SCISA Science Fair

The SCISA Science Fair will be held in Orangeburg on April 14th

2010 Science Fair Winners

Congratulations to our Science Fair winners!

Elementary Division:

2nd runner-up: Alex Marchant - project- "Which Whitening Toothpaste Works Best?"
1st Runner - up: Hannah Grace Reeves - project- " Hand Sanitizer vs. Antibacterial Soap"
Winners: Alex Canaday and Jacob Reeves - project - "Does Dog Saliva Kill Bacteria?"

Middle School Division:

2nd runner-up : Hannah Hinton - project- "The Difference Between Natural and Artificial Sweetener"
1st runners - up: Ashlyn Fralix, Elizabeth Hartzog and Julianna McAlhaney - project - "It's Worth a Homerun"
Winner: Benjamin O'Cain - project - "Germs"

High School Division:

2nd runners - up: Cody Gruber, Josh Bacot and Dakota Jones - project - "Signal Sabotage"
1st runners-up: Allison Allen, Grace Neil and Jana Bradley - project- "Fatal Distraction"
Winner: Drew Canaday - project - "Sandbag Materials"

Report Cards

Third Quarter report cards are being sent home today, instead of tomorrow. (We preferred not to send major reports home on a Friday.) Please note the absences listed are Total absences, including excused and unexcused. Please visit Intouch to see unexcused absences.

Life Touch Pictures

Life Touch Pictures will be at Dorchester Academy on Tuesday, March 30th. All students will be photographed. Please notify your student's teacher if you do not want an individual portrait taken of your child. Your son or daughter may be included in any group portrait . Choose from 5 poses on the selection form and bring to school on Picture Day.
A portion of your purchase goes back to Dorchester Academy.

Board Nominations Update

Board Nominations were held Thursday night, March11. Those nominated were: Scott Garris and Richard Infinger. Since the meeting Harvey Kizer, Brian Shelton, Richard Hart, Frank Furtick and Tommi Lin Garrick have been nominated.

Nominations will remain open until Monday, March 15th @ 2:30pm. Please contact the school office with any questions or nominations.

Music Festival Winners

Congratulations to our students that participated in the Music Festival on Thursday, March11th. Over 800 SCISA students participated in this event.

Vocal -- Jacey Wagers and Rachel Peagler scored a Silver.

Guitar -- Jacey Wagers and Rachel Peagler both scored a Gold.

Piano -- Katey Schwendinger scored a Silver.
Jamie Collins, Rayce Hart, and Jacob Reeves all scored a Bronze.

Friday's Sports Announcements

JV Softball will be dismissed tomorrow (Friday March 12th) at 1:45 for their game at Calhoun Academy.

Varsity Softball will meet at 5:00 on Friday for their 6:00 game with Calhoun Academy at DA.

March 11th Game Cancellations

Due to the weather the following games will be cancelled today:

JV and Varsity Softball at Pinewood Academy
B Team Softball
B Team Baseball
All Soccer Teams

State Teacher of the Year Finalist

Congratulations to Heather Judy, who has been named a finalist in the SCISA state Teacher of the Year Awards program. Each year SCISA selects 3 candidates from the individual school's Teachers of the Year to compete for the state award. Heather is DA's high school social science teacher.

Softball Sign-up

Softball registration has been extended . Applications will be accepted thru March 31st.