There will be No Late Start for high schools on Wednesday, March 22nd, due to WorkKeys Testing. Late Start will resume on Wednesday, March 29th.
Congratulations to Jacob Brock
Congratulations to Jacob Brock ! He is only one of two students in the state of South Carolina who qualified as a USABO (USA Biology Olympiad) Semifinalist. The USA Biology Olympiad is the premiere biology competition for high school students in the United States. The USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) enriches the life science education of nearly 10,000 talented students annually. It provides the motivation, curricular resources, and skills training to take them beyond their classroom experience to the level of international competitiveness. Jacob will now go on to take the Semifinal exam next week.
Viking Sports Wrap
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Girls Track & Field
It was a great weekend for the Lady Vikings Track & Field team with a 1st place team finish at the Silver Fox Invitational. Highlights from the Field events include a 2nd place finish by Morgan McLeod and 3rd place by Yvonne Thomas in the Pole Vault, Ikia Morgan 5th place and a tie for 6th (Raechal Sampson & Nyla Keough). In the Triple Jump, we captured 3rd (Tori Ward), 6th (Danielle Miller) and 7th (Kanyah Stevenson). In the JV Long Jump Anaya Keough took 1st place and her twin sister Nyla Keough was 3rd. Breha Fulford finished 6th in the Discus and 6th in the Shot Put. We also had Rebekah Bishop finishing 2nd and Janae Freeman 4th in the JV Shot Put.
On the track all 3 athletes placed in the 100m Hurdles with 1st place (Courtney Pratt), 3rd place (Chaylana Scott) and 5th (Morgan Roberts). In the 100m dash, all 3 placed as well with 3rd place (Amaryah White), 6th (Kori Addison) and 7th (Tori Ward). The JV 100m dash race was exciting as all 3 athletes also placed with Yvonne Thomas placing 2nd, Danielle Miller 4th, and Jonnica Fuller 6th. Senior Gabrielle McGee finished strong in the 800m with a 3rd place finish and teammate Paige Waters finished 7th. Freshman Mikayla Turner took a 1st place finish in the 400m and Ahja Amos finished in 4th place.
In the 200m dash Freshman Amaryah White finished 1st and Mikayla Turner placed 4th. All 3 athletes placed in the 400m Hurdles with Chaylana Scott winning 1st place, Jasmine Hughley right behind her for 2nd and Raechal Sampson 4th. Danielle Murrin had a 7thplace finish in the 3200m. Finishing out with the relays the 4x800 took 3rd (Jasmine Hughley, Kaitlyn Froelich, Paige Waters, Gabrielle McGee), a 1st place finish in the 4x100 (Mikayla Turner, Danielle Miller, Tori Ward , Amaryah White), and the 4x400 (Amaryah White, Ahja Amos, Gabrielle McGee, Milayla Turner) took 2nd place to finish the meet.
Softball
Spring Valley 17, Irmo 7 - The Lady Vikings were able to get another region win Friday evening against Irmo. We got off to an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Irmo quickly answered with a 3 run HR in the bottom half of the inning. We scored 4 in the top half of the second, and maintained the lead from that point on. We were led offensively by Alexis Edgerton (4-for-5: 2 singles, 1 double, 1 HR; 4 runs scored; 4 RBI’s), Hannah Bostic (3-for-5: 2 singles, 1 double; 2 runs scored; 3 RBI’s), Jade Mickle (3-for-5: 3 singles; 3 runs scored; 1 RBI) , and Jourdan Bostic (3-for-4: 1 single, 2 doubles; 1 run scored; 5 RBI’s). Other contributors were Hunter Hayes (1 run scored), Mary Beth Sullivan (3 runs scored; 1 RBI), and Tale’A Vicenty (2 runs scored). Molly Coleman pitched the complete game, getting the victory in the circle, and Mary Freeman played solidly behind the plate. Overall record moves to 3-5, with our region record at 2-1. Next up for the girls is a region match-up against River Bluff (at River Bluff) on Tuesday. Wish the girls good luck!
Spring Valley 17, Irmo 7 - The Lady Vikings were able to get another region win Friday evening against Irmo. We got off to an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Irmo quickly answered with a 3 run HR in the bottom half of the inning. We scored 4 in the top half of the second, and maintained the lead from that point on. We were led offensively by Alexis Edgerton (4-for-5: 2 singles, 1 double, 1 HR; 4 runs scored; 4 RBI’s), Hannah Bostic (3-for-5: 2 singles, 1 double; 2 runs scored; 3 RBI’s), Jade Mickle (3-for-5: 3 singles; 3 runs scored; 1 RBI) , and Jourdan Bostic (3-for-4: 1 single, 2 doubles; 1 run scored; 5 RBI’s). Other contributors were Hunter Hayes (1 run scored), Mary Beth Sullivan (3 runs scored; 1 RBI), and Tale’A Vicenty (2 runs scored). Molly Coleman pitched the complete game, getting the victory in the circle, and Mary Freeman played solidly behind the plate. Overall record moves to 3-5, with our region record at 2-1. Next up for the girls is a region match-up against River Bluff (at River Bluff) on Tuesday. Wish the girls good luck!
FBLA State Leadership Conference
Our SV Future Business Leaders Leaders of America (FBLA) participated in the State Leadership Conference held this weekend, March 17-19th in Charleston, SC. Our students landed in the top 10 in all of the categories in which they competed. Two of our students, Zhane' Bradley and Taylor Jeter, progressed to the National Leadership Conference which will be held June 29-July 2nd in Anaheim, CA. Let's congratulate the following FBLA members for representing SV very well and a very special thanks to our reporter, Keiyona Jordon, for covering this event.
FBLA Members
Morgan Benson
Zhane' Bradley
Taylor Jeter
Amina Wallace
Siarah Wilson
HOSA Members win Top Honors at the 40th Annual State Leadership Conference
On March 8-10, 22 students and 3 advisors attended the 40th Annual SC State Leadership in Charleston SC. The conference was attended by almost 1500 students from across the state. It began and ended with vocal performances by SV students Shakthika Saravanan and Sarayu Parise. The conference included a large competitive event component that boasts strong competition and 44 different events. 11 of our students placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their event and are now eligible to compete at the International Leadership Conference (ILC) in Orlando, Florida (June 20-25). Two additional students placed in the top 5 in their event. In addition, students were honored for their academic accomplishments and community service. Mrs. Lorie McDuffie (advisor) was recognized for her service to local, state and national HOSA by being named the SC HOSA Advisor of the year. The results are as follows:
First Place
Sarayu Parise Home Health Aid
Sreeja Varanasi Biomedical Lab Science
Second Place
Maya Ingram Medical Assisting
Deiveek Kerai Sports Medicine
Nerielle Legaspi Clinical Specialty
Shubhanjali Minhas Medical Law and Ethics
Pallavi Rao Physical Therapy
Third Place
Tanvi Mehta Biomedical Debate
Aman Pitalia Biomedical Debate
Priyanka Rao Biomedical Debate
Vijay Tripahti Biomedical Debate
Top 5 Finish
Abhijith Nair Medical Terminology
Sreya Varanasi Behavioral Health
Scholarships
Tanvi Mehta $1,000.00
Priyanka Rao $1,000.00
Nerielle Legaspi $1,000.00
Maya Ingram $ 500.00
Barbara James Service Award
Sreeja Varanasi
Health Care Issues Exam Finalist
Hanamei Shao
HOSA Happenings
Chapter Recognition
Chapter Reflections
Chapter Recognition
Our students worked hard to earn these awards but it would not have been possible without the help of many you! I would like to thank the following individuals for contributing their time and talents to help our students to be successful in their endeavors.:
Layne Bee (Advisor)
Mary Morgan (Advisor)
Josh Keiper
Joanne Bedlek-Anslow
Robin Meadows
Julie Sandy
Michelle Wyatt
Amy Malcom (RNE)
Mrs. Rao
NHS Trashion Show March 24th
On Friday, March 24th, the National Honor Society is hosting a Trashion Show at 6:00PM in the Spring Valley Auditorium. Individuals will model outfits that they have made out of trash/recyclable materials.
To attend this event, buy a ticket from a National Honor Society member or Dr. Seiler. Tickets are $2 now and $5 at the door, and all proceeds go to support Camp Kemo. This promises to be a fun event, so buy your tickets today!
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