lunch to the meeting.
There will also be a ASVAB Score Interpretation during lunch on Thursday, December 17, 2015 in the Counseling Department's conference room. Students can bring their lunch to the meeting.
Poetry Out Loud Contest
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| L-R (Destiny Lewis and Lydia Stewart) |
Congratulations to our contestants from last night's Poetry Out Loud Contest:
Winner: Destiny Lewis
Runner-Up: Lydia Stewart
Destiny will be representing our school at the regional Poetry Out Loud contest next month.
Thanks to our judges: Ed Madden, Monifa Lemons, and our very own Susan Adams, Wendy Stephens, and Alex Verdini.
Thanks also to Michelle Maxberry for being the Emcee and Kim Bouchey and the English Department for providing the prizes.
Winter Days 2015
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.
ASVAB SCORES
The ASVAB scores are in the Career Information Center. Please go by Mrs. Ashworth's office to get your scores before school, during lunch or after-school.
Yale Young Global Scholars Program
Yale's Young Global Scholars Program is an intense academic summer program designed to provide talented high school students with interdisciplinary insight, global awareness, and critical skills for becoming leaders inside and outside the classroom. Participants spend two weeks on Yale's campus in New Haven, Connecticut getting an authentic taste of life at Yale with their classmates from around the world.
Admission is highly selected. Need based scholarships are available. For more information visit globalscholars.yale.edu.
Culinary Arts 1 Students Serve Lunch
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| Pictured (L to R) are Ms.Theresa Formyduval, Culinary Arts instructor; Jayda WIlliams; Tyler Ulness; Dariona Dash; and Gena Clark. |
Culinary Arts 1 students served lunch to assistant principals hosted by Dr. Linda Silvernail at SVHS on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. The menu included chicken and wild rice casserole, green beans, corn, vegetable/fruit salad, and rolls with iced tea. The dessert was green and red velvet cake with cream cheese icing covered with chopped walnuts. A special treat box with four cupcakes decorated for the holiday with a candy cane on top was presented to each guest.
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!
Donate Cans for Hours
If you need hours you can turn in 3 cans for 2 hours. Please drop off your cans in C-148. *Remember, you can only donate one time for hours.
Thx/Mrs.Ashford
Spring Valley Gives the Gift of Life
During this time of year when blood donations drop off due to the holidays, students, faculty, staff and community members rolled up their sleeves to give blood. As part of our Winter Days Holiday Drive this year, the Science National Honor Society (SNHS) sponsored a Red Cross Blood Drive here at Spring Valley on Friday, December 4th in the Auxiliary gym. Throughout the day student workers assisted with the blood drive by helping with snacks, sign-in and general support. Thanks to everyone for their blood donations.
Viking Sports Wrap
JV Girls Basketball
The Junior Varsity Lady Vikings defeated Northwestern 39-38 last night. Offensive contributers were Tykiera Wiley with 13 points, Destiny Coleman 7 points, Kymber Lee 6 points, Malaysia Irby and Tiara Sumpter 4 points each, Shalyn Jacobs and Kamryn Beaman 2 points each and Kenadi Taylor 1 point. Record 3-1. Next game 5:30 pm on Thursday, December 10 @ Northwestern.
Varsity Girls Basketball
The Lady Vikings posted a strong victory on Tuesday night at "the Valley" by defeating Northwestern 67-23. Christian Hithe led scorers with 18 points. Shantay Taylor scored 15 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to post her second Double-Double this year!! Anaja Matthews scored 7 points. Dominique Hill had 4 points, 4 steals, and 2 assists. 11 Lady Vikings scored in this big win!! Our next home game will be on Wednesday, December 9th.
Varsity Boys Basketball
Congratulations to our Varsity boys basketball team for the victory over Northwestern last night 71-53. our record is 1-1. Our leading scores are Jordan Bruner 14 pts.-Noah Harper 13 pts.- D.Ward 9 pts. K.Wall 7 pts. Z.Grant 6 pts. Great team effort! Please come support us next week Thursday and Saturday as we will play in the Bojangles Bash @ Ridge view
Congratulations to RJ Bacon !
Spring Valley High Schools RJ Bacon was named the South Carolina Football Coaches Association AAAA Big 16 Palmetto Champions Specialist of the Year (Punter/Kicker of the year) at the SC Football Coaches Association awards dinner at Seawells. Congratulations to RJ Bacon !
Viking Sports Wrap
B-Team Basketball
The B-Team recorded their first victory of the season last night at Northwestern. We fell in a hole early in the game again and was down by 10 points at halftime. We came out strong in the second half with a strong defensive stance and aggressive mindset. We battled back scoring 37 second half points while only allowing 14 points. The final score was 49 - 36. The leading scorer was Dallin Brown with 20 points and Josh Felder added 12 points. Great second half performance by the entire team and we look to keep things going with our next game at home, Wednesday December 9th at 6 pm against Northwestern.
JV Boys Basketball
JV Boys bounce back from a lose against Irmo and best Northwestern on the road 47-39. Darius Cohens and Quincy Hill led the team in scoring with 7pts apiece. It was a great team win and each player contributed in some way to help with the victory.
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 Tomorrow !
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.
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